Hot Springs Story 2

Item: Hot Springs Story 2
Rating: 71
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-09-17

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Summary

Rich, engaging, and replayable simulation gameplay
Classic Kairosoft hot spring management experience
Significant improvements over its predecessor
Strategic facility and employee management
Excessive grinding and difficulty
Frustrating UI and controls

Emotions

Satisfaction31%Frustration21%Disappointment9%Joy6%Excitement5%

Reviews (sample size): 105
Helpful reviews: 82%
Unhelpful reviews: 18%
Protest reviews: 0%

71%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
29%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 338
Negative points: 191
Gameplay points: 196
Perf. points: 3
Rec. points: 50
Misc points: 10

Point	Description	Importance
Rich, Engaging, and Replayable Gameplay Description Players consistently praise the game for its extensive content, offering hundreds of hours of gameplay and high replayability. It's noted for being easy to pick up but deep enough to keep players engaged, with significant improvements over its predecessor. Importance 97%	Players consistently praise the game for its extensive content, offering hundreds of hours of gameplay and high replayability. It's noted for being easy to pick up but deep enough to keep players engaged, with significant improvements over its predecessor.	97%
Classic Kairosoft Simulation Experience Description The game is recognized as a quintessential Kairosoft title, maintaining the developer's signature pixel art style and addictive management simulation gameplay. It's seen as a strong addition to their consistent catalog, offering unique innovations while retaining familiar charm. Importance 77%	The game is recognized as a quintessential Kairosoft title, maintaining the developer's signature pixel art style and addictive management simulation gameplay. It's seen as a strong addition to their consistent catalog, offering unique innovations while retaining familiar charm.	77%
Significant Sequel Improvements Description As a sequel, the game introduces numerous enhancements and optimizations over the first generation. Key improvements include expanded content, simplified operations, new gameplay elements like research systems and group guests, and increased map scale and freedom. Importance 67%	As a sequel, the game introduces numerous enhancements and optimizations over the first generation. Key improvements include expanded content, simplified operations, new gameplay elements like research systems and group guests, and increased map scale and freedom.	67%
Authentic Hot Spring Management Theme Description The game successfully immerses players in the role of a hot spring inn owner, focusing on building and managing a Japanese-style resort. It expands on the theme with more facilities, staff, and strategic elements to attract guests and achieve the goal of becoming the best inn. Importance 56%	The game successfully immerses players in the role of a hot spring inn owner, focusing on building and managing a Japanese-style resort. It expands on the theme with more facilities, staff, and strategic elements to attract guests and achieve the goal of becoming the best inn.	56%
Strategic Facility & Employee Management Description Core gameplay revolves around strategic layout and management of various facilities to meet customer needs and attract different guest types. The addition of an employee system with growth attributes and sightseeing tours further enriches the management depth. Importance 35%	Core gameplay revolves around strategic layout and management of various facilities to meet customer needs and attract different guest types. The addition of an employee system with growth attributes and sightseeing tours further enriches the management depth.	35%
User-Friendly & Balanced Design Description The game is praised for its excellent balance, casual nature, and effective guidance, making it easy for new players to start. Its simple yet flexible mechanics contribute to a strong overall gaming experience. Importance 31%	The game is praised for its excellent balance, casual nature, and effective guidance, making it easy for new players to start. Its simple yet flexible mechanics contribute to a strong overall gaming experience.	31%
New Currencies and Research System Description The introduction of medals and research points adds new layers to the game's economy and progression. Research points are crucial for employee upgrades, developing new dishes, and promoting the inn, while medals can be used for landscaping items. Importance 23%	The introduction of medals and research points adds new layers to the game's economy and progression. Research points are crucial for employee upgrades, developing new dishes, and promoting the inn, while medals can be used for landscaping items.	23%
Charming Aesthetics & Soothing Atmosphere Description The game's adorable pixel art style, cheerful music, and overall presentation create a relaxing and pleasant atmosphere. It's described as a soothing experience that helps players unwind. Importance 18%	The game's adorable pixel art style, cheerful music, and overall presentation create a relaxing and pleasant atmosphere. It's described as a soothing experience that helps players unwind.	18%
Enhanced Building Flexibility Description A major improvement is the ability to move and rotate buildings freely, without cost or unlocking. This, combined with a more subdivided grid and new building types, allows for more diverse and flexible inn layouts. Importance 18%	A major improvement is the ability to move and rotate buildings freely, without cost or unlocking. This, combined with a more subdivided grid and new building types, allows for more diverse and flexible inn layouts.	18%
Deep Simulation & Cultivation Elements Description The game offers a pure simulation management experience, enhanced by elements like staff training, job allocation, and visual charts for operational insights. It successfully blends simulation with cultivation aspects, appealing to genre enthusiasts. Importance 15%	The game offers a pure simulation management experience, enhanced by elements like staff training, job allocation, and visual charts for operational insights. It successfully blends simulation with cultivation aspects, appealing to genre enthusiasts.	15%
Interconnected Building Bonuses Description A key mechanic involves placing landscapes and facilities strategically next to buildings to increase popularity, satisfaction, and income. Completing customer requests also grants items for further development and visitor attraction. Importance 11%	A key mechanic involves placing landscapes and facilities strategically next to buildings to increase popularity, satisfaction, and income. Completing customer requests also grants items for further development and visitor attraction.	11%
Expanded Facility Variety Description The game features a significantly increased and richer variety of facilities compared to its predecessor. Players enjoy unlocking new facilities, which are also presented with clearer and more detailed visuals. Importance 11%	The game features a significantly increased and richer variety of facilities compared to its predecessor. Players enjoy unlocking new facilities, which are also presented with clearer and more detailed visuals.	11%
Strategic Growth & Achievement Description Inn popularity and customer satisfaction are crucial for attracting more guests and increasing their stay duration. New guest types and strategic management contribute to a strong sense of achievement as the inn expands and prospers. Importance 11%	Inn popularity and customer satisfaction are crucial for attracting more guests and increasing their stay duration. New guest types and strategic management contribute to a strong sense of achievement as the inn expands and prospers.	11%
Engaging Lottery System Description The game includes a lottery system where players can use tickets to win various prizes, including a special grand prize. This adds an enjoyable element of chance and reward to the gameplay. Importance 10%	The game includes a lottery system where players can use tickets to win various prizes, including a special grand prize. This adds an enjoyable element of chance and reward to the gameplay.	10%
Refined Animations and Details Description The game features more refined animations and small details, particularly in transaction animations. These visual enhancements contribute to a more polished and engaging experience. Importance 7%	The game features more refined animations and small details, particularly in transaction animations. These visual enhancements contribute to a more polished and engaging experience.	7%

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