Nintendo Switch Critic Reviews

In a way, I’m still shocked at how absolutely delightful Touhou Mystia’s Izakaya is, and I’m so pleased at the prospect that a Switch release might garner more attention for every version of the game. It’s so much better than I anticipated, and the pacing and nature of it make it a perfect cozy game for someone who wants to sit back, make some friends, and run a restaurant. While the idea of it being a Touhou Project doujin game might be a bit daunting, it’s worth a chance if you love the life sim and restaurant management genres or just want to build up your library of cozy games. There’s more to it than you’d expect.

Touhou Mystia's Izakaya is, rather obviously, aimed squarely at fans of the Touhou Project. Existing fans will no doubt enjoy the many character interactions and the rather pleasant management gameplay. It is a little too simplistic for my tastes, and the plot a touch vague, but it's a charming management sim regardless.

Touhou Mystia's Izakaya is a small-scale and innocuous game that's cute to wind down with but it doesn't really offer much noteworthy.