Ravenous Devils is about a couple with an entrepreneurial spirit and a penchant for murder.

The obvious comparison is to Sweeney Todd, and this is intentional (it's even implied he was the previous owner of the building you move into!). The game fully leans into its theme and dark humor and it's all the better for it. The presentation and atmosphere of the game are its strongest points and it's fantastic; the art direction, the music, the voice acting and the story all work almost seamlessly together. The animations are gruesome and violent, while the background music remains upbeat, matching the chipper attitude of our hard-working hostess, Hildred. (There's also a reference to Little Shop of Horrors that I really liked)

There are a handful of named characters that you have to kill, and here the game gives you a hand in that they're all unlikable in some way, letting you fully indulge in their murders without even feeling a little bit guilty about it. Throughout the story there are moments where Percival and Hildred show a softer side - mostly towards each other, but Hildred also to a child who sometimes appears in her pub. I really enjoyed these characters. These are two extremely dangerous, ruthless people, but they're also deeply committed to each other.

The game does have its flaws. The main one (as mentioned by another reviewer) is the lack of an ability to lose. You're technically under no obligation to be quick or efficient at killing your clients, it mostly just leads to people being unhappy because they can't find clothes to buy.
The other one that bothered me is that the table upgrade felt more like a downgrade. Transforming your meat pie shop into a pub gives you more demanding customers, and results in less customer satisfaction and money than if you hadn't. After I unlocked my first table I found myself wishing I had finished the other upgrades first.

The gameplay does get repetitive after a while, but with the main story taking about 5 hours to complete, it doesn't overstay its welcome. I finished the game in one session and thoroughly enjoyed it, but I also feel it didn't need to be longer than it was. For people who still wanted to continue playing after the main story ended and don't want to start over, the devs have announced that they plan on adding an endless mode in a future update.

For the current price and what you're getting for it, it's an easy recommendation.

Ravenous Devils is about a couple with an entrepreneurial spirit and a penchant for murder. The obvious comparison is to Sweeney Todd, and this is intentional (it's even implied he was the previous owner of the building you move into!). The game fully leans into its theme and dark humor and it's all the better for it. The presentation and atmosphere of the game are its strongest points and it's fantastic; the art direction, the music, the voice acting and the story all work almost seamlessly together. The animations are gruesome and violent, while the background music remains upbeat, matching the chipper attitude of our hard-working hostess, Hildred. (There's also a reference to Little Shop of Horrors that I really liked) There are a handful of named characters that you have to kill, and here the game gives you a hand in that they're all unlikable in some way, letting you fully indulge in their murders without even feeling a little bit guilty about it. Throughout the story there are moments where Percival and Hildred show a softer side - mostly towards each other, but Hildred also to a child who sometimes appears in her pub. I really enjoyed these characters. These are two extremely dangerous, ruthless people, but they're also deeply committed to each other. The game does have its flaws. The main one (as mentioned by another reviewer) is the lack of an ability to lose. You're technically under no obligation to be quick or efficient at killing your clients, it mostly just leads to people being unhappy because they can't find clothes to buy. The other one that bothered me is that the table upgrade felt more like a downgrade. Transforming your meat pie shop into a pub gives you more demanding customers, and results in less customer satisfaction and money than if you hadn't. After I unlocked my first table I found myself wishing I had finished the other upgrades first. The gameplay does get repetitive after a while, but with the main story taking about 5 hours to complete, it doesn't overstay its welcome. I finished the game in one session and thoroughly enjoyed it, but I also feel it didn't need to be longer than it was. For people who still wanted to continue playing after the main story ended and don't want to start over, the devs have announced that they plan on adding an endless mode in a future update. For the current price and what you're getting for it, it's an easy recommendation.