Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale
Game First reported release
Game details
- First release year
- 2010
Platforms
Genres
- business simulation game
- role-playing video game
- action game*
Play modes
- single-player video game
Players by platform
- Microsoft Windows*
- Maximum players (mode unspecified)
- 1*
Steam version platforms
- Windows*
- Supported
- Yes*
- macOS*
- Supported
- No*
- Linux*
- Supported
- No*
Store genres
- RPG*
- Indie*
Game features
- Single-player*
- Partial Controller Support*
- Family Sharing*
Interface languages
- English*
- Japanese*
- Full audio
- Yes*
Audio languages
- Japanese*
Community tags · historical
- Capitalism*
- Votes · historical
- 928*
- Anime*
- Votes · historical
- 824*
- RPG*
- Votes · historical
- 642*
- Dungeon Crawler*
- Votes · historical
- 586*
- JRPG*
- Votes · historical
- 516*
- Indie*
- Votes · historical
- 444*
- Singleplayer*
- Votes · historical
- 411*
- Cute*
- Votes · historical
- 403*
- Simulation*
- Votes · historical
- 351*
- Female Protagonist*
- Votes · historical
- 342*
- Management*
- Votes · historical
- 296*
- Comedy*
- Votes · historical
- 286*
- Action RPG*
- Votes · historical
- 256*
- Fantasy*
- Votes · historical
- 146*
- Strategy*
- Votes · historical
- 128*
- Action*
- Votes · historical
- 98*
- Shop Keeper*
- Votes · historical
- 76*
- Adventure*
- Votes · historical
- 73*
- Hack and Slash*
- Votes · historical
- 72*
- 2D*
- Votes · historical
- 71*
System requirements
- Windows · Minimum*
- Operating system
- Windows XP/Vista/7*
- Processor alternatives
- Pentium 4 1.7ghz or Athlon XP 1700+ (or equivalent processor)*
- Memory
- 256MB of system RAM (512 reccomended for Windows Vista and 7)*
- Graphics alternatives
- DirectX 8.1-compatible video card of any type with at least 64 megabytes of video RAM; Nvidia and ATI tested (Intel Intregrated Graphics below X4000 series not recommended) DirectX®: DirectX 8.1*
- Storage
- 700MB free HD space Sound: DirectX 8.1-compatible sound card/motherboard chip*
Compatibility and community reports
- Steam Deck · 2026-06-27*
- Compatibility category
- Unsupported*
- Controller support · 2026-06-27*
- Controller support
- Partial*
- Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27*
- Community Linux compatibility tier
- Gold*
- Reports
- 72*
- Community confidence
- strong*
Studios & publishers
Developers
- EasyGameStation
Publishers
- Carpe Fulgur
- Carpe Fulgur LLC*
Release history
- 2010-09-10
- Date precision
- Exact date
- 2010-09-09 · Microsoft Windows*
- Release date
- 2010-09-09*
- Date precision
- Exact date*
- Platform
- Microsoft Windows*
Store release history
- Steam*
- Release date
- Sep 10, 2010*
System configuration
Detailed specifications
Specifications 1 · 8 fields
- Windows minimum processor requirement
- Pentium 4 1.7ghz or Athlon XP 1700+ (or equivalent processor)*
- Windows minimum graphics requirement
- DirectX 8.1-compatible video card of any type with at least 64 megabytes of video RAM; Nvidia and ATI tested (Intel Intregrated Graphics below X4000 series not recommended)*
- Windows minimum memory requirement
- 1* GB
- Name
- Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale*
- Release year
- 2,007*
- Windows minimum processor requirement
- Windows · Minimum
- Processor alternatives
- Pentium 4 1.7ghz or Athlon XP 1700+ (or equivalent processor)*
- Windows minimum graphics requirement
- Windows · Minimum
- Graphics alternatives
- DirectX 8.1-compatible video card of any type with at least 64 megabytes of video RAM; Nvidia and ATI tested (Intel Intregrated Graphics below X4000 series not recommended)*
- Windows minimum memory requirement
- Windows · Minimum
- Memory
- 1 GB*
Specifications 2 · 6 fields
- Developers · Microsoft Windows
- EasyGameStation
- EasyGameStation*
- Genres · Microsoft Windows
- action game
- action game*
- role-playing video game
- role-playing video game*
- Maximum players (mode unspecified) · Microsoft Windows
- Microsoft Windows
- Maximum players (mode unspecified)
- 1*
- Platform
- Microsoft Windows
- Microsoft Windows*
- Publishers · Microsoft Windows
- Carpe Fulgur
- Carpe Fulgur*
- Release date · Microsoft Windows
- 2010-09-09 · Microsoft Windows
- Release date
- 2010-09-09*
- Date precision
- day*
- Platform
- Microsoft Windows*
Specifications 3 · 35 fields
- Achievements · historical
- 0*
- Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
- 254* min
- Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
- 783* min
- Features
- Single-player*
- Partial Controller Support*
- Family Sharing*
- Developers
- EasyGameStation*
- DLC count · historical
- 0*
- Estimated ownership range (historical)
- 500000 - 1000000*
- Audio languages
- Japanese*
- Store genres
- RPG*
- Indie*
- Linux support · historical
- No*
- macOS support · historical
- No*
- Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
- 254* min
- Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
- 442* min
- Metacritic score
- 82*
- Name
- Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale*
- Negative reviews · historical
- 285*
- Peak ccu
- 12*
- Positive reviews · historical
- 6,953*
- Price (historical; currency unreported)
- 3.99*
- Publishers
- Carpe Fulgur LLC*
- Recommendations
- 6,552*
- Store release date · historical
- Sep 10, 2010*
- Interface languages
- English*
- Japanese*
- Game website · historical
- http://www.carpefulgur.com/recettear/*
- Windows support · historical
- Yes*
- Features
- Single-player
- Single-player*
- Partial Controller Support
- Partial Controller Support*
- Family Sharing
- Family Sharing*
- Developers
- EasyGameStation
- EasyGameStation*
- Audio languages
- Japanese*
- Store genres
- RPG
- RPG*
- Indie
- Indie*
- Linux support · historical
- Linux
- Supported
- No*
- macOS support · historical
- macOS
- Supported
- No*
- Publishers
- Carpe Fulgur LLC
- Carpe Fulgur LLC*
- Store release date · historical
- Steam
- Release date
- Sep 10, 2010*
- Interface languages
- English*
- Japanese*
- Windows support · historical
- Windows
- Supported
- Yes*
Specifications 4 · 21 fields
- Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
- 0* min
- Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
- 550* min
- Ccu
- 12*
- Developer
- EasyGameStation*
- Historical discount
- 0* %
- Store genres
- RPG*
- Indie*
- Historical US original list price
- 1,999* US cents
- Languages
- English*
- Japanese*
- Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
- 0* min
- Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
- 284* min
- Name
- Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale*
- Negative reviews · historical
- 285*
- Estimated ownership range (historical)
- 500,000 .. 1,000,000*
- Positive reviews · historical
- 6,953*
- Historical US price
- 1,999* US cents
- Publisher
- Carpe Fulgur LLC*
- Community tags · historical
- Capitalism*
- Anime*
- RPG*
- Dungeon Crawler*
- JRPG*
- Indie*
- Singleplayer*
- Cute*
- Simulation*
- Female Protagonist*
- Management*
- Comedy*
- Action RPG*
- Fantasy*
- Strategy*
- Action*
- Shop Keeper*
- Adventure*
- Hack and Slash*
- 2D*
- Store genres
- RPG
- RPG*
- Indie
- Indie*
- Languages
- English*
- Japanese*
- Community tags · historical
- Capitalism
- Capitalism*
- Anime
- Anime*
- RPG
- RPG*
- Dungeon Crawler
- Dungeon Crawler*
- JRPG
- JRPG*
- Indie
- Indie*
- Singleplayer
- Singleplayer*
- Cute
- Cute*
- Simulation
- Simulation*
- Female Protagonist
- Female Protagonist*
- Management
- Management*
- Comedy
- Comedy*
- Action RPG
- Action RPG*
- Fantasy
- Fantasy*
- Strategy
- Strategy*
- Action
- Action*
- Shop Keeper
- Shop Keeper*
- Adventure
- Adventure*
- Hack and Slash
- Hack and Slash*
- 2D
- 2D*
- Tags votes
- Capitalism
- Votes · historical
- 928*
- Anime
- Votes · historical
- 824*
- RPG
- Votes · historical
- 642*
- Dungeon Crawler
- Votes · historical
- 586*
- JRPG
- Votes · historical
- 516*
- Indie
- Votes · historical
- 444*
- Singleplayer
- Votes · historical
- 411*
- Cute
- Votes · historical
- 403*
- Simulation
- Votes · historical
- 351*
- Female Protagonist
- Votes · historical
- 342*
- Management
- Votes · historical
- 296*
- Comedy
- Votes · historical
- 286*
- Action RPG
- Votes · historical
- 256*
- Fantasy
- Votes · historical
- 146*
- Strategy
- Votes · historical
- 128*
- Action
- Votes · historical
- 98*
- Shop Keeper
- Votes · historical
- 76*
- Adventure
- Votes · historical
- 73*
- Hack and Slash
- Votes · historical
- 72*
- 2D
- Votes · historical
- 71*
Specifications 5 · 25 fields
- Features
- Single-player*
- Partial Controller Support*
- Family Sharing*
- Developers
- EasyGameStation*
- Store genres
- RPG*
- Indie*
- Free to play · historical
- No*
- Metacritic score
- 82*
- Name
- Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale*
- Windows requirements
- Minimum: OS: Windows XP/Vista/7 Processor: Pentium 4 1.7ghz or Athlon XP 1700+ (or equivalent processor) Memory: 256MB of system RAM (512 reccomended for Windows Vista and 7) Graphics: DirectX 8.1-compatible video card of any type with at least 64 megabytes of video RAM; Nvidia and ATI tested (Intel Intregrated Graphics below X4000 series not recommended) DirectX®: DirectX 8.1 Hard Drive: 700MB free HD space Sound: DirectX 8.1-compatible sound card/motherboard chip *
- Platforms
- windows*
- Historical price currency
- USD*
- Discount percentage (historical)
- 0*
- Historical store price
- $19.99*
- Publishers
- Carpe Fulgur LLC*
- Recommendations total
- 6,526*
- Coming soon · historical store status
- No*
- Store release date · historical
- Sep 10, 2010*
- Interface languages
- English, Japanese (full audio)*
- Type
- game*
- Features
- Single-player
- Single-player*
- Partial Controller Support
- Partial Controller Support*
- Family Sharing
- Family Sharing*
- Developers
- EasyGameStation
- EasyGameStation*
- Store genres
- RPG
- RPG*
- Indie
- Indie*
- Windows requirements
- Windows · Minimum
- Operating system
- Windows XP/Vista/7*
- Processor alternatives
- Pentium 4 1.7ghz or Athlon XP 1700+ (or equivalent processor)*
- Memory
- 256MB of system RAM (512 reccomended for Windows Vista and 7)*
- Graphics alternatives
- DirectX 8.1-compatible video card of any type with at least 64 megabytes of video RAM; Nvidia and ATI tested (Intel Intregrated Graphics below X4000 series not recommended) DirectX®: DirectX 8.1*
- Storage
- 700MB free HD space Sound: DirectX 8.1-compatible sound card/motherboard chip*
- Platforms
- Windows
- Supported
- Yes*
- Publishers
- Carpe Fulgur LLC
- Carpe Fulgur LLC*
- Store release date · historical
- Steam
- Release date
- Sep 10, 2010*
- Interface languages
- English*
Specifications 6 · 17 fields
- Declared controller support · 2026-06-27
- partial*
- Co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
- No*
- Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
- unsupported*
- Store genres
- RPG|Indie*
- Local co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
- No*
- Owners-based popularity rank · 2026-06-27
- 2,091*
- Community Linux rating confidence · 2026-06-27
- strong*
- Community Linux report count · 2026-06-27
- 72*
- Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
- gold*
- PvP listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
- No*
- Steam release year · historical
- 2,010*
- Title
- Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale*
- Coming soon · historical Steam listing
- No*
- Declared controller support · 2026-06-27
- Controller support · 2026-06-27
- Controller support
- Partial*
- Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
- Steam Deck · 2026-06-27
- Compatibility category
- Unsupported*
- Store genres
- RPG
- RPG*
- Indie
- Indie*
- Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
- Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27
- Community Linux compatibility tier
- Gold*
- Reports
- 72*
- Community confidence
- strong*
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