SimulationFit check
Is High Times worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Players who enjoy relationship stories and want choices to affect character outcomes
- Fans of cooking and shop-management games who want decorating and recipe discovery
- Players interested in romance stories with customizable main characters
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players looking for complex restaurant-management systems may find the shop duties limited to cooking, serving, decorating, and unlocking tools.
- Those seeking an action-focused or high-pressure pace may find the customer stories and cozy shop work too relaxed.
- Players who want every character voiced may not like that the main character has no voice acting.
Our take on High Times
The game ties customer stories to donut choices, so shop service and relationship decisions share the same loop. That focus leaves less room for a standalone, highly detailed shop-management system.
What is High Times?
Run The Hotbox, a donut shop where recipes affect customers’ emotions and actions.
Listen to their situations, choose donuts that fit their needs, and make choices that shape relationships and story endings. Shop duties include cooking, serving orders, collecting tips, unlocking tools, decorating, and discovering recipes. The story features more than 30 customers and 6 romanceable characters; some customers have 2–3 possible endings. The main character’s appearance can be customized. Characters have English voice acting except for the main character, and the story uses over 70 animated comic-style illustrations. An original soundtrack combines rock, city pop, and lo-fi music.
How High Times plays
- 01Emotion-shifting recipes
- Donuts can influence customer feelings and behavior, making recipe choice part of serving and story decisions.
- 02Customer storylines
- The cast includes more than 30 customers and 6 romanceable characters, with some customers having 2–3 possible endings.
- 03Shop customization
- Decorate the shop and customize the main character’s appearance, including skin color, hairstyle, and outfit.
- 04Voiced characters
- English voice acting covers every character except the main character.
- 05Animated illustrations
- The story includes over 70 animated illustrations in a comic-book style.
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High Times: platforms & release
Is High Times worth it?
It is worth it if: players who enjoy relationship stories and want choices to affect character outcomes. Skip it if: players looking for complex restaurant-management systems may find the shop duties limited to cooking, serving, decorating, and unlocking tools.
Where can I download High Times?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens High Times's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is High Times on?
Windows, macOS and Linux.
