Developer: The Men Who Wear Many Hats
Publisher: The Men Who Wear Many Hats
RRP: £15.49 (Steam)
Released: 25th February 2020
Available on: Steam
Played Using: Mouse and Keyboard
Approximate game length: 2 Hours
Genre blending is a wonderful thing, well it can be, I’m sure that there’s some genres that just don’t mix but I’ve yet to see it myself. The genre that seems to be popular and a favourite among games developers (especially indie ones) is the dating sim. I’ve seen dating sims mixed with match three, hack and slash and now a tycoon game.
Max Gentlemen Sexy Business is the combination of a dating simulator and a tycoon game. You play as your ‘Gentsona’ (a persona that you make before the game proper starts, which can be male, female or non-binary) and are referred to by your staff, the trusty Business Maid and Battle Butler, as Sir or Boss or Madam depending on the players choice.
In the interests of full disclosure I want it known that I backed this game on
Kickstarter. It should also be noted this game has got nudity included.
The tycoon game aspect of this is kept lite, you don’t need to worry about buying businesses or even paying employees. This is a game where you literally get money by placing an executive at the bank. Really rather than managing a business you manage your various executives stamina metres (or moxxi as the game calls it) making sure to rest your tired executives and replace them with ones that aren’t exhausted.
As you play you have the opportunity to hire one of three executives at a time every two (in game) weeks, with there being twelve in total to bring in. Every single one of them can be romanced (regardless of your gender), as long as you put the work in. By work, I mean attending lunch dates (a series of mini-games), giving gifts and occasionally making a choice they like.
As was mentioned before, you get to go on lunch dates with your executives which can be one of several mini-games, all of which are random. For example, one such game involves making your lunch date a cup of tea. You select the type, the strength and if it has sugar, milk or not. Depending on how much you get right you’ll be rewarded in accordance. However if you only get it partially right (or entirely wrong) you’ll often be given a hint.
As you progress romantically with any given executive you will unlock artwork work relating to that character, as well as in game benefits for the that executive and an alternative outfit. There are a lot of alternative outfits to unlock as well as all sorts of extras that make your time within the game a bit easier. Also as a side bonus your romantic progress with your executives is kept between games, so no need to start from scratch when the game sets you back to where you started.
I’m not kidding when I say that, once you defeat your rival (the first antagonist), there is another villain revealed to be behind it all. At that point the game starts over, except this time you get to pick a starting executive from all the ones you’ve met and romanced so far. Any stat increases they had or items will be gone though, only the romantic progress remains.
This game is really funny, if you take the time to read the actual text. There are so many just down right ridiculous things that occur that I couldn’t help but smile when reading through the various plot points. I kind of love the insanity of it all.
I’ll be honest by the time the game had me start all over again for the third time (and yes it does that and even more) I was really getting a bit fed up. Sure each
time I do a bit better and the game as a whole goes a bit faster but it’s still the same process over and over. That isn’t to say that I don’t like the game at all, I do but yeah it can get a bit tiresome.
If this appeals to you perhaps try;
Huniepop
Dream Daddy
