Love Tavern is a 2D adult management and puzzle game made with Unity by Secret Lab Production. You play a man who dies in a car accident and is summoned by a goddess to run a tavern in an isekai world. Gameplay centers on recruiting women from different tribes and races, constructing and upgrading rooms, and expanding the business. The presentation uses animated 2D CG artwork.
Development is ongoing, with the current build v2.1.2.007 released on May 1, 2025. It runs on Windows in English and is uncensored. The latest changelog adds the Veil of Mercy: Sister's Salvation event, fixes gold resetting after completion, corrects some rune display issues during battles, and balances cursed room spawn rates. It also notes minor bug fixes and performance improvements.
Developer's description
After your death due to a car accident, you have been summoned by the goddess to take care of a tavern in an Isekai world. Your job is to hire different girls from various tribes and races to help out the business there, as well as build up room by room of the tavern to expand the business.
2.1.2.007
《Veil of Mercy: Sister's Salvation》 event.
Fixed an issue where gold would reset upon completion
Fixed an issue where some runes were not displayed correctly during battles
Balanced the cursed room spawn rate
Minor bug fixes and performance improvements.
2.1.2
Bug Fixes:
Addressed several issues related to the 《Veil of Mercy: Sister's Salvation》 event.
New Character Addition:
Added Vivian, a cross-promotion character from 《Cute Suika: Big Watermelon》. Players who own this game on Steam can now unlock Vivian.
Audio Improvements:
Balanced sound effects, voiceovers, and background music for a more immersive experience.
Event List Button:
Added a new button to help players track completed events and view event triggers for those not yet started.
Event Tabs:
Introduced tabs within the event list for easier navigation and organization of ongoing and past events.
Graphics Enhancement:
Improved texture compression to enhance the visual quality of CG scenes.
2.1.1b
Added staff filter in training selection.
Fixed tooltips shown out of screen.
Fixed Naomi Like & Dislike display error.
Fixed Invalid Lucky Wheel drop.
Fixed minor bugs.
v2.1.1
- Fixed Nosipho losing shards bugs.
v2.1.0c
Fixed Rank 5 staff cannot star up.
v2.1.0
v2.0.2
v2.0.1e
Fixed crafting slot 5 and 6 cannot be assigned.
Fixed bug that some users cannot change game speed.
Fixed mission weekly limit display error.
v2.0.1d
Fixed staff disappeared after go to mission task.
v2.0.1c
Added a separated pause button.
Fixed bug on demolishing room.
Fixed collecting all dungeon doesn't record weekly limit.
Fixed minor bugs.
v2.0.1b
Fixed HUD disappears after viewing event story (Halloween and Mid-Autumn)
v2.0.1
Fixed bug that caused player couldn't demolish room.
Fixed minor bugs.
Introduced a BGM Song List feature.
Implemented a background selection option for character previews.
v2.0.0c
- Fixed localization bugs.
- Fixed Gallery bugs.
- Fixed some minor bugs.
v2.0.0b Hotfix
- Hotfix: NPC Naomi Questline Upgrade Warehouse to Level 5 does not trigger.
v2.0.0
1. Additional Tavern Spaces
Expand and personalize your tavern with more rows and columns! Now you have even more space to showcase your creativity and efficiently allocate resources to create the ultimate haven for your customers.
2. New NPC Quest Line
Embark on a captivating quest line featuring Ren, Yui, Yumi, Georgia, Adifaah, and Goddess Naomi. Completing these quests not only unlocks a gallery of characters but also grants you access to various features and buffs. Once a quest is conquered, you have the opportunity to hire these fantastic NPCs to enhance your tavern.
3. New Customers Quest
Discover additional quests to unlock special customers with unique traits and cool rewards. Engage with these quests to bring new faces to your tavern and reap the benefits of their presence.
4. Auto-cooking
Unleash the power of automation by assigning recipes for automatic cooking! This feature, unlocked through the NPC quest line, allows you to streamline your restaurant operations and focus on other aspects of managing your bustling tavern.
5. Expedition
Also unlocked through the NPC quest line, the Expedition feature lets you send staff on automatic hunting missions. Sit back and relax as your skilled adventurers bring back valuable resources from their expeditions.
6. Training and Reroll Rework
Revamped training mechanics allow you to target specific talent training instead of relying on randomness. Rerolling now resets all levels and focuses all talent points into one randomly selected talent. Take a chance to earn Shiny Characters with each re-roll.
7. New 3-stars and 4-stars staff
There should be a lot of unforgettable characters as you dig into your staff's stories. Now you can unlock them as additional staff by earning shards from customer quests or the Fortune Wheel. Once unlocked, these talented individuals will be available for hire in the shop, adding a new dimension to your tavern management strategy.. (Please note: these new staff will not have stories and galleries)
8. Fortune Wheel
Introducing the Fortune Wheel! Spend tickets to spin the lucky wheel and collect shards of new characters. Test your luck and expand your staff roster with this exciting addition to Love Tavern.
9. Shiny Character
Hiring staff using Shards or Reroll now carries the chance to unlock special Shiny Characters. Customize their colors to add a personal touch and make your tavern truly unique.
1.3.0e
- Fixed Izumi Texture bug.
1.3.0d
- Added Resolution and Fullscreen options to Game Settings.
- Added Feature: Pressing F11 to toggle fullscreen.
v1.3.0c
- Changing some equipments' icon.
- Fixed minor bugs.
v1.3.0b
- Fixed Crafting display bug.
- Fixed Love Hate Gift tooltip bug.
v1.3.0
- BIg improvement on performance.
(Full Update Note coming soon)
v1.2.2e
- Fixed achievement 《Expert Learning - Learned 20 cooking recipes》wasn't recorded and triggered correctly.
v1.2.2d
- Fixed DLC loading forever bug.
v1.2.2b
- Fixed refreshing shop item was not triggered.
v1.2.2
- Improved character list, mission list and other list performance.
- Fixed character localized name issue.
- Fixed mission stuck bug.
- Fixed freezes on playing match 3 game.
- Fixed some other minor bugs.
v1.2.0f
V1.1.6.3
Fix bugs, fix window exit crash Fix archive loading
v1.1.6.2 Update notes.
Fix exit crash problem
v1.1.6 update notes.
-Improved user interface performance of character list, task list and chef list
-Fixed All Stories achievements that did not trigger.
V1.1.4.3 - Update Notes
Add more Moon Rabbit activities to use recipes in the journey
Improved user interface performance
Improve animation scenes
Fix Tamiko journey event trigger crash issue
Other system adjustments optimization and fixes
Fixed minor bugs
V1.1.4.2 - Update Notes
Repair the crash problem
Fix the problem that the event of Moon Rabbit's journey to Tamiko does not trigger.
Fix the error of missing content in the old version of dlc and replace the DLC with the new version
Other system adjustment optimization and repair
v1.1.4 update notes
-Related special event: Moon Rabbit to Tamiko Journey. Now new players who have not played it can trigger this event after completing all 4 story chapters of Tamiko.
-Players can now complete the achievement Expert Learning (20 cooking recipes) and use the recipes during their journey in the Moon Rabbit event.
-Players can now recruit characters multiple times through shards.
-Fixed minor bugs.
v1.1.3b
Achievement Hotfix
- Fixed achievement bug for [Room Builder Professional] and [Expert Cleaner]
- Added 50 Steam Achievements and corresponding missions.
- Added Emily Story chapters
- Improved UI Performance
- Improved Animation Scenes
- Added training time saving (won’t be reset on changing scene)
- Minor bug fixed
v1.1.2 Update Notes
We are happy to announce the new content release for Love Tavern
Emily, Leona & Nadia full content (excluded Emily's story - updating soon on this version patch)
New Hiring Sakura and Slyvia
Support selling ingredient
Additional bug fixes and performance optimization
Fixed Employee doesn't go to clinic bug
New characters for hire: Emily (Lich), Sakura (Dryad), and Slyvia (Harpy) - Story will be released soon.
Added selling ingredients in shop feature.
Improved performance issues.
Fixed minor bugs.
V1.1.20 EA
-Added devices for sale in the store
-Added tutorial skip option
-Added massage room peeping event
-Added the choice of language and voice for the first time in H event recall, you can choose dubbing Japanese/English
-Added display of room level in the overview camera mode
-Added some missions with missing components
-Added Spanish language
-Fixed the bug that the mission could not be completed
-Fixed some minor bugs
v1.1.0:
Key Feature
Unlock Lilith and Flann Story
New characters Leona and Nadia (Non-Story)
Increase Tavern to Level 7
Crafting
Providing upgrading higher tier item
Gift & Character Affinity Level
Players can find a gift and send it to increase girl's affinity level
Hunting equipment
Players can spend dungeon tickets to hunt for better gear
Goddess Shop
Players can unlock new features onward (Crafting & Affinity)
Earn free 1 coin at level 6 and level 7
To improve more in the next release
Refine HUD and Icon
Additional randomize voice for each of the characters
In-game Performance improvement Setting
Bugs fixed
Special Event: The journey of the Moon Rabbit (2 Weeks) (Required Tavern Level 3)
Event story
Collect Moon coin and redeem exclusive reward
New skin and pose for Tamiko
Two new unique equipment
Mooncakes recipe
Random equipment
How to collect Moon coin
Massaging the customer
Completing quest
Cleaning the room
Serving food to the customer
Opening chest
Cooking Mooncake will give you one Moon coin for each cake you cook perfectly.
v1.0.9b
Characters
We will release a branch new story for our special staff: Lilith and Flann
The next line up characters will be playable: Leona and Nadia
Game feature
Crafting - Providing upgrading higher tier item
Gift & Character Affinity Level - Player can find a gift and send it to increase girl's affinity level
Hunting equipment - Players can spend dungeon tickets to hunt for better gear.
Quality of life: Display room rank, girl reaction when a player does an action to her
Performance improvement
2021-08-07
v1.0.8 Update Notes
- Fixed game performance drop in late game.
- Fixed customers all disappear issue.
- Added adding nickname feature.
- Rewarding 3 special dungeon tickets when getting a positive Income Statement.
- Fixed minor bugs.
v1.0.7 Update notes
+ Improved all RU translation
+ Improved partially Thai translation (still WIP)
+ Fixed Thai Font issue
+ Fixed minor bugs
v1.0.6 Bug fixed
- Fixed girl leaving tavern when assigned to massage room.
- Fixed wrong girl name after recruit
- Added setting button Story scene
- Fixed blessing card display error in Income Statement
- Fixed minor bugs
v1.0.5 Update Notes
- Fixed Collect All Bug
- Fixed Wrong Salary
- Fixed time speed 0.1 bug
- Fixed wrong employee count in the save data slot.
- Improved Thai translation
v1.0.4 Improve Thai & Russian Language Translation
- Improve Thai & Russian Language Translation
v1.0.3 Updates - PERFORMANCE BUG FIXED, GIFT FOR V1.0.2 PLAYERS
- Performance issue has been fixed. It will not be lagging anymore.
- Ingredient display error fixed.
- Minor bugs fixed.
There will be a gift for early players who suffered from the fps drop issue. Enjoy!
(Limited to saves created before v1.0.3)
v1.0.2 Update Notes
- Fixed Ultra wide resolution, and other resolution display error.
- Remove Quest Center time display.
v1.0.1 Update Notes
- Match-3 gem dragging bug hot fixed.
v1.0.0
Initial release
Player reviews
Player rating3.0 / 5 · 9 ratings
Written reviews9 · avg 3.0★
Positive (4–5★)22%
Latest review2025-09-03
What players say
Mixed reviews: enjoyable management and adult scenes, but repetitive mechanics and technical problems lower appeal.
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Players like
Management gameplay is simple and fun
Animated adult scenes with English voice acting
Character art includes attractive goddess and monster girls
Common complaints
Too much dialogue and disjointed story
Frequent bugs and unfinished mechanics cause frustration
Match-3 battles feel tacked on and repetitive
Best for players who like simple management and animated adult scenes.
Summarised from 9 written player reviews.
MECHALLAMA2025-09-03★★★★★
Played the GOG copy, and its just a shitty Vault Shelter mobile game clone that's clunky as all hell by comparison. Gave it an extra star for the English voice acting. Graphics are like what you'd see on Nutaku years…
sentry_mo2024-08-23★★★★★
Gameplay is mind numbingly easy (in a good way), and at one point will pick up pace at an exponential rate. The only drawback is the RNG element to get new girls can get a little tedious; and expensive if…
MrKalebo2024-02-24★★★★★
This seems like a game that was made and had hentai slapped onto it. I think the gameplay would be fun, however, it feels like there's too much dialogue to read to get to the action or scenes. This on…