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  • Summary: Sushi Ben VR (tentative title) is a slice of life anime sim where you play as a customer to a sushi bar that's going out of business and it's up to you to save it!

    The player's goal is to convince non-player characters to eat with them at the sushi bar, with the hopes that they will become
    Sushi Ben VR (tentative title) is a slice of life anime sim where you play as a customer to a sushi bar that's going out of business and it's up to you to save it!

    The player's goal is to convince non-player characters to eat with them at the sushi bar, with the hopes that they will become regular customers. But it won't be easy convincing them to eat at the sushi bar!

    Before an NPC will join them at the restaurant, players will have to perform tasks, complete challenges, and engage in various narrative encounters. A variety of different situations can occur at the sushi bar, depending on which customers the player has "collected". NPCs can become friends or enemies with the player, and even trigger special narrative moments, based on the relationships the player builds with them.

    Think of it like Animal Crossing X The Yakuza series without combat.
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  1. Oct 3, 2025
    74
    Sushi Ben is a charming story-driven adventure game that is quirky, whimsical, and incredibly vibrant. From an intriguing slice-of-life-esque story told in vibrant, 3D manga panels, simple gameplay that everyone can enjoy, to a cast of colorful, unforgettable characters, it’s a fun journey to experience. However, its weakness lies in its plethora of bugs and glitches, the most common of all being ones that soft-lock players out of the game, which can be quite frustrating to replay.
  2. Sep 25, 2025
    65
    Sushi Ben is an experience of exploring a colorful world with truly compelling characters, but that ends up as a much weaker game than it should be. The sum is worth less than the quality of its parts and, though it's still possible to have fun with the weirdness of the experience, this project eserved more polish to truly stand out.
  3. Sep 25, 2025
    65
    Sushi Ben is an unbelievably vibrant and charming game filled with a creative cast of characters and lovely vibes in the seaside city of Kotobuki Town. It’s got a real sense of place about it as you’re engaging in silly shenanigans and meeting its cast that are well-voiced in both English and Japanese. First and foremost, it is a strong ‘vibes’ game. Still, it’s between a rock and a hard place when it comes to its translation to a flatscreen. The tactility and interactivity aren’t there as much. It’s got a new set of bugs, and it still has a bit of an abrupt, dissatisfying ending. If all else, I’m glad I finally got to experience Sushi Ben and its weird cast of freaks. No one can ever take that away from me.