Promise Mascot Agency

"Driving around a spooky and mysterious Japanese town in a souped-up Kei truck is a surprising amount of fun. The business management is simple but deep enough to keep players engaged, and the gripping, mysterious story of the town will …"

"Promise Mascot Agency is one of the most interesting games you&s;re likely unaware of. It&s;s got a lot of heart, it has incredible characters, and it&s;s filled with tons of fantastic stories."

"Overall, Promise Mascot Agency is a charming combination of small-town drama and Yakuza crime politics. The absurdity of the setting gives it a flavor all its own, and it neatly threads the needle between ridiculous and serious. The actual gameplay …"

"Part management sim, part open-world adventure, this is both weird and familiar, and deeply comforting stuff."

"“Promise Mascot Agency” is a ‘love it or hate it’ game. The strange gameplay mix completely captivated me. The constant switching between driving around the cursed city of Kaso-Machi, managing the mascot agency and the thrilling crime background story kept …"

"Promise Mascot Agency is bizarre, hilarious, stylish, and incredibly fun. It gets its hooks into you with its brilliant world-building, wicked sense of humour, and thrilling narrative, then delivers a blend of gameplay systems that combine into something truly unique. …"

"Promise Mascot Agency is a positively zany yakuza adventure that&s;s an unpredictable delight."

"Promise Mascot Agency brings new life to the yakuza genre as its story searches for new ways for the organization while using many of the classic tricks, from the pure bizarre to the love of honor. It&s;s not as esoteric …"

"Promise Mascot Agency is a weird, flawed experience. You spend most of your time driving around this tiny town, chatting up a series of total weirdos. You’ve got a short list of tasks to complete, a lot of money to …"

"Promise Mascot Agency is a delightfully bonkers blend of Japanese crime drama, business management sim, card-battler, and open-world collect-a-thon. No aspect of the game goes very deep, but developer Kaizen Game Works has threaded the needle here, creating an engaging …"

"For the myriad of things that Promise Mascot Agency sets out to do, I never felt like it was overreaching or losing its sense of self. Every aspect of this game feels tailored to a curated experience that feels equally …"

"Undoubtedly odd, but spending far too long trying to get started, this kitchen sink adventure has its own thing going on"

"Promise Mascot Agency excels in precisely the areas you&s;d expect from the folks behind Paradise Killer – it&s;s a phenomenal aesthetic piece and a genuinely gripping, off-kilter crime drama. The management gameplay at its core proves to be a bit …"

"The least amicable city council meeting you&s;ve ever attended and probably the best game you&s;ll play this year."

"Promise Mascot Agency’s a good time. Uniquely charming enough that it doesn’t fall into the trap of being as dry as Michi’s ideal Saturday night, but with enough rough edges that it’d need to work on itself a bit before …"

"Most of what goes on in Promise Mascot Agency is utterly insane if you view it with any kind of detachment. This game is unquestionably bonkers. But it’s also the kind of game you can sink your teeth into in …"

"I don’t often get to be surprised by video games anymore, but I have to admit that Promise Mascot Agency really knocked it out of the park for me. I went in expecting some kind of meme game akin to …"

"I have been left wanting more, but not because it didn’t deliver enough. The whole adventure was so moreishly enjoyable and the world so intriguing that I just want even more of such a good thing."

"Not only is there just so much to do in Promise Mascot Agency, but you’ll naturally want to do it. The art style and animations are equally hilarious and endearing, the music will get stuck in your head for months, …"

"I played Promise Mascot Agency just days after finishing the latest in the Like a Dragon series... and I was amazed at how much more emotionally entangled I became with the narrative and characters delivered by Kaizen Game Works than …"

"A seamless meeting of real-time microeconomics, absurdist humor, amazing character work, and a thrilling mystery lands Promise Mascot Agency among my favorite games of all time."

"Promise Mascot Agency is a great game with loads of charm that can feel repetitive the longer you play. The story and characters are fantastic, making the gorgeous town of Kaso-Machi more enjoyable to travel around and discover. The gameplay …"

""At its heart, Promise Mascot Agency is all about the vibes.""

"Where to start with Promise Mascot Agency, a game in which you play as a disgraced yakuza expelled to the cursed town of Kaso-Michi, where he&s;s ..."

"I love Promise Mascot Agency. It’s exactly what I look for in a game—quirky, memorable, and totally unique, while still incorporating familiar mechanics that feel right at home. In many ways, it’s a cozy experience, letting me explore and engage …"

"An absurdist adventure into a world that you’ll never want to leave, Promise Mascot Agency delivers ridiculous highs on a near-consistent basis. You’ve never played anything like this."

"Promise Mascot Agency blends gracefully many different genres and charms with its originality, but the title, which relies heavily on visual novel-style storytelling, can be very boring at times."

"Despite its disparate elements you&s;ve probably seen before, you&s;ve never played a game quite like Promise Mascot Agency, a game that smashes together a crime drama story, management sim mechanics, and open world exploration. While there are some rough edges …"

"Promise Mascot Agency is one of the most hilarious and engaging indie management sims ever. Despite its limited scope, it pushes ahead of its comfort and has hours of hilarious content engrained into its city of Kaso-machi. It is undoubtedly …"

"Promise Mascot Agency is a genre-busting, no-holds-barred, utterly gonzo adventure and is certain to be a new favourite for many."

"Promise Mascot Agency is also something you&s;ll never forget. You&s;re going to feel something, whether you&s;re laughing at Pinky&s;s latest outburst, jumping into a vending machine, or sitting in a quiet town and thinking about broken dreams."

"But above all that, Promise Mascot Agency is confident: confident in its ability to commit to its bizarre world and gameplay that defies norms with a story that is all about one fulfilling their own dreams. While playing I could …"

"Must-Play Promise Mascot Agency not only delivers on its eccentric premise, but is surprisingly wholesome and heartfelt. Its characters are both relatable and immensely likable. Meanwhile, the gameplay may not be complicated, but its explorative driving offers up a surprisingly …"