<s>
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Japanese	O
dōjin	O
maker	O
EasyGameStation	O
for	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
operating	I-Application
system	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Recettear	B-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
independently	O
made	O
Japanese	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
distributed	O
through	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
sold	O
over	O
500,000	O
units	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
as	O
of	O
July	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Recettear	B-Application
success	O
helped	O
pave	O
the	O
way	O
for	O
more	O
doujin	O
games	O
to	O
reach	O
international	O
markets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Recettear	B-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
a	O
fantasy	O
setting	O
,	O
and	O
places	O
the	O
player	O
in	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Recette	O
Lemongrass	O
,	O
the	O
daughter	O
of	O
a	O
shopkeeper	O
who	O
has	O
left	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
adventurer	O
but	O
has	O
mysteriously	O
disappeared	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Recette	O
reopens	O
the	O
shop	O
as	O
Recettear	B-Application
,	O
a	O
portmanteau	O
of	O
hers	O
and	O
Tear	O
's	O
names	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Recettear	B-Application
was	O
originally	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
dōjin	O
soft	O
developer	O
EasyGameStation	O
and	O
released	O
only	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Williams	O
specifically	O
suggested	O
Recettear	B-Application
,	O
which	O
had	O
favorable	O
word-of-mouth	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
whose	O
developers	O
,	O
EasyGameStation	O
,	O
were	O
eager	O
to	O
open	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
the	O
Western	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dice	O
and	O
Light-Williams	O
took	O
the	O
opportunity	O
to	O
establish	O
some	O
unique	O
style	O
to	O
their	O
localization	O
efforts	O
for	O
Recettear	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultimately	O
,	O
Recettear	B-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
several	O
digital	O
distribution	O
channels	O
including	O
Impulse	O
and	O
Gamers	O
Gate	O
;	O
its	O
release	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
Japanese	O
indie	O
game	O
sold	O
on	O
the	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
were	O
aware	O
of	O
high	O
rates	O
of	O
digital	O
piracy	O
of	O
such	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
West	O
,	O
and	O
had	O
considered	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
experience	O
an	O
equally	O
high	O
piracy	O
rate	O
(	O
95-98	O
%	O
)	O
with	O
Recettear	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
late	O
2010	O
sales	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Recettear	B-Application
has	O
sold	O
more	O
than	O
100,000	O
copies	O
;	O
According	O
to	O
Dice	O
,	O
Recettear	B-Application
joins	O
only	O
a	O
handful	O
of	O
other	O
Japanese	O
game	O
franchises	O
have	O
done	O
this	O
well	O
in	O
Western	O
markets	O
on	O
their	O
debut	O
within	O
the	O
last	O
ten	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Through	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
40%	O
of	O
the	O
players	O
that	O
tried	O
the	O
demo	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
purchase	O
the	O
full	O
game	O
,	O
a	O
number	O
considered	O
"	O
ridiculous	O
"	O
by	O
Dice	O
who	O
claims	O
most	O
demos	O
only	O
convert	O
roughly	O
10%	O
of	O
the	O
players	O
to	O
the	O
full	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
factor	O
in	O
Recettears	B-Application
success	O
was	O
viral-like	O
word-of-mouth	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
strong	O
sales	O
from	O
Recettear	B-Application
,	O
both	O
Dice	O
and	O
Light-Williams	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
commit	O
to	O
Carpe	O
Fulgur	O
full-time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
revenue	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
allows	O
them	O
the	O
opportunity	O
to	O
participate	O
in	O
more	O
industry	O
events	O
,	O
possibly	O
expand	O
to	O
other	O
systems	O
besides	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
and	O
port	O
other	O
titles	O
based	O
on	O
newfound	O
interest	O
in	O
other	O
Japanese	O
developers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dice	O
claims	O
they	O
only	O
need	O
to	O
bring	O
over	O
a	O
few	O
games	O
that	O
do	O
not	O
need	O
to	O
be	O
as	O
successful	O
as	O
Recettear	B-Application
to	O
continue	O
localization	O
through	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EasyGameStation	O
,	O
who	O
receive	O
a	O
majority	O
share	O
of	O
all	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
have	O
been	O
"	O
thrilled	O
with	O
the	O
way	O
things	O
are	O
going	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Dice	O
,	O
and	O
worked	O
with	O
Carpe	O
Fulgur	O
to	O
help	O
bring	O
an	O
older	O
EasyGameStation	O
title	O
,	O
Chantelise	B-Application
,	O
to	O
American	O
and	O
European	O
digital	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Recettears	B-Application
Western	O
release	O
was	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
critics	O
who	O
considered	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
surprise	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Metro	O
acknowledged	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
a	O
game	O
around	O
running	O
a	O
shop	O
would	O
be	O
the	O
"	O
dullest	O
activity	O
possible	O
"	O
,	O
Recettears	B-Application
shopkeeping	O
is	O
a	O
"	O
strangely	O
fulfilling	O
activity	O
"	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
deep	O
gameplay	O
aspects	O
that	O
are	O
not	O
apparent	O
on	O
an	O
initial	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Onyett	O
considered	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
combat	O
can	O
become	O
wearyingly	O
repetitive	O
in	O
later	O
stages	O
"	O
with	O
larger	O
dungeons	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
it	O
suited	O
the	O
purposes	O
for	O
Recettear	B-Application
appropriately	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Metros	O
review	O
stated	O
"	O
the	O
translation	O
is	O
superb	O
and	O
almost	O
the	O
equal	O
of	O
genres	O
bests	O
such	O
as	O
Disgaea	B-Application
and	O
Paper	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
2011	O
Independent	O
Games	O
Festival	O
,	O
Recettear	B-Application
was	O
given	O
two	O
honorable	O
mentions	O
for	O
the	O
Seumas	O
McNally	O
Grand	O
Prize	O
and	O
Excellence	O
in	O
Design	O
categories	O
.	O
</s>
