Note: Before I start my review, I want to apologize for the slowness in getting reviews out, which is unusually rare for me. This will be explained in a bit more detail in my review, but this should be rectified now that I have obtained all of the achievements. ^^

Spirit City: Lofi Sessions is a productivity app with a gaming (specifically, creature collecting) aspect developed and published by Mooncube Games. When you first start, you're greeted by Lenny, the resident spirit companion who appears as a kitty and is your starter companion. Lenny talks you through a brief tutorial, and you can customize your avatar as well as your room. Also, you start off with some spirit bucks, which is the game's currency from which you can purchase skins for spirit companions, clothing items, and room features. (For the record, there are no in-app game purchases.) Once you finish the tutorial, you can play Spirit City however you like.

As there isn't really a story here, I'll go right into the gameplay. As I explained earlier, you can customize your avatar, room, and spirit companions through the use of spirit bucks. Spirit City is mainly a productivity app, which means that you can use it to organize your tasks, journal your thoughts, and use a pomodora timer to time activities (as well as to remind you when to take breaks). Also, there is a wide range of music track selections (lofi beats) that you can relax to as you work. However, there is a creature collecting aspect as well. There are various spirit creatures that you can capture, and as Lenny explains in the tutorial, you can lure these creatures via clues that are given in the Spiritdex, a spirit creatures guide. Creatures will be brought out, depending on the time of day (morning, afternoon, evening, or night), current activities (ranging from writing to knitting), and/or sound effects. In addition, there is a leveling system, and you can level up by collecting various spirit creatures, logging in daily, checking off a daily task, and using the pomodora timer. Of course, there are Steam achievements and at the time of this review, Steam trading cards are available, too.

Now that I've gone over the gameplay, I'll move onto my thoughts. I love that there is such a productivity app available that has relaxation and cute aspects to it. Having spent lots of time on Spirit City (at the time of this review, over 237 hours :o), I understand why it has gotten lots of praise. It helped me to focus and complete my tasks, as I was very busy for the past couple of months with work-related tasks. The productivity tools are definitely useful. As for the creature collecting aspect, I really loved finding all of the spirit creatures. They're so adorable, and a couple of my favorites are Moonpaw and Earlybirb. ^^

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Also, I love the selection of music tracks. They vary from the slower paced beats to the more upbeat ones. Also, you can upload your own customizable tracks. In regards to the art, the style is beautiful and cute, and I love how the colors feel bright and just pop out.

If there are any complaints that I have, it has to be with obtaining all of the Steam achievements. Although most of the achievements were very doable, the ones that I found the most frustrating were the level achievements since there are only a limited number of spirit creatures that can help out with that. They were the reason that it took me so long to complete Spirit City and to get a review out. As a reviewer who values fully completing a game and/or app before I write up a review, since I'd personally feel that I would be taking shortcuts, cheating readers to do otherwise, I found it a bit frustrating. I do want to say, though, that others are free to write up reviews however they want. I just don't feel personally right in doing so before I obtain all of achievements and fully complete a game. To give the developers credit, though, they have listened to such feedback, and I found that gaining experience went by a little faster after a major update. The developers have stated that there will be future updates, which probably means more spirit creatures and perhaps other ways to gain experience. I want to state that although I was able to obtain all of the Steam achievements, I didn't purchase all of the cosmetic options since I'd have to be at over level 100 (at least) to be able to do so. :o

Overall, would I recommend Spirit City: Lofi Sessions? Well, let me experiment a little with my recommendation:

• Those who enjoy collecting cute, adorable spirit creatures.
  
• Want a good, useful productivity app.
  
• Want to listen to relaxing music tracks.

• Those who want to obtain Steam achievements in a reasonable timeframe.

Although I did enjoy Spirit City (for the most part), I think it could use a bit of tweaking in regards to gaining experience, so that it feels like a joy rather than a slog to use. However, I am looking forward to future updates, especially on obtaining more future spirit creatures.

I want to give a major thank you to Mooncube Games for the review copy. It did take me a long time, but I think it was worth it and I'll love to return to Spirit City. ^^

Also, if you want to read another excellent review from someone who obtained all the achievements and has written up a review as well as uploaded a youtube video explaining Spirit City and whatnot, please click on the link here. Of course, I obtained permission from the reviewer to post the link, and I recommend following his curation and especially, his youtube channel. ^^

For more detailed, fully complete, high quality reviews like this, please follow The Introverted Gamer, prioritizing heart and soul always. ^^

[b]Note:[/b] Before I start my review, I want to apologize for the slowness in getting reviews out, which is unusually rare for me. This will be explained in a bit more detail in my review, but this should be rectified now that I have obtained all of the achievements. ^^ [i]Spirit City: Lofi Sessions[/i] is a productivity app with a gaming (specifically, creature collecting) aspect developed and published by Mooncube Games. When you first start, you're greeted by Lenny, the resident spirit companion who appears as a kitty and is your starter companion. Lenny talks you through a brief tutorial, and you can customize your avatar as well as your room. Also, you start off with some spirit bucks, which is the game's currency from which you can purchase skins for spirit companions, clothing items, and room features. (For the record, there are no in-app game purchases.) Once you finish the tutorial, you can play [i]Spirit City[/i] however you like. As there isn't really a story here, I'll go right into the gameplay. As I explained earlier, you can customize your avatar, room, and spirit companions through the use of spirit bucks. [i]Spirit City[/i] is mainly a productivity app, which means that you can use it to organize your tasks, journal your thoughts, and use a pomodora timer to time activities (as well as to remind you when to take breaks). Also, there is a wide range of music track selections (lofi beats) that you can relax to as you work. However, there is a creature collecting aspect as well. There are various spirit creatures that you can capture, and as Lenny explains in the tutorial, you can lure these creatures via clues that are given in the Spiritdex, a spirit creatures guide. Creatures will be brought out, depending on the time of day (morning, afternoon, evening, or night), current activities (ranging from writing to knitting), and/or sound effects. In addition, there is a leveling system, and you can level up by collecting various spirit creatures, logging in daily, checking off a daily task, and using the pomodora timer. Of course, there are Steam achievements and at the time of this review, Steam trading cards are available, too. Now that I've gone over the gameplay, I'll move onto my thoughts. I love that there is such a productivity app available that has relaxation and cute aspects to it. Having spent lots of time on [i]Spirit City[/i] (at the time of this review, over 237 hours :o), I understand why it has gotten lots of praise. It helped me to focus and complete my tasks, as I was very busy for the past couple of months with work-related tasks. The productivity tools are definitely useful. As for the creature collecting aspect, I really loved finding all of the spirit creatures. They're so adorable, and a couple of my favorites are Moonpaw and Earlybirb. ^^ https://gtm.steamproxy.vip/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3248074545 https://gtm.steamproxy.vip/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3248073685 Also, I love the selection of music tracks. They vary from the slower paced beats to the more upbeat ones. Also, you can upload your own customizable tracks. In regards to the art, the style is beautiful and cute, and I love how the colors feel bright and just pop out. If there are any complaints that I have, it has to be with obtaining all of the Steam achievements. Although most of the achievements were very doable, the ones that I found the most frustrating were the level achievements since there are only a limited number of spirit creatures that can help out with that. They were the reason that it took me so long to complete [i]Spirit City[/i] and to get a review out. As a reviewer who values fully completing a game and/or app before I write up a review, since I'd personally feel that I would be taking shortcuts, cheating readers to do otherwise, I found it a bit frustrating. [b]I do want to say, though, that others are free to write up reviews however they want. I just don't feel personally right in doing so before I obtain all of achievements and fully complete a game.[/b] To give the developers credit, though, they have listened to such feedback, and I found that gaining experience went by a little faster after a major update. The developers have stated that there will be future updates, which probably means more spirit creatures and perhaps other ways to gain experience. I want to state that although I was able to obtain all of the Steam achievements, I didn't purchase all of the cosmetic options since I'd have to be at over level 100 (at least) to be able to do so. :o Overall, would I recommend [i]Spirit City: Lofi Sessions[/i]? Well, let me experiment a little with my recommendation: [h2]Recommended For:[/h2] [list] [*]Those who enjoy collecting cute, adorable spirit creatures. [*]Want a good, useful productivity app. [*]Want to listen to relaxing music tracks. [/list] [h2]Not Recommended For:[/h2] [list] [*]Those who want to obtain Steam achievements in a reasonable timeframe. [/list] Although I did enjoy [i]Spirit City[/i] (for the most part), I think it could use a bit of tweaking in regards to gaining experience, so that it feels like a joy rather than a slog to use. However, I am looking forward to future updates, especially on obtaining more future spirit creatures. I want to give a major thank you to Mooncube Games for the review copy. It did take me a long time, but I think it was worth it and I'll love to return to [i]Spirit City[/i]. ^^ Also, if you want to read another excellent review from someone who obtained all the achievements and has written up a review as well as uploaded a youtube video explaining [i]Spirit City[/i] and whatnot, please click on the link [url=https://gtm.steamproxy.vip/id/twiig/recommended/2113850/]here[/url]. Of course, I obtained permission from the reviewer to post the link, and I recommend following his curation and especially, his youtube channel. ^^ [quote]For more detailed, fully complete, high quality reviews like this, please follow [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/44702020/]The Introverted Gamer[/url], prioritizing heart and soul always. ^^[/quote]