Thursday, August 08, 2024

Game Review: 'Hairdresser Simulator'

An odd, strangely satisfying lark, "Hairdresser Simulator" sets you up in a shop with a parade of demanding clients. It's on you to use your vision and handcraft skills to send them home happy with their new 'dos.

Developer Petard Games, working with publisher Frozen Way, adds plenty of flourish to what might have been a stale effort. You can experiment with colors, straightening or curling and layering in order to attain your vision. 

If you'd like to experiment with your own look, you can upload a photo that the game morphs into an in-game model, letting you try out your wild ideas without having to suffer the actual consequences in the mirror.

While the game challenges you to build your own hairdressing empire by taking on more clients, expanding and upgrading your facilities, products and tools, the game offers the most fun in its sandbox mode. Creations are limited only by your imagination.

A simple and staunch creation, "Hairdresser Simulator" accomplishes its modest goals. You can probably find something similar in the form of a free app, but in the console realm it seems to be a rare breed.

Publisher provided review code.

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