What do you call a knight in a cannibal village? Canned food.

Ravenous Devils is a blood-soaked resource management game and loving tribute to the demon barber of Fleet Street. You simultaneously direct Percival and Hildred through their respective workdays: Percival murders clients, steals their clothes to make his wares, and manages the garden; Hildred butchers meat, cooks, and waits on customers... who are willing to wait twice as long if you put a bit of gin in their hands.

The story is very Sweeney Todd but charming and fun in its own right. There's an interaction between Percival and Hildred that made me root for them despite their cannibalistic approach to "waste not, want not." It'll take ~4 hours to complete the story if you're just along for the ride, or 5-6 hours if you prioritize earnings and fully upgrading your shop.

Game play is entirely click-and-point and confined to the four-story building, but rapidly becomes more challenging as your reputation grows and demand starts to outpace human resources. Each day lasts ~10 real-world minutes and follows the same general rhythm, and the game automatically saves when your shops close.

As other reviews mention, certain upgrades work against you if added too early or too late, and the economy is a bit... skewed. If you're struggling, I highly recommend upgrading Stolen Clothes by your second day, and prioritize unlocking work stations, tomatoes, and displays. Add at least one decoration before unlocking a table, and hire an assistant before unlocking any additional tables. Pet your cat and take advantage of the rewards to fill your displays; they sell for more than a sausage.

I ran into a few bugs while playing, including one nearly game-breaking bug that prevented new "clients" from entering Percival's shop for two days. All bugs were fully cleared by restarting the game, with one exception: if you are holding something when the day ends and you close the game, that item/corpse/whatever is usually gone when you return.

Over all, this is a fun, well-made game, and the game loop sunk its teeth in me so hard that I went back for a second serving. While the music is mostly ambient noise, the voice acting is hilarious (if over-dramatic) and the art is absolutely gorgeous even at its goriest.

I'd recommend this to anyone who enjoys time management, gothic Victorian vibes, and dark humor, especially if you appreciate the source material and/or Little Shop of Horrors. If you're easily flustered by customer demands or aren't comfortable watching a woman fillet a corpse, then you might want to skip this one.

It looks nice, the concept is interesting, the execution is poor...

Don't be like me and buy this game, don't waste your time. The gameplay loop is intensely boring with poorly executed mechanics that leave you frustrated. The game basically consists of waiting and repeating tasks until the story is over. There is SOME progression, but somehow it ends up hindering you? You're better off only serving meat patties instead of expanding your kitchen, because you get overwhelmed with tasks- ones which your characters are too slow to execute in a satisfying and timely manner. Not to mention the micromanaging aspect that has you scrolling back and forth between floors to make sure they're not idling.

3/10 For an interesting but ultimately ♥♥♥♥ game. I only amassed 5 hours so I could get all achievements, then I alt+f4'ed and uninstalled.

Probably the best $3 I've ever spent on a game