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0 Ever wondered what it would be like to run a toll booth in the middle of nowhere? Well, now you can with Toll Booth Simulator by SifDev. Currently available on Steam for £10.99, we’ve decided to give it a go.
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Can’t go over it, can’t go under it…. going to have to go through it and pay the toll
Gameplay
Imagine if Papers, Please was 3D and you could beat up anyone that tried to get by without paying. That’s essentially Toll Booth Simulator. Starting with just a small booth and a massive debt, your day begins with a simple law that you must follow. As things start to develop, the admission rules change and the scope of your job gets a bit more hectic.
Toll bridge prices aren’t the best, though, and you’ll need to find some other way to pay off that debt. Thankfully, you can buy a nearby R.V. which has plenty of plant pots! Here you can grow a range of fruit which can then be turned into mocktails which you sell at the nearby town. The more you level up the more recipes and fruit you unlock which can ultimately help you make more money.
As you unlock more, you can also buy plots on a farm as well as farming equipment to push your fruit production into overdrive. Toll Booth Simulator isn’t a game that locks you into one profession. It allows you to use a vast amount of money making opportunities to find what works best for you! There’s even the opportunity to go a bit more rogue… anything to pay off a debt after all.
The Aliens
As you play through your first day, you’ll experience a spaceship crashing. Congratulations! You just adopted a trash compacting alien that will give you money for all your rubbish. Off in the middle of the desert you’ll also find a landing pad where you can take (dead) naughty drivers who try to break the law and sneak past your toll! In return for your kind… submission? Sacrifice? You’ll be rewarded with a bunch of mocktails which you can once again sell to those in town.
Graphics & Audio
Visually, Toll Booth Simulator is a pretty basic looking game but that works in its favour. The weirdo little aliens seem to fit right into the world that consists of one road, a town and a farm. Sometimes the graphics were a little odd, especially during the tornado event that happened a few days in. However, nothing felt like it was ruining the experience considering there are so few issues.
The audio is a similar story. It’s nothing exciting or overly memorable but it fits in perfectly with the environment that players find themselves in. Altogether the combination of the two are exactly what I expected!
Longevity
You can play Toll Booth Simulator for longer sessions pretty easily because you can do more than just check licences. Growing fruit and making mocktails allows you to take time away from denying travellers whilst giving you more ways to make money. It has the same easy going vibes that most simulator games have. However, Toll Both Simulator goes a step further by allowing room for more than just doing the same job day in and day out. This allows players more variety. For example, I really did enjoy zoning out and just sitting in the toll booth. Alternatively, some may find the farming and selling more exciting. It does a lot to ensure that it’s worth it’s (low) price point.
Final Thoughts
The main appeal for Toll Booth Simulator is the fact that it isn’t just another store sim. It goes far beyond just working at a toll booth as well which means its got a bit more going for it. It’s a nice, chill time with a few aliens thrown in for good measure. Giving Toll Booth Simulator the Thumb Culture Gold Award was an easy decision.
Disclaimer: A code was received in order to write this review.
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