Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale
Unlockables
Game Modes
Additional game modes you can play: New Game+: starts a new game from the very beginning but with your items and levels. Survival Mode: a mode where you have to pay back debt every week
| Unlockable | How to Unlock |
|---|---|
| Beat the game (pay off all the debts each week) | New Game+ |
| Beat the game (pay off all the debts each week) | Survival Mode |
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Merchant Levels
By selling, buying and trading items you raise your Merchant level. Below is a list of what you can unlock:
| Unlockable | How to Unlock |
|---|---|
| Reach Merchant Level 07 | Advance orders: You may accept orders in advance that you fulfill at a later date. |
| Reach Merchant Level 03 | Can take orders: Customers may give you a general order you must fill. |
| Reach Merchant Level 09 | Change carpet: You may change the carpet in your store; buy them at the market. |
| Reach Merchant Level 14 | Change counters: At this level you may change the counters in your store; buy them at the market. |
| Reach Merchant Level 08 | Change floor: You may change the floor in your store; buy them at the market. |
| Reach Merchant Level 06 | Change wallpaper: You may change the wallpaper in your store; buy them at the market. |
| Reach Merchant Level 02 | Customers sell: Customers sell items to you. |
| Reach Merchant Level 05 | Fusion rank 1: At this level rank 1 fusion items are available at the guild. |
| Reach Merchant Level 13 | Fusion rank 2: At this level rank 2 fusion items are available at the guild. |
| Reach Merchant Level 19 | Fusion rank 3: At this level rank 3 fusion items are available at the guild. |
| Reach Merchant Level 25 | Fusion rank 4: At this level rank 4 fusion items are available at the guild. |
| Reach Merchant Level 30 | Fusion rank 5: At this level rank 5 fusion items are available at the guild. |
| Reach Merchant Level 21 | Half pay: Your fame is such that every adventurer will cut their pay in half for you. |
| Reach Merchant Level 17 | Item storage: Your overall inventory space is upgraded to 25 slots in a dungeon. |
| Reach Merchant Level 24 | Item storage: Your overall inventory space is upgraded to 30 slots in a dungeon. |
| Reach Merchant Level 40 | Item storage: Your overall inventory space is upgraded to 35 slots in a dungeon. |
| Reach Merchant Level 04 | More items: At this level more items can be found at the guild and market. |
| Reach Merchant Level 11 | More items: Even more items can be found at the guild or in the market. |
| Reach Merchant Level 18 | More items: Even more items can be found at the guild or in the market. |
| Reach Merchant Level 23 | More items: Truly epic varieties of items may be found at the guild or market. |
| Reach Merchant Level 10 | Move counters: You may rearrange the counters in your store at will. |
| Reach Merchant Level 20 | Store expansion: At this level you may expand the store even further. |
| Reach Merchant Level 26 | Store expansion: You can expand your store to truly massive proportions. |
| Reach Merchant Level 12 | Store expansion: You may expand the store, giving you more room for counters and items. |
| Reach Merchant Level 50 | Three items: If you are defeated in a dungeon you may bring three items back instead of two. |
| Reach Merchant Level 16 | Two items: If you are defeated in a dungeon you may bring two items back instead of one. |
| Reach Merchant Level 15 | Vending machines: You may place a few vending machines; buy them at the market. |
| Reach Merchant Level 22 | Vending madness: You may place vending machines without limit; buy them at the market. |
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Unlock all characters
To unlock Arma you must be in Endless Mode.
| Unlockable | How to Unlock |
|---|---|
| All other characters must be unlocked then she will visit you in the morning. Complete the Lapis Ruins and she will give you her card. | Arma |
| Reach merchant level 7. Caillou will come in to place an order. After completing the order, sell him items until he gives you his card. | Caillou |
| Beat her in Jade way and sell at least two items to her, she will then enter the shop during an event. | Charme |
| Charme must be unlocked. Do the pub event at night, then the merchants guild morning event. Sell two items to him. | Elan |
| Complete the Obsidian Tower. Griff will visit during two evenings at which time he will give you his card. | Griff |
| The first time you go to the adventurers guild, Louie will be available. | Louie |
| After day 9, she randomly appears in dungeons. Meet her four times in the dungeons, wait for her to visit the shop. Sell to her a few times (Random). | Nagi |
| Do her events in the morning or afternoon in the Town Square. Complete Jade Road and Amber Garden. Clear Amber Garden and sell an item to her. | Tielle |
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Unlockable dungeons
Dungeons you can unlock. Because there is a limited amount of space in the how to unlock part I'll include more information of getting Obsidian tower here. Obsidian Tower: You have to have your store leaning towards a dark atmosphere to get Griff to come in and it has to be during one of the 2 last slices of time. Then the next day Louie will enter your store and tell of the new dungeon.
| Unlockable | How to Unlock |
|---|---|
| (Must have Charme)View event in town square of Tielle chasing after her sister. Charme will then come into your store later and tell of a new dungeon. | Amber Garden |
| Clear Lapis Ruins. | Crystal Nightmare |
| Clear Hall of Trials | Jade Way |
| Pay off the debt and unlock every adventurer besides Arma. Arma will come into your store and unlock this dungeon for you. | Lapis Ruins |
| After beating Tielle in Amber Garden, see both night events in town square with Griff. After, he comes into your store to give a warning. | Obsidian Tower |
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