Yo, ho, ho, and a bottle of rum! Ahoy there me lads and lasses! Your friendly app pirate is here again, ready to go on another booty hunting journey around the seven seas. Oh the morning breeze is so delightful, paired with this hot cup of coffee, it’s perfect! It makes me feel ready to face anything that may come today. Coffee gives us buckos the energy we need, so we never miss a morning coffee every day. Since we love coffee this much, we even enrolled in a barista class some time ago when we docked at one of the cities. So now, we can prepare our own coffee the way we like it. We sometimes dream of putting up our own coffee shop, but since we’re always sailing, we put a pause on that dream for now. But thankfully, there are coffee shop simulation games that make us experience running a coffee shop, at least by playing. I’ll share one of them with you. It’s called Tiny Coffee Shop Story by Mincho Games. Listen up and let’s begin!
It’s relaxing
The game is relaxing because it doesn’t have a timer that pressures you to move quicker to serve customers faster, which is what many similar games are like. It’s slow-paced, so you can focus more on preparing the orders and enjoy the process even more. It’s an excellent simulation game because it lets you do everything from scratch as if you are doing it in real life. You also need to clean up the cups and glasses, which is something you need to do if working in a real life coffee shop.
It has charming hand-drawn images
The images are hand-drawn, which makes them more adorable. Its simplicity has its own charm, which also add up to the laid-back feel and calming vibe of the game. However, if you prefer the more realistic images or more extravagate 3D graphics, this may not impress you.
It’s free but the advertisements can be annoying
You can download the game for free and once installed, it’s also available for playing offline. However, the advertisements can distract you from playing the game, although it’s something that’s expected on many free to play games. There is an option to remove advertisements for a one time fee of $6.99 as of this writing. It’s a little bit expensive, especially for those who prefer not to spend anything on their games. But it’s up to you if you want to pay to remove ads, or be patient with playing with the standard version with advertisements.
You can customize the coffee shop and there are various recipes to unlock
The game starts with a simple shop with tables and white walls. But as you earn more and progress in the game, you can customize the decoration and improve the interiors of your coffee shop. There are also different recipes to unlock, and there’s a recipe guide to follow on how to prepare the drinks on your menu. Aside from coffee, there is also now a baking station where you can prepare desserts to sell to your customers. It’s generally a fun game, although there are bugs at times that make the game freeze or items disappear.
The good
It’s free with charming hand-drawn images. It’s relaxing and you can customize the look of your shop. There are also many recipes for drinks and desserts to unlock, and it lets you experience how it’s like to really manage a coffee shop.
The bad
The advertisements can be annoying and there are bugs that make the game freeze or make the items disappear.
The verdict
We highly recommend Tiny Coffee Shop Story if you are looking for a coffee shop simulation game that’s slow-paced and relaxing. It has a relaxing vibe as it doesn’t have a timer. The hand-drawn images are also charming and add to the calming feel of the game. You can decorate and improve the look of the shop and unlock more recipes and desserts to serve the customers.
