Birb Café
- May 12, 2022
- Birbgames
Get on SteamBirb Café is a coffee-making visual novel about a cute bird helping adventurers on their quests. Your choices matter!
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Reviews
- Adorable and charming characters with a cozy atmosphere that makes for a relaxing experience.
- Engaging dialogue and character interactions that add depth to the story and keep players entertained.
- Simple yet immersive mechanics that allow for a variety of outcomes based on player choices, making it enjoyable to replay.
- The tutorial is overly front-loaded, making it difficult for players unfamiliar with coffee terminology to grasp the gameplay.
- Gameplay can become tedious and confusing, especially when trying to guess the correct coffee orders without sufficient hints.
- Some players may find the lack of a 'redo' option for orders frustrating, as it can lead to repeated failures without clear guidance.
- story20 mentions
- 25 % positive mentions
- 60 % neutral mentions
- 15 % negative mentions
The story is a lighthearted and engaging mix of visual novel elements, centered around D&D-style adventurers and their quests, with a unique twist where the player's coffee choices influence character interactions and outcomes. While the narrative is basic and features only two endings, it offers a variety of dialogue and character routes that keep the experience fresh and entertaining. The charming art and memorable characters enhance the overall storytelling, though some players feel the tutorial could be better integrated into the narrative.
“While there are only 2 different endings here, there's plenty of variety in the dialogue and character interactions depending on which quests you've failed or succeeded in.”
“I never felt like the story dragged on, and the characters work well with each other and have some hilarious lines.”
“A great mix of visual novel storytelling and dialogue, a fun potion-mixing (coffee brewing) mini game, all wrapped up in a story centered around D&D-style adventurers and the heroic quests they go on.”
“The tutorial is front-loaded as heck, instead of introducing things through the storyline as they're needed.”
“Its cute and simple with a story that isn't complicated, but the basic gameplay loop is tedious and confusing.”
“The story is basic, but it can change depending on how well your coffee makes a difference (yeah, I know, weird).”
- gameplay7 mentions
- 29 % positive mentions
- 29 % neutral mentions
- 43 % negative mentions
The gameplay is characterized by simple yet immersive mechanics that require strategic thinking to create the perfect coffee recipes for various characters and events. However, players have noted that the repetitive gameplay loop can become tedious and confusing over time, leading to feelings of boredom after extended play. Overall, while the game has a charming aesthetic and engaging elements, its execution may leave some players wanting more variety.
“The simple yet immersive mechanics of the game were intriguing.”
“The basic gameplay loop is tedious and confusing.”
“After the 15th day, I just felt a bit bored when the gameplay loop was the same.”
“The gameplay requires a lot of wits to calculate the perfect recipe for every character and every event.”
- humor6 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game is praised for its humor, featuring a cast of funny and lovable characters that deliver genuinely amusing writing. Players appreciate the lighthearted and comfy atmosphere, noting that the story flows well without dragging, allowing for plenty of laughs throughout.
“Absolutely adorable casual game with a cast of funny and lovable characters!”
“Easy to get to grips with, has an overall comfy feeling and some genuinely funny writing that's gotten more than a fair share of laughs out of me.”
“I never felt like the story dragged on, and the characters work well with each other and have some hilarious lines.”
- grinding6 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be cute and simple, but ultimately tedious and confusing due to the complexity of managing various coffee types and their associated stats at a cumbersome workstation. The gameplay loop can feel repetitive, as some tasks are overly simplistic, such as merely grinding beans and brewing coffee.
“The basic gameplay loop is tedious and confusing.”
“You have to worry about the type of coffee, the main stat, the sub stat, and optional effects all together while fumbling around with a relatively tedious workstation.”
“Some coffee is as simple as grinding some beans and putting them in hot water and pouring them out.”
- music2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The music in the game is highly praised, with users highlighting its excellence as a standout feature.
“The music is excellent.”
“The character art has lots of different expressions/poses too, and the music is excellent.”
