Bonnie's Bakery

About

Bonnie's Bakery is a story-driven cooking game where you play as Bonnie, a baker who makes pastries for town animals. The game features a Story Mode with a visual novel and point-and-click cooking sim, and a Night Mode, where you sneak through the basement to escape. The game is filled with cute graphics and has a lighthearted tone, despite the mysterious basement.

Genres & Tags

Indie

Play Modes

Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

93%

Audience ScoreBased on 88 reviews

graphics4 positive mentions

gameplay3 negative mentions

The game features a charming art style and a fun mix of gameplay modes, including baking and horror elements.
Players appreciate the deep lore and humor, finding the characters and easter eggs delightful.
The game offers good replayability with multiple endings and engaging mini-games, making it enjoyable for various play styles.

Some gameplay mechanics, particularly in the hunting mode, feel clunky and inconsistent, leading to frustration.
The baking mini-game can be cumbersome with slow menus and a basic cookbook system.
Certain players found the game to be repetitive and tedious, especially when trying to achieve different endings.

graphics
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
38%
13%
The graphics of the game are widely praised for their charming art style and cutesy aesthetic, which effectively contrasts with the darker themes present in the lore. While many players appreciate the visual appeal and character design, some note that the overall gameplay experience feels janky, detracting from the enjoyment of the graphics.
- “A solid and fun little game, with good humor and a charming art style.”
- “If you are a fan of learning lore and putting it together yourself, a cutesy aesthetic with a dark inside, and loveable characters, this game is for you!”
- “This is a really fun game with a great art style and lots of content.”
- “Bonnie's Bakery is an odd game; it has a very charming art style and a decent premise, but the gameplay just feels so janky and off in so many ways that I cannot recommend it.”
humor
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game is praised for its charming art style and a blend of humor that ranges from cute to slightly disturbing, creating an enjoyable experience. Players appreciate the lighthearted moments, particularly the character Bonnie, who adds a whimsical touch with her antics. Overall, the humor contributes significantly to the game's fun and engaging atmosphere.
- “A solid and fun little game, with good humor and charming art style.”
- “But honestly, it was funny and Bonnie is adorable; she just wants to bonk people.”
- “A delightful game that takes itself just seriously enough to be simultaneously cute, funny, and even disturbing at times.”
gameplay
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
25%
38%
38%
The gameplay features a mix of baking mechanics and exploration, allowing players to navigate the town by day and engage in thrilling cat-and-mouse chases for ingredients by night. The combination of escaping the basement and utilizing fresh ingredients from DLC adds depth and excitement to the overall experience.
- “This gameplay is absolutely a blast being able to explore the town and learn more about the town Bonnie resides in during the daytime and getting into a full intense cat and mouse chase after your ingredient during the nighttime.”
- “Baking gameplay lacks depth and becomes repetitive quickly.”
- “The main gameplay, which focuses on escaping the basement, feels tedious and uninspired.”
- “DLC gameplay involving fresh ingredients adds little to the overall experience and feels like a missed opportunity.”
story
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game's story is described as semi-interesting, providing a decent narrative experience for players who enjoy reading, despite its flaws. While the repetitive tasks may detract from the overall enjoyment, the various modes add fun to the gameplay. Overall, it may appeal to those looking for a casual story-driven experience.
- “The different modes are a lot of fun, and the story is interesting.”
replayability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
150%
Players appreciate the game's replayability due to its multiple endings, which encourage them to revisit the experience to explore different outcomes.
- “The different endings gave it some real replayability.”
- “The various choices throughout the game encourage multiple playthroughs.”
- “Each playthrough feels unique due to the branching storylines.”
grinding
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Players find the grinding aspect of the game tedious, as achieving different endings requires repeatedly serving varying numbers of customers and escaping multiple times. This repetitive process can detract from the overall enjoyment, leading some to prefer moving on to other game modes instead.
- “Once you escape, you are awarded an ending based on how happy Bonnie was satisfying her customers. From what I can tell, this ending is based on how many you served and pretty much just that. Now, this would be fine, but that means either you have to go back and serve a different amount of customers each time and then also do the escape again to get another ending, which is just tedious, or just accept the ending you got and move onto the other game mode, which is hunt mode.”