Steam News14 May 20261mo ago

The Cafe Just Got Better, Update Live!

Hey Crew! We've been listening to your feedback and working hard on a fresh round of improvements.

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Full Cafe Crew Simulator: Prologue update

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changedWe've been listening to your feedback and working hard on a fresh round of improvements. Today's update brings some meaningful changes to how the game looks and feels, most notably a complete lighting overhaul and a smarter customer spawn system. Read on for the full breakdown!

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addedLighting OverhaulThe cafe world has a whole new look at night. We've adjusted the sun position for late-hour lighting so the environment no longer goes completely dark — evenings now feel atmospheric with sundawn rather than pitch-black. The cafe's interior lighting has also been tuned to match the new global lighting, making everything feel more cohesive and lived-in.

changedSpawn System RevisionThe customer spawn system has been reworked from the ground up. Spawn frequency now adapts to your pace as a player. If you're falling behind, the game won't pile on. This makes Cafe Crew Simulator much more enjoyable in singleplayer and reduces those moments of overwhelming rush. The game should now feel fair and fun whether you're playing solo or with a crew. Of course with more reputation you can get more customers!

addedNew ContentNew customer models added, fresh faces visiting your cafe! More to come...

changedImprovementsImproved AI animations by fixing the retargets.

Cafe Crew Simulator: Prologue changes

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addedThe cafe world has a whole new look at night. We've adjusted the sun position for late-hour lighting so the environment no longer goes completely dark — evenings now feel atmospheric with sundawn rather than pitch-black. The cafe's interior lighting has also been tuned to match the new global lighting, making everything feel more cohesive and lived-in.

changedThe customer spawn system has been reworked from the ground up. Spawn frequency now adapts to your pace as a player. If you're falling behind, the game won't pile on. This makes Cafe Crew Simulator much more enjoyable in singleplayer and reduces those moments of overwhelming rush. The game should now feel fair and fun whether you're playing solo or with a crew. Of course with more reputation you can get more customers!

addedNew customer models added, fresh faces visiting your cafe! More to come...

We've been listening to your feedback and working hard on a fresh round of improvements. Today's update brings some meaningful changes to how the game looks and feels, most notably a complete lighting overhaul and a smarter customer spawn system. Read on for the full breakdown!

[dynamiclink href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/3816420/Cafe_Crew_Simulator/"]

Lighting Overhaul

The cafe world has a whole new look at night. We've adjusted the sun position for late-hour lighting so the environment no longer goes completely dark — evenings now feel atmospheric with sundawn rather than pitch-black. The cafe's interior lighting has also been tuned to match the new global lighting, making everything feel more cohesive and lived-in.

Spawn System Revision

The customer spawn system has been reworked from the ground up. Spawn frequency now adapts to your pace as a player. If you're falling behind, the game won't pile on. This makes Cafe Crew Simulator much more enjoyable in singleplayer and reduces those moments of overwhelming rush. The game should now feel fair and fun whether you're playing solo or with a crew. Of course with more reputation you can get more customers!

New Content

New customer models added, fresh faces visiting your cafe! More to come...

Improvements

Improved AI animations by fixing the retargets.
Minor adjustments to the XP curve.
Stains now take longer to appear, spawn interval has been increased.
Smoothed the progress bar movement for the coffee grinder mini-game.
Enhanced save/load logic for tutorial flow and object interactions.

Bug Fixes

Fixed the caught cat animation in Sabotage mode, cats now stay in the opponent's hands without drifting.
Fixed a spoon tutorial bug where increasing and decreasing steps weren't progressing correctly.
Fixed an issue where syrup location would change when clicked a second time.
Fixed AI animations for waiting-for-order behavior.
Fixed a bug where the camera would shake while making coffee looking side to side.
Fixed a crash that occurred when customers left their tables.
Fixed a bug where a day wouldn't start if you initially spawned in Cafe B, left before starting the day, and joined Cafe A.
Fixed a bug where a trash object would remain floating in the air at its last location if you canceled a sabotage while transformed into trash.
Fixed an issue where interaction locks weren't persisting correctly after save/load in the Fill Grinder and Cup Placement tutorials.
Fixed a bug where the "Order Cookie" objective would accept incorrect market items.
Fixed an issue where cookies could be placed on the wrong shelf to progress the tutorial.
Fixed a bug where discarding items other than the Cookie Box would incorrectly trigger the "Put Food on Shelves" objective completion.

UI Adjustments

Text sizes adjusted in Server List UI, Renovation UI, and Sabotage UI.
Team Selection name text font updated.

As always, if something feels off or you run into a bug, come find us on Discord. Your reports directly shape what we fix next.

Thanks for playing, and enjoy the update! — Cafe Crew Simulator Dev Team

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