Necrobarista

In a back-alley cafe, the dead are granted one last night to mingle with the living. Necrobarista follows a dynamic and diverse cast of characters as they navigate Melbourne's hipstery coffee culture, the questionable ethics of necromancy, and the process of letting go.

Necrobarista is a visual novel, story rich and indie game developed by Route 59 and published by Route 59, Coconut Island Games and PLAYISM.
Released on July 22nd 2020 is available only on Windows in 14 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Dutch, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese and Turkish.

It has received 1,250 reviews of which 1,045 were positive and 205 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.0 out of 10. 😊

The game is currently priced at 4.19€ on Steam and has a 75% discount.

The Steam community has classified Necrobarista into these genres:

Visual Novel Story Rich Indie Female Protagonist Supernatural Anime Atmospheric Beautiful 3D Stylized Great Soundtrack Cute Casual Exploration Comedy Drama First-Person Singleplayer Episodic

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Requirements

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Windows

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS *: Windows 7 or Newer
Processor: 2.5+ GHz Quad core
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 660 or better, ATI 7950 or better
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 3 GB available space

Reviews

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Sept. 2024

slightly hit and miss in places and a myriad of typos, but repeatedly poignant where it matters. the authors care a great deal about people, and in particular about humans as humans. it writes very lovingly about peoples flaws and knows how to translate the nuanced mask of comedy and honesty into a dialogue format. i was in particular enamoured with the fisherman memory and the ending of the main story. the trope of passing on is handled well. sometimes tries to come across as a bit too profound where it's not, other times tries to use humour as a mask for the ability to just say things it knows are not profound but that it believes anyway, but who cares. the side stories (note: i don't mean the memories with this) did not do much for me.; one of them kind of felt like one big self-insert, which i guess is fine? i don't know, strikes a bad chord with me whenever i sense it. it's really short and it's well-made, maybe a little lacking on creativity and new things, but definitely well-worth your time if you're into this kinda juju. or was it mojo? very tiring to imagine everyone speaking with an australian accent all the time

April 2024

Original, genuinely well-written, interestingly structured game. It's a 3D visual novel with an associated collection of short stories which you unlock as you progress through the main story. The characters are vibrant, and the dialogue artfully mixes verisimilitude with an unconventional supernatural setting. The intentionally low-poly character models are expressive in a way I don't often see, and the soundtrack is great. The main story is good, but there were times when it felt aimless or a little hollow. In general, I like stories that don't spell things out unnecessarily, but this one leans maybe too heavily on characters cryptically discussing something the player does not fully understand as a way to create suspense. But, again, it's well-written overall, and there's a lot of engaging side-content. PSA: if long meditations on death and mortality make you sad, anxious, or uncomfortable, maybe give this one a miss.

Jan. 2024

i didn't expect to cry :,( i recommend buying even at full price! its a good story and u can tell they're a team of small creators who put their heart into making a game

Jan. 2024

It made me think, it made me cry, it made me laugh. I really love these characters, especially Maddy (and not just 'cause she's transition goals), and I feel like the story here really had good nuance to help flesh them out. Love it

Jan. 2024

as a Certified Melbourne Hipster Fuckwit™️ who is also a fan of necromancy/the undead, i'm glad this game exists! especially since it's written from an asian-australian perspective and talks a bit about asian-austalian history too. i've finished the main story, i haven't touched on the side stories just yet. it's very much a linear visual novel - more of a film with some interactive parts, there's barely any gameplay but i'm fine with that. i've seen the dev talks and press, already knowing what to expect. the art style is nice too, with unique character designs. the set definitely feels like an upscaled, fantasy exaggeration of a melbourne cafe, which you don't get to see a lot in fiction. i really do like the direction this game was going for. however...i do feel like the writing was a bit clunky. there were great ideas, and interesting worldbuilding, but something didn't really feel right about how it was executed. there were some emotional/dramatic points of the story that felt a bit...sudden? like i was missing the buildup to it somewhere. and characters would have a serious moment together, suddenly interrupted by comic relief. i'm sure the world building gets touched on with the side stories, but believe a main story should have enough context to hold up on its own, without relying on side stories. not a dealbraker to me, especially seeing as this came from a small and new studio. and i'm desperate to see works with genuine australian culture. it's just something to note. overall, i recommend this if you're interested in melbourne hipster culture, gorgeous visuals and all that, as well as a fairly neat story. if not, i think the flaws outweigh the cons. either way, i'm hoping to see more cool stuff from this local studio!

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-75% 16.79€ 4.19€

8.0

1,045

205

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Developer

Route 59

Publisher

Route 59, Coconut Island Games, PLAYISM

Release 22 Jul 2020

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