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My Little Cafe Nightmare
Developer SethMadDev
Brew otherworldly coffee for ghostly patrons in a dark, cozy first-person café. Upgrade your shop, manage supplies, and turn a haunted café into a sanctuary amidst nightmares. From the Steam store page
324 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy) · newest Nov 4, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
91
LovedLoved
180 positive · 18 negative
95% range 86–94%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 180 | 18 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 18 | 2 | 105 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 1 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
184 of 202 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
91% recommend · 168 yes, 17 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 185 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (231 of 251 positive).
Players love the unique spooky-cozy aesthetic and Tim Burton-inspired art style. [1][2][3] Many find the gameplay loop addictive and well-paced, balancing relaxation with challenge. [4][5][6] Some reviewers note issues with controls, visibility, and lack of tutorials. [7][8]
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I'd been looking forward to the full release of this game for a while and I so desperately want to love it, but I just don't find it fun at all. 1. It doesn't feel cozy at all. During the shift, you barely have a second to catch a breath and getting a 5-star rating on service time feels impossible. I serve and check every customer out in under 8 seconds and I'm still stuck at 4.5. It's stressful until you can afford …
- [1]
A Cozy Game with an Edge My Little Cafe Nightmare is one of the more unique cozy game experiences / soft-simulation games out there. The Tim Burton inspired "cutesy horror" ghost town, visually pleasing and charismatic character designs and solid sound design that is even functionally integrated into the gameplay already makes for an excellent base, but there is more to this title than one would think! Gameplay Loop …
- [4]
(Edit 2) Been pretty addicted. I haven't reached automation (if it was even added) BUT Cozy mode is where it's AT!! Loving diving into decorating and moving around my counters and furniture to make my shop unique. Very much enjoying the tempo during the shift too. It's manageable and forgiving, and I'm getting that chill vibe I love so much. Safe to say, I think this game finally can make the two types of players …
- [12]
Its so cute! But there is no tutorials for new machines. It gives no hints on how to use the machines even with the "show hints" turned on. Why is there no option to hire help? You get bombarded with larger cups (more work and extra appliances you need) before youre even ready to move on from the first set. It auto unlocks and adds it to the menu 🙃 For why? Its "my shop" that should be something I can control. It …
- [6]
I'm about 11 hours in and over 20 days in game and I am genuinely obsessed with this game. It's not perfect, but it offers things I rarely if ever see in other games in the genre. Little things, such as the ability to place furniture essentially anywhere I want, even allowing me to place shelves attached to the ceiling, are such subtle QOL features but they are immensely appreciated. Same with object placement on …
Summarised from 34 of the 296 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 13, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
91% of the 185 Steam reviewers we collected recommend My Little Cafe Nightmare. The complaint that keeps coming up: controls can be imprecise and frustrating. Deal-breaker or nitpick?
Reactions
60 of 324 · most liked firstFound a copy of My Little Cafe Nightmare in my inbox and as usual I gotta decline because I'm too overwhelmed atm, but looks neat and has a demo, maybe go try the demo out?
positive · AI labelView post →☁️Schedule June 8th - June 14th☁️ ✨Mon- My Little Cafe Nightmare 👻 ☁️Tues- CrashOut Crew w/ @chunksofplum.bsky.social @admrrlblue.vtubers.social and @asahearts.bsky.social ✨Wed- Fortnite NEW SEASON YIPPEE 🔫 ☁️ Thurs- Twilight Princess 👑 ~ twitch.tv/doridreamweaver #DoriDoodles
neutral · AI labelView post →I absolutely love playing this game!! Awesome game, SethMadDev! Maybe next you can make a spooky bakery and library with this esthetic 🥰🥰🥰🥰
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A Cozy Game with an Edge My Little Cafe Nightmare is one of the more unique cozy game experiences / soft-simulation games out there. The Tim Burton inspired "cutesy horror" ghost town, visually pleasing and charismatic character designs and solid sound design that is even functionally integrated into the gameplay already makes for an excellent base, but there is more to this title than one would think! Gameplay Loop The base concept of the game is very easy to get into and understand.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →2 bundled 2 serious, I'm excited to announce the second bundle for Dungeon Bodega Simulator is with My Little Cafe Nightmare from @ivyjuice.games! It has great gothic coffeehouse vibes, and you can get both games for 10% off before they launch 1.0 next week! store.steampowered.com/bundle/77174...
neutral · AI labelView post →🎃Gamescom 2026, we are coming! 🎃 ☕ So happy that > My Little Cafe Nightmare < is part of the @indiearenabooth.de this year! ☕ If you are up for some spooky coffee sim and goodies you should visit our booth! 👻 #indiegame #gamedev #IndieArenaBooth #gamescom2026
neutral · AI labelView post →Wouldn't recommend FOR NOW. By no means am I saying this game is downright bad. I'm just giving an honest review of my thoughts and feelings. LIKED: The aesthetic is fun. Bones everywhere for the furniture is a cool look. I LOVE that you get to name your beverages and such on the chalkboard. The Twitch integration idea has a lot of promise. Especially for much bigger streamers than me. I really think that feature in the environment you've created is really going to put this game on the map.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i want to love it, i think it's so interesting and right up my alley, but it's kind of annoying to play. if you try to pick up or place something, you pick up the wrong thing or it places in the wrong spot. i am pretty sensitive to motion, and this game is one of those that unfortunately makes me feel ill. also, there's not enough contrast in the game. even turning up the brightness doesn't help much with this issue. it's vert y dark in a way that is impeding to me; i know it is partly the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →My Little Cafe Nightmare does not have a fishing minigame :(( #mylittlecafenightmare #indiegame #gaming #videogames #fishing #fishingminigame
negative · AI labelView post →I'd been looking forward to the full release of this game for a while and I so desperately want to love it, but I just don't find it fun at all. 1. It doesn't feel cozy at all. During the shift, you barely have a second to catch a breath and getting a 5-star rating on service time feels impossible. I serve and check every customer out in under 8 seconds and I'm still stuck at 4.5. It's stressful until you can afford a dishwasher and even then it doesn't improve the flow much. 2. The controls…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Congratulations to @ivyjuice.games for their launch of My Little Cafe Nightmare 1.0! With their launch discount you can snag their game for even cheaper using the bundle if you have DBS! store.steampowered.com/bundle/77174...
neutral · AI labelView post →Best way to skip the tutorial -> Just sell the guide itself for extra cash! 👻👻 Btw, if you like horror vibes and cozy shop simulation, you can wishlist: > My Little Cafe Nightmare < on Steam 👀 #indiegame #indiegamedev #screenshotsaturday #cozy #horror
neutral · AI labelView post →☕Attention please! ✨My Little Cafe Nightmare will be in the #MidwinterSpirits Steam festival from today December 1st till December 8th. A new Content Patch will go live today as well! 👻 Check it out all the amazing games in this festival by @ivyjuice.games ! ✨🎃 #Indiegames #gamedev #CozyGames
neutral · AI labelView post →☕️ DEMO OUT NOW ☕️ Im excited to announce that Im collaborating with @ivyjuice.games to bring you-> My Little Cafe Nightmare - A dark but cozy first-person café sim. ▶️PLAY THE DEMO NOW!!: store.steampowered.com/app/3960880/... #indiedev #indiegamedev #horror #cozy
neutral · AI labelView post →PLEASE MAKE IT MULTIPLAYER! I love this game, but its so hard keeping up with everything, and it would be so fun with my partner making a shop together!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Today is the day I'm fully releasing my game - coming out of Early Access: 👻 My Little Cafe Nightmare 🎃 🌙17:00 (CET) Don't miss out 💀 : store.steampowered.com/app/3726250/... #indiegamedev #indiegame
neutral · AI labelView post →I thought this would be a cute little café game. Then I was sweeping floors between dead souls, serving coffee like nothing was wrong, and slowly realizing the place is not really waiting for customers anymore. My Little Café Nightmare has that strange cozy-but-wrong feeling I like a lot. We do normal café things - clean, brew, serve whoever comes in — but everything around it feels like the world already ended... but nobody told the espresso machine. And I'm questioning myself: Why does…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a negative review simply to warn Ultrawide users not to buy. If the game were to "not support" ultrawide like some others games by putting black bars on the side, then the game would at least still be playable. This game instead overlays object descriptions OVER the talking window which makes the game unplayable. I am told by a very helpful and prompt dev that a work around might be achieved by editing a text file in the game directory. Not only did this not help, but it…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →⭐ My Little Cafe Nightmare is AVAILABLE NOW 📷 Version 1.0 features: Steam Achievements, New Anomalies, New Decorations & More! Inherit a haunted café... 🔨 Restore and customise how you like ☕ Brew coffees for ghosts 🦇 Keep it running! store.steampowered.com/app/3726250/
neutral · AI labelView post →🖥️Weekly Schedule⚡️ IT'S MY VTUBER BIRTHDAY WEEK! I WANT TO CELEBRATE WITH EVERYONE! Mon: My Little Cafe Nightmare 👻 Tues: Stream Racer w/ Chat 🚗 Thurs: VTuber Birthday Celebration (Viewer Submissions) 🎉 Fri: Ring Fit Adventure w/ Face Cam 🦾 #vtuber | #NOGLIVE | #smallstreamer
neutral · AI labelView post →cute game, a little buggy, despite the no reccomendation i was enjoying it. reason for not reccomending is after 15 hrs, upgrading and making my cafe nice and successful game froze during saving making me have to exit out, upon reopening the game, all save data was erased meaning i had to start a new game. buyer beware, all saved data can be erased at any time giving you the option to start a new game or to say screw it and uninstall.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I found another creepy-cozy game! It's "My Little Cafe Nightmare" by @sethmaddev.bsky.social . You run a spooky cafe, making coffee for ghosts! Here's the demo link: shorturl.at/09B7e #gamedev #indiegames #creepycozy #cozygames
positive · AI labelView post →Today, we were part of the german Indieshowcase! Still thrilled and thankfull for beeing a part of it this year <3 Here is the Official Anouncement Trailer for: My Little Cafe Nightmare A small coffee shop sim inside a nightmarish world #indiegame #indieshowcase www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fx0s...
neutral · AI labelView post →This game is cute and fun, but needs some major work done on it to make it worth buying. Moving items around can be a major pain and can cause glitches. The game is cozy... but to a point where it starts getting boring pretty quickly. The game only goes to level 13 so there isn't as much content as you would hope and at that point there's no real incentive or challenge to do anything more. It was a decently fun 10 hours worth of play, but I doubt I'll pick it back up again unless there's more…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is sooo cute! Great atmosphere of spooky and cozy. Simulator games can feel a little overwhelming to me sometimes, but I never felt that with this game. It is fast paced (for me anyway) but I never got the feeling like I couldn't handle it. I think I got a little addicted, telling myself "just one more day" and then playing 10 more days in game xD I love running my little ghost coffee shop and I can't wait to see future updates!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Spooky cute Cafe Sim that you manage in the Afterlife. There's plenty of customization options to make the cafe truly yours. I like that the Developer is listening to the Community & working hard to roll out fixes when bugs are submitted. If you love this cozy genre then you've got to give this one a try
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Was sick for over a week but now back to it on #Twitch! Yesterday: #mylittlecafenightmare by @sethmaddev.bsky.social . SO DELIGHTFUL (and the #twitchintegration is really cute)! I've been encouraging other streamers to give it a try. store.steampowered.com/app/3726250/... #indiegames #spooky
positive · AI labelView post →hi I'm live now with more solarpunk (we have a house... that I may not tear down and rebuild. this time. We'll see.) If I tear myself away or the braincell drifts, we have Rivals update, Tales of Seikyu, and My Little Cafe Nightmare to choose from <3 twitch.tv/RascallyGrampy
neutral · AI labelView post →Welcome to Scarebucks! Play as a Boo-rista serving up drinks to all manner of spooky customers whilst building up your run down, neglected coffee shop into something quite spooktacular 👻 This game has me obsessed. It starts simple enough with one type of coffee bean (mild) that you can serve hot or cold. Overtime, you'll unlock other flavours of beans, milk etc and eventually a machine that lets you blend different flavours of bean together. The more expensive the bean and the more…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I am very picky with the games I play and I've been obsessed with this since I played the demo. It was so good I bought the game and I've been enjoying every minute. I love the art style, the concept, and I'm a terrible barista who can't remember what ghosts order but it's ok cause they remind you when you click on them. This game is for people who enjoy repetition with purpose and the paranormal and weird.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →(Edit 2) Been pretty addicted. I haven't reached automation (if it was even added) BUT Cozy mode is where it's AT!! Loving diving into decorating and moving around my counters and furniture to make my shop unique. Very much enjoying the tempo during the shift too. It's manageable and forgiving, and I'm getting that chill vibe I love so much. Safe to say, I think this game finally can make the two types of players happy: The chill cozy players and the fast paced challenge loving ones. This game…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →What a crazy week!! My Little Cafe Nightmare finally came out in Early Access! We are overwhelmed with so much positive feedback, it's insane! Despite many issues, we keep working hard to get them fixed and running smoothly asap! 💜 Thank you so much! 💜 #indiegamedev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday
neutral · AI labelView post →Only 2 Days left until My Little Cafe Nightmare - Early Access!! My brain is completely done already xD Steam Next Fest was incredible and still haven't processed the huge amounts of awesome Feedback! >_> What a week already! ☕ #indiegamedev #indiedev
neutral · AI labelView post →Halloween is around the corner! 👀 🎃🎃🎃 Made a new Lamp for My Little Cafe Nightmare 👻 #indiedev #indiegamedev #horror #cozy
neutral · AI labelView post →☕️ DEMO OUT NOW ☕️ We are excited to announce that we are collaborating with @sethmaddev.bsky.social to bring you... My Little Cafe Nightmare - A dark but cozy first-person café sim. ▶️PLAY THE DEMO NOW: store.steampowered.com/app/3960880/...
neutral · AI labelView post →Don't get this if you want to play on controller. For now. The controls and are not typical and purchasing items in the shop is my little nightmare. The dev could absolutely fix these issues though. This game works well on steam deck aside from the shop interface issues. If they get fixed I will change my review and suggest you get it. If you do not mind having to close the shop a lot due to the controller losing focus, get the game. It’s definitely fun and will absolutely be great after an…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is so fun! It combines my two greatest interests: coffee and ghosts. My only complaint is that you can only receive shipments during business hours, which makes decorating the shop a pain because you need to play one full shift before you're able to place anything. Would love an update with more furniture (like couches!). But for the price and what it offers right now, I think this game is totally worth it!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hi I'm live neow with some My Little Cafe Nightmare... and honestly who knows what else y'all know my braincell. you should come hang out anyway and DONATE to the Autistic Self Advocacy Network @autisticadvocacy.org here: tilt.fyi/2lIJh9FOYV www.twitch.tv/TheRealRascallyGrandpa
neutral · AI labelView post →Ah I love this this concept so much, but I also am heavily biased towards anything with ghosts or cute/spooky aesthetics. I haven't played many simulator type games, but I've watched a couple and the gameplay loop is similar. I hope that this game doesn't fall too much into that loop and becomes a gimmicky purchase for streamers to be on for a couple of weeks and then never touch again. (supermarket simulator/cooking simulator/etc.) I played this game for 14 hours straight in a weekend. I…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Cafe Cafe is now in a #Steam bundle with @ivyjuice.games 's My Little Cafe Nightmare! 🎉 Serve snacks to cute birds by day and brew cursed coffee for ghosts by night! 🐦👻 Thank you so much Ivy Juice for teaming up with our humble game! 💖 store.steampowered.com/bundle/61611... #indiegame #cozygame
neutral · AI labelView post →It's been a bit quit lately I know, but it is finally here! >.> ☕ My Little Cafe Nightmare just received a new huge patch full of fixes and changes such a reworked gamepad support and many quality of life improvements! 🎃 Full Patch here: store.steampowered.com/news/app/372... #indiegamedev
neutral · AI labelView post →Is it that time again? Christmas is coming but before that, a new and last Content Patch arrived for - My Little Cafe Nightmare -this year! 👻 A lot of new Stations have been added, including a Selfservicepoint! 🎃 Also new cozy decorations and hats! 🎅 #ScreenshotSaturday #indiegamedev #indiegame
neutral · AI labelView post →THEY KEEP STEALING MY CUPS!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's been a wild few weeks now! Lot's of important fixes and changes. 🤯 Tomorrow, finally I some new Content with a few more handy and decorative objects and many changes & fixes will come to My Little Cafe Nightmare! 👻 ☕👻 Stay tuned for more! #indiegamedev #indiegame
neutral · AI labelView post →Ready to make some spooky coffee in our dark & cozy cafe sim My Little Cafe Nightmare? #ScreenshotSaturday
neutral · AI labelView post →Ready to brew some coffee in My Little Cafe Nightmare on Thursday? #simulator #cafemanagement store.steampowered.com/app/3726250/...
neutral · AI labelView post →For anyone who is wondering what im doing 👀 Im still working on some core mechanics for the upcoming release of My Little Cafe Nightmare 👀 ☕👻☕ Any guesses what this is going to be? (: #indiegamedev #cozy #horror #screenshotsunday
neutral · AI labelView post →For those who might have missed out ^^ 🎉We just lunched our steam page for our new game🎉 👻My Little Cafe Nightmare👻 The game is all about running a coffee shop in dark world where monsters and creatures of the night are your customers! :3 store.steampowered.com/app/3726250/... #indiegamedev
neutral · AI labelView post →📡 NOW SIMULATING...My Little Cafe Nightmare! ☕ Look. It's me, this game is a simulator where I make coffee in a spooky themed cafe for wizards and ghosts and stuff. I have to. Also there's Twitch integration so you can hound me for coffee! twitch.tv/etherealpunk #pngtuber #vsky #smallstreamer
positive · AI labelView post →Considering this isn't an early access game and this is the 1.0 release I just can't recommend it in it's current state, there are so many bugs that persist or that you have to restart the game to fix, not polished at all, the game starts to feel like a real grind eventually and you're battling to try and earn money, it feels like a chore 5-7 hours in. UPDATE (11 hours in): Still tons of issues even with the patches released (as of 12/06), booted up the game today and already faced issues,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not playable in it's current state. You won't get through one day without the entire engine glitching out. Will be a cute idea once they fix it, but can't recommend a game that doesn't work.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →this game seems so cute and i love the concept but it makes me so stupidly motion sick i cant even play for 5 minutes at a time
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →⚫️STREAM IS OVER⚡️ We brewed a lot of coffee for chatters tonight! My Little Cafe Nightmare was a super fun experience! I wish i got to unlock more stuff while playing! Thank you Audventures for the raid! 🧡 We sent love over to @onisenkaiju.bsky.social! #vtuber #smallstreamer
positive · AI labelView post →🌸Live on Twitch🌸 Playing a new game today! Very kindly given a key to play (and to give away 👀) My Little Cafe Nightmare while we raise money for St. Jude! 🥰 twitch.tv/BeccaBeckery #ad @sethmaddev.bsky.social @ivyjuice.games
positive · AI labelView post →#WishlistWednesday In My Little Cafe Nightmare, you inherit a haunted café... 🔨 Restore and customise how you like ☕ Brew coffees for ghosts 🦇 Keep it running despite anomalies ☕ Releases June 2nd, 2026 store.steampowered.com/app/3726250/...
neutral · AI labelView post →🗓️SCHEDULE WEEK OF 3/23-3/29🗓️ Trying out a new cafe sim game from the Steam Spring Sale!! My Little Cafe Nightmare looks like it was made for me! Hope to see you in the Castle this week and perhaps as a patron of my new business! 🥀🖤
positive · AI labelView post →It's #WishlistWednesday With the latest update @sethmaddev.bsky.social introduced a color palette to color objects in you cafe. Check out our dark & cozy cafe sim My Little Cafe Nightmare on Steam! 🥰 👻 Wishlist now: store.steampowered.com/app/3726250/...
neutral · AI labelView post →I played the demo and was really looking forward to the early access release, and I can honestly say it hasn’t disappointed! This is such a fun game to relax, unwind, and chill with at the end of the day. The shop customisation is great, being able to expand the floor plan, move around counters, shelves, tables, and seating is super satisfying. I’ll admit, I’ve probably spent way too much time rearranging everything and adding cool decorations. I also love the anomalies and disturbances that…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Next streams! Thu 7pm CET / Gaming / Inferis: Dead Below Fri, 7pm CET / Gaming / My Little Cafe Nightmare Sat, 7pm CET / iRacing / NEC / Nicole & @fmholland.bsky.social Sun, 4pm CET / iRacing / Random Officials / @slowpoke-racing.bsky.social and whoever wanna join m.twitch.tv/flyracedream_
neutral · AI labelView post →The game is very cute and I enjoy the atmosphere, but if you struggle with motion sickness it is unplayable unfortunately. I have adjusted the field of view settings and the movement speed multiple times but nothing seems to help :(
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