Calico

This wasn't a game for me, unfortunately.
There's a lot of weird bugs I run into, like holding the animals, my hands go behind my body, or when I'm running up a hill, it will randomly freeze or force-jump me.

Practically the entire map can be unlocked in a short amount of time and I feel like you can complete everything in under a few hours.

Is it cute, though? Yes!
Did I like picking the animals up and jiggling them around? Absolutely!

I'm giving this a thumbs up based on the fact that I really enjoyed the game, despite its many flaws and low effort gameplay.

The main flaw being that every npc only has 2 quests and that's it. That's the whole gameplay, and most of those quests are lazy as fuck. The weird thing is that each time you go to speak to an npc after you've finished the 2 quests, you still have the option to ask if they "need something" (this activated the quests). Also, when you enter the last unlockable area, you already get a credits scene, even though you have to do at least 2 more quests from the npc that resides in that area. I thought this was weird as fuck, considering that I had only played the game for an hour or two and hadn't even explored the new area yet and already got the credits scene (I finished the whole game with achievements just under 9 hours in a relaxed pace). The game does however feel unfinished, even though I almost put 9 hours into it, it feels like I only played a demo because of the lazy gameplay. What also bothered me is that you have a lot of recipes, but you can only put a few on display to sell in your café. At first I thought I had to get another display to put in more, but it's just the same amount either way.

What I did really love about the game was the many many customization options for your character and the furniture in your café. The only thing in this aspect that bothered me was that you couldn't customize the already present furniture in your kitchen. This stays bright pink no matter what, which really ruins the spooky vibe I created in the other areas of the café. I also really liked the many different animals (especially the capybara's, those were a nice surprise) and the fun potions you can use on yourself and the animals. What I liked most about the game is the cooking minigames, I really loved all of those (except for the pool inspired one, that one sucked ass), it's such a fun and unique concept.

I played the game with a PS5 controller and didn't have any trouble with the controls. However, I did struggle with the controls to fly on your broom.

I recommend buying the game when it's on sale, because of the lazy gameplay, but it does have a decent amount of time you can put into it.

Cute and fun game to play when you just want a calm gameplay

this is everything. its critters. its a cat cafe. everyone is so nice. just buy it already!

A very cute and cozy game perfect for laid back game nights!

I had fun and felt safe and comfy playing this game. I especially love how customizable everything in the cafe is, and how many different animals you can invite as pets to stay at your cafe. However, there are some bugs which can get frustrating overtime, like the walking animation when you go up on steeper surfaces becomes quite laggy.

Cute game. I absolutely adore the style of this game, its so cute and charming. Buying things for my shop and decorating that was nice. The animals are so varied and cute.

The quest lines that were in it thought weren't too bad, not great but not bad.
That being said I did feel the game was short with not a whole lot of content in it overall.

I'd still recommend it though as the charm of the game is really the big draw.

This game is pretty cute and fun. I like the art style for the most part and I like the diverse cast too. I liked exploring and finding animals for my cafe and helping the townsfolk. I kind of wish there was more to the game though. Every NPC only have a few quests and after that they don't really do anything. And some areas of the map are really really empty. I just wish there was more. For what it is though this game is adorable and I am glad I played it. Was fun to play on my steam deck while winding down for bed.

very cutesy

If you are looking for an adorable game with character customizations, room decorating, or cute animals that would make any girl's inner child scream with joy, this small game with a whimsical storyline is for you. I finished the game in a few days and loved it so much it is on my list to play again when I am needing some cuteness comfort. Highly recommend checking out all the cute potions you can buy and trying them out ;)

I adore this game! I got it to play and record a video PURELY because I saw in the store page you could wiggle the cats. I was like I NEED THIS GAME! I expected a few minutes to an hour of silly fun, what I got was an adorable amazing game I got addicted to for several days till I finished it and now it's over I am sad. I want MORE so bad. I BEG for a sequel or DLC despite it being years later! I LOVE this game! So fun, so cute, so silly, so weird in a wonderful way. SO MUCH FUN! I was only sad there were no penguins or parrots and the city and coast felt a bit empty and lack luster compared to the beauty of the other areas. All the cats and other animals and exploring and meeting them all was the best. Doing the little quests was so fun I wish there were so many more because I am just sad the game is over now. 9/10, hands down, amazing game!

Super cozy , love it

It makes me really sad to review this game negatively, but as much as I really did enjoy this game, I can't recommend it in good conscience. The price isn't too bad considering the playtime, but based on the fact that this is a four year old game with so many bugs, I wouldn't recommend buying this unless it were on sale.

Also once you have completed all the quests it's really hard to make money, since only two or three customers come to your shop in a day. Despite this fact, aside from the cooking minigames there's not a lot you can do without money. I can't buy any more furniture, clothes, or recipes, and I can't customize my cafe/character, or cook to kill time waiting for the next person to give me money because the clock stops while i'm doing so.

Super duper fun while it lasted, despite the bugs, and then plunged off a steep cliff. If it took less time to make money I could have played this for many many more hours.

wow it's so good for the chump change it asks!! And it has great character customization!

so cute, love love

not enough twinks

meow

This game looked cute, and the thought of managing a cat cafe sounded fun. Seemed like a casual, fun game.

However, it is very lacking and a disappointment. Cuteness is all it has going for it, and then nothing else. There is not any substance to the game. Really, all this game is a animal collector pretending to have a story and cafe management.

You're not even managing the cafe all that much. The mayor mentions that you'd have to build it up but there's not really anything to build, if anything it's in weirdly fantastic shape with the way it's implied it's been shut down for a few years. Sure, you have to run around and purchase or otherwise be given different recipes, and sometimes you have to remake them when they go stale, but otherwise nothing really matters. As others have said, the baking minigame is really just annoying and kind of grating after the first few times, and I had a controller so it was an easier time, but truly, there is like no way to get a gold star on any of these given the platforming mechanics and the elevator are just too slow. Once you meet someone, they just show up to your cafe whether you're there or not, purchasing something and then leaving after a set amount of time. No budgeting to purchase ingredients, you're not able to upgrade anything about the cafe, you're stuck with 6 display items no matter how many cases you purchase. You're not even doing much of anything with the furniture or animals because there's only two quests where someone even adopts an animal and I've honestly just grabbed both from outside and handed it to them. Really, all money does is allows you to purchase cosmetics and the few recipes you don't get doing any of the fetch quests. Honestly, if this wasn't advertised as a cafe management type game it would probably be less disappointing.

I was surprised to finish the main "story" under 5 hours, and I wasn't even really rushing at all to do it. The story is really just "oh no, all these areas are blocked off, go clear them by doing endless fetch quests and talking to people" which, like. ok. This isn't really all that fun, all things considered. Lots of wasted opportunity for little minigames for quests, especially for the magic ones, but the characters just talk at you. The characters are cute. There sure is a faint whiff of worldbuilding here, and it's... eh?, the best way I can describe it. "Teehee, everything is magic" like i guess so. Kinda wish there was a bit more. Or even much actual choices besides starting furniture, dance moves, and whether or not to invest in different cat businesses, which honestly seems pointless not to since you just are drowning in money the entire time. Like, what was up with those city cats anyway? We'll never know, just city cats are bipedal and only like 6 of them speak human, but only once.

The extra time on my playthrough was me attempting to get all the achievements and then immediately realized the tedium of trying to find and pick up all the animals in the game, so I settled for recipes and quests and then quitting. It is truly a very empty game.

This is also just a general annoyance and nitpicky, but while it is nice to have the character be fat (oh sorry, "fluffy" - calling it this makes it slightly more annoying imo, but sure, whatever, it's there at least) there is no way to just not have an hourglass figure. Like if you wanted to have a girl main character just do that. The facial hair options are kinda nice but you're out of luck if you wanted to not have visible curves, and also they just look bizarre at certain max slider ranges. Customizing colors is also a pain on the controller, and there's not really a way to save any colors (or if there is it's hidden or so obtuse my brain forgot it on purpose). The gradients just don't look very good after lots of fiddling, tho that's probably on me for trying to do gradients so much. They only really work on the long tails and your shirts.

I got this on sale for very cheap, but honestly I don't think it was really worth it for me personally. If you want to kill five-ish hours or are more motivated than me to 100% the animal collection, then go for it, but I wouldn't pay full price for this. I would listen to the people complaining about the cooking minigames in this animal showcase being an utter nightmare on keyboard and mouse, because controller was only marginally better. Really what killed this was the advertisement as a cafe management sim for me. I'm a fan of restaurant sims and this was really a collect animals and do fetch quests simulator, which is not anywhere close to being the same. The customization was merely ok to a little annoying to navigate on the controller.

best time spent on cuteness and silliness

i like cars

I FRICKING LOVE THIS GAME WHY DID THE QUESTS HAVE TO END I WANNA LIVE IN THIS GAME :((((

yes love meows

I was kinda iffy about this game at first but after a few hours of gameplay I’m utterly addicted!!! Definitely recommend!! 10/10!!

This game is so adorable and so inclusive and so chill. I love it so much, i would however love it MORE if there were new quests or a new area to explore. Or maybe mini-games in the arcade would be possible?

Very cute! A fun game with no serious commitments.

So cute!

i love my pet crow very nice yes he just runs around in my cafe

very fun, but doesn't feel complete and is more run-around-and-do-tasks-for-your-neighbors sim rather than cat-cafe-manager sim. this game is carried by its lovely character designs and it was a lot of fun while i was playing, but the actual cat cafe felt like an afterthought. the game feels like a demo, and i would not recommend buying it at full price. also, there is some sort of bug where the game doesn't register animals that you've met. for example, i have the fox from snowbell mountains at my cafe but the game says I've never met him so I cannot complete the achievement

stan estelle tho

This game is like a fever dream made by children

I feel like this game is a niche game. it isnt for everyone but i love cats and cute things so i like this game. i like thats its very quest forward and has lots of customization options. yes the controls are wonky and there are glitches but honestly it doesnt bother me that much especially for the low price of this game.

ADORABLE

I really wanted to like this game. but even with a controller this game felt clunky to me. It was hard to decorate and even though it was really cute with great music, this game personally just wasn't for me.

lovely game, very relaxing, beautiful soundtrack and making the food is always so fun

I wasn't the biggest fan of this game, but the art style is cute and it's charming. I do recommend it for other players - there's no bugs or anything, it just wasn't my cup of tea (pun intended). Very good if you want to run a cat cafe, it was just a little overwhelming for me with all of the things to do. Pick it up on sale if you want to play but you're not sure if you'll like it!

perfect game for me, i feel empty now that I finished all the achievements,..,., I do wish there were more quests to do as I finished everything in 13 hours. very cute, very cozy, 10/10

super cute if you are looking for a simple cozy game with a story line and no farming. you can also pet cats/animals, collect items/animals, change your look, and decorate your cafe. i wish you could hug the cats instead of shake them about but i did unexpectedly really like putting them on my head.

Just not a very good or fun game to play. I remember trying this game a while ago when it first came out, and wasn't very impressed, but recently decided to give it another go after i saw an update had come out since then. it's,,, somehow worse. Just uncomfortable to play with the graphics, controls, feel- i mean, the camera clips through the world in the opening cutscene. Doesn't feel like a lot of love was put in this.