🙀 7 Days until the Cat Cafe Manager 2 Kickstarter!
Hello everyone! There are 7 DAYS LEFT until our KICKSTARTER campaign goes live!! We are super excited and have a couple of little surprises to show you during the launch!
We also received the “PROJECTS WE LOVE” badge from Kickstarter, which is pretty exciting! 😻 Please remember that the first 24 hours of the campaign are the most important ones, so if you can, set yourself a reminder to be one of the first people to support!
As a thank you for supporting early, we'll offer an EARLY BIRD reward tier with a discount, which will only be available for the first 24 to 48 hours. The EARLY BIRD reward will include a copy of the game and a special in-game cat (exclusive to Kickstarter backers).
We'll also be streaming when the campaign launches, over on our Twitch page. We'll do a Q&A about the new game, play some Cat Cafe 1, and hang out!
Let's check out some of the rewards
Here’s a sneak peek into some of the basic reward tiers that will be available. We'll reveal some of the more special high tier ones next week! COPY CAT - €20 Get a Steam copy of the game.
COOL CAT - €25 Get a Steam copy of the game and an exclusive in-game cat.
BETA CAT - €55 Get access to an in-development beta build, as well as other digital rewards! Also includes a Steam copy of the game and an exclusive in-game cat.
You will also be able to use Kickstarter's 'add-on' system to get yourself a discount copy of Cat Cafe Manager 1, extra copies of Cat Cafe Manager 2, or to get your Cat Cafe Manager 2 key for Nintendo Switch!
We will reveal more details about all the available rewards, add-ons and reward tiers, the duration of the campaign and development roadmap next week!
THANK YOU!!
Last week, the Wholesome Games Steam Celebration ended and we can’t believe it: we collected over 23,000 wishlists during the event. That is A LOT! Thanks so much everyone!! We are beyond delighted at the response 😻
Aaaand on Kickstarter we have already reached 1750 followers! We are currently running a giveaway on Twitter and Discord. If we reach 2000 followers by Sept. 4, we will gift a package of stickers to 5 people who retweeted this post and to 5 people who reacted on Discord to our giveaway message!
Let’s go! We will be back in just a few more days with more details about the Kickstarter, as well as some news about your favorite blue-haired musician…
In the meantime, come chat to us and let us know your questions and feedback on Discord, Reddit, andTwitter!
Thanks so much for reading! - Rick (from Roost Games)
✨Trailer & Steam Page Reveal!✨ of Cat Cafe Manager 2
Hi again everyone! 😺 As part of the Wholesome Games Celebration... we are premiering the ✨Reveal Trailer for Cat Cafe Manager 2✨!
Come watch the trailer on the game's brand new Steam page! It's got a bunch of info & screenshots. I hope you take a look!
While you're there, we'd hugely appreciate it if you could wishlist the game! It helps us and the game an amazing amount. Thanks!
Kickstarter Launching September 4!
We have some other amazing news! The Kickstarter will launch in just a few weeks on ✨September 4✨
For Kickstarters, the most important time is the first 24 hours. So please follow the Kickstarter to get a heads up when it goes live. Even if you can't or don't feel comfortable backing in those first 24 hours, telling your friends is hugely helpful to us. Thanks a lot! 😸 And hey! We reached 1500 Followers! Amazing! 💖
Our friends also launched a Kickstarter!
Speaking of Kickstarters! Our friends from Springfox Games just launched their Kickstarter campaign for Nif Nif, a wholesome (and kids-friendly) take on the roguelike and deckbuilding genre where you:
🧽 clean your enemies instead of fighting them,
💖 meet cute characters that will help you on your journey,
🌳 explore and clean the forest of a mysterious mud.
Springfox Games made this game 6+ so that parents can play it with their children and introduce them to a strategic, non-addictive and non-violent game. For more info, visit their Kickstarter campaign. Thanks!
Let's wrap up
Thanks so much for reading! I really hope you enjoyed your first look at Cat Cafe Manager 2. More details about our own Kickstarter campaign, including rewards and development timeline, will be coming up in the next weeks leading up to the launch of the campaign on September 4. I hope you look forward to it!
Let us know what you think about the Reveal Trailer, Steam page and Kickstarter campaign on Discord, Twitter, Facebook or Instagram! Thanks for reading! - Rick (from Roost Games)
Cat Cafe Manager 2 : July Monthly Update
Hello everyone!
Here’s our monthly update!
Last month we announced that we are working on a sequel of our first game, called Cat Cafe Manager 2: Big City Bliss, and we are running a Kickstarter campaign in September! We reached 1000 followers in less than 3 weeks!! So exciting!! Thanks so much everyone!! 😱
Remember that Kickstarter works a bit like Steam: the more followers we can get before it launches, the better the algorithm likes us, the better chances we have of the campaign becoming a big success! So please give us a follow and let your friends know, if you haven’t done so yet! 😺
By the way, something important to keep in mind is that when the campaign goes live in September, in order to pledge and support us you must use a debit or credit card associated with Visa, Discover, JCB, MasterCard, UnionPay, or American Express. Kickstarter does not currently accept Maestro or Visa Electron cards, PayPal or Klarna. Please keep this in mind in case you don’t have a debit or credit card yet, so that you might be able to order one before the campaign goes live. Or maybe you can lend you one from a friend to help you out with their card! (That’s what I do). You can find more detail about payment options here. 🙏
Call Me, Maybe?
It was so exciting for everyone in the team to finally reveal what we’re working on and show the key art of our next game! How do you like it, and did you have a closer look at all the small details?
Especially keen-eyed viewers of the Cat Cafe Manager 2 art might notice your main character holding something... a smartphone! Gone are the days of having to walk over to your pay-phone every day. With this newfangled gadget, you can do all kinds of neat stuff!
Here's a sneak-peek image of an early design for the phone menu. Using your smartphone, you can access different kinds of menus or look up handy info. And what a cute accessory!
Please note: none of what's presented here is final, including the design, as well as the buttons that are present on the smartphone. Thanks for understanding.
Introducing The Cat Cafe Team!
Today I also wanted to present to you our team. We're currently working very hard on Cat Cafe Manager 2 and preparing the Kickstarter campaign, so that we will be able to show you the first images next month, stay tuned!
Rick first saw a cat cafe in 2013 during his exchange study in Kyoto and couldn't help but think "heck, this might make for a good game!". 7 years and 3 released games later (look for Abbey Games) he started Roost Games to finally make that cat cafe game! Rick's the game designer and story person on Cat Cafe Manager, and the Creative Director on Cat Cafe Manager 2. He might be addicted to board games, and won't let his allergies stop him from petting every dog and cat he lays his eyes on.
Carmen has been a part of Roost Games since the very beginning in 2020 and worked on Cat Cafe Manager as an art director, artist and animator. She’s worked as an artist/animator on several indie titles such as Renowned Explorers, Reus 2 and Tracks of Thought. She’s a big time Sailor Moon fan and is still waiting for the day a talking cat tells her she has magical moon powers.
Joni has been part of Roost Games since 2020 and as a producer and business developer he usually only plays a small part, but in a lot of different things. In the past he also made music, and besides music and games he loves Legos, good food, and cats of course - although he is sadly in between cats at the moment…
Esmeé is a Game Artist/Designer and advocate for the cozy games genre. She directed the 2.5D game Tracks of Thought where she worked with some of the Cat Cafe Manager 2 crew before! Now as one of their freelancers she’s responsible for all the bits, pieces and buttons making up the interface for the game as well as helping with marketing efforts. She takes great pride in befriending all the cats in her neighbourhood and hopes to save a bee with some sugar water someday.
Ernst is a long time collaborator and since 2024 officially part of Roost Games. As the main game programmer for Cat Cafe Manager 2, he makes sure all the game design ideas and art are transformed into a real game. Besides programming and playing games, he likes to cook, read fantasy novels and is a bit of a coffee snob.
Mischa is a game artist working in both 2D and 3D. He also made a tiny game called ‘Little Man has a Day’ so he can call himself a gamedev as well. As a freelancer working on Cat Cafe Manager 2, he was responsible for turning Carmen’s 2D drawings and designs into 3D objects. When he’s not behind his computer making things, he dabbles in amateur theater, but would never admit that on the internet.
Sonya is a musician, game composer and cat-fan. She officially joined roost games 2 years ago after working on Cat Cafe Manager as a freelancer. She’s been making music in very many shapes and forms, playing on big music festivals as a bass player, recording bands as an engineer and even scoring a theater piece using all sound of a piano except for the piano keys. Sonya has had a lot of long conversations with her cat Vosje about how cat music should sound so she’s really looking forward to putting all this new information into practice!
Tim joined Roost Games as a freelancer earlier this year and is taking care of the tech art, meaning he's creating effects and tools to make the game prettier! He has his own indie game studio, where he created Garden Buddies and the upcoming Footsy, and has also helped on the game Tracks of Thought. He loves playing music, is obsessed with Japanese monster movies, and loves to make pretty shaders! One of his first 3D models was actually (a VERY rough) model of his childhood cat!
Irene joined Roost Games earlier this year to take care of Marketing and Community, she worked on the indie games Kraken Academy and Suzerain before. She sadly has no cats due to allergies, but has a lot of plants instead! 🌱
Let's Wrap Up
By the way, we’re working on reactivating our Reddit community server, so if you are redditor, come join us and share your thoughts with us! You can also find us on Twitter, Instagram and our Discord Community.
Thank you so much!!! Our next reveal will be early next month, can’t wait to show you!
Take care! ✨❤️ Rick
CAT CAFE MANAGER 2 announced, coming to KICKSTARTER!
Hi everyone!
I've got some exciting news for you!! We can finally reveal what we’ve been working on the past months! 🙀
That title already holds a little hint about our plans for the next Cat Cafe Manager game... Besides building your dream cat cafe and adopting lots of cute cats, in the sequel you'll also get to go out and explore a big colorful 3D city, and you can even bring your cats along to help you explore!
To make the game the best it can be, we are planning a Kickstarter campaign which will launch around September. We've funded most of the development ourselves, but with your help, feedback and suggestions we hope to make the game bigger, better and, uhh, fluffier!
Speaking of, it would be incredibly helpful if you follow the campaign on Kickstarter! Kickstarter works a bit like Steam: the more wishlists / followers we can get before it launches, the better the algorithm likes us, the better chances we have of the campaign becoming a big success! 😺
We’re looking forward to hearing your feedback, and hope you are as excited as we are!!
Thanks for your support leading up to this moment, it means the world to us! Rick
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Q: What is a Kickstarter Campaign? A: Kickstarter is a crowdfunding platform. 'Crowdfunding' is a way of funding a games project where fans of that project can directly help fund, or 'back', its development. As a thank-you for backing the project, the creator can offer rewards in return, usually a copy of the game, or exclusive in-game goodies. Higher 'tier' backers might also get some more exclusive rewards.
Our Kickstarter campaign will last 30 days - which we plan to start in September - and will then need to reach a 'funding goal' set by us. If we reach that goal within 30 days, the funding will be collected and we will use it to make the game. Once development is finished, you will receive a copy of the game, plus any additional items included in your reward package. If we don't make the goal after the 30 day campaign period, your money will not be collected.
This way, we can work directly with you, the fans, to fund and shape the game.
Happy 2 year anniversary! It's time for something new...
Hi everyone! Rick from Roost Games here.
Just wanted to pop in real quick to let you know that it's already been 2 years since Cat Cafe Manager came out!! 🙀🥳
I'm so, so stoked about how things have turn out and how amazing our community has become, thank you all for joining us on this journey 💕
To celebrate the anniversary I have a little surprise for all of you...
We are working on something new and we will be able to share morevery very soon...
Cat Cafe Manager is part of the Steam Winter Sale!
Hi everyone! If you were thinking about getting the game, now is a great time to do so as we are part of the Steam Winter Sale through our publisher Freedom Games!
From December 21st until January 8th, the game will be on sale for 35% off!
Make sure to check out Freedom Games' Winter Sale 2023 page to pick up some great games to play over the holiday season. Whether you like to play alone or with friends, there are some great deals you won't want to miss out on!
We're excited to announce that Cat Cafe Manager is part of the Turn-Based Carnival event on Steam!
Turn-Based Carnival will be live from November 14th to the 21st to bring together a bunch of exciting games for a delightful experience. Check out the event page here to discover some other amazing games!
Don't forget to join our Discord community and follow us on Twitter! 😀
We are pleased to announce that we are participating in the Cat Awareness Steam event this year.
This event is a fantastic "opuurtunity" to celebrate our feline friends and highlight the impact they have on everyone around the world, which our game does as well! Devcats are our wonderful hosts for this week, check out their Steam page for more about their efforts in raising awareness on the adoption and rescue of cats.
You can find the event and a host of other fantastic indie games made by other cat enthusiasts on Steam here!
Please do join us in our cozy Discord to get involved in the conversation with other feline fanatics!
Hi there! A quick hotfix here to fix some bugs reported by the community.
- Fixed an issue where Customers get stuck in the corner of the map instead of entering the cafe. - Fixed an issue where the "You can call a Regular" notification got stuck if you tried to call a Regular after the cafe is closed. - Fixed an issue where the "Kitchen Appliance is broken!" notification got stuck (reload your game and it will clean up the notification).
If you run into anything while playing, definitely let us know (preferably by making a ticket on our discord, but anyway is fine!).
