Beans: The Coffee Shop Simulator

Beans: The Coffee Shop Simulator

Released Jun 2017

Beans is a sardonic 'tycoon' simulation game about hipsters running a coffee shop replete with dismal puns, coffee, chiptunes, and mystery!

67% positive · 187 reviews
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All announced content has been released
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Evaluation

Beans: The Coffee Shop Simulator launched on June 30, 2017 and received its first free expansion — The Fall of Beansylvania — on October 18, 2017, adding a Halloween-themed level and new content. In March 2019, the developer announced a planned "Fair Trade Edition" re-release with controller support and additional levels. That update ultimately arrived on March 1, 2022 as the "Fair Trade Update," a substantial free overhaul that replaced all art, added new levels, boss battles, chiptunes, and cutscenes. The developer noted in that post that the game's underlying engine is discontinued, signaling the practical limits of further development. Since March 1, 2022, there have been no further developer communications, content announcements, or updates of any kind. The single DLC on record — the soundtrack — was released at launch. No unreleased DLC is listed, no future content has been announced, and the 2019 promise of the Fair Trade Edition has since been fulfilled. The game appears to have reached its final state with the March 2022 update.
Evidence
Major 'Fair Trade Update' released as a free overhaul, adding new art, levels, boss battles, chiptunes, and more. Developer noted the engine is discontinued, implying limited future work. This is the last known developer communication.
news post · Mar 1, 2022 source content shipped
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Developer announced the Fair Trade Edition re-release planned for later in 2019, promising controller support and additional levels. This promise was eventually fulfilled by the March 2022 update.
news post · Mar 8, 2019 source content planned
medium

Content

1 of 1 released · no outstanding content

Media

Details

Publisher
Whitethorn Games
Achievements
35
Platform
Windows, macOS
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player

About this game



We have worked tirelessly to create this Glib Activity Management Escapism: or G.A.M.E. for short. Quickly! Before your short finite existence on this small wet rock hurtling around the sun ends you can find new meaning for yourself by playing this G.A.M.E. Or at least have some fun for a while and chase away the specter of your own mortality with about five hours of "polished" simulation "fun".

Live the Dream!

Create your own coffee shop and grow it to a franchise! Will your brand sell overpriced fancy coffee in a luxurious shop or will you provide organic free-range donuts surrounded by comfy second-hand furniture? It’s all up to you! Customize and build your brand and take it all the way to the big leagues!

Experiment and Unlock!

Create and combine ingredients to find over 200 drink and food recipes that even the customers didn’t know they wanted. From something as simple as an espresso to taste bud abominations like the Bagelcino! It’s your imagination versus your patrons’ stomachs in a caffeine-fueled endurance match.

Manage Like A Boss!

Hire staff and train them to barista mastery. Create a motley crew of surfers, baristas, hipsters, and giant autonomous mechs to make your franchise dream come true!

Thrill!

Follow Ruby through a story of murder, betrayal, redemption, and well, coffee. Thrust into the spotlight you have been given the chance of a lifetime - prove yourself as an exceptional business mogul and win the inheritance of the Coffeebottom Estate. That is if you can survive the competition. *Cue Dramatic Music*

Put Your Skills to the Test!

Crazy events will require you to be ready to change up your gameplay on the fly. Did a tour bus full of seniors just park outside? Or did you decide to host local bands for a jam session? New customers are flooding in and the lines are long and customers are getting impatient and are out about to leave! Identify what the customers want and deliver it. Give your employees new orders, set out more chairs and tables, put more on your menu, and get those sweet sweet tips! That master's degree isn't going to pay for itself!

Move on and Create New and Different Restaurants!

If you can build and manage your coffee shop well enough you can move on to bigger challenges in more lucrative locations that may require strategic planning on your part. Will you run a coffee shop on a university campus the same way you would in a busy shopping center? It’s up to you to brew your own destiny, but six unique bosses may stand between you and coffee riches!

Who Has Time For Paragraphs? Not You!

  • Coffee Shop Simulation Fun!
  • Manage a restaurant with as much, or as little screaming as you like!
  • Buy and place over 200 pieces of furniture and decor, you crazy interior decorator, you.
  • Hire, train, and subsequently abuse employees!
  • Invest in over 50 caffeine-pumping appliances to give people their fix!
  • Experiment and research over 200 recipes that will whet your appetite or turn your stomach!
  • Host events and watch your employees' sanity etch away with every passing moment!
  • Build your brand by opening new stores in new strategic locations!
  • Follow a fun story of greed, betrayal, murder, redemption, and above all coffee!
Last evaluated Jun 27, 2026
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