High Times

High Times

Released Jul 2026

Manage your own cafe and become a donut therapist in this cozy dating/cooking sim. Cook mood-changing donuts, decorate your shop, and help customers navigate life, love, and heartbreak—one bite at a time.

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Evaluation

High Times launched on July 23, 2026 after roughly six years of development by Yangyang Mobile. Since launch, the developer has maintained a rapid and substantive update cadence: v1.0.1 shipped on July 24, v1.0.2 on July 30, v1.0.4 on August 12 (introducing the Anti-Decorations feature), v1.0.5 on August 19, and v1.0.8 on September 11, 2026. These patches have gone well beyond routine bug fixes — they have added new voice lines for multiple characters, new story content and post-ending scenes, gameplay rebalancing, and entirely new features such as Anti-Decorations (items that block certain customers from visiting the shop). The most recent patch notes from September 11, 2026 explicitly list two features still in development: a Wardrobe Feature (letting players change the main character's appearance) and further visual polish for Anti-Decorations, confirming that the developer has ongoing work in progress. All DLC listed on the store (a press demo, a digital artbook, and a soundtrack) has been released. No specific future paid content has been announced, but the consistent delivery of new features and content additions, combined with the developer's active engagement with their community and an explicit list of items still being worked on, shows this game is in a period of active post-launch development.
Evidence
Patch v1.0.8 adds new voiced lines for multiple characters, new story content, gameplay rebalancing, and lists a Wardrobe Feature and anti-decoration polish as still in development.
news post · Sep 11, 2026 source development ongoing
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Patch v1.0.5 adds post-ending story scenes for three characters and extensive fixes; v1.0.4 introduced the Anti-Decorations feature as a major new gameplay system.
news post · Aug 19, 2026 source content shipped
high

Content

3 of 3 released · no outstanding content
Released
Jul 2026

Media

Details

Publisher
Yangyang Mobile
Achievements
232
Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player

About this game

In a world where you can literally eat your feelings, you work at The Hotbox, a special donut shop where every donut is infused with mood enhancers that can change your customers’ emotions. But people don’t always know what they need, so from flavors that give them courage to ones that lift their spirits, it’s up to you to choose the right mood and help each troubled customer. Listen to their stories, offer advice in the form of donuts, and help mend broken relationships.

FEATURES

🍩 A Sweet Kind of Therapy
Serve donuts that change the emotions of your customers and influence their actions.

🍩 Manage Your Own Donut Shop
Cook donuts, serve the right orders, collect tips, unlock new tools, decorate your shop and discover recipes!

🍩 English Voice Acting

Starring Nola Klop, LilyPichu, Johnny Yong Bosch and other talented voice actors, every character is fully voiced except for the MC.

🍩 Closure Simulator

Rekindle romance with the exes you've ghosted. Will you heal from the trauma of the past, and perhaps even experience the most elusive and mythical of all emotions—closure?

🍩 A Cast of Misfits

Get to know over 30 customers and 6 romanceable characters, serve their favorite donuts, and find out what makes them tick.

🍩 Choices Matter & Multiple Endings

The donuts you serve and the choices you make throughout the story ultimately affect your relationships, with some customers having 2–3 possible endings.

🍩 Customizable Main Character

Players can customize their character's appearance—skin color, hairstyle, outfit, etc.

🍩 Dynamic Comic Book-Styled Visuals

Watch the story come to life with over 70+ vibrant and animated comic book style illustrations.

🍩 Original Soundtrack

Vibe during service time to a blend of originally composed rock, city pop and lo-fi music.

Last evaluated Oct 1, 2026
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