Midnight Ramen

Midnight Ramen

Released Jul 2024

In Midnight Ramen, you play as the owner of a late-night ramen stand and his apprentice. You interact with your customers, listen to their troubles, and help them out whenever you can. But as the bowls of ramen are cooked and served, troubles are beginning to brew in your own life as well...

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All announced content has been released
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Evaluation

Midnight Ramen launched on July 23, 2024 as a complete narrative game. Since launch, the developer has provided maintenance patches and one significant art update on May 24, 2026, which replaced previously AI-generated visual assets with fully hand-drawn artwork — including animated CG sequences in the Dream Chapter. This was a quality-of-life and artistic integrity update, not new story content. The developer's post on December 20, 2024 did tease that "the journey of Homura and Blaze isn't over yet" and mentioned a new project set in the same universe, but this referred to a separate upcoming game — not additional content for Midnight Ramen itself. That successor title, "Midnight Therapy," was formally announced on February 4, 2026 as a new standalone game on its own Steam page. The August 5, 2025 post similarly confirmed a sequel was in development for a Q4 2025 reveal, and indeed Midnight Therapy materialized as that follow-up. The May 24, 2026 developer statement — the most recent communication — focuses entirely on completing the art replacement and reaffirming the studio's creative direction going forward. It does not announce any new content, DLC, or updates for Midnight Ramen. There are no unreleased DLC listings, no roadmap for additional content, and no developer statement promising further additions to this specific game. The story and content of Midnight Ramen itself appears complete, with the May 24, 2026 art overhaul representing the final meaningful update to the game.
Evidence
Developer post confirms a full replacement of all AI-generated art assets with hand-drawn artwork. States the new version is now live, and outlines the studio's creative direction going forward. No mention of new story content or DLC for Midnight Ramen.
news post · May 24, 2026 source development ending
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CG images in the Dream Chapter have been replaced with hand-drawn animation — the art overhaul described in the accompanying developer statement.
news post · May 24, 2026 source content shipped
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Media

Details

Publisher
Cointinue Games
Achievements
20
Platform
Windows
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player

About this game

Trigger Warning

This game contains some heavy themes, including topics related to death, loss, and suicide. If you are currently feeling sad or have recently experienced similar situations, we recommend that you wait until you feel better before playing.

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Regarding Steam Deck Support:

The game is fully playable with controller input; however, please note that some text may appear small on the handheld screen.

If you have concerns regarding readability, we recommend viewing the store screenshots directly on your Steam Deck to ensure the experience meets your expectations before purchasing.

Thank you so much for your support!

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"Midnight Ramen" is a narrative dialogue game inspired by titles such as VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action and Coffee Talk, and is developed by the newly-established Cointinue Games studio.

In this game, players take on the role of a ramen stall owner and his apprentice Homura, operates a stand that only opens late at night, as well as. Together they work to run their stand, feed their customers, and help them solve their problems.

✦Cook Ramen✦

Making ramen is not as easy as it sounds. Customers each have their own preferences and, in order to satisfy them, players must combine the different types of broth, noodles, toppings and seasonings in just the right ways!

✦Chat with customers✦

The customers who come to your stand aren't just burdened by hunger, but by their personal thoughts and troubles. Besides serving them meals, try to have a conversation with them, and help them to resolve the challenges they face!

✦An unusually ordinary life✦

Your life at the ramen stand might seem ordinary and low-key. But beneath the surface lies an extraordinary secret...

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Music licensing thanks

Pillars Of Creation by Purrple Cat

Silent Wood by Purrple Cat

Creative Commons / Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Music promoted by Free Stock Music

Last evaluated Jun 20, 2026
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