Tailside: Cozy Cafe Sim

Early access since Jan 2026

Run your own cozy café in Tailside! Brew coffee, decorate your café, and follow small stories in the daily newspaper. Progress through days and levels to unlock new items, skills, villagers, and creature visitors.

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In early access, content still planned

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Content Planned

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Steam Updated 10 Oct 2026 $9.99

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Evaluation

Tailside: Cozy Cafe Sim launched into Steam Early Access on January 21, 2026, after roughly two years of development including public alpha and beta phases. The developer has remained highly active and communicative since launch. On January 30, 2026, the developer explicitly committed to rolling out new features from the roadmap in February and beyond, alongside continued bug fixing. That commitment has been consistently fulfilled. A feature update on March 5, 2026 added Xbox controller support, a new creature NPC, a community-inspired in-game event, and expanded sandbox options. A larger update on April 28, 2026 added Steam Workshop custom character support, five new levels (31–35), a trading system with NPCs, and 51 new decor items. Most recently, on July 14, 2026, the developer shipped the game's first localization update (Japanese, Spanish, and Brazilian Portuguese), describing it as an expansion to reach new audiences and signaling intent to add more languages. The developer has consistently tracked progress against explicit roadmap targets in each update: levels are at 35 out of a planned 50, decor items are at 323 out of a planned 500+, and the localization rollout is described as ongoing. No 1.0 release date has been announced, and no statement has been made indicating that development or content additions are winding down. The game is clearly in active development with substantial content still to be delivered before it reaches its stated goals.

Evidence

Developer shipped first localization update (Japanese, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese) and explicitly asked the community which language to add next, indicating further localization work is planned.

news post · Jul 14, 2026 source content planned

high

Feature update added Steam Workshop support, 5 new levels (31–35), a trading system, and 51 new decor items. Roadmap tracking shows levels at 35/50 and decor at 323/500+ — significant content still outstanding.

news post · Apr 28, 2026 source content planned

high

Content

1 of 1 released · no outstanding content

Released

Tailside: Cozy Cafe Sim Soundtrack

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Developer

Coffee Beans Dev

Publisher

Coffee Beans Dev

Achievements

Platform

Windows

Controller

full support

Steam Deck

Verified

Players

Single-player

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About this game

🧡 A GAME CREATED BY THE COZY COMMUNITY, FOR THE COZY COMMUNITY! 🧡

Run your own cozy café in Tailside! Brew coffee, decorate your café, and follow small stories in the daily newspaper. Progress through days and levels to unlock new items, skills, villagers, and creature visitors.

🌱 Play at your own pace: no time pressure, no stress 🌱
🌱 Simple daily management gameplay loop and mechanics 🌱
🌱 Perfect for a coffee break and short gaming sessions 🌱
🌱 Sandbox mode for decor fans 🌱

☕️ PREPARE COFFEE

Master the art of coffee-making as you fulfill various coffee orders:

🌱 Prepare different types of coffee

🌱 Unlock new options through progression & skills

🎨 DECORATE THE CAFE

Personalize every corner of your cafe to your own unique taste:

🌱 Fully customizable cafe, bedroom & terrace areas

🌱 Different decoration categories with hundreds items to choose

📜 STORIES & VISITORS

Little stories find their way through your café.

🌱 Follow mini storylines in the daily newspaper as the days pass

🌱 Unlock new villagers and creature visitors as you progress

🦊 FOLLOW FOR MORE NEWS AND MONTHLY UPDATES ON NEW FEATURES

This game is being developed based on community feedback. Join us and watch the game expand, playtest various versions, and suggest your own ideas to be added!

⚠️ MODDING SUPPORT & COMMUNITY CONTENT

This game lets players import custom characters. These creations are not reviewed or endorsed by the developers. Please only use content you have rights to. All original characters remain the property of their respective owners.