Short Description

Expresso Espresso is a coffee shop management game with a great focus on in-depth coffee creation and market simulation. Roast different coffee beans from across the world, create different drinks from a variety of syrups and styles, manage your team of baristas to create the best coffee drink!

Controls

WASD - Move the camera around

Middle Mouse Button /Hold Right Click- Pan

Scroll In/Out - Zoom In/Out

Guide/How To Play

  • To set everything up for a functioning cafe, make sure you click the build tab, then the building tab.  
  • First place down floor tiles, wall tiles, an exit tile. 
  • Then open the furniture tab, place down counters, chairs, and tables. It's recommended to let the cafe you built to have an opening of 3 tiles wide. 
  • After that, buy an espresso machine and a register. Registers can only be placed on counters. 
  • Next, hire two employees: Click the Manage tab and select an employee, then click hire. You can give roles to different employees by right-clicking them and choosing a role. Make sure you have at least 1 barista and 1 front employee. 
  • Now it's time to make a drink! Click on the Coffee tab, click Create, then type in the name of your drink and price, then click create. 
  • After you've done that, customers can now spawn after placing down parking tiles.


  • In-Depth Coffee Creation Process
    • Import your coffee beans from selected locations. Each location has different flavored beans based on realistic settings. Soft and chocolatey flavors from Latin America. Citrus, almost berry flavors from Africa. Earth, bold flavors from Asia
    • Take control of your roasting process by adjusting your own temperatures
    • Adjust your grinder settings to get the finest of coffee grounds or grind a coarse coffee texture
    • Brew your coffee at different temperatures to determine the best output
    • Buy different flavored syrups and adjust to the market preferences of the season!
  • Barista Management
    • Hiring baristas is an important process for any coffee cafe! Their personality affects customer moods and customer loyalty!
  • Cafe Construction
    • Build your cafe from the ground up installing different furniture, counters, and other items



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