Critter Café News

[p]Hi friends![/p][p][/p][p]We’re thrilled to announce that Critter Café has been selected to take part in this year’s Cosy Up For Wishes campaign run by Make-A-Wish International.

Starting today, Critter Café will be part of one of three charity bundles alongside some other well-loved cosy titles. You can find all three of the game bundles here: Tiltify - Cosy Up for Wishes 2025 [/p][p]Please note: Be sure to select the cosy game bundle reward when donating, as this is the only way to receive your game codes.
[/p][p][/p][p]All proceeds will go directly to Make-A-Wish - an incredible charity that grants wishes in 50 countries to children living with critical illnesses. [/p][p]
Be sure to check out all the bundles and discover more wholesome games. Do something special for Make-A-Wish, whilst enjoying the cosy magical adventures that await in Critter Café![/p]

If you find yourself with the undeniable urge to rescue and collect every cute lil’ critter you come across in a video game, then the Creature Collector Fest is for you.



Alongside a host of other adorable titles, you’ll find our own cosy offering - Critter Café.

Escape to a new life in Gold Leaf Isle where, through a series of mysterious letters, you’ll find yourself tasked with rescuing adorable, fantasy critters in need of your help. Design and run your own café, care for your critters, uncover the secrets of mysterious portals, and create a wholesome café for all to enjoy!

The event runs 12 May @ 10:00am PDT/19:00pm CET to 19 May @ 10:00am PDT/19:00pm CET.

And if you find yourself needing even more critters for your collection, the Little Critters Festival[ is also taking place from 13 May - 20 May, which we'll be featuring in. Keep an eye out for that one on Steam.

Happy creature collecting!

Back in November we announced our partnership with Just to create a new cosy space where Critter Café players could earn real-money rewards for sharing their creativity, ideas and knowledge.

Since then we’ve received some amazing contributions via Just About Critter Café from crocheted critters to promotional posters, with more rewards still receiving entries.

These wonderful winners for the 'Create a new accessory' reward really caught our eye. Never have we wanted a goblin headband more.



Rewards are still running including sharing screenshots showing us around your café, showing off your best winter outfit, and imagining the Critters in a different work environment.

If you’d like to get involved with any of the rewards, head to Just About Critter Café while you still can.

We’d love to welcome you into our community over on Discord and if you do decide to enter the rewards, please tag us on TikTok, Instagram, and X.

Hi friends,

We're delighted to announce that Critter Café is participating in The Women's Day Sale hosted by WINGS. The sale is now live on Steam until March 10.



This sale celebrates the creative power of women and other gender-marginalised developers, spotlighting their incredible work on Steam! As a female-led project that started out as a game jam, we’re really proud that Critter Café is taking part in such an event.

If it’s your first time picking up the game as part of the sale, we’d love to welcome you into our cosy community over on Discord. You'll find announcements, surprises, and general cosy vibes on TikTok, Instagram, and X.

Hi friends! The first post-launch update for Critter Café, available on both Steam and Nintendo Switch, addresses a number of player-requested changes and introduces more quality of life improvements.

We hope you enjoy the new update! The Critter Café team will continue to gather community feedback and keep you informed on any further planned changes.

• Sprint Toggle option added. This allows players to enable an option for players to Sprint with a single button press, instead of having to hold a button down
  
• Toggle options added for pushing/pulling blocks during puzzles, and for the coffee pouring minigame in Open for Trade
  
• During Open for Trade, Critters will no longer block or impede the player when they are moving across the café
  
• Selected portal puzzles will include additional guidance to help players complete them, following community feedback
  
• In the Tutorials section of the Journal, further guidance for Bookings has been added to assist players on how to select the correct items
  
• Updated the descriptions for the ‘Best of Friends’ and We’re All Best Friends Here’ achievements to clarify how to complete them. Players must interact with all Critters who have reached Max Bond and trigger the ‘best friends’ cutscene for these achievements to unlock
  
• Roaming behaviour of Critters during Open for Trade has been adjusted, meaning Critters can seem livelier around customers
  
• Added more settings to adjust the speed of the camera and floor cursor in Customisation Mode
  
• Steam Deck: Fixes and improvements to controller behaviour when using an external controller
  
• Steam Deck: Fixed issue causing only three columns to appear in the Critterpedia section
  
• Fixed instances of Critters incorrectly floating after the ‘Max Bond’ animation is skipped
  
• Multiple fixes and improvements to localisation and localised text on screen
  

We hope you enjoy the new update! The Critter Café team will continue to gather community feedback and keep you informed on any further planned changes.

We'd love to welcome you into our cosy community over on Discord. You'll find announcements, surprises, and general cosy vibes on TikTok, Instagram, and X.