Cat Cafe Manager 2: Big City Bliss News

[p][/p][p]Hello, hello, hellooo!🐈[/p][p][/p][p]It's hard to believe this year is almost over, isn't it?🫨[/p][p][/p][p]For us, 2025 has been the year we truly got to dive into the creation of Cat Cafe Manager 2: Big City Bliss. After a successful Kickstarter campaign around the end of 2024, we kicked off 2025 with big plans, ambitious goals, and tons of inspiration. And honestly, we’ve made huge leaps since then!💛[/p][p][/p][h2]🌷Stop & Smell the Flowers[/h2][p][/p][p]Over the past month, we’ve been working hard to breathe more life into the streets of Covestadt. We’ve been busy greyboxing, and tons of new 3D props have been created. The most eye-catching difference is the freshly added vegetation, with plants, flowers, bushes, and trees adding a new layer of liveliness to the game.🌳

Below, you can see what in-game tests with these new nature props look like (but remember that none of these images represent the final product - they’re tests)![/p][p][/p][p]Testing 3D Props...[/p][p][/p][p]...and Painting the City Green![/p][p] Morning, Arwel.[/p][p][/p][h2]🎅🏻Fulfilling Community Wishes![/h2][p][/p][p]Amidst presents and holiday cheers,[/p][p]Santa Bonner pricked his ears.[/p][p]He heard your wishes, big and small,[/p][p]and gave the Roost Games team a call! [/p][p][/p][p]As we round up the year and prepare for the holiday season, we figured there's no better time than now to go through your wish lists! Santa Bonner tells us that everyone in the Cat Cafe Manager 2 community has been exceptionally good to cats this year, so... he has arrived to make a couple of wishes come true! Ho, ho, ho! 🎁[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Santa Bonner [/p][p][/p][p]We're happy to say that the following aspects will definitely be included in Cat Cafe Manager 2: Big City Bliss:[/p]

• [p]Complete freedom in cafe customisation. Furniture styles will not be linked to gameplay progression and benefits. This means that you will be able to decorate the cafe exactly how you want, without experiencing any disadvantages with your customers if you choose not to to place certain objects in your cafe. [/p]
• [p]A new and improved currency system, compared to the first Cat Cafe Manager.[/p]

• [p]Walls you can use to divide rooms. [/p]

[p][/p][p]The next list contains great ideas from people within the CCM2 community. We will do our best to include the following things in the game: [/p]

• [p]Cats with different body types and disabilities. [/p]
• [p]Hanging plants and hanging cat toys. [/p]
• [p]These special Furniture Sets: 
     Pride, Garden Witch, Tarot, Insects, Rainforest, Autumn Woodsy, and Flower Power[/p]

[p][/p][p]Carla-Lalla's Character Art Evolution[/p][p][/p][h3]🐈What Else Are We Adding? [/h3][p][/p][p]“Nothing beats the original” is a phrase that's thrown around all the time, right? We politely disagree with that.😌 Our team is working hard to make CCM2 a significant step up from CCM1.💪

How exactly? Let us give you a reminder of all the other features we are going to add to Cat Cafe Manager 2![/p][p][/p][p]🐱Your Cats in the Spotlight[/p]

• [p]🐈Each cat will have their own unique personality. Just like in real life, no two kitties are the same - not on the outside, and not on the inside! In order to keep them happy, it's going to be up to you to figure out what they like and dislike. Additionally, we are working on creating a beautiful variety of visual cat designs to make every cat distinctive in their own right, based on the feedback we've received![/p]
• [p]💕As they spend time together, cats will develop different feelings towards each other. Will your kitties butt heads or become best buds? Who knows! This also means that extra special connections can lead to...[/p]
• [p]... KITTENS!!🍼[/p]
• [p]Cater to your cats' needs by keeping an eye on their Hunger, Affection, Play, and Hygiene levels.🩷[/p]
• [p]Adopt your cats in a new way. Win the trust of stray cats with friendly turn-based cat-encounters.[/p]
• [p]Train your cats and let them help you using their unique Catty Powers✨.
  Dig up treasures with Burrow Paws, push aside a big boulder to unlock a new area using Mighty Mittens, or discover hidden secrets with Power Snoot![/p]

[p]Catty Powers Concept Art[/p][p][/p]

• [p]Take your cats wherever you go as Cat Companions. Your trusty cats won't just entertain your customers in your cat cafe anymore, but can also explore the open world with you as Cat Companions!
  
  Cat Companions have all kinds of useful skills, like you can see in the video below. Missy, for example, can use her keen eyes to nab the best berries from a berry-bush! Maybe its time to cook a berry pie back in the cafe? [/p]

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[dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p](Note: The above video contains alpha gameplay. Everything in regards to gameplay, animation, and art could still change. Thanks for understanding!)[/p][p][/p][p]🧍You & Your Customers:[/p]

• [p]City-wide open-world exploration. You'll be able to walk straight out your cafe door to explore Covestadt, meet friends downtown, solve puzzles, find hidden treasures, and uncover mysteries!✨[/p]
• [p]No more advertising for specific customer types. CCM2's cafe visitors will depend on dynamic daily events (weather, city happenings, festivals, etc.). You will have to check your calendar regularly to see which guests are likely to pop in, and start prepping!🧑‍🍳[/p]
• [p]Did one of your regulars steal your heart?😳 In CCM2, you will be able to romance certain NPCs! Expect gifts, cute dates, and unique romantic story content for each romanceable character!💞  [/p]
• [p]Properly customize the physical features of your character!👗Time for a fresh look? You'll be able to go into town and purchase the finest clothes and nicest accessories to express yourself the way you want! [/p]

[p][/p][p]💌Your feedback and suggestions mean a lot to us. Even though we can’t always make promises, we LOVE getting inspired by your ideas and will do our best to implement them, as long as they’re achievable within our scope and complement the vibe of the game.[/p][p][/p][p]Let us know your ideas, thoughts and wishes in the comments below (we always read them!) or in our Discord server![/p][p][/p][h3]🌸Thank You[/h3][p][/p][p]And with that, we're concluding the last newsletter of 2025!💜 We'll be taking some time off to rest and spend time with our loved ones, and will be back in office at the beginning of January.

Before we go, we'd like to take this moment to highlight all the incredible support you have shown us throughout the year. We wouldn't have been where we are without all the beautiful, cat-loving people who believe in this game. Truly, thank you so much! 🙏

We wish you all an extra cozy final half of December, and we can't wait to cook up more cool things for you in the big '26. Until then, it will help us a lot if you could wishlist Cat Cafe Manager 2 on Steam if you haven't already. 🩷

[dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p]Let's talk more soon, and see you next year![/p][p][/p][p]-Claire & Irene [/p][p][/p][p]Connect with us:[/p][p]💜Discord[/p][p]💙BlueSky[/p][p]❤️Instagram[/p][p]🧡Reddit[/p][p]💛TikTok[/p][p]💚Newsletter[/p]

[p][/p][p][/p][p]Hi friend!🐈[/p][p][/p][p]With Halloween officially behind us, we are now venturing into the last stretch of 2025. Luckily for us, the thrill of Halloween is never truly over. Whether it's October, December, or even July - in the world of Cat Cafe Manager 2, there will always be friendly witches to meet, magical places to discover, whimsical potions to drink, and fantastical cats to love!✨🐈‍⬛🧙‍♀️[/p][p][/p][p]That's why we're super excited to share something extra special with you today. Behind the scenes, we've been working hard to breathe life into a mystical neighborhood we can't wait for you to explore... Let's get right into it!😻[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][h2]🏘️Paving the Streets of Limeline Village[/h2][p][/p][p]We welcome you to Limeline Village, a fairytale neighbourhood tucked into the city of Covestadt! It's lined with canals and narrow streets overgrown with greenery, with colorful historic buildings throughout. Wander and get lost in winding alleyways, uncovering Limeline's magical history and all the secrets it holds... 👀🌳

To shape Limeline Village, our artists Carmen and Esmeé draw inspiration from the charm of historic Dutch design and city architecture (without ever forgetting to also sprinkle a touch of magic into every concept sketch and digital brushstroke✨). [/p][p][/p][p]Take a look at some of the concept art they created: [/p][p][/p][p]Concept Art of Dutch-Inspired Buildings[/p][p][/p][p]Designing Dutch-Inspired Houses[/p][p][/p][p]Concept Art of Dutch-Inspired Buildings (Carla-Lalla for Scale!)[/p][p][/p][p]Concept art of a shopping street[/p][p][/p][h2]⭐The Magic Is In The Details[/h2][p][/p][p]Of course, a city is more than its buildings. To truly bring it to life, it’s the little things that tell its story without the need for a single word. Esmeé took it upon herself to really zoom in and design the details that, together, breathe life into the world of Cat Cafe Manager 2. [/p][p][/p][p]Traffic signs, storm drains, lightning rods... even litter!🍌 It’s these aspects that makes cities feel truly lived in!🩷[/p][p][/p][p]Details Breathing Life Into The City[/p][p][/p][p]Build-A-Bush![/p][p][/p][p]Designing street signs![/p][p][/p][h2]🟨Shaping a City[/h2][p][/p][p]We zoomed in quite a bit... now let's zoom back out! To create a playable city for your character to interact in, we need more than engaging art. [/p][p][/p][p]In order to test the proportions of the houses, lengths of streets and overall fun of exploring the city, we have started by creating a grid of grey 3D blocks, shaping up a simplified version of the environment of the city. This process is literally called "greyboxing" and even though it is still at very early stages, we wanted to show you how it looks like so far:[/p][p][/p][p]Greyboxing of the West Alleyways[/p][p][/p][p]Greyboxing of the Central Square[/p][p][/p][p]Greyboxing of the East Canal[/p][p][/p][p]The next steps will be to bring life into those grey blocks with art, colours and plenty of details! 🏡💗[/p][p][/p][p]Aaand... that's it for now! Let us know your thoughts and wishes about Limeline Village in the comment section below or on Discord! 🐱[/p][p]We'd love to stay in touch with you through all our socials (BlueSky, Instagram, Reddit, Discord and TikTok)![/p][p][/p][p]Please make sure to wishlist Cat Cafe Manager 2: Big City Bliss on Steam if you haven't done so already.🩷[/p][p][/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p]We hope you enjoyed seeing what we've been working on and wish you a beautiful month of November!🫶

Let's talk more soon!

- Claire & Irene (from Roost Games🪺)[/p][p][/p][p]Connect with us:[/p][p]💜Discord[/p][p]💙BlueSky[/p][p]❤️Instagram[/p][p]🧡Reddit[/p][p]💛TikTok[/p][p]💚Newsletter[/p][p]
"The message on the other side of the postcard... What does it mean?[/p][p]-G"[/p]

[p][/p][p][/p][p]Hi there, purring pal🐈! [/p][p][/p][p]It's September, which means it's time for a brand new newsletter!🩷[/p][p][/p][p]First and foremost, we want to thank everyone who shared their thoughts, excitement, and questions so far. It's very helpful for us to hear how you feel about our still developing game. Keep in mind that everything we show in our newsletters is still a work in progress. 👷🛠️[/p][p][/p][h2]🏊‍♀️Concept Artist Deep Dive[/h2][p][/p][p]For this Deep Dive, we'd like to give the mic to Esmeé, one of our talented game artists. She's been busy designing colorful kitchen appliances you can use to prepare any sort of delish dish for your customers. Let's learn more about her workflow in ✨Esmeé's Art Atelier✨![/p][p]

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🎤 Hi everyone! I'm Esmeé, and I create concept art for Cat Cafe Manager 2 alongside our art director, Carmen. In this newsletter, I'd like to show you what I've been cooking up. And yes, I mean that quite literally, because I've been working on kitchen appliances![/p][p][/p][p]💛Let's Get Cookin'!💛[/p][p]In Cat Cafe Manager 2, you'll be able to create all sorts of dishes. With the right ingredients, you can follow different recipes by using a variety of machines. 

My particular design challenge was to make each machine look as if they would actually be able to create your envisioned dish on their own. That way, the player (you!), can tend to other things that need your attention (like serving customers or scratching your favorite cafe cat behind the ear). [/p][p]
Concept Art of a Wok Pan[/p][p][/p][p]💛Needs More Whimsy!💛[/p][p]A microwave is just a microwave, so looking up references for an appliance like that is easy. But in the world of Cat Cafe Manager 2, some appliances need a more 💫whimsical touch💫. Sometimes, I need to come up with unique machines, which is a lot of fun but can also be tricky. I don’t know about you, but personally, I don’t have a candy machine in my kitchen to use as reference. So… how do you go about designing one?🤔[/p][p][/p][p]Concept Art of Everyday Cooking Appliances[/p][p]
💛Making This Thing Work💛[/p][p]In the case of the candy machine, I researched how real candy is handcrafted. I sketched everything out and noted each step (from kneading to pulling, and so on). I then put every step of the handcrafting process together, combining them all into one big monstrosity of an appliance. Not because that's the design I want to go for, but because it helps me visualize which elements would actually be needed in order to have a functioning candy machine.🍬 After that, I take a step back and ask myself which parts of the process I can simplify or remove.[/p][p][/p][p]Candy Machine Research Sketches[/p][p][/p][p]Once that step is done, I pick a sketch I like and create a few variations of the object. While doing so, I keep in mind the angle from which I want the player character to approach and use the machine. When working on these appliances, I love drawing inspiration from Play-Doh playsets and Habbo Hotel furniture.🩷[/p][p][/p][p]Concept Art of Possible Variations[/p][p][/p][p]Final Concept Art, Ready to Be Exported as an Image (in PNG Format)[/p][p][/p][p]After receiving a round of feedback from lead artist Carmen and/or creative director Rick, I refine the sketch we like best. Depending on the complexity of the object, I also draw a side or back perspective for our 3D-modeller Mischa and add some notes. [/p][p][/p][p]🍭And... TADA! that is how you end up with a Candy Machine design that looks both fun and functional! :-) Below, you can see what it looks like when these 2D concepts are translated to 3D![/p][p][/p][p]The 3D Model of the Candy Machine![/p][p][/p][p]... aaand From Another Angle! Yay![/p][p][/p][p]Thank you so much for reading Esmeé's Art Atelier! I hope you learned something new and that it got you excited for all the cool appliances that are still in the works. [/p][p]~~~[/p][p][/p][p]
🍰[/p][p]Aside from Esmeé's hard work on the kitchen appliances, our programming team has been just as busy creating buzz in the cafe kitchen! We recently finished the basic foundations of cafe gameplay, which is super exciting! We can't wait to show you more once we've refined the rough edges, dusted off some surfaces, and added a few cherries on top! 😸[/p][p][/p][h2]🫶Games We Love & Support[/h2][p][/p][p]We want to congratulate our friends from Crinkle Cut Games, who very successfully launched their game Discounty last month! In this fun RPG, you get to manage your own supermarket. Get caught up in small-town drama, organise and plan your shop's layout, and strike lucrative trade deals as you expand your secretive aunt's business empire. Go check them out if you're interested in not just opening a cat cafe, but a discount supermarket, too! 🛒[/p][p][/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][h2]😽Cats Awareness Sale[/h2][p][/p][p]Both Cat Cafe Managerand Cat Cafe Manager 2: Big City Bliss have been selected to be part of the Cat Awareness Sale on Steam, organised by our friends at Devcats! This celebration will run from September 8th - 18th and features a wide variety of cute cat games for you to play. Go check it out once it's live, for there is no such thing as too many cat games. 🐈[/p][p]
[/p][p][/p][p]We hope you enjoyed this month's newsletter! Until the next one in November, you can follow us on Instagram, TikTok, BlueSky, Reddit, and Discord! 🥰[/p][p][/p][p]Don't forget to wishlist Cat Cafe Manager 2: Big City Bliss if you haven't yet![/p][p][/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p]Let's talk more soon!🫶[/p][p][/p][p]- Claire (and the rest of Roost Games🪺)[/p][p][/p][p]Connect with us:[/p][p]💜Discord[/p][p]💙BlueSky[/p][p]❤️Instagram[/p][p]🧡Reddit[/p][p]💛TikTok[/p][p]💚 Newsletter[/p][p]
[/p][p] "Day 3 of renovations. Bonner found this postcard in our new attic. It looks... quite old. And quite mysterious. I shall have to see what else I can dig up![/p][p][/p][p]-G"[/p]

[p][/p][p]Hi friends!🐈[/p][p][/p][p]We hope July has been good to you! Here at Roost Games, we had a great month. We worked on some really cool new stuff we know you're going to love. Seriously, we're so excited to talk about our cutest CCM2 feature yet. Prepare yourself for some serious baby fever, because...[/p][p][/p][h2]🍼Cat Cafe Manager 2 will have KITTENS![/h2][p][/p][p]Whereas cat cafes in the original Cat Cafe Manager were only inhabited by grown cats, things will be a little different in your city establishment in Cat Cafe Manager 2: Big City Bliss.[/p][p][/p][p]Because you know, when two cats love each other very, very much... there's a chance they will surprise you with ✨AN ADORABLE KITTEN!✨😻[/p][p][/p][p]👇Just look at this beautiful little family! 👇 (Sound on)[/p][p][/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p]💕As you can see, kittens will be fully-fledged inhabitants of your cat cafe. They need to be nurtured, fed, and loved as much as your big cats do. Perhaps even a little more!🎀[/p][p][/p][p]Our lead game designer Rick will fill you in on some more details:[/p][p][/p][p]🎤"We're still working out the exact details for kitten gameplay, but we do know that when two cats get close enough, your cat cafe might be blessed with a little kitten! Kittens inherit visual traits from their parents, but may also acquire their stats and personality quirks. Every kitten is a happy accident, though, so don't expect to tactically breed the ultimate cafe cat.[/p][p][/p][p]Of course, kittens are incredibly cute, so your customers will be extra delighted by them. Since they're babies, they also tend to require a little more care than your grown-up cats. They get tired a lot more quickly, so expect them to take lots of cat naps. Growing up is hard work, after all!"[/p][p][/p][p]Take your kittens out to explore the world with you![/p][p][/p][p]Adult cats will help you take care of their babies[/p][p][/p][h2]⭐New Cat, Who Dis? [/h2][p][/p][p]You might have already noticed that it's not just the kittens that are new. Our bigger cats have a new look to them as well! We decided we wanted to give the purring stars of Cat Cafe Manager 2 a little make-over to make them look even cuter. And so we did! 😻[/p][p][/p][p]✨A glow-up!✨[/p][p][/p][p]Our lead artist Carmen explains how these updated design choices came to be:

🎤"Even though we were already pretty happy with our initial cat designs, we still felt there was room for improvement. That left us with the following question: How do we increase the cuteness of our cat designs?

Simpler, rounder shapes equal more adorableness, which is why I started by adding more inflated, circular forms. I drew inspiration from beloved characters like the Dutch cartoon rabbit Nijntje (internationally known as Miffy), who show that simplicity can be highly effective to achieve that endearing look. With that in mind, I changed the head shape of our cats from an oval to a circle. 

Next, I softened every sharp corner I could find to create a sweeter, friendlier look. I simplified the face by reducing black lines and positioning the eyes and snout closer together. The end result is a cat design that is even squishier, softer, and snugglier than before! 
[/p][p]Et voilà! That sums up every ingredient needed to create the ultimate cute cat design!" [/p][p][/p][p]Keep an eye on your kittens, as they'll always be up to something...![/p][p][/p][h2]😽Smitten With Each and Every Kitten![/h2][p][/p][p]But Carmen, what about the design process of the brand-new bouncing babies? How did those little floofballs come to be? 👶[/p][p][/p][p]🎤"To establish the kitten designs, I studied the fresh look of the adult cats first to figure out a way to make them even more adorable. The key was making the kittens smaller and somehow rounder than the adult cats. [/p][p][/p][p]And so I made their heads relatively large compared to the regular cat design and really leaned into that baby look. To top it all off, I added the classic kitten triangle tail.🩷 
[/p][p]We're super happy with the updated cats and brand-new kittens, and we hope you are too!😊" [/p][p][/p][p]Hello, baby![/p][p] [/p][h2]🎉Wholesome Games Steam Celebration
[/h2][p]We've got more exciting news to share! As Roost Games, we are super proud to announce that Cat Cafe Manager 2 got selected for the Wholesome Games Celebration!! This amazing event has JUST kicked off on Steam (running from August 7th until August 14th) and hosts a carefully curated lineup of upcoming games, new releases, discounts, and demos. We're in good company, so definitely check it out if you love cozy games as much as we do![/p][p][/p][h2]🩷Games We Love: Kinder World: Mother Tree [/h2][p][/p][p]This month, we would like to shout out a beautiful Kickstarter project from our friends at Lumi Interactive that helps you monitor and improve your mental health. Kinder World: Mother Tree is a cozy desktop companion that helps you take regular breaks to give your body and mind what it needs. It’s a web-based space to keep open while you work or study; a digital forest that grows gently as you do.💛[/p][p][/p][p]Their Kickstarter was funded within 15 hours and will be running until August 21st. Curious? Check out Kinder World: Mother Tree on Kickstarter now! [/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]--[/p][p][/p][p]We hope you enjoyed this month's newsletter. Until the next one, check us out on Discord, BlueSky, Instagram, TikTok, and Reddit. If you would like to receive these updates via email, you can subscribe to our newsletter on our website. 🩷[/p][p][/p][p]Oh, and we'd LOVE to hear your thoughts on the new cat designs and how you feel about the kittens! Let us know in the comments below so we can chat. 😸[/p][p][/p][p]And, as always, don't forget to wishlist Cat Cafe Manager 2: Big City Bliss if you haven't already.😽[/p][p][/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink]Let's talk soon!

Cheers,
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[p][/p][p]Hi there, fellow cat enthusiasts!🩷🐈 June has officially kicked off, so we want to begin by saying that we hope everyone had a wonderful month of May!🌸 Let's start the month off strong by getting you up to speed with the latest Cat Cafe Manager 2 updates!😸 [/p][p][/p][h2]🦉Welcome to the Wildwoud Woods! [/h2][p][/p][p]Are you ready to call your fearless feline companion and explore the magical Wildwoud Woods, just outside the city?✨ Who knows, you might just find that rare ingredient you’ve been searching for forever, hiding in a berry bush or nestled underneath a mushroom.🍄 Our artists are working hard to make this forest feel magical, mystical, and a little mysterious...👀 We're excited to show you some of our latest Wildwoud Woods concept art below! [/p][p][/p][p]Wildwoud Woods Concept Art [/p][p][/p][p]Concept Art of Props and Details [/p][p][/p][h2]🧑‍🍳We're COOKING![/h2][p][/p][p]As demonstrated above, we've already put a lot of love into the explorable outside world of Cat Cafe Manager 2: Big City Bliss over the last couple of weeks. However, it's also important to give some much-needed attention to the most important place of all: your cat cafe!🐈 [/p][p][/p][p]In the next couple of weeks, we'll be focusing our efforts on setting up gameplay for cooking, decorating, taking care of your cats, and serving your customers. Additionally, we'll be working on the cat cafe’s interior, updating the temporary models and visuals we built for the Kickstarter trailer to new assets that will actually be there to play with when the game launches in Early Access. We hope to have more to share about this in the next couple of months! [/p][p][/p][h2]🪑Decorating Your Cafe[/h2][p]There is something we CAN share with you already, though: a very early version of the cafe decoration tool! In the GIF below, you can see exactly what our programmer Ernst has been working on: [/p][p][/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p]Early Version of the Cafe Decoration Tool [/p][p][/p][h2]🤔So... What exactly is happening in the GIF?[/h2][p][/p][p]In the visual, you can see how Ernst opens up the decoration menu. This menu allows him to see all the furniture and decoration pieces he has collected so far. Of course, you'll be able to furnish your cafe with more items than just chairs (unless you want to transform your game into Chair Cafe Manager; we won’t judge!🪑🪑😸). Every item you place in your cafe can be rotated and positioned anywhere you like. [/p][p][/p][p]We’re obviously still early on in the process, but we can already tell it’s going to be so much fun to decorate your cafe with all assets being fully 3D! Oh, and we also have some neat ideas for how pieces of furniture could interact with each other. 🏠Ernst has also been working on a feature that will let you expand your cafe, allowing you to create new rooms and make your floor plan bigger. That feature still needs a little more time cooking in the oven, though, so we’ll save that for another time! [/p][p][/p][h2]🪹Roosties at Events[/h2][p]Roost Games is a cooperative that operates on a completely remote basis, so we are always super excited to see each other in person at cool game-related events! 👩‍🎨INDIGO Showcase Rotterdam Lead artist Carmen was invited to talk about the artistic process of developing Cat Cafe Manager 2: Big City Bliss at INDIGO Showcase, a game industry business event in the Netherlands.[/p][p][/p][p]In her presentation, she highlighted the importance of focusing on details to make an in-game world feel truly lived-in and to enhance visual storytelling. Additionally, she shared the creative thought process behind the jump from creating a friendly village to a cosy city. [/p][p][/p][p]Lead Artist Carmen at INDIGO Showcase[/p][p][/p][p]A MAZE. Berlin[/p][p]Earlier in May, a couple of Roosties met up at A MAZE., a German game event that celebrates alternative and artistic game culture in Berlin. Some of us actually met each other in person for the very first time! Fun stuff! 💛 [/p][p]Mischa, Esmeé, Joni & Irene at A MAZE. [/p][p][/p][h2]💜Indie Games We Love![/h2][p][/p][p]🧙‍♂️We're super proud to announce that our very own Mischa is releasing his game Become the Moon on June 19th! Draft cards, collect relics, and cast magical spells to create game-breaking combos with a team of oddballs and misfits. Check it out here and wishlist this awesome deckbuilding auto battler right away so you get notified at launch!🌙 [/p][p][/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p] 🦆Additionally, our friends at Happy Broccoli Games just released their charming no-murder mystery Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping, on Steam! Inspect evidence, draw your conclusions, and quack the case in this funny and creative duck adventure! [/p][p][/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink] [/p][h2]💛Let's Connect![/h2][p][/p][p]We hope you enjoyed reading about all the things we've been working on over the past month! Thank you SO MUCH for your ongoing support, and we hope to see you again in the next update. Until then, feel free to connect with us on social media (links below!). And if you haven't done so already, we'd super appreciate it if you could wishlist CCM2! 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