Tailside: Cozy Cafe Sim

If you know what a tenderqueer is and find them annoying, do not buy this game. Also not a game for anyone with RSI - I saw another review before I bought this that mentioned the controls, and I though "oh, my RSI isn't that bad, and odd controls don't bother me, I'm not picky" -- I was WRONG, do not be like me. I can normally go a few hours in a fast paced game before I start to feel it, but less than an hour in this "relaxing" game will have me in an arm brace and heating pad the rest of the day. Dev Tip: The point of a keyboard shortcut is that it is shorter than tabbing all the way around the screen. Keyboard controls do not actually make a game less click-y if you have to tap the arrow keys five billion times to select anything. The pixel art is easily the best part of this game, but you get not one scrap more of it than you can see on the store page, and I would say you actually get less coffee making game play than is implied. The worst part, aside from the physical pain, is the writing, especially the newspapers that start each day - a feature I usually enjoy. As someone with blue hair and pronouns myself, all I can say is the tone of these is incredibly annoying, twee…

i’ve never fallen for a game so quickly! the art, the music, the mechanics all makes it very charming and relaxing some small things i’ve noted were (editing to remove things that are already there that i just hadn't unlocked yet/seen lol) -i wish the animation for matcha whisking didn't set the whisk down so quickly and was more continuous as you’re clicking so it’s not as visually jarring -i have the same bug as other cafe owners where after a few times of not engaging in trade, the item to trade with box does not show the item so i can’t trade - i have to relaunch the game for it to work -sometimes when i save and exit after having done some cafe work like making drinks, at the end of the day it might say i made less drinks/money than i actually did, but then it updates later to the correct amount (the closing for the day screen vs the end of day screen) -maybe i missed it but i didn’t realize til day 20ish that there was an upgrades section in the help journal, i think visibly it’s just hard to notice the different tabs (or having some prompts like “hey remember to check out the upgrades” when you haven’t purchased unlocked ones for several days might be nice) -i have trouble …

The game is cute and has a lot of potential. There are things I did not like, but having in mind that it is an early access game, I will not give a negative review and hopefully the developers will take our feedback into consideration. The atmosphere is relaxing, the graphics are pretty, and you get to decorate plus collectible plushies! But the activities you can do are too limited. The game gets repetitive fast. My biggest issue though is the controls. I have RSI in my elbow and I was just starting to feel better and this looked like a harmless cozy game to me. I originally tried keyboard & mouse and it completely obliterated my arm. I switched to controller and that was even worse, as I had to click the arrows to get to the item I wanted to use. The time limit for the daily goals drove me to hurry up my actions, even when I wanted to slow down. Eventually, I found a solution by playing on the steam deck and using the touch screen for brewing. Maybe i try this method in the future. I would like to see some accessibility options in the future. For many people like me, cozy games is our only solution that does not lead to pain and discomfort. I could not play past day 10 so my revi…

I love this game, it's perfect if you want an endless coffee making sim that's cozy and cute!

I absolutely love this game, it is a cozy coffee game with adorable animals as well as these weird little guys. (Who are also cute) If you love cozy games this is a total recommend! 1000000000000/10, cannot wait for 1.0.

Such a hidden gem, I was surprised to see this game have only under two hundred reviews, this looks very professional to me. Such a nice athmopshere too, and the process of brewing coffee feels relaxing. Will definitely play more of this. =w=