Not Monday Cafe is a cozy idle game where you grow crops, prepare dishes, and serve animal customers at your own cafe docked at the bottom of your screen. The core loop blends passive automation with optional active engagement—you can let it run in the background while you work, or actively tend your farm and interact with patrons. It's ideal for players who enjoy gentle management games with a farm-to-table philosophy and want something that works equally well as a hands-off idle experience or an interactive hobby.
About this game
Cozy idle cafe management that keeps you company while you work. Grow fresh ingredients, cook, and serve delicious food to adorable animal customers. Build your dream cafe that sits at the bottom of your screen.
What players are saying
▲ Recommended2 hrs
Calling all foodies!!
FINALLY a tasty little idler filled with delectable food for us to sink our teeth into *om nom nom*
This is reminiscent of 'Cafe World' by Zynga for me, but improved. I love the farm to table concept and how you get to passively run everything (with some active features if you so wish, like watering and harvesting crops, interacting with customers etc). You can even visit other people's cafes!!
There is some hands on time required for planting crops, unlocking/upgrading new appliances, hiring staff, setting the menu, decorating and renovating. But it is all up to you. You can tackle all of those things on your own time. Don't feel like being active, no problem! Open up shop and watch the magic happen. You can sit back watching the farmers tend to the crops and animals, the chefs whipping up all sorts of treats in the kitchen or the servers tending to a wide array of cute customers.
You earn money during this time. There are quests to work on to unlock new menu items and decorations. Speaking of the decorations, there is so much choice and customization available at baseline. The customers leave star ratings and reviews at the end of service.
The music is varied and calming and I especially like how you can pick the backdrop to your restaurant. I like how it changes depending on the time of day or weather. There are ambient sounds as well such as dishes clinking, food being harvested and cooked up, doors opening and closing... it feels very lively!!
It’s so corny but my favourite part is that you can click on the food being served to customers for a close up picture of the creation and my little glutton self is just drooling :P
This is the first idler I have played that has successfully captured the restaurant management vibe. This game is so very cozy and satisfying thus far.
I honestly cannot wait to make my dream cafe ^_^ Bon Appetit!!
If you're looking for an idle game that you don't have to interact with much, this is it!
If you're looking for an idle game to help out with farming and decorating, this is it!
That's right - it's the best of both worlds. Both gameplays are completely do-able with this one, and I love it!
I played the heck out of the demo during NEXT fest - probably around 10+ hours at least, and have been waiting for full release ever since. It's a simple but charming idle game, and exactly what I've been wanting. The full version is even better than what I was imagining!
So far, I don't recommend it. Not in particular order: -Few tutorial mention multiple things, but once you did one of the mentioning, it disappeared to next thing. So now I have to start a new game to reread those tutorial? -This is a single player game, but one of the achievement is require you to have a friend to send a gift to. Not only you need a friend, but you also need a friend that own this game. At least have an NPC friend. -Kitchen decoration 2x4 cannot place anywhere. -Uncleared and unexplained on the requirement of mole and pearl Oyster. -Once hire a staff, those adorable mentioning notes disappeared. Cannot find or reread anywhere. -Kitchen spaces are uneven because of the pantry tables on each ends. -Can't move or place chair on its own. Don't bother to have option to move a chair then if it cannot place anywhere else beside the table. -No 2x2 (or smaller) windows. -Most of the windows are clearly 2x3, but it said 2x4. -No 2x4, 3x4, or 4x4 carpets. -Click the tip jar, the amount is hidden behind money and star layout. -What's the star currency? It doesn't mention anywhere. Not even in the manual. -You can harvest all at once by dragging the mouse, but can only water/feed one at a time. -No time dedicating morning or night. -Upgraded menu/recipe downgraded by itself overtime. level 5 went back down to level 1. why?
Thank you for an amazing yearDear lovely cafe owners..It's been a year since we have launch Not Monday Cafe and It was an amazing year for us. Thank you so much for your heart warming support..Let's recap what we got last year..We got seasonal content update from Christmas, Halloween to Songkran Dayand many collaboration with amazing cozy gamesAnd don't worry. All of these contents are always available in the game forever.What's next?We're currently working on Mac version of Not Monday Cafe and a Mobile port! so you can take Not Monday Cafe with you any where! Furthermore we are also working on new idle game Neko Station. an Idle game where you manage a cat train that run around Japan that also run on the bottom of your screen and of course, it got stream integration. This game is like Not Monday Cafe younger sister. There will be a collaboration with Not Monday Cafe in the future. If you're interested you can play the demo now today Thanks again for all your support.It means a lot to us. Have a wonderful day. Enjoy!!📢 Got questions or just want to chat? Come hang out in our Discord or drop by the Steam Community— we’d love to hear from you!If you’ve been enjoying the game (or even if you haven’t!), please consider leaving a review on our Steam Page! 💖
☕🐾All aboard with cat passengers, we're off!"Neko Station" Demo version now available!Also features a "connection function" with streamers through comments! 🚂 What’s Neko Station? It’s a cozy 2D pixel art game that turns your screen into a moving cat paradise. You’re the train manager, picking up cats at different stations, decorating train cars, and bonding with your furry guests. 🛋️ What You Can Do:Decorate your train with cute furniture to attract different catsPet, feed, and photograph your passengers to build friendshipsDiscover rare cats in costumes and legendary fluffballs at special stopsLet it run in the background while you work or chill — it’s the perfect companion
Hello Cafe Owner! We have a new update to celebrate our dear friend "Puni the florist" grand opening day.We have borrowed some floral tools from Puni and bring her fairy to your cafe. Monday Flower Bundle is also available now!Check out our new update and our bundle with Puni the florist in Monday Flower Bundle Enjoy!!📢 Got questions or just want to chat? Come hang out in our Discord or drop by the Steam Community— we’d love to hear from you!If you’ve been enjoying the game (or even if you haven’t!), please consider leaving a review on our Steam Page! 💖
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