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Necrobarista

Necrobarista

In a back-alley cafe, the dead are granted one last night to mingle with the living. Necrobarista follows a dynamic and diverse cast of characters as they navigate Melbourne's hipstery coffee culture, the questionable ethics of necromancy, and the process of letting go.

Released Jul 22, 2020 Developer Route 59 Publisher Route 59, Coconut Island Games, PLAYISM Platforms Windows Visual NovelStory RichIndieFemale ProtagonistSupernatural
View on Steam ↗ $19.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

83.1%positive1,334 reviews
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“I think I bought this pretty close to release, waited for it to finish and then... forgot. XD Oop. Well! I found it again! :D REVIEW TIME The type of storytelling this is requires understanding character development in quiet and subtle ways. If you don't want to notice it in…”

— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“A fairly short visual novel that really grew on me. At first I was not a big fan of the art style at all but it's alright and suffices as a medium for the story and the characters. Speaking of characters, they are really solid and I am surprised how far they grew on me. The…”

— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played
Not recommended · 1 found this helpful

“Good idea about the purgatory as a coffee shop, themes of loss and acceptance, and an interesting presentation of a visual novel in full 3D. However, the writing is extremely boring and bland, reminding me of Haibane Renmei but even more boring and poorly written. The writer…”

— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:53 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

1playing at last check
75all-time peak
0 10 20 2021 2022 2023 13 avg · Aug 2020

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

11achievements
22.6%median completion
18.5%rarest: Double Shot Long Black
92.0% of players 68.3% of players 43.9% of players 32.6% of players 27.1% of players 22.6% of players 20.2% of players 19.2% of players 18.9% of players 18.6% of players 18.5% of players 92.0% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
92.0%Prologue — Welcome to the Terminal
68.3%Welcome to the Terminal — Gambling for time is a dangerous business
43.9%Visitation — ...Is it possible to die twice?
Rarest badges of honor
18.5%Double Shot Long Black — Maddy maintained her calm
18.6%Our Usual Haunts — If I explained it to you, your head would explode too
18.9%Epilogue — ...

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$19.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$19.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US19.99 USD
EU16.79 EUR
UK15.49 GBP
Australia24.95 AUD
Canada22.79 CAD
Japan1,980 JPY
Brazil37.99 BRL
China58.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$7.5 China Japan Canada Australia EU US UK≈$21

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-14 07-17 07-20 07-23 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Oct 16, 2021
Necrobarista v1.0.8p1 Patch Notes

Hey everyone! Delivering a minor patch to address a few issues in the Final Pour update that were brought to our attention via the Necrobarista Discord. If you're loving Necrobarista and/or appreciati

Sep 30, 2021
FINAL POUR: OUT NOW! Patch notes v1.0.8

G'day everyone! We're proud to announce that our major update, Necrobarista: Final Pour is OUT NOW for free on Steam! To celebrate the occasion, we're putting the game on a whopping 50% discount! Fina

Sep 30, 2021
Developer Live-stream AMA

Come join us in our celebration of Necrobarista: Final Pour's launch with a live developer stream! We'll be showing off the new Studio Mode by having one of our developers commentate as they put toget

Jan 19, 2021
Walking to the Sky

G'day! We've got something special for you today: a major narrative content addition, at the low, low price of... zero dollars. This update is titled Walking to the Sky, and brings a beautiful and hea

Nov 12, 2020
The Midnight Interlude

G'day! Today marks the release of a major free update to Necrobarista, titled The Midnight Interlude. This update, the first of three planned content additions, brings a great new feature to the game:

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresIndie
Player tagsVisual Novel · Story Rich · Indie · Female Protagonist · Supernatural · Anime · Atmospheric · Beautiful · 3D · Stylized · Great Soundtrack · Cute (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Dutch, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese * , Traditional Chinese, Turkish *
ControllerFull support
Achievements11
Estimated owners20,000 – 50,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://www.necrobarista.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 or Newer Processor: 2.5+ GHz Quad core Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 660 or better, ATI 7950 or better DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 3 GB available space