Cat Cafe Manager is sweet and simple, but could possibly have more to it than meets the eye

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There are so many beloved management sims whether it be something more kid-friendly like Animal Crossing, more in-depth like Stardew Valley, or unique like Spiritfarer. Cat Cafe Manager is the dream management game for cat people. 

Cat Cafe Manager trims the fat on what can make management sims feel cumbersome. You don’t have to wait long on food cooking and interacting with customers or cats is quick and painless. For the twenty or so minutes that I got to play with the game, there was a very smooth flow. You begin building your cafe by choosing your first cat. Customers take a liking to a specific kind of cat, while cats happen to have a specialty towards specific customers. After a customer has their meal a cat will come up and give them a cuddle if they’re compatible. Then the customer will leave happier than originally planned. 

As your cafe progresses you will come across different strays. As you continue building their trust with you by giving them food, you will be able to adopt them with each cat having special traits. Eventually, local townsfolk will dine at your cafe where you can converse and develop friendships that will lead to storylines. Customers will even include those who run the other shops in town, where you will be able to purchase things like recipes, furniture, and ingredients. 

You will also come across a cat shrine, which will allow you to level up different skill trees strengthening your cat care. As your cafe grows and you attract enough customers, you will level up which increases your stats and more or less helps you do a certain action quicker like cooking or cleaning. 

I know it all sounds straightforward, but Cat Cafe Manager seems to be a “what you see is what you get” type of experience