Finally got to play this game and wow, is it charming!
Right off the bat, I love the artstyle! It's so exaggerated and expressive, it's right up my alley! The music is also super good. Has that sort of feel that you'd have of relaxing in a coffee house! I could definitely see myself putting the music on one of my playlists.
The sounds effects are also superb! Honestly, really incredible work there. The customer sounds, the cash register and the brewing noises in general are really satisfying to listen to.
One thing I noticed was that the popup for Hgtharr's Spiralling Obsession seems to be shown twice when you hover with your mouse over it.
I really enjoyed the night rituals and the different things you need to do for each one! It really gets you involved and feeling like you're actually doing the thing.
Out of my attempts, two runs were very important to me: one without magic, and the other one with magic. To be clear, the one with magic was way easier to pass the stages with, but for the run without, by the time you get to day 5, you've gotta be able to nail the minigames perfectly.
The biggest difference in the cash you get definitely came from not skipping the "Pour" part of each coffee. It turns out that the bar actually stops for a very short amount of time when it's completely filled up, and it's exactly in that time interval that you're meant to release the left click to get out of the Pouring part without tip losses. I see that there's a dimmed, transparent version of the bar, to give the player the reference of how long the bar is, but on the left side of the shop, I couldn't see it at all. I had to use one of the signs in the background as reference to know when to release left click because of that. Perhaps some sort of indicator that it's time to release the left click could help with that!
Being able to get the max tips is the key to those who want to get to day 5 without magic, and helps a lot those who are using magic. The ending is really funny and very unexpected!
Overall, I had a good time with this game! It felt really cozy to play, the art and character designs are lovely, the sounds are satisfying and the humor is really good. I really enjoyed this game!