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A debt-burdened witch runs a café, builds bonds with customers, and enters their minds to guide magical units against inner demons.
Released 17 Aug 2023
Enter customers’ minds and lead summoned magical units through branching routes to confront the demons troubling them.
Build a team from cards and plan when and where to deploy units, which keep advancing along their assigned paths.
Make drinks tailored to customers’ preferences; the right brew can uncover extra conversations and storylines.
Affogato is a RPG featuring a unique 'reverse tower defense' mechanic. Play as a sorceress managing a café in Arorua. Meet customers from all walks of life, hear their stories and travel into their minds to help them defeat their inner demons. Experience a city life that exudes magic and excitement.
Developed by Befun Studio · Published by Spiral Up Games
You play as Affogato, a witch who opens a café in Arorua while dealing with debts and meeting its customers. As she gets to know them, she uses magic to enter their minds and help them confront inner demons.
The mind missions use a card-based reverse tower-defense system: deploy magical units and choose paths through a battlefield as they advance toward their targets. Missions can include distinct mechanics and boss encounters.
Between missions, plan how to spend limited time on café activities, customer relationships, and developing Affogato’s abilities. Making drinks for customers is another part of the routine, and matching their tastes can reveal additional conversations and storylines.
Players who enjoyed Affogato often praised the inventive reverse-tower-defense battles, the art, and the cast or character stories; some also liked the voice work and music. Others found the café mechanics underused, the mix of activities uneven, or the story’s pacing and conclusions disappointing. Combat reactions also vary, with some enjoying the strategy and challenge and others criticizing its controls, repetition, or difficulty.
Affogat（加把劲魔女） is a RPG revolving around a sorceress juggling with the running of her new café, managing her debts, meeting customers from all walks of life and ultimately helping them overcome their greatest fears and secrets by burrowing deep into their minds. Enjoy a story rich RPG featuring an innovative 'reverse tower defense' mechanic and beautiful anime graphics.
Make critical decisions to help your customers defeat their inner demons by entering their minds and leading them to safety through challenging card-based reverse tower defense levels. Choose your routes and cards wisely or lose your customers forever!
Get to know customers from all walks of life. Lend them a listening ear, hear their stories, step into their minds and help them resolve their troubles. Forge special bonds with those you feel an affinity toward and become the approachable sorceress you've always aspired to be.
Plan each day with care and manage your time wisely. Will you focus on bringing in moolah for your café, honing your skills as a barista, learning stronger spells or bridging closer bonds with your customers? Remember that the clock is ticking and that every decision you make costs time in Affogato!
Making a good cup of coffee is the cornerstone of being a barista. To be a truly great barista, however, you need to understand your customers and figure out which brews are perfect for them. Affogato features realistic coffeemaking simulation. Master the art of making great coffee and you can unlock hidden conversations and storylines!
| Platforms | Windows |
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| Achievements | 31 |
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| Controller support | Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
| DLC / extras | 1 listed on Steam |
