- 💗✨ The CCM2 Demo is OUT NOW!! - 6 August 2026
🐈 Dear community,IT'S HERE!🙀 To kick off our participation in The Wholesome Games Steam Celebration, we just launched our PUBLIC DEMO for Cat Cafe Manager 2: Big City Bliss! Get comfy and try your hand (or paw?🐾) at running your very own cat cafe - for free, and as often as you like! 🩷 Along with the demo, we’ve also put together a BRAND NEW TRAILER for the game! Take a peek below and let us know what you think! Oh, and don't forget to share it with friends and family who love cozy games as much as you do! 🥰We're eager to hear your thoughts on… well, ALL the new things we shared! Come chat with us and your fellow cafe managers in our community Discord. 🩷 🍰 Demo ExpectationsPlease keep in mind that this demo is a little appetizer of what the full game will be like.🍴We still have A LOT of development time ahead of us before Cat Cafe Manager 2 fully releases, which means A LOT of e…
- Cat Cafe Manager: Cozy Cat Cafe Sim at 70% Off - 25 June 2026
Inherit a rundown cafe in the sleepy town of Caterwaul and turn it into the cozy cat cafe of your dreams. Rescue and care for a town's worth of cats, brew coffee, serve customers, and decorate every corner to your taste.Get to know the quirky locals, untangle a gentle folkloric mystery, and grow your cafe one happy cat at a time in a warm management life sim powered by cats, coffee, and community.Cat Cafe Manager is 70% off in the Steam Summer Sale, June 25 to July 9.Grab your copy now and make sure to check out other great indie games on sale during the Summer Sale to add them to your collection.
- 🧡 June News: CCM2 UI Deep Dive + Summer Hype - 16 June 2026
🐈Hi friend, We hope you're doing well.🩷 June is in full swing (can you believe half a year has passed already?!), which means it's time for another newsletter about the development of Cat Cafe Manager 2: Big City Bliss!This month, we're shining a spotlight on a silent but key aspect of any good game: the User Interface.✨Let's get right into it!🤸💖UI Deep DiveA good UI (User Interface) often goes unnoticed, but funnily enough, that's exactly the goal. It's a very important aspect of game development that ensures you can navigate the game with ease and without thinking twice.Artist and UI specialist Esmeé has worked hard to make the UI in Cat Cafe Manager 2: Big City Bliss both as intuitive and as cute as possible.🐱 She's been refining the menus, buttons, and other on-screen elements that will help you run your cat cafe without a scratch!🐾 I asked her to tell us a little about the pr…
- 🎉 CCM2 is nominated to the Cozy Game Awards! Vote until May 10th! - 8 May 2026
Dear community,we are very proud to share that Cat Cafe Manager 2: Big City Bliss has been nominated to the Cozy Games Awards in the "Most Anticipated Game" category!Voting is open now to the public, until May 10th: https://forms.gle/MEy6PjK5BGuUdu6d8 It would mean a lot if you could vote for us 🫶Wishing you all a fantastic weekend!We will be back next month with the June newsletter!-Irene (and the rest of Roost Games🪺)Connect with us:💜Discord💙BlueSky❤️Instagram🧡Reddit💛TikTok💚Newsletter Don't forget to wishlist CCM2!
- 😽🎂April News: Special Voice Actors + Visiting Shops - 14 April 2026
Hi friend!🥰If you celebrated, we want to wish you a happy belated Easter!🌼 It's time for another update on Cat Cafe Manager 2: Big City Bliss.We've got quite a bit to dive into, so let's cut right to the chase in this April newsletter. But first, let's roll in the cake, light the candles, and start awkwardly singing, because... 🎂Cat Cafe Manager Turns 4 Years Old Today!!🍰The first installment of Cat Cafe Manager was released on April 14th, 2022, debuting as our team’s very first game. Back then, we were still a very small team! Roost Games has been steadily growing ever since, and we’re so grateful that we get to continue working on this IP with such a dedicated, tight-knit crew. Hip hip hooray! 🥳🎮Beta Testing ConcludedBy the end of last month, our beta testing period (for Kickstarter backers in the Beta Cat tier and above) came to a conclusion. All the comments, bug reports, surv…
- 🐈🎵February CCM2 News: Making Tunes + Crafting UI - 13 February 2026
🙋Hi friend! We hope you had a wonderful start to 2026.🩷 With the beta version of Cat Cafe Manager 2 on the horizon, it's all paws on deck here at Roost Games!🐾 🎮 Beta Testing Is Around The Corner!We've made huge progress with the Beta version of CCM2 and we are planning to run the Beta Tests with 317 Kickstarter backers next month! We are very excited for this milestone and will keep everyone updated on how that goes! 🫶🎵Making MeowsicEvery game needs a good soundtrack. We want you to enjoy relaxing music while building your cafe, serving your customers, and - most importantly - scratching your cats behind the ears.🐱 That's why our musician and sound designer Sonya is cooking up some amazing tunes in her studio!🎹 Let's hear what exactly she's been working on:~~ 🎼Adaptive Music 🎤Sonya: "A really cool thing we’re doing more and more of in the second Cat Cafe Manager game, is crea…
- 🎅🏻December News: The Cat Cafe Manager 2 Wish List!🎁 - 19 December 2025
Hello, hello, hellooo!🐈It's hard to believe this year is almost over, isn't it?🫨For us, 2025 has been the year we truly got to dive into the creation of Cat Cafe Manager 2: Big City Bliss. After a successful Kickstarter campaign around the end of 2024, we kicked off 2025 with big plans, ambitious goals, and tons of inspiration. And honestly, we’ve made huge leaps since then!💛🌷Stop & Smell the FlowersOver the past month, we’ve been working hard to breathe more life into the streets of Covestadt in Cat Cafe Manager 2. We’ve been busy greyboxing, and tons of new 3D props have been created. The most eye-catching difference is the freshly added vegetation, with plants, flowers, bushes, and trees adding a new layer of liveliness to the game.🌳 Below, you can see what in-game tests with these new nature props look like (but remember that none of these images represent the final product - t…
- 🧡🏠 November News: Shaping up the city in CCM2! - 11 November 2025
Hi friend!🐈With Halloween officially behind us, we are now venturing into the last stretch of 2025. Today we want to show you the progress we're making with the development of our upcoming game Cat Cafe Manager 2😻🏘️Paving the Streets of Limeline VillageWe welcome you to Limeline Village, a fairytale neighbourhood tucked into the city of Covestadt! It's lined with canals and narrow streets overgrown with greenery, with colorful historic buildings throughout. Wander and get lost in winding alleyways, uncovering Limeline's magical history and all the secrets it holds... 👀🌳To shape Limeline Village, our artists Carmen and Esmeé draw inspiration from the charm of historic Dutch design and city architecture (without ever forgetting to also sprinkle a touch of magic into every concept sketch and digital brushstroke✨). Take a look at some of the concept art they created: Concept Art of a L…
- 🩷🍴September News: Kitchen Appliances in Cat Cafe Manager 2! - 5 September 2025
Hi there, purring pal🐈! First of all, we just wanted to mention that Cat Cafe Manager is showing up on the ✨Steam Home Page✨ today, which is a pretty big deal for a small developer like us! This extra featuring also comes with a discount, so for those who don't own a copy yet, you can get it -65% off for the next 24 hours! And here is the rest of our newsletter about Cat Cafe Manager 2: Big City Bliss! 🩷 To begin, we want to thank everyone who shared their thoughts, excitement, and questions so far. It's very helpful for us to hear how you feel about our still developing game. Keep in mind that everything we show in our newsletters is still a work in progress. 👷🛠️🏊♀️Concept Artist Deep DiveFor this Deep Dive, we'd like to give the mic to Esmeé, one of our talented game artists. She's been busy designing colorful kitchen appliances you can use to prepare any sort of delish dish for…
- 😻August News: Kittens in Cat Cafe Manager 2!! - 7 August 2025
Hi friends!🐈We hope July has been good to you! Here at Roost Games, we had a great month. We worked on some really cool new stuff we know you're going to love. Seriously, we're so excited to talk about our cutest CCM2 feature yet. Prepare yourself for some serious baby fever, because...🍼Cat Cafe Manager 2 will have KITTENS!Whereas cat cafes in the original Cat Cafe Manager were only inhabited by grown cats, things will be a little different in your city establishment in Cat Cafe Manager 2: Big City Bliss.Because you know, when two cats love each other very, very much... there's a chance they will surprise you with ✨AN ADORABLE KITTEN!✨😻👇Just look at this beautiful little family! 👇 (Sound on)💕As you can see, kittens will be fully-fledged inhabitants of your cat cafe. They need to be nurtured, fed, and loved as much as your big cats do. Perhaps even a little more!🎀 Our lead game de…
- Cat Cafe Manager is on sale! - 26 June 2025
If you were thinking about getting the game, now is a great time to do so as we are part of the indie.io Summer Sale! Catch the game on sale from today until July 10th.Check out other great indies on sale during the indie.io Summer Sale to add them to your collection.
- 🌼June News: Wildwoud Woods Concept Art + Decorating Your Cafe! - 7 June 2025
Hi there, fellow cat enthusiasts!🩷🐈 June has officially kicked off, so we want to begin by saying that we hope everyone had a wonderful month of May!🌸 Let's start the month off strong by getting you up to speed with the latest Cat Cafe Manager 2 updates!😸 🦉Welcome to the Wildwoud Woods! Are you ready to call your fearless feline companion and explore the magical Wildwoud Woods, just outside the city?✨ Who knows, you might just find that rare ingredient you’ve been searching for forever, hiding in a berry bush or nestled underneath a mushroom.🍄 Our artists are working hard to make this forest feel magical, mystical, and a little mysterious...👀 We're excited to show you some of our latest Wildwoud Woods concept art below! Wildwoud Woods Concept Art Concept Art of Props and Details 🧑🍳We're COOKING!As demonstrated above, we've already put a lot of love into the explorable outside…
- Cat Cafe Manager is on sale! - 11 April 2025
If you were thinking about getting the game, now is a great time to do so as we are part of the indie.io Publisher Sale! Catch the game on sale from April 11th through April 25th. Check out other great indies on sale during the indie.io Publisher Sale to add them to your collection. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1354830/Cat_Cafe_Manager/
- A new season, a new deal! - 13 March 2025
If you were thinking about getting the game, now is a great time to do so as we are part of the Steam Spring Sale! Catch the game on sale from March 13th through the 20th. Make sure to check out other great indie games on sale during the Spring Sale to add them to your collection.
- Celebrate the season with a great deal! - 19 December 2024
If you were thinking about getting the game, now is a great time to do so as we are part of the Steam Winter Sale! Catch the game on sale from December 19th until January 2nd. Make sure to check out other great indie games on sale during the Winter Sale to add them to your collection.
- October News : Wrapping up the Kickstarter... Back to development! - 30 October 2024
Hello everyone! We’re back from vacation, bursting with energy, and excited to start sending out Kickstarter rewards and continue working on Cat Cafe Manager 2! ✨ On Kickstarter, we managed to collect a whopping 88,957 EUR from 2,063 backers - thank you all SO SO much! With this money, we won't just be able to create the game of our dreams; we will also be in the position to add the following Stretch Goals: Customizing your cafe’s outside, Cat Connections, Romanceable NPCs, and Kittens! 😻 We also managed to unlock two extra hearts of the Community Goals with more than 2,000 Kickstarter backers and 400 TikTok followers, which means, we’ve unlocked the adorable 🍌 Banana cat hat!! Update on CCM2 Development: Hi, a quick word from game designer Rick here! We spent the last couple of months fully focused on the Kickstarter campaign, making sure we could show you just how pretty the game is…
- 🌟 Last few hours of the Kickstarter! Next Stretch Goal: 😻Kittens! - 3 October 2024
Hello, we're approaching the end of the campaign and we have already reached the 70k€ stretch goal!!!! 🙀 😭 €50K unlocked: 🏪 Cafe Outside Customization €60K unlocked: 🐱 Cat Connections €70K unlocked: 💌 Romanceable NPCs This means that a bunch of characters will become romanceable! Get ready for gift-giving, cute dates, and unique story content for each romanceable NPC! 💌 🥰 If we meet the next stretch goal at €80k (88,205 USD) we will include... Kittens in the game! 😻 🙀 These tiny furballs require a little more care than your average feline... but aren't they CUTE? 💪 Kittens start off with lower stats than most cats, but can become very good little kittens if you spend the time & resources to nurture them. 💖 If certain specific cats get close... your cat cafe might be blessed with a new kitten soon! Be sure to take good care of the parents, too! We also wanted to share some det…
- 🙀 Final 5 Days of the Kickstarter! Next Stretch Goal: 💌 Romanceable NPCs! - 30 September 2024
Hello! Rick here to let you know we're entering the final week of the Cat Cafe Manager 2 Kickstarter! We've been incredibly happy & humbled at the support we've received so far. As I write this we've received €62,062 to help fund the development of the game!! That's amazing! This also means we've already unlocked 2 🚩Stretch Goals: €50K : 🏪 Cafe Outside Customization €60K : 🐱 Cat Connections🚩🏪 Cafe Outside Customization With this feature you won't just get to decorate the inside of your cafe, but also customize your cat cafe's outside: colors, decorations, windows, plants, signage, and furniture! 🚩🐱 Cat Connections Cat Connections will see cats in your cafe build connections as they spend time together! Most connections are positive, like 💛Lovecats, 😊Best Buds, or 🎲Playmates. Some connections are troublesome, like 🥊Rivals, 👿Enemies, or 😼Bully! Next Stretch Goal: 💌Romanceabl…
- ✨ CAT CAFE MANAGER 2 FUNDING GOAL MET!! Free gift for all backers! - 16 September 2024
🙀 We've successfully reached the 40,000 funding goal on the Kickstarter! 🎁 As a THANK YOU gift, every single backer will get a FREE 📔 digital art book added to their Reward! 📔 The digital artbook will feature behind-the-scenes concept art, beautiful high-res art from the game, and juicy nuggets of lore on the world of Cat Cafe Manager 2! Q: Do I need to change anything about my pledge to receive the Digital Artbook? A: No. Every single backer, no matter their Pledge Tier, will receive the Digital Artbook. Q: When will I receive the Digital Artbook? A: The digital artbook will be delivered around the same time as the Early Access Launch, mid-2026. To get the free Digital Artbook, back now on Kickstarter! 🚩 First Stretch Goal: 🏪 Cafe Outside Customization Now that we've reached the funding goal, it's time to start getting 🚩Stretch Goals! For those that don't know, Stretch Goals are…
- A Mini-Update to celebrate the Cat Cafe Manager 2 Kickstarter! - 4 September 2024
Hi there! We've just launched the Kickstarter campaign to help fund Cat Cafe Manager 2's development, and we couldn't be more excited!! ❤️It would help us a lot if you could back the campaign as soon as you can, as the first hours are the most important! Thanks so much!!❤️ To celebrate, we're launching a little mini-update for Cat Cafe Manager 1! Introducing: Faeline Lore! This old repository of ancient lore will significantly raise your cafe's Book Score, which I know has been a tough stat to boost up 'till now! You can purchase Faeline Lore at the Decoration section of the Furniture Shop! It's not exactly cheap, but definitely worth it! But what is a Faeline, exactly? In short, they're adorable little feline faeries. They haven't been seen by humans in many years, but cats see and interact with them all the time. Faeline will also feature prominently in the sequel, Cat Cafe Manager 2!…
