- Demo Patch 2 - v1.0.41 - 18 August 2026
Hi again lovely managers!A little patch here to solve some potentially game-breaking issues folks have run into!Thanks SO MUCH everyone for giving us your bug reports, feedback & ideas: it's helping us a lot with the ongoing work on Cat Cafe Manager 2! 🐈Demo Patch 2As always, points marked with 🐱 are fixes suggested / discovered by the community!🐱 Fixed an issue where transitions between scenes wouldn't trigger, and you could 'fall outside of the world'.🐱 Fixed an issue where you could lose furniture if you were outside at the end of a day (10pm).And as always, if you haven't wishlisted the game yet, it would help us out immensely if you did! So if it's not too much trouble, please do so, thanks 😽- Rick (from Roost Games)
- Demo Patch 1 - v1.0.40 - 7 August 2026
Meowdy!Rick here, creative director on Cat Cafe Manager 2.First of all, in case you hadn't heard, we released a playable demo of CCM2 yesterday! You can download it from the main store page: Demo Patch 1We've already got some bug reports and quality of life requests from, well, you all! And we took some time today to see to them. Any points marked with a 😺 come from community suggestions! Here's what's changed:The lighting in your neighbors shops has been fixed, so it's not super dark in there anymore.😺 You should no longer get stuck inside a neighbors shop if you walk in just as they're leaving.😺 You can now control the main character with the arrow keys, as well as WASD. And you can use the mouse scroll instead of Q and E to change your selections or rotate furniture.😺 If you are doing a Hold Interaction (such as cleaning), other interactive things (such as cats) moving into your…
- 💗✨ 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…
- 😻the CCM2 DEMO goes LIVE on August 6th!!✨ - 3 August 2026
Hey friend!🐈 Buckle up, we've got some BIG news to share today: We will launch the official "Cat Cafe Manager 2: Big City Bliss" DEMO on STEAM this Thursday!!😻😻🎉🎉For the very first time, anyone - backer or not - will be able to give a career as a cat cafe manager in Covestadt a try!🥰 If you have any friends or family members who love cats and cozy games (almost) as much as you do, this is their chance to try a little slice of CCM2 with you!🍰☕ The demo goes live on August 6 at 10:00 AM PT / 1:00 PM ET / 7:00 PM CEST on Steam! BUT that's not all... We have even more news to share!😸 💜Wholesome Games Celebration We're proud to announce that "Cat Cafe Manager 2: Big City Bliss" has been selected for the Wholesome Games Steam Celebration!!💕 This annual event puts a spotlight on cozy games you're gonna wanna play, and we're SUPER excited to share our upcoming demo as part of the sele…
- 🩷 The CCM2 Playtest is full! More news very soon! - 28 July 2026
‼️ EDIT: the CCM2 playtest is already full! Thanks for your enthusiastic response! 🙏 🐈 Dear community,We have some exciting news to share! We just launched the very first public playtest for Cat Cafe Manager 2: Big City Bliss! Yesterday, our Kickstarter backers could already get an early look into the game, and now it's your turn!❣️Requirements for being a playtester:Having a Steam account.PC only for this playtest.Signing a Non-Disclosure Agreement. In order to be able to, you must be over 18 years old.Playtest and fill out the questionnaire before August 3rd. A session takes around 90 minutes.Play only with mouse and keyboard (no controller or Steamdeck supported for this playtest).Communications and bug reporting will be on Discord, so you must be a member of our community server.✨ Join our community Discord server now to receive the sign-up instructions for the playtest! Spots are…
- 🧡 June News: 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, s…
- 🐈🎵 February News: Making Tunes & Crafting UI - 13 February 2026
🙋Hi friend! We hope you had a wonderful start to 2026.🩷 With the beta version of the game 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 the game 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 creating mu…
- 🎅🏻December News: The CCM2 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. 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 - they’re tests)!Testing…
- 🧡🏠 November News: Shaping up Limeline Village! - 11 November 2025
Hi friend!🐈With Halloween officially behind us, we are now venturing into the last stretch of 2025. Luckily for us, the thrill of Halloween is never truly over. Whether it's October, December, or even July - in the world of Cat Cafe Manager 2, there will always be friendly witches to meet, magical places to discover, whimsical potions to drink, and fantastical cats to love!✨🐈⬛🧙♀️That's why we're super excited to share something extra special with you today. Behind the scenes, we've been working hard to breathe life into a mystical neighborhood we can't wait for you to explore... Let's get right into it!😻🏘️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 a…
- 🩷🍴September News: Inventing Whimsical Kitchen Appliances - 5 September 2025
Hi there, purring pal🐈! It's September, which means it's time for a brand new newsletter!🩷First and foremost, 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 your customers. Let's learn more about her workflow in ✨Esmeé's Art Atelier✨! ~~~ 🎤 Hi everyone! I'm Esmeé, and I create concept art for Cat Cafe Manager 2 alongside our art director, Carmen. In this newsletter, I'd like to show you what I've been cooking up. And yes, I mean that quite literally, because…
- 😻August News: Kittens And A Fresh Look For Our Cats!! - 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 des…
- 🌼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…
- April News: Limeline Village + New Team Members! 🌸 - 3 April 2025
Hi friends! Here's a little update on what we have been up to since the last update: 💛 Art Update Over the past month, the art team has been working hard to bring a brand new in-game area to life: Limeline Village. It will be located in the historical heart of Covestadt, the main city of Cat Cafe Manager 2. Limeline Village will be shaped by old colorful buildings and charming alleyways, overgrown with greenery for you to explore. You will be able to take pleasant strolls along the canals and perhaps even discover some hidden witchy artifacts from ages past along the way. Based on the visual research Esmeé and Carmen conducted earlier, we have developed the first pieces of concept art to capture the unique character of Limeline Village. As of now, the art team is focused on turning these visualizations into an in-game reality. Stay tuned for the upcoming newsletters to follow the journ…
- January News: Kickstarter and development progress! 💚 - 31 January 2025
Hi friends! We hope your first month of 2025 has been great!🩷 With January almost over, we would love to fill you in on everything new with the development of Cat Cafe Manager 2: Big City Bliss! 💚Kickstarter Updates This month, we officially closed late pledges for Kickstarter after collecting a total of €93,370 from 2,151 backers. Thank you so much everyone!💜 🧡Our producer Joni has been busy setting up an organized distribution system to prepare all physical rewards for shipment for Kickstarter backers. Both he and I (writer-social media manager Claire) put together and sent out cute sticker packages to last year’s giveaway winners! Additionally, we have some new sticker designs in the works for our Long Cat tier backers and up…👀 We’ll keep you in the loop! 😻Game development progress 🚂Next Station… Game Development! Joni has also been making sure that the team's efforts for ever…
- December News: 🎨 Cozy Sketches! And Happy Holidays! 💝 - 17 December 2024
Hi friends! As we’re fast approaching the end of the year, we want to share 🎨a little peek behind the curtains to show you what our artists have been up to! 🎨Dev Update Since our little break in October, we’ve been making really good progress on the development side and cannot wait to show you more soon! For now, we have asked our lead artist Carmen to share what the art department has been working on the past few weeks: "What is the best way to set up an environment for a game such as Cat Cafe Manager 2? Go outside for inspiration! For the environments of Cat Cafe Manager 2, Esmeé and I took our sketchbooks, and went out and about to look for inspiration. We visited Gouda and Utrecht, two authentically Dutch cities with rich histories and cozy vibes. Esmeé and I sketched and photographed several streets, squares, shops, and cafes there to capture that big city bliss. Besides these bu…
- 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…
