Love, betrayal, and coffee! Zipp's Café is a "noir & chill" little game about a café between the city of animals and the district of insects. Make unusual recipes, get involved in shady dealings, and try to start a new life while searching for love and revenge.
Players can take on the role of a café owner, fulfilling customer orders by brewing special coffees and teas using a variety of minigames. These minigames allow users to interactively prepare unique beverages, each with their own distinct "moods and mechanics." For example, one minigame tasks players with carefully controlling the brew process to craft the perfect cup of coffee.
In addition to beverages, the café management gameplay extends to preparing unique meal items. Players can engage with specialized minigames to cook and assemble these custom dishes, adding further depth to the café management experience.
The café doesn't run itself, so players must also take on the chore of washing dishes. While potentially repetitive, this task is integrated as another minigame, providing an additional layer of interactivity to the day-to-day operations.
Furthering the atmospheric experience, the game offers the ability to toggle between a full-color mode and a noir-inspired black-and-white aesthetic. This customization, coupled with the large number of achievements, suggests ample replayability for completionist-minded players.
Overall, reviewers praise the relaxing, "cozy" café setting and the engaging minigame mechanics. While some found the minigames repetitive, the majority appreciated the satisfying gameplay loop of fulfilling orders and advancing the story. The accessibility options and level of customization also received positive feedback from players.