Fuel your coffee passion in Coffee Caravan! As a cafe manager, brew, experiment with delicious recipes, and build your dream coffee business on wheels. Serve customers, unlock new flavors, purchase appliances, and enjoy your procedurally generated road trip in this roguelite experience.
As the cafe manager, you must carefully arrange your coffee-making equipment to create a streamlined workflow. Placing espresso machines, pour-over setups, and kettles in the optimal configuration is crucial for quickly preparing orders and serving customers before their patience runs out. Mastering the cafe layout is essential for achieving high levels of productivity and profitability.
The game rewards your progress by unlocking new coffee recipes, each with unique ingredient combinations and brewing techniques. These recipes vary in complexity, requiring you to carefully manage your available equipment and resources to meet customer demands. Strategically choosing which recipes to offer on a given day adds an element of decision-making, as you balance customer preferences, recipe difficulty, and your cafe's capabilities.
Each playthrough offers a unique road trip experience, with a procedurally-generated map that you must navigate. Along the way, you'll encounter various events, shops, and challenges, including a difficult "royal customer" test at the end of each "world." Failure to serve a customer results in the loss of your accumulated earnings, adding tension and risk-reward to the gameplay.
The game offers a range of difficulty settings, allowing players of various skill levels to enjoy the experience. The "Cozy" mode provides a more relaxed experience, while the "Normal" and "Hard" modes present greater challenges. Additionally, you can disable the permadeath mechanic, where a single failed customer order would reset the current map, further enhancing the accessibility of the game.
Detailed tutorials and recipe guides are available at any time, ensuring that you can quickly learn the intricacies of coffee-making and cafe management. These resources help you understand the requirements and techniques for each recipe, making it easier to master the game's mechanics.