Necrobarista review

3 years 9 months ago

A screenshot from Necrobarista showing titular necrobarista Maddy, who has round red glasses and purple hair, saying 'Let's make some damning coffee'

I’ve had the luxury of a few days to sit with my thoughts on Necrobarista before having to tell you wot I think, and wot I think is this: the game tricked me in the best possible way. Of course it’s a game about death, it’s set in a café that predominantly serves the recently deceased. Many of its characters are wrestling with their own mortality, some after already having kicked the bucket. But it soaks the player in such warmth and charm and humour that it managed to entirely bypassed my anxiety on the topic without shying away from addressing it properly.

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Author
Jay Castello