{"id":63385,"date":"2026-03-19T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=63385"},"modified":"2026-03-18T11:52:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T02:52:49","slug":"3d-kemonomimi-girl-maid-cafe-simulator-coming-to-steam-in-2026-with-cooking-management-and-bond-building","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/indie-games\/3d-kemonomimi-girl-maid-cafe-simulator-coming-to-steam-in-2026-with-cooking-management-and-bond-building\/","title":{"rendered":"3D kemonomimi girl Maid Caf\u00e9 Simulator\u00a0coming to Steam in 2026 with cooking,\u00a0management\u00a0and\u00a0bond-building\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In the sea of\u00a0caf\u00e9\u00a0simulators\u00a0and\u00a0maid\u00a0titles,\u00a0<strong>Maid Caf\u00e9 Simulator<\/strong>\u00a0is an upcoming indie title that lets you experience life as a manager in\u00a0a 3D,\u00a0first-person\u00a0perspective. As the\u00a0owner\u00a0of a run-down caf\u00e9, it&#8217;s your job to\u00a0rebuild the establishment,\u00a0cook meals, serve customers\u00a0(all of whom look very much alike), and earn the coveted\u00a0Maidchelin\u00a03-Star\u00a0culinary award.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\uba54\uc774\ub4dc \uce74\ud398 \uc2dc\ubbac\ub808\uc774\ud130 -  \uacf5\uac1c \ud2f0\uc800\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/G7vY2_i8uIg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It&nbsp;wouldn\u2019t&nbsp;be a proper&nbsp;maid&nbsp;caf\u00e9 without female servers, and Maid Caf\u00e9 Simulator\u2019s employees are kemonomimi girls with animal-like ears and tails. Each of the five&nbsp;maids&nbsp;has&nbsp;their own personality&nbsp;and abilities, which you uncover&nbsp;by&nbsp;interacting with them&nbsp;both&nbsp;during&nbsp;and after&nbsp;work hours.&nbsp;Deepening your relationships with the&nbsp;maids&nbsp;also increases their stats and unlocks&nbsp;special events&nbsp;and \u201cheart-fluttering moments\u201d&nbsp;for you to engage in.&nbsp;You can also play dress-up with the&nbsp;maids, with&nbsp;different styles&nbsp;to match their personalities&nbsp;and your&nbsp;cafe\u2019s&nbsp;atmosphere&nbsp;available.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1520\" height=\"850\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1520px) 100vw, 1520px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20260318-63385-001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-63387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20260318-63385-001.jpg 1520w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20260318-63385-001-380x213.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20260318-63385-001-768x429.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1519\" height=\"849\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1519px) 100vw, 1519px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20260318-63385-002.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-63388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20260318-63385-002.jpg 1519w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20260318-63385-002-380x212.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20260318-63385-002-768x429.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When you&nbsp;aren\u2019t&nbsp;chatting up the&nbsp;maids,&nbsp;you\u2019re&nbsp;busy running the business. Cooking ingredients,&nbsp;equipment, furniture, and&nbsp;maid&nbsp;outfits&nbsp;all&nbsp;cost money, which you can earn by&nbsp;making customers happy.&nbsp;Aside from&nbsp;cooking and&nbsp;serving them food,&nbsp;you\u2019ll&nbsp;be structuring the caf\u00e9, protecting your&nbsp;maids&nbsp;from aggressive clients, and even kicking out&nbsp;troublemakers and thieves.&nbsp;You\u2019ll&nbsp;also&nbsp;confront other rival&nbsp;maid&nbsp;cafes in head-to-head competitions.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Developed by Korean game studios&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/accelixgames.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Accelix<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/scon.company\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Scon<\/a>, Maid Caf\u00e9 Simulator is set to release in the third quarter of 2026 for Windows (<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3232690\/Maid_Cafe_Simulator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>).&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Related:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/japanese-indie-horror-game-lets-you-go-on-a-bizarre-dreamcore-inspired-date-through-liminal-spaces-with-a-cute-santa-claus-maid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Japanese indie horror game lets you go on a bizarre,\u00a0dreamcore-inspired date through liminal spaces with a cute Santa Claus maid<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/from-giant-maids-wrecking-cities-to-magical-dungeon-demolition-5-japanese-indie-games-where-you-destroy-things\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">From giant maids wrecking cities to magical dungeon demolition: 5 Japanese indie games where you destroy things<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maid Caf\u00e9 Simulator is an upcoming indie title in which you manage a caf\u00e9 staffed entirely by kemonomimi girls.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":63386,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[62],"tags":[18],"class_list":["post-63385","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-indie-games","tag-global-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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