Espresso Tycoon

Coffee shop management sim with custom drinks and decor

DreamWay Games · Published by PlayWay S.A. · Released Jun 7, 2023

Reviews: Very Positive; 84% of 1,319
Recent reviews: Mixed; 60% of 10 in 30 days
Playing now: 6; peak 24h 9
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: 9 months ago; Dec 15, 2025

What is Espresso Tycoon?

An isometric management sim where you start and grow a coffee shop. You decorate the space, hire staff, manage supplies and budgets, and make drink recipes based on customer preferences. You can work through missions or play in a sandbox.

For you if...

+you enjoy designing cafes and experimenting with drink recipes
+you like missions that introduce tougher management challenges gradually

Not for you if...

−you want a story-led game rather than business management
−you prefer fast action to managing staff and budgets

What players say

84% of 1,319 reviews are positive · 60% of 10 in the last 30 days

Players praise the drink creator, cafe design, and the campaign’s gradual increase in difficulty. Common complaints are repetitive play and limited replay value. Some players also criticize the artwork and voices or report crashes and poor performance.

Screenshots and trailer

Espresso Tycoon system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Win10 64bit
Processor: i3-4130 @ 3.3GHz / AMD FX-8350
Graphics: GTX1050ti / R9 280
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 8 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11
Notes: System Requirements subject to change as development continues

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 94
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing

Steam Deck: Playable

Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
The native resolution is not the default one
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

Full audio: English. Text only: French, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Dutch, Turkish, Ukrainian.