Tavern Talk - A Cozy Visual Novel
Fantasy visual novel about mixing drinks and sending adventurers on quests
Gentle Troll Entertainment · Released Jun 20, 2024
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- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 89% of 1,764
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 10
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update
- 3 months ago
- May 28, 2026
Free demo available, 1 playing it now: get the demo.
Metacritic: 80/100 (critic reviews)
What is Tavern Talk - A Cozy Visual Novel?
You play the owner of a tavern in a fantasy visual novel set in Asteria, where an ancient threat looms beyond the inn. You talk with visiting adventurers, mix magical drinks that can affect their journeys, and turn rumors into quests. The story can reach different endings, but there is no tavern economy to manage.
For you if...
- +you enjoy dialogue-heavy fantasy stories about recurring characters
- +you like following adventurers from behind the bar
- +you appreciate LGBTQ+ characters in a cozy setting
Not for you if...
- −you want to manage a tavern economy
- −you prefer fast-paced stories with frequent gameplay
- −you expect complex drink mixing and frequent choices
What players say
89% of 1,764 reviews are positive
Players praise the character art, music, and relationships among the tavern’s adventurers. Many complain that the dialogue moves slowly, drink mixing becomes repetitive, and chances to influence events feel limited.
Screenshots and trailer
Tavern Talk - A Cozy Visual Novel system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- 2.4 GHz or faster processor
- Graphics
- 2GB display memory
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 2 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Recommended
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Achievements
- 49
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Verified
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Text only: English, German, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Korean, French.
Tags
- Singleplayer
- LGBTQ+
- Visual Novel
- Fantasy
- Cozy
- Story Rich
- Interactive Fiction
- Choices Matter
- Multiple Endings
- Choose Your Own Adventure
- Dialogue Heavy
- Atmospheric
- Relaxing
- Emotional
- Hand-drawn
- Cartoony
Recent updates
- May 28, 2026 · French language update out now!
- Apr 14, 2026 · French language update coming May 28th & the game is 40% off
- Apr 1, 2026 · Free Among Us Update comes back this April
8 DLC available.
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