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Best Served Cold

Speakeasy detective visual novel about serving drinks and solving mysteries

Rogueside · Released May 5, 2025

AdventureCasualIndieRPGSimulation

Reviews
Very Positive
87% of 711
Recent reviews
Very Positive
100% of 18 in 30 days
Players
2
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
6 months ago
Apr 23, 2026
Minimum PC
GT 430
8 GB RAM · 0.7 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Best Served Cold?

In this dialogue-heavy detective visual novel, you play a bartender trying to keep a speakeasy open in alternate-history Bukovie. Across five cases, you mix drinks, question patrons, and connect clues to investigate a mystery involving people across the city.

For you if...

  • +you like character-focused mysteries with recurring patrons
  • +you enjoy questioning suspects and linking clues
  • +you want a speakeasy setting with jazz and cocktails

Not for you if...

  • −you prefer action to lengthy conversations
  • −you expect romance choices to shape the ending

What players say

87% of 711 reviews are positive · 100% of 18 in the last 30 days

Players praise the writing, characters, art, and speakeasy atmosphere. Common complaints are repetitive drink mixing and clue linking that can feel rigid or require trial and error.

Players over time

▼ -55% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 21 players on Oct 8, 2026.

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Nov 7, 20262
Nov 6, 20262
Nov 5, 20265
Nov 4, 20268
Nov 3, 20264
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Nov 1, 202612
Oct 31, 20263
Oct 30, 20266
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Oct 26, 202616
Oct 25, 202610
Oct 24, 20269
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Oct 22, 20265
Oct 21, 20269
Oct 20, 202613
Oct 18, 20267
Oct 17, 20268
Oct 16, 20269
Oct 15, 202611
Oct 14, 202615
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Oct 11, 20269
Oct 10, 202621
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Oct 8, 202621
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Oct 4, 202617
Oct 3, 202611
Oct 2, 202615
Oct 1, 20266
Sep 30, 20266
Sep 29, 20268
Sep 27, 20266
Sep 26, 202610
Sep 25, 202612
Sep 24, 20266
Sep 23, 202612
Sep 23, 20266
Sep 22, 20269

How many players finish Best Served Cold?

23% of Steam players have unlocked «Judge, Jury and Executioner», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

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Best Served Cold system requirements

Minimum: GT 430, 8 GB RAM, 0.7 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 10
Processor
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
Graphics
Geforce GT 430 (1024 MB) / Radeon HD 5570 (1024 MB)
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
700 MB available space

Recommended

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system

Does Best Served Cold have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Best Served Cold run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows, macOS
Achievements
25
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages
Text only: English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese.

Does Best Served Cold use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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