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Cozy Coffee Cove

A heartwarming and enchanting game that invites you to step into the whimsical world of a friendly witch who runs a cozy café nestled in a serene forest cove.

As the café's owner, you'll brew not just coffee but also heartwarming friendships with a delightful cast of forest animals.Your choices matter: Will you charge your furry customers for their orders, raking in profits? Or will you cultivate deep bonds by serving treats and beverages for free, unlocking magical ingredients, and crafting intricate creations?Discover the joy of friendship, fall magic, and the art of simple pleasures in Coffee Cove!

Cozy Coffee Cove was developed by a part of our team for the Cozy Fall Jam 2024. With Gekkou Gecko we now want to clean up and publish this wonderful cozy game!Check out the itch.io page while we continue working on it!

Cozy Coffee Cove on itch!

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Jeldrik T. Gaal
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Balduin Allroggen
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Maja Milas
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神の温泉 - Kami no Onsen

... is a 3D stylized, narrative social simulation game, set in the mythical Japanese countryside.

PLAYER ROLE
Play as a Kannushi (a person responsible for the temple upkeep in Japan) and befriend the local Villagers, meet Kami (Japanese Term for Gods) and listen to their tales, and rebuild the villageEXPERIENCE
Be enchanted by the mythical Japanese countryside, its folklore, and its biodiversity. Experience a diverse cast of characters, heartfelt stories and genuine connections

Build a bridge between the spiritual world of the Kami and the human world by healing the towns connection to natureDiscover spiritual places where Kami reside. Align their spiritual energy by crafting and placing decorationsExperiment with different decorations to understand what the Kami like and reap their rewardsKeep the town clean and its inhabitants happy!

Rebuild the village and fill it with life!Enjoy the company of the diverse townsfolk, get to know their stories and shape their futuresPartake in everchanging daily activities and join in on the nightly fun when everyone's work is done!Every day is a new adventure while you slowly understand how the town and its inhabitants tick

MEET A FEW MEMBERS OF OUR CAST

Hana Concept
Yuto Concept
Kimi Concept
Haru Concept

WHY AND HOW WE ARE DEVELOPING THIS

We are developing Kami no Onsen to meet the need for more Iyashikei (jap. "healing") media, akin to Studio Ghibli's "My Neighbor Totoro", in digital games.This involves crafting a lively environment and rich narrative - , elements often underused by cozy games.Popular cozy games often lose their “cozy” aspects by leaning too far into the simulation genre (e.g. farming) and by that stop being a piece of relaxing & healing mediaWe achieve this by filling the game world with a diverse, multifaceted cast of characters with compelling interrelationships and a dynamic and systems-driven dialogue system.We believe our team's expertise, past experience, and diverse backgrounds, and our enthusiasm, passion & motivation enable us to successfully develop Kami no Onsen!

For us, it is very important to conduct thorough research on the cultural backgrounds that we are depicting in our gameFrom hairstyles to patterns to plants - we make sure that our characters showcase their heritage proudly

To achieve our unique look inspired by the Ghibli movies, we use a mixture of cel-shaded characters and handpainted textures for our assets, as well as mixing 3D and traditional artWe are also experimenting with different techniques - for example projecting traditionally painted images onto our 3D assets

We are still very early in the development of this game!
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We are Gekkou Gecko - a small indie studio based in the beautiful Cologne - Germany!We are part of the Cologne Game Lab Incubator program and are currently all active students there as well!Want to Find out more about our team? Check out: