Necrobarista

Necrobarista
Key art for the game Necrobarista, showing the protagonist standing alone in a warehouse, shoulders hunched.
Developer(s)Route 59
Publisher(s)Route 59
Director(s)Kevin Chen[2]
Programmer(s)Ryan Boulton[2]
Artist(s)
Writer(s)
Composer(s)
EngineUnity
Platform(s)
Release
  • iOS, macOS
  • July 17, 2020
  • Microsoft Windows
  • July 22, 2020
  • Nintendo Switch
  • August 11, 2021[1]
Genre(s)Visual novel
Mode(s)Single-player

Necrobarista is a 2020 visual novel game developed by Australian development studio Route 59. The player follows a cast of characters around a Melbourne back-alley coffeehouse staffed by necromancers, named the 'Terminal'. In the Terminal, the souls of the recently departed are given a final 24 hours to reside in the world alongside the living.

The game was released on July 17, 2020 for macOS and iOS via Apple Arcade, July 22, 2020 for Windows, and August 11, 2021 for Nintendo Switch. The original game was divided into ten chapters, with two stand-alone chapters focusing on minor or new characters being released as free DLCs; the game's name was changed to Necrobarista - Final Pour after both DLCs were added to the base game on all platforms.[3] The game is also scheduled to release at a later date for PlayStation 4.[4]

  1. ^ "Indie World Showcase 8.11.2021 - Nintendo Switch". YouTube. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Route 59 Games press kit". necrobarista.com. Archived from the original on 2020-07-22. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
  3. ^ "Necrobarista: Final Pour, A "Story About Coffee And Death", Launches On Switch Today". Nintendo Life. 2021-08-11. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
  4. ^ "Review: Necrobarista". Destructoid. Archived from the original on January 11, 2021. Retrieved July 29, 2020.