Coffee Talk

You run a late-night coffee shop in an alternate-reality Seattle populated by elves, orcs, mermaids, and werewolves — all of whom come in with problems they need to talk through while you make their drinks. The game is 90% dialogue and 10% latte art, and it works because the writing is genuinely great, outperforming #4 in terms of narrative depth per dollar spent at $12.99. Creator Mohammad Fahmi drew from his experiences as an Indonesian living in a multicultural city to explore themes of immigration, identity, and belonging through fantasy metaphors. Fahmi passed away in 2022; his team completed the sequel Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly as a tribute, which sold 30% more copies in its first week.