
- 64/100
- Metacritic4 critic reviews
More scores
- Metacritic usersuser score
- 65/100
- GameFAQsJust Right
- 3.98/5
- Player reviews
- 86% positive178 reviews
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Runs on
- Windows
- Price
- US$8.99
Where to get it

2012 · Kairosoft · Indie · Puzzle
Cafeteria Nipponica
Timed Nintendo exclusive
In Cafeteria Nipponica you are the owner of a restaurant. Your job is to take your meager beginning resources and create the grandest restaurant with the best staff and largest customer base possible.
- Released
- 2012
- Platforms
- AndroidNintendo SwitchPlayStation 4WindowsXbox OneXbox Series X/SiOS
- Genres
- IndiePuzzleRole-playingSimulationStrategy
- Developers
- Kairosoft
- Publishers
- Kairosoft
- Modes
- Single-player
- Perspective
- Bird view / Isometric
- Themes
- Business
- Country
- Japan
- Age ratings
- USK 0ESRB ECLASS_IND LPEGI 3CERO AGRAC ALLACB G
- Languages
- Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), English, Japanese, Korean, Thai
- Time to beat
- 10hmain story11hcompletionist
About
Cafeteria Nipponica is a simulation video game developed and published by Kairosoft for the Android and iOS operating systems. It was released in April 2012 and in 2017 it was released on Nintendo Switch. The game places the player in control of a restaurant, which they must build up to a high quality restaurant chain. The game met with mixed reviews, with many reviewers noting that there were better Kairosoft simulation games.
›Story
Don your chef's hat and hit the kitchen! You're the chef de cuisine in this scrumptious simulation that'll have you coming back for seconds... and more! Run your own restaurant, find ingredients, research recipes and spice up your culinary repertoire! Only you can bring your establishment sweet success!
Decide every detail of the floor from tables to TVs and do whatever it takes to make your customers happy! After all, their ratings determine whether you're chef...or sap. Score enough points and you'll be able to host a variety of fun events from eating contests to cooking classes, further boosting your popularity!
But of course, what's a cook without a crew? Recruit eager faces to build your own five-star team. Play your cards right and you might find yourself running multiple restaurants at once!
The sky's the limit in this sizzling new take on restaurant management, incorporating a uniquely Japanese spread that will train your brain and tantalize your taste buds!
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Gameplay
The player takes control of a restaurant, which they must build up to a high quality restaurant chain. Players must simultaneously deal with a number of issues at the same time, such as managing staff and researching new food items. In order to operate the restaurant, the player must have cash on hand; each April in-game, the player's staff's salary is charged, and the player must adapt with less money. You don't have to pay salaries on the first month
Reception
Cafeteria Nipponica met with mixed reviews from critics, who felt that the downtime found in the game was detrimental towards its enjoyment. Eurogamer's Chris Schilling felt that the game was a success, despite being heavily similar to other Kairosoft titles. Schilling noted that it did enough to "feel fresh". Pocket Gamer's Damien McFarren criticized the game for long waiting periods where the player has to wait for money to come back in from sales after paying employees.
He believed that it was not Kairosoft's finest hour, but still called it "not a bad game either". Gamezebo's Mike Rose felt that the five- to ten-minute waits for the game to become actionable again as the player waited for money to come into their accounts was, "a very poor system".
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