Love at The Milky Way Diner
An inclusive, cozy, sci-fi cooking/dating sim about making friends, finding love, and running a diner in deep space.
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6 itemsAbout the Game
"Love at the Milky Way Diner" is in early access!
The story has been sprit into three chapters, with chapter 1 out now!
Chapter 1 includes....
Over 80k words of dialogue, not including our first demo day.
Over 130 discoverable recipes to cook for your customers
17 character CGS ( 8 from the demo + 9 new)
-Story-
200 years after first contact, humanity is still trying to find their place in a galaxy full of far more advanced and established species.
One such human, our protagonist, has recently been laid off from their corporate job on Mars when news reaches them; their distant aunt Cassiopia has passed away suddenly, and she would like one of her relatives to take over her restaurant on the distant deep space station Hesperides.
The protagonist decides to take a leap of faith. They may have never left their home start system of Helios, but surely there must be something (or maybe someone) better out there waiting for them.
When they reach the station they find themselves welcomed by a vibrant, multi-species community of eccentric individuals who are only too happy to welcome the new owner of their favourite place to eat.
-Gameplay-
In "Love at the Milky Way Diner" your choices affect the story!
Talk to your fellow residents, serve them a nice warm meal, and maybe even win their hearts.
A relaxing and cozy, lo-fi inspired soundtrack by the lovely Opal Voss
50+ recipes to discover and cook for your customers
8 dateable characters and over 20 unlockable character CGS
A branching story in which you will experience your first month of life on the deep space station Hesperides
-Dateables-
Love at the Milky Way Diner will feature 8 love interests, each with their own routes and stories
