Little Dragons Café has the advantage of a more free structure, without the pressure of having to fulfil objectives at a certain moment and its open world adds up to its qualities. However this is not correctly used to deliver a fun, enjoyable experience, as the game gets repetitive too quickly and the free nature of its structure becomes void of a...


Little Dragons Café
2018 Aksys Games62Worthwhile
Playtime
LongTypically 40 hours
Playable on
Available on
- −70%$17.99
- $59.99
- $59.99
Game modes
Details
- Launch
- August 23, 2018
- Developer
- Toybox Inc.
- Publisher
- Aksys Games
Overview
Little Dragons Café opens with a twin brother and sister learning to cook and manage a small café with their mother. All was routine until one morning when the twins discover that their mother won’t wake up. Suddenly, a strange old man appears and tells them that they must raise a dragon to save her. Working with three quirky café employees, the twins must wrangle a dragon and run the family business while finding a way to save their mother. In Little Dragons Café, players can choose to play as either sibling Ren or Rin. The story-driven gameplay features a balance of three elements: Manage your café - Run your own café by preparing tasty dishes, serving your customers, and managing a colorful cast of eccentric staff and visitors. Explore the world - Discover an entirely new world filled with wildlife, secrets, and dangers while collecting ingredients and recipes to enhance your café menu. Raise a Dragon - Care for and train your very own dragon as he grows from baby to adult. Explore,...
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Reception
- Metacritic70from 22 reviews
- OpenCritic66from 36 reviews
With its compelling story and characters, and engaging exploration mechanics, Little Dragons Cafè is a worthy spiritual successor to the original Harvest Moon, introducing some new mechanics that spice up the experience without doing away with what makes the series great. Some technical issues like bad performance and unresponsive controls, however,...
There is almost nothing here to recommend.
Yasuhiro Wada shows his new creation with this easy game that everyone in the house can afford to play. We expected much more from the Harvest Moon and Rune Factory creator, and at least we wanted something more of management in a game that is supposed to let us manage our own cafe. But we have a dragon.
Little Dragons Café has a relaxing sense of charm, but the gameplay is too rough and simple for its lengthy duration.










