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Necrobarista cover art

Necrobarista

Route 59 · 2020-07-22

SteamGOG

Indie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person, Text

Releases: TBD (PlayStation 4), Jul 22, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jul 17, 2020 (iOS)

In a back-alley cafe, the dead are granted one last night to mingle with the living. Necrobarista follows a dynamic and diverse cast of characters as they navigate Melbourne's hipstery coffee culture, the questionable ethics of necromancy, and the process of letting go.

Necrobarista is an Indie game released in 2020, priced at $19.99, with an estimated 20,000 to 50,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (82% of 1474 reviews).

0
playing now
82%
positive of 1.5k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
83/100
critic score (4 outlets, IGDB)
70/100
IGDB user rating (9 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 13:00 UTC (census sample)

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.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 76 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~10/week).
  • · Review velocity down 5% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (309 reviews).
  • · Top 8% of 50,300 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 29k–66k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,474 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Steam$3.99-80%
GOG$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.99 at Steam (2026-03-19)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 9 of 54 observed days · $18.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
26826820202026Week of 2020-07-01: 268 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 135 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

402026-09-15 22:00 — 1 players2026-09-17 06:00 — 0 players2026-09-18 14:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 21:00 — 2 players2026-09-21 05:00 — 1 players2026-09-22 12:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 20:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 03:00 — 0 players2026-09-26 11:00 — 1 players2026-09-27 18:00 — 1 players2026-09-29 02:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 09:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 17:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 00:00 — 1 players2026-10-04 08:00 — 0 players2026-10-05 16:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 00:00 — 1 players2026-10-08 07:00 — 0 players2026-10-09 15:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 22:00 — 0 players2026-10-12 06:00 — 2 players2026-10-13 13:00 — 1 players2026-10-14 21:00 — 0 players2026-10-15 13:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$1.992020-07-222026-10-152020-07-22 — best price $16.992020-09-28 — best price $19.992020-11-07 — best price $14.992020-12-01 — best price $19.992021-02-11 — best price $14.992021-04-05 — best price $19.992021-06-24 — best price $14.992021-10-07 — best price $19.992021-11-24 — best price $14.992022-01-05 — best price $19.992022-07-08 — best price $6.792022-09-06 — best price $19.992022-11-01 — best price $19.992023-01-31 — best price $19.992023-10-26 — best price $9.992023-11-28 — best price $19.992024-03-14 — best price $11.992024-07-11 — best price $19.992024-12-19 — best price $4.992025-02-17 — best price $19.992025-10-27 — best price $2.992026-03-26 — best price $19.992026-08-29 — best price $19.992026-09-01 — best price $19.992026-09-04 — best price $19.992026-09-07 — best price $19.992026-09-10 — best price $19.992026-09-13 — best price $19.992026-09-16 — best price $19.992026-09-19 — best price $19.992026-09-22 — best price $19.992026-09-25 — best price $19.992026-09-28 — best price $19.992026-10-01 — best price $19.992026-10-04 — best price $3.992026-10-07 — best price $3.992026-10-10 — best price $19.992026-10-13 — best price $19.992026-10-15 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

2322026-05-31 — 9 pageviews2026-06-04 — 6 pageviews2026-06-08 — 6 pageviews2026-06-12 — 6 pageviews2026-06-16 — 3 pageviews2026-06-20 — 7 pageviews2026-06-24 — 10 pageviews2026-06-28 — 23 pageviews2026-07-02 — 4 pageviews2026-07-06 — 6 pageviews2026-07-10 — 9 pageviews2026-07-14 — 6 pageviews2026-07-18 — 7 pageviews2026-07-22 — 6 pageviews2026-07-26 — 2 pageviews2026-07-30 — 9 pageviews2026-08-03 — 4 pageviews2026-08-07 — 9 pageviews2026-08-11 — 2 pageviews2026-08-15 — 7 pageviews2026-08-19 — 5 pageviews2026-08-23 — 4 pageviews2026-08-27 — 7 pageviews2026-08-31 — 11 pageviews2026-09-04 — 12 pageviews2026-09-08 — 6 pageviews2026-09-12 — 6 pageviews2026-09-16 — 4 pageviews2026-09-20 — 2 pageviews2026-09-24 — 7 pageviews2026-09-28 — 7 pageviews2026-10-02 — 6 pageviews2026-10-06 — 7 pageviews2026-10-10 — 7 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

11
achievements tracked
92%
earned "Prologue"
22.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

13 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Dutch, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese…

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2020-08-05 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,54233%11
Switch (Nintendo)160%0
Switch (Nintendo)0—0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

3DCuteAnimeIndieCasualComedyStylizedBeautifulStory RichAtmospheric

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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