Coffee Talk will open the doors to its next instalment on March 5, taking us to the series' most exciting location yet

Coffee Talk Tokyo two characters sat at the coffee bar

(Image credit: Chorus Worldwide Games)

There comes a time in your life when all you can think about is packing up your belongings, moving to a new place, and opening a coffee shop. It sounds like the kind of thing I'd persuade myself everyone feels when in reality that's just not the case, but the love for the Coffee Talk series suggests otherwise. This set of comforting, coffee shop simulators lets you live out this fantasy, master the wizardry of latte art, all while befriending your customers and unravelling their stories along the way.

However, the next chapter of the Coffee Talk series will whisk us to a much more lively location: the bustling city of Tokyo. And, as announced during the State of Play on November 11, we can expect to embark on this all-new adventure on March 5. But despite its busy setting, Coffee Talk Tokyo will still offer "a cosy place to be" for anyone who passes through its doors, which is bound to be a welcome relief in a virtual rendition of the most populated city in the world.

If you've played either of the Coffee Talk games before, you'll know what the general routine is like, and Coffee Talk Tokyo won't be making too many changes. You'll make various hot drinks for your customers, or something iced if they want to beat the summer heat, while having regular conversations and learning more about their backstories. You may also have to provide advice on certain situations, or comfort a particularly worried character occasionally to deepen your connections.

Kara is an evergreen writer. Having spent four years as a games journalist guiding, reviewing, or generally waffling about the weird and wonderful, she’s more than happy to tell you all about which obscure indie games she’s managed to sink hours into this week. When she’s not raising a dodo army in Ark: Survival Evolved or taking huge losses in Tekken, you’ll find her helplessly trawling the internet for the next best birdwatching game because who wants to step outside and experience the real thing when you can so easily do it from the comfort of your living room. Right?

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