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Maid Cafe Simulator
DevelopersAccelix
SCON
PublisherAccelix
EngineUnity
PlatformWindows
ReleaseSecond half of 2026 (planned)
GenresSimulation, visual novel
ModeSingle-player

Maid Cafe Simulator is an upcoming simulation video game developed by the South Korean studio Accelix in collaboration with the VTuber talent agency SCON, and published by Accelix.[1] Announced in 2025, the game casts the player as a job-seeker who inherits a run-down maid café from their late father, and who must rebuild the business while cooking, serving customers, and building relationships with a cast of five maid characters, each voiced by a SCON VTuber performer.[1][2][3]

Gameplay

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Maid Cafe Simulator is played from a first-person perspective. The player runs the day-to-day operations of a café, including preparing food and drinks, serving customers in real time, and managing the café's layout and equipment as the business grows.[1] Outside of business hours, the player can interact with the café's five maid characters to build relationships with them, unlocking character-specific story events as their bond deepens.[1] The five maid characters are designed around kemonomimi (animal-eared) archetypes—including a dog, a white tiger, an arctic fox, a goat, and a raccoon—each with distinct personalities and traits that affect gameplay.[1] Progression is centered on earning an in-universe "Maidchelin" three-star rating for the café.[1]

Development

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Maid Cafe Simulator is developed by Accelix in collaboration with SCON, a South Korean VTuber talent agency; five VTubers from the agency are represented in the game as fully voiced, playable maid characters, each with their own story routes.[2][3] Multiple outlets, including Mogura VR, Game*Spark, and Gamer, described the game as the first full-3D simulation title by a South Korean indie studio to make use of VTuber intellectual property in this way.[2][4][5]

The game was funded in part through a crowdfunding campaign on the South Korean platform Tumblbug, which ran from December 18, 2025 to January 7, 2026. The campaign raised approximately 130 million South Korean won from 777 backers, reaching 902% of its funding goal.[2][5][6][3]

Trade outlet IndieGame.com described the campaign's results as evidence that VTuber fan communities are willing to financially support game projects built around talent they follow, and cited industry commentary characterizing the project as an example of an indie studio securing development funding through IP collaboration without a major publisher.[3]

Release

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Maid Cafe Simulator was announced for Windows via Steam, with initial coverage in early 2026 targeting a release in the second half of 2026.[1][2] A public demo was released on Steam on June 14, 2026, allowing players to interact with three of the game's five maid characters over roughly 60 minutes of gameplay.[7][8] As of that announcement, the game was slated to enter early access the following month.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "3D kemonomimi girl Maid Café Simulator coming to Steam in 2026 with cooking, management and bond-building". Automaton West. 2026-03-18. Retrieved 2026-07-16.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Maid Cafe Simulator, a maid cafe management game featuring Korean VTubers, will be released on Steam in the second half of 2026". Mogura VR English. 2026-03-12. Retrieved 2026-07-16.
  3. ^ a b c d "K-Indie "Maid Cafe Simulator" Reaches 902% of Tumblbug Funding". indiegame.com. 2026-01-13. Retrieved 2026-07-21.
  4. ^ "ケモミミVTuber5人娘とドタバタのメイドカフェ経営!?潰れかけから立て直す『メイドカフェシミュレーター』開発中―迷惑な客は殴り倒す" [Five kemonomimi VTuber girls run a chaotic maid café: Maid Cafe Simulator in development—unruly customers get thrown out]. Game*Spark (in Japanese). 2026-03-11. Retrieved 2026-07-16.
  5. ^ a b "韓国インディーゲームとして初めてVTuber IPを活用したフル3Dシミュレーション「Maid Cafe Simulator」が2026年下半期にリリース!" [Maid Cafe Simulator, the first full-3D simulation by a South Korean indie game to use VTuber IP, to release in the second half of 2026]. Gamer (in Japanese). 2026-03-11. Retrieved 2026-07-16.
  6. ^ "SCON所属VTuber5名が登場するシミュレーション「Maid Cafe Simulator」2026年下半期リリース" [Simulation game Maid Cafe Simulator, featuring five SCON-affiliated VTubers, to release in the second half of 2026]. PANORA (in Japanese). 2026-03-11. Retrieved 2026-07-16.
  7. ^ a b "ケモミミ美少女とのドタバタなメイドカフェ経営が楽しめる『メイドカフェシミュレーター』Steamデモ版6月14日公開―倒産寸前から3つ星を目指せ" [Maid Cafe Simulator Steam demo launches June 14, aiming for three stars from the brink of bankruptcy]. Game*Spark (in Japanese). 2026-06-12. Retrieved 2026-07-16.
  8. ^ "Maid Cafe Simulator Demo on Steam". Steam. Retrieved 2026-07-16.
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Category:Upcoming video games Category:Windows games Category:Simulation video games Category:Upcoming video games scheduled for 2026 Category:Crowdfunded video games Category:Visual novels