Coffee Crisis

Release Date: May 5, 2018

Fighting, 2D, humorous, beat 'em up, for 2 players, indie games, co-op, splitscreen, multiplayer, singleplayer

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Classic, two-dimensional "walking" brawl, reminiscent of the titles popular on slot machines in the 90s. Coffee Crisis created by Mega Cat Studios is characterized by a simple gameplay model and a solid dose of humor.

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[1:12] Coffee Crisis trailer #1

6.0

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Game is Recomended by 19% of Critics. There are 13 Critic Reviews.

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Twinfinite: 3 / 5 by Greyson Ditzler

In the end, though Nick and Ashley seem like cool guys, I prefer my coffee with a little less crisis.

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Pure Playstation: 7 / 10 by Max Taylor

Coffee Crisis offers a brief but brutal experience filled with alien invasions, heavy metal and a relentless retro challenge, although both its punishing difficulty and niche appeal may not be to everybody’s taste.

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Nindie Spotlight: 5 / 10 by Nindie Spotlight

At best Coffee Crisis has a severe case of style and flash over substance. It generally looks terrific, giving serious retro-modern vibes and displays a sense of humor. That said, as a beat-em-up it’s a bare bones affair and pretty well devoid of serious strategy or opportunities for much enjoyment. With so many quality brawlers on the Switch there’s no reason to have to settle for less, I’d recommend the majority of other genre titles available over this one.

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Coffee Crisis is a funny beat'em up in which we play the role of... metal-listening baristas, fighting the alien invasion. The production is based on simple but satisfying gameplay, known for the games popular in the 90's, such as Golden Axe, Final Fight or Double Dragon. The independent developer Mega Cat Studios is responsible for its creation.

Plot

The ominous Smurglian race found its way to Earth. The aliens will not rest until they steal the most precious things people have: heavy metal, free wi-fi and coffee.

Mechanics

Coffee Crisis is a classic representative of the beat'em up genre. The action is observed from the side perspective. While controlling our hero (several different characters to choose from), we move to the right and exterminate subsequent opponents with the use of different attacks and elements of the environment (which we can throw). The creators have prepared a set of different levels.

The gameplay in Coffee Crisis also contains some roguelike elements - the game lasts until our hero dies or we finish the game (so called single session gameplay). Mofidiers are another attraction, thanks to which each approach will be slightly different from the previous one.

Game modes

We can play Coffee Crisis alone or with others - in the local cooperation mode. For the brave, there is also an extremely difficult Death Metal mode.

Technical aspects

Coffee Crisis has a fairly simple, two-dimensional graphic design, which does not differ from similar productions. The game also features a huge dose of humour.

Last updated on February 27, 2020