Brew n’ Buzz

STORYLINE

Brew n’ Buzz follows a student who inherits a cozy café and begins their journey as a barista. Between levels, players receive personal correspondence and develop relationships with regular customers. The narrative unfolds across changing seasons, featuring special events like Halloween and winter festivities. Players experience both the routine and unexpected moments of café management while developing their own character’s story alongside the regular patrons.

HOW THE GAME IS PLAYED

This pixel art barista game presents a level-based structure where players prepare increasingly complex coffee drinks for customers. Using intuitive drag-and-drop mechanics, players interact with coffee machines, ingredients, and tools to fulfill orders displayed on the register. Each completed order earns money, which can be spent between levels on café upgrades or narrative choices. A digital clock and customer patience meter create a satisfying time-management challenge.

OBSTACLES

The difficulty progressively increases as new drink recipes, equipment, and ingredients are introduced. Players must manage special events like seasonal drink offerings and power outages that alter gameplay. Named customers present unique challenges – some add ingredients after ordering, others order multiple drinks at once, and some build increasing tips over time. Balancing speed and accuracy become crucial as the café grows busier, with the player juggling multiple orders while maintaining the distinctive needs of regular customers.

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The Developers

Abdallah Kayed Ali Khorma

TEAM LEAD

“Leading Brew n’ Buzz has been an incredible opportunity to bring together creativity, collaboration, and technical skill. Seeing an idea grow into a vibrant mobile game through a passionate team has been the most rewarding part of this journey.”

Team Members

Tom Foster

Tom Foster

PROGRAMMING/
TECHNICAL

Lily Burke

Lily Burke

PROGRAMMING/
TECHNICAL

Armaan Khan

Muhammad Arman Khan

PROGRAMMING/
TECHNICAL

Olivia Aurora

Olivia Aurora

PROGRAMMING/
TECHNICAL

Tabitha O'Callaghan

Tabitha O’ Callaghan

GRAPHICS DESIGN

Eloise Unerman

Eloise Unerman

GRAPHICS DESIGN

Kace

Kace De Silva

GRAPHICS DESIGN

Matthew Bridson

Matthew Bridson

SOUND AND MUSIC

Isabel Smail

Isabel Smail

SOUND AND MUSIC

Daniel Lockwood

SOUND AND MUSIC