TOKYO, JAPAN - October 6th, 2021 - Japanese indie developer Odencat Inc. announced today that their award-winning breakout adventure game, Bear's Restaurant, became available on Steam(PC, MacOS, Linux) for the price of $12.99. The game launches with a one-week 10% launch discount.
The original soundtrack is released at the same time. You can also purchase this as a bundle to receive an additional 10% discount.
As a waiter at the titular restaurant, players are tasked with diving into the memories of the newly deceased in order to find out what their favorite foods are, and learn the sentimental significance they had in their lives. Players will meet a wide variety of lost souls on their way to the afterlife and will get to witness firsthand how each one lived and died before delivering the last supper that will help them rest in peace.
While the game bears a strong resemblance to the 16-bit RPGs of yesteryear, it doesn’t feature a battle system or traditional puzzles. Instead, Bear’s Restaurant is a short, heartwarming narrative experience that tells a powerful story through simple vignettes that players from all walks of life can relate to, and an experience they’ll remember and cherish for years to come.
Bear’s Restaurant has touched the hearts of countless players across the globe in the two years since its initial release. With over one million downloads worldwide, the mobile version of Bear’s Restaurant was a Top 3 nominee and prizewinner at the 2019 Google Indie Games Festival in Tokyo. IGN Korea gave the Switch version an 8.5, calling it “a game that makes you ponder the little things that make our lives worth living.” Japan’s Weekly Famitsu magazine gave it an average score of 8/10 in their Cross Review, with one reviewer noting that “What it lacks in runtime it makes up for in emotional punch,” and calling it an experience “that will stick with you long after the credits roll.”
With the Steam release coming soon, it won’t be long before a whole new audience will be able to jump in and experience this heartwarming tale of love, loss, and fine dining for themselves. In the meantime, be sure to check out the game’s store page and add it to your Steam Wishlist if you want to be among the first to experience this charming title!
Odencat CEO and Bear’s Restaurant director Daigo Sato had this to say:
“We’re really excited to bring Bear’s Restaurant to Steam as our first game on the platform. We hope it’ll find a good home among the Steam community, as we’d really love to bring more of our titles to PC in the future. If that’s something you’d like to see, be sure to let us know by purchasing, wishlisting the game and sharing the store page with your friends so we know the demand is there! We have plenty more exciting projects in the works at Odencat currently, and we’ll have more to share in the near future, so stay tuned!”
Steam Store Page
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1687550/Bears_Restaurant/