Café Mildé Demo

Although society has evolved a great deal over the last few decades and centuries, we are still having issues with certain opinions or personal life choices. One of these modern issues is the attitude toward the LGBT community, although one would think we have more pressing issues to solve on this planet. Hence, people everywhere are fighting for their right to happiness, regardless of whom they choose to share their lives with.

Café Mildé is a visual novel with dating sim elements which features a variety of LGBT themes. However, you are not forced to make any kind of choice, because it’s perfectly possible to develop classic relationships throughout the game. As for the gameplay, the demo does not yet feature choices, but the full game is designed to let you choose what to say in certain scenarios.

You can pick one of the two main characters available at the start of the game, namely Cary and Stefan. They both have different personalities and goals in life, and not only that, but they also have different story routes and jobs. Thus, while Cary is a waitress at Café Mildé, Stefan is a cook, which means that he interacts with a few other characters.

Since this is a dating sim after all, romance is your top priority, although the game is in no way dirty in this regard. You can have lengthy conversations with the characters you are interested in, although you shouldn’t expect complexity akin to a Tolstoy novel either. Each potential partner has different interests and a unique life story, so it should be a blast to replay the game and get to know everyone.

As for the artwork, it’s almost imperative that a visual novel features pleasant graphics, mainly because there’s not enough interaction to distract you from it like in a regular game. In this case, the backgrounds seem a tad too simple and too few sometimes, but the characters are very colorful and well-design, which is great. The soundtrack appears to be decent as well, but it needs more variety in the final version.

All things considered, Café Mildé is more than able to keep you invested in the story, especially if you are a supporter of the LGBT movement. The replay value is through the roof, given the fact that you can choose between two main characters and a variety of possible partners. You can support the development and the developers by backing the Kickstarter project and by voting for the game on Steam Greenlight.