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everyone's heard of mothman– the big, scary, feathery moth creature that haunts around the outskirts of point pleasant, west virginia– but no one's ever heard of it like this! in some random idyllic midwestern town, you meet artemis (aka mothman) at your favorite coffee shop and begin an agonizingly slow burn romance with them.

featuring:

  • the ability to go around town, explore different locations, and meet sexy humanized versions of all your favorite cryptids and fantasy creatures
  • custom pronoun options that allow you to use multiple pronoun sets as well as input your own neopronouns
  • have the freedom and ability to say no to anything without it negatively impacting the characters' view of you or the story itself, creating a comfortable and welcoming experience
  • see your relationship with artemis grow and progress over the course of thirteen weeks and get to choose what kind of physical contact you have with them
  • about 152,000 words and 7-9 hours of playtime
  • i mean it's a queer slow burn coffee shop au i'm not really sure what else to advertise here!!!!!

cryptid coffeehouse is a very casual, slice-of-life game about living in the american midwest, meeting new people, and developing feelings for someone. it's a game about relationships and the importance of consent, permission, and respect in those relationships, especially relationships that are between stages. and, as corny as it sounds, it's a game about being yourself.

content warnings: swearing, mentions of recreational alcohol & marijuana consumption, sexual tension, and a lot of kissing ;)

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story, art, and programming by nyewks (that's me, baby!).
background images shot by jack schad, with additional images courtesy of myself, my dad, and my lovely friends & mutuals. images edited for in-game use by me!
cryptid coffeehouse typeface designed by diane/mazzy choi.
game soundtrack created, composed, and mastered by mello jupiter. stream mello's music here

my lovely voice acting cast:
- christopher guzman as artemis scarberry
- bobbie chet as odina davis
- lyndsey esperance as mordag naismith
- spitzy as kolia flores williams
- aliyah deane as diana carver-scarberry
- lily yasuda as kurou hasegawa
- kirsty woolven as bruilkea crestwick
- tankxcodex as kixis flores williams
- kichanva as nevaeh carver-scarberry
- julian dailey as gavin scarberry
- mark stiehl as taz rosenfelder
- christian cruz as jaxeon arledge
- dontae majors as albie crew
- rachel lepore as aine flynn
- justine leah hince as sparrow jane
- kyle randal as merch golem
- jupiter aispuro as janet solorzano
- nahla campbell as srisreon coglis

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if you would like to support me and my work, you can donate when you download or tip me on my ko-fi page! in a couple weeks, you will be able to buy official cryptid coffeehouse merch on my etsy, so favorite my store if you'd like to be notified of when the drop happens! 

have any comments, questions, or just want to say hi? feel free to mention me on my twitter! if you would like, you can also join the official cryptid coffeehouse discord server! there i post a bunch of cute official stuff + updates, and you'll be able to interact with other players & fans of the game <3

StatusReleased
PlatformsWindows, macOS, Linux
Release date Jan 14, 2022
Rating
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(511 total ratings)
Authornukes
GenreVisual Novel, Interactive Fiction
Made withRen'Py
Tags2D, Casual, Cute, Dating Sim, First-Person, LGBT, Romance, Singleplayer, Slice Of Life
Average sessionA few hours
LanguagesEnglish
InputsKeyboard, Mouse
LinksSteam

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Cryptid Coffeehouse - PC (v3.0) 413 MB
Cryptid Coffeehouse - Mac (v3.0) 407 MB

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can anyone help me on how to verify that i read the rules in the discord server? i am kinda stupid :[ pls HELP !!

me, staring at my screen, the gakme saying "thanks for playing" (i am not ready to stop playing)

h my lord i love this game... especially since its SO long!!! honestly i dont really like if a game endsin 1 hours or less, i need it to be ATLEAST 3 hours to enjoy it so this was really good!! i am at the archery story thingy rn and so far i love this game. the character designs are SO good!! i will definitely look forward (& check) your work! thank you for sharing this master piece with us! :D

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It should be illegal to make a game and characters this good. I genuinely got excited and sad at the same time at the end of the game, it's really enjoyable even though my English isn't the best even now, because it was a long time ago the last time I played.

Now I'm trying hard to make my own "oc" but in the Cryptid Coffehouse universe. (Just an alternate version of my avatar lol)

10/10

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omg i genuinely got sad for finishing this game :(( the characters are lovely and every interaction feels so natural!! artemis is so sweet and i LOVE the enby representation <3 definitely not my last time playing this game

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The last time i played this game was one or two years ago and i JUST looked back today and remembered how much i loved it. i never thought i'd see the day where there's VOICE ACTOR'S IN THIS GAME!! I am SO PROUD of the development of everything!!!!!!!!! :) 

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Today is my birthday!!0w0   I made a custom cake about Artemis!!

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OMG THIS LOOKS SO COOL

eat hiM !!!

yUM !!!

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AM I ALLOWED TO MAKE AN OC FOR THIS GAME? I'M NOT EVEN KIDDING I REALLY WANNA TRY THIS ART STYLE AND MAKE AN OC FOR THIS PRETTY MOTHMAN :3

STOP I LOVE ARTEMIS SO MUCH OMGGGG

i've talked to you a little on ao3 and oh my gosh i was so excited for this update, i just started playing it and AAA i'm so thrilled??

How does it keep getting better every time? Artemis is the best and I can only hope for more content like this ~w~

The update is just GOLD, and I'm more in love with Artemis than ever!

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I LOVE KIXIS LIKE THEY ARE SO AAAAAAA THE NEW UPDATE IS AMAZING

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WAIT-- NEW STUFF?? AAAAAAA I JUST CAME BACK TO CHECK SOME NEW GAMES AND IM SO EXCITED FOR NEW CONTENT OF THIS LIL MOTH I FELL INLOVE WITHHHH 

anyways-- LOTS OF LOVEEE~ waaAAAHHH ❤️

 >:DD 

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From version one to version three, im still crushing on this gods darned mothman

this got updated??? Artemis now voiced????? gaaahhh pls i wanna swaddle every single person involved in the making of this lovely vn in the softest warmest blanket and kiss their forehead (only if they're comfortable with it ofc lol) and bring them their favorite drink ueueueue this is soft and safe in a game form <33333

I love this game so much!!! I played back in 2022 and was so excited to find out there was a final version, AND with new content!?!? Amazing. Also I love my mothman partner <3

revisiting this game after the final update???? still in love with it??? reading it a bed time story and tucking it into bed and kissing it on the forehead?????

(also realizing im kind of in love with kurou??? very gender and very kissable looking)

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I just finished the game from start to finish, in the span of only one day, and all I can say is this shit made me cry. Like, I have actual tears running down my face, while I type this. I'm not living, laughing, or loving it right now. There should be no reason why Artemis is making me cry tears of joy and sadness.

I will love them, until the day I pass away, which will never happen. If you excuse me, I'll go replay the scenes that made me giggle like a high school girl, as the characters use it/its pronouns on me. This game is a hard fucking 10/10, replaying this whenever I feel sad. ^_^

I literally just played version 2.0 and came back a week later to see 3.0!! I'm so hyped to get to spend more time with Artemis!

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honest to gods this game has left me too gay to words. i love artemis an incomprehensible amount. artemis scarberry my beloved. my baby is in fact enby mothman and i would like to give them a little kiss on the forehead. and also on the lips i'm so gay.

this is The Game Ever(TM). everything is so amusing and well-written and every single interaction with artemis left me kicking my feet like a schoolgirl istg. add in the pure rizz from the voiceacting and i have melted. i am an agender puddle of goo at their feet. i've replayed it like 3 times at least, and every time i fall in love with artemis (and the homies) all over again. 10/10, would smooch mothman again. and again. and maybe one more time for good measure.

p.s. i'm not quite sure how this happened but,,, kolia got reduced to a floating face lmao. bestie got vaporized.

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i feel like i need to go on a walk and lie down in the forest. this was a great game and artemis has my whole heart. my baby. aaaaaaaa. i adored this game. 

more seriously though, all the characters are so nicely-written and i loved all the growth everyone went through. (diana was the cutest!! i love kurou! it was cool meeting gavin!) 

just one teensy comment; at the library, artemis mentions their next day off is wednesday, then mentions that they work mon-wed-fri. i'm not sure if it was meant to be like that

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Holy shit I’m in love. I replayed the entire game yesterday, and OH MY GOD. Artemis is the sweetest baby ever. I looove how we get to see the characters growths, and their voices.. Perfect cast, especially for Artemis, their voices could seriously make me melt. I’m so happy I got to play this wonderful game that made me tear up at the end. I just want to take Artemis, Kurou and Mordag and put them in my pocket so they’ll stay with me /24. Also, (little spoilers ->) but holy shit, Odina and Kolia’s relationship ??? I literally ship them so hard ??! Anyways I’ll stop here, but seriously, this game is a pure gem !

Amazing work!!

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Very gay, much cringe, such cryptid, 10/10

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gayass game. 10/10 

me encantan los nuevos diseñoooooooos 

Oh my god I remember playing this game back when it JUST came out and typing a comment, then another one in the next update, and here I am for the final update. It feels surreal but this game rewires my brain chemistry in the best way. The emotional moments Artemis pull at my heartstrings, and I'm able to relate to Artemis on a deep emotional level. This is such a sweet VN and I would recommend it to anymore who enjoy tooth rotting fluff or just a good romance in general. 

So excited for the future !!

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literally one of the best dating sims i've ever played; every character is amazing and lovable, especially artemis, and the effort and love has gone into this game over the course of the two years of development is clear as day. Artemis is adorable and such a lovable character, their conflicts are well written and their arc over the game is just so, so good to see. great voice acting, pacing, and a romance so sweet it'll give you cavities. geniunely one of the best visual novels i've ever had the pleasure of stumbling across, and im excited to see what else Nukes makes in the future <3

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this game is an absolute gem and i didn't realise how easily i would fall for non-binary mothman. when i first heard about this game and was recommended it, i thought that the main love interest wasn't my type - except for the height ;). but BOY was i wrong. artemis is everything everyone needs and more. their character is so beautifully written and relatable, this is the first time i've actually cried whilst playing a visual novel. thank you nukes for this beautiful piece of art - and thank you for touching the hearts of so many people. i cannot wait to see what else you come up with!

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I CANT WAIT GHRAAAAAAGHHHHHHH

omg this game was absolutely FANTASTIC it was SO damn cute i love artemis SO much azxjkgdsjhcgf this is literally the best vn i think i've ever played its so well thought out and genuinely cute and funny and sweet in soo many moments ahhhhhh i could go on forever abt this game i couldn't recommend it more!!!!! <3

this was SO CUTE. i've never felt so gushy in MY LIFEE. AHHH I LOVE THEM SO BAD <3

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I loved playing this, it was just a little weird to me because my daughter's name is Artemis so it took me for a spinXD but its such a cute slowburn 

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This is one of the nicest visual novels that I ever play! I love how all of the characters, even side characters have a beautiful design and they personality is nice too.

hi do you guys know if the game is still in development, it says it still is but its been a year since last update. absolutely no pressure, good luck to the creators so thankful for this game i love it its so cute i was just curious thanks!

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it is. there is still development. if you follow nukes on twitter youll occasionally see updates for the game in between shitposts n reposts + the discord server has updates 

thank you so much!!

Yep, it's still in development. You can see the most recent updates on the discord server.

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literally the sweetest (like cavity inducing) VN I've ever played, Artemis is actually the cutest ?? and all the little options, the ability to say no to kissing, it's all just so well thought out and written. And the story of Artemis and his little sister... had me in absolute tears at them saying that Diana would love the MC. I think it would be super interesting to get some more development on some of the other characters in this game too, they all seemed like wonderfully planned characters!! ^-^

can you date anyone else then Artemis? i have only played once so i don't know

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nope

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For anyone contemplating whether this game is worth your effort, PLS TRUST ME IT IS. This romance is incredibly sweet and well-orchestrated, sure to leave you hitting your table a couple times at how cute it is. Something I absolutely loved was the inclusion of boundaries being set very often, which is SOOOO important,, SUPER GOOD <3

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Honestly I act more like Artemis than I do the protagonist of the story. I've got ADHD so I am always up at ungodly hours of the night and I am constantly switching between hobbies, for example, it is currently 1:57 a.m. and I usually stay up until 6-10 a.m. Also, recently I picked up the ukulele and that was consuming my mind for a little bit, but at the moment I am just playing as many LGBT romance games as I possibly can, so if anyone needs a recommendation I have a list ready from another game on itch where I was also sharing a list of good games to play

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It also doesn't help my case that I am obsessed with Greek mythology, I would definitely name myself Artemis if I thought I was cool enough to get away with it

you should!! i bet youre really cool

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