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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! you can also buy official cryptid coffeehouse merch on my etsy

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
(539 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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PLEASE LET US ROMANCE JAXEON HES SO CUTE ☹️☹️

i always come back to this game, I have played it quite a few times now and I never get sick of it. This is truly my comfort game and means so much to me LOVE LOVE LOVE ARTEMIS

forgot i never left a review on here because i play this game on steam, but i am about to replay this game for the fiftyeleventh time. i was here during the 2.0 version and i am so glad how far the game came! <3

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I hope nukes sees this so they can know exactly how much this game means to me. Its my comfort game, I come back to it every couple of months because I just love it so much. I just played version 3.0 because I've been so busy with work and it exceeded all of my expectations. I know it sounds silly but I want nukes to know that they genuinely made a game that brings people so much joy and comfort. You don't have to be a teacher, or doctor, or firefighter to make a difference in peoples lives and I think this is a prime example of that sentiment. Thank you nukes.

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I felt like replaying this game yesterday, and when I finished it I found out that it had a massive update! New art, new story, VOICE ACTORS!!! So naturally I had to immediately replay the entire game, and it was fantastic! The scene in Artemis' house was definitely a great addition, it is the first time you see Artemis upset and it really flushed out their character more, especially their ability to realize and admit when they are wrong, truly a great moment. Not to mention how GODDAMN ADORABLE Diana is!! She is so cute! The ending was super climactic and fantastic! I love this game so much.

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so so cute i’m actually surprised on how sweet and fun this game was to play <3 10/10 would play again

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omg i loved this. artemis is the sweetesttt. this was one of the sweetest things ever; the whole game felt like a warm hug. i was dreading the game coming to an end the entire time and then it did 😔

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This game will always have a special place in my heart. I've played it back in 2022 but I decided to play it again this year and I can't stop playing it, it brings me so much joy and I love the fact that I can decided if I want a kiss. I have trauma and I don't really like physical stuff and this game made me realize the difference in "can we kiss" and "can I kiss you" and I feel like that added more to the game. I truly felt like I was loved even tho it's a game lol but on a serious note I love the way the story is written. It's truly an amazing game and I will continue to play it over and over again. Thank you so much for making this game and I'm excited for Kuruo Connect!

i dont think i will ever love a game as much as i did this one, it is absolutely the sweetest thing ever. i cried during the whole playthrough, it was so cheesy and sweet. it's  for sure going to become a big comfort game, and oh my GODS i LOVE Artemis. to the creator, i adore you for creating this masterpiece of a game, nothing has ever made me feel so happy before.

cheesy af as it is- this game has been one of the best comfort games I've ever played.  I've been keeping up with it since it's first release, it helped me a lot through my severe depressive episodes, I'm not emotional at all, but I almost cried a few times playing the newest update.  I've been struggling a lot recently especially with my dysthymia- a lot of family issues, and this game absolutely made my day *again*. This game is absolutely amazing, thank you so much for creating it. The writing is beautiful and realistic, I hope to see more of your work soon <3

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Without a doubt has been my favorite game for the past like two years now or smt like that and god I just can't get enough of it! Every single moment with each of the characters feels special and there are so many small details to see, down to the posters in Artemis's room. Can't wait for a official merch drop eventually lol 

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thank u for making this beautiful game your writing is so amazing and comforting and the characters are so lovely i enjoyed every moment this is absolutely one of fav games now ༼;´༎ຶ ۝ ༎ຶ༽

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stop this game is so good and i didnt even realise how many things nukes put into this game about the mothman! like his last name being scarberry and one of the people who saw him had the same last name?? also point pleasant being their band name is so cool i didnt even realise that until i did research on the mothman!! (yeah i am stupid, i never heard of the mothman before this game)

What are the characters official heights?? Need to know as 5'0 girl loll

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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 !!

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

LITERALLY, i was sobbing when it came on screen

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 

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