Moe Girl Cafe 2

-1.75
Slightly Bad
Price: Free
Ads: Yes
In App Purchases: Yes

iOS App Store

Temporal Dark PatternsTemporal Dark Patterns

This game has 3 reported Temporal Dark Patterns. There are 3 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.

-0.92

1 votes
Daily Rewards -
1 / 0 votes
Encourages return visits every day and punishes you for missing a day.

1 votes
Grinding -
1 / 0 votes
Being required to perform repetitive and tedious tasks to advance.

1 votes
Wait To Play -
1 / 0 votes
In-game timers that make you arbitrarily wait for something.

1 votes
Playing by Appointment -
0 / 1 votes
Being forced to play according to the game's schedule instead of yours.

1 votes
Advertisements -
0 / 1 votes
Forced to watch ads or given rewards for watching ads.

1 votes
Can't Pause or Save -
0 / 1 votes
The game does not allow you to stop playing whenever you want.

Monetary Dark PatternsMonetary Dark Patterns

This game has 4 reported Monetary Dark Patterns. There are 5 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.

-0.72

1 votes
Premium Currency -
1 / 0 votes
Exchange rate between real money and in-game currency disguises the real price of items.

1 votes
Pay to Win -
1 / 0 votes
A player can spend real money to purchase something that gives them an advantage in the game.

1 votes
Accidental Purchases -
1 / 0 votes
Making it easy to accidentally spend money with no confirmation or ability to undo or refund the action.

1 votes
Anchoring Tricks -
1 / 0 votes
Placing a cheap item next to an expensive item to make it look more affordable.

1 votes
Artificial Scarcity -
0 / 1 votes
Limited time offers with unnecessary urgency.

1 votes
Recurring Fee -
0 / 1 votes
Encourages players to play as much as possible to get their money's worth.

1 votes
Power Creep -
0 / 1 votes
A permanently purchased item in the game becomes less valuable over time.

1 votes
Pay Wall -
0 / 1 votes
The game becomes impossible to continue playing without payment.

1 votes
Waste Aversion -
0 / 1 votes
Capped inventory forces you to destroy items or upgrade inventory. Also, having small amounts of left over premium currency.

Social Dark PatternsSocial Dark Patterns

This game has 4 reported Social Dark Patterns. There are 3 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.

-1.94

1 votes
Social Pyramid Scheme -
1 / 0 votes
You get a bonus for inviting your friends and then they have to invite their friends.

1 votes
Social Obligation / Guilds -
1 / 0 votes
To avoid letting down your friends, you are obligated to play when you don't want to.

1 votes
Reciprocity -
1 / 0 votes
Feeling obligated to return a favor, share resources, trade an item, etc.

1 votes
Fear of Missing Out -
1 / 0 votes
If you stop playing you'll miss out on something or be left behind and unable to catch up.

1 votes
Friend Spam / Impersonation -
0 / 1 votes
The game sends spam to your contact list or social media account.

1 votes
Encourages Anti-Social Behavior -
0 / 1 votes
The game incentivizes players to lie, cheat, or backstab other players to get ahead.

1 votes
Competition -
0 / 1 votes
The game makes you compete against other players.

Psychological Dark PatternsPsychological Dark Patterns

This game has 4 reported Psychological Dark Patterns. There are 3 votes indicating the absence of a dark pattern.

-1.94

1 votes
Invested / Endowed Value -
1 / 0 votes
Having already spent time and money to improve your status in the game, it's difficult to throw it away.

1 votes
Badges / Endowed Progress -
1 / 0 votes
Reluctancy to abandon a partially completed goal, even one forced upon the player.

1 votes
Complete the Collection -
1 / 0 votes
The urge to collect all the items, achievements or secrets in a game.

1 votes
Aesthetic Manipulations -
1 / 0 votes
Trick questions or toying with emotions or our subconscious desires.

1 votes
Illusion of Control -
0 / 1 votes
The game cheats or hides information to make you think you're better than you actually are.

1 votes
Variable Rewards -
0 / 1 votes
Unpredictable or random rewards are more addictive than a predictable schedule.

1 votes
Optimism and Frequency Biases -
0 / 1 votes
Overestimating the frequency of something because we’ve seen it recently or memorably.

App Store Ratings

iOS:  (4.50) with 1,260 votes.



Recent Dark Pattern Reviews

Daily Rewards reported on Nov 26, 2022
You are allowed to spend in-game premium currency to catch up three times.
Grinding reported on Nov 26, 2022
In order to expand your cafe, you need to visit a lot of players to gain hearts.
Wait To Play reported on Nov 26, 2022
There are short waiting times and long waiting times for dishes.
Complete the Collection reported on Nov 26, 2022
You're collecting anime people from other franchises.


Report a Dark Pattern

Screenshot "Moe Girl Cafe 2" is a 2D style management and cultivation sim, combining elements from various popular ACG franchises. In the game, you play a store manager, and with the help of your moe assistants you manage your moe cafe. From cooking, research and decoration to hiring, advertising, deliveries, and throwing parties, everything is decided by you (or your friends, if you need to call in some help). Experience realistic management in a dreamlike setting with collaboratively written, uniquely interesting restaurant dialogues.

All-new 2D management sim
Explore a new world with your very own maid cafe! A new system and new play styles have led to a major breakthrough in management sims. The fresh, cute, Japanese style chibi art style might be too much moe for you to handle, and the 50 types of dishes to be served will have your mouth watering Come get a taste of the fantastic world of ACG and be the best maid cafe manager you can be

Nearly 100 popular Japanese ACG characters
Arrogant ojousamas, popular shop girls, girls with auras, elegant lolis, and other beautiful goddesses up for grabs, to be trained into tip-top shape by you, bringing you that much closer to your favorite 2D ladies. There are also hundreds of outfits to dress the girls up in. Raise these girls into the harem you've always wanted. The otaku dream is real.

1000s of furniture items and decorations
From the classical to the modern, from realism to fantasy, from European style to Japanese style to any kind of weird fetish thing you can think of. With this many styles to choose from, you can create (or re-create, given the extensive collection of common ACG props available) any kind of 2D world that you want.

Various Social Interaction Modes
Temp work, granting wishes, borrowing employees, market exchanges, delivery orders, sending flowers... these are just a few of the social interaction modes available. Friends and neighbors can visit you at any time and leave obnoxious comments for you to see when you come back.

Unique Break Room System
An extra level of space to be arranged along with its own special furniture. Here, the energy employees expend can be replenished for free. Self aware employees will arrange social events of their own volition here, bringing in a new element to the already plentiful gameplay mechanics

Multiple systems and play styles over a chibi art style, combined with fresh design and original ACG characters and outfits make for an all new fanservice experience. The game is accessible enough to be played casually, but it also has the depth to challenge a player more interested in a hardcore experience. Life is what you make it: do you want an intense management sim? A romance game? An RPG experience? A harem sim? The experience can get as fanservice-y as you want it to, so go out there and chase your dream!

"Moe Cafe 2" is now online, the progress you make now will roll over into the formal release! What are you waiting for?