It’s technically National Hot Toddy Day (January 11th), so I’m loosely using that as a reason to create a list of 3 cozy bartending games! These games aren’t just some overarching simulator where you run a tavern or manage a bar. Drink making is a fundamental part of the game.

So, pull up a seat, pour yourself a drink, and settle into one of these cozy games. One of them is even free!

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3 cozy bartending games

Best Served Cold

Best Served Cold

Best Served Cold is a detective visual novel game with drink-making at its core. Drinks have a way of inspiring loose lips and bartenders tend to be the keeper of secrets. Now, it’s your intention to get those confessions by serving up drinks to entice your suspects into saying something useful. Listen well and you’ll be able to solve five different cases just by mixing drinks and listening.

Steam

VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action

VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action is a bartending game lovingly called a ‘booze em’ up’ and set in a post-dystopian world. Characters of all kinds show up and by lubricating their whistles, you’ll be privy to interesting stories. The drinks you serve will determine which branching storyline you find yourself in.

Steam

Cyberpunk bar scene with characters talking.

Spooky Speakeasy - cozy bartending game

Spooky Speakeasy

Spooky Speakeasy is a bartending simulator where you make and shake cocktails for the monsters that patronize your bar. Listen to the instructions that may or may not be precise from your customer and try to match the color of your mixes to their specifications. And the best part is that it’s free!

Steam

If none of these cozy bartending games are your poison, you can check out some of my other themed lists, like 3 cozy plant games or 3 cozy word games.