
An inclusive, cozy, sci-fi cooking/dating sim about making friends, finding love, and running a diner in deep space.
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The story has been sprit into three chapters, with chapter 1 out now!
Chapter 1 includes....
Over 80k words of dialogue, not including our first demo day.
Over 130 discoverable recipes to cook for your customers
17 character CGS ( 8 from the demo + 9 new)
-Story-
200 years after first contact, humanity is still trying to find their place in a galaxy full of far more advanced and established species.
One such human, our protagonist, has recently been laid off from their corporate job on Mars when news reaches them; their distant aunt Cassiopia has passed away suddenly, and she would like one of her relatives to take over her restaurant on the distant deep space station Hesperides.
The protagonist decides to take a leap of faith. They may have never left their home start system of Helios, but surely there must be something (or maybe someone) better out there waiting for them.
When they reach the station they find themselves welcomed by a vibrant, multi-species community of eccentric individuals who are only too happy to welcome the new owner of their favourite place to eat.
-Gameplay-
In "Love at the Milky Way Diner" your choices affect the story!
Talk to your fellow residents, serve them a nice warm meal, and maybe even win their hearts.
A relaxing and cozy, lo-fi inspired soundtrack by the lovely Opal Voss
50+ recipes to discover and cook for your customers
8 dateable characters and over 20 unlockable character CGS
A branching story in which you will experience your first month of life on the deep space station Hesperides
-Dateables-
Love at the Milky Way Diner will feature 8 love interests, each with their own routes and stories








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Languages: English
Engagement
Hours played at review time, across 40 reviews with recorded playtime.
Reviews
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Reviews
Amazingly fun!! Its so engaging but also very calm and chill at the same time! I really appreciate the cooking aspect, its really nice to take a little break from the storylines to figure out how to make different dishes (and i love that you get a hint if you cant figure it out). The art and character designs is what piqued my interest but i just played through the entire thing in one sitting without realising. I am so excited for what comes next and i will 100% be recommending this to my friends <3
very cute and fun! I love the aesthetics and each LI feels fleshed out and charming in their own way. Excited to play the rest!!
If you played and enjoyed 'Our Life: Beginnings & Always' you'll LOVE this game! The art style is so cute and the writing feels refreshing and cozy. I'm really enjoying the added touch of cooking and actually learning all about the different species, planets, etc- makes the game feel way more immersive. Super well done. All of the dateables and side characters are fleshed out and are given time to interact with all of them! My only nit-pick has to be the typos as they do happen every so often. Other than that I'm really enjoying the game and can't wait to play more!
Love at the Milky Way Diner completely stole my heart in just its first chapter, which is honestly impressive considering this is still early access. I found this game ages ago while doom scrolling on Instagram and I have been waiting not so patiently ever since. Seeing it finally launch felt like spotting a shooting star and yes, I am absolutely leaning into the space theme. The art style is genuinely out of this world, pun fully intended. The characters are stunning, the station is beautiful, and every new location felt like a little visual treat. I loved getting to unlock special scenes with each character because it made the whole experience feel rewarding and personal. The writing really surprised me in the best way. The story felt thoughtful and playful without ever tipping into corny territory. I actually felt like my choices mattered, which is something I don't take for granted in dating sims. The characters all felt distinct and memorable, and the diversity made it easy to fall for basically everyone. Truly rude behavior from the developers to make me like the entire cast. One thing I really appreciated was how well balanced the time felt. You get to spend meaningful moments with everyone, but you also get those special one on one 'dates' that can be friendly or flirty depending on your vibe. It never felt rushed or overwhelming, which is a hard balance to strike and they nailed it. The cooking mechanic was also a lot of fun. I enjoyed experimenting and seeing if I could figure out recipes on my own like a chaotic little space chef. My only wish would be the recipe I am currently making was shown somewhere on screen. I kept forgetting what I was supposed to be cooking and had a few moments of staring at the ingredients like wow I truly live here now lol. I noticed a couple small capitalization errors, but honestly that was it. For the most part this game already feels incredibly polished, which is wild considering it is just the beginning. This is easily one of the best dating sims I have played in a long time and trust me I've played a lot. I am absolutely keeping a close eye on this one and I cannot wait to see where it goes next.
I am having a great time with this game. The characters are well-written, even ones you may not initially like are worth getting to know. I have so many favourites, picking one would be impossible. The story so far is great, very relationship centric but not at all in a bad way. the lore we do get is very interesting, but I never felt annoyed by any exposition. I also imagine stories will get deeper as we get further into the game, and there are already slight branching paths which make replaying totally worth it. My only issues come with the coding, they do not detract from the experience in any major way, but are worth mentioning. From minor and very occasional spelling issues, a few instances of characters saying someone else's line, but the only thing that has bothered my is CGs not appearing in the album. Only with CGs outside of ones in that appeared in the demo, though this could be coincidence. None of this makes the game less worthy of your time, these will not effect a playthrough in any meaningful way. This is one of the better VNS I've played recently, made with obvious passion and skill. I would recommend it to anyone who likes cozy romances, worlds rich with lore, and hot aliens.
I played the OG demo a long time ago and quickly backed it on Kickstarter! I have been beyond impressed with the way Clumsy Cat studios has evolved this game! I love it so much! The VA's, the art, the still art scenes! You can tell they truly poured their hearts and souls into this! The story is so cute and the amount of cooking you can do IS ABSOLUTELY BONKERS! 10/10! If you love aliens and a diverse cast of love interests then you HAVE to play LatMWD!! xx
It's such a cute game. I really love its warm and colourful look, the soothing music and the fun and cute characters. The cooking is fun and it's overall just a wholesome experience!
Absolutely amazing game, it does make me wonder if I should open a diner myself. So, if you love cooking and feeding people (and non humans and romance, obviously) this game is 100% for you. And even if it isn't, I recommend it because it's just that good.
Super cute game can't wait for the next chapters!
Gostei bastante dos personagens e do "quebra-cabeça" na hora de fazer a comida. Tudo muito fofo e divertido
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