GrindWill

ゲームRetro incremental tycoon

Internet Cafe 98

Start with one junk PC and build a packed 1998 internet cafe. Serve customers, upgrade gear, and research new tech.

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A pixel-art player at a beige 1998 PC, with a rubber duck on the desk and a cat asleep on the floor
Free demo on Steam now · Full release November 2026
peak concurrent players in the demo
121
wishlists in the demo's first 10 days
1,000+
languages on Steam
15

カフェInside the cafe

The whole cafe runs on a Windows 98 desktop.

Four screens from the game. Open any of them to see it full size.

  1. Cafe view: two rows of desks with PCs and customers, the statistics panel and the cafe log (view full size)

    01

    Cafe view

    Serve the customers at every desk and keep an eye on the cafe log. When customers complain, the complaint points to the upgrade that fixes it.

  2. PC Store: a grid of ready-made PCs with prices, the selected machine, its target desk and its included parts (view full size)

    02

    PC Store

    Buy parts or ready-made PCs, then build the right machine for each desk.

  3. Research: data banks filling up, and hardware and finance contracts with an ISP upgrade explained in a tooltip (view full size)

    03

    Research

    Research new tech and take on contracts for hardware, your ISP and finance.

  4. Dashboard: every desk with its income, network load, ping stability and the money, cafe and market statistics (view full size)

    04

    Dashboard

    Money, the cafe and the market at a glance.

ファクトFacts

Fact sheet

Logos, key art and screenshots for press and creators are in the press kit.

Press kit

Developer
GrindWill Labs
Publisher
GrindWill Interactive
Release
November 2026
Platform
PC, on Steam
Free demo
On Steam since 24 July 2026
Languages
15 on Steam
Genre
Retro incremental tycoon
Setting
1998, with a Windows 98 interface
Steam tags
Incremental · Idler · Retro · 1990s · Cozy · Management
Internet Cafe 98 vertical key art: the game logo above a player at a 1998 PC

スチームSteam

Play the free demo now. The full cafe opens in November.

Wishlist Internet Cafe 98 on Steam and Steam will let you know the day it launches.

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