Barfender: CO-OP Bar Simulator

BANK & BAR EXPANSIONS

Proto Division

THE BANK IS OPEN

  • A new Bank has opened in the neighborhood! Take out loans to grow your bar faster, but keep an eye on the interest.
  • Meet Banker Bilo, the new face behind the counter.
  • New bank-related quests will guide you through your first loan.

BAR EXPANSIONS

  • You can now expand your bar! Buy new rooms and the garden area through the new Expansions app on your phone.
  • Enjoy a satisfying unlock cinematic every time you tear down a wall.
  • Your regular customers now chip in toward unlocking expansions.
  • Some expansions are marked as coming in the full release, giving you a taste of what's ahead.

A LIVELIER NEIGHBORHOOD

  • New Arcade and Record Store buildings have appeared on the street, complete with signs, stickers, and glowing billboards.
  • New faces are now wandering around town: Gloria, Hippi, Leaf, Henry, Blue, and Janwick.

GAMEPLAY

  • Thrown items on non-host players should feel a lot responsive now.
  • You can scrub the ground with fainted customers to clean dirt on ground just like a mop.

VISUAL IMPROVEMENTS

  • The bar and its surroundings got a big glow-up with improved bar lights, bank lighting, billboards, and street details.
  • The drunkenness screen effect now fades in and out smoothly instead of snapping on.
  • Gardens, fences, ceilings, and pillars all got extra polish.

BUG FIXES

  • Fixed the camera behaving oddly in certain moments.
  • Fixed the Hide UI option and some issues when exiting the game.
  • Fixed characters getting stuck or walking oddly in new areas.

This announcement was originally published by Proto Division on Steam on Jul 8, 2026.

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