The Roast - Update 0.16.1: Operational Expenses, Achievements & Steam Deck

Hello everyone!

Update 0.16.1 is here, introducing Operational Expenses, customizable game settings, Steam Achievements, and more lively customer conversations!

We're also happy to share that The Roast has officially reached Steam Deck Playable status!

Alongside these additions, this update brings improvements to gameplay, staff behavior, multiplayer, and save/load reliability, as well as several community-reported fixes.

New Operational Expenses System

Running a coffee shop is about more than making great coffee!

Your business now has daily operating costs to manage, adding a new layer to your coffee shop experience.

• Daily Expenses: Manage rent, utilities, and other operating costs. • Outstanding Debt: Unpaid expenses carry over to future days until your shop can cover them. • Daily Financial Reports: Review expenses, payments, and outstanding debt in the Daily Summary. • Optional Gameplay: Choose whether to enable Operational Expenses when starting a new game.

Important: Operational Expenses are disabled by default for existing saves, so you can continue managing your current shop without unexpected new costs.

New Game Customization

You now have more control over your coffee shop experience!

Added new customization options when starting a game:

• Operational Expenses: Enable or disable daily business expenses. • Shop Dog Visits: Choose whether the dog can visit your shop. • Hermit: Enable or disable visits from the mysterious Hermit.

These options are also available when creating a multiplayer lobby, allowing hosts to customize the experience for everyone.

Steam Achievements

Steam Achievements are finally here!

We've added 5 achievements to get things started:

• First Brew! - Serve your first coffee. • Coffee Enthusiast - Serve 50 coffees. • Ice Ice Baby! - Serve your first iced coffee. • Welcome to the Team! - Hire your first employee. • Ready to Roast! - Complete the tutorial.

Coffee sales made by your staff also contribute toward the Coffee Enthusiast achievement. First Brew! and Ice Ice Baby! require you to serve the coffee yourself.

More achievements may arrive in future updates!

More Customer Conversations

Your customers have a little more to say!

• Added 50 new everyday customer dialogue lines for more varied and natural interactions. • Added 16 new dialogue variations for customers reacting to unavailable or expensive snacks. • Improved dialogue variety to make customer conversations feel less repetitive. • Expanded and updated translations across nine languages , including new dialogue and interface messages.

Steam Deck & Controller Improvements

The Roast is now Steam Deck Playable!

We've continued improving the handheld experience and are working toward achieving Steam Deck Verified status.

• Improved the layout and readability of Coffee and Snack cards in the Order Terminal. • Improved product descriptions and visual clarity on smaller screens. • Increased text readability in the Cash Register interface. • Fixed incorrect controller button prompts when switching between coffee recipes. • Improved controller button prompts and usability in several interfaces.

Gameplay & Staff Improvements

• Additional Water Jugs can now be purchased from the Market, with improved support for saving and loading multiple jugs. • Improved Cashier staff interactions with Order Terminals for faster order handling. • Improved customer queue movement and behavior during shop closing. • Coffee left in a Carafe now correctly becomes stale when advancing to the next day. • Added an on-screen warning when the shop is open but no Order Terminal is active.

Fixes

• Fixed an issue where pricing satisfaction averages could be calculated incorrectly across multiple days. • Fixed incorrect Happy and Neutral customer counts in the Daily Summary. • Fixed an issue where certain coffees could appear as "Unrecognized Recipe" when placed in bags or trays. • Fixed an issue where some painted walls could lose their colors after loading a save. • Fixed issues where snacks could become stuck or inaccessible in Display Shelves after loading a game. • Fixed an issue where a customer's order card could remain visible after delivery in multiplayer. • Fixed an issue where the camera could suddenly snap when returning from terminals in multiplayer. • Fixed an issue where walls could briefly disappear when quickly turning the camera near doorways. • Improved customer queue reliability to reduce cases where customers could stop advancing in line.

Thank You!

We're continuing to improve The Roast as we work toward the full release.

Your bug reports, suggestions, and feedback help us make the game better with every update. If you encounter any issues, please let us know through the in-game Bug Report system or our community channels.

If you're enjoying The Roast , leaving an honest review on Steam helps us a lot and supports the continued development of the game.

Thank you for being part of The Roast community!

Happy brewing!