Lemon Cake news & patch notes

Cozy café management game Lemon Cake is now available on PS4™, PS5™, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch™🍋⭐️

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You'll soon be able to play Lemon Cake on your favorite consoles! Both digital and physical releases will be available ❤️ The game will be coming to PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch this September. A specific release date will be announced soon, so keep an eye out for it! Watch a new trailer for Lemon Cake here! Read more news about it from SOEDESCO here!

The new content update for Lemon Cake is now available! Additionally, Lemon Cake will be 20% off this week! This update includes a whole new room you’ll be able to visit… Your very own bedroom! After all your hard work around the bakery, Miss Bonbon’s finally been able to open up her old bedroom for you to rest. You’ll find it in the attic, just above the kitchen. But just like the bakery, the bedroom is in a bit of disrepair and will need to be cleaned up! You’ll be able to purchase upgrades for the bedroom through a new skill tree, which includes a lot of cosmetic updates like curtains, paintings and plants. There are also three pets you can now adopt and keep in your room… And you might even find out some new secrets about Miss Bonbon in the library up there! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38364358/0d5f3fe9f558b4f77749edea5988b45ae40c0cd2.png

Hi everyone! I’m happy to share with you the first content update for Lemon Cake! This update includes a new character, Inspector Mustache! An old nemesis of Miss Bonbon, the bakery inspector, comes back to make sure you’re keeping the place clean… And bug free! With the inspector comes a new bug catching minigame, where you’ll have to catch as many bugs as you can around the bakery in a minute. In exchange for your help, Inspector Mustache will pay you back for each bug you catch! This minigame allows you to quickly gain gold, which will be especially helpful in the early game! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38364358/c5ef0853a26eb310d4671a16eb367f8cd569141e.gif You’ll also be able to wear 3 new hats in the game: A sprout hat, bunny hat and hamster hat! In addition to this, I’ve also made a few other fixes to the game based on recent feedback:

• The magic broom now counts for the “Swing the broom” achievement.
• You can add multiple of the same item type on the rail cart.
• Balanced the late game XP gain to progress faster.

I’ll be starting to work on the second content update for Lemon Cake this week… The bedroom update! This will allow you to visit a new room at the end of the day, which you’ll be able to upgrade with decorations, pets and snacks! I’m currently planning on releasing it later this spring, so keep an eye out for more news about it! :) Thank you all so much and I hope you’ll enjoy running your little bakery! Éloïse

Hi everyone! Here’s another quick patch for Lemon Cake. With this update I’ve increased the value of early pastries to help with the player progression and added the mouse clicks as additional controls to interact and sprint around the bakery. I’ve also fixed some bugs that have been reported in the last week.

• Added left mouse click to interact.
• Added right mouse click to sprint.
• Fixed a bug where not all keyboard inputs could be rebinded.
• Increased the value of some early pastries.
• Fixed a bug where the Sweet Pretzel wasn’t displayed as vegan.
• Bonus tip percentage can now go over 100%.
• Pastries placed in the display windows now sell for their full value.
• Prevent the player from getting stuck petting a cat at the end of the day.
• Highlight purchasable upgrades in the skill tree.

I’m making some really good progress on our first content update which will include a new minigame to catch bugs and earn some extra money and a new character! I think this update will be a nice addition to Lemon Cake and I expect to release it in the next few weeks. Thank you all again and have a great weekend! Éloïse

Hi everyone! I just wanted to share with you all my plans for the first content update for Lemon Cake! It will be a pretty large update so it’ll take me some time to create everything but my plan is to release it this spring! My goal with this update is first of all to address the current “grindy” feel of the game that some of you have shared with me. At the same time, I want to add a new, different gameplay element to add some variety to Lemon Cake. So I’ll be creating a new character… The health inspector! :D This new character will introduce new story elements and a minigame! When the bakery gets too dirty, you'll have to catch the ants roaming around the rooms. The health inspector will give you a gold reward based on how many bugs you can catch in a minute. This minigame will give a quick burst of gold which will help (especially in the early-mid game) progress faster in the skill trees. In addition to this, I’ll be adding a new room to the bakery! You’ll now have a bedroom in the attic above the kitchen. This new room will also have its own skill tree; however, this skill tree will not impact the bakery gameplay, which means that you won’t have to work toward these upgrades in the early game. Instead it’ll contain decorations, snacks and pets to furnish your bedroom. This skill tree will add new things to purchase once the bakery is fully restored for players who’d like to keep playing and unlocking new elements in the late game. So here’s a quick recap of the features you’ll find in this update!

• New character
• Bug hunting minigame
• Player bedroom
• Pets
• New skill tree

If you’d like to see me work on the game live, you can always come by my Twitch channel where I stream my work on Lemon Cake (and future games!). Have a great day everyone! :) Éloïse

Hi everyone! Thank you all so much for playing Lemon Cake and giving me your feedback on the game! I just released a patch for Lemon Cake that focuses on balancing the cost of some upgrades and reducing the frequency of a few tasks (like sweeping spills and adding firewood). I realized it took a bit too long to progress in the skill tree, so I hope this update will improve the flow of the game! Here’s a quick list of the changes made:

• Fixed a bug where the game sometimes froze after leveling up.
• Increased the character’s collision size to make it easier to reach items.
• Increased how long the firewood lasts (both before and after upgrading it).
• Reduced the kitchen spills spawn frequency.
• Increased the tip percentage gained from menu bonuses.
• Reduced the cost of some upgrades in the skill tree.
• Added the possibility to open the store by interacting with the front doors.

Let me know what you think about these changes and I hope you will all enjoy running your bakery! :)

Lemon Cake is now available with a 15% discount for the launch week! Time to open your bakery! I'll be having a launch party on Twitch at 12PM EST! Come say hi, ask me questions about the game or share any ideas you'd like to see added in the game. Thank you so much to everyone who followed the development of Lemon Cake, I hope you will all enjoy the game! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38364358/8f5a9848798f9c182660726762f6f4bdae5bdbde.png

Hi everyone! I’m really excited (and a tiny bit stressed!) to share this last monthly devlog before the release of Lemon Cake!! I’ll be pretty busy in the next two weeks to finalize everything for the release on February 18th, I just hope you will all enjoy Lemon Cake! At this point in development, I’m not working on any big features as they are all finished. January mostly consisted of bug fixing and playtesting to make sure the release goes smoothly, so I’ll keep this devlog short & sweet!

Daily Menu Keybinds

This feature was requested quite a bit during the demo, so I had to include it in the game! You’ll now be able to select which recipe you want to prepare by using a keybind instead of clicking on it. The recipes are set on 1 to 6 by default but the controls can be changed to fit your preferences.

Localization

Localization is still a work in progress at this point, I started to work on it a bit too late in development but I think I can still set it up on time for the release. If not, it’ll be added in an update soon after the initial release. The languages planned for now are English, French, Spanish, German and Portuguese. More languages might be added later on!

Achievements

We’ve got achievements for Lemon Cake!! There are currently 17 achievements set up, and I might still add a few more before the release!

Save & Load Game

Better late than never! You can now save and load your progress in Lemon Cake. There are three different save files available.

Tutorial Update

While the tutorial is mostly the same from the one in the demo, I added a few more steps in it to include the new features such as cleaning the tables and sweeping spills in the kitchen!

Early Decorations

I thought the bakery looked a bit empty at the beginning of the game, before you can build the furniture or plant trees. So I added some clutter and broken down furniture in each room. This really adds to the impression that the bakery is old and broken down at the start, and makes it even more satisfying to upgrade the rooms! I just posted this compilation GIF of the greenhouse repairs on Twitter!

Hat & Accessories

I’ve added a variety of hats to personalize your character! These includes classic options like a chef hat and a beret. You can also go for a silly look with a paper boat hat, cat ears or a stack of pancakes on your head!

Future Updates

As we get closer to release I’ve started to think about what could be added in Lemon Cake in future updates. The main things I’d be interested in implementing later on are different game modes and seasonal events. I think it’ll be nice to see what you all would like to have added in Lemon Cake once you start playing too, so please share your ideas with me!

Hello everyone and happy New Year! I’m happy to announce that Lemon Cake will be released on February 18! If you're interested in playing Lemon Cake early and helping me with development, be sure to join our Discord here! I’ll be posting an announcement soon looking for beta testers to play the game before release! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38364358/49c0315978613e251fa4793b8768632bd6b44e8c.png

Character Creation

I’ve updated the character creation system to include more options for the full release! You’ll now be able to pick between 8 hairstyles, and a variety of natural and fantasy hair colors. There are also a dozen new options for the outfit! In addition, there are also two new categories that can be unlocked later on in the game: aprons and hats. With these upgrades, your character will look like a real baker! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38364358/e4bbe3e8e6286735b9000adca828515162a31c86.png

Beehive

Raise bees and collect honey with a new beehive in the greenhouse! Honey can be used to bake new recipes such as a honey taffy and honey macaron. Building the beehive will also increase the growth speed of the plants in the greenhouse as they’ll now get pollinated. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38364358/e614e89da2cfc6e903643ca3c8ab17540c6d6df2.png

New pastries

All pastries have now been created! I hope you’ll all enjoy the variety of sweets that I’ve prepared for the game! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38364358/36657f3ee39916133862a464ede0a5e6c34f888f.png

Level Up

Now that all the recipes are available in the game, I had to create a system to learn them over time. This can be done by gaining experience and leveling up. For each level that you gain, you’ll be able to pick one recipe to learn out of three available. Experience is gained from doing different tasks around the bakery such as serving customers, mixing a recipe, cleaning a spill or watering plants. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38364358/cb110f2295656bfa995c27859371b4689bb414b5.png

Morning Preparation

This feature was probably the most requested after the demo: a moment in the morning to prepare your bakery for the day, before any customers come in! You’ll be able to open your store whenever you want, so the morning preparation time can last for as long (or as little!) as you want. I’ve also added the time of the day to the main user interface so you can always easily see what period of the day you’re in.

Upcoming Release

With the release in six weeks, I’m now mostly focused on playtesting, balancing the game and fixing bugs. I still have a few features and quality of life updates to add, but the game is almost finished! I’m really looking forward to sharing it with you all!

Hi everyone! I’ve been looking forward to sharing this November devlog with you all since I added a lot of fun features this month such as a cat cafe, a store assistant, coffee and frozen desserts! I’ve also posted my first video devlog for Lemon Cake last week. You can check it out here! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38364358/698ec5b9a0bc9559cec3a1b0574b048149dbfc92.png

Cat Cafe

You can now add furniture in your store to create your own cat cafe! A few cats will visit your store and hang out every day… and with a bit of luck, a customer might decide to adopt one of them! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38364358/023c5836d053e740a21551d2eccf743b8f51e4f1.png

Store Assistant

Hire help to run your store more efficiently! Your assistant will be in charge of multiple tasks to keep everything running smoothly.

• Take customers’ orders.
• Serve coffee to customers to improve their patience.
• Clean tables to quickly seat new customers.
• Move pastries to the window displays.

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Coffee Machine

Prepare and serve coffee in the store to increase your customers’ patience! Serving coffee completely refills a customer’s patience while they are waiting for their order. However, each customer can only be served one cup of coffee, so their order can’t be delayed more than once! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38364358/0b2c64dd28cb039c937ef3a8c395e255ae6adf91.png

New Pastries

I’ve added six new pastries this month! Here’s a quick list of the new recipes you’ll be able to learn in the game.

• Cherry Bundt Cake
• Blueberry Cheesecake
• Carrot Cupcake
• Honey Cruller
• Chocolate Pancake
• Red Velvet Cake

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Freezer

In addition to pastries, I’ve also created a new type of sweet this month: frozen desserts! Since these can’t be baked in an oven, you’ll have to upgrade your kitchen with a freezer to prepare them. Here are the six frozen desserts you’ll be able to make.

• Soft Serve
• Grape Popsicle
• Ice Cream Sandwich
• Strawberry Ice Cream
• Waffle Sundae
• Lemon Sorbet

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Greenhouse Plants

You’ll now be able to grow unique plants, bushes and trees for each ingredient in the greenhouse with this visual update. I’ve also finished creating the crops by adding a carrot and a lemon! Lemon Cake is now getting close to full release! I have about two months of work left on the game. I’ll confirm the exact release date soon! If you're curious about the development process for Lemon Cake, you can now watch me work on the game live on Twitch! https://www.twitch.tv/eloisegamedev Thank you all so much for reading and I’ll see you next month!

Hi everyone! Before I get into the October devlog, I’d like to thank everyone who played the demo in the Steam Game Festival and shared their feedback with me! It was super useful to help me decide what to improve or change about the game. I hope you will all enjoy the new content in the full release! I’m now streaming the development of Lemon Cake on Twitch! Come say hi and watch me work on the game live :) {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38364358/12e2cd89c98fb34b6b1de35577b4f104fe6d2cb2.png

Sprinklers

I spent most of my time this month adding upgrades for the bakery! You’ll be able to unlock these features over time as you rebuild the bakery. It’ll help you manage everything and serve customers on time when it gets really busy! You can now add a sprinkler system for the greenhouse. It’ll automatically water all of your plants and keep your crops growing! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38364358/aa5a6ea5e76139bfdfeddd378c292fc88e8f2f51.png

Rail cart

The rail cart is a very useful upgrade to quickly move ingredients from the greenhouse to the kitchen! A lot of you mentioned that it was a bit difficult to bring ingredients to the kitchen one by one. With this upgrade, you’ll be able to send multiple crops to the kitchen quickly and have them added to the mixing bowl automatically when starting a recipe! Check out this gameplay video of the rail cart I posted on Twitter earlier this month! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38364358/59b453b64abab695e4cdafac4f9503f761781355.png

Daily Menu

You’ll now be able to manage your daily menu with this new user interface! All unlocked recipes are categorized by type such as bread, cake or candy. You’ll be able to browse them and see the details of each recipe. Details include the bake time, value and ingredients required for the recipe. While creating your daily menu, keep in mind you’ll need to pick your recipes wisely to have as many bonuses as possible! For example, you can gain a bonus by offering different types of pastries, having vegan & gluten free options, and adding fresh recipes to your menu. On the other hand, you can have penalties by only offering expansive pastries, not having many options or keeping the same pastries on your menu for multiple days in a row. These bonuses will impact how many customers visit the store for the day and how much they’ll tip for their order! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38364358/460b25797aa1ab54b2c602007563a0bd492ec866.png

Pastries & Ingredients

I’ve been creating a lot of new pastries and ingredients in the last month! I’m currently planning on having over 40 pastries for the full game release. Here’s a quick list of the new treats you’ll be able to prepare in the bakery!

• Raisin Bread
• Egg Benedict
• Sweet Pretzel
• Strawberry Donut
• Cherry Jelly
• Chocolate Eclair
• Blueberry Bagel

Feel free to share your favorite desserts with me in the comments! I still have a lot of pastries to add in the game so I’m always open to ideas. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38364358/21d20c3b7120dbc1c6ddc1d895c90906e964c3d4.png

Kitchen Spills

The kitchen is getting even busier... You’ll now have to sweep up spills around the kitchen! Walking over spills will slow you down and keep you from sprinting around, so be sure to keep everything clean! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38364358/db1bbfe6af6ac499215da0d8e2e1363d391a90e6.png

Customer Tables

I’ve also added more details to the store and customer tables! You’ll now see customers read from a menu while picking their pastry. Once a customer is done eating, they’ll leave behind a dirty plate that’ll need to be cleaned up before a new customer will sit down. Luckily, you’ll be able to hire an assistant later on to help you serve customers and clean up tables! This feature is still in progress, but I’ll be sharing more info about it in next month’s devlog! Thank you all for your support and take care!

Come watch me play the Lemon Cake demo! I'll be livestreaming the demo and chatting with you all for about an hour starting at 7PM EST! Feel free to ask me about the game, give me feedback for the demo and suggest new features! I'd love to know what think about the game :D Let's get baking!

You can now play the Lemon Cake Demo during the Steam Game Festival, from October 7th - 13th!!

Get your cake pans and flour ready, it's time to run your very own bakery! Feel free to stream or record the game and share it with me on Twitter! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38364358/2e77163cc001aa13671d55f9d3576c67e46c7cdd.png

Hi everyone! Before I get into Lemon Cake’s second devlog, I’m super excited to announce that… A demo will be available for Lemon Cake during the Steam Fall Festival, from October 7th - 13th! Get ready to open up your bakery for the week! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38364358/5ae0073cefd0090dbdadeba46c25aa136d8c689e.png

Storyline

It seems like the bakery might not be completely abandoned after all, as you’ll quickly meet a friendly ghost... She’ll even teach how to bake pastries, grow crops and serve customers! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38364358/304e055b27d22e9ad150384d6291661eacc87844.png

Furniture Shop

While the bakery is a bit empty at first, you’ll be able to purchase furniture, animals, plants and upgrades to rebuild it. The shop is separated in three sections, one for each room: the store, the kitchen & the greenhouse. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38364358/db17f0044eab7d3a399545f89889f18434c16dcc.png

Daily Report

At the end of every day, you’ll be able to review your sales & progress with this daily report! If you have an excellent or unique day, you can also earn stamps for your performance. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38364358/c8c728f455eb31183912d1ea41687bac8c8d1abb.png

New Candies

I’ve also added two new candies that will be available in the demo: A marshmallow twist and chocolate strawberry! Thank you all so much for the support, I've been working really hard on this demo and I can't wait to share it with you guys! :D

Hi everyone! I announced Lemon Cake on Steam almost a month ago; here’s a quick overview of what I’ve been working on since then! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38364358/2e77163cc001aa13671d55f9d3576c67e46c7cdd.png

Cows & Chickens

You can now adopt a cow and a few chickens to gather fresh milk and eggs! With these ingredients, you’ll be able to unlock new recipes. Learning a variety of recipes is a core mechanic in Lemon Cake as you’ll be able to manage your menu by picking 3 to 6 active recipes every day. You can get boosts and increase your popularity by picking a well balanced menu. I’ll be working on the daily menu management this month and show more about it in the next devlog! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38364358/6372ab5f696813ceffc88bdfb8ed4e1e8114e4ab.png

Main Interface

I’ve spent most of my time this month working on the user interface, such as the main menu, the settings and the playable user interface which displays recipes, orders and notifications. In this screenshot you can see the notifications at the top of the screen help you keep track of everything that is happening in the bakery. For example, you’ll be notified if a pastry is burning, a customer is about to leave or a plant needs to be watered! I’ve also added clocks over the ovens which lets you know how long a pastry still has left to cook. Once the pastry is baked, the clock starts a second time to show how long you have to get the pastry out of the oven before it starts burning! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38364358/98cef938cb170bef17d302cda6e26d5933fc59f7.png

Customer Reactions

You can now see how your customers react when serving their order. Depending if the order is fulfilled quickly, late or if you serve a burned pastry, customers will react differently and give you a tip (or not!). A daily recap will also show how many customers were served, and how many of these orders were perfect; you might even be able to achieve a perfect day! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38364358/6e16b448773f3227e32221809d00cce577bc0eb4.png

New Pastries

I’ve added 3 new pastries, all with an apple as their main ingredient; you can now prepare an apple tart, a caramel apple and an apple strudel! Pastries are categorized by types, such as bread, cookie or candy. The caramel apple is the first one in the “candy” type. Candies don’t need to be baked in the oven, so compared to other pastries they can be prepared very quickly. However they’ll also sell for a bit less since they’re easier to make. I’m currently planning on having at least 5 types and 30 different pastries for the game release! Thank you for reading and I'll see you all next month with a new Lemon Cake devlog! :D