Games Like Death Before Decaf

[h1]In Bressura, nobody sleeps. Sleep is how the Drowse get in.[/h1] DEATH BEFORE DECAF is an auto-combat roguelite where every run lives and dies on your caffeine management — set in a world that has run on coffee instead of sleep for sixty years. Welcome to Bressura: a rain-slicked megalopolis where the infrastructure runs on pressurized espresso, the Barista Guild controls the last surviving coffee seeds, and the Drowse — thin, translucent creatures that drift like steam — enter through your mouth the moment your caffeine drops too low. The city stays alive by staying awake. So do you. You are Mira Volta. Former Senior Barista, Crema Heights Compound, eight years of flawless service. Fired this morning for pouring a ceremonial Cortado wrong during the Scorched Event memorial. In front of everyone. You have a stolen portafilter, nothing left to lose, and suspicions about why the Undergrind seals are breaking that the Guild is not eager to discuss.

The Caffeine System

Your caffeine meter is the game. It's the largest thing on your HUD for a reason.

Coffee items drop constantly. Every item tempts you to drink more. Every drink risks pushing you over. The optimal play state is always the edge of disaster.

Auto-combat. Your brain goes to the caffeine meter.

No aiming. Mira fights automatically. All skill expression lives in caffeine management and build decisions:

Runs last approximately 16 minutes. Every run ends at The Director — the entity at the top of the tower. It has called a meeting. You are not on the agenda.

Three floors. One very bad day in Bressura.

Early Access — What's in at launch

Planned for 1.0

Wishlisting the game is the correct choice. Your doctor disagrees. Trust yourself.