Gorgeous hand-drawn art and animation
Mentioned in ~3 in 5 positive reviews
“This is one of the most gorgeous games I have ever encountered.”
Steam review · 1.7 h played ↗
The Witch's Bakery
Worth buying? What 95 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 95 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 96%Very Positive · 96%Sunny Lab2026Visual Novel · Adventure · RPG
−10%$19.99$17.99
US Steam price, checked 6 h ago
The verdict
A gorgeous, Ghibli-flavored cozy story game with emotional writing and light baking/puzzle gameplay. Skip it if you want a deep bakery sim or hate repetitive minigames.
Great for
Fans of Kiki's Delivery Service, Persona-lite routines, and emotional, character-driven cozy stories
Main risk
Gameplay and puzzles are simple and repetitive, and it's more story-driven than a bakery sim
What players love
Emotional, well-written story and characters
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 positive reviews
“if you're here for a good tearjerking storyline, definitely recommend it.”
Steam review · 17.9 h played ↗
Cozy, relaxing atmosphere
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“This is what cozy games should be.”
Steam review · 1.5 h played ↗
Lovely music and voice acting
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“visually stunning, with a magical soundtrack and a captivating narrative”
Steam review · 9.9 h played ↗
Varied mechanics with surprising depth
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“The distinct and different gameplay styles each day is divided into means you're never doing any one thing long enough for it to get boring”
Steam review · 6.5 h played ↗
Bakery and menu customization
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 positive reviews
“You can customize nearly every aspect of the bakery. Floor, ceiling, artwork, everything.”
Steam review · 7.2 h played ↗
What players complain about
Repetitive, tedious gameplay and minigames
Mentioned in ~3 in 4 negative reviews
“the gameplay is really slow, and repetitive to a point of boredom”
Steam review · 11 h played ↗
Story content too sparse between gameplay
Mentioned in ~3 in 4 negative reviews
“There's honestly very little story here to enjoy so far”
Steam review · 7 h played ↗
Puzzles unclear or too simple
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 negative reviews
“I can't go past one of the customer's torment. I don't understand what puzzle it wants me to solve (that puzzle is not intuitive).”
Steam review · 11 h played ↗
Bugs and input glitches
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 negative reviews
“when the dialogue is just … it glitches out - I have to press space button 5-6 times before it registers.”
Steam review · 0.7 h played ↗
Not worth the price yet
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“I wouldn't recommend it at this price and in this state. Wait for it to go on sale or get a content update.”
Steam review · 10.8 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support20 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10 Version or higher
ProcessorAMD Athlon X4 | Intel Core i5 4460
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia GTX 950 | AMD R7 370
Storage20 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10 Version or higher
ProcessorAMD Ryzen 3 | Intel i5 Skylake
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia GTX 970 | AMD RX 570
Storage20 GB available space
OSWindows 10 Version or higher
ProcessorAMD Athlon X4 | Intel Core i5 4460
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia GTX 950 | AMD R7 370
Storage20 GB available space
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