Little Dragons Cafe Reviews

Little Dragons Cafe is ranked in the 30th percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
Digital Chumps
Zachary Perry
Top Critic
7 / 10.0
Apr 3, 2017

Little Dragons Café is the newest, cute, little game from Harvest Moon creator Yasuhiro Wada and Aksys Games that brings a fun, laid-back gaming experience. Though, it is a little rough at times.

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RPG Fan
Top Critic
72%
Aug 26, 2018

Charming beyond its flaws, players (especially young ones) will have fun adventuring with their dragon and learn that compassion, understanding, and good food can make the world a better place!

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5 / 10
Aug 23, 2018

Little Dragons Cafe is charming and adorable but fails to possess the substance to be memorable.

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5 / 10.0
Aug 28, 2018

The concept of Little Dragon's Cafe is genius, but its execution is a little sloppy. Many of the game's tasks feel like actual chores instead of the streamlined management of Yasuhiro Wada's past titles. Despite its clear flaws, the food, characters, and world are too gorgeous to ignore.

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GameSpace
Kiwi
Top Critic
7.6 / 10.0
Jun 12, 2018

Porting to Nintendo Switch is perfect for Little Dragons Cafe as it reads like a charming children's storybook fit for any age. Although gameplay feels like it's in a loop quite quickly, the characters are memorable and the artwork nothing short of awe-inspiring. The pace of this game may also be very slow for some though I have no doubt parents across the globe would appreciate this pace especially on those extra long road trips. All in all, there is nothing to hate about Little Dragon's Cafe but there is definite room for improvement.

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4 / 5.0
Aug 22, 2018

Little Dragons Café first appears as though it requires constant attention to every little detail, but actually makes for a relaxing time.

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8 / 10.0
Nov 11, 2018

Little Dragon’s Cafe is an interesting attempt from Harvest Moon creator Yasuhiro Wada that plays to his strengths. The game takes you away to a rural, sparsely populated island and drops you into a cute and heartwarming story about strangers growing together.

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9.2 / 10.0
Aug 23, 2018

If you happen to be a fan of Yasuhiro Wada’s work and games that keep you busy multi-tasking. Then Little Dragons Café is the game for you. Those of you that are on-the-go you’ll totally want to grab this game for the Nintendo Switch.

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4 / 10
Jan 16, 2019

Little Dragons Café is an extremely tedious exercise in repetition. There's kind of an initial thrill to the idea of managing a café and picking out the recipes that it'll use, but eventually you realize that you don't do much to help out other than providing the basic ingredients and occasionally bussing tables. The only real reward for slogging it out day-to-day is a handful of character focused cutscenes that don't really feel like a meaningful accomplishment. Add in some truly awful field controls and a constantly skipping framerate, and you've got a true recipe for disaster.

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80%
Oct 16, 2018

I had a lot of fun playing Little Dragons Café. It's quirky story setup, and charming characters will keep you coming back for more as you focus on helping make the café a renowned establishment as you keep your dragon well fed so that it can continue to grow since that will be key for finding a cure for your mother! If you're looking for a charming and relaxing RPG on Nintendo Switch, then you should check this one out!

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C+
Sep 10, 2018

Watching the shop grow and working towards the end goal of reviving the kids' mother is absolutely worthy of your time. It's just a matter of how patient you can be towards Little Dragons Café's hiccups and blemishes.

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6.5 / 10.0
Sep 3, 2018

A charming game with gorgeous visuals that suffers from technical hurdles and pacing issues. Keeping a pet dragon companion is the saving grace for Little Dragons Café,

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9 / 10
Aug 24, 2018

I have to say I loved my time with Little Dragons Café. It's excellent art style and presentation, the charming and colorful characters, the mix of gameplay mechanics with running the café and exploring to find ingredients, helping Draco grow, it all comes together nicely, giving us one of the most fun games I've played on PS4 this year.

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Aug 23, 2018

Little Dragons Cafe fulfills its promises in providing an engaging and lighthearted game full of charm and a few surprises.

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9 / 10.0
Aug 23, 2018

It's a complete package that is hand tailored to be consumed as intended by the developers, and they've delivered a refreshing experience.

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Gamers Heroes
Johnny Hurricane
Top Critic
4 / 10
Aug 23, 2018

Little Dragon Cafe falls far behind any other game in the genre by miles. There just isn't enough here to keep people engaged long enough to make it worth the money.

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8.5 / 10.0
Aug 23, 2018

Little Dragons Cafe delighted and surprised me throughout with its charming style and relaxing gameplay loop.

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Digiato
Arash Parsapour
Top Critic
60 / 100
Nov 20, 2018

Little Dragons Cafe is like a hot shower for people who live in busy crowded cities and they seek solace when they play video games. It's far from being what is supposed to be and is nothing near perfect but if you could turn a blind eye into its shortcomings and problems, you might enjoy it.

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5.9 / 10.0
Aug 24, 2018

My time spent with Little Dragons Cafe was bittersweet.

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Sep 19, 2018

I just have a really hard time recommending this. Even if you really like sim games like this, there’s so much better options out there. Even for a child, a lot of the game is so repetitive, and the game is so long that I don’t think it would hold their attention. For older folks looking for perhaps more robust games out there, I’d give this a hard pass. That’s especially considering the game is $60, which is far too much for a game this lacking. The game is pretty long too, probably about 30-40 hours, but it has such a paltry amount of content. There’s far better out there for far less money.

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