Boba Cafe Simulator Patch Notes

This page digests official Steam announcements into manager-friendly notes. Raw changelogs live on Steam Community; here we group the changes that affect day-to-day cafe work — settlement clarity, museum submissions, furniture alignment, delivery QoL, and the full-release staffing pack. Bookmark the Updates hub for discount windows and roadmap pillars.

Full release pack (July 24, 2026)

Launch messaging highlighted systems that were incomplete or missing in the demo:

• Staff NPCs — hire cashiers and delivery help; see Staff
• Dine-in seating — customers sit and drink inside the cafe
• Mixed box carrying — haul multiple item types at once while restocking
• New furniture — more decorate options for popularity and flow
• Demo save transfer — progress carries into the full game

Launch pricing ran 35% off through July 31, 2026 ($15.99 → about $10.39 USD). That introductory discount has ended; the base Steam price is $15.99 USD again (regional tiers apply). Wishlist milestones hit 100,000 just before doors opened.

Boba Cafe Simulator Official Release Date Trailer

Version 1.026 highlights

Focused on checkout polish and museum readability:

• Receipt reprint on the receipt printer
• Mobile Payment Sign — unique-effect item on the checkout counter that raises the chance customers pay by mobile
• Cup Lid Rack — dedicated finishing storage
• Museum submission time display on entries
• Faster takeout bag pickup from the box
• Unified S / M / L cup icons in shop UI
• Max FPS raised to 144; minimum discount floor adjusted to 75%
• Milk auto-stacking; Mac/Windows room join fix

Equipment buyers should read Equipment for how the Mobile Payment Sign and lid rack fit the counter triangle.

Version 1.029 highlights

A large QoL and bugfix wave covering settlement, liquids, museum, fishing, farming, multiplayer UI, and permissions:

New and clearer tools

• Other Expenses section on the settlement screen
• Item Alignment for neater furniture and equipment placement
• Middle mouse teammate location display in multiplayer
• Held-order slot shows the cup you are carrying when it is not in the top list
• Text notice when a player leaves the session
• Milk tea images on museum displays
• Fishing bobber usage instructions
• Spoiled-item visual updates
• Multi-Tier Wooden Shelf facility in the full version
• Bulk put all recipes on sale / remove all from sale
• New Map app in the full version

Economy and presentation tweaks

• Lower electricity costs on high-level machines
• Clearer Sell Fish prompt when giving fish to Coco
• Grave Dig interaction text fixes; cup lid rack / straw holder edge aiming improvements

Notable fixes managers feel

• Settlement money for fish and crop sales corrected
• Museum Player 2 creator credit no longer mislabels the host
• Liquid container UI/sync issues in co-op
• Recipe sale permissions for players without interaction rights
• Delivery Perfect + pizza edge cases that wrongly docked money/popularity

Deep dives: Museum, Co-op, Farming and Fishing, Controls.

Version 1.035 / Build 24386330 note

Public indexes surface v1.035 / build 24386330 from July 25, 2026. The reliable player-facing item is Sales Champion event entry: register through the phone, let retroactive sales count during the launch window, and watch for winners around July 27. Event prep lives on Sales Champion.

Version 1.036–1.038 highlights (July 27, 2026)

A July 27 Steam announcement bundled three builds into one launch-week stability pass:

New tools and economy guardrails

• Year-round oranges — buy oranges in every season for fruit teas and wedge prep
• Esc item reset — recover cups, boxes, or props stuck in counters without reloading the day
• Seasonal fruit descriptions — UI now states when other fruits leave the shop
• Custom drink price cap — Recipes app enforces a maximum price above the happiness slider
• Phone close binding — dedicated key to dismiss the phone; remapped players should recheck settings
• Controller delivery reject — default gamepad button for declining delivery orders adjusted
• Large milk bottle carry position — less view blocking during milk restocks
• Coffee grinding polish — smoother bean prep feedback

Fixes stacked on v1.029

Cup placement, sealing machines, topping container quantities, customer pathing, quest progress, multiplayer sync, text display, and control responsiveness all received attention. Deep dive: v1.036 Patch.

Version 1.040–1.046 highlights (July 28–30, 2026)

The July 28–30 Steam announcements added four builds focused on quests, fishing depth, new equipment, and multiplayer polish. Full manager notes: v1.040–1.046 Patch.

Version 1.040

• Quest and UI fixes — clearer progress tracking and phone flow during busy shifts
• Delivery improvements — smoother order handoffs and reject handling
• Best Seller 20% — promotional pricing mechanic for featured drinks
• Yogurt-milk icon — clearer ingredient labeling in shop UI
• Multiplayer topping sync — co-op topping container quantities stay aligned across players

Version 1.045

• Roasted Milk Tea — new icon and prep instructions for the roasted variant
• Fishing animations and info — bobber feedback and catch details are easier to read
• Yogurt Machine from Su Kele — new equipment vendor unlock for yogurt-based drinks
• Placeable hoes — farming tools can be placed in the shop layout
• Wang Shoucai recipes — additional recipe unlocks from the neighbor cook
• Late-join fruit pickup — players joining mid-session can collect fruit without reloading

Version 1.046

• 30 ocean fish — expanded saltwater catalog for fishing after hours
• Yan Ruyu shop hours sign — clearer NPC store schedule display
• Bobber dupe fix — fishing bobber duplication exploit patched
• NPC drink count fix — staff and customer drink tallies reconcile correctly at settlement

Deep dive: v1.040–1.046 Patch. For fishing prep, see Farming and Fishing.

Mods announcement

A separate Steam post covers Workshop subscription, the BobaCafeSimulator/Mods folder, save backups under Local AppData, and community rules (no paid Mod scams, label AI content, respect law and copyright). Full player-facing summary: Mods.

How to use this digest

1. Skim the version that matches your Steam build
2. Jump to linked guides when a system unlocked for you this week
3. Recheck settlement after economy-related fixes
4. Re-test Mods on a backup save after each patch

Caikemi continues to ask for reports via Steam discussions and Discord. This wiki will absorb future numbered notes the same way — practical first, exhaustive Steam text second.