The Wild Gents has introduced that they’re releasing Zipp’s Café, a prologue recreation to their upcoming Hen Police: Into the Hive. it’s stated to “value as a lot as a small espresso” when it releases on November 15. I don’t drink espresso, so I don’t know the way a lot that’s.

Zipp’s Café casts you because the eponymous Zipp, proprietor of the Hop Canine. Zipp made an look in Hen Police: Paint it Purple as somebody who reluctantly helps protagonists Marty and Sonny, even after some earlier unpleasantries. The sport has you working the Hop Canine and serving quite a lot of regulars whereas getting the news on Clawville. It’s plain that that is largely a worldbuilding recreation, but it surely contains three “full” mini-games, that are dishwashing, espresso making, and cooking. The Hop Canine has the very best espresso in all of Clawville, however nobody is aware of why.

There’s numerous unexplored lore within the noir-styled Hen Police sequence. The world is equal elements gritty and vibrant, but it surely’s apparent that The Wild Gents have poured numerous love into sketching out the main points. I think about that Zipp’s Café is a enjoyable dive for them, because it helps set up extra backstory in preparation for Hen Police: Into the Hive.

Oh, and to prime it off, the press launch teases that it’ll tie into “different unannounced initiatives too.” Pulp novels!? Are the unannounced initiatives going to be pulp novels!? Contemplating how a lot I beloved Hen Police: Paint it Purple, I’m very desirous to dive into extra of the universe.

Zipp’s Café is coming to PC on November 15, 2023 for the worth of “a small espresso.”