Mina
The illustrator. Rust cardigan, a tired smile, and a small blink.
4 animated frames · 80 × 96 px
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A café built
one pixel at a time.
The actual backgrounds, customers and tools used in the playable draft. Drawings were authored through Aseprite's native scripting API, with named layers, cels and frame timing. These are editable pixel assets, not flattened concept illustrations.
The shop, outside and in.
384 × 216 pixels. Eight frames each. Rain crosses the windows, the warm interior stays still, and small reflections make the street feel awake.
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The regulars and the ritual.
Three original characters. Eight tools and props. Six small animations. Tap a source link to take the layered file into Aseprite; the game uses these same exports.
Ren
The record-shop clerk. Denim, restless hair, another late night.
4 animated frames · 80 × 96 px
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Yuki
The bookshop owner. Silver bun, sage coat, gentle eyes.
4 animated frames · 80 × 96 px
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Espresso machine
Ivory casing, brass trim, animated drops under the grouphead.
4 animated frames · 96 × 96 px
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The grinder
A bean-filled hopper, burr housing and falling grounds.
4 animated frames · 96 × 96 px
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Milk pitcher
Cream enamel, a dark handle, rising steam.
4 animated frames · 96 × 96 px
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Portafilter
Coffee in the basket. The handle keeps its diagonal silhouette.
1 still frame · 96 × 96 px
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The tamper
Walnut grip, flat polished base, one firm seat.
1 still frame · 96 × 96 px
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The canvas for your pour
Top-down ceramic. The game draws the milk inside the crema.
1 still frame · 96 × 96 px
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House beans
A folded paper bag, a simple bean stamp, warm shelf colors.
1 still frame · 96 × 96 px
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Order ticket
A clipped paper receipt with space to remember the usual.
1 still frame · 96 × 96 px
Layered Aseprite · PNGFrom the title to the last cup.
Eight Aseprite composition studies show the intended arrangement of each main screen. They are layout drafts; the playable UI has readable, responsive controls and real game state. Open any card to try that scene.
SCREEN 01 · PLAY THIS SCENE ↗The title menu
Open the shop, choose practice, set sound and motion preferences.
SCREEN 02 · PLAY THIS SCENE ↗The conversation
Meet a regular, choose a warm or playful reply, then take the order.
SCREEN 03 · PLAY THIS SCENE ↗The order ticket
Read what was asked, choose the drink and art, and pin the ticket.
SCREEN 04 · PLAY THIS SCENE ↗Beans, grind & tamp
Choose beans, stop near 18 g, level the tamper and seat the puck.
SCREEN 05 · PLAY THIS SCENE ↗The espresso station
Watch the output scale. Your grind and dose affect how fast it flows.
SCREEN 06 · PLAY THIS SCENE ↗The steam challenge
Hold to rise, release to fall. Follow a restless target zone.
SCREEN 07 · PLAY THIS SCENE ↗The overhead pour
High base, low bloom, thin cut. Keep the exact marks you made.
SCREEN 08 · PLAY THIS SCENE ↗The cup & the goodbye
See the actual cup, the customer reaction and a useful craft note.
Motion that earns its place.
Background and tool loops run at 160–180 ms per frame. Portrait timing varies so a blink stays brief. Gameplay runs independently of the sprite frames. The steam challenge deliberately uses randomized arcade motion, as requested; it is a game of balance rather than an equipment-training tool.
Open, edit, make it yours.
The source bundle includes all 13 native masters and the reproducible Lua drawings. Screen studies have separate scene, character, equipment and interface layers where used. Assets were created and reopened in Aseprite 1.3.18.3 for validation. Milk deposition in the playable cup is generated from the player's input; it is not a preselected finished drawing.