Barfender

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• Announcements·28 Aug 2026Official

  Barfender Reveal Date Announcement

  Grab your shakers, stock the inventory, and prepare for the rush. Barfender is officially launching into Early Access on October 12, 2026! We are thrilled to finally open the doors to our co-op bar simulation. Whether you are perfectly mixing complex orders, managing the absolute chaos of a busy night or just trying to keep the venue from falling apart, we cannot wait for you and your friends to step behind the counter. Barfender is currently 100% playable and bug-free. We don’t see Early Access as an “incomplete game,” but as a “game that will become even better together with you.” At its core, Barfender is a game built on chaos and fun. To elevate this dynamic to its fullest potential, player feedback is crucial. The Early Access phase will allow us to integrate your ideas and experiences directly into the development process. The Early Access model is a critical step in helping us achieve the expansive scope we envision for Barfender. With your support during this process, we will be able to add new content, streamline mechanics, and deliver a much richer gameplay experience. Wishlist the Game: Add Barfender to your Steam wishlist to receive an immediate notification the moment the Early Access build goes live. Gather Your Crew: Coordinate with your co-op partners now. You will need a reliable team to handle the most demanding customers. Join the Conversation: We want to hear your feedback from day one. Follow our community hub and Discord to share your thoughts, report bugs, and chat directly with us! Get ready to serve up some chaos. We will see you behind the bar on October 12th! -Proto Division & Rock Paper Publisher
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• Patch Notes·21 Aug 2026Official

  🛠️ A SMOOTHER BAR

  This update is mostly focused on bug fixes, polish, and making the demo smoother.But we also added a few new things.📐 EASIER BUILDINGFurniture can now align with nearby objects while being placed, making it much easier to build clean counters and organize your bar.Your furniture being crooked is now officially your responsibility.🕺 MORE EMOTESA whole bunch of new emotes have been added.Wave, celebrate, dance, or coordinate an unnecessarily elaborate choreography with your friends while customers wait for their drinks.Running the bar remains optional.📅 ONE MORE DAYThe demo now lasts 4 in-game days instead of 3.Many players were reaching the end before getting enough time with cocktails and the newer systems, so you now have another day to explore, expand, and cause problems.🔧 IMPROVEMENTS & FIXESImproved Unstuck so it more reliably returns stuck players to a safe position.Fixed phone menu interaction issues at high field-of-view settings.Fixed several NPC interaction and ordering issues.Improved object placement and interactions.Improved various UI and gameplay interactions.Fixed multiple smaller visual and stability issues.💬 TALK TO USThis update is mainly about polishing the demo while we continue preparing Barfender for Early Access.If something breaks, behaves strangely, or launches itself across the room, tell us through Steam Discussions or Discord.Now line up your counters, gather your friends, and spend your extra day dancing instead of serving customers.— Proto Division
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• Announcements·24 Jul 2026Official

  🍸 COCKTAILS, 🧾 FLYERS & 🎶 FRESH TUNES

  🍸 COCKTAILS ARE HERE The bar finally serves more than drinks poured directly from a bottle. Build a Cocktail Station, stock up on shakers and glasses, and start mixing premium drinks. Combine drinks and garnishes. Shake everything together, pour it without making a complete mess, and serve it to your customers. Cocktail recipes are hidden throughout the city. Explore the neighbourhood, find recipe notes, and unlock new drinks for your menu. You can track every discovered recipe and required ingredient through the new Cocktails app. Shake responsibly. Or at least point the shaker away from the customers. 🖨️ DESIGN AND DISTRIBUTE FLYERS The Print Shop is now open. Design your own flyers using custom text, colors, templates, icons, and advertising campaigns. Print a stack, head outside, and convince people around the city to visit your bar. Better campaigns improve your chances of attracting new groups, but they also cost more to print. Turns out covering a badly designed flyer in flames and cocktail icons does not automatically make it good marketing. Probably. ⭐ GROW YOUR BAR The questline has been refreshed with new missions covering flyers, cocktail-making, recipe hunting, and bar progression. Improve your bar, spread the word around town, and serve cocktails to earn stars. Each new star attracts a larger crowd and makes the bar increasingly lively. More customers. More money. More opportunities for somebody to throw a chair. 🌆 A LIVELIER CITY The neighbourhood has grown. Explore the new Print Shop, arcade, old apartment building, expanded alleys, and additional street details. Customers now use new gestures and ambient activities, making the city and bar feel more alive. Ladders can also be climbed now. There may be places worth exploring above street level. There may also be absolutely nothing. Only one way to find out. 🎵 SIX NEW JUKEBOX TRACKS Six new songs have been added to the jukebox. Choose the soundtrack for your shift, set the mood, and pretend the scream...
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• Announcements·8 Jul 2026Official

  🏦 BANK & BAR EXPANSIONS

  🏦 THE BANK IS OPEN A new Bank has opened in the neighborhood! Take out loans to grow your bar faster, but keep an eye on the interest. Meet Banker Bilo, the new face behind the counter. New bank-related quests will guide you through your first loan. 🔨 BAR EXPANSIONS You can now expand your bar! Buy new rooms and the garden area through the new Expansions app on your phone. Enjoy a satisfying unlock cinematic every time you tear down a wall. Your regular customers now chip in toward unlocking expansions. Some expansions are marked as coming in the full release, giving you a taste of what's ahead. 🕹 A LIVELIER NEIGHBORHOOD New Arcade and Record Store buildings have appeared on the street, complete with signs, stickers, and glowing billboards. New faces are now wandering around town: Gloria, Hippi, Leaf, Henry, Blue, and Janwick. 🎯 GAMEPLAY Thrown items on non-host players should feel a lot responsive now. You can scrub the ground with fainted customers to clean dirt on ground just like a mop. ✨ VISUAL IMPROVEMENTS The bar and its surroundings got a big glow-up with improved bar lights, bank lighting, billboards, and street details. The drunkenness screen effect now fades in and out smoothly instead of snapping on. Gardens, fences, ceilings, and pillars all got extra polish. 🐛 BUG FIXES Fixed the camera behaving oddly in certain moments. Fixed the Hide UI option and some issues when exiting the game. Fixed characters getting stuck or walking oddly in new areas.
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• Patch Notes·26 Jun 2026Official

  THE "SMOOTHER TOGETHER" UPDATE

  "SMOOTHER TOGETHER"Hey everyone,A new Barfender demo update is live.This one is mostly about fixes, stability, and quality-of-life improvements after the co-op update. Thanks a lot to everyone who played, reported issues, and sent us footage.🍻 CO-OPImproved co-op stability and reduced desync issuesFixed several broken interaction cases in multiplayerImproved handling for unstable connections👀 Visuals & UIFixed visual issues where parts of the bar could disappear or flickerAdded VSync optionMade the FPS Limit setting clearer📺 Streamer ModeImproved Twitch poll feedbackFixed some chat-controlled customer behavior issuesAdded clearer jukebox music license information for streamers🧯 Quality of LifeImproved the “I’m Stuck” button reliabilityFixed dialogue issues that could lock the camera or fail to close properlyPlease keep sending feedback in Steam Discussions or Discord. It really helps us make Barfender better.See you behind the bar.— Proto Division
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