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Simple pricing.
No tricks.

Play the first 55 in-game days of every save for free. Then choose the focused Student Edition or the complete game. Both are one-time purchases, no subscription, energy meters, ads or pay-to-win.

Free trial
€0

Every save runs free for the first 55 in-game days (about 20 minutes of play). Your café is saved exactly where you left it, even after the trial ends.

  • Choose Student or Tycoon mode
  • All features included in your chosen mode
  • Complete café economy for 55 in-game days
  • Cloud saves on any device
  • Runs beyond day 55 without the matching edition
  • Veteran mode (see everything from day one)
  • Leaderboard submissions
Student edition
€7.49one-time

Learn accounting by running a café. A focused mode with only the parts that teach revenue, costs, the P&L, balance sheet and cash flow. Free for the first 55 days too.

  • Menu pricing & custom products from day one
  • Stock, supplier choice & loans
  • Staff management & training from day one
  • Locations, delivery & store economics
  • Marketing, consulting & investor offers
  • P&L, balance sheet & cash flow statements
  • Explain-this tips on every accounting line
  • Quizzes built from your own numbers
  • CSV export for Excel, Power BI, Tableau
  • Unlimited Student-mode days
  • No rivals or market share, reputation or reviews, seasons, owner levels, franchising, roasting or leaderboard
Full game
€9.99one-time

One payment, yours forever. Applies to every save on your account, past, current and future. Already own the Student Edition? Upgrade for just €5.50, the price difference.

  • Everything in Student Edition and the Tycoon trial
  • Play past day 55, full runs to 10 cafés
  • Rivals, market share, reviews & reputation
  • Seasons, roasting, franchising & progression
  • Veteran mode: all features from day one
  • Global speedrun leaderboard
  • Includes Student mode
  • All future updates included
  • 14-day money-back guarantee

Two flat whites get you Student mode. A cappuccino and two croissants gets you the full Tycoon experience. Your virtual café may offer better value.

Classroom & academic
Annual licensingfrom €3.99 per student / year, min. 15 seats

Teaching accounting or business? Send us your student list and every student gets the Student Edition for the full academic year, ready the moment they sign in. Renews annually; cancel any time.

  • Full Student mode for every student
  • CSV exports for BI and Excel assignments
  • Accounts unlocked in bulk by email
  • Volume discount and invoice for your institution

Questions, answered

Is it a subscription?
No. You pay €9.99 once and the full game is yours, including future updates. Nothing renews.
What happens at day 56?
The game pauses and shows the unlock screen. Your save is kept safe, buy the unlock and continue exactly where you left off.
Does the unlock cover all my saves?
Yes. The unlock belongs to your account, so it applies to every save, including ones you started for free.
Can I get a refund?
Yes, 14-day money-back guarantee, no questions asked. A refund removes the unlock; your saves stay. See the Refund Policy.
Student edition or full game?
Student Edition (€7.49) includes pricing and custom products from day one, staffing and training, stock and supplier choice, loans, locations, delivery, marketing, consulting and investors. It turns those decisions into financial statements, learning tips, quizzes and CSV exports. It leaves out rivals and market share, reputation and reviews, seasons, owner progression and other Tycoon-only systems. Full Game (€9.99) adds every Tycoon system and includes Student mode.
Can I upgrade from Student Edition to the full game?
Yes. Once you own Student Edition, the full game costs only the difference, €5.50 instead of €9.99. The upgrade button appears automatically here and in Settings, and all your Student saves stay exactly as they are.
Any ads or pay-to-win?
None. No ads or energy timers. Each edition is a one-time purchase, and only full-game Tycoon runs enter the leaderboard.
Taxes and receipts?
Prices include VAT where applicable. Checkout and receipts are handled by Paddle, our merchant of record, so everything is billed correctly in your country.

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