Lobbies · prototype · v0.1 · made for gamers

Releases December 31, 2026 · Proto Division
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Thursday, December 31, 2026
Barfender is a chaotic co-op bar management game where you build your dream bar, serve wild customers, and desperately try to survive the nightly madness. Craft drinks, clean messes, stop bar fights, and keep your crew sanity intact. Do you have what it takes to run the messiest bar in town?
The Barfender Lobby
🍻 THE CO-OP UPDATE
👥 BRING YOUR CREW You asked for it. A lot. So here it is. Co-op is now live in the Barfender demo. You can create or join Steam lobbies, invite friends, ready up, and run the bar together with up to 4 players. Someone can serve drinks. Someone can clean. Someone can carry furniture around for no r…
THE "PLUG AND PLAY" UPDATE
THE "PLUG AND PLAY" UPDATELast update smoothed out the early shifts. This one is about how you play them. Full gamepad support, a character creator, a settings screen that doesn't fight you, and meaner nights behind the bar. CO-OP DEVELOPMENT STATUSStill cooking. We're working on it from both sides…
THE "SMOOTHER SHIFTS" UPDATE
THE "SMOOTHER SHIFTS" UPDATE We've been watching clips, reading your feedback, and digging through the data since the demo went live. While we love the chaos, some of those first shifts were landing more frustrating than fun. This update cleans up onboarding, sharpens the early quests, and squashes…
via Steam