The Boba Teashop

The Boba Teashop is a psychological horror game that places players behind the counter of a small bubble tea shop with more going on than meets the eye. You step into the role of Risa, who has left her former job to follow her dream of running her own teashop. On the surface, everything seems peaceful, with daily orders to fill and a routine to settle into. But beneath this calm, something strange begins to unfold. As the days pass, you begin to question what’s real, what’s imagined, and what’s hiding in the shadows of your store.

Blending business with tension

Gameplay starts simple, giving you a checklist of drink orders to complete. You select ingredients, combine flavors, and deliver drinks to your customers. Each task feels familiar and structured, but the game gradually introduces moments that disrupt your rhythm. Items fall over by themselves, customers act strangely, and the lighting begins to flicker in unsettling ways. Your main objective remains: serve drinks and keep the business running—but it gets harder to ignore the strange events happening around you.

Core elements and features

The game slowly builds psychological pressure, relying on mood and timing rather than jump scares. The filter effects and environmental design enhance the sense of something being off. As you continue serving drinks, you begin to uncover pieces of Risa’s past and the underlying causes of her unraveling state.

Key components of gameplay include:

·         Drink preparation with increasingly complex orders

·         Interactions with a variety of customers

·         Environmental storytelling through subtle visual cues

·         An evolving atmosphere that shifts from cozy to disturbing

·         Replayable segments with minor narrative variations

Each mechanic feeds into the larger narrative, turning routine tasks into moments of suspense.

A quiet descent

As the story progresses, what started as a slice-of-life business simulator becomes a reflection on isolation, regret, and perception. Risa’s inner thoughts begin to slip into her surroundings, and players must navigate a teashop that’s no longer safe or predictable. Despite the horror, much of the tension comes from not knowing what’s real or when something might change. It’s a quiet descent that rewards attention to detail and emotional engagement over reaction speed.

The Boba Teashop stands out by combining everyday simplicity with psychological tension. It uses its setting as both a comfort and a trap, drawing players in with calm tasks and slowly shifting them into uncertainty. The horror is subtle but personal, rooted in routine and memory, making for an experience that lingers well after the game is done.