Summary
Game Rant can exclusively reveal thatBest Served Cold, a stylish visual novel game where players take on the role of a bartender working at a speakeasy as they attempt to unravel a high-stakes murder mystery, will launch May 5 for PC via Steam and will come to consoles at a later date.Best Served Coldis the next project from Rogueside Games, the studio that previously worked on titles such asGuns, Gore & Cannoli,War Party, andHidden Through Time.
Rogueside Games has tried its hand at a variety of genres, withBest Served Coldtackling the visual novel space. InBest Served Cold, players take on the role of the bartender at The Nightcap, a Jazz Age alternate-history European speakeasy. As the bartender, players are tasked with mixing drinks and interacting with The Nightcap’s customers. Through these interactions, players will be able to solve five cases that help unravel the overarching murder mystery at the core of the game’s story. Player choice inBest Served Coldwill have a major impact on the proceedings, with some of the characters' lives on the line.
Visual novel fansintrigued byBest Served Coldshould note that the game will be available on PC starting Monday, May 5 at $17.99 with a 10% discount during its first week of availability.Best Served Coldwill also be making its way to consoles, with versions planned for the Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, and Xbox Series X. The premise certainly sounds interesting, and it will be exciting to see how the story unfolds whenBest Served Coldlaunches for PC on May 5.
Best Served Cold Trailer and Release Date
Notably,Best Served Colddid not confirm a native release for the Nintendo Switch 2, the next-generation home console/handheld hybrid that’s set to launch on June 5 - exactly one month afterBest Served Coldmakes its PC debut. While it’s unclear if a Switch 2-specific version ofBest Served Coldwill ever materialize, the game will still be playable on the new console regardless. TheSwitch 2 is backward compatible with Switch 1 games, which should include titles likeBest Served Cold, so visual novel fans that are early adopters of Nintendo’s new hardware will still be able to play the game on it if they so desire.
Regardless,PC gamersget first dibs onBest Served Cold, and they will have their chance to check the game out sooner rather than later.Best Served Cold’s PC version hits Steam on Monday, May 5, and fans of detective-style visual novel games should mark their calendars accordingly.
