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Take over a bakery! Establish production lines for farming, fishing, and baking to create delicious treats! Fulfill missions to earn rewards. Recruit helpers, expand production, and decorate the bakery and homes. Restore Starlight Island to its former glory—one delicious dessert at a time!

Whimsy Bake&Craft is a casual, simulation and idler game developed by MOON SCAPE and published by HAMUXING Network Technology.
Released on January 15th 2026 is available only on Windows in 5 languages: English, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Traditional Chinese.

It has received 303 reviews of which 197 were positive and 106 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.2 out of 10. 😐

The game is currently priced at 7.01€ on Steam with a 10% discount.


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Windows
  • OS: WIN10
  • Processor: Intel Core i5
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 960
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 2 GB available space

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Jan. 2026
This is a very grindy idle/automation game. Think of it more as a cute lofi style desktop companion than an active game. Just pointing that out as it's the most important thing to keep in mind if you're considering purchasing the game. I absolutely adore it - I boot it up while playing other things or on my work from home days I run it while I work, and just check in now and then to update the orders I've given to my workers. It is very slow progress at first, especially when you only have a single worker and need to leave them fishing for a while, then gardening for a while, and only then can you bake. But you quickly unlock new workers and can run multiple stations at once. It is very slow to upgrade your fishing rod and pots for gardening, as the profits you make in the beginning are quite low and the costs of the upgrades are high. And I think most of the negative reviews just want everything to be quicker - but this isn't a cozy bakery game where you can just do everything, it's a slow burner where over time you'll get more and more profitable. The game also mostly needs to be left open to progress - there is an offline worker that you unlock near the start, but you can only set it to one workstation, so you make progress faster by just letting it run. Is the game for everyone? No, absolutely not, especially if you're the type who likes to make progress quickly. But I personally love the cute style and the fact I can just leave it to do its thing while I work away on something else, and switch to the different work areas when I want a change of aesthetic.
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Jan. 2026
Read this before you buy this game This game is more like an idle game. You might be asking yourself, “What is an idle game?” An idle game is a type of game where progress happens mostly automatically. Even if you’re not actively playing, your characters or resources keep improving over time. You still have options to interact, upgrade, and make decisions, but it doesn’t require constant attention. If you enjoy watching things grow without constant effort, you might like this game. But if you expect fast-paced action, it might not be for you. In the beginning, it takes some time to get the money you need to go forward in quests, especially the quest where you need to reach a home décor score of 1000. Keep in mind to upgrade your fishing rod and your pot. The pot lets you plant seeds and ingredients to grow better resources over time. Using different seeds and materials produces more valuable items, and upgrading the pot increases what you can craft and how fast it grows. The fishing rod also benefits from upgrades, helping you catch better fish and progress more quickly in quests. Some players leave negative reviews because the game can feel slow at first, especially when farming money and materials. Certain quests may take time if you don’t fully understand idle progression. Once you get used to the upgrades and automation, it becomes much more enjoyable.
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Jan. 2026
Whimsy Bake&Craft is a relaxed, whimsical simulation title that blends bakery management, light automation, and cozy crafting into a deliberately unhurried experience. Developed by MOON SCAPE and published by HAMUXING Network Technology, the game invites players to settle on a magical island and gradually transform a humble bakery into a bustling, self-sustaining operation. Rather than emphasizing challenge or optimization pressure, the design philosophy centers on comfort, charm, and steady progression, making it clear from the outset that this is a game meant to be enjoyed at a gentle pace. The core gameplay loop revolves around producing baked goods through a mix of farming, fishing, crafting, and automated workflows. Ingredients are gathered from enchanted crops, unusual fishing spots, and quirky resource nodes, then processed through various workstations into finished products. Much of the satisfaction comes from setting up production chains and watching them operate with minimal intervention, allowing the game to function comfortably as an idle or semi-idle experience. Tasks can be delegated to helpers, and workshops can be upgraded to increase efficiency, shifting the player’s role from direct control toward oversight and gradual refinement. What gives Whimsy Bake&Craft its distinct personality is its playful unpredictability. The island is filled with oddities and humorous surprises that break from traditional simulation logic, such as absurd ingredients, animated objects with personalities, and tongue-in-cheek item descriptions. These elements reinforce the game’s lighthearted tone and encourage experimentation, as there is rarely a penalty for trying something new. The result is a world that feels more like a whimsical storybook than a rigid economic model, even when the underlying systems are quietly tracking production and profit. Economic management exists but remains intentionally soft-edged. The in-game market fluctuates over time, rewarding players who pay attention to demand cycles and sell popular items at the right moment. Profits are reinvested into expanding the bakery, unlocking new stations, hiring additional helpers, or improving ingredient quality. While these systems add a layer of strategy, they never become punishing, and players can progress comfortably even with suboptimal decisions. This approach aligns with the game’s broader focus on relaxation rather than mastery. Customization and decoration play a surprisingly important role in the overall experience. Players can redesign their bakery and living spaces with a wide range of decorative items, layouts, and themes. These changes are not purely cosmetic, as visual appeal contributes to an internal beauty rating that subtly enhances the sense of progress and accomplishment. The ability to save and swap layouts further encourages creativity, allowing players to treat the bakery as both a production hub and a personal expression of style. Visually, Whimsy Bake&Craft embraces a colorful, cartoon-inspired aesthetic that supports its cozy atmosphere. Environments are bright and inviting, with clearly defined stations and gentle animations that make complex production lines easy to read at a glance. A real-time day and night cycle adds a sense of life to the island, reinforcing the feeling that the bakery exists within a living world rather than a static menu-driven interface. The soundtrack and ambient audio are understated, designed to complement long play sessions without becoming repetitive or distracting. That said, the game’s simplicity is also the source of its most common criticisms. Progression can feel repetitive over extended sessions, particularly once the core systems are fully unlocked and optimized. Tutorial guidance is relatively minimal, which may leave some players unsure how to best expand or interact with certain mechanics. For players seeking deeper economic complexity or tightly structured goals, the experience may feel underdeveloped or lacking in long-term direction. Overall, Whimsy Bake&Craft succeeds as a cozy, low-pressure simulation built around charm, automation, and creative freedom. Its strength lies in its welcoming tone, quirky surprises, and satisfying idle progression rather than in mechanical depth or challenge. Players who enjoy gentle management games, whimsical worlds, and the pleasure of watching systems quietly run in the background will likely find it a soothing and enjoyable experience. Those expecting tightly balanced strategy or high-intensity gameplay may find it too light, but for its intended audience, it delivers a warm and playful bakery-building journey that prioritizes comfort above all else. Rating: 6/10
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Jan. 2026
This game is so cute, I'm loving it. Edit: After spending more than 7 hours playing this game, I have identified several points that urgently need improvement. 1 – Progression Progression in the game is extremely slow, and a large part of this comes from the randomness of drops. There is no way to choose a specific type of fish or plant, so progress always depends on luck. This makes advancement unnecessarily difficult, and at times it feels like an artificial difficulty designed to prevent players from progressing too quickly. 2 – Quests The quests scale rapidly, requiring increasing amounts of ingredients. However, as mentioned above, these ingredients drop randomly, and obtaining them requires spending money just to make those drops possible. At the moment, I'm on a quest that requires producing 250 dishes across five different order types, which forces me to spend a large amount of money just to obtain the necessary ingredients. I am not even mentioning the NPC quests that ask for impossible orders, as I have not progressed far enough in the game to unlock the required ingredients. 3 – Rewards The rewards from challenges are far too low compared to the amount of money spent farming the required ingredients. Since the drops are random, there is no clear limit or control over how much money needs to be spent to complete a challenge, making the risk-to-reward balance very poor. 4 – Workstation Drops Just as we cannot select the type of drop we want, we also cannot choose which type of food is produced at workstations. For example, when using Magic Bubble Pod and Pie Fish, there should only be one possible result. However, many times I end up receiving a different item, such as Pie Curly Bun, which further increases the feeling of lack of control. Overall, the game is good, but it has serious progression issues that artificially keep the player stuck for hours, or even a day on a single quest that depends on very specific drops to complete a recipe. I hope the developers make adjustments to keep the game enjoyable and fair
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Jan. 2026
A very enjoyable game, and it has a beautiful artstyle. There's a few things that need some reworking, but the developpers are actively replying to players and changing things according to their feedback. Some features I especially enjoy is the food expiration and fridges, it's a fun way to manage food. And the prices of food changing daily randomly as well!
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Whimsy Bake&Craft is currently priced at 7.01€ on Steam.

Whimsy Bake&Craft is currently available at a 10% discount. You can purchase it for 7.01€ on Steam.

Whimsy Bake&Craft received 197 positive votes out of a total of 303 achieving a rating of 6.23.
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Whimsy Bake&Craft was developed by MOON SCAPE and published by HAMUXING Network Technology.

Whimsy Bake&Craft is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Whimsy Bake&Craft is not playable on MacOS.

Whimsy Bake&Craft is not playable on Linux.

Whimsy Bake&Craft is a single-player game.

There is a DLC available for Whimsy Bake&Craft. Explore additional content available for Whimsy Bake&Craft on Steam.

Whimsy Bake&Craft does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Whimsy Bake&Craft does not support Steam Remote Play.

Whimsy Bake&Craft is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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Whimsy Bake&Craft
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Developer
MOON SCAPE
Publisher
HAMUXING Network Technology
Release 15 Jan 2026
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