Come for Beastfolk Barber’s cute, furry hairdressing, but stay for its thoughtful approach to worldbuilding
Beastfolk Barber is a new game that combines cute, furry hairdressing gameplay with a thoughtful approach to worldbuilding. Players assume the role of Freddie, the manager of a salon that serves beastfolk customers. The game draws stylistic comparisons to narrative-focused indie titles like Coffee Talk.
The core gameplay involves managing a salon and providing hairstyling services to various beastfolk patrons, emphasizing the real anxieties and considerations involved in the profession. These include managing customer expectations and the potential social consequences of a poor haircut. The narrative framework incorporates an intriguing element: a deal with a demon that adds complexity to the premise.
While the game’s cute aesthetic and hairdressing mechanics may be its initial draw, the design appears to prioritize worldbuilding and narrative depth alongside gameplay. The comparison to Coffee Talk suggests the game emphasizes character interaction and atmospheric storytelling, similar to that title’s dialogue-driven approach. The game’s unique mechanic—a salon that operates on restricted scheduling—appears to be part of its larger world design rather than a simple time-management constraint.