Tea Kadai

A cozy pixel-art shop sim about running a little tea kadai on a busy Chennai street.

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A morning rush at the kadai: customers wait at the counter while Karthik asks a question, with the tea, fryer and serving shelf below.

Make tea by hand

Hold to pour and let go in the green. Plain, ginger, lemon, and filter coffee once you grow.

Fry vadai and bajji

Drop a batch in the kadai and lift them out when they turn golden. Not before, not after.

Meet your regulars

Karthik, a broke engineering student, drops by every day. Remember his usual and he brings friends.

Grow the kadai

Hire helpers, buy a bench and string lights, catch golden glasses, and open branches across Chennai.

Opening it the first time

The game isn't signed yet, so your computer will ask once if you trust it.

Mac

Unzip and open Tea Kadai. If macOS blocks it, go to System Settings → Privacy & Security, scroll down, and click Open Anyway.

Windows

Run TeaKadai-Windows.exe. If SmartScreen shows up, click More info → Run anyway.

Linux

Extract the archive and run TeaKadai-Linux.x86_64.