# The Witch's Bakery Beginner Guide

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Written for the launch build (October 14, 2026). Systems may change with post-launch updates.

The Witch's Bakery is a cozy 2D adventure RPG from Sunny Lab, published by Silver Lining Interactive and released October 14, 2026 for PC (Steam), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and Nintendo Switch 2. You play Lunne, a young witch who opens a bakery in modern Paris, with her cat companion Oreo. Lunne is a Witch of the Heart: she can see into people's hearts and heal their emotions with magical bread. This guide covers your first days: the three-phase day, bakery basics, Heart Palaces, Paris exploration, and progression.

Launch facts: US $19.99, with a 10 percent launch discount on Steam and Xbox (about $17.99). Single-player only. A mobile version for Android and iOS through Crunchyroll Game Vault is announced but has no release date yet. A physical edition for PS5 and Switch is planned. The opening theme is by Cecile Corbel, the composer behind The Secret World of Arrietty.

## How the three-phase day works

Every day splits into three phases, and each phase has its own job:

- **Day:** work in the bakery. Bake, serve customers, and help them through their troubles with a little magic.

- **Evening:** explore Paris. Meet people, build relationships, discover the city's secrets, buy books for new recipes, and visit friends' troubled hearts.

- **Night:** rest, improve Lunne's magic, decorate the bakery, and spend time in the cozy atelier.

The story moves forward day by day as you earn experience, money, and fame, meet new friends, and heal their hearts.

## Your first days, step by step

### Day 1: learn the bakery

Walk right and talk to the old man, then keep going right to reach your bakery and enter. Your first customer asks for a baguette. Hold Shift to walk fast. Go to the kitchen on the left and knead the dough at the station by pressing the prompted buttons, then serve it. The customer is a cinema owner who invites you. Then go to bed.

### Day 2: the bakery opens to the public

From day 2, your cat automatically prepares bread, so your job is keeping the dough supply up. Prepare both bread dough and viennoiserie dough. To prepare bread dough, use the direction controls to move the roller onto the dough and keep the roller within the dough's dimensions to spread it faster, then press the prompted buttons.

## Bakery basics: dough, serving, and patience

- **Prepare dough early in the morning.** Once the bakery fills with customers you will have little breathing room. When the bakery empties, start baking dough again.

- **Prioritize by demand.** Make what customers want first instead of baking at random. You add flour, eggs, and salt and prepare each baked good by hand, so every item costs you time.

- **Serve before patience runs out.** Customers have limited patience. Watch who has been waiting longest and serve them first.

- **Learn the customer types.** Reviews describe nitpicky customers, customers in a rush, and indecisive ones. Rushed customers punish slow service; indecisive ones take longer to choose.

## Heart Palaces: healing locked-away emotions

Some people lock their emotions away so tightly that ordinary conversation cannot reach them. For those, Lunne enters their Heart Palace, a magical space where emotions and thoughts take physical shape. Inside, guide the personified Emotion back to the Heart's Cradle, and find the key ingredient for a bread that will heal them.

Each Heart Palace reflects the person's feelings. The obstacle you face depends on the emotion, and it might be darkness, fire, or a large wave. Some people have conflicted feelings and need two visits. The special story Heart Palaces take more visits than usual and add puzzles, obstacles, and enemies Lunne must defeat. Each Palace has its own colors and challenges.

## Evenings in Paris: districts, relationships, recipes

After work, explore hand-drawn districts of Paris, from familiar streets like Montmartre and the Grands Boulevards to quiet promenades known mostly to locals. Le Quai des Bouquinistes, in the 6th arrondissement, is known for its booksellers and collectors of vinyls, posters, and old magazines, plus a view of Notre-Dame. Each district has its own characters, activities, and shops.

Use evenings deliberately. You can sit on a bench, visit cafes and restaurants, buy books, chat with people, and take part in activities to improve your skills, all while building relationships. Some characters you meet end up helping in your bakery. Fast travel is available, so use it to cover more of the city each evening. Buy books to learn new recipes, since new skills and recipes come from characters, activities, and shops around the city.

## Nights: magic, decorating, and the atelier

At night, improve Lunne's magic, decorate the bakery to make Le Croissant de Lunne feel like home, and spend time in the cozy atelier. Your first trip to the atelier in the evening, before turning in, is a story milestone.

## Progression: experience, money, fame, and chapters

The story runs in five chapters with side quests. To finish everything, complete all five chapters and every side quest, build each character relationship, complete the recipe and activity sets, and buy every decor collection. One choice is missable per playthrough: when asked to name the pastry, pick "Pain au chocolat" for one outcome or "Chocolatine" for the other. To collect both, reach that moment again on a second playthrough. Everything else can be finished in one run.

## Launch day notes

Early reviews praise the hand-drawn Paris, the gentle pace, and the emotional storytelling, while noting that bakery work can feel repetitive across long sessions. Expect patches in the first weeks, and treat exact numbers above as launch-build figures. If a tip here conflicts with what you see in your game after an update, the in-game descriptions win.

Sources: Xbox store listing (three-phase day, Heart Palace, platforms, price), LadiesGamers review (Lunne and Oreo, $19.99, day 1 and day 2 walkthrough), Into Indie Games walkthrough (dough prep, Shift to walk fast, prepare dough early), Pocket Gamer (Heart Palace, three phases, Crunchyroll mobile), AltChar review (customer types, Heart Palace obstacles, Le Croissant de Lunne, decorating), All Things How achievement guide (five chapters, missable pastry choice), SteamDB (10 percent launch discount). Written for the October 14, 2026 launch build; systems may change with updates.

## More The Witch's Bakery guides

- [**Beginner Guide**First-days priorities, the three-phase day, bakery basics, Heart Palaces, Paris exploration, and progression.](/guides/the-witchs-bakery/beginner-guide/)

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## Frequently asked questions

### How does the three-phase day work in The Witch's Bakery?

Each day splits into three phases. During the Day, Lunne works in the bakery, baking and serving customers and helping them with a little magic. In the Evening, she explores Paris, builds relationships, discovers secrets, and buys books for recipes. At Night, she rests, improves her magic, decorates the bakery, and spends time in the atelier. The story moves forward day by day as you earn experience, money, and fame.

### How do I bake bread in The Witch's Bakery?

Go to the kitchen and knead the dough at the station by pressing the prompted buttons. For bread dough, use the direction controls to move the roller onto the dough and keep the roller within the dough's dimensions to spread it faster. From day 2, your cat automatically prepares bread, so your job is keeping the dough supply up. Prepare dough early in the morning, prioritize by demand, and serve customers before their patience runs out.

### What is a Heart Palace in The Witch's Bakery?

A Heart Palace is the magical space inside a person whose emotions are locked away. Lunne enters it, guides the personified Emotion back to the Heart's Cradle, and finds the key ingredient for a bread that will heal them. The obstacle inside depends on the emotion: it might be darkness, fire, or a large wave. Some people have conflicted feelings and need two visits, and the special story Palaces add puzzles, obstacles, and enemies.

### How do I earn money and fame in The Witch's Bakery?

Serve customers and complete story and side quests, build relationships with Paris characters, explore districts, buy books for new recipes, and decorate your bakery. Experience, money, and fame build up as the days pass, and the story progresses with them. Relationships also matter: some characters you befriend end up helping in your bakery.

### Is The Witch's Bakery multiplayer, and how much does it cost?

The Witch's Bakery is single-player only. It costs US $19.99 at launch, with a 10 percent launch discount on Steam and Xbox (about $17.99). It released October 14, 2026 on PC (Steam), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and Nintendo Switch 2. A mobile version for Android and iOS through Crunchyroll Game Vault is announced but has no release date yet.

### Is there a missable choice in The Witch's Bakery?

Yes, one choice is missable per playthrough: when asked to name the pastry, pick Pain au chocolat for one outcome or Chocolatine for the other. To collect both, reach that moment again on a second playthrough. Everything else, including all five chapters, every side quest, all relationships, and all recipe and decor collections, can be finished in one run.