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Idle Coffee Business Xmi is a small browser game built around running a coffee business. The name points to the idle, or incremental, style: you start with something modest, make it earn, and spend what comes in on growing it. It is a quiet change of pace from the jumpers and runners that make up most of this catalogue.

It is listed here under Racing & Driving, but nothing in the controls suggests a driving game. The game is played mostly with the mouse, picking and selecting, with the keyboard as an option for moving around. If you expected a race, check that first.

Fans of Doodle Jump will notice the difference straight away. Doodle Jump asks for constant reflexes and ends the moment you slip. A game in the idle mould is slower and more forgiving. You can play for a couple of minutes, make a few choices and leave, without a run to lose.

How to play

On a computer, use the arrow keys or WASD to move and the mouse to aim and to select things on screen. On a phone or tablet, tap and swipe instead. Press Play on the page and the game loads in the frame. It runs in the browser, so there is nothing to install.

The goal follows from the genre: earn money, then put it back into the business so it earns more. The menus and prices inside the game tell you what each upgrade does, so we won't guess at the specifics here.

Tips

• Read each upgrade before buying it. In games of this type, cheap improvements that raise income usually pay for themselves faster than expensive ones.
• If you are on a phone, tap deliberately and swipe only where the game asks for it. Stray swipes are an easy way to miss an option.
• Take short sessions. Slow-growth games are designed for check-in play, not marathons.

Similar games on Doodle Jump

If you want something faster, Helix Jump and Bird Jumper keep the vertical, one-more-try rhythm. Fireboy and Watergirl suits two players who like puzzles, and Bloons Tower Defense 2 is the closest on the list for a game where you plan and upgrade over time.

It suits a short break, a mouse or touchscreen, and a player who would rather build things up than beat a reflex test.