Project Mix
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About Project Mix
Project Mix is a VR-driven anime-style visual novel set in a neon-drenched cyberpunk bar. You play as a bartender navigating a story about rebuilding your life after a personal loss. Developer Plectrum Software blends drink-mixing mechanics with narrative choice, all in engaging headset-only action. Released in 2026 for SteamVR, it’s a single-player experience where every cocktail recipe and dialogue option shifts the plot. Expect a moody, synth-heavy soundtrack and a cast of eccentric patrons with their own subplots. It’s not just about mixing drinks, it’s about uncovering why the bar exists and what happened to its owner.
Gameplay
In Project Mix, you spend sessions pouring virtual spirits using motion controls, combining ingredients to satisfy customer moods and unlock story beats. Each drink recipe has a step-by-step process, shaking, stirring, garnishing, that requires precise hand movements. Between orders, you’ll interact with NPCs through dialogue trees that influence relationships and the overarching narrative. Combat-free and dialogue-heavy, the game alternates between action-based bartending and static visual novel scenes. Sessions typically last 30, 45 minutes, with the average player completing the main story in 8, 10 hours. The VR focus means your hands are always in the action, but the lack of save points in longer sequences can feel punishing.
What Players Think
Project Mix holds a 82% positive rating on Steam with 72% of players completing the base story. Average playtime is 8.5 hours, with 43% of that time spent in bartending sequences. Community moods are split between nostalgic (68%) and hopeful (51%), but 32% call the pacing "slow." Critics gave it a 78/100, praising the VR mechanics but noting repetitive dialogue. Players who earned all 42 achievements (63% of them) report 12, 15 hours of play. One user wrote: "The drink combos are satisfying, but the story could’ve used more twists." Another: "Worth it just for the synthwave soundtrack and the bar’s atmosphere."
PlayPile's Take
Project Mix is a niche pick for VR users who enjoy story-driven bartending simulations. With a 15-hour max playtime and $29.99 price tag, it offers moderate value for the visual novel genre. The 72% completion rate suggests the narrative is engaging but not essential for everyone. If you own a SteamVR headset and have patience for slow-burn cyberpunk tales, it’s worth trying. Otherwise, the lack of console support and occasional clunky dialogue make it a skip.
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