Gaming cafe software

CafeSynk is the cloud-based PC gaming cafe software for esports lounges and PC bangs - per-minute or per-hour billing, Steam game launcher, tournament hosting, customer mobile app and food POS.

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Overview

CafeSynk is a cloud-based gaming cafe management platform powering 50+ gaming cafes worldwide and 30,000+ active gamers. It includes PC and console billing (PS5, PS4, Xbox, VR, arcade), food POS with KOT printing and recipe-level inventory deduction, GST-compliant invoicing with GSTIN, UPI and Razorpay payments, a tournament platform with brackets and team registration, a customer mobile app on iOS and Android, a programmable loyalty engine, and a built-in OpenAI-powered AI assistant. CafeSynk comes in three products: CafeSynk Lite, free for Indian gaming cafes (terms and conditions apply) and USD 10 per month flat outside India; CafeSynk Biller, the standalone billing tool, free for everyone; and CafeSynk Premium, the full platform, at ₹600 per PC per month in India and USD 6 per PC per month outside India.

Why CafeSynk

  • Per-minute or per-hour PC billing with automatic timer at session start.
  • Steam, Riot, Epic and Battle.net game launcher built into the PC lock screen.
  • Hardware-level PC lock - customer cannot bypass the timer with Alt+F4.

Features

Per-minute or per-hour billing for PCs and consoles. Separate balance tracking.
PC + console billing
Single order fires the kitchen ticket printer with items, modifiers and addons.
Food POS + KOT printing
Each food item links to ingredients; orders deduct stock in correct proportion.
Recipe-level inventory
iOS + Android with QR-scan PC login, food orders, tournaments, recharge.
Customer mobile app
Single-elim brackets, team registration, mobile match submission, prize pools.
Tournament platform
Night Pack, Day Pack, Happy Hours v2, 50-hour discount, Come-As-5, Group Booking.
Programmable loyalty
INR, AED, EGP, BAM, GBP, USD billing. Unicode menus including Arabic and Indic scripts.
Multi-currency, multi-language
OpenAI-powered admin assistant + customer chatbot for menu and pack queries.
CafeSynk AI
One chat room across every CafeSynk-powered cafe worldwide.
Cross-cafe global chat
Daily, weekly, monthly PDF reports of revenue, top items, churn signals.
Reports + analytics

Questions

Does CafeSynk include a PC lock screen?

Yes. The CafeSynk client is an Electron app that locks the PC at session end, blocks keyboard shortcuts and logs presence to the cloud.

Can my customers launch Steam games directly from the CafeSynk lock screen?

Yes. The PC client has a game launcher that opens Steam, Riot Client, Epic Games and Battle.net titles with one click.

What hardware does CafeSynk require for PC gaming cafe software?

Any Windows 10 or 11 GPU PC built in the last 5 to 6 years. The client is lightweight (under 100 MB) and uses minimal RAM.

Does CafeSynk handle multi-account PC logins?

Yes. The CafeSynk client supports remote QR login from the customer mobile app - one customer per PC, with auto-lock at session end.

Keep reading

CafeSynk Lite is free for Indian gaming cafes (terms and conditions apply) and CafeSynk Biller is free for everyone. CafeSynk Premium, the full platform, is ₹600 per PC per month in India and USD 6 per PC per month outside India. No setup fee.

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