Anomaly Cafe
Anomaly Cafe Events: Something Is Hungry Countdown, What’s Next
Anomaly Cafe — the alpha-stage mascot-horror experience where you keep Emma’s Cafe running while something far worse than a rude customer stalks the back rooms — is deep into its Halloween season. We update this page as the season progresses and new chapters are announced.
The game pulls about about 1,500 players at any given moment and has passed about 27,000,000 visits with about 270,000 favorites — sizable for a project still in early access. The marquee item right now is the Something Is Hungry Halloween season, running through October 31, with a new chapter teased to open on October 24. Last updated October 22.
Live right now1 live
SOMETHING IS HUNGRY...
NEW SEASON...
Oct 17, 10:00 AM – Oct 31, 10:00 AM ET
Halloween event with boss encounter, battle pass, and 11 cosmetic skins.
Upcoming events1 scheduled
SOMETHING IS COMING...
NEXT CHAPTER...
Oct 24, 11:58 AM – Oct 30, 12:58 PM ET
Recently ended1 wrapped
FALL UPDATE
NEW SKINS & MORE!
Oct 10, 10:30 AM – Oct 17, 10:30 AM ET
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Current and upcoming events
Something Is Hungry (Halloween season) — live now
Billed as a new season, Something Is Hungry hands the cafe over to Halloween. The developer’s notes point to a Halloween-themed anomaly alongside holiday skins for the cafe and the food itself, a new Halloween boss to survive, and an event pass that unlocks eleven new skins. It went live on October 17 at 10:00 AM ET and runs through October 31 at 10:00 AM ET. Interest has climbed to about 200,000 players marking it on Roblox — far ahead of anything else on the game’s calendar.
Something Is Coming (next chapter) — starts October 24
Tagged as the next chapter, Something Is Coming is set to open on October 24 at 11:58 AM ET and run through October 30. It lands inside the Halloween season rather than after it, so the two overlap for roughly a week. The developer has not spelled out what the chapter adds yet, but it has already gathered about 54,000 interested players ahead of launch. Exact start and end times are in the schedule above.
Fall Update — recently ended
Before the Halloween push, the Fall Update ran from October 10 to October 17, easing the cafe into the cozy autumn stretch. It added two fall-themed skins — Arctic Wolf (Mr. Wolfgang) and Cosy Ant (Lemon), earned by finishing in-game quests and serving customers — plus general bug fixes. It closed out the same morning Something Is Hungry began, a clean handoff from the fall update straight into the Halloween season.
Anomaly Cafe events FAQ
When is the next Anomaly Cafe event?
The next scheduled item is the Something Is Coming chapter, which opens on October 24 and runs through October 30 while the Halloween season is still live. After that, the Something Is Hungry season wraps on October 31.
What time do Anomaly Cafe events start?
Start times vary by event. The Something Is Coming chapter begins on October 24 at 11:58 AM ET (8:58 AM PT, 3:58 PM UTC, 4:58 PM BST). The Something Is Hungry season opened earlier in the month, at 10:00 AM ET. The precise timing for each is shown in the schedule above.
How many players does Anomaly Cafe have?
Anomaly Cafe has about about 1,500 players in-game right now. Over its lifetime it has drawn more than about 27,000,000 visits and sits at about 270,000 favorites.
What is the Something Is Hungry event?
Something Is Hungry is Anomaly Cafe’s Halloween season. It brings a Halloween-themed anomaly, holiday skins for the cafe and the food, a new Halloween boss, and an event pass with eleven new skins. It runs through October 31.