# Family Reunion: The Appetizer

> Speedrun a boring family dinner through the eyes of a restless kid.

Family Reunion: The Appetizer is a time-attack dinner-table simulator by waibinin where you play a bored child trying to make a family meal pass as fast as possible. The demo covers the appetizer course, takes 10 to 30 minutes, and plays in the browser.

## Key facts

- Developer: waibinin: https://unfoundgames.in/studios/waibinin
- Released: About April 2026
- Genre: Simulation and Idle
- Tags: Funny, Short, Cozy
- Platforms: Web Browser, Windows, macOS, Linux
- Price: Free (Pay what you want)
- Session: about 20 minutes
- Players: Single-player
- Languages: English, Spanish
- Unfound score: not scored yet (we score a game only after a full playtest)
- Play in browser: https://waibinin.itch.io/family-reunion
- itch: https://waibinin.itch.io/family-reunion

## Why Family Reunion: The Appetizer is on Unfound

Rated 4.6 from 67 ratings on itch.io, covered by Rock Paper Shotgun, shown at exhibitions including the Museum of the Moving Image and ACMI, and launched twice on r/CozyGamers.

What players say:
- 4.6 from 67 ratings on itch.io: https://waibinin.itch.io/family-reunion
- Launched by the developer on r/CozyGamers: https://www.reddit.com/r/CozyGamers/comments/1smg210/just_released_family_reunion_the_appetizer_a_demo/
- Steam demo announced on r/CozyGamers: https://www.reddit.com/r/CozyGamers/comments/1tirphk/just_released_family_reunion_the_appetizer_on/

Highlights:
- Three playstyles: Introvert, Chatty or Adventurer
- Make time fly by exploring, chatting and imagining
- Exhibited at festivals in New York, Buenos Aires, Birmingham and Melbourne

Keep in mind:
- A demo covering only the first course, 10 to 30 minutes
- Still in development, and text-heavy

## About Family Reunion: The Appetizer

Time crawls at the start of dinner, and your job is to make the clock hit zero faster by using imagination, conversation and sneaking off to explore the house. You pick a playstyle (Introvert, Chatty or Adventurer), loot rooms, collect ideas, grab food for boosts and either dodge relatives or win them over.

It captures a feeling almost everyone remembers, and players who expected a gag game found something with real depth. Rock Paper Shotgun covered it, and it has been exhibited at festivals from New York to Melbourne.

## FAQ

### Is Family Reunion: The Appetizer free?

Yes. The demo plays free in the browser on itch.io, with pay-what-you-want downloads for Windows, Mac and Linux.

### How long is the Family Reunion demo?

About 10 to 30 minutes, depending on how you play.

### Is Family Reunion on Steam?

Yes. The demo has also been released on Steam, and the page links to its Steam listing.

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Source: https://unfoundgames.in/games/family-reunion. Checked by Unfound Editors, last checked 2026-10-16.