AC Guide

Every Anomaly in Anomaly Cafe — tells, triggers and counters

Rejecting anomalies is half the job at Emma's Cafe (the other half is keeping the customers fed). This page tracks every anomaly documented so far in the Roblox game: what it looks like, which channel catches it — in person or on CCTV — and what to do about it. The game is in alpha, so the roster below states its confidence per entry and grows as we verify more.

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Written by Morgan Wren · Last updated
This update: roster cross-checked against community documentation and gameplay footage; last verified August 27, 2026

Regular anomalies (8 documented)

These appear among normal customers and scenery. Names in this table are community names — the developers haven't published official ones for most of the regular roster yet.

Meat Man

👀 In person

A customer that should be a cute critter shows up looking like raw meat or a skinned carcass.

The appearance itself is the whole tell — nothing about its behaviour is unusual. Scan the counter and seats for anything that reads as exposed flesh where a normal character model should be.

Eye Ghost

📹 On CCTV

On the CCTV feed: a white ghost with a single eye and a mouth sitting on top of its body.

This one is documented as a camera-side anomaly — you catch it while cycling feeds, not at the counter. If a figure on camera doesn't match any normal cafe visitor, treat it as an anomaly rather than assuming a rendering quirk.

One Eye

👀 In person

A single oversized eye sits in the centre of the face, replacing normal features.

Obvious once you know to check faces. When you're busy with orders it's easy to look at clothing and body shape only — this anomaly punishes exactly that habit.

Hollow Eyes

👀 In person

Two large, empty-looking eye sockets — and no nose or mouth at all.

The missing features are as important as the hollow eyes: a face with nothing below the eyes is the confirmation. Check the whole face, not just the eye area.

Creepy Smile

👀 In person

Two flat white eyes above an unnaturally wide smile.

Distinct from a normal happy customer — the smile is too large for the face and the eyes carry no pupils. Face check catches it.

Angry Face

👀 In person

Black eyes sunk into dark sockets, with an open mouth showing teeth.

Flagged with a caveat: the player who documented it wasn't certain it's actually an anomaly rather than a rare normal face. Until the roster firms up, treat it as a candidate and weigh the rest of the situation before rejecting.

⚠ Community-flagged as uncertain — may not be a true anomaly.

Camera Looking

📹 On CCTV

A character on the CCTV feed stares directly into the camera at you.

Normal characters ignore the cameras; this one tracks the lens. Known alpha quirk: its ears can sometimes render in the normal position, so don't clear a suspect just because one feature looks right — the stare is the tell.

Head-Banging Anomaly

📹 On CCTV

On camera, a character repeatedly slams its head against nearby objects.

A behaviour tell rather than an appearance tell — the model can look normal while the movement gives it away. Community write-ups compare it to the head-banger type seen in other anomaly games; it has no confirmed name here yet.

Unique anomalies

Named threats with their own spawn logic — these interfere with the kitchen directly instead of hiding among customers.

Spore Fly

Trigger:
Spawns at random during a shift.
Effect:
While it stays alive it keeps dropping spores onto food your team is preparing, contaminating the kitchen's output.
Counter:
Kill it as soon as it appears — a pan or a talisman are the documented tools that work.

Coffee Monster — Buno

Trigger:
Has a chance to spawn when the coffee-making minigame goes badly.
Effect:
Latches onto the face of whoever was making the coffee, blocking their vision and draining their sanity while attached.
Counter:
A teammate can pull it off — or the affected player can simply wait a few seconds and it lets go on its own.

Flamme

Temporarily removed
Trigger:
Has a chance to spawn when pancakes or waffles are burnt.
Effect:
A fire alarm sounds and part of the kitchen catches fire; standing in the burning area drains sanity.
Counter:
Put the fire out with a fire extinguisher.

Temporarily removed from the game — a developer note says Flamme is out while its AI and sound effects are reworked. We'll flag it when it returns.

Reported, not yet verified by us

Press coverage has mentioned 4 further anomalies — Body Rotation, Fake Urgent Orders, Ominous Dialogue, Broken Freezer Valve. We don't publish tells or counters we haven't confirmed against footage or in-game testing, so these are listed as names only until verification lands. If you have a clip of one, we'd genuinely like to see it — send it in.

Anomalies — FAQ

  • How many anomalies are in Anomaly Cafe?

    8 regular anomalies are documented so far (spotted at the counter or on CCTV), plus 3 named unique anomalies with their own spawn logic — Spore Fly, Coffee Monster Buno and Flamme. The game is in alpha and the roster is still growing; 4 more have been reported in press coverage but not yet verified by us.

  • Do the anomalies have official names?

    Mostly not yet. The three unique anomalies (Spore Fly, Buno, Flamme) carry developer-recognised names; the regular roster is known by community names based on appearance, which is why you'll see them written in quotes around the community.

  • Is Flamme in the game right now?

    No — a developer note says Flamme has been temporarily removed while its AI and sound effects are reworked. Its mechanics are documented here so you're ready when it returns.

  • How do I check for camera anomalies?

    Cycle the CCTV feeds regularly during a shift — the camera prompt is available from Day 1 (fixed in update v1.3). Three of the documented anomalies (Eye Ghost, Camera Looking, and the head-banging one) only reveal themselves on camera.

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Facts cross-checked against community documentation (CC-BY-SA, rewritten) and gameplay footage. Last checked: August 27, 2026.