Is the payback calculator exact?

It is exact for the numbers you enter. For the best result, measure your cash per minute before and after buying an upgrade.

Money helper

My Gaming Cafe Upgrade Payback Calculator

Estimate whether a cafe upgrade is worth buying now. Enter your own cash per minute before and after the upgrade.

Your numbers

Use numbers from your own cafe. Check cash per minute before and after placing a part, desk, server, or floor upgrade.

Current floorCurrent cashUpgrade costCash per minute beforeCash per minute afterCash boost

Result

Income gain

+600/min

Payback

13.3 min

After spend

17,000

Floor context

Reasonable buy: purchase it if your next floor is not already within reach.

This uses the cash numbers you enter, so it works best after you measure your cafe before and after an upgrade.

Use station count, open path space, and grouped equipment upgrades when one upgrade is not enough context.

Compare payback time against floor unlocks, PC part tests, and layout rebuilds.