Cooking Madness: A Chef's Game

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Cooking Madness: A Chef's Game is a single-player Arcade game with amazing mechanics and stunning visuals, accompanied by a splendid soundtrack. As a busy chef, players must cook and serve dishes in various restaurants while managing resources and beating levels. However, the game includes lots of grinding, frequent advertisements, occasional bugs, and some humor. The game challenges players to unlock new restaurants and dishes in their quest to become a cooking master. Cooking Madness: A Chef's Game invites you to unleash your inner crazy chef in this addictive restaurant game!

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Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

Cooking Madness: A Chef's Game screenshot

56%

Audience ScoreBased on 1,340 reviews

graphics57 positive mentions

monetization719 negative mentions

The game is fun and addictive, with engaging gameplay and nice graphics.
It offers a variety of levels and challenges, keeping the experience fresh.
Players appreciate the ability to earn diamonds and boosters through gameplay.

The game becomes nearly impossible to progress without spending real money on boosters and diamonds.
There are excessive ads, with interruptions after every level, which detracts from the gameplay experience.
Some levels are designed to be frustratingly difficult, leading to player dissatisfaction and potential uninstallation.

monetization
785 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The monetization strategy of the game has drawn significant criticism from users, primarily due to the overwhelming frequency of ads, which appear after nearly every level and often last 30 seconds or longer. Many players express frustration over the feeling of being forced to watch ads to progress, with some noting that even purchasing the "no ads" option does not eliminate all advertisements. While some users are willing to tolerate ads for a free game, the excessive nature of the ads has led to numerous uninstalls and negative reviews, with many players feeling that the game prioritizes monetization over user experience.
- “My favorite thing is, while there are in-app purchase options, you don't have to in order to continue playing. They are generous with the availability of free boosters, and the prizes of special games are actually worth it (like 50+ diamonds for winning, rather than 2 like other games give you).”
- “Fortunately, the cheapest in-game purchase is $0.99, making this a worthwhile investment.”
- “I was happy to pay $1.50 to have no ads; that's how enjoyable the game is.”
- “Everyday after that though there's an ad once you boot up the app, ads after every level completed or failed, ads to check your progress on challenges, ads to do the mini side games, ads to do literally everything.”
- “That amount of ads frequency after a level is ridiculous and the remove ads purchase is not even a permanent one.”
- “I understand free games require ads for sponsorship, but people just want to play a simple game without having the interruption of ads every 1 minute.”
graphics
83 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
69%
28%
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The graphics of the game are widely praised for their beauty and attention to detail, contributing to an immersive and enjoyable gameplay experience. Many users appreciate the vibrant art style and realistic visuals, which enhance the overall appeal of the game. However, some players express frustration with the aggressive monetization and difficulty spikes, which can detract from the enjoyment of the otherwise well-designed graphics.
- “It's graphically a beautiful game, and I don't even mind the ads because I know that's how developers get money, and I don't mind supporting.”
- “The visuals are captivating, making the gameplay enjoyable and immersive.”
- “I love the graphics; all the foods look delicious.”
- “The graphics have also changed... it looks horrible.. I loved the old graphics.”
- “At level 56 & 59 the application freezes or displays a white screen with music but no graphics showing and it also does not pay correctly for the customers that got served.”
- “I rated controls 4/5 because I felt the placement of some foods were particularly cheap, and graphics 3/5 due to the limited amount of customer characters / repetition in worlds/art.”
gameplay
46 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay is generally well-received, with many players enjoying its fun and challenging aspects, as well as its captivating visuals. However, the frequent and invasive ads significantly disrupt the experience, leading to frustration and diminishing enjoyment over time. While the game offers a solid cooking simulation experience, the aggressive monetization and occasional glitches detract from its overall appeal.
- “Developers continue to upgrade and improve gameplay.”
- “The visuals are captivating, making the gameplay enjoyable and immersive.”
- “To start with the things I love, the gameplay is fantastic, the levels challenge you and it is overall pleasing to look at!”
- “It was fun at first, but it's really annoying how the ads interfere with gameplay.”
- “Ads take up more time than gameplay once you get to the end of the second world, which is pretty fast.”
- “The gameplay gets very boring because for most levels, nothing changes.”
stability
25 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game's stability has been widely criticized due to frequent glitches and bugs that disrupt gameplay, including freezing, incorrect dish assignments, and issues with ad integration. While players find the game enjoyable and addictive, these technical problems significantly detract from the overall experience, leading to frustration and lost progress. Despite some users reporting no issues, the majority highlight persistent stability concerns that remain unresolved over time.
- “This game used to be so enjoyable, but a lot of glitches recently have made it so annoying to even deal with.”
- “I would've given this a 5-star rating since it's super addicting and fun to play, but the further you go into the game, the more it glitches.”
- “Every time I start the game, the music comes on, but the game freezes and then crashes, telling me to submit a report in which I do, but nothing still works.”
story
14 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
21%
57%
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The game's story is generally well-received, with players appreciating its fast-paced resource management and engaging narrative. However, many users express frustration with the timed missions and the increasing difficulty, which often feels artificially inflated to encourage in-game purchases. Overall, while the storyline is enjoyable, the gameplay mechanics can detract from the experience due to challenging mission requirements and frequent ads.
- “The storyline is very good.”
- “Love the game even sometimes when it comes to the mission to complete the stage of star with 'time' and 'specific amount of money that we have to earn' / 'the dishes that we have to serve', the customer just walking so slow then making order, so it's a bit hard to complete the stage before the time ends 😅 but overall, this game was really great.”
- “Sometimes I think it's a plot because I can try 4 times which makes me lose interest; after that, I can pass.”
- “This was a great app up until about level 80, when it's literally impossible to beat a level without using boosters or using real money to pay to extend time, which really sucks because I was having a lot of fun playing. I understand game developers need to make money, but some of the timed missions are ridiculous, even when all your food is prepped.”
- “Sometimes I think it's a plot because I can try 4 times which makes me lose interest in challenges after that I can pass.”
- “Do you expect we will never make a double tap error on screen when your players are nervous and rushing for a time-limit mission level?”
music
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in the game is noted for its variety, but many users find it generic and repetitive, leading to it becoming stuck in their heads. Additionally, technical issues such as game freezes and crashes detract from the overall experience, overshadowing the otherwise impressive graphics. Users express a desire for more diverse and realistic music options to enhance gameplay.
- “The graphics are amazing; also, there is a lot of variety in the music.”
- “And each restaurant lasts so long you get sick of them, and the one background song gets stuck in your head.”
- “Every time I start the game, the music comes on, but the game freezes and then crashes, telling me to submit a report, which I do, but nothing still works.”
- “And each restaurant lasts so long that you get sick of them, and the one background song gets stuck in your head.”
- “Music is generally generic.”
grinding
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Players find grinding in the game to be a mixed experience; while some enjoy the addictive nature and variety introduced by new ingredients, others feel that the frequent ads and the difficulty in winning despite upgrades can make the process tedious and frustrating.
- “It becomes tedious to the point you give up.”
- “Grinding for coins to upgrade is easy, but even with all the upgrades, I still can't win.”
- “Every game involves some kind of grinding; that's just how it is.”
humor
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The humor in the game is highlighted by its hilarious scenarios, particularly the player's lack of control over individual customers, which leads to amusing outcomes. Players find the game entertaining and laugh-inducing, with many enjoying the comedic elements that enhance the overall experience.
- “My boyfriend was laughing at how rigged it was watching me play.”
- “Well... I really love this game, it's funny!”
- “Hilarious user's lack of control regarding the individual customer.”
replayability
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Users find the game's replayability lacking, particularly in earlier levels, which become tedious after a few plays. The heavy presence of ads and a pay-to-win model further detracts from the experience, leading to a desire for updates that enhance playability without financial barriers.
- “The earlier levels stop being replayable after three plays; this game is ad-heavy and pay-to-win.”
- “I just want to advise the creators to make the updates easier, just to make the events more playable.”
- “I get that money has to be made, but there are lots of games that are playable without it.”
optimization
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The latest update has negatively impacted the game's optimization, with users reporting issues such as failure to load and persistent black screens, despite attempts to reinstall.
emotional
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Users express strong emotional reactions to the game, highlighting feelings of frustration and heartbreak, particularly when faced with setbacks like losing progress after changing devices.
- “After I changed my device, I had to restart from the beginning, and it was so annoying and heartbreaking.”