Delicious Dungeon
- November 3, 2023
- Digital Cauldron
Get on SteamDelicious Dungeon is a unique game that combines dungeon adventuring with culinary simulation. As a restaurateur in a fantasy world, you must explore dangerous dungeons to acquire ingredients for your dishes by fighting monsters and foraging for plants. If you're too busy to do the dirty work, hire the local adventure's guild to help you out. Your goal is to satisfy the adventurous tastes of your customers and create culinary masterpieces.
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Reviews
- The game features a charming art style and beautiful graphics that enhance the cozy atmosphere.
- The cooking mechanics are engaging and provide a relaxing experience, allowing players to enjoy the process without time pressure.
- The combination of dungeon crawling and cooking offers a unique gameplay experience, with the potential for fun exploration and character progression.
- The game suffers from performance issues, including frame drops and optimization problems, even on high-end systems.
- Combat mechanics feel clunky and imprecise, leading to frustrating gameplay experiences.
- There are significant bugs and design flaws, such as tutorial issues and lack of intuitive controls, which detract from the overall enjoyment.
- gameplay11 mentions
- 27 % positive mentions
- 45 % neutral mentions
- 27 % negative mentions
The gameplay offers a unique blend of dungeon crawling and restaurant management, allowing players to hire staff or send adventurers into dungeons. While the graphics and aesthetics are praised for their charm, the controls, particularly for mouse users, need improvement. Overall, the game features enjoyable cooking mechanics and casual gameplay, but some players experience technical issues that detract from the experience.
“Unlike the other dungeon crawling restaurant sim on the market, you can eventually hire staff to run your restaurant or dispatch the adventurer's guild into the dungeon in your stead if you decide that you prefer one aspect of gameplay over the other.”
“Everything from the town to the anthropomorphic townspeople to the restaurant is beautifully rendered, and there are actual cooking mechanics!”
“Overall, Delicious Dungeon is a very great game that brings you both that cozy, casual gameplay you want and that action-adventure part.”
“I'm not especially prone to motion sickness, but was absolutely miserable after 30 minutes of gameplay and will have to return this.”
“The game looks great, but the gameplay experience is ruined even on high-end setups.”
“So yeah it looks good and there's some good ideas but unless this is the exact amount of balance between story/gameplay/themeing you are looking for, there is probably a similarly independent game that could use your support that would be a better fit for you.”
- music8 mentions
- 63 % positive mentions
- 38 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The music in the game is widely praised for its quality and ability to enhance the overall atmosphere, with players enjoying the ability to unlock soundtracks and customize their listening experience. Many describe it as fantastic, cozy, and a standout feature that complements the game's visuals and casual gameplay. Overall, the music significantly contributes to the game's charm and enjoyment.
“Love the music and the feel of the environment!”
“Enjoyed unlocking the soundtracks while progressing and chilling to it while cooking.”
“The music is sooo good and the whole vibe is just so cozy.”
- graphics6 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game are described as having a cute and cozy aesthetic, though some users note that they can appear gritty or lack polish, particularly in distant or lower views. While the art style is generally praised as gorgeous, there are concerns about the overall graphical quality and the need for improvements, especially in relation to the game's controls and user interface.
“The graphics are cute and the gameplay is quite fun.”
“So far, the aesthetic is pleasing and cozy.”
“Art style is gorgeous.”
“Graphics seem a little gritty at times, especially if it's something below you or far away in town (like it's a Nintendo Switch port or something with heavy shimmering).”
“Art style needs some improvement; overall, it's a decent cooking/adventure game that definitely needs polish.”
“So far, the aesthetic is pleasing and cozy, but the graphics could use some major improvement.”
- optimization5 mentions
- 20 % positive mentions
- 20 % neutral mentions
- 60 % negative mentions
The game suffers from significant optimization issues, with many users noting poor performance that is unexpected given its non-photorealistic graphics. There is a strong consensus that the game requires substantial polish and performance enhancements to improve the overall experience.
“Second the performance.”
“Desperately needs some polish and performance optimization.”
“The optimization for this game is quite bad.”
“Performance is surprisingly bad for a game that is not trying to be photorealistic; optimizations would be appreciated in that department.”
- story3 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The story aspect of the game is hindered by significant gameplay issues, such as a quest-breaking bug that can halt progress early on. While the game presents appealing ideas and visuals, players may find better alternatives in similar independent titles that offer a more cohesive experience.
“Major issue with a quest I found within the first 30 minutes of play.”
“When it was time to make the second dish, the game didn't recognize I had chopped onions in my inventory for the quest goal, which stopped the entire game and I had to restart with a new game.”
“It looks good and there are some good ideas, but unless this is the exact balance between story, gameplay, and theming you are looking for, there is probably a similarly independent game that could use your support and would be a better fit for you.”
