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Godlike Burger

Godlike Burger is not for everyone. If you love roguelikes, have a controller handy, and possess a morbid sense of curiosity, Godlike Burger could easily entertain for hours on end. If you want a clear sense of continued progression and are loyal to the ol’ mouse and keyboard, I can’t recommend Godlike Burger to you. Like a Portobello mushroom burger, this one’s a bit of an acquired taste, so your first bite is only going to be enjoyable if you know what you’re getting into. Godlike Burger may be every health inspector’s worst nightmare, but for the roguelike fan seeking a fresh batch of novelty, a nibble of the forbidden meat may be too tantalizing to resist.
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69%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics
Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding
69% User Score Based on 391 reviews
Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

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About Godlike Burger

Godlike Burger is a single player hack and slash game with comedy, business and science fiction themes. It was developed by Liquid Pug and was released on April 21, 2022. It received mostly positive reviews from both critics and players.

Godlike Burger puts you in the shoes of a crazy chef who makes the best burgers in the universe. Secret ingredient? The clients themselves! Run the restaurant, create new recipes and kill delicious aliens! But be careful – leave no witnesses uncooked!

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Reviews

69%Audience ScoreBased on 391 reviews
gameplay29 positive mentions
grinding19 negative mentions

  • Unique and original concept blending cooking sim, stealth, and roguelike elements with dark humor.
  • Addictive and engaging gameplay loop mixing multitasking, resource management, and strategic murder mechanics.
  • Wide variety of upgrades, traps, and different alien species adds depth and replayability.
  • Steep difficulty curve with overwhelming early stages and punishing roguelike reset causing frustrating grind.
  • Clunky and unintuitive keyboard controls with no mouse support, making gameplay tedious without a controller.
  • Bugs, glitches, and UI issues including problematic tutorial and poorly balanced quest/progression system.
  • gameplay

    65 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    45% positive mentions, 50% neutral mentions, 5% negative mentions

    Godlike Burger offers a unique and engaging gameplay loop that blends restaurant management with darkly humorous murder mechanics, creating a challenging and addictive experience. While the game’s complexity and roguelite elements appeal to players who enjoy strategic multitasking and time management, some find the early grind, clunky controls, and overwhelming number of mechanics frustrating. Overall, its innovative concept and chaotic, tense gameplay stand out despite minor bugs and pacing issues.

    • “Balancing restaurant management with its darkly funny murder mechanics is entertaining.”
    • “But overall, Godlike Burger brings a unique, genre-blending take on the conventional cooking/restaurant management sim genre itself that is fun and challenging, also providing you with a spectrum of unlockability and upgrades to keep your gameplay fresh!”
    • “Beneath its cartoonish surface and exaggerated alien designs lies a surprisingly intricate and often tense gameplay loop where cooking efficiency, resource management, and murder all intersect in chaotic, unpredictable ways.”
    • “Since dying wipes all your progress apart from your upgrades, the beginning of the game is very tough, and you have to try to learn the gameplay all while being underpowered.”
    • “Way too much stuff going on, everything constantly breaking and needing fixing, a ton of mechanics but no time to really process or engage with them.”
    • “You can't actually enjoy any part of the game's customer AI or killing mechanics because your pending orders are piling up at a ridiculously fast pace, and you're also expected to do tons of other stuff like kick out freeloaders or protesters or whatever other things are happening at the cafe, while simultaneously trying to stay hidden and kill customers in a restaurant that is absolutely packed with people everywhere.”
  • story

    27 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    11% positive mentions, 78% neutral mentions, 11% negative mentions

    The story is delivered through roguelite-style, randomly generated quests and comic book-style narrative segments that offer intriguing universe-building but often feel unclear and frustrating due to punishing randomness and uneven difficulty. While there is a surprising amount of backstory and a compelling setting across multiple planets, the pacing can become drawn out, turning what could be a short experience into a lengthy slog. Overall, the narrative has potential but is hampered by repetitive mechanics, inconsistent quest rewards, and some unclear storytelling elements.

    • “There is also a surprising amount of backstory and universe building for the player to learn about.”
    • “It has great music and even tells a compelling little story.”
    • “Each planet on the intergalactic circuit offers its own challenges, customer types, quest requirements, and hazards.”
    • “It's formatted as a roguelite, but the only thing that's different each run is the bonus missions you need to do to get to the next planet.”
    • “It has these comic book style narrative sections, where they've put a lot of effort into the visual design, but the actual story being communicated in them is often very unclear.”
    • “The quests you have to do to go to the next planet are randomly generated and sometimes they are very frustrating to do.”
  • graphics

    22 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    32% positive mentions, 54% neutral mentions, 14% negative mentions

    The game's graphics feature a charming cartoonish art style that blends humor and dark themes, creating a unique and engaging atmosphere reminiscent of Borderlands. While the visuals are generally well-received for their detail and vibe, some users note a lack of variety in restaurant aesthetics and occasional technical issues, particularly on certain platforms. Overall, the graphics complement the gameplay and story effectively, despite some UX and performance frustrations.

    • “The art style and music have a very relaxing vibe, and the core mechanics are genuinely fun, a great combination of stealth-based crime and restaurant management simulator.”
    • “Graphics give big, bright Borderlands vibes, movement is smooth.”
    • “The graphic and character design is so cute, I love to play this game.”
    • “Next to that, I am also disappointed that there are no different aesthetics to your restaurant.”
    • “It would've been nice to have a different layout for the restaurant depending on what planet you are on, or at least make it so that the aesthetic of the restaurant changes depending on what planet you are on for some variety.”
    • “But on Steam Deck even lowest graphic settings it still crashes any time I get punched.”
  • humor

    19 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    95% positive mentions, 5% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game's dark humor, centered on its macabre twist of turning customers into burger ingredients, is widely praised for being wickedly funny and adding a unique, entertaining layer to the restaurant management genre. While many find the comedic elements, including quirky alien designs and amusing sound effects, refreshingly offbeat and memorable, some players feel the humor wears thin after repeated comic strips. Overall, the blend of dark comedy and chaotic gameplay provides an enjoyable and distinct experience for fans of strategic, high-stakes multitasking with a taste for absurd humor.

    • “Balancing restaurant management with its darkly funny murder mechanics is entertaining.”
    • “The dark humor and unusual idea of turning customers into burger ingredients make the gameplay very entertaining.”
    • “One of the highlights is the game’s humorous twist on traditional restaurant management—let’s just say the “secret ingredient” adds an unexpected layer of fun!”
  • grinding

    19 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The game features a heavy and often tedious grind, especially in the early and late stages, requiring repetitive tasks to earn money and upgrades. Grinding can feel overwhelming and frustrating, compounded by punishing mechanics like resets on death, which may dampen enjoyment despite some fun elements. Players recommend using a controller for a smoother experience and caution against lingering too long on one area to avoid excessive monotony.

    • “I made some unfortunate choices in my playthrough that made the game feel unnecessarily grindy and boring, so I would advise not to stay too long on one planet and to pay attention to the requirements needed to advance (and reset the run if they seem too annoying; it will save time and spare frustration).”
    • “The game is simply too grindy; you will find yourself doing the same exact thing over and over again to get money for upgrades.”
    • “The early game is very rough and the late game is pretty grindy.”
  • music

    11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    45% positive mentions, 28% neutral mentions, 27% negative mentions

    The game's music is widely praised for its catchy, relaxing, and banger-filled soundtrack that complements the stealthy and darkly comedic atmosphere. Players appreciate the ability to control music via the in-game radio, enhancing the experience, though some minor issues exist with track naming and game stability unrelated to the music itself. Overall, the soundtrack adds a compelling and enjoyable layer to the gameplay.

    • “The art style and music have a very relaxing vibe, and the core mechanics are genuinely fun, a great combination of stealth-based crime and restaurant management simulator.”
    • “The soundtrack is also full of bangers!”
    • “It’s a world built on contrasts: the cheery diner soundtrack plays in the background while you figure out how to dispose of your next unsuspecting patron.”
    • “A few minor issues include that the tracks in the out-of-game soundtrack seem to be named by what they were originally intended for rather than how they're actually used or what they're called in the game.”
    • “Okay music.”
  • stability

    10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The game exhibits frequent stability issues, including glitches that hinder movement, progression, and completing objectives, often causing frustrating delays and forcing repeated attempts. Bugs affect core gameplay elements like cooking, interacting with NPCs, and achievements, resulting in a generally buggy and punishing experience that detracts from its initial promise.

    • “Encountered bugs and glitches that stopped me from cooking food, fixing stuff, or even moving around the restaurant because the geometry of objects is screwy and you'll die a lot because of it.”
    • “At the release, it was so buggy for me I couldn't progress further because many objectives didn't work, and you need to complete some to move to the next planet and progress through the game.”
    • “Some achievements are extremely buggy, with challenges documented to not count at all or requiring twice as many completions as necessary, as only some count and the rest do not.”
  • replayability

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game offers high replayability, with engaging features like multiple kitchen unlocks and new planets that provide substantial replay value. Users find it consistently fun to return to.

    • “This game has such a high replayability!”
    • “Fun game with a lot of replayability!”
    • “With all the kitchen unlocks and new planets, this game has a lot of replay value too.”
  • emotional

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    Users express frustration with the game's slow and tedious tutorial, steep pacing, and technical glitches that hinder gameplay flow, leading to disappointment and diminished emotional engagement.

  • optimization

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game features smooth performance and well-executed animations, resulting in a seamless experience.

    • “The animations are also great, and the game runs smoothly for me.”
  • atmosphere

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The atmosphere combines cartoony graphics with a dark, cynical premise, creating a unique blend of humor and bleakness. This tone is reinforced through in-game news articles and detailed descriptions of planets and aliens, enhancing the immersive experience.

    • “The cartoony graphics and dark premise create an atmosphere that's both cynical and silly, enhanced by in-game news articles and detailed descriptions of planets and aliens.”
  • character development

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 100% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    Users appreciate the game's cute graphic and character design, which enhances their enjoyment, though detailed character development aspects are not explicitly mentioned.

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Play Times

11h Median play time
11h Average play time
11-11h Spent by most gamers
*Based on 1 analyzed playthroughs
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Godlike Burger is a hack and slash game with comedy, business and science fiction themes. Common tags for Godlike Burger include indie, trading, aliens, isometric, time management and others.

Godlike Burger is available on Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X|S, PC, PlayStation 5 and others.

On average players spend around 11 hours playing Godlike Burger.

Godlike Burger was released on April 21, 2022.

Godlike Burger was developed by Liquid Pug.

Godlike Burger has received mostly positive reviews from both players and critics. Most players liked Godlike Burger for its gameplay but disliked it for its story.

Godlike Burger is a single player game.

Similar games include Uncle Chop's Rocket Shop, Honey, I Joined a Cult, Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator, Moonlighter, They Are Billions and others.