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The Cooking Game

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55%Game Brain Score
gameplay, graphics
story, monetization
55% User Score Based on 95 reviews

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The Cooking Game is a single player casual simulation game. It was developed by Play Spirit Limited and was released on November 26, 2015. It received neutral reviews from players.

"The Cooking Game" is a time management simulation where players run their own virtual restaurant. Prepare and serve dishes to customers while keeping them happy to earn coins and upgrade kitchen appliances. The game features various levels, ingredients, and recipes to unlock, providing a challenging and engaging cooking experience.

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55%
Audience ScoreBased on 95 reviews
gameplay6 positive mentions
monetization3 negative mentions
  • The Cooking Game features engaging and addictive gameplay that keeps players entertained with its time management and cooking challenges.
  • The graphics are charming and the sound design enhances the overall atmosphere, making it a fun experience for casual gamers.
  • The game offers a variety of recipes and restaurants, providing a sense of progression and new challenges as players advance.
  • The game suffers from frequent crashes and bugs, particularly during the tutorial and when accessing achievements, making it frustrating to play.
  • Many players feel that the game is overly reliant on microtransactions and grinding for diamonds, which can hinder progress and enjoyment.
  • The gameplay can become repetitive and lacks depth, especially in later levels where difficulty spikes without adequate rewards.
  • gameplay
    9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Overall, the gameplay has received mixed reviews, with some players enjoying the addictive and relaxing nature of the mechanics, particularly in multiplayer modes. However, there are criticisms regarding design flaws and the effectiveness of recent tweaks, leaving some players feeling disappointed. Despite these issues, many appreciate the engaging graphics and music that enhance the overall experience.

    • “Fantastic music, warm graphics, and addictive gameplay.”
    • “Wonderful gameplay, great graphics, very addictive!”
    • “The gameplay is quite addictive, especially the multiplayer part where you compete with others for highest scores, which is called 'chef on the go'.”
    • “I was still playing the old version wondering if my opinion on the altered mechanics would change, since I assume they did alter it to be fully playable.”
  • graphics
    8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The graphics in the game are consistently praised for their warmth and appeal, featuring a cartoony style that enhances the overall experience. Players appreciate the visual quality, which complements the addictive gameplay and allows for customization in restaurant design. Overall, the graphics contribute positively to the game's charm and enjoyment.

    • “Fantastic music, warm graphics and addictive gameplay.”
    • “U can furnish your own restaurant, upgrade your cooking utensils, play at a good pace, serve yummy looking food and the game has great graphics.”
    • “Awesome cooking simulator game with cool graphics and wonderful soundtrack.”
    • “The graphics are subpar, resembling a game from a decade ago.”
    • “Textures are bland and lack detail, making the environments feel lifeless.”
    • “Character models are poorly designed and lack the polish expected from modern games.”
  • story
    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The story is well-crafted and engaging, with players appreciating the developers' efforts in creating a campaign-based experience that requires strategic progression through missions. However, some users have noted challenges with leveling up items and achieving mission success due to the increasing difficulty and resource demands as they advance. Overall, the narrative is complemented by a focus on skillful gameplay, particularly in later stages.

    • “The developers did an amazing job with the story.”
    • “It is a campaign-based game that requires movement through each mission stage to obtain cash, diamonds, and XP, leading to eventual leveling up.”
    • “After about level 17/18 in each restaurant, customers arrive thick and fast, and it takes lots of concentration to achieve mission successes thereafter.”
    • “It is a campaign-based game with no free play, requiring movement through each mission stage to obtain cash, diamonds, and XP, followed by eventual leveling up.”
    • “After about level 17/18 in each restaurant, customers arrive thick and fast, and it takes a lot of concentration to achieve mission successes thereafter.”
    • “Finally made it to the 6th restaurant, but it's impossible to get even 2 stars, even on the first mission. It requires too many diamonds to level up your items to get better bonuses.”
  • music
    5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The music in the game is widely praised for its fantastic quality and originality, enhancing the overall experience alongside the warm graphics and addictive gameplay. Players appreciate the soundtrack as a standout feature, contributing to the game's appeal as a fun and engaging family-friendly title.

    • “Fantastic music, warm graphics, and addictive gameplay.”
    • “Addicting game, it has amazing animations and music, and it's a good family game.”
    • “Awesome cooking simulator game with cool graphics and a wonderful soundtrack.”
  • monetization
    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The monetization aspect of the game has raised concerns, as it appears to be a mobile port that previously included in-app purchases, which have been removed for the PC version. Users have noted suspicious review patterns and suggest reintroducing microtransactions, indicating a desire for optional purchases like in-game currency. Overall, while the game is well-received, its monetization strategy seems to be a missed opportunity.

    • “I would suggest you add microtransactions inside the game; there were times when I really wanted to buy some diamonds if that were possible.”
    • “This is obviously a port of a mobile game to PC, in which the in-game purchases have been removed.”
    • “It's a good game, but it's very obviously a mobile port that at one point had in-app purchases.”
    • “I would suggest you add microtransactions inside the game... there were times when I really wanted to buy some diamonds inside the game if that were possible.”
  • stability
    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's stability has been a significant issue for many users, with frequent freezes and lag preventing progress, particularly during the first level and tutorial. However, a recent update appears to have improved the situation, reducing major crashes to only minor glitches in some missions. Overall, while stability has improved, initial experiences were frustrating for many players.

    • “This game constantly freezes halfway through the first level and will not let me get past it.”
    • “The game is laggy as hell just cycling through the menu. I can't even try the game as it freezes during the laggy and slow tutorial, making me feel like an idiot, and then it crashes.”
    • “I wish I could give this game a real review, but unfortunately, every time I try to play it, it freezes on me.”
  • grinding
    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Players note that in the premium PC version, acquiring extra diamonds becomes increasingly difficult after a few hours, requiring significant grinding to obtain them.

    • “In the premium PC version, after a few hours, there are no ways to earn extra diamonds without some very hard grinding.”
    • “The grinding required to progress feels excessive and detracts from the overall enjoyment of the game.”
    • “I found myself spending countless hours grinding for resources, which quickly became tedious and frustrating.”
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138h Median play time
93h Average play time
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The Cooking Game is a casual simulation game.

The Cooking Game is available on PC, Mac OS, Phone, iPad and others.

On average players spend around 93 hours playing The Cooking Game.

The Cooking Game was released on November 26, 2015.

The Cooking Game was developed by Play Spirit Limited.

The Cooking Game has received neutral reviews from players. Most players liked this game for its gameplay but disliked it for its story.

The Cooking Game is a single player game.

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