Cook, Serve, Delicious!
Standard price: $9.99
Genre: Cooking sim
Demo: Yes
Steam Store link
I'd be willing to guess you probably haven't played a cooking simulation game before.
Okay, you might have. They're not the rarest genre these days, but they are certainly not common.
Cook, Serve, Delicious! is a particularly charming brand of cooking sim, with a heaping helping of muscle memory and stress with a side of nice-looking renders of food and a refreshingly appropriate (cheesy) music.
While the sequel is on the horizon, the original game has more than enough content to keep the virtual cook busy for now.
Climbing the restaurant ranks is quite the feat in the standard campaign mode -- don't let the "casual" tag on Steam fool you. You have to memorize dozens of recipes, rotate out menu items based on your recent menu choices and challenges, and excel at your craft when catering and when appearing on famous cooking shows.
Did I mention there's a ton of muscle memory involved here? Remembering each recipe isn't easy, and every customer wants something different.
The Battle Kitchen update released in 2014 brought new challenges, leaderboards, and a New Game+ mode for veteran chefs. It's a lot easier than actually running a restaurant, that's for sure.
Published Feb. 25th 2016
