'Cooking Mama' Meets 'Iron Chef' In Steam's Most Charming New Management Sim
Briefly

KuloNiku: Bowl Up, featured in the Steam Next Fest, combines engaging cooking mechanics with restaurant management. Players take on the role of a chef who must improve their grandmother's restaurant, focusing on serving customized meatball dishes. Customers have specific preferences for taste and ingredients, creating a puzzle-like challenge. The demo highlights not just cooking, but character interactions, with characters like rival chef Stella adding depth and humor to the game, making each cooking task lively and enjoyable, resembling the joy of real cooking.
Cooking in real life can be just as enjoyable as eating what you’ve made, with gameplay in cooking games often lacking a focus on the actual cooking process.
In KuloNiku: Bowl Up, players inherit a restaurant known for its meatballs and noodles, managing the kitchen while serving customers and competing in cooking contests.
Players must carefully consider the cooking instructions and personal preferences of customers, balancing their choices with available ingredients, making each dish a puzzle to solve.
The game stands out with its engaging characters, such as rival chef Stella and friend Cassie, who bring life and humor to the cooking experience.
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