Cuisineer has everything I love in a game. Cute characters, nice graphics, adorable monsters and some form of management! The game is slow-progressing at first, with making money being the main grind. There’s a lot of rinse and repeat. Go to the Dungeon for ingredients > Upgrade > Manage Restaurant. But things take a boost once you upgrade enough to unlock the Aristocrats. They are bigger spenders which makes earning money during the management phase a lot quicker.
I started the game by receiving a code through Lurkit, and it was the first game I played using the platform too! I highly encourage gaming content creators to give it a try.
I made a Pom Hoodie Asset for the stream too! (F2U)
The merchants and shopkeepers are available on different days, so I also consolidated their schedules in a graphic for my own reference. The official account also reposted it! Please use if if you feel it is helpful.
There are a variety of power-ups and weapons you can combine to suit your playstyle in the game. Personally, I’m a Debaknife and throwing plate kinda gal. I’ve clocked about 24 hours on the game now, but when I made my initial impressions video, I was only 10 hours in. Cuisineer was also the first game I played within one stream for such a long time at once. There were some small frustrations such as inventory limit and skill limit (since you can’t level up Pom, and can only upgrade her equipment). But overall I felt that it got more balanced over the months and I encourage you to give it a try yourself to see if it’s for you.
If I could go back and correct a few things, I’d address how I now know that cooked food can be used to power up your weapons! The publisher recently revealed some new features for the game, such as cosmetics, festivals, more weapons/boosts and custom restaurant music! The new features will be released on 28th Jan 2025.
Thank you to the crew at BattleBrew for developing such a fun experience.