Chef RPG

Chef RPG Keys sent out!
5 months ago – Tue, Sep 10, 2024 at 07:32:17 PM

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2 Weeks Left Till Launch! Important Survey + Release Info
6 months ago – Thu, Aug 29, 2024 at 07:47:47 PM

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New Trailer and Release Date
8 months ago – Tue, Jun 04, 2024 at 04:02:44 PM

Hi Chefs! We are excited to announce that Chef RPG will release in early access on Steam this September 12! This date is slightly delayed from our original plans, but it will give us a bit more time to polish and balance the game and allows us to implement a couple more features to give more uniqueness and variety to the gameplay.

Check out the new trailer here is you want to see some of the new additions to the game:

At this point close to the release, we’d rather not discuss new features in too much detail to avoid spoilers, but here is a summary of the state of the game for the initial early access launch, as well as some of the new additions that will be implemented over the early access period.

Features in the Game

• 3 Story Acts that contains more than 20 story + character quests.
• 2 Restaurants to customize and manage.
• Over 240 Recipes to collect.
• A dense open world to explore and every building can be entered.
• Dynamic weather system that affects appearance of ingredients and animals.
• Dozens of natural ingredients to forage in the game world.
• Over a dozen creatures to hunt, and secret bosses to discover.
• You can also fish, farm, and brew ingredients.
• Mine crystals and ores to craft unique machines and artisan furniture.
• 40 unique skills to unlock and customize your build.
• 36 research skills can be discovered in research facilities to refine your cooking specialty.
• Over 20 major characters to befriend and romance.
• Over 30 minor characters to meet in your journey.

Features coming during the Early Access

• Controller & Steam deck support (might be possible for initial launch - more details soon).
• Further developing romance system.
• Festivals
• Fishing Expansion with new area to explore
• More items to collect and furniture to decorate with.
• More character quests & misc quests.
• Suggestions from feedback.

Features for Chef RPG 1.0

• Completed story and new quests.
• New city to explore.
• More restaurants to unlock and manage.
• New challenging end-game content.
• Localization for multiple languages.

That’s it for now! We will make a new update before release to discuss the various Kickstarter rewards.

Beta Version Out Now!
10 months ago – Fri, Apr 26, 2024 at 07:32:25 PM

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Critics, Parties & Mailbox
11 months ago – Sat, Mar 23, 2024 at 11:02:59 AM

Hi Chefs! We have worked on numerous features over the past few months, and we are excited to show some of the highlights in this update. As we approach our early access launch, it felt necessary to update the most important feature of Chef RPG, which is the gameplay surrounding the restaurant.

MAILBOX

Before setting up the new restaurant features, an important feature that was added to Chef RPG is the mailbox. You can now receive new mail from time to time, activating new quests are receiving story-related messages from different characters. NPCs that you befriend or romance can also send you gifts from time to time. Leftover items from quests that could not be added to your inventory will also be delivered here. I think the possibilities with the mailbox are endless. In the future, we can even add things like advertisements and fliers – things that add to the lore of the game world.

PARTIES

You can now host events inside your restaurant. Events are a part of some character and story quests, but you may also accept party contracts at a Bulletin board to earn some extra rewards. Parties include things like birthdays, BBQs, and even private meals. Once you accept a party contract at a Bulletin, an icon will appear in your restaurant to allow you to host the event. You should aim to meet the preferences of the host – aspects such as food type and décor type - to gain a higher satisfaction rating. During events, the host will also give a speech to their guests, and each party variation will have a different set of unique dialogues.

CRITICS

Critics will play an important role in Chef RPG’s story. Aside from the story, numerous critics will visit your restaurants from time to time, giving an added challenge to the restaurant gameplay. After the critic’s visit, they will write a review, which can be found in your mailbox the next day.

REVIEWS

Reviews are composed of multiple segments. For example, the first segment of the review will mention your character’s progress in the world. The next segment will mention your restaurant’s reputation. Other segments will mention the overall food quality, critic’s favorite dish, quality of service, level of experimentation with the menu, and the quality of the interior décor. Reviews will have a larger impact on your restaurant’s reputation and increase your chance of receiving awards.

UI UPDATES

Several UIs surrounding the restaurant have been updated. The recipes UI has been changed to a new “parchment” style and now includes additional info such as meat/vegetarian type, research type, and sell price. The restaurant management UI has also been updated to be more visually focused and requires less reading of text. Recipe UI will now display whether the dish is a meat dish, vegetarian dish, or a vegan dish. The same info will be displayed for your entire menu.

MORE RESTAURANT UPDATES

A few more restaurant-related features will be implemented for the early access release to give the gameplay further depth. More will be revealed soon!

BETA APRIL 26

For alpha-tier backers, the demo for Chef RPG will be automatically updated to the Beta version on April 26. A lot of new content will be added, and save states from the alpha version will unfortunately not be able to be transferred over. However if you have worked hard collecting up a lot of items and furniture, we will provide a method for transferring parts of your save file. Since we are close to release, the beta will require an NDA and will not be available for streaming to avoid spoilers.

TRAILER COMING SOON

That’s all for now! The trailer for Chef RPG will be released in June, which will announce the exact early access release date. We are very excited to share the new trailer, as it will reveal the culmination of the cool new features that our team have been working on. Thank you for reading! Check out the latest devlog if you want to see how the new critic and party systems were implemented.