Hi Chefs!

We wish you an amazing Winter Holiday and a Happy New Year. Thank you for another amazing year!
To celebrate this wonderful time, we've launched a new Holiday-themed update for Cooking Simulator. There's a new Winter Holiday 2021 decoration available for the Classic Kitchen and in case you've missed it, there's an awesome Winter Holiday mode where you can prepare a feast for up to 8 guests in an amazing cozy winter kitchen!




We're also super excited to announce that Cooking Simulator VR has been nominated in this year's Steam Awards for the Best VR Title. That's amazing and we would really appreciate your support, if you were to vote for us! You can vote for Cooking Simulator VR even, if you don't own the VR version. Keep in mind that the voting starts at 10am PST/7pm CET.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1358140/Cooking_Simulator_VR/


Also, you can check out the Poltergeist Multiplayer mode for Cooking Simulator.



It's a new game mode that allows for 2-4 players to cook together in a shared kitchen. It's still an early beta though, so expect some bugs and glitches. Find out how to access it in the recent announcement here:
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/641320/view/5445412989050804868

Happy Holidays!🎄🎄🎄

Hi Chefs!

Winter Holiday is just around the corner! To help you celebrate that special time of the year usually spent bonding with each other, we'd like to invite you to check out the beta version of the Poltergeist Multiplayer mode.

Yes, you've heard that right. Poltergeist is a holiday-themed multiplayer mode for Cooking Simulator. Just keep in mind that it's still in a very early beta stage, so definitely expect some bugs while messing around with your friends.




1. Right-click on 'Cooking Simulator' in your Steam library and go to 'Properties'
2. In the new window left-click ‘BETAS’ from the left side panel
3. Choose ‘poltergeist’ from the drop-down list
4. Close the window and update the game

IMPORTANT: The beta contains only the Poltergeist game mode! If you want to access the regular Cooking Simulator game modes, you’ll need to opt out from beta. By using the instruction above, choose ‘none’ from the drop-down list.




Poltergeist Multiplayer mode allows for up to 4 players sharing the Classic kitchen and preparing dishes. You'll see each other as friendly ghosts flying across the kitchen. Due to the game's nature some of the interactions are limited. You can cooperate by exchanging products and ready made-dishes by using the shared space on the table right in the middle of the kitchen.




Sandbox - learn and practice your cooking skills with any pressure or scoring
Leaderboards - work together to prepare the chosen dishes during the given time and earn the highest score possible


If you'd like to share some feedback or find other players to cook with, make sure to join our official discord server:
http://discord.gg/bigcheesestudio

Have fun cooking together!

Hi Chefs!

A new patch 5.1.4 for Cooking Simulator is available!

Changelog:
Fixed: game freezing after selecting Custom Menu for the first time in Career Mode
Fixed: giant tuna appearing upon purchase in Pizza
Fixed: giant meat appearing in the Winter Holidays kitchen
Fixed: missing textures (purple appearance) for Hazelnuts and Walnuts in Pizza
Fixed: incorrect rating for the Meat and Bean Chili recipe in Shelter
Fixed: incorrect recipe instructions for the Meat and Bean Chili recipe in Shelter

Below you can see an example of a giant tuna bug that has been fixed:



Happy cooking!

Hi Chefs!

A new patch 5.1.3 for Cooking Simulator is available!

Changelog:
Fixed: duck and tuna disappearing after being cut
Fixed: Fridge shelf and door stuck after saving and loading the game
Fixed: Player unable to interact with the fridge after saving and loading the game
Fixed: Certain knives becoming invisible in the knife holder
Fixed: Incorrect blended garlic colour
Fixed: Missing or incorrect hints when using a controller
Fixed: Partially disappearing UI after pressing' on the controller to access dish info
Fixed: Incorrect hint for the wood spawner (Pizza)
Fixed: Minor map UI issues (Shelter)

Happy cooking!

Hi Chefs!

Second patch for Shelter is out now!
Kind request, if you're having a good time with Shelter, consider reviewing it on Steam✅

Changelog below:

Shelter fixes:
- Improved skewer: fixed placing products on the skewer. Added possibility to directly buy and place products on a skewer from spawners - also in the base game
- Graphic improvements for diodes and heated materials
- Ability to remove plant monster with a knife
- Fixed bug when player could hold two skewers at the same time
- Pots will no longer fall through the gas stove
- Fixed player position at the start of a day
- Improved containers behaviour when filled with products
- Ingredients should no longer rotate by themselves while on the cutting board
- Current mutant population now saves and loads correctly
- Improved mutant population behaviour
- Fixed Shattered achievement - now it correctly sums up all broken plates
- UI improvements to make it easier to read and to navigate
- Added missing functions in the handbook for controller
- Various sound fixes and improvements
- Performance improvements and reduced memory consumption that increases with gametime
- Minor various bug fixes and improvements across the board


We also fixed some issues in the base game and previous DLCs:
- Honey pouring has been fixed
- Fixed text going out of frame on phone in quests app in Pizza DLC
- Texture improvements and generally visual improvements for Pizza DLC
- The ringing timer will now turn off automatically after two minutes
- Added new frames for photomode linked to Shelter

Steam Awards 2021 have kicked off and we could use your support!

It's been over 2 and a half years since Cooking Simulator's initial release on Steam. A lot has happened in that time. The game received countless free updates, new game modes, kitchens, tools, recipes and other improvements. There are also a few DLCs expanding Cooking Simulator to brand-new settings.

If you'd like to appreciate all the hard work and love put in the game, you can nominate Cooking Simulator for the "Labor of Love" Award. That would be really awesome and would definitely put a smile on our faces ❤️❤️❤️

You can submit your vote on the Steam store page for each game you'd like to nominate:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/641320/Cooking_Simulator/


Also, if you're a fan of Cooking Simulator VR, you can nominate it for the "VR GAME OF THE YEAR”:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1358140/Cooking_Simulator_VR/

Hi Chefs!

Thanks for such a warm reception of the latest DLC.
Kind request, if you're having a good time with Shelter, consider reviewing it on Steam✅


The 1st patch is out now, changelog below:
General:
- All localized texts will now display properly in offline mode or with connection issues
- Unlocked additional items at the start of Career in the Classic kitchen

Shelter:
- Buying the gun too early in the tutorial will no longer block the progression
- Added dish counter to the quest checklist. This change will make it easier to track progress in quests requiring preparing a few unique dishes.
- Game will no longer freeze after pressing "Reset To Default" in Control Settings
- Tutorial will now progress when using either a small or large ladle for pouring the soup.
- Available special orders will only be based only on already unlocked ingredients and recipes.
- Added a hint for picking up the monster remains (Pro tip: you can remove the monster from the plant spot by using the rifle)
- Aiming down sights with the barrel upgrade unlocked will no longer block the view.
- The 'It stings' and 1 hidden achievement are now unlockable.
- Swapped the Cactus Juice label for the correct one.
- Plant hover will no longer disappear while watering the plants.
- Cutscene volume will now be adjusted by the sound slider instead of the music slider
- Fixed delivery pickup issues caused by saving the game during the Fast Delivery arrival
- Fixed collision detection for the gun stand.
- The shaft outline will now appear only when there's a package available for pickup.
- Improved move area for photo mode camera
- Improved throw power for booster bottles
- Fixed pinning of recipes when using gamepad
- Stains will no longer appear under the table when watering the plants
- Container hovers will now scroll properly after pausing the game
- Minor UI improvements

You can get Shelter with a nice -15% launch discount until this Thursday:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1575660/Cooking_Simulator__Shelter/

Hi Chefs!

Shelter, the post-nuclear expansion for Cooking Simulator is now available with a 15% launch discount!

Check out the launch trailer:


Master the art of post-apocalyptic cooking in an underground shelter. Immerse yourself in a compelling storyline, unlock new ingredients and recipes and become the best food provider in the wastelands!

Key features:

• An underground shelter in the middle of a barren wasteland.
  
• Post-apocalyptic recipes based on previously-unknown ingredients.
  
• A career mode with an immersive story. Make use of your resourcefulness and uncommon cooking skills to contact your long-lost family.
  
• Hunt for mutant meat and grow glowing mushrooms and vegetables.
  
• Sandbox mode.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1575660/Cooking_Simulator__Shelter/


Screenshots:



A huge BBQ grill will be the used for preparing various new skewer dishes.




Some of the new products available in the DLC.




The notebook replaces the smartphone you might know from the previous expansions.




An underground farm used for growing vegetables and mushrooms.




The shed above our shelter serves as a hunting range.




Shelter Career Mode is rather a Story mode. You'll play as a resourceful chef utilising their cooking skills to find their lost family.




The story progress is based around completing various quests for the nearby settlements.




Shelter features dozens of completely new post-nuclear ingredients and recipes.




https://store.steampowered.com/app/1575660/Cooking_Simulator__Shelter/

Hi Chefs!

Shelter - the upcoming post-apocalyptic DLC for Cooking Simulator will be available next week on November 18th with a nice -15% launch discount for a limited time!

Although Shelter introduces a variety of new mechanics and a pretty unexpected setting, we just want to emphasise that it is first and foremost a Cooking Simulator game. That means that you'll spend the most time cooking tasty food and improving your culinary skills. There's a bunch of interesting post-nuclear ingredients to choose from and a few dozens of completely new recipes to unlock and master.

Below are a few of the latest in-game screenshots. Check out the store page to see all of the new screenshots and add Shelter if you haven't already to get notified upon release!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1575660/Cooking_Simulator__Shelter/



A huge BBQ grill will be the used for preparing various new skewer dishes.




The notebook replaces the smartphone you might know from the previous expansions.




An underground farm used for growing vegetables and mushrooms.




The shed above our shelter serves as a hunting range.




Some of the new products available in the DLC.


Add Shelter to your wishlist and get notified on the release!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1575660/Cooking_Simulator__Shelter/

Master the art of post-apocalyptic cooking in an underground shelter. Gather scarce resources, trade with other settlements, and become the best food provider in the wasteland!

Key features:

• A career mode with an immersive story. Make use of your resourcefulness and uncommon cooking skills to contact your long-lost family.
  
• Sandbox mode.
  
• An underground shelter in the middle of a barren wasteland.
  
• Post-apocalyptic recipes based on previously-unknown ingredients.
  
• Hunt for mutant meat and grow glowing mushrooms and vegetables.

☢️ Add Cooking Simulator - Shelter to your wishlist! Get notified about the release!✅









https://store.steampowered.com/app/1575660/Cooking_Simulator__Shelter/

Hi Chefs!

This is the final entry in the devlog series. This time we'll focus on the quests, NPCs and camps in the game.

As a reminder Shelter will be available on November 18 with a nice -15% launch discount!
Add to your wishlist and don't miss the release!

Also, if you've missed previous entries here's a list of all the Shelter devlogs and their topics:

• Shelter Devlog #5 | Caravan
  
• Shelter Devlog #4 | Cooking and recipes
  
• Shelter Devlog #3 | Hunting and farming
  
• Shelter Devlog #2 | Underground chambers
  
• Shelter Devlog #1 | Inspirations and lore

As you might already know in Shelter you'll be playing as a chef looking for their lost family in the wastelands. After arriving at a place known as Sector 12 you stumble upon an abandoned military comm center. The last hope lies in restoring the radio towers and hopefully contacting our loved ones. Unfortunately we won't be able to fix the radios without the help of nearby settlements and that's where our cooking skills come in.




Throughout the game we'll complete quests for the 4 camps in the Sector and the caravan who will be the first group of people we'll meet. The camps and their inhabitants are quite diversified. Aside from the nomadic merchant group represented by Mila Run, there are the cattle breeders family from MacStump's ranch, mutated miners of Stedler Camp, survivors operating in a steelworks facility in Firepit Plant and finally the remnants from the former military base.




Each group has a leader who'll be giving us varios quests which will eventually lead to mutual trust. The caravan will help us deliver and exchange goods required by each settlement.




Quests unlock various rewards such as resources, gun upgrades, new recipes and so on. Completing the final quest for each settlement will grant us the special parts needed for repairing the radio towers. In case we find ourselves in need of some extra cash or other supplies we can take up to 3 additional side-quests each day.




As for the quests themselves, we wanted to introduce new challenges, different from a strict list of orders to complete. A few examples might be delivering enough highly radioactive food for the mutated miners, preparing cow forage with medicines for MacStumps or preparing food rations and killing mutated rats near our shed to help expeditors from the military base crossing nearby.


How do you like the ideas for the new content? Let us know in the comments.

Shelter will be available on November 18 with a nice -15% launch discount!
Check out the announcement video:


☢️ Add Cooking Simulator - Shelter to your wishlist! Get notified about the release!✅









https://store.steampowered.com/app/1575660/Cooking_Simulator__Shelter/