Hello chefs!

We’re celebrating Chinese New Year in style with a free update for Overcooked! 2 which includes new kitchens, new recipes, new chefs, AND a whole new game mode!

Check out the official launch trailer below…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5v_YzdHLjEY&feature=youtu.be

In this piece of seasonal content, you’ll be transported to a new map to take on seven new kitchens in beautiful new surroundings, themed to celebrate Chinese New Year. Beware though, these new kitchens have surprises for you (watch out for the dancing dragon!)



You’ll get to prepare two new mouth-watering recipes: fruit platter and hot pot!
The delicious fruit platter is a traditional Chinese New Year dish that signifies fullness and wealth. While the hot pot is a dish to enjoy with family and friends.



We’ve included two brand new chefs to represent you in the kitchen in this update. Get ready to turn up the heat with the fiery ornate Chinese dragon and celebrate 2019 as the Year of the Pig with our wonderful new pig chef!



Also included in this update is ‘Survival Mode’, where every dish you serve will add seconds to the timer and you’ll be cooking against the clock to survive for as long as possible! Survival Mode is available for all kitchens of the main game, the Surf ‘n’ Turf DLC and both seasonal updates.

And by popular demand, we’ve also added a ‘replay’ button on the results screen, so you can jump straight back into the same kitchen if you’re trying to beat your high score or just simply want to play again!

Along with this content, we’ve done some bug squishing and issue fixing too! Check out the full changelist below, for more information.

Changelist

Changes

• New seasonal update content – available in the ‘Extras’ menu.
  
• New ‘Survival Mode’ – available to play from the World Map.
  
• Added an option to replay a kitchen from the results screen.

Fixes

• Fixed an issue where the highlight might disappear after selecting an invite from various screens.
  
• Fixed an issue where plated recipes might not appear correctly following a player disconnecting in online games.
  
• Fixed an issue with the audio on the main menu not playing correctly.
  
• Various minor bug fixes and improvements.

Official Livestream: We’ll be hosting an official launch day livestream and answering your questions in chat! Tune in today, at 5pm GMT on Twitch, Mixer, Facebook, YouTube and Steam!

Steam Broadcasts: We’ve got special guests broadcasting their cooking chaos live right here on Steam. Tune in to the Overcooked! 2 Steam store page throughout the day to see how our guest chefs fare in the new kitchens!

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A free update is coming soon to Overcooked! 2….

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6y2aJca7C4&feature=youtu.be

Hi chefs,

As we’re drawing ever closer to the holidays, we hope you’re all having a fantastic time with those you hold dear – perhaps while playing the latest free Overcooked! 2 update, Kevin’s Christmas Cracker?

In any case, we’re extremely excited to share with you that Overcooked! 2 has been nominated for the Better with Friends award at The Steam Awards – and that’s all thanks to you! All finalists were nominated by players, so we quite literally couldn’t have done this without you. THANK YOU!

We still need your help, however. While we’re honoured to even be nominated for this award, we do need your help to win the award itself. Do you think Overcooked! 2 is the best nominee for the Better with Friends category this year? Would you like to help us secure the win? Then all you have to do is vote!

YOU CAN VOTE HERE - https://store.steampowered.com/steamawards/
Voting is open from December 20th until January 3rd.

To all of our chefs, we want to thank you for having played and supported Overcooked! 2 this year. We couldn’t be happier with our community and we’re looking forward to even more fun in the kitchen in 2019. Hope to see you then!

Hello,

We’re excited to announce that a free festive update is now available for Overcooked! 2!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgVPFIRAqJQ&feature=youtu.be

Kevin’s Christmas Cracker includes:

• Five Christmassy kitchens!
  
• Three sweet new recipes: Mince pies, Christmas pudding and hot chocolate!
  
• Two new chilly chefs – elf and snowman!
  
• Practice mode - unlimited time, unlimited orders. Cook as much as you like!
  
• - Additional online features – support for 2 local players to play with or against 2 other local players over an online connection

You won’t need to search for any DLC, your game will automatically download an update to add this content to the game on your console or in your Steam library!

We want to thank all our wonderful chefs for the support you’ve shown Overcooked! 2 since it released earlier this year – we hope you enjoy this festive treat!



Below is the full changelist for this update.

Changes:

• Kevin’s Christmas Cracker Update - New content available in the Extras menu
  
• New Practice Mode available on the Campaign World Map
  
• Invites to join an online party will now let all local players join (two local players playing with two other local players over an online connection is now supported)
  
• The Onion King will have a different set of lines if revisiting the throne room

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed an issue that could occur if a level was quit whilst a chef was chopping
  
• Fixed an issue that could occur when swapping chefs whilst in the throne room
  
• Fixed stacks of clean plates/glasses not being correctly reset if placed into a bin
  
• Fixed multiple issues with counters and objects not highlighting correctly
  
• Fixed an issue where players could respawn with previously caught items
  
• Fixed the missing smoke particle in the food van for clients when joining an online kitchen
  
• Fixed an issue that could occur when interaction with a large pile of chopped ingredient
  
• Fixed an issue in Level 2 -3 where pots and pans could become stuck on the moving platform
  
• Fixed in issue on Level 6-3 where ingredients could become stuck when changing the direction of the conveyor belt
  
• Fixed an issue on Level 3-1 where the chopping boards and sinks could wash/chop without player input
  
• Fixed dropped ingredients not being consistently affected by wind
  
• Fixed an issue where the Switch It Up achievement may not unlock
  
• Fixed an issue where clients could achieve the 4th Star in online games before unlocking New Game+
  
• Fixed an issue where the framerate would briefly drop on some levels when ingredients spawned onto conveyor belts
  
• Various minor bug fixes and improvements

Join us live at 4pm GMT today for a Team17 Christmas Special livestream! We’ll be playing the Kevin’s Christmas Cracker update for Overcooked! 2 and The Escapists 2 ‘Snow Way Out’ update as well!

Tune in here:
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Happy holidays!



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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfvoBMmqv-4

Hello Chefs!

We want to say a HUGE thank you to everyone who voted for Overcooked! 2 in the ‘Best Family Game’ category at The Game Awards.

Winning this award means so much to us and we are so humbled by all of your support!

It’s been an amazing few months since launch and there’s plenty more still to come!

Thanks again.

The Overcooked! 2 Team x

P.S. If you've not played yet, you can save up to 25% on Overcooked! 2 and the DLC for a limited time only right here on Steam!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/728880/Overcooked_2/

Hey all,

As you may know, The Game Awards are just around the corner and we’re extremely proud to announce that Overcooked! 2 has been nominated for Best Family Game!

As such, the development team at Ghost Town Games would appreciate your help. If you’ve enjoyed the frantic action of Overcooked! 2 and believe it deserves to win against some stiff competition, head over to The Game Awards’ website and cast your vote!

https://thegameawards.com/awards/

The voting system works whereby you can vote every 24 hours up until the event on December 6th, with sharing your vote on social media, via the website, increasing the weight of each vote you make. So if you want Overcooked! 2 to win, please share where you can.

We appreciate all of your continued support and most importantly, thank you.

Hello chefs!

Have you ever wondered what Overcooked! 2 looked like before it was fully cooked and ready to serve?

Today, to celebrate both ‘Blocktober’ and ‘Inktober’, we’d like to share some in-development footage and concept art with you!

First up, it’s the iconic Overcooked! 2 food truck! It started with some blocks, then we added our artistic touch, and hey presto! One shiny yellow main menu food truck!



What about that colourful world map that you drive your food truck round? Here’s some concept art created before it went into the game!

Did you know that your truck changes to take on the different terrain around the map? What’s your favourite part of the world map?



An important part of the prep for Overcooked! 2 was the story. The Onion King’s poor decision to raise The Unbread had to be drawn up and planned out on a storyboard before it could go into the game.

Here’s a snippet from the storyboard for that spooky opening cutscene featuring The Unbread!





And their final in-game form….



Last but not least, here’s a look at the concept for that crazy balloon level, which is one of the brand new dynamic kitchens in Overcooked! 2 that change on the fly!



That’s all for now. Let us know if you’d like to see more of the concept and development phase of Overcooked! 2 (including the brand new Surf ‘n’ Turf DLC) in the future!

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