Living on Plain Pasta (2026)

Developer: Granité Works
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Rating: 3.7 of 5, 77 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 1.1 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

A quiet, messy summer spent drifting through someone else's aimless days, more wistful than exciting.

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What players say

A short visual novel about cooking for a sloppy, hard-drinking senior over eight summer nights, playable in about an hour. Players consistently criticise the obvious AI-generated art and say the ending and choices change little, so replays feel hollow and the skip and autosave screens are slow. Many still enjoy the late-night atmosphere and the cooking, and most agree it fits its low price.

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