Underplayed Gems

Cuisineer (2023)

Cuisineer cover
Developer
BattleBrew Productions
Publisher
Marvelous Europe, XSEED Games
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Action, Adventure, Casual, Indie, RPG, Simulation
Rating
3.9 of 5, 2,067 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 14 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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How it feels

A cheerful mix of dungeon brawling and restaurant management where you gather ingredients by fighting cute monsters and then serve up hearty meals to rebuild a family business.

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What players say

Players like the cute aesthetic and the mix of dungeon crawling with restaurant management, but many find the core loop repetitive and the grind excessive. Common complaints include poor quality of life, slow early pacing, and quests that demand raw materials you cannot pull from storage.

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