Chef RPG Reviews

Great game with a great story. I love the mechanics and although at has major Stardew Valley vibes (I was looking for a game to scratch that itch) it is unique in its own way. I absolutely love it!

This is a very good game, i really enjoy it, because it gives u all the feels. Cozy, cute, creative and much more. Game is always being updated, so u always find some new details and etc.

A very good game overall. The atmosphere and visuals are excellent and the character design is brilliant. The cooking minigames take getting used to but are robust enough. I am struggling to use the bow when using a d-pad. Despite that it is still a good game so far.

Honestly, even though it's in early access, I've already spent a lot of time in this game. Feels like Stardew Valley. I can't wait for the full release

I want to love this game, but I don't. I like it because it's a cooking sim, but at the same time, there is so much to do, so little time to do it and it seems they just keep piling jobs onto my character. I'm a chef, then a fisherman, a miner, a farmer, a gardener, a fricken postman. Some of which does make sense, I need ingredients after all, but now I'm up to a point where I'm helping to fix a teahouse that I'm supposedly going to run, too. How? When? I just wanted to cook.

I REALLY wanted to like this game but man, there are so many problems. First off the game is very buggy in weird ways...If you hover over a foragable then your tool will work once then it will bug out and not work anymore. If you open your mail incorrectly it'll glitch and you can NEVER open it in your whole playthrough, Threads complained about this bug over 9 months ago and it is still not fixed. When you enter a new area you stop moving and have to repress the buttons to move again. Whenever you use a tool you get stuck in an animation lock that's boring and repetitive. - Repetitive tedious mini games you HAVE to do OVER AND OVER. - Crafting recipes is based on levelling NPC's and not tied to your skill levels. - No Crafting stations, You have to seek out an NPC to craft for you and if they're not working then good luck, you must wait until they're 'Working'. - You cant leave the restaurant during service even if its automated so you basically just AFK. - Progression is locked behind RNG 'Power Cells', If you don't get them for you daily task then oh well, you gotta wait even though you have 100,000+ Money. - Farming, Fishing and Brewing are all pointless because you can just forage or buy almost everything in the game. On the surface the idea for the game is good but the TLDR is right now the game is Tedious, Repetitive and Unfortunately Boring...and I don't think it warrants the price tag. If you think you'd like this type of game maybe wait until Full Release or If its on offer for $5.

Rating: 8/10 Positives: - Variety of objectives/ things to do - Definitely scratches that Stardew valley like itch lol - Fun game play for sure - Great Graphics Negatives: - Lowkey wish the progression of the story was a bit more obvious. Maybe I'm just a bit of a idiot but at times I felt pretty lost playing the game thinking about what I had to do next. - No co-op available yet - Progression can slow down a bit at times Notes: I started to play this game when it was in early access and when I tell you how happy I was when I found out it was MacOs compatible, is an understatement lol. I have not had a chance to fully dive into the game yet but based on first impressions and the few hours I did play, its a pretty solid cooking/ restaurant management game. It's a healthy blend of forging, light combat and story.

Super fun game and really dives into restaurant management (Decorate/structure space, select dishes, make sure you have enough stock/inventory for all recipes, hire staff, pay staff, manage time, etc.)! Very addictive gameplay and tons to do which keeps me coming back. I do wish there was more tutorial/explanation/answers/hopefully adjustments for a significant portion of aspects though, some key pains for me are listed below (or maybe I just don't get some things even after playing 20 hours): -What the heck is up with the cook time for each dish? It doesn't ever really go down and therefore it takes FOREVER for each dish to get to each guest. There is the autocook feature (which also takes forever so doesn't make that much a difference time-wise), but you are essentially forced to play minigame after minigame to ensure your dish quality scores don't suck, especially when you're starting out. Dishes taking too long to leave the kitchen equals long wait times for each guest unless you hire (and therefore PAY) an OBSCENE amount of chefs/waiters, which doesn't make sense for my tiny 12-seat restaurant. I can't even fit any more furniture in it there's so much going on. -Some restaurant shift quests don't mention you're just serving a single patron, so my impression that it would be a regular shift and the quest patron would file in was wrong and cost me so much unnecessary money as I assigned my entire staff to the shift. -I wish it was easier to find out what characters liked/didn't like as they apparently hate everything I give them, even if it super relevant to their job/things they SAY they like. Not too sure if this matters though since talking appears to raise friendship levels (not sure if it does the same for romance though). -I find some mechanics of tools annoying, such as (for my setup personally, not sure if I can change it) the scythe, arrow, and fishing pole action only works on my mouse while the watering can is compatible with my X and E keys, so my hands are constantly moving back and forth. I really like the game despite these, but these things (especially the cook time and wait time mechanics) can be a real pain the neck and sometimes make me think twice about continuing the game if they don't eventually get cleared up.

I generally dont go for early access games, but this game blew my mind. I adore it even tho I knew its still ongoing, its a very fulfilling game. If you are a fan of Stardew Valley, you'll love this game's own take and more on restaurant management. I just wish there were more quests and benefits in romance with NPCs

It's not ready yet. The restaurant feature needs more TLC to get to a point where it's the most fun thing you can do in the game. It should be the focal point of the game, but it's just not there yet.