At the end of a stage, you’re awarded a certain amount of points based on how many orders you fulfilled and how quickly, vs. Two fish and chips, stat! One hamburger – hold the tomato – stat! It’s a game that requires constant communication between players – “you go chop the potatoes, I’ll fry up some fish” – and which inevitably devolves into kitchen fires, abandoned orders, and angry (though thankfully off-screen) customers. Oh, and don’t forget the washing station: that’s where you clean and collect the dishes on which your meals are served.Įach round of Overcooked! is a frantic dash around the kitchen trying to fulfil a series of relentlessly updating orders that slide across the top of the screen. Each level takes place in a single kitchen: cutting boards over there, stoves over there, bins full of lettuce, tomato, fish, potatoes, etc. If you’ve read this far, you probably already know how Overcooked! works. I’ve often wondered whether the creators of Overcooked! weren’t, I dunno, attacked by an aggressive lettuce leaf as a child. There’s a certain fine line between amusing challenge and sadism, and these games sometimes tip into the latter. They’ve also long been a headache at their higher difficulties. These games have always been a lot of fun, whether in-person with a group of up to three friends or online. At PS5 launch, all of the Overcooked! games, including all DLC, have been combined into a greatest-hits edition with slightly improved graphics, a handful of new levels and chef avatars, and the saving grace of an Easy Mode. The Overcooked! games have been around for a while now, generating endless hours of co-op hilarity and more than one shouting match over who was responsible for prepping the onion soup. Newly-minted relationships may want to reconsider, however: this game can devolve into mutual recriminations faster than you can say spoiled soufflé.
That exclamation mark in the title is well-earned.
Released on Novemfor PS5 (reviewed) and Xbox Series X/S.Īn entertaining but maniacally difficult co-operative cooking party, in the form of a greatest-hits compendium of every Overcooked! game released to date. Our review of Overcooked! All You Can Eat Edition, developed by Ghost Town Games/Team17.
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