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Inbento

inbento is a chill pattern-matching puzzle game where you prepare Japanese lunch boxes (bento) while enjoying a cute story about parenthood and growing up. Recreate over 120 puzzling recipes, master tricky…

3 September 2019

Inbento is an adventure developed by Afterburn, released 3 September 2019 on Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Android and iOS.

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What Inbento is

Inbento is an adventure game developed by Afterburn and released in 2019. It was published by 7levels. It is available on Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Android, iOS and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.

The premise, in the publisher's words

inbento is a chill pattern-matching puzzle game where you prepare Japanese lunch boxes (bento) while enjoying a cute story about parenthood and growing up. Recreate over 120 puzzling recipes, master tricky mechanics and learn about the life of the kitten family as you pour your love into the food you create.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are educational and kids. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Inbento launched on 3 September 2019, within three weeks of Control, Borderlands 3, GreedFall and The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (2019). It arrived 6 years into the Xbox One's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Control, Borderlands 3, GreedFall, The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (2019).

Official trailer

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Quick answers

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When did Inbento come out?
Inbento was released on 3 September 2019 for Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Android, iOS and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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