Overcooked! is an arcade developed by Ghost Town Games, released 3 August 2016 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It currently starts at $2.89 at GameBillet. The main story takes about 6.3 hrs to finish.
What Overcooked! is
Overcooked! is an arcade game developed by Ghost Town Games and released in 2016. It was published by Team17. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The Onion Kingdom is threatened by the Ever Peckish, an enormous creature with an insatiable appetite. After failing to satisfy the beast, a team of chefs is sent back in time by the Onion King to sharpen their culinary skills. They must travel across the kingdom, conquer increasingly dangerous kitchens, and prepare for another chance to save the world.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action, comedy and kids. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 4 players. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player. There are 12 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
Overcooked! holds a critic score of 82 out of 100. That places it above 83% of the 2,164 rated arcade games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2016 averaged 68, so it scored 14 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 82, across 370 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 6.3 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 15 hrs, roughly 2.4 times the length of the critical path. At its current cheapest price of $2.89, that works out to about $0.46 per hour of the main story, or $0.19 per hour if you finish everything.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Dual Core 2.4Ghz, 2 GB RAM and GeForce 8800 GT / AMD HD 6850 / Intel HD Graphics 4400 or above. At 2GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 1GB.
What it costs, and where
The cheapest verified price right now is $2.89 at GameBillet, 83% below its usual price.
What it launched against
Overcooked! launched on 3 August 2016, within three weeks of No Man's Sky, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, Abzu and Starbound. It reviewed better than 2 of the 4. It arrived 3 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: No Man's Sky, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, Abzu, Starbound.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Overcooked! yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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