Cooking in real life can be just as enjoyable as eating what you’ve made. Choosing ingredients, stirring, chopping, minding temperature — all the things you have to keep in mind to make a good meal also make it fun. But for all the games that feature cooking mechanics, from life sims to RPGs, few focus on the task itself in gameplay. One of the best demos in this round of Steam Next Fest picks up the torch from Cooking Mama, adding some interesting restaurant management and competition elements to its culinary core.
In KuloNiku: Bowl Up, you’ve inherited your grandmother’s restaurant, known for its meatballs and noodles, and it’s your job to make it better than ever. That involves serving customers, getting to know your neighbors, and even entering televised cooking competitions to improve your shop’s reputation.
