\Overcooked is the game that simultaneously strengthens and ruins relationships. The saying “too many cooks in the kitchen” feels like it was literally created to describe this game — with its joyfully chaotic teamwork that has players filling increasingly demanding orders for whipping up meals. The three-person developer, Ghost Town Games, has revealed a big surprise befitting of its name, a new co-op experience called Stage Fright. Overcooked, and its sequel, became one of the biggest viral co-op hits of the decade, and Stage Fright looks to bring that unique brand of chaotic cooperation to a brand new genre.
In Overcooked, up to four players work together to fill a variety of restaurant orders, with levels becoming increasingly demanding and complex. You need to chop vegetables, cook meat, bake pizzas, and more, all while avoiding traps, jumping over rivers using ice blocks, or passing ingredients using conveyor belts. The brilliance of those games lies in not just how you have to cooperate with your partners, but how every level feels like a little puzzle box.
