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ActionCasualIndieStrategyCo-opManagementCookingLocal Co-OpRoguelite

1,140 playing

Peak in the last 24 hours: 2,230

Peak in the last 7 days: 3,182

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Game description

Cook and serve your dishes, design and decorate your restaurants, and expand your culinary kingdom with new unlocks, abilities and dishes in procedurally-generated locations. Classic cooking action with permanent roguelite progression. Hire your friends - or do it all yourself!

Basic info

DeveloperIt's happening
PublisherYogscast Games, Gamersky Games
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckVerified
Release dateAug 4, 2022
Price

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Minimum specs

ProcessorQuad Core I5 or AMD equivalent
Memory8 GB
GraphicsIntel HD Graphics 530 or AMD equivalent
Storage2 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 434 reviews from the past 1 year

84.9/ 100
Top 40%

Steam rating: Very Positive (95%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 25, 2026)

PlateUp! is a frantic co-op restaurant roguelite, and players rate it 84.9, with Multiplayer ranking 92nd of 642.

👍 Strengths

172 reviews enjoy playing together, describing chaotic teamwork in the kitchen with partners and friends, and some note that groups of three or four work well. Multiplayer appears in 73% of analyzed reviews. 133 find it fun and addictive, with some saying they could not stop playing. 27 praise its strategic layer, such as kitchen layout, upgrade choices and automation that make each run different. Content Volume ranks 108th of 1351, and Gameplay ranks 591st of 1396.

👎 Where it falls short

47 reviews raise difficulty problems, describing sharp spikes, no difficulty settings and a game over after any customer timeout, and some say it is hard with only one or two players. 27 say it is unfriendly to new players, with a weak tutorial and mechanics learned only through trial and error. 24 find it less fun without friends, saying solo progress is slow and co-op partners are not always available. Pricing & Fairness ranks 243rd of 1399, and Tech & Support ranks 271st of 1399.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“amazing co-op fun rushing about kitchen with partner” · 172 reviews
“addictive, cannot stop playing, consumed by the game” · 133 reviews
“fresh concepts, wide range of characters with different playstyles” · 27 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 59% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Strategy +3.76 · Depth of builds, tactics, and meaningful choices
Positive “fresh concepts, wide range of characters with different playstyles” · 27 reviews
Negative “automation is nearly impossible to execute” · 1 review

Progression 15% · Difficulty 29% · Onboarding 12% · Freedom 8% · Controls & feel 6%

Plot, characters and the world

Not enough data — only 3% of reviews mention this.

World +2.91 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is

Story 0% · Characters 0%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 29% of reviews · Top 10% of the games we've analyzed

Replayability +3.65 · Reasons to play again — runs, randomness, New Game+
Positive “rogue-like upgrading and progression with multiple strategic kitchen evolution paths” · 24 reviews
Negative “endless mode after achievements doesn't feel fulfilling” · 2 reviews

Volume 9% · Variety 11%

Graphics, art style, music and sound

Not enough data — only 6% of reviews mention this.

Visuals -0.33 · Graphics, art style, and animation

Audio 3%

Playing with others, the community and servers
Mentioned in 73% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

Playing together +3.47 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals
Positive “amazing co-op fun rushing about kitchen with partner” · 172 reviews
Negative “challenging to level up and unlock solo without friends, wish to play with someone” · 24 reviews

Community 2% · Servers & Connection 3%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 10% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

Pricing +0.13 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge
Positive “always worth it at full price or discount” · 3 reviews
Negative “20 dollar price tag for small game, though usually discounted” · 1 review

Anti-cheat 0% · Balance 3% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 12% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

Developer support +0.14 · Updates, patches, and how devs respond to players
Positive “constant updates and great mod support with hundreds of hours of replayable content” · 7 reviews
Negative “translation poor, no new events or recipes added” · 1 review

Stability 3% · Performance 2%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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