Hot Plates

For me the controls took some getting used to and sometimes I still struggle to target exactly what I want. After the first few days it can get pretty hard to keep up with orders and you will run out of supplies a lot. I recently restarted my cafe so I haven't gotten really far in the game yet and I'm hoping there's upgrades that make things easier in the future. I am enjoying it so far but it's not as casual as I expected a cooking game to be mostly because of the controls. At $5 it's certainly worth a try if you enjoy cooking/restaurant management games. EDIT: After 20 hours of playtime my poor little diner still struggles. The store RNG can really mess you up when much needed supplies are unavailable for weeks. So many orders come so quickly it feels like I'm trying to play a co-op game all by myself. I'm not going to change my review to a thumbs down but only get this if you're looking for a challenge. It's gotten too frustrating for my tastes.

It's simple and fun! What's really nice about this game is that you can stock every ingredients freely in any way you want which I think it's not the same as any other restaurant games. I may have not reach the level that you can farm your own ingredients yet, but 2-3 of first level make me feel this game is so much enjoyable for me. Totally recommend this game for sure! :D P.S. : yep, this game was totally intense! after you got your own farm (level 12 above) the amount of customer that come to your restaurant is increase a lot. So the big tip for this game is that you should setting priority stocking item like these. 1. Tomato 2. Meat ( every kind of meat you want) 3. Salad 4. Bread other than that is up to you. Also keep in mind that the shop won't have anything you need in each day. so sad

While Hot Plates has sound mechanics and, at times, fun gameplay, I cannot recommend a purchase. The game is way too slow to get started and does a poor job of explaining what all of the icons mean. While some people may like to learn as they go, basic instruction as to your starting kitchen appliances and receipes would be great. However, you don't learn about the receipes until mid-way through the VERY slow, VERY boring tutorial. If you like mindless, and time-wasting, cooking sims. Hit up Hot Plates and buy it. See for yourself: https://youtu.be/E_7MIGyPd9w

This game is just barely on the recommended side of things for me. I personally didn't love it but I also spent a good half of my play time being confused on what to do. The menu is not in english so good luck changing that but I did show where to fix that in my video linked below. All in all I can see the appeal for this game but im not 100% sure I will keep playing. That being said IF you enjoy simulator games like this then this game is nothing to complain about and the only $5 price tag is what tipped the scale for me to go ahead and recommend this game. If you enjoy these types of sim games! Check out my video to see some gameplay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqBcNRZgiQ8

Played for a couple of ingame days now. I like it that you can buy and stock up on ingredients how many you like and put them in every container possible. Also prepping for the next day and then buying ingredients tpo finish your prep for the opening hours. Already quite addictive to me and cant wait to see all the features in the game.

I enjoyed playing this a lot but probably wouldn't recommend it to others due to all the issues. It feels a bit like an abandoned early access game. The gameplay is basically Overcooked (you run around with ingredients, chopping and cooking them at the right station) except you stay in the same restaurant every day and have some additional management options - buy upgrades, manage stock etc. Pros: [list][*] Lots of busy work - wash the dishes, take out the trash, prep ingredients, rearrange your storage, etc. There's always something to do. The game gives you lots of time before and after work time to get everything organised. [*] Lots of new ingredients, meals, customers and upgrades keep it fun for a long time. [/list] Cons: [list][*] Customers will just come in and order things you've never made before, and there's no help with figuring out the recipes. You end up just buying everything because you have no idea what you need which makes storage a nightmare. [*] As the ingr...

I've looked a long time for a good cooking game. I finally thought I found it when I discovered Overcooked. But I soon realised OC is primarily based on a good 'fun with friends' coop title. Which is fine n dandy dandy n fine but missin certain aspects I wanted to play in a cooking game. The description on the Store page of HP convinced me that some (not all) of my desired missin aspects were fulfilled. So I purchased this ridiculously cheap title. ATM HP is buggy. Graphical glitches here n there, equipment appearin, disappearin & lackin optimisation. But in sayin that its very playable. The time aspect is good. You first av freetime - Use this as preperation time. A few things are involved in prepin. Then openin/closin time (automatic) - business as usual. Followed by more freetime. Again use for prepin, orderin, cleanin, etc. You can cut the day short after closin time but that can glitch the game. So ATM let it run its end. The managerial aspects challenging. Buyin, sellin, upg...

The idea is exactly like "overcooked", but executed a little to poorly for me to be able to recommend it. The controls are very annoying. The pick-up/drop-off target areas are hard to distinguish. It's just very juvinile. Can not recommend. Sorry. Also, the game installed and booted up in german, and I had to figure out how to switch the language to english.

+ the idea is great. managin' your own kitchen, upgrade it, produce good food and make customers happy. + i like that you must gain stars by working hard. the "day" is also great. prep-time, opening time and some prep time when its closed. + love the animations - no customization whatsover. most items have certain places where u can put em. thats it. no custom outfits, no colors for the kitchen etc - customers order foods i can't make. i lack the machines to produce some foods. - graphic glitch of food showing up shortly and then disappears again - tutorial could be better - recipe book is way too confusing while it lacks important information. for example "pizza margharita" shows me 2 cheese, 1 tomato & 1 ? as ingredients. Customers order this dish, but I can't make it (dunno how to figure the ingredient out) - I unlocked the farm but I have absolutely no idea how it works. And I have no idea where I get seeds from. All in all: A very lovely, good idea, but it lacks some important...

This is an amateur attempt at a game that has already been done much much better by three or four large companies I don't mind supporting young developers but that seems to be all that Steam is letting into their catalogue these past two years - Anyone know which Digital stores online are carrying the Indie & Triple A titles?