MAJOR DEMO UPDATE

Hello to all Chef Warriors and Innkeepers!

We took our time with this one… but Patch 3 is finally here!

This update brings a big chunk of new content and improvements to give you a clearer taste of what Monster Chef is growing into.

This is our biggest and most feature-packed demo update yet.

Alright, enough talking.

Here’s the full list:

• Removed the Chef Door mechanic: now to go back to the Inn you can just press R3 after completing a Menu and wait a few seconds.

  

• The Monsters are now stunned for a brief period when their Cooking Resistance is depleted.

• The Monsters’ Cooking Resistance is now visible after the player hits them and not only when they are targeted.

• The Inventory Plates are now divided into Menu Plates and Additional Plates, clarifying the Inventory behaviour.

• Salt is now limited and can be harvested from Salt Rocks, Salt Sacks and Monster Chef Sanctuaries.

• Added Monster Chef Sanctuaries, special locations that can be accessed in the Wilds after receiving a certain item. Inside you’ll find a powerful Chef Weapon that lasts only for the current run, or some precious Salt.

• Added Towers, special locations that can be accessed in the Wilds after freeing their entrance with the Woodcutter Axe. Inside you’ll find lots of useful things.

• Added Trap Holes, patches of grass that can crumble under your feet and cast you into a cavern full of hazards. Tread carefully.

• Added Holes in the Great Hall, obstacles that impede your movement. They can be repaired with a chunk of Wood and a bit of good timing.

• Added Dust in the Inn: props can now get dusty from time to time, and you’ll have to wipe them clean.

• AddedAdded the RecyclerSpuntino can now sell you a brand-new Tool that lets you convert Scrap into useful Materials.

• Added new graphics and signalling to clarify the demo progression.

  

• Added feedback for the Inn’s minigame time.

• Added new story events, presenting bewildering foes.

• Added a recap for the Inn’s minigame, to clarify your performance in everyday struggles.

• Added several new music scores and sounds, including a new dynamic score for your hunts in the Wilds.

• Added new graphics and formalization for the Recipe Book, now starring a collection of all the Plates you’ve cooked and still have to cook.

• Added a new animation every time you receive a gift from an NPC.

• Added new graphics to the doors in the Inn’s Great Halls to better hint at their future role.

• Added the Training Grounds, a new Room in the Inn that lets you try out your Equipment before heading into the Wilds.

• Added Tips: serving a Client quickly now grants you a bit of extra Florins.

• Added the Equipment and Tools tab in the Inventory, to better keep track of your combat stats and Tool uses.

• Added Damage Numbers to combat, to better track your damage output.

• Added signalling for the Secrets in the Wilds.

  

• Added signalling for the invincibility frames during the roll.

• Added new graphics in the Wilds.

• Added new dialogues.

• Added UI animations.

• Updated the Chef Knife base combo with a third animation.

• Updated the Mandragora attack animation, now waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay tamer.

• Updated the signalling for Menu Completed.

• Updated the Inventory bindings.

• Both Betulla and Furia now have something special for you after you welcome them into the Inn.

  

• Improved the behaviour of the Mysterious Flower in the Garden.

• Improved the behaviour of the Garden Weeds: they now grow from time to time and become HUGE if left unchecked.

• Improved the overall demo progression.

• Various other fixes and small changes.

As we approach the announcement of the game’s release date, your feedback is invaluable to us: keep telling us what you like and we’ll cook a game like no other!

NOTE: The demo version is now 0.0.23. All previous save files are unfortunately obsolete, so you’ll need to start the demo from the beginning. We know it can be a bit of a pain, but think of it as the perfect excuse to discover all the new improvements — we promise it’ll be worth it! As always, we’re eager to hear your feedback.

Buon Appetito! Studio Pizza 🍕