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Steam News12 March 20263mo ago

Announcing the New Spookitchen Playtest!

Hello, this is YNOT! We’re excited to share the latest development news for the cute spooky cooking tycoon Spookitchen.

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Hello, this is YNOT!

What changed

0 fixes3 additions15 changes0 removals
  • Balance
  • Gameplay
  • Store
  • UI and audio
  • Maps
  • Performance
added🎃 Update Patch NotesIn this demo, many new contents, systems, and balance updates have been added.
changedAdditionsFishing
changedAdditionsShop upgrades
addedAdditionsSpookitchen building added to the town
changedAdditionsPlayer skins & hats (chef hat for kitchen, straw hat for garden)
addedAdditionsMain story changes and new intro sequence
Item stack1099Item stack increased, buff

Spookitchen changes

addedIn this demo, many new contents, systems, and balance updates have been added.
changedFishing
changedShop upgrades
addedSpookitchen building added to the town
changedPlayer skins & hats (chef hat for kitchen, straw hat for garden)

We’re excited to share the latest development news for the cute spooky cooking tycoon Spookitchen.

🎃 Playtest Open (March 13)

The Spookitchen Playtest will begin on March 13 at 8:00 PM (KST) on Steam!

No separate application is required — you can start playing directly from the Steam page.

The playtest end date will be announced in a future update.

🎃 5,000 Wishlists Reached

Spookitchen has officially surpassed 5,000 wishlists! Thank you so much for your support.

🎃 Update Patch Notes

In this demo, many new contents, systems, and balance updates have been added.

Additions

  • Fishing

  • Ghostar (SNS)

  • Media (Album)

  • Dining with NPCs

  • Shop upgrades

  • Recipe research

  • Skill tree

  • Weather

  • Date & calendar

  • Player room

  • Kitchen cooking space

  • Spookitchen building added to the town

  • Player skins & hats (chef hat for kitchen, straw hat for garden)

  • Main story changes and new intro sequence

  • Tutorial

  • Cooking tool durability

  • Notification system

  • Recipe preview

  • Cooking progress bar UI

  • Dish of the day

  • NPC dialogue notification

  • Clock & status UI

  • Background music

Changes

  • Improved cooking UI and cooking result UI

  • Orders and payments are now automatic

  • Daily result screen UI

  • Review UI

  • Currency types

  • Map shortened and regenerated

  • Balancing and level design improvements

  • Farming and plant growth adjustments

  • Dungeon teleport portal

  • Items now auto-loot

  • Item stack increased from 10 → 99

  • HP / SP adjustments

  • Optimization improvements

🎃 Discord & Survey

Check out YNOT’s development logs on the Spookitchen Discord server!

Join the Discord 👉 https://discord.com/invite/WFPAW6KyjS

Take the survey 👉 https://forms.gle/W8NFS5bKCC5oPEZ89

🎃 Future Plans

We will continue polishing the build to make Spookitchen even more charming, while preparing additional development for the official demo version.

We’ll see you again in the next Steam announcement.

Thank you to everyone supporting Spookitchen!

See you at the cute and spooky ghost restaurant! 👻👻

— Development Team YNOT

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Steam News / 12 March 2026

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