After a long time in the dark, we're "cooking" (pun intended) something that you might like. Meanwhile, got something for you: many bugfixes and especially a massive change to the renderer, so now even the absolute worst laptop could run the game. Ok, maybe not the worst, as this isn't Doom 1993, but still, you should see and experience massive performance improvements. Changelog: Most importan…
Here it is, the last of our Early Access development update videos! Tomorrow’s 1.0 release includes three new, highly thematic scenarios, along with a variety of new decorative objects and, of course, the much anticipated bar and drinks mechanics. Pull up a bar stool and enjoy this preview of what to expect in 1.0: I’d also like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who supported us and co…
Hi everyone! It’s with great pride and excitement I can officially announce that Recipe for Disaster will be exiting Early Access on August 5th, with the full game including new features, customisation options and polish. Our goal going into Early Access was to collaborate with the community to make the best restaurant-management sim around, and thanks in large part to your feedback, support an…
Hello everyone! I’m excited to announce our latest update is now live! This time, the team has been focusing on using feedback from the community to refine our existing mechanics and improve the overall gameplay experience. We’ve added a couple of new features to the game, too! Check out our Dev Update video below to get a closer look at some of the changes we’ve made. Updated Character Models…
Hello everyone and Happy New Lunar Year! As you may have seen, we recently released our latest major update ‘Events and Disasters’, which includes extra campaign levels, new disasters, additional dynamic events and more! In order to celebrate a New Lunar Year, not only is Recipe for Disaster taking part in the Steam Lunar Sale, but we’ve also added some themed Lunar Year content into the game.…
Today I’m excited to be announcing the launch of our next major update! This time around we’ve been focusing on expanding and improving the single player campaign by introducing health inspection and VIP events, additional disasters, loads more customer and staff dynamic events, and two entirely new levels! We’ve put together an update video detailing all of the new content for you to take a lo…
EM = Employee CX = Customer FC = Food Critic FP = Freeplay Additions: - "Men at Work" and "Dragon Rising" campaign levels - Many dynamic events - New ingredients - Rebind screen - New disasters - Notification for event outcome Changes: - Workshop thumbnails - Lengthened EM names - AZERTY support - Default language now English, no matter what - F11 improvements - Save names now accept symbols Fi…
Hi everyone, before we take a break for the holiday season I wanted to check in and give you a quick update of what we’re currently working on for Recipe for Disaster ’s next major Early Access update, which is scheduled to arrive in January 2022 . Following the release of the Freeplay & Festive updates we’ve been reviewing all of the feedback that you’ve submitted to date. A recurring theme am…
It’s beginning to feel a lot like Christmas, and to get you all in the festive mood we’ve added some fun new holiday themed content to Freeplay mode! We’ve also teamed up with the fine folks at The Yogscast for their annual Jingle Jam event! You can catch Ravs and Sips playing Recipe for Disaster for the first time LIVE on 3rd December during their morning Twitch stream between 11am-2pm GMT (wi…
EM = Employee CX = Customer FP = Freeplay Additions: - Show FP seed on pause menu - Eyedrop tool to duplicate floor and wall textures (build mode, top UI) - Some CXs can love everything and hate nothing Changes: - EMs taking sick days now don't take entire weeks - Increased CX spawn rate - Smoked Paprika now recognised as Smoked Paprika - Lowered salary for Easy FP - Increased salary for Hard F…
Hey everyone, in our last post we looked at your feedback following the first week of release. Taking on board what the community asked for, we’ve been hard at work on creating a highly customizable Freeplay mode , which is now live for you all to play and enjoy! This is the first iteration of Freeplay and we’ll continue to develop it alongside other existing systems and mechanics as we move th…
Changes: - MANY localisation fixes, especially in Russian and French - Lowered bathroom needs - Added some ingredients - Lowered fire chance - Wording in skill descriptions in the tutorial - Fired employees no longer burn stuff on their way out - Avatar can now be sent home - Added toggle in the gameplay menu to not show notifications for criticals when cooking - Autosave now defaults to "on" -…
Hi everyone! I’d like to start things off by saying a huge thank you to everyone who has supported Recipe for Disaster at this first stage of early access! While your enthusiasm and words of encouragement have been fantastic to see, we’ve also really appreciated the amount of detailed and constructive feedback that the growing community has submitted so far. Even after just 1 week it’s given us…
Get it while it’s hot! Our brand new cooking sim ‘Recipe for Disaster’ is fresh out the kitchen and available to play in Early Access! Check out our release trailer below... A restaurant management sim with a devious social twist, Recipe for Disaster will have you contending with wilful staff, questionable cooking skills, demanding customers and kitchen disasters as you embark on your culinary…
We're back with our third progress update video! With our Early Access release via Steam just a few weeks away, we can't wait to show off some of the features we've been hard at work on. Recipe for Disaster will be available to play on the November 4th 2021, so remember to wishlist the game today and follow us for the latest kitchen updates! Restrooms - During their visit, some customers will n…
Welcome back to our second progress update video! We've got plenty of new content coming your way and you can check out our recently updated Roadmap to see what's coming next - can't wait to hear what you think! I'm also excited to reveal that Recipe for Disaster will be launching via Steam Early Access on the 4th November 2021 ! We've brought forward some new features ahead of launch and you c…
Hey everyone, I hope you’re all good! It’s been a little while since our last update but I’m happy to say we’ve got plenty of new information heading your way. Today I’m going to be talking about updates to our EA roadmap, the game’s release date, as well as progress on a number of new features that we’ve added since our last post. EA roadmap changes & release update I’d like to start off by ta…
Welcome to our very first developer update video! Following all of your feedback from our Demo in the Steam Next Fest, we’ve added a bunch of new features to the game - and I can’t wait for you to try them all out. · Employee Skill Progression - as employees perform actions, they’ll gain experience in individual skill categories. This will eventually allow them to level up and choose powerful b…
Hi everybody, I hope you’re all well! I’ve got some exciting news to share with you today. Having considered all of the excellent feedback that was submitted following our public demo at Steam Next Fest we can now reveal our early access plans and roadmap . I’d also like to talk a little bit about our system for implementing community feedback going forwards and how this will be reflected in th…
Hey everyone, I hope you’re good! I wanted to personally thank those of you that have already taken the time to try out our demo and submit feedback. If you haven’t had a chance to play yet, we are keeping the demo live until Sunday 11th July , so still plenty of time to still get involved. With regards to the feedback that we received so far, I thought it would be useful to highlight some of t…
A NOTE ON LOCALIZATION: Whilst Recipe for Disaster will support a number of languages upon its full release in 2022, the demo version is only playable in English. Q: What are the required system specs? Will the game run on my machine? A: We recommend the following system specs. OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel i5/i7/i9 or AMD Ryzen Memory: 8GB RAM Hard drive: 1GB free Recommended video cards (di…
Order up! The Steam Next Fest has arrived and we’ve got just the treat for you - our brand new and exclusive demo, fresh out of the kitchen! Hopeful chefs can fire up the ovens as they build a restaurant from scratch and embark on a culinary misadventure to become the ultimate head chef! After assembling your team of wilful staff, you’ll have to balance staff mood swings, please picky customers…
Fantastic news chefs! Recipe for Disaster will be featured in the upcoming Steam Next Fest which runs 16 - 22 June 2021! Steam Next Fest gives players the chance to play demos, catch up with developers, watch live-streams and get all the latest updates on upcoming games. Hopeful restaurateurs will be able to get a sneak peek of the game with our exclusive demo! Get the keys to your very first r…
Recipe for Disaster is an upcoming restaurant management game that challenges the player to design, build, and maintain a successful restaurant business all whilst contending with the unique personalities of their staff, questionable cooking skills, demanding customers, and less than reliable suppliers! The game is planned to release on PC later this year and we are now looking for a small grou…
Hello, aspiring chefs! Development is currently in high gear but I wanted to take a moment to touch base, start digging into some features, and share progress. In today’s post we are going to take our first look at perhaps the most vital component of any successful restaurant: its employees. In Recipe for Disaster you will have full control over who you hire and fire. All aspects of an individu…
Hi! Alex here, founder and lead designer for Dapper Penguin Studios. In March we were really stoked to be able to announce our new game Recipe for Disaster and I thought now would be the perfect time to introduce the game personally and answer a few questions that you may have about the project and its ambitions for the future. We are keen to keep our community updated on progress throughout de…
A brand new restaurant management sim with a devious social twist is coming to PCs later this year! Recipe for Disaster is unlike any other restaurant sim you’ve played! Sure, you’ll have to build your restaurant, design a menu and serve food...but don’t think we’ll make it that easy for you. You’ll have to balance complex personalities in the kitchen, deal with exhausted staff members, avoid k…
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