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Nightmare Kitchen PlaytestEvents0.5.0 - Perks Update
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0.5.0 - Perks Update

Nightmare Kitchen Playtest · published 11 Aug 2026, 15:43 UTC · build 24665796

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Hey Chef!

This update is a bit of a biggie. Not like huge biggie, but big biggie still. So let's start reading!


Weapons! Glorious Weapons!!!

Toastmaster - Pump-action slices, toasted violently golden.

The Jawbreaker - Rock-hard candy plaster, great for armor penetration.


Recycl-a-Tron upgrades!

Upgrade Tree

We've taken a hard pass on the permanent upgrade track for the player. Where originally it was a ton of abilities and half-baked ideas, now it is much more realized. Bring your Recyclables from your run to the Recycl-a-Tron and upgrade your Chef today! This includes: new abilities, new perks and stat upgrades.

Perks

Here, on the second tab of the Recycl-a-Tron, you will find your perks and abilities. Make sure to equip them before you go out into the mall,


New Abilities

Abilities are new to the game. As you survive through a run, you will see a bar in the lower-right corner begin to fill. When it is filled, you need only press the assigned button ('Q' by default) to launch your devastating attack. Play the demo and find out what abilities we've cooked up to keep Chef alive.


Additional Changes

  • The intro/tutorial has been altered and shortened. This is by no means the final version, but hopefully it gets Chef's into the kitchen faster

  • Gameplay balance - Weapon damage, Enemy health, Enemy damage

  • Drop rate balance - altered the drop rates of various items throughout the game

  • UI updates - focusing on some key HUD changes like health/shield and soon more...

  • Added Paulie dialogue to Wave Room and Boss Room to better indicate what is happening

  • Inventory Screen cleanup

  • General Performance Enhancements

  • General bug fixes in relation to resolution options

  • General Room Generation cleanup

  • Additional bug fixes

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