Space Chef (2025)
Blue Goo Games, Kwalee
Hunt down strange alien creatures and plants, then cook 'em! Deliver your tasty creations to the galaxy's most unsafe places on your homemade star scooter. In a quirky mix of exploration, cooking and action, you’ll rebuild your mysteriously destroyed kitchen using nothing but junk and scrap parts.
About the story
Restaurants across the galaxy are in danger! After the notorious Galactic Burger arrives in your neighborhood, local kitchens have begun mysteriously…blowing up. And where have all those beloved family recipes disappeared to? You’re an aspiring chef with only a simple space trailer and the remnants of your grandma's cookbook to your name. Will you rise to the challenge? Rebuild your home, explore the galaxy, cook up cosmic cuisine, and become the greatest Space Chef in the universe!
Platforms
Switch PC PS5 Series X|SGenres
Adventure Indie Role-playing (RPG) SimulatorThemes
Action
Languages: English and 7 more
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Media
Critic Reviews
Saving Content
By Ed AcostaOverall, Space Chef is a cozy game with a mechanical backbone. Its open-ended structure, layered systems, and emphasis on discovery make it more demanding than most games in the genre, but also more rewarding for players willing to engage patiently. While directionless design choices and time cycles can be frustrating, the exploration and crafting are quite fun and create an entertaining experience of being a Space Chef.
GameGrin
By Alyssa Rochelle PayneSpace Chef isn't a meal I'll want to eat again. The slow, frustrating progression system and boring content aren't appetising.
Console-Tribe
By Luca SaatiSpace Chef is a mix between a space-themed Stardew Valley and Plate Up! that entertains at first but ultimately fails to hit the mark as it should. Behind a lighthearted and fun concept hides a game that quickly becomes repetitive and limiting, especially in crafting aspects that should be less restrictive. It’s a shame, because the lively art direction and irreverent humor deserved a much better final result.
Output Lag
By Steven MillsSpace Chef has all the right ingredients for a cozy space adventure: charming art, creative alien creatures, and a satisfying restaurant-building loop. But ultimately drowns them in tedious inventory management and glacially slow progression.
PSX Brasil
By Paulo Roberto MontanaroSpace Chef is a tangled mess of good intentions that end up being hampered by a flawed interface on several levels, as well as a progression system that is unfun, bureaucratic, and boring. While the exploration, the discovery of so many variables, and the handcrafted visuals work well with the game's nonsensical premise, and each mechanic has its own merits, the soup seems to lack salt, pepper, and balance. The final result is bland and, at times, hard to swallow.
