Hi Chefs! Patch #19 is live with a few more improvements and fixes.

Improvements

• Added item Stack Splitting. You can split item stacks when inside your main Inventory, Storage, Refrigerator, and Vending Machine.
  
• Improved inventory controls. You can now use Right Click (mouse) or West Button (controllers) to activate certain commands inside Storages and Shops like Transfer All, or Buy / Sell multiple. Previously, this would require Shift + Click (Mouse & Keyboard) or Left Trigger + South Button (Controller). This option is still available, however the key input tooltip has been updated to the simpler version.
  
• More optimal Virtual Cursor (controller only) speeds when doing different activities.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed tooltips sometimes displaying incorrectly when playing on monitors that do not have an aspect ratio of 16:9. This issue seemed to be more common on Macs.
  
• Fixed inconsistent virtual cursor (controller only) speeds when playing on different sized monitors.
  
• Fixed Frier minigame inconsistent movement speed on different computers.
  
• Fixed Grill minigame sometimes unable to pick up ingredients accurately.
  
• Fixed restaurant order tab visual glitch / getting stuck + smoother animations.
  
• Fixed Restaurant service not auto-starting during certain quests.
  
• Fixed floor tiles sometimes not updating visuals correctly.
  
• Fixed floor tiles being able to be placed over Stages & Trapdoor.
  
• Fixed Ingredient deliveries not triggering when sleeping inside Greenhouse or Maintenance room.
  
• Fixed being able to interact with invisible Consumable Panel when inside shops.

Hi Chefs! Patch #18 is live with some fixes and additional improvements for the Version 0.62 update. Thank you for the reports and suggestions!


Bug Fixes

• Fixed fishing rod sometimes not registering clicks.
  
• Fixed Time & Key inputs UI appearing outside the game screen on certain monitors.
  
• Fixed not being able to sleep inside the Maintenance room & Greenhouse.

Additional Improvements

• Can now use mouse scroll wheel to cycle through consumable slots.
  
• Smoother camera transition when equipping / unequipping the bow. Previously, the camera jumps too quickly.
  
• Added AM / PM to Clock UI.
  
• Increased collision box of Farming plants (slightly increased range for watering and digging).
  
• When watering or digging farming plants, the player will now face the direction of the target plant. (Some players mentioned preferring the previous watering method of using the mouse. The change was made to be easier to navigate on controllers, but we can look into a sort of hybrid system where either mouse or keys can be used to water & dig plants).

That’s all for now! We’ve made quite a few changes for the latest Version 0.62 update. Let us know if anything jumps out at you are if you want additional improvements in other features. Some changes can be made quickly, but bigger improvements will be reserved for the next major update.

Hi Chefs! Version 0.62 is now live! This is a general clean-up of the project, and addressing frequently mentioned issues to help us prepare for the next major update. Version 0.62 contains controls changes, numerous quality of life improvements, and many bug fixes. A couple new Machine furniture items have been added as well.


The biggest change in Version 0.62 involves controls. The consumable slot has been updated to the 10-Slot panel commonly found in other games. The 10-Slot panel gives more options for items to select, and we have found that it is easier to navigate when using a controller. Since this UI is so common, it helps reduce the barriers of entry for new players.

For Mouse & Keyboard Users, mouse LEFT CLICK can now be used to interact with objects, and automatically equip weapons. You can also Use LEFT CLICK to select slots in the consumables panel.

For Controller users, LEFT / RIGHT shoulder buttons will navigate the consumables panel.
For Playstation Dualsense users : Just a reminder that this controller must be plugged in to work properly.


Tools have been updated. Scythes, drills, watering cans, spades, and fishing rods no longer need to be equipped before using, so this should help make using tools more streamlined. Bows and Spears will still need to be equipped, since these weapons require aiming.


Bow Lock-On Feature (Controllers only)

When aiming a bow, you can now toggle a Lock-On feature, which will make aiming much easier when using a controller.


Due to the change in the Consumables Slot, some key binds have been updated accordingly. Upon entering the game, your key Rebinds will be reset to the default. If you have custom keybinds, they will need to be remapped again.


Reputation has been temporarily disabled as it currently does not have any meaning impact in the game, and does not unlock many features. For the few instances where Reputation score impacts the game, the requirement will now be based on Prestige Instead. We may bring back reputation in the future when new features are added and when it can have a more meaningful impact on the game loop.

The following Reputation requirements will now be based on Prestige :

• 400 Teahouse Reputation required to date Aylin -> Level 6 Prestige. Alternatively, reaching 80% customer Satisfaction in the final dinner service will also provide this unlock.
  
• Higher Reputation slightly increases the speed at which customers arrived in the restaurant. This is now based on Prestige.
  
• The Quest Peony’s opening no longer requires a Reputation score. The new requirement is to achieve Level 5 Prestige.
  
• Unlocking the Rising Star achievement now requires Level 5 Prestige. There will be no impact on previously unlocked achievements.

Building interiors will now be impacted by day / night cycles. Most buildings will have night lights that will turn on around sunset. For player-owned buildings, a new feature has been added that will allow you to control the lighting style using a new Machine called Light Controller.

Light Controller -----

This is a new Furniture Item that when placed, can be used to control the lighting in a room. There are 2 lighting modes. You can choose to have the room’s overhead lights to always be on (ignores day night cycle), or turn them off and light your room using decorative lights. More lighting options are available under each mode. By default, before the machine has been placed, the overhead lights will be active (no day / night cycle by default). The blueprint for Light Controllers are automatically unlocked.

Chocolate Maker -----

This new machine allows you to convert Cocoa Beans (obtained from farming) into Dark Chocolate. The blueprint for this machine is a rare reward for completing certain activites.

Soup Vat -----

This new machine allows you to convert Raw Pheasant into Pheasant Stock. The blueprint for this machine is a rare reward for completing certain activites.

• Chefs will wander around and sometimes prep kitchen appliances when the restaurant is closed.
  
• Waiters will wander around and sometimes clean tables when the restaurant is closed.
  
• You can now view map quest markers for character quests and misc. quests (previously, this was only available for main story quests).

• Controller rumble has been added. (Can be turned On/Off in settings).
  
• Easier to navigate Build Mode when using Controllers.
  
• Improved interaction system for easier interaction with objects and prevent situations where the interaction icon has been highlighted, but unable to interact with the NPC or object.
  
• Awards tooltips now display total progress / highest score.
  
• End of service summary UI has been updated for better readability.
  
• Destroy parcels when using a controller will now display a confirmation popup first.
  
• Restaurant in-service UI now displays the total number of customers, as well as the duration of the service.
  
• Chat bubble frequency inside restaurants is reduced when there are more people inside the restaurant.
  
• Recipe UI has been updated for better readability.
  
• Removed “End Seed Placement” button inside greenhouse as this is now obsolete.
  
• Dropping delivery parcels now require a confirmation when using a controller.
  
• Some dialogue adjustments & improvements.
  
• Small improvements to various other UIs.
  
• Additional sound effects for some interactions previously missing sounds.

• Fixed Critic Review always displaying menu as “Vegan.”
  
• Fixed Awards data sometimes not loading correctly.
  
• Fixed unable to reset controller rebinds.
  
• Fixed a possible UI glitch when opening the Minimap.
  
• Fixed certain Party dish types not displayed in Bulletin & Restaurant popup.
  
• Fixed unavailable cutscenes triggering in 2nd level of Beach Caves when Thelio’s Stolen Goods quest is active.
  
• Fixed NPC chat menu buttons behavior incorrect when more 6 or more options are available.
  
• Fixed restaurant counter sprites sometimes not updating correctly.
  
• Fixed being able to trigger some unavailable restaurant commands when using a controller.
  
• Cherry Mojito changed from Common to Epic recipe.
  
• Fixed incorrect recipe information inside the research progress panel.
  
• Fixed staff clothing colors not immediately updating after color selection.
  
• Fixed kitchen appliances being occupied by staff members when preparing takeout order.
  
• Fixed Smoldering Boars available as a daily hunting task before Volcano has been unlocked.
  
• Fixed refrigerator obstruction indicator not hiding after obstruction has been cleared.
  
• Fixed incorrect Clock time after fast travelling at midnight.
  
• Fixed some animation errors with Cream-colored android bodies.
  
• Fixed incorrect footsteps sound when inside baths.
  
• Fixed some visual errors where the player can overlap with the environment.
  
• Fixed various text errors.

• Slightly reduced requirements to achieve higher score in the Critic Review.
  
• Slightly reduced time required for fast travel.
  
• Increased attack range of Spears / staves.
  
• Slightly increased hitbox size of some animals.

That’s all for now! We have also made a lot of progress towards our next Major Update : Food & Festivals. This is a very large update, hence we do not have a specific release date yet. We will keep you posted when things become clearer and more finalized over the next few weeks!

Hi Chefs! Patch #17 is up with a couple fixes and improvements. We would also like to propose a change to our upcoming Festivals and Relationships Major update.

Bug Fixes

- Fixed an error where sometimes restaurant services and research facilities do not consume
ingredients.
- Fixed a visual error inside larger storage units, where unavailable slots were not greyed out.
- Fixed one of the Prestige level 10 requirements displaying incorrect information.
- Fixed skills resetting after reaching Prestige level 10.
- Fixed Boss health bars not appearing if hitting them from outside the boss arena.
- Fixed a visual error with April’s Cystal Ball intro cutscene.
- Fixed Pumpkins not appearing in the vegi shop.
- Fixed some missing audio during flashback cutscenes.


Balancing

- Slightly increased chance of receiving seeds with the “Seed Collector” skill.
- Increased chances for rarer minerals and crystals after reaching story Act 2 and 3.


Improvements

- Player collider now refreshes after equipping / unequipping tools. Previously, players were unable to pick plants immediately after equipping a tool. Some other collider interactions have been improved as well.


Upcoming Content Change Proposal

Chef RPG’s next planned major update is the Festivals & Relationships update. With our previous Version 0.6 update, we have already diverted from the original roadmap slightly, since we feel it’s important to be flexible and adjust things according to incoming feedback, and the needs of the game.

For our next update (a much bigger one), we are moving along well with the Festivals content, and have already created a large portion of the art assets. However, after some evaluation, we feel it may not be the best time to commit heavily into Romance (marriage & kids). This is due to the way the game is set up – certain significant areas have not been added to the game yet, and these new locations will make romance far more interesting (etc. travel to exciting date locations, local delicacies for gifts). Furthermore, certain romanceable characters reside in the City, and will be unable to be romanced if we commit to romance now.

Due to these reasons, we feel it will be better and more enjoyable for the complete Romance system to be added in our 1.0 launch. It will give us the time to develop the characters more through character quests, add more interesting romance specific locations, and include additional romanceable characters.

In the meantime, certain Festivals will possess romance-related activities (eg. finding a partner) and these can still added to the game in the next update. New character quests will also be introduced to further develop our cast of characters.



Food Over Love

Instead of committing to Romance, we feel it would be more valuable to work on improving the restaurant gameplay loop at this time. We’ve received a lot of feedback over the past months, and feel like we’ve got a good idea on how to make the restaurant gameplay more exciting and dynamic. There are 3 key things we would like to work on in the upcoming update:

• Improved player interactivity during restaurant service. Be able to dynamically view the service quality and react.
  
  
• Improved minigames. We haven’t changed minigames too much since launch, but we now have a better idea of how to improve them. We would like to make some bigger changes to minigames, and have the games better resemble “real cooking” while keeping a similar idea as we have now.
  
  
• Incentives for changing and adapting your restaurant menu. This can be achieved by introducing seasonal ingredients, shopping discounts, and unique groups of customers.

Finally, we are still committed to adding a challenging “Chef Mode” to Chef RPG. The exact form this will take will require some testing and experimentation and may differ from our original roadmap.


Let us know your thoughts about this proposed change. Also, feel free to share your thoughts on the restaurant gameplay, and what you would like to see!

Hi Chefs!

We hope you have been enjoying the new update. This patch includes fixes to some user reports :

Fixes

- There was an issue with pets and vending machine data disappearing. This appears to be caused by something unrelated - (Cotton plants & Daikon plants in the greenhouse). This has been fixed now, and an extra safety guard has been added to Pets & vending machines to prevent similar issues in the future. We will continue to keep an eye out if anything similar reappears.

- Critic quest requirements displayed incorrectly in the UI. You may have been blocked by this as it appears the requirements have been met, but the button "Open Restaurant" could not be clicked.

- Fixed fridge sometimes losing ingredients before Fridge Upgrade quest (2nd story quest) has been complete.

- Fixed customer tooltip sometimes displaying incorrect completed dishes.

- Fixed hair salon error when player is wearing overalls, or not wearing clothes.

- Removed unavailable ingredients and seeds from collection logs.

- Sometimes, unavailable seeds may be acquired (like Sorghum seed). This has been fixed, and unavailable items will automatically removed from your inventory.

- Fixed maintenance room backdoor sometimes not working, even when Trapdoor has been placed. You will need to enter the restaurant once (with trapdoor active) for the fix to be applied.

- Fixed some text errors.

Balancing

Reduced base wait time of Tired staff members from 22 seconds to 15 seconds. (Wait is further reduced by 1 second per Endurance level of the staff member).

Hi Chefs!

Chef RPG Version 0.6 is now available! This is our first major content update.
Please note * This is not the Festivals & Relationships update, which will be the next major update.

Update V0.6 Summary

New Content

- Prestige system
- Town contribution / upgrades system
- Crafting System overhaul
- Chef awards
- New quests
- Second level of beach caves

Improvements

- Pacing and soft-locks
- Skill changes
- Minigame improvements
- Improved SFX
- Numerous quality of life additions


FULL UPDATE DETAILS BELOW

Warning : Minor spoilers below. Not recommended to read if you have not started the game.


We’ve introduced a new progression system into Chef RPG know as Prestige. This is a series of goals to unlock through completing restaurant services. By increasing your Prestige Level, you may be awarded additional Power Cells, Recipes, and Skill Points. An additional of 20 Skill Points can be acquired through the current Prestige System. Prestige will be available after completing the soft opening. In the future, as we continue to develop this system, it will likely replace the Reputation System, as the Reputation Score did not provide clear goals or rewards.

You can now contribute Credits and Resources to the town to earn Contribution Points. Completing bulletin tasks will also provide additional points. Contribution points can be spent on upgrading or unlocking various parts of town. Currently, there are 11 town projects available. No More Shabby Floors, and a new early-game quest must be completed to unlock Town Contributions.

The following are some of the available town projects to unlock.

• Birthday Calendar
  
• Barber Shop (New hairstyles available)
  
• New Furniture shop
  
• New Resource Areas
  
• Additional Storage Space

We’ve decided to update the crafting system with some new features. Now, additional characters are able to craft items. Previously, only furniture items could be crafted. Now, rare equipment and tools can also be created via crafting.


Blueprints

Crafting items now require acquiring its corresponding blueprint. Some blueprints will be automatically available, some received after quests, and some blueprints will be acquired though various activities in the game.

Ore Refining

The Furnace has been added to the game. It will allow you to refine Raw Minerals into Metal Plates, which can be used to craft higher level items. The furnace is available after completing a new early-game quest.

Additional Resources

Some new resources have been added to the game for use in crafting.
Completing restaurant services over the course of the game will allow you to unlock various Chef Awards. After meeting the requirements for an Award, you will receive the award by mail the next morning and earn additional Power Cells. More awards will be added in future game updates.

6 New Early to Mid game side-quests have been added to the game. These quests are primarily intended to improve early game pacing, and also introduce players to certain game mechanics like farming and brewing. New features can be unlocked via these quests, including an empty buildable room that can be used for brewing.

A second level has been added to the beach caves, that provide mineral deposits for specific resources. You can unlock the different sections of the caves by contributing resource to the town.

We’ve had many reports of pacing issues, especially around Act 1. Upon further review, the primary cause of this seems to be the gap between Fixing the Fridge, and the Soft Opening Quest, where the player needs to wait several days for the soft opening to fully trigger and complete. We’ve removed several requirements for the Soft Opening, so the quest now triggers much earlier without having to wait several days.

Previously, the beach caves are unlocked in Act 2, in the middle of Thelio’s Stolen Goods quest. We felt this is a bit late. The beach caves are now unlocked in Act 1, after completing No More Shabby Floors. This will allow you to access the mines, crafting, and Town contributions inside Act 1, before the Grand Opening has begun.

New side quests are now available in Act 1 and early Act 2, which will help increase the number of activities and methods of earning money during the early game.


Previously, starting a major restaurant service quest would prevent you from hosting regular services, until the quest is complete. This has been removed. Furthermore, if you have multiple quests / parties available, you can now cycle between all available services.
Previously, declining certain character quests could prevent you from speaking to that character again until accepting. A new “accept quest” button has been added to prevent this.


Storage Changes

The storage UI has been updated and provides sorting and “deposit all” features. Hotel and House storage units have now be combined, so they will all share the same space, no matter which building you are standing in. Additional storage upgrades can be made via Town Contributions, to unlock a third safe in town, and up to an additional 48 storage slots. The maximum number of storage slots you can have is now 136.

Crafting items and contributing resources to the town can now use resources directly from inside your storage, and the items do not need to be inside your inventory.


Collections Tab

The collections tab has been updated, so you can now view the various ingredients, resources, and blueprints, and awards that you have collected. You can also view information regarding your current Prestige level here.

Key Item Tab

A new tab has been added to the inventory panel that holds quest-related items, so that they do not take up storage space. Existing Quest Items will automatically be transferred over to the Key Item inventory.

Note Items

A new item type has been added : Note Items. These will usually be received via quests and will provide the player with information related to the game. Currently, some brewing notes have been added. Upon reading the note, the corresponding Brewing process will be automatically unlocked inside your brewing recipe book.

Various UI Improvements

We’ve also made various improvements to different UIs to improve clarity and readability.


Frier Game

Improved mouse responsiveness and control during. Increased game area for better movement and visibility. Changed the way that dish quality is calculated in this game to better represent the percentage of bubbles hit.

Ice Cream Machine

Improved mouse responsiveness and control, and increased ingredient movement variety. Changed the way that dish quality is calculated in this game to better represent the percentage of ingredients hit.

General

Improved readability and text sizes of tutorials. We will likely update other minigames soon.


Farming

Skill name has now changed to Seed Collector. Access to farming is no longer unlocked via skill, and is unlocked through an early game quest : In Search of Tomatoes (visit Takashi Farms to start). Seed Collector allows animals and plants to drop seeds.

Brewing

Skill name has been changed to Brewmaster. Access to brewing is no longer unlocked via skill. Brewing is now unlocked after completing the new quest : Brewing a Beer, available in the town when ACT 2 has started.
+5% Dish Quality for recipes that use at least one Alcohol ingredient.

Eagle Eyed Shopper

Added ability for increasing the amount of ingredients sold by vendors.

Professional Decorator

Removed décor value only visible after unlocking this skill. Décor value will now always be visible.


We have begun working with an audio designer to improve various sound effects in the game. Various new sounds have been added in this update. More changes will follow soon.


Power Cells

We’ve revisited all Power Cells requirements in game, and better adjusted them to meet the rate that they are obtained (factoring in Prestige and Awards). Power Cells requirements for crafting various items, as well as house, storage, and research facility upgrades have been modified.


Crafting Materials

Resource requirements for all crafting products have been readjusted to balance better with the cost and rarity of materials.


Player Autocook Dish Quality

Base dish quality of Auto cooked player dishes has been increased. Scaling with Cooking level has been decreased.


Staff Dish Quality

Base dish quality of dishes made by staff members have been increased. Bonus dish quality from staff Cooking level has been decreased. This means that the dish quality gap between common and legendary chefs have been decreased.


Dish Price

Dish prices have been adjusted slightly. Prices remain tied to cost of ingredients. However, the base price multiplier has been slightly increased, while bonus multipliers from number of ingredients and Rarity have been slightly decreased. This means that basic, common dishes will sell for slightly more than before, while upgraded or rarer dishes sell for slightly less than before.


We sometimes receive reports of the game not working on certain Mac machines, although we have been unable to reproduce the issue on our own Macs. Currently, your computer may give a warning that it will not run 32 Bit games, but the game will still run in most cases. However, please let us know if the game does not run on your Mac - the model and processor type will be useful information to catch any remaining issues with Mac. Thank you.


With the new update, the balancing of the game has changed. We would love to hear your feedback, or fix any issues you may have. You can also chat with our growing community in our Discord server here:

https://discord.gg/YpuAH2XTP3

We hope you enjoy your culinary adventures in Chef RPG! More updates coming soon!

Hi Chefs!

Chef RPG’s first major content update will be live on March 5 at 3PM PST.
Note * This is not the Festivals & Relationships update, which will come some time afterwards.

We have slightly adjusted our original content plans based on player feedback and internal playtesting. Here is a general summary of additions in the upcoming Version 0.6 Update.

New Content

• Prestige system
  
• Town contribution / upgrades system
  
• Crafting System overhaul
  
• Chef awards
  
• New quests
  
• New items and furniture
  
• Second level of beach caves

Improvements

• Pacing and soft-locks
  
• Skill changes
  
• Minigame improvements
  
• Improved SFX
  
• Numerous quality of life additions

The full details of the update will be available on March 5.

In the meantime, here's a couple screenshots from the new update:

Hi Chefs!

We hope you had a great New Year. We have a lot of exciting updates planned for Chef RPG in 2025. This first patch of the year adds a few improvements and bug fixes.

Improvements

- Greatly reduced game startup time (black screen period) - this was previously caused by large audio files. On Steamdeck, startup time reduced from 25 seconds to 5 seconds.
- Game file size slightly smaller.
- New recipe unlock animation.
- (Gamepad) “Interact” key now works as an alternate key for using tools, unless standing next to interactable object. For bow hunting & spears, it is still easier to press “Right Trigger.”
- (Gamepad) Virtual mouse now slows down when approaching the edge of the screen. This makes targeting things (like bow hunting / targeting furniture) easier.
- (Gamepad) When aiming the bow, the crosshairs will no longer default to the bottom-left corner of the screen. The crosshairs will appear closer to the middle of the screen, depending on the direction your player is facing.
- (Gamepad) When drawing the bow, crosshairs move slower for better aiming.
- Grape Pie (research recipe) is now an Epic recipe with Lemon as a 4th ingredient. It was previously incorrectly set as a common recipe.
- Increased Blender minigame ingredient hitbox size.
- Improved Blender minigame speed and ingredient spawn rate.


Bug Fixes

- Fixed brewing coffee & teas resetting restaurant menu.
- Fixed takeout tooltip graphical error.
- Fixed certain beds where the player sprite sleeps above the covers.
- Fixed wrong recipe rarities displayed in Research progress panel.
- Fixed being able to press minigame buttons when tutorial is open.
- Fixed unlock recipe panel sometimes overlapping with tutorial panel.
- Fixed some missing object colliders around game world.
- Improved colliders in the game world to reduce sprite clipping.
- Fixed some text errors.


Upcoming Update

We are now at the stage of working on new content for Chef RPG. The first update will arrive sometime around the end of February, and will focus on adding side quests, as well as improving the overall gameplay loop and adding new progression systems. The Festivals and Relationships major update will come sometime after that. Here are some of the new additions to expect for the first update :

- New side quests & rewards.
- New items and furniture.
- Random events in the game world.
- First stage of a progression system for White Ash Harbor (Unlock barber, new shops etc).
- Overhauling certain minigames.
- Balancing the economy and add more features related to Power Cells.
- Changing certain skills in the Skill Tree.
- New sound effects.

Let us know your thoughts and what else you would like to see in additional content. We may not be able to implement all suggestions immediately, but valuable additions will be added to the game in a future update. We look forward to seeing you in the next update!

Hi Chefs!

We hope you are enjoying your holidays! One last patch before the end of the year.

Improvements

- Added support for Nintendo Switch Pro controller. Switch Pro controller have different key inputs compared to Xbox & PS. North / West + South / East keys are swapped. If you are using a Switch Pro controller, you can toggle this new button in the controls settings to display the correct inputs for Switch Pro.

Note* For switch Pro controllers to work for this game, you will need to first disable desktop input from the controller in Steam -> Settings -> Controllers -> Desktop Layout -> Select Gamepad.

Bug Fixes

- Fixed Sea Urchin incorrectly labeled as Vegan ingredient.
- Fixed ingredient delivery UI – selecting a day of the week was affecting all other vendors for the same day.
- Fixed main character tooltip sometimes displaying the description for the incorrect character.
- Fixed floors sometimes not appearing when entering upgraded Le Sequoia restaurant.
- Fixed fishing minigame where the boundary is sometimes inaccurate.
- Fixed fishing minigame where fish can be pulled into the ground.
- Fixed dialogue with Hugo displaying an empty chat box.
- Fixed tall walls & black ceilings sometimes appearing or disappearing at the incorrect time.