Hey all. Always enjoyed reading everyone’s suggestions on more unknown games available during big steam sales.
I’ll start off with one that I have been a fan of for a long time: Death Road to Canada
This game is like a zombie action Oregon Trail like game, where you manage supplies and fight through hordes of zombies on your way to the safe haven of Canada. Only US$3.74 right now and well worth it imo!
Super Blood Hockey. 80% off, about $3 USD.
It’s a very well made pixel art game where you play hockey and you can beat up the other team. There’s a franchise mode as well, so you’ll want to balance how much fighting you do so your players don’t get too hurt. There’s local co-op so you can play against friends (or use steam remote play together).
PlateUp!. 40% off, about $11 USD.
Similar to Overcooked but you need to manage your restaurant and make sure you don’t fail a single order. It’s a rouge-lite, and you can move everything around in your restaurant and you kind of manage the menu as the days go on, but you get a choice whether to add option A or B, so it slowly gets more complicated. Very fun with friends, steam remote play together works here as well.
Bone’s Cafe. 30% off, about $11 USD.
Similar to Overcooked and PlateUp!, but I feel like it’s more geared towards single player (but there’s local co-op as well). You have to manage your restaurant and menu (can make it as easy or complex as you’d like), while also maybe killing customers to harvest them for ingredients :) You can spawn in helpers and you can show them a repetitive task to do and they will do it.
In co-op I find PlateUp! far more enjoyable than Overcooked. The rogue-like approach of random restaurant layouts and adding more complexity over time makes it more playable and addictive.
Same! I played overcooked 1 and 2 first so they have a special place in my heart, but they are more of a party game while PlateUp is more strategy, and yes way more addictive.
I can vouch for PlateUp! too. It’s similar to overcooked, yet also very very different. the fact that you get to decide on what meals you cook as you go and design the layout of your restaurant yourself means you can prepare for the chaos a lot more. I never really felt like I lost because the game did something unfair.
You are right, the game is pretty fair. And the fact you can automate almost anything, way different than overcooked. All I want is a creative mode to mess around in!
Thank you for you reccs! I love games that are similar to Overcooked <3