In ChefRPG, you get to craft your very own culinary adventure. You’re an aspiring chef who is tasked with reviving a once famous restaurant. Le Sequoia was once the place to be, and brought tourists from all over to charming White Ash Harbor. Now, both the restaurant and town need a little love as they’ve seen better days. With your loving touch and a lot of hard work, you can revive both! 

Spend your days exploring the gorgeous forests and murky swamp to gather ingredients like watercress and asparagus. Hunt boar, deet, and pheasant. Fish off the town pier for shrimp, salmon, and more. Then, use your fresh ingredients to craft the most delicious dishes to serve at Le Sequoia. Get to know over 20 beautifully designed characters and romance some of them. Complete quests, buy a house, decorate, and collect 240+ recipes. And with the latest Food and Festivals update, you can engage in some exciting seasonal fun.

Food and Festivals

The latest ChefRPG update adds some really cool things that I had a blast playing through. There were some bug fixes, of course, but there were mostly some added things. Random NPCs will interact with objects on the map and some can fish or water plants. Chatting with an NPC twice in a day will earn you a final chat with dialogue that’s dependent on your friendship level. All of this brings some great life to the game, while the increased magnet and pickup range makes collection a little bit easier. There’s also 10 new music tracks to enjoy and 100 new lines of dialogue to read. 

Even the cooking got some updating. The Barista Machine mini game was totally redesigned into a physics-based game with no fixed time to complete. The Blender is now a Mixing Station with a redesigned mini game. The Stove, Oven, and Cooking Counters all have overhauled visuals and gameplay polish. 

The best part of the Food and Festivals Update, though, are the festivals! ChefRPG is such a charming game set in a beautiful little town and the festivals just add even more charm to the world. There are 5 festivals that take place over the year and each has a token shop you can buy themed decor from. The Spring Harvest is a non-competitive festival that lets you enjoy the food stall, some small tasks, and fun low-stakes gambling mini game. Then comes Beach Solstice in the summer. This festival celebrates the seaside with its ocean-themed lamps, booths designed like elaborate shells, and is complete with beach chairs to sun on. There you’ll team up with an NPC of your choice to collect materials and craft lanterns that you then light. Compete against other NPC teams by building the most lanterns, with more points for accuracy.  

Autumn is a busy season in White Ash Harbor with two festivals to enjoy. The first, which is my personal favorite, is the Pumpkin Hunt. This festival takes place in the swamp, which is fitting for the celebration’s slightly spooky vibes. You’ll compete against NPCs to earn the most points by running around town smashing pumpkins. The more points you earn, the better your reward. Then there’s the second festival of autumn which is Night of Spirits where the town comes together to honor and remember the spirits of the area. It’s a more somber affair, but still has a competition where you must collect resources, craft oil, and light lamps to lead the deer, boar, and dog spirits to their feast. Light the most lamps to come in first and earn the best prize. 

The last festival of the year in ChefRPG is the Gingerbread Bake-Off. This joyous affair not only draws tourists from all over, but the whole town competes in it. While it is a competition, the ultimate goal is to build a life-sized gingerbread house! You’ll team up with an NPC, then take off across town hunting down gift boxes that contain the ingredients you need. Take them back to the temporary kitchen in the event space and bake gingerbread, whip up icing, and create gumdrops. Earn points and festival tokens when you turn in a finished product and win the competition by earning the most points.  

Available Now

You can pick up the excellent ChefRPG on Steam, and the Food and Festivals update is live now! Which means now is the perfect time to start this game if you haven’t already. These are some of the most unique, engaging festivals I’ve played in a cozy game. I mean, who doesn’t love smashing pumpkins? Plus, the token shop decor from each festival is excellent, too!