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Cooking Live - Italian Kitchen Simulator

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2023

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Quick resume

Hello everyone! My name is Jane, and I need your help! I travel around the world and create a blog about local restaurants and cuisine. I’ve seen how big corporations squeeze out talented local cooks and their restaurants! Let’s take matters into our own hands and give them back their zest for life!

Global score

75/100

Genres

Casual, Simulator, Free To Play

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    Pros

    • Addictive and relaxing gameplay
    • Good graphics and appealing food visuals
    • Free-to-play with fair progression without spending money
    • Customization of restaurant decor
    • Engaging storyline and characters

    Cons

    • Push towards microtransactions and ads
    • Some levels become difficult without boosters
    • Limited customization options
    • Occasional bugs and technical issues
    • Repetitive gameplay format

    Motivations

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    • Competence

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    • Competition

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    • Continuation

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      "Many reviews mention long sessions, habitual play, and addictive gameplay encouraging repeated play."

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    • Cooperation

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    • Creativity

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      "Players can customize restaurant layout, decor, menu, and staff priorities, though options are currently limited."

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    • Domination

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    • Escapism

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      "Players use the game to zone out, relax, and escape real-life stress through engaging gameplay."

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    • Expectation

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      "Players engage voluntarily for fun and relaxation, not out of obligation or pressure."

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    • Experimenting

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    • Exploration

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      "Players discover new restaurant themes, customers, and story elements, though within predefined level structures."

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    • Expression

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    • Fantasy

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      "Game simulates realistic restaurant and cooking experiences with some humorous exaggeration but no strong fantasy elements."

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    • Fellowship

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      "Minimal social or community interaction; gameplay is primarily solo with little social connection."

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    • Growth

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      "Players develop skills in time management and strategy, and progress through increasingly difficult levels."

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    • Health

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      "Sedentary gameplay typical of casual PC games; no physical activity involved."

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    • Idle

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      "Game supports both focused sessions and more casual, intermittent play."

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    • Intimacy

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      "No evidence of forming close relationships or social interactions within the game."

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    • Leadership

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      "No leadership or group management elements present."

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    • Progression

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      "Strong focus on upgrading gear, restaurant, and unlocking recipes; clear sense of advancement."

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    • Relaxation

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      "Many players find the game relaxing and a good way to unwind."

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    • Sensation

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      "Enjoyable sensory feedback from colorful food items and music, though graphics are simple and retro."

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    • Status

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    • Story

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      "The game includes a storyline with cutscenes and character dialogue that engage players."

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    • Strategy

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      "Some strategic planning in investment and upgrade timing, but overall gameplay is straightforward."

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    • Thrill

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      "Gameplay is generally low-risk and relaxing rather than suspenseful or thrilling."

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    • Value

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      "Free to play with optional purchases; many players feel they get good value without spending money."

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    • Violence

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      "No combat or destructive violence; gameplay centers on constructive cooking and restaurant management."

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    • Survival

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    Analysis

    A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Idle, Thrill, Violence, Survival. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Story, Survival. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Fantasy.

    How to use the graph
    Similar games map

    Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
    • Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
    • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

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