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PlateUp!

PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5 • 2022

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Quick resume

Cook and serve your dishes, design and decorate your restaurants, and expand your culinary kingdom with new unlocks, abilities and dishes in procedurally-generated locations. Classic cooking action with permanent roguelite progression. Hire your friends - or do it all yourself!

Global score

95/100

Genres

Action, Casual, Indie, Strategy, Simulator

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    Pros

    • Engaging co-op gameplay
    • Deep strategic and progression systems
    • High replayability with roguelite elements
    • Customizable restaurant layouts
    • Active developer support and updates

    Cons

    • Stressful and challenging for some players
    • Single player can be difficult and less balanced
    • Some mechanics and controls unintuitive initially
    • Limited cosmetic customization
    • Minor bugs and occasional crashes reported

    Analysis

    Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Violence, Story, 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.

    Motivations

    • Autonomy
      4

      "Players have significant control over restaurant layout, menu choices, and upgrades, allowing personal strategy and customization."

    • Competence
      4

      "The game offers a challenging skill curve with complex multitasking, optimization, and progression that rewards mastery."

    • Competition
      -3

      "Focus is on cooperative play and personal/team progression rather than direct competition or leaderboards."

    • Continuation
      4

      "Highly addictive with players reporting long sessions, repeated runs, and strong desire to keep playing."

    • Cooperation
      5

      "Strong emphasis on teamwork and coordination in multiplayer; many reviews highlight co-op as core experience."

    • Creativity
      4

      "Players design and customize their restaurant layout and optimize workflows, expressing creativity in strategy."

    • Domination
      -4

      "Interactions focus on shared goals and cooperation; negative experiences arise from incompetence, not domination."

    • Escapism
      4

      "Players use the game as a fun, engaging distraction with immersive and chaotic gameplay providing stress relief."

    • Expectation
      -4

      "Players engage voluntarily for fun and challenge, with no indication of obligation or external pressure."

    • Experimenting
      4

      "Players experiment with different layouts, recipes, and upgrades each run, exploring mechanics and strategies."

    • Exploration
      3

      "Randomized maps and recipe combinations encourage discovery and adapting to new conditions each run."

    • Expression
      3

      "Customization of restaurant layout and some cosmetic options allow for personal expression, though limited."

    • Fantasy
      -2

      "The game simulates realistic restaurant management and cooking rather than fantastical or fictional settings."

    • Fellowship
      5

      "Strong community and social play aspects; players form groups and share experiences extensively."

    • Growth
      4

      "Players develop skills, learn mechanics, and improve strategies through progression and repeated play."

    • Health
      -5

      "The game is sedentary with no physical activity or health-related features."

    • Idle
      -4

      "Requires constant attention and active multitasking during gameplay; not suited for passive or idle play."

    • Intimacy
      2

      "Social interactions occur mainly through cooperative gameplay and teamwork, but emotional sharing is limited."

    • Leadership
      2

      "Players may take informal leadership roles in coordinating tasks, but no formal authority or management."

    • Progression
      5

      "Strong roguelite progression with unlocking recipes, upgrades, and restaurant improvements over runs."

    • Relaxation
      -3

      "Gameplay is often stressful and fast-paced, with tension from time pressure and multitasking."

    • Sensation
      3

      "Enjoyable audiovisual feedback and satisfying gameplay actions provide sensory stimulation and fun."

    • Status
      -3

      "Little focus on social recognition or status; achievements are personal and community status is minimal."

    • Story
      -4

      "No narrative or story immersion; gameplay centers on mechanics and progression without plot."

    • Strategy
      5

      "High strategic depth in kitchen layout, resource management, and adapting to challenges."

    • Thrill
      3

      "Players experience suspense and excitement from time pressure and chaotic multitasking."

    • Value
      4

      "Players perceive strong value from gameplay depth, replayability, and cooperative fun."

    • Violence
      -5

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

    • Survival
      3

      "Players must avoid failure by managing orders and time effectively, akin to survival under pressure."

    Where to buy

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    Last update: 29/04/2026