Cuisineer

Although this product has been released, it remains under active development - information may change frequently and could be outdated or irrelevant.

Cuisineer is a singleplayer bird's-eye view and isometric ARPG, business and building game.

General information

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Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Steam

Monetization

Type	Notes
One-time game purchase	The game requires an upfront purchase to access.

Microtransactions

Type	Notes
No microtransactions	None

Essential improvements

Cuisineer Tweaks

Mod that adds various fixes, tweaks and optionally cheats to the game:

Enable auto-save with adjustable frequency.
Adjusts target framerate to display refresh rate.
Fix camera judder.
Adjust zoom level anywhere.
Pause time while browsing inventory in dungeons.
Instant text dialogs when talking to NPCs.
Skip "Press any key" on the title screen.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%APPDATA%\LocalLow\BattleBrew Productions\Cuisineer\settings.asset
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1963570/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%APPDATA%\LocalLow\BattleBrew Productions\Cuisineer\save_0.sav %APPDATA%\LocalLow\BattleBrew Productions\Cuisineer\save_1.sav %APPDATA%\LocalLow\BattleBrew Productions\Cuisineer\save_2.sav
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1963570/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

Game settings, excluding difficulty selector [Outdated]

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		Main menu and loading screen art are pillarboxed to 16:9.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed		As of Patch v1.03.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		As of Patch v1.03.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		As of Patch v1.03.
60 FPS
120+ FPS		Patch v1.04 adds a frame limiter which appears when Vsync is disabled, with preset target framerates up to 360 FPS. See Cuisineer Tweaks for fixes for the camera jittering at higher framerates.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Ray tracing (RT)
Color blind mode		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.

Input

Control settings

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Some inputs cannot be remapped, including: Pause/Back, most inventory management inputs, and camera controls.
Mouse sensitivity		Uses operating system mouse options.
Mouse acceleration		Uses operating system mouse options.
Mouse input in menus
Keyboard and mouse prompts
Mouse Y-axis inversion		Uses operating system mouse options.
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		Some inputs cannot be remapped, including: Movement, Pause/Back, and using consumables. Additionally, as of Patch v1.03 there is a bug causing the controls settings menu to stop scrolling past a certain point, resulting in some settings being inaccessible.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger support

DirectInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers
PlayStation button prompts
Motion sensors support
Light bar support
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes

Nintendo controllers

Other controller(s)

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Input prompt override
Haptic feedback		Vibrates on taking damage.
Simultaneous controller+KB/M		Controller left stick overrides mouse movement.

Audio

Audio settings [Outdated]

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Separate volume sliders for music and sound effects. Also includes a toggle for restaurant eating sounds as of Patch v1.02.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Japanese
Korean
Brazilian Portuguese
Spanish

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

No middleware information; you can edit this page to add it.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5-6600K (4 * 3500) or equivalent AMD Ryzen 5 2500U (4 * 2000) or equivalent
System memory (RAM)	16 GB RAM
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	7 GB available space
Video card (GPU)	GeForce GTX 960 (4096 MB)^{[Note 2]} Radeon RX 560X (4096 MB) 4096 MB of VRAM DirectX Version 12 compatible

A 64-bit operating system is required.

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1963570/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (1963570) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
↑ The standard GTX 960 comes with 2048 MB of VRAM.

References

[Proton_path_note-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1963570/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (1963570) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1963570/.

[4] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[5] The app ID (1963570) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[7] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[Note-2] The standard GTX 960 comes with 2048 MB of VRAM.

[Note 1]

[Note 2]

Developers

	BattleBrew Productions
Publishers
	Marvelous Europe
	XSEED Games
Engines
	Unity
Release dates
Windows	November 9, 2023
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Bird's-eye view, Isometric
Controls	Direct control
Genres	ARPG, Business, Building
Art styles	Anime
Themes	Fantasy