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First game: ToqueEarly Access · January 2027
Server panel: Zeliev0.19.0Free · open to everyone
Latest entry: #00052026-11-14

0005AnnouncementToque is on Steam!2026-11-14
0004UpdateToque: your restaurant now explains itself2026-11-13
0003UpdateToque: your own recipes, the world's kitchens and a partner2026-11-02
0002AnnouncementToque: Restaurant Tycoon, the first game2026-10-26
0001AnnouncementZelie is open to everyone2026-10-24
0005AnnouncementToque is on Steam!2026-11-14
0004UpdateToque: your restaurant now explains itself2026-11-13
0003UpdateToque: your own recipes, the world's kitchens and a partner2026-11-02
0002AnnouncementToque: Restaurant Tycoon, the first game2026-10-26
0001AnnouncementZelie is open to everyone2026-10-24

0005AnnouncementToque is on Steam!2026-11-14
0004UpdateToque: your restaurant now explains itself2026-11-13
0003UpdateToque: your own recipes, the world's kitchens and a partner2026-11-02
0002AnnouncementToque: Restaurant Tycoon, the first game2026-10-26
0001AnnouncementZelie is open to everyone2026-10-24
0005AnnouncementToque is on Steam!2026-11-14
0004UpdateToque: your restaurant now explains itself2026-11-13
0003UpdateToque: your own recipes, the world's kitchens and a partner2026-11-02
0002AnnouncementToque: Restaurant Tycoon, the first game2026-10-26
0001AnnouncementZelie is open to everyone2026-10-24

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Toque: Restaurant Tycoon

A restaurant tycoon where you are part of the crew. Work wherever you want, in the kitchen, at the register or on the floor, build the place yourself and pick one of four restaurant types.

Genre: Restaurant tycoon · simulation
Platform: Windows · macOS · Linux
Release: Early Access · January 2027

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A single-binary panel for your own Linux server: apps from GitHub, PostgreSQL, MariaDB and Redis databases, and game servers, with nightly updates and encrypted backups. Free is open to everyone.

One Go binary — About 50 MB, under 66 MB idle memory, no PHP and no Docker.
Apps, databases and game servers — GitHub deploys with HTTPS, PostgreSQL, MariaDB, Redis and 21 ready game eggs.
Updates itself — Nightly patches and automatic rollbacks without stopping what runs on the server.

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[04:00:01 INFO]: Starting minecraft server version 1.21.8

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[04:00:03 INFO]: Default game type: SURVIVAL

[04:00:04 WARN]: Using a proxy? Set velocity-support in config/paper-global.yml

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[04:00:13 INFO]: Done (8.914s)! For help, type "help"

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==> Building 7b2f1a4 from acme/storefront@main

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==> Testing: pnpm test

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==> Health check: GET /healthz

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==> Live. 7b2f1a4 now serves shop.acme.dev; e41c9d0 stopped.

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What is Toque?

Toque: Restaurant Tycoon is Caria Core's first game, a restaurant tycoon where you are part of the crew: cook, take orders, build the place and run the numbers. It is coming to Steam Early Access.

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0005
Announcement2026-11-14Toque: Restaurant Tycoon2 min
Toque is on Steam!
Toque: Restaurant Tycoon has a Steam page now. It comes to Early Access in January 2027, on Windows, macOS and Linux. Wishlist Toque on Steam If you'd like to play…
0004
Update2026-11-13Toque: Restaurant Tycoon4 min
Toque: your restaurant now explains itself
This update has one goal: when something goes wrong, you should not have to hunt for the reason. Your restaurant now shows where it hurts, guests react, and the kit…
0003
Update2026-11-02Toque: Restaurant Tycoon3 min
Toque: your own recipes, the world's kitchens and a partner
Toque has grown a lot since it was announced. The menu now takes recipes you write yourself, the kitchens of the world have arrived, and a new restaurant no longer…
0002
Announcement2026-10-26Toque: Restaurant Tycoon4 min
Toque: Restaurant Tycoon, the first game
The first game from Caria Core is Toque: Restaurant Tycoon, coming to Steam. It is a tycoon and a simulation at once: you build a restaurant and run the business, a…