0003 · 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 has to open alone: a partner can come in with money and a plan. The game is also in closed alpha now.

Write your own recipes

Every dish starts from a base, a burger, a ramen, a taco, and you build on it: the patty, the cheese, the sauce, the side. While you choose, the game shows what each choice does to the taste, the cost and the time in the kitchen, and how well the dish suits your restaurant. Then you name it, and it goes on the menu as yours.

How good it really is, you learn the way a real restaurant does. A new recipe's taste starts as a guess, and every tasting and every plate sold narrows it down.

The menu and the recipe book, together

The menu and the recipe book now share one window. The book keeps its categories on the left, so a long list stays easy to walk through. Set meals put a main, a side, a drink and a dessert together at one price.

Kitchens of the world

The menu is no longer only burgers and fries. Fried chicken, pub classics, Mexican food, the Far East, fish and seafood, soups and bowls, a bakery and fine dining have joined, each with dishes of its own, spread across fast food, café, diner and bistro.

Start with a partner

A new game now asks one more question: do you start alone, or with a partner? Each partner has a different idea of the restaurant. The Planner cares about the build and makes it cheaper. The Host cares about the guests and leaves every served guest a little happier. The Pathfinder cares about dishes and makes training cooks cheaper. A partner brings money to start with and takes a share of the profit every week. Going alone means less money and keeping all of it.

Quests that show the way

Every partner arrives with a short story and a chain of quests, and every quest pays. The quest card says what is asked and has a Show me button: the camera goes to the right place, and the button to press lights up.

A guide inside the game

Everything the game teaches is now in one book, the Guide: the restaurant, the menu, recipes, stations, staff, money and the shape of a day. Hints, quests and cards link straight to the right page.

Closed alpha

Toque is now in closed alpha. A small group plays the game while it is built, and what they find shapes what comes next. Reach Caria Core on Discord to join.

What comes next

Many more images and videos are coming soon. Toque's page has the rest.