KuloNiku: Bowl Up! 1.1.1

After inheriting their grandmother's once-famous meatball restaurant, Bakuso, in the small town of KuloNiku, the protagonist sets out to restore its former glory and reclaim the title of the town's best eatery. Standing in their way is Souper Starz, a flashy rival restaurant run by the menacing rockstar chef Stella, while a deeper mystery surrounding the protagonist's own past gradually unfolds alongside the day-to-day work of running a restaurant and building relationships with the town's eclectic residents.

Gameplay centers on hands-on kitchen mechanics — chopping, frying, boiling, torching, and sizzling ingredients — combined with the freedom to add extra flourishes to tailor dishes to individual customer preferences. Beyond daily cooking and order-fulfillment, players compete in Meatball Brawls against rival chefs, reinvest earnings into restaurant decorations (some with gameplay perks), and build friendships with companions to unlock illustrations and decor, all while progressing a lightly mysterious narrative about the protagonist's history.

Launch the game and begin the story as the new owner of your grandmother's meatball restaurant, Bakuso. Take orders from townsfolk and prepare dishes using the game's tactile cooking mechanics — chopping, frying, sizzling, and more. Experiment with extra ingredients like garlic or salt to fine-tune dishes to individual customer preferences. Reinvest earnings into decorating and upgrading your restaurant, choosing decor that offers gameplay perks where available. Build friendships with the game's cast of companions to unlock special illustrations and decorations. Compete in Meatball Brawls against rivals, aiming to impress the rotating panel of judges. Progress the mystery storyline around your character's past while working to overtake rival restaurant Souper Starz.

Mouse and keyboard: primary input for first-person cooking interactions, order management, and dialogue choices Click-and-hold or drag gestures: likely used for specific cooking actions like chopping, sizzling, or torching (consistent with the game's tactile control design) Controller support: not explicitly confirmed in official listings; check current Steam page for input details No complex hotkey set — designed around intuitive, first-person kitchen interactions