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PlateUp!, now on Game Pass and consoles, is perfect for virtual double dates
15.02.2024 - 17:17 / polygon.com
Like Ikea trips before them, games like Overcookedare littered with fights between previously loving couples. Instead of coming from arguments over utensils or sectionals, these fights spur from who made the unforgivable mistake of chopping more onions instead of removing the burning meat from the frying pan. These games are more about communication and coordination than anything else, and while they can be stressful, they can also be incredibly rewarding once you get into the rhythm.
The Overcooked games are fun, but my favorite of the genre is PlateUp!, which is now available for free for Xbox Game Pass subscribers and for sale on PlayStation 4, PS5, Xbox Series X, and Nintendo Switch. (It’s also currently 50% off on Steam, at just $9.99 — so it’s just a great time to pick up the game in general.) PlateUp! expands on many of the ideas from the Overcooked franchise, adding a captivating roguelike twist that makes it an endlessly replayable and entertaining restaurant game experience.
In PlateUp!, up to four players start a restaurant and work together to make it through 15 chaotic days without messing up an order. There are plenty of options in terms of cuisine — maybe you start a burger joint, a salad spot, or a pizza place — as well as the layout of your restaurant. Each day, you get a set amount of customers who come in and place orders. Your staff has to take them, cook their food, and deliver it — pretty simple stuff, right?
However, the roguelike mechanics really take PlateUp!’s strategy and replayability to the next level. Each day you finish, you get a slate of equipment and supply options to add to your restaurant, like a new sink, a better plate rack, or a faster stovetop. Every three days, you choose between one of three cards that permanently alters your run and gives you bonus XP. One card makes your customers eat more slowly, increasing the amount of time it takes to seat new guests. One card adds a new item to your menu, changing your ability to prep everything ahead of time. The most chaotic card I’ve played with allows customers to change their orders after placing them, throwing your plans in the kitchen into total disarray.
The most fun I’ve had in PlateUp! is in a group of four — it’s actually a fantastic double-date game. Usually, we’ll have one pair be the front-of-house team, taking care of customer orders and serving them their food, and the other pair in the kitchen cooking up a storm. At its best, the game feels like a complicated, wordless dance — eight rounds in, and we’ve usually hit a rhythm in our strategy that results in a satisfying gameplay loop of preparation and execution.
It helps that PlateUp! is quite silly, too. Seasonal events help mix things up with new
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