About the Game
Ready to battle for the title of top eatery? Yes, Chef!
You’ve just inherited your grandma’s once-famous meatball restaurant in the cozy town of KuloNiku. Now it’s up to you to bring it back to glory as the top eatery! Take on eccentric orders from townsfolk, serve delicious meals, and restore your family’s legacy.
Beware—there’s fierce competition from the town’s flashiest rival: Souper Starz, run by the menacing rockstar chef, Stella!
Chop, boil, fry, torch, pour, sizzle, slice, and skewer, and more with immersive, tactile controls that make every action tickle your brain and make your mouth water.
Want to add an extra punch of garlic or a sprinkle of salt? Go for it. You’re the chef – find multiple ways to prepare your customers the perfect dish and rack up those juicy tips! 💰
But your customers aren’t just customers. Some may become your friends 🤝, rivals ⚔️, or even part of your story 📖.
Rival chefs want the top spot, and there’s only one way to settle things: Meatball Brawls!
In these thrilling culinary duels, you’ll go head-to-head to impress a panel of rotating judges. It’s not just about speed - it’s about strategy, creativity, and mastering every step of the cooking process.
Play mini-games to impress both the judges and the crowd watching live, who will issue on-the-spot requests to boost your score!
Keep things fresh! Unlock new tools, purchase higher-quality ingredients, and discover brand-new recipes to keep your menu exciting.
Personalize your restaurant with fun decorations in a variety of styles - even buy full sets! Decor isn’t just cosmetic; some items give gameplay perks to impress your customers.
Unlock special decorations by playing in special festivals or raising your friendship level with town residents!
An eclectic cast of characters awaits you in KuloNiku - No matter friend or rival (or both??), they've all got stories to tell!
Raise your friendship level with a cast of companions to unlock special illustrations and decorations.
Uncover the mystery of your eye-raising past and save your grandmother's restaurant alongside your friends!
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Version Information
Steam Patch Notes
Official update history
We've dropped our first patch!
Find out what we've fixed and changed in this handy-dandy list:
IMPROVEMENT :
- rebalancing overall opponent meatball brawl difficulty
- optimize sweet soy sauce and chili sauce fluid renderer
- improve UI selection if player using analog joystick
- improve crafting minigame button animation and particle for better clarity
- disable journal bell icon if there's no goals to complete
- change cutting board color for better cutting ingredient clarity
- prevent game window to be minimized when focus changed on borderless mode
FIXES :
- Optimize knife cutting system to prevent stuck or crash
- Fix knife cutting SFX sometimes won't be played
- Prevent frying ingredient to drop down below frying pan and make player stuck
- Fix meatball brawl progress bar value not correctly reset
- exclude rice from bonus ingredient list on meatball brawl
- fixes some typo in localization
- fix player cannot play the game again if save data corrupted
- fix sometimes game crashed when player select quit game from main menu
- wrong skewer cooked state now not directly make customer ask for refund (edited)
Please continue to let us know if you come across any issues and share your suggestions in the Steam Forums. We're listening and it's very helpful!
Keep on cookin'! Until next time!
Hi chefs!
Our Demo v0.5.20 is now live.
Patch notes:
- Added French and German language support (please note that all translations in the demo version are provisional and will be improved for the full version)
- Reduced black screen transitions
- Improved cursor control in the boiling minigame
- Minor bug fixes and stability improvements
If you'd like to discuss the game with other chefs, you can join our Discord.
We hope you'll enjoy your next cooking session!
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Build 23868705
Uploaded Jul 13, 2026
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How to Install
KuloNiku.exe to play
Troubleshooting tips
• Run Redist/_CommonRedist installers if game won't start
• Add folder to Windows Defender exclusions
• Run as administrator
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