Cooking Simulator 2: Better Together

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• Patch Notes·10 Sept 2026Official

  PATCH #10 - Quests, Timers & More!

  Hi Chefs! Patch #10 is here with a handful of quality-of-life improvements, cooking and recipe fixes, better visual feedback, and another important multiplayer fix. This update is all about making the kitchen a little easier to read and a little less frustrating when things get busy. NEW TIMER IMPROVEMENTS Timers have received a few useful upgrades:Timers now return to their previously set time after they go off, so you can quickly reuse them.You can adjust a timer by 30 seconds with a single button press.Recipe cooking times are now displayed separately as minutes and seconds, making them more consistent with the in-game timer. GAMEPLAY & COOKING FIXESFixed an issue where Blueprints and recipes could incorrectly suggest throwing away ingredients such as potatoes in recipes like Fillet Mignon, resulting in only the cooking water being served.Fixed the ingredient lists used by the colander, which had been assigned to the wrong categories and could cause ingredients that should remain in the colander to be treated as ingredients that should pass through it.Added the missing flip step for scallops in the Surf and Turf recipe.Fixed seasoning for thrown products.Fixed pouring stream meshes for pans and bowls.Added pouring VFX for loose ingredients. QUESTS & PROGRESSIONFixed an incorrectly calculated total quest count.Fixed the quest ingredient requirement condition.Fixed an issue where players could have unlimited money after returning to the kitchen from the home kitchen. VISUAL & CUSTOMER FIXESFixed customer reaction VFX.Improved pouring visuals for loose ingredients.Additional visual fixes and polish across cooking interactions. MULTIPLAYERFixed an issue where some players were encountering Error Code 300 when playing multiplayer. This should make multiplayer work correctly for players affected by the issue. Thanks again for all the reports, feedback, and bug hunting. Every report helps us track down the things that need attention, so please keep sending them our way!...
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• Patch Notes·20 Aug 2026Official

  Patch #9 : Smoother Progression, Better Feedback & More Polish

  Hi Everyone,Another update is now live!This one focuses on making the overall experience feel smoother and clearer, with new animations across progression and UI screens, improvements to liquid and ingredient interactions, more customization, and a large number of fixes. Progression & UIWe’ve added more feedback and polish to several progression screens:Added animations to the Day Summary screenAdded animations when claiming tiers in Character ProgressionAdded animations to the Skills screenAdded animations to dish evaluation detailsAdded sounds to UI animationsImproved Character Progression refreshingFixed incorrect ingredient weight displayFixed badges not disappearing for locked customersFixed excessive mixture details appearing in order ratingsFixed mouse cursor resetting to the center of the screen when switching tabsImproved ingredient screen scaling for 16:10 displays Gameplay & InteractionsAdded Mass Transfer from containers or player hands directly to the Assembly Ingredients BoardStackable ingredients transferred from deep containers to cutting boards or oven trays will now recreate their stacksImproved physics when inserting objects into containersFixed objects behaving chaotically when dropped on the floorFixed several ingredient collidersFixed stack placement on kitchen stovesFixed throwing pots with colandersFixed ingredients spawning above spawners when holding a full containerFixed object placement on sloped shelvesFixed collision prediction for the small paper bag spawnerFixed transferring ingredients when the source container contains movable ingredientsFixed liquid level visualization refreshing incorrectly when removing ingredientsFixed several container transfer and mass transfer issues Liquids & CookingWe’ve made several improvements to liquid visuals and cooking feedback:Reworked liquid stain color generationFixed inconsistent liquid surface visualization when pouring into containers that already contain liquidFixed inconsistent liquid colors ...
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• Patch Notes·30 Jul 2026Official

  Patch #8 – Visual improvements, gameplay fixes & more.

  Hi everyone,A new update is now live! This patch introduces new visual effects, improves controller support, and includes another round of gameplay, tutorial, and quality of life fixes.As always, thank you for all the feedback and bug reports. Your reports continue to help us improve the game with every update. New Features Visual EffectsWe've added several new visual effects to make cooking feel even more satisfying:• New cutting visual effects• Better Glass shard effects when bottles and jars break• Camera shake when the player gets hit by objects• Camera shake when gas tanks or fire extinguishers explode nearby• Camera shake now reacts dynamically to the direction of the impact or explosion Plating & CookingWe've continued improving ingredient handling and plating:• GN containers now display ingredient coatings• Added support for coating ingredient piece mixtures• Ingredients with different coatings can no longer be mixed inside the same GN container• Added simple warnings in the Blueprint Editor for impossible actions, such as attempting to grill water Gameplay Improvements • Improved quality of life when placing stackable ingredients into flat containers such as cutting boards and baking trays• Improved liquid visualization inside containers by reducing excessive wave movement when only small amounts of liquid are present• Updated controller turning behavior for smoother movement• Expanded controller sensitivity range, allowing finer adjustment for gamepad players• Knives can now once again be taken from drawers in the Player Kitchen• The timer is now hidden while using the Blueprint Editor in the player's apartment Visual Improvements • Added LOD support for herbs• Added LOD support for ingredient spawners• Optimized cube ingredient models and LOD distances• Improved visual representation of ingredient pieces• Improved kitchen texture mipmaps• Fixed floor visuals in Kitchen 1• Fixed collider for yellow bean portions• Improved liquid pouring visualization when ...
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• Announcements·27 Jul 2026Official

  We're Part of the "From Poland with Love" Steam Sale!

  At this point, it's basically a tradition!Once again, it's time to celebrate Polish gaming with us and 40+ Polish publishers/developers during the "From Poland With Love" Steam Sale, hosted by Untold Tales.Discover 200+ games at massive discounts, all in one place.🤍❤️  Polish gems made with love, care, and ingenuity. 🤍❤️Hey Chefs!We're excited to be part of the From Poland With Love event alongside more than 40 Polish developers and publishers. It's the perfect opportunity to discover incredible games created in Poland and grab them at fantastic discounts. Check them all out here: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/46156395/sale/FromPolandWithLove2026 Cooking Simulator 2: Better Together is 30% OFF! For the entire duration of the event, you can pick up Cooking Simulator 2: Better Together for just $17.49.If you've been waiting for the right moment to jump into the kitchen, this is it!Since launch, we've been hard at work improving the game based on your feedback. Over the past months, we've released multiple major updates featuring:Performance improvements and optimizationMultiplayer stability enhancementsBug fixes across all gameplay systemsQuality-of-life improvementsGameplay balancing and polishingNew features requested by the communityWhether you're a returning Chef or considering your first shift in the kitchen, there's never been a better time to play.Thank You! Enjoy the sale, discover amazing Polish games, and we'll see you in the kitchen!Happy cooking! 👨‍🍳
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• Patch Notes·16 Jul 2026Official

  PATCH #7 - Plating Improvements, New Customizations & More Fixes

  Hi everyone, We've just released another update packed with gameplay improvements, visual upgrades, quality-of-life features, and a long list of fixes across the game.As always, thank you for all the feedback and bug reports. Every patch is shaped by what you're sharing with us, and we're continuing to improve Cooking Simulator 2 step by step. Plating ImprovementsWe've continued refining the plating experience to make it smoother and more intuitive. New Features• Ingredients can now be dropped onto plates from a dynamic height for more natural placement.• A warning is now displayed if you select a plate that is too small for the chosen dish.• The dish selection screen now displays mixture composition information, making it easier to keep track of complex recipes. Improvements • Plate rotation is now smoother and more responsive.• Increased scrolling speed across multiple plating UI panels.• Improved the return animation of sauce bottles on plating stations.• Skewers and knives can no longer be placed inside herbs such as basil leaves. Fixes• Fixed automatic ingredient pickup when two herb pots were present and one was empty.• Fixed ingredients sometimes being placed underneath plating stations.• Fixed placement around the edges of several plate types.• Fixed transferring ingredient stacks directly onto grill plates.• Fixed plates overlapping while holding two at once.• Fixed dish plates not centering correctly after throwing one away. New Character Customization Expanded your customization options with:• New traditional folk outfit.We also fixed several Character Creator issues, including head positioning, animation transitions, preset handling, and avatar switching between different character types. Visual Improvements We've continued updating visuals throughout the game.Highlights include:• More visible spoilage visual effects.• Improved plate breaking visual effects.• Added missing fire alarm lights when activating sprinklers.• Improved ingredient splash colors a...
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