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Byteback Studios · Published by Byteback Studios · Official site ↗
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Last updated 28 Sept 2026
Clock in for mall chaos. Team up as 1–4 underpaid mall chefs and blast through the Tater Hills Mall food court with absurd culinary weapons and ridiculous upgrades in this co-op roguelite FPS.
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Team up as underpaid chefs to take down Tater Hills Mall's food court enemies. Nightmare Kitchen offers intense roguelite FPS action with a unique twist of culinary weapons in this indie RPG from Byteback Studios.
About this game
Nightmare Kitchen: Welcome to the Greasepunk Apocalypse
The Story So Far
Welcome to Tater Hills Mall, the proud home of Spudnik Biosystems, creators of the nutritional wonder-ingredient "Cholesterite." Once hailed as a miracle, Cholesterite's side effects are now clear: an insatiable, demented army of mutant food bent on devouring humanity. Unfortunately, you're on today's menu.
Play as chefs from the mall's abandoned food court who find themselves strangely mutated and uniquely suited to fight back. Join other survivors trapped in this neon-lit nightmare, alone or in Co-Op with up to four players, as you battle to escape the cursed culinary apocalypse.
Key Features
Food-Fueled Foes:
Face twisted, unsettling, and grotesque food monsters, each with diabolical behaviors and attacks. Take on monstrous bosses like killer tacos, rabid salads, and vengeful desserts.
Procedurally Delicious Dungeons:
Explore ever-changing layouts filled with deadly traps, challenging puzzles, and environments themed around American, Mexican, Asian, Dessert, and Health food.
Absurd Culinary Arsenal:
Craft and wield bizarre weapon combinations. Load your guns with distinct food-based ammo types, each creating wild combat and environmental effects.
Loot A La Carte:
Gather mountains of weird and powerful loot. Boost your chef's stats to gain an edge against your culinary nightmares.
Roguelite Replayability:
Death comes at a cost: you'll drop loot, weapons, and temporary upgrades. But don't worry because permanent upgrades, story progress, and hidden secrets carry over, ensuring every run feels rewarding and unique.
Go Solo Or Bring The Whole Shift:
Clock in alone or bring up to three friends online.
Fight together, revive fallen coworkers, chase completely different builds, and attempt something resembling teamwork while the food court fills with more and more food monsters.
Nobody said food service would be easy.
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: i5-1038NG7 / Ryzen 5 4600H
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 980
- DirectX: Version 9.0
- Storage: 10 GB available space
Recommended
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: Intel i-7
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA RTX 2080
- DirectX: Version 10
- Storage: 20 GB available space
Supported Languages
*languages with full audio support
Latest news
Patch NotesOfficial
Nightmare Kitchen Patch 0.7.0
Demo Version 0.6.1 is now available. We've added new content and bug fixes.General- Added in-game mics - so now Chefs can talk to one another about how much they hate their jobsAlso, now there is added effects for mics in dungeon runs - and the option to turn it off if you don't like them- Added a demo completion screenFood Court- Photo BoothChanged color masking on characters to give their customizations more varianceAdded more color options- Recycl-a-tron prices should be lowered to allow more customization for a little less effort- Workshop prices should be similarly lowered so you can unlock your weapons you find quickerMcFrankies- Enemy tweaksTots now send out waves when exploding - they also move fasterFries now move quicker and are more aggressiveAdjusted the wave room enemy spawns - should be more varied and lots more fun!- Made the Menu Puzzle room a little more clear on objective... hopefully- Further tweaks to ammo and health drops - hopefully you should get more of it when you need them most- Adjusted UI feedback on doors/chest/stores so it is more clear when the player doesn't have the correct currency to interact- Made it so weapons on the key wheel aren't networked - now other Chef's can't steal your gambling rewards- Selling your gun in the store should net you more money now- In co-op, when downed, you can raise yourself if you pick up health now- Added a new way to troll your friends - but not going to tell you exactly what cause there is no fun in that- New destructible items and better highlighting for those itemsBug Fixes- Fixed weapon offsets on Femme Flambe- Fixed player states when beating the Meaty Amalagamation- Adjusted client-side projectiles (both from the player and enemies)- Fixed the Key Wheel breaking when clients landed on enemy- Fixed down state shenanigans- Fixed an issue that made health drops not retrievableRead full article on Community Announcements (ZackFair28)AnnouncementsOfficial
Play Nightmare Kitchen - Free Demo Available!
In the demo version, players can experience tons of content inside the food court (lobby) and the entirety of the first world, McFrankies. Enter Tater Hills Mall!- Fight waves of fast food based enemies- Use crazy kitchen based weaponry- Upgrade your Chef and grow more powerful- Unlock fun mini-games and more inside the food court- Uncover the secrets of Spudnik Biosystems and their miracle additive, Cholesterite* We default to players to private for their lobbies, if you want to play with others you can swap the option to public or friends only and invite your friends in.Check out the Nightmare Kitchen Story Trailer!Read full article on Community Announcements (ZackFair28)AnnouncementsOfficial
Nightmare Kitchen
Check out some of the latest footage from Nightmare Kitchen. This ought to hold you over until the demo releases in a few days. Enjoy and wishlist Nightmare Kitchen today!Read full article on Community Announcements (ZackFair28)AnnouncementsOfficial
PAX West - Nightmare Kitchen
Watch one of the devs behind upcoming co-op roguelike shooter Nightmare Kitchen, play the latest build. Demo available soon.Read full article on Community Announcements (ZackFair28)
