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Watch trailer on Steam ↗Poltergeist @ Button Mash
Ruthless Productions · Published by Ruthless Productions
Content notice: Unlike working in an actual kitchen, alcohol and drug use are only implied. Similarly, mental health issues are simulated. If you don't like being cursed at or demeaned/belittled, don't play this game.
Last updated 4 Oct 2026
This cooking sim is intended to mimic the experience in a real life high pressure restaurant kitchen - mental health challenges, adrenaline, ego, wild personalities, and insanely complicated recipes from the actual restaurant are all included. BYOB though.
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Indie, Casual · 2026 · More under £5 games
Navigate the chaotic kitchen of Poltergeist @ Button Mash, where managing mental health and executing complex recipes under pressure defines your success. Experience the adrenaline-fueled rush of a real-life restaurant kitchen with Ruthless Productions' unique take on culinary simulation.
About this game
This is a cooking sim for people who have struggled with mental health issues and/or worked in a kitchen (ha ha, redundant).
Gameplay
The gameplay is your basic singleplayer cooking game. Orders come in from annoying, unseen customers, and it's your job to make them - perfectly, otherwise the annoying, unseen chef will yell at you - in a timely manner.
Features
As you progress through the seven stations of the kitchen (Bar, Dodger Night, Oven, Fryer, Saute, Salads, Code Red) you will unlock new characters with unique abilities, get paid for each dish you make correctly, and shop for things you don’t need. Do drugs (or, preferably, don’t) to manage your mental health and affect gameplay elements. If you make it far enough, you'll get to unlock the recipes from the actual restaurant.
Life Lessons
Get stressed, make money, buy stuff, do drugs. Learn something hopefully. Repeat.
The only enemy is your ego - conquer it or die trying.
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: 8th gen i5 or whatever you have laying around
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: 8 GB
Recommended
- OS: Windows 11
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: 16 GB
