Hello, this is YNOT!
We’re here to bring you the latest news about our spooky-cute cooking tycoon, Spookitchen.
🎃Playtest Open (Oct 24 – Nov 30)
The Steam Playtest for Spookitchen will be available from October 24 to November 30!
No registration required — just visit our Steam page and start playing right away.
🎃Bronze Award at GIGDC
Spookitchen has won the Bronze Award in the General Division of the Global Indie Game Development Contest (GIGDC)!
We’d like to thank everyone who supported us and left kind comments — your encouragement means the world to us!
🎃Update Patch Notes
This update focuses on quality-of-life improvements and better visibility.
Players can now find information more easily in the encyclopedia, map, and guidebook.
We’ve also removed the time limit system and replaced it with a goal-based restaurant progression, making the gameplay more relaxed and rewarding.
You can now feel yourself growing stronger within a single shift!
New recipes and ingredients added
Ingredient vending machines in town
Main Pad UI and Outgame UI redesign
Added Encyclopedia (Characters / Items / Monsters / Objects)
Added Map and Guidebook
Improved Settings and Notification UI
Removed Popularity Competition System, replaced with Goal-based Progress
Added Region Name Display when entering areas
Updated key bindings and added more input support
Improved movement and action speed
Added object HP bars
Added Streamer-friendly BGM option
Improved scrollbar feel
Adjusted sound layering volume for overlapping effects
🎃Dev Log Now on Discord!
Join the official Spookitchen Discord to check out YNOT’s Dev Logs,
and get a behind-the-scenes look at how the game is being made!
From the upcoming 10th NPC, My Room system, and new areas
to a completely revamped UI — catch all the latest updates there!
👉 Join us now on Discord: https://discord.com/invite/WFPAW6KyjS
And Watch the live development streams on YouTube!
Youtube 👉 View game page
🎃Future Plans
We’ll continue refining Spookitchen and begin preparing a polished demo version!
The next playtest may take a little longer to arrive, but we’re planning major improvements to the story, intro, and tutorial.
Here’s a sneak peek at new features currently in development 👀
My Room system
Furniture decorating & interior design
In-game SNS app “Ghostar”
Thank you for all your love and support!
We’ll be back soon with the next Steam update.
See you again at the cute and spooky ghost restaurant! 👻💜
— Team YNOT