Charming characters and heartwarming story
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews
“the characters are all so charming and genuinely well written as individuals.”
Steam review · 17.1 h played ↗
KuloNiku: Bowl Up!
Worth buying? What 197 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 197 Steam reviews actually say.
Overwhelmingly PositiveOverwhelmingly Positive · 96%Gambir Studio2026Cooking · Management · Simulation
$11.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 6 h ago · Lowest we’ve seen since Oct 20, 2026: $7.19
The verdict
A charming, cozy Cooking Mama-style noodle shop game with a visual-novel story and absurd customer orders. Skip it if you want deep cooking challenge or dislike heavy dialogue and late-game repetition.
Great for
Cozy-game fans who loved Cooking Mama or Good Pizza, Great Pizza and enjoy anime-style stories
Main risk
Cooking loop gets repetitive and tedious late, with more story and dialogue than cooking
What players love
Cute, gorgeous art style
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“incredible art direction, does everything it set out to be.”
Steam review · 16.7 h played ↗
Cozy mode removes time pressure
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“I just want to say I really appreciate the cozy mode in this game. Being able to step away anytime without pressure means a lot.”
Steam review · 36.7 h played ↗
Hilariously absurd customer orders
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 positive reviews
“a guy came into my soup store asking for chicken soup with extra chicken and no soup.”
Steam review · 8.1 h played ↗
Fun cooking with flavor-profile puzzles
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 positive reviews
“the cooking mechanics are fun, quick, intuitive and very tactile but you still have to use your brain somewhat for the flavour profiles.”
Steam review · 12.3 h played ↗
Comforting during hard times
Mentioned in ~1 in 30 positive reviews
“I play it whenever I'm feeling lonely or down.”
Steam review · 9.8 h played ↗
What players complain about
Too much dialogue and tutorial, not enough cooking
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“Too much talking and too little game. Not for me.”
Steam review · 0.1 h played ↗
Repetitive, tedious late-game cooking
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“Even in the late game when you've bought everything and just want to progress the story or character quests you HAVE to get back in the kitchen”
Steam review · 12.9 h played ↗
Too easy and shallow
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“I found the crafting recipes mechanics so ridiculously easy that I realised the game was probably made for kids.”
Steam review · 4.7 h played ↗
Confusing, convoluted customer orders
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“Customer orders don't make much sense when you start progressing and getting new ingredients.”
Steam review · 4.3 h played ↗
Forced workdays and no Russian
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“those unskippable workdays after every day off are a real drag”
Steam review · 8 h played ↗
Meatball Brawls feel stressful or out of place
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“the "meatball brawl" competitions suck the fun out of the whole thing for me.”
Steam review · 2.2 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support2 GB
Minimum
OS10
ProcessorIntel i5-6600K / Ryzen 5 1600
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsGTX 1050 Ti / RX 570
Storage2 GB available space
Recommended
OS10
ProcessorIntel i7-9700K / Ryzen 5 5600X
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsRTX 2060 / RX 6600
Storage2 GB available space
OS10
ProcessorIntel i5-6600K / Ryzen 5 1600
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsGTX 1050 Ti / RX 570
Storage2 GB available space
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