Cooking Fever is a 2014 cooking simulation game developed and published by the Lithuanian studio Nordcurrent. Since initially releasing for iOS on September 27, 2014, Cooking Fever has garnered 450 million downloads.
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| Developer(s) | Nordcurrent |
| Publisher(s) | Nordcurrent |
| Platform(s) | iOS, Android, Windows Phone |
| Release | September 27, 2014
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| Genre(s) | Simulation |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
In 2015, Cooking Fever was awarded as the game of the year by LT Game Awards.[1]
Gameplay
editCooking Fever is a cooking simulation game.[2] The player must cook food as quickly as possible to fulfill incoming customers' orders.
Development and release
editCooking Fever was developed by Nordcurrent, a studio based in Vilnius, Lithuania.[3] They had previously produced mobile games including Happy Chef and Building the Great Wall of China.[4] The game was released for Android on March 2, 2015,[5] and for the Windows Phone later in the year.[6]
The game had surpassed 50 million downloads by July 2015[4] and 100 million downloads by March 2017.[7] As of 2024, Cooking Fever has been downloaded 450 million times.[8] For the game's tenth anniversary, Nordcurrent will run a real-life recreation of the game to break a Guinness World Record for the most number of burgers assembled in one minute.[9]
Collaborations
editOn December 1, 2017, Nordcurrent collaborated with Coca-Cola to release an update where players can sell official Coca-Cola beverages in-game.[citation needed]
Cooking Fever had its fourth collaboration on December 16, 2019, with the Hard Rock Cafe. This partnership gave players worldwide the ability to step inside the kitchen of the virtual Hard Rock Cafe. The name of the restaurant was then changed to the "Rock & Roll Bar" due to copyright reasons.[citation needed]
In 2024, Cooking Fever collaborated with TGI Fridays, adding branded items. In January, two weeks after being released, the game mode was played over four million times.[10][11]
Spinoff
editA player versus player spinoff known as Cooking Fever Duels was released on December 7, 2023.[12]
References
edit- ^ "Istorija". LT Game Awards (in Lithuanian). Retrieved December 1, 2022.
- ^ Wollaston, Sam (October 19, 2019). "'Do you wind it up?': today's teens tackle rotary phones, FM radio and map reading". The Guardian. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
- ^ Morris, Iwan (June 8, 2023). "Why hit developer Nordcurrent is moving to publishing". PocketGamer.biz. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
- ^ a b Minotti, Mike (July 23, 2015). "Cooking Fever simmers past 50 million downloads". VentureBeat. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
- ^ "Nordcurrent has released Cooking Fever on Google Play". Pocket Gamer. March 2, 2015. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
- ^ "Cooking Fever is finally available on Windows Phone". Pocket Gamer. January 15, 2016. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
- ^ Takahashi, Dean (March 15, 2017). "Lithuania's Nordcurrent rides Cooking Fever beyond 100 million downloads". VentureBeat. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
- ^ Griffiths, Daniel (July 10, 2024). "Celebrating 10 years of Cooking Fever and Nordcurrent's sustained success". PocketGamer.biz. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
- ^ Morris, Iwan (July 11, 2024). "Cooking Fever to shoot for a Guinness World Record as part of their 10th anniversary celebrations". Pocket Gamer. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
- ^ Astle, Aaron (January 9, 2024). "Cooking Fever's TGI Fridays crossover reached four million in two weeks". PocketGamer.biz. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
- ^ Garcia, Imelda (January 10, 2024). "TGI Fridays goes virtual as the new restaurant featured in Cooking Fever mobile game". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
- ^ Cook, Paige (November 17, 2023). "Behind the scenes: The making of Cooking Fever Duels". PocketGamer.biz. Retrieved September 17, 2024.