Overcooked!: Special Edition

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7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 130 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 95 out of 130
  2. Mixed: 20 out of 130
  3. Negative: 15 out of 130
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  1. Madmortagan68
    Aug 1, 2017
    7
    It's a good game to be sure and I imagine with a few updates/patches it will become a great game. My biggest complaint are targeting issues. The game doesn't do a good job of clearly defining which square you are targeting and is also difficult to target a specific space. This means it can be hard to pick up something up when there are other objects around or set something down in aIt's a good game to be sure and I imagine with a few updates/patches it will become a great game. My biggest complaint are targeting issues. The game doesn't do a good job of clearly defining which square you are targeting and is also difficult to target a specific space. This means it can be hard to pick up something up when there are other objects around or set something down in a specific space. This makes the game feel finicky. If this one issue were resolved my score would be an 8 or 8.5… Expand
  2. Cl9
    Jul 28, 2017
    7
    It's a fun game. But it seems to only run at 30fps despite being a fairly simple game, graphically. The biggest issue for me though, is that there's no local multi-switch multiplayer. Which means that you have to all share the same small screen unless you have a TV nearby.
  3. Prizm
    Jan 7, 2018
    5
    I found it more stressful than fun. If you're looking for a casual time management game to chill out with, this is not it. Every level after the first introduces environment challenges, like sliding bench tops and kitchens that occasionally break apart so you can't get to certain items. You can't just run around putting food together, there's always some other issue that interrupts you.I found it more stressful than fun. If you're looking for a casual time management game to chill out with, this is not it. Every level after the first introduces environment challenges, like sliding bench tops and kitchens that occasionally break apart so you can't get to certain items. You can't just run around putting food together, there's always some other issue that interrupts you. The levels quickly become challenging to pass.

    If this is more your thing, then definitely look into this game, as it has great visuals and each level introduces something different.

    Unless I'm missing something, there's no mode where you can just work in a normal kitchen and put food together for customers. My GF loves time management games and will play them for months if there are casual endless modes to chill out with. We have been playing co-op on this game, but she just finds Overcooked annoying and frustrating, despite us working together pretty well.

    The controls for characters can be a little 'slippery'. We found occasionally we were putting food down on the wrong spot because we didn't have the angle quite right when our character was near a bench.

    I have not noticed any bugs or FPS problems, so the game must have been patched. The player select screen is a bit confusing though. It has our two characters, but below each character it says "Press L+R to join game".
    So you press L+R and the Switch's controller window pops up for you to manage controller settings. The game is actually referring to players 3 and 4 joining, but the visuals on the player selection screen don't make that clear, so it looks like it's asking players 1 and 2 to press L+R.    … Expand
  4. moothemagiccow
    Nov 11, 2020
    5
    This game looks like a cute little thing you can play with a kid but it's incredibly difficult. The controls are not very good, the difficulty ramps up quickly, and there's a time limit on every level. You have to make X meals in so many minutes to beat a level, but it never tells you what X is.

    The controls are not great. You're supposed to walk around picking up ingredients, slicing    This game looks like a cute little thing you can play with a kid but it's incredibly difficult. The controls are not very good, the difficulty ramps up quickly, and there's a time limit on every level. You have to make X meals in so many minutes to beat a level, but it never tells you what X is.

    The controls are not great. You're supposed to walk around picking up ingredients, slicing them up at a cutting board, putting them in a pot, and then onto a plate. Only it's very difficult to just to select the space with the ingredients, board, pot, or plate. You might find yourself throwing food onto the floor, putting it back into the pot from the plate. The timer doesn't help with this, because you're rushing around trying to get so many meals cooked.

    The difficulty ramps up very quickly. You start out on a level you're supposed to lose, and by level 4, the kitchen is moving around so you can't get from the cutting board to the plate.

    The game ends up being more frustrating than fun, and there's no options for easier difficulty levels. If you want a challenge to play with your game-savvy, adult friends, try this out. If you want to play with somebody who is still learning the ropes, avoid this, as you will just play the same few levels over and over, trying to win.    … Expand
  5. nusco
    Sep 13, 2020
    5
    I do understand why so many people like Overcooked. It looks nice, it's a great concept for co-op play, and it's seriously challenging. However, I guess I'm an exception: I love couch co-op, love though games, love the concept of Overcooked–but just couldn't get into it.

    The main problem with Overcooked is that it gives you too little slack. If you're playing with friends and family for    I do understand why so many people like Overcooked. It looks nice, it's a great concept for co-op play, and it's seriously challenging. However, I guess I'm an exception: I love couch co-op, love though games, love the concept of Overcooked–but just couldn't get into it.

    The main problem with Overcooked is that it gives you too little slack. If you're playing with friends and family for the laughs, you want enough time to enjoy the process–enough time to get a level wrong, laugh about it, and scramble to fix it together. Instead, Overcooked is all about not having time: if you mess up the team coordination, you're toast.

    When I bought Overcooked, I expected a nice co-op game that encouraged improvised solutions and rapid changes of plan. Instead, I found an unforgiving experience where you have to shut up and do your job. The problem isn't that the game is hard. The problem is that the game is hard in a way that forces you to streamline communications and focus on finding a rythm–and that is not fun. Four or five levels in, Overcooked was feeling like work, and all my co-op groups agreed to abandon it.    … Expand
  6. DeusGod
    Jun 26, 2018
    5
    There are a lot more great party games, do I have to play this game?
    The game motion is bad and the play is boring.

Awards & Rankings

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#69 Best Switch Game of 2017
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#46 Most Discussed Switch Game of 2017
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#54 Most Shared Switch Game of 2017

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Metascore
77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 20 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 20
  3. Negative: 0 out of 20
  1. Nintendo Force Magazine
    Oct 30, 2017
    85
    This is easily one of the best co-op titles on Switch and can't be recommended enough! [Issue #30 – November/December 2017, p. 19]
  2. The Digital Fix
    Aug 29, 2017
    70
    Overcooked Special Edition on the Nintendo Switch is a fantastic slice of old school local player co-operative fun held back by the lack of a workable single-player mode and dogged by a series of annoying but not game-breaking performance issues. Packaged with both pieces of paid DLC for free, if you are a Nintendo Switch owner who will routinely have the opportunity to play with family or friends then even with the stated issues you’re in for an absolute hoot.
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  3. Vooks
    Aug 28, 2017
    60
    Overcooked is a hectic party game that is great fun if you've got people to play with, but is enjoyable enough if you don't. It's a great addition to the Switch's library but it could have done with a bit more time in the kitchen to sort out its performance issues that keep me from rating this any higher. If those are fixed then its biggest issue is the painful gatekeeping of campaign levels that eventually just become padding rather than a learning aid.
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