As part of Steam Next Fest back in June, I wrote about a lot of games, and all of them stood out for their own reason. Now, these games are starting to get their full releases and one of them stands out —Galaxy Burger.
The concept ofGalaxy Burgeris simple: travel the universe opening a string of burger joints to serve aliens (and mecha-cats) their much needed junk food. As a concept, it’s pretty simple and actually oddly relaxing, but one of the features in the full game which wasn’t in the demo is Multiplayer. I truly was not ready for the chaos this presents.
Imagine eight cursors on a screen, all trying to make the same burger. Of course this is fine if you all have impeccable communication skills, and even without that you can see what other people are doing. The true chaos erupts when one person finds the fun in sabotaging other peoples orders.
Oh your Patty is almost cooked? I’m just going to turn off the grill without telling you. Do you need Ketchup on this order? Have some Mayonnaise instead. Perhaps I’m just hellbent on causing chaos, and honestly, I started out with the best of intentions. However, there’s clearly something to be said for games involving sabotaging your playmates –Among Usproves that.
But anyway,Galaxy Burgerstarts out easily enough, with one grill and single orders coming in for basic burgers. However, the difficulty quickly ramps up when you have two fryers, a large grill, multiple orders and recipes which need memorizing in order to get them right.
This latter difficulty is actually made easier with more players, because one person can call out the recipe while another fulfils the order. It all gets a littleHell’s Kitchen, and more than once I felt the need to call out “Yes Chef!”.
All of this isn’t to say thatGalaxy Burgerisn’t a fun game to play on your own. Earning enough money to move on to the next planet and open your next fast food joint is just the right level of difficulty, and there are endless play modes if you just want to see how many people you can serve.
There’s also reputation to worry about. Building your reputation not only allows you to further the business, but also entices new customers with new custom orders. Admittedly, it’s easier to build a good reputation when your friends aren’t causing you to lose out on points, especially when a Restaurant Critic pays you a visit, but it’s all in good fun and you’re able to always just try again the next day.
