Sometimes the coolest things happen in game development y'all. I'm so excited to share that the NOTUS Contemporary Vocal Ensemble performed an amazing concert filled with incredible video game music - Celeste, Xenoblade Chronicles, Abzu and more- and closed the concert with Cook, Serve, Delicious! 3?!

It was surreal watching this live on stream, and now the video has been made available for viewing right here:

https://media.dlib.indiana.edu/media_objects/br86c303v/section/d217rp490


I'm so proud of our game and especially Jonathan Geer, who's work on the CSD series nabbed him and Jeff Ball an IndieCade award for best audio, and now this incredible concert arrangement that is something I'll never forget. Definitely check out the entire concert - it's a wonderful time!

And hey, be sure to pick up Jonathan's soundtrack as well as all the other CSD games on sale now for the Spring Sale!

https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/13553/The_Cook_Serve_Delicious_Trilogy/

Don't forget to wishlist our next Cook, Serve, Delicious! game, a remake of the original, coming this year!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2139040/Cook_Serve_Delicious_ReMustard/

And finally, we recently finished another big update for Cook Serve Forever, so check it out!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1928090/Cook_Serve_Forever/

Take care y'all and be sure to follow me on Bluesky[bsky.app] for more updates!

-David

I love couch co-op games, which is why co-op is such an integral part of the Cook, Serve, Delicious! series. I'm so excited that all of our CSD games are on sale now in the Couch Co-Op Fest! Grab all three today!

https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/13553/The_Cook_Serve_Delicious_Trilogy/

Let's take a quick look at some upcoming CSD projects we have goin' on!


Cook, Serve, Delicious: Re-Mustard!

We recently posted our first dev update on the game, with many more to come. We have huge plans for co-op in the remake to our first game, including more expanded options and playstyles for co-op than ever before. Be sure to wishlist today!

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2139040/view/532088436631274476?l=english


Cook Serve Forever

Our recent major update that completely overhauled the gameplay for CSF have boosted our recent reviews up to Very Positive! We're thrilled that y'all are really enjoying our new gameplay concepts and I can't wait to release the next big update soon, with the full game being finished by the summer. Wishlist today as we tend to discount the game with each new major update!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1928090/Cook_Serve_Forever/


Thanks everyone for all of the support over the years, and be sure to follow me on Bluesky[bsky.app] for even more updates! Take care!

-David

Hey everyone! I'm so excited that Cook, Serve, Delicious! is part of the Steam Cooking Fest, available now thru November 18th!

Don't forget to wishlist our upcoming Cook, Serve, Delicious: Re-Mustard! remake! Coming 2025!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2139040/Cook_Serve_Delicious_ReMustard/


Cook Serve Forever

A huge new gameplay overhaul is coming to Cook Serve Forever later this month- you can grab it on discount now and be ready for the all new gameplay systems when it drops soon! For more information on all of the new gameplay features be sure to check out our big news update.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1928090/Cook_Serve_Forever/

The CSD Series

Pick up the CSD series at a low 80% off! In fact you can grab all of these tasty games in one big bundle right here:

https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/13553/The_Cook_Serve_Delicious_Trilogy/

Or grab CSF along with it for even more savings!

https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/32041/The_Cook_Serve_Series_Bundle/

I can't wait to share more news on the future of the CSD series next year, including the Re-Mustard remake that celebrates the entire series as a whole with tons of fun and exciting surprises. Woo!

From everyone on the CSD team, thanks so much for all of your support through the years, and here's to another round of delish games!

-David Galindo
Creator of the Cook Serve Delicious series
Also on BlueSky!![bsky.app]

Hey everyone! I’m excited to show off our all new Point Shop avatar frames and stickers for the entire Cook Serve Delicious series- and you can grab these games at heavy discounts as part of the Steam Daily Deal!

And hey, why not wishlist our upcoming remake, er, Re-Mustard of our original Cook, Serve, Delicious! game? We’ll have more details on all the exciting new features and improvements in Re-Mustard in the future, so be sure to follow as well!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2139040/Cook_Serve_Delicious_ReMustard/


Point Shop Extravaganza

I’ve been a big fan of all the cool stuff you can find in the point shop, and animated frames are easily one of my favorites. We had a whole ton of lore to choose from when making these, so how did we narrow it down for each game? Here’s our artist Tristan with more details!

Hello! As we were creating frames for each of our cooking games, I took a look back at some of the art previously done for CSD 1,2 and 3. You can see what I ended up using for inspiration below as well as what concepts I came up with. For CSD 1, I focused on the environments and weather. For CSD 2 and 3, I focused on the different restaurant and food truck logos. And for CSF I focused on the delivery robots and also the art style of different elements of the game.

I signified the basic idea of movement in the black arrows seen below. We picked a few for each game and I was then tasked with creating the final art. Most of it was just creating the different art assets and hand drawing some of the frames of animation but our writer Nick’s After Effects knowledge really was the MVP for this project. I’m really happy with how they all came out but I think my favorites are the shrine from CSD 1 and sushi belt from CSD 2. I hope you enjoy all our hard work on these when you get to sport them yourself!

More Cook, Serve, Delicious! to Come!

I’m very excited for the future of the CSD series- while we’re busy wrapping up our side project, Cook Serve Forever, I’m eager to get back into the fast paced mechanics of Cook, Serve, Delicious: Re-Mustard! And hey…who knows what’s next after that. Well, I do, but I can’t really say much more just yet.

Stay tuned and stay delicious!

-David

I'm absolutely ecstatic this day has arrived as we've revealed several new developments for Cook, Serve, Delicious! including an all-new remaster of the original CSD!

First, if you haven't heard: We have a brand new patch out for Cook, Serve, Delicious! 3?! that officially makes the game Steam Deck Verified! Included in the update: Adjustments to the font size and clarity for the food descriptions and stats, added some minor improvements to gameplay related code, and brought the game up to the latest Game Maker engine build -- which should improve performance for some users! As always you can roll back to the last update should you need to. Full patch notes here!

Cook, Serve, Delicious: Re-Mustard! is coming to PC and consoles in 2024! You can read more about the new features on the Steam page (be sure to wishlist it!!) but we plan on adding new modes, new features, more foods, a new campaign, while still retaining the same classic gameplay as the first game. For those who want to shake things up a bit, we also plan on adding an all new Typing mode that tests your Ingredients-Per-Minute! Look forward to more details in the months to come!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2139040/Cook_Serve_Delicious_ReMustard/

For the first time ever, the OG Cook, Serve, Delicious! is coming to Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5 and Xbox! It always felt odd to have CSD 2 and 3 on consoles but not the original, and this is a great way to enjoy a classic before the all new remake comes out next year. Be sure to grab it on your platform of choice when it arrives on consoles later this year!

A new Early Access update will release in August for Cook Serve Forever! This update will have all new locations, more story, new achievements, new side quests, new foods, and lots more! We've been working hard over the last few months on the gameplay side of things and making the game run smoother and faster, and this is our first major content drop since launch.

For those looking to stay current with all of our updates and reveals, check out Vertigo's newsletter[vginc.substack.com] and the CSD Discord[discordapp.com]. Thanks so much for all the support!

A small fix that was causing the end of day theme music to not play. Stupid bug! You go squish now! ːcsdmadː ːcsd2angryː

Just a quick patch to fix the Discord integration for the game (in case you didn't know, it has Discord Rich Presence!)

Thanks for playin' as always!

Hey everyone! I dunno about y'all but I absolutely love my Steam Deck, and I'm super excited to announce that we have a brand new patch that officially makes the game Steam Deck Verified! Woo!

We went back and adjusted the font size and clarity for the food descriptions and stats, as well as added some minor improvements to gameplay related code and brought the game up to the latest Game Maker engine build, which should improve performance for some users! As always you can roll back to the last update should you need to.

Thanks everyone and the details are below- and two more things to announce: late July we're going to have some mouthwatering, absolutely Delicious announcements. These are gonna be big ones and you're not gonna want to miss it- be sure to join our Discord[discordapp.com] or sub to our Newsletter[vginc.substack.com] for up to the minute news on the future of CSD!

Secondly we just released our spinoff game, Cook Serve Forever, into early access! If you're looking for a more relaxed, chill game that is a very different type of vibe than the CSD series, check it out! (And it also plays great on the Deck as well!) And did you know if you've bought all three of our games you can get Cook Serve Forever at a nice discount? Check out the Cook Serve Series bundle today!

https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/32041/The_Cook_Serve_Series_Bundle/

PATCH NOTES

• Steam Deck verified support!
  
• Improved font size and clarity for certain menus for easier readability on smaller screens.
  
• Improved gamepad detection for better handling of menu prompts that would reference keyboard/mouse.
  
• Removed opening CSF splash screen announcement.
  
• Updated game to the latest Game Maker engine code for better performance. Note that with this change we had to remove Windowed mode, as it is no longer supported by the engine we use. To keep using Windowed mode you'll need to roll back to the previous update (v1.02.03).
  
• (MAC only) Fixed an issue that was causing the game to not show Steam alerts when playing the game.

Our friends at Frogsong Studios have brought back their Friendship Games Week event for 2023 -- celebrating the best of local co-op games!

To mark the occasion, we'll be live February 14th playing games in the co-operative friendly Cook, Serve, Delicious! series at 10a Pacific / 1p Eastern on the Cook, Serve, Delicious! 3?! store page and CSD 1-3 Bundle page.

We'll also take a peek at our upcoming release Cook Serve Forever at some point during the stream. CSF currently has a pre-release demo available for a limited time following its inclusion in the just concluded Steam Next Fest; be sure to check it out if you haven't already, we appreciate all the great feedback we've received over the past month!

For those looking to purchase any of the Cook, Serve, Delicious! games during this week, we ask that you wishlist for now and purchase shortly during our next round of discounts, as unfortunately we were unable to run discounts this week due to store cooldown rules. (And Wishlisting ensures that you'll be notified the next time the games are on sale, which won't be long from now!)

To stay current with all Vertigo Gaming Inc. updates, check out our newsletter[vginc.substack.com] and Discord[discordapp.com].