{"site":"Yomimono","license":"CC BY 4.0 (citation required)","generated_at":"2026-05-24T08:19:40.599Z","story":{"id":"r_9237f4a058b24f87af4ca7cf","slug":"cooking-metroidvania-lone-chef-expands-team-adds-japanese-cuisine","url":"https://yomimono.id/cooking-metroidvania-lone-chef-expands-team-adds-japanese-cuisine","headline":"Cooking Metroidvania Lone Chef Expands Team, Adds Japanese Cuisine","summary":"At BitSummit PUNCH in Kyoto, developer Project Moreum showed an updated demo of Lone Chef, a Metroidvania where the protagonist explores a world that has lost the art of cooking. The team has grown to 12 people, added an opening scene, weather-based gimmicks, and Japanese language support. Japanese cuisine is being added to the game, and a 2026 release is planned.","why_it_matters":"The expanded development scale and addition of Japanese cuisine reflect the game's unexpectedly strong wishlist traction in Japan, which now exceeds that in its home market of South Korea.","published_at":"2026-05-24T06:46:09.000Z","source_count":1,"sources":["4Gamer.net"],"citations":[{"source":"4Gamer.net","title":"Exploration Action ADV 'Lone Chef' Expands Development Scale, Enhances Art; Japanese Cuisine Addition in Progress [BitSummit]","url":"https://www.4gamer.net/games/937/G093714/20260524011/"}],"license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false}}}