Don't Let Him Cook
Released 14 October 2026 · PC · Casual, Indie, Early Access
A co-op cooking comedy for 1–3 players. Uncle is cooking the finale of a live TV show, and you, his family, make sure the judges finally reject his plate: swap his salt for sugar, fiddle with his burners, make off with his pans — just don’t let him catch you.
Story
Only Uncle can cook. Don’t let him. Once a year, the cooking show “The Golden Spoon” films its finale in the Lozhkin family kitchen, and every year the same man cooks it: Uncle. He promised to join his father at the judges’ table the night they turn down his plate. They never have. Tonight, the family has decided to help him. He cooks. You get in the way. Uncle isn’t a villain: he sincerely believes he’s saving dinner, and he cooks it properly, from his father’s recipe card. He sears the duck, flips it and lets it rest, gives the risotto nothing but hot stock, and whisks the beurre blanc over low heat. You don’t need to cook anything. You need his plate to fail: swap his salt for sugar, turn up the heat under the sauce, carry off a pan, snatch food out of his hands, slip something extra into his saucepan. Drop a pinch into his pan right in front of him, and he’ll say, “Good. You salted it.” It was sugar. He sees everything right in front of him, and he turns toward noise. Use that: one of you makes a racket in the corner or politely asks “Uncle, how?”, and while he explains, another works behind his back. Get caught in the act and the judges give you a strike. Three strikes and...
Gameplay
Only Uncle can cook. Don’t let him. Once a year, the cooking show “The Golden Spoon” films its finale in the Lozhkin family kitchen, and every year the same man cooks it: Uncle. He promised to join his father at the judges’ table the night they turn down his plate. They never have. Tonight, the family has decided to help him. He cooks. You get in the way. Uncle isn’t a villain: he sincerely believes he’s saving dinner, and he cooks it properly, from his father’s recipe card. He sears the duck, flips it and lets it rest, gives the risotto nothing but hot stock, and whisks the beurre blanc over low heat. You don’t need to cook anything. You need his plate to fail: swap his salt for sugar, turn up the heat under the sauce, carry off a pan, snatch food out of his hands, slip something extra into his saucepan. Drop a pinch into his pan right in front of him, and he’ll say, “Good. You salted it.” It was sugar. He sees everything right in front of him, and he turns toward noise. Use that: one of you makes a racket in the corner or politely asks “Uncle, how?”, and while he explains, another works behind his back. Get caught in the act and the judges give you a strike. Three strikes and you’re out the door, on the stairs: knock to be let back in, and shout so he turns toward the door while the others finish the job. Every discovery hurts his feelings a little more: “Dad!”, then he...
Features
- Single-player
- Multi-player
- Co-op
- Online Co-op
- Shared/Split Screen Co-op
- Shared/Split Screen
- Partial Controller Support
- Family Sharing
Release details
Don't Let Him Cook is a Casual, Indie and Early Access game by @games. Don't Let Him Cook came out on Wednesday, 14 October 2026 on PC. This date comes from Steam and was last checked on 14 October 2026.
Frequently asked questions
When did Don't Let Him Cook come out?
Don't Let Him Cook came out on 14 October 2026.
Which platforms is Don't Let Him Cook on?
Don't Let Him Cook is on PC.
Who makes Don't Let Him Cook?
Don't Let Him Cook is developed by @games.
What kind of game is Don't Let Him Cook?
Don't Let Him Cook is a game of these genres: Casual, Indie and Early Access.