Fri Jan 30 2026
- Added new recipes
- Added Valentine's Event
Hello. I would really like you as creators to read this review. I downloaded this game in June and have been playing it ever since. If you are reading this and you are deciding whether or not to download this game, then I highly suggest that you do. Cookingdom is a great game that lets you relax and cook. It teaches you how to make new recipes while you can sit back and relax. It has a beautiful hand-drawn design and cute minigames in the recipe levels as well as minigames in between level sections. My only problem with this game in general is the time limit. Some levels have a generous time limit, especially at the beginning of the game, but many others do not and I end up having to rush through the level just to finish a few seconds before the time is up. I highly recommend adjusting the time limits on this game, especially for the level/minigame called Clean the Kitchen Shelf. I have tried to beat the time limit on this level several times, but still cannot do it. Adjusting the timers to Cookingdom in general will allow players to fully enjoy the charming recipes this game has to offer.
So let me start this off by saying it isn’t a bad game. The whole thing is very cute and the vibe is nice. I only have a couple complaints 1. The timer. Adding a timer to anything instantly makes it more stressful. And because of the nature of the recipes sometimes you can’t even afford to make a single mistake or you’ll run out of time. The amount of times I’ve finished with 1 or 2 seconds is crazy. 2. The very particular order things need to be done. This doesn’t just apply to the receipt but also where things are placed. It can be very irritating when you’re trying to place things down but no matter what it isn’t staying. Or when you’re trying to add different seasonings but it isn’t adding because you need to go in a particular order (even though logically it doesn’t matter, they’re seasonings) 3. Learning by failure. This kind of connects to my previous points. Because of the particular order things need to be done in this game (paired with the timer) it seems the only way you’ll be able to beat a level is by failing it first, which is quite frustrating. Now this primarily applies to the longer more complex recipes but because of the very strict order of things you’re pretty much guaranteed to fail the first time you attempt it. Thanks for reading my rant. Still will be playing every level because this game is just too cute.
This game has so much potential to be great. The art style is adorable, and the recipes are so realistic! But here are my critiques. This game is advertised as relaxing with no pressure, but then for some reason they put a timer on each level and don’t give you nearly enough time, especially at beginning levels when you’re just getting used to things and don’t know what’s going on. I was starting to get super frustrated because it sometimes doesn’t make any sense as to what you are supposed to do. Not so relaxing in that regard. Also, not sure if it’s just my device, but the game freezes a lot and has a tendency to not register my clicks. For example, I was making the American Breakfast, and was trying to put the lettuce and tomatoes on the plate. There was nowhere else for it to go. But for some reason, it wasn’t registering, and I had to attempt to put them on the plate 10 times before it worked. I was getting confused and annoyed, and I had to watch 2 ads in exchange for an extra couple minutes just so I could complete the level. Actually, since writing this review, the game is not working on my ipad at all anymore 😔 The ipad is completely up to date. When I start up the app, it won’t let me click on anything. Very unfortunate.
i really love this game. I love how realistic the cooking is it's like you're actually cooking which is really cool but the problem is that I don't really know how to cook not everyone knows how to cook but the thing that's stresses me is the timer when I first played it. It was kinda easy, but I don't really know most of the things what to do I would need help and watch ads every level now and I get so confused and they get a little bit mad because of the time is ticking and I don't know point but it's a very very, very good game though. I can't argue about that but the time it has just no I mean the timer is a good challenge for people who takes the challenge like if they were actually cooking competition or something. But I recommend for the people who own this game or made it. I recommend you should put an option for either putting a timer as a challenge. or no timer for no challenge but overall this game is really good so I recommend you guys whoever reading this to download it.
Okay admit that I’m addicted to this game. At least I was before all the changes. I like the new recipes but I hate all the inconsistencies and new format. For so long the smoothie recipe was gone but it came back but then the fried potato level was gone. And then today I see that the fried potatoes are back but BOTH smoothie levels are gone. It’s kind of disappointing because I used to play this game everyday but now I play less of it and feel more mad while playing it. I miss the old format. The new arrangement of the recipes and how new recipes appear in different categories is unsettling and very overstimulating. The format alone doesn’t make it seem relaxing but more chaotic. I’m all for developing games but I feel that format is unnecessary. I also don’t like how the side levels with cleaning and organizing are part of the original cook book. It’s a shame because I really loved this game but now I’m not as excited for new recipes. I’m not criticizing anyone and it’s just my personal opinion. I still enjoy the game and it’s very good game, but I just can’t get over all of these changes.
It’s fun and generally relaxing, but I found that after a certain point you can tell when levels are made by different people or set up differently. Some levels require you to tap ingredients to remove skin before cutting, others remove skin as you cut. Some want you to preheat skillets, others don’t. My biggest problem is there have been several times that I try to, for example, use a whisk in a bowl, but the game needs very specific inputs for it to work. So it won’t work, I’ll try many other things, the clock continues to tick down, and the fourth or fifth time I try whisking the eggs it finally works, but I now only have twenty seconds to finish the whole recipe. Same goes for cutting ingredients. Sometimes the knife needs to be put on the side of an ingredient rather than the middle, which slows you down. I just want them to tweak inputs so it isn’t so finicky, since you already spend a lot of time trying to figure out the correct order. Fighting controls shouldn’t be possible
The game presents itself as a fun cooking game and puzzle-solver that you could play endlessly with the caveat of ads in-between. To my biggest disappointment, not only are all of the puzzles timed, meaning you have to quickly figure out what you’re supposed to do for five parts in less than three minutes, but also stresses you out as you fumble through the dishes and have to watch an ad to even try again. A major thing I hate about this game is that the steps you’re supposed to follow are so strict, and don’t provide you any clues as to what you’re supposed to do with the time continuing to clock down. I have found myself stuck at many parts while assembling a dish where I kept flailing every ingredient at whatever because I didn’t know what the game is expecting me to do. It treats the order of what you do as common sense to where I fear that players going into it will waste time because they forgot to drain the sink or turn off the burner. The reason I give this game two stars is because it’s tolerable gameplay but everything outside of it completely ruins the experience for those looking to causally play it.
I honestly don’t even know why it’s a thing the app developers claim it’s a relaxing chill game to play on a Sunday morning with no word of the 3 minute timer it’s such a fun puzzle game when your not worrying about having to finish the meal in 3 minutes which even if you do all the steps perfectly you probably will need to watch a add to get another minute especially since it’s 3minutes for every level no matter the difficulty oh and don’t forget sometimes the adds will glitch & you’ll lose all the progress you made and will have to restart the game For example the crab level you have to catch the crab clean it & cook it with all the right tools they don’t let you know the order which is okay it’s a puzzle game but in that process of finding out which tools to use I ran out of time I had to watch 3 separate adds to get another minute each & on the last add It was nothing but a blank screen so I lost all my progress the hints I got which you have to watch adds for those as well & again to mention all the levels are 3 minutes no matter the difficulties