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{{Infobox video game
| title = Cannibal Cuisine
| image = Cannibal Cuisine cover art full.jpg
| developer = Rocket Vulture
| publisher = Rocket Vulture
| engine = [[Unity (game engine)|Unity]]
| platforms = [[Windows]], [[Nintendo Switch]], [[PlayStation 4]], [[PlayStation 5]], [[Xbox One]], [[Xbox Series X/S]]
| released = {{Unbulleted list|'''Windows, Switch'''|20 May 2020|'''PS4, PS5, XBO, XSXS'''|25 January 2022}}
| genre = [[Simulation video game|Simulation]]
| modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]], [[multiplayer]]
}}

'''''Cannibal Cuisine''''' is a cooking [[simulation game]] developed and published by Belgium studio Rocket Vulture. In a cooperative or competitive experience, players control a number of cannibals on a tropical island feeding tourists to their god "Hoochooboo". The game was released for [[Microsoft Windows]] and [[Nintendo Switch]] on 20 May 2020.<ref>{{cite web |last=Morton |first=Lauren |date=May 8, 2020 |title=Oh dear, Cannibal Cuisine looks like Overcooked but cannibals |url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2020/05/08/oh-dear-cannibal-cuisine-looks-like-overcooked-but-cannibals/ |accessdate=June 3, 2020 |work=[[Rock Paper Shotgun]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Jackson |first=Lara |date=May 19, 2020 |title=Gamebyte Reviews: Cannibal Cuisine (For Nintendo Switch) |url=https://www.gamebyte.com/reviews/a-gamebyte-reviews-cannibal-cuisine/ |accessdate=June 3, 2020 |work=Gamebyte}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Fowler |first=Matt |date=May 11, 2020 |title=Cannibal Cuisine Is Like Overcooked, But With Human Sacrifice |url=https://screenrant.com/cannibal-cuisine-overcooked-dark-comedy-co-op-game/ |accessdate=June 3, 2020 |work=[[Screen Rant]]}}</ref> It was ported to [[PlayStation 4]], [[PlayStation 5]], [[Xbox One]], and [[Xbox Series X and Series S|Xbox Series X/S]] on 25 January 2022, alongside an [[DLC (video gaming)|expansion]] titled ''The Curse of the Scarab King''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rivera |first=C. Anthony |date=2022-01-11 |title=Cannibal Cuisine Comes to Consoles this January 25 with New Expansion |url=https://thenerdstash.com/cannibal-cuisine-comes-to-consoles-this-january-25-with-new-expansion/ |access-date=2022-04-17 |website=The Nerd Stash |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Gameplay==
Players in ''Cannibal Cuisine'' each control one cannibal chef, and must collect vegetables, fruits and meat (from killing tourists) to combine into meals on cooking spits. There is one or more Hoochooboos in the level who will request different meals. Delivering correct meals score points for the players, while delivering the wrong meals will cause the Hoochooboo to throw fireballs at the players.

''Cannibal Cuisine'' was designed primarily as a cooperative experience for up to four players, but it also has a competitive multiplayer mode. In competitive multiplayer, two teams compete to score the most points by feeding their Hoochooboo food. It is possible to fight the other team to disrupt their efforts, with ingredients and tourists to be found in a shared area which both teams can access. The game can be played in singleplayer, local multiplayer, online multiplayer, or combined local and online multiplayer (with multiple players on one computer or Switch connecting to other players online).

==Reception==
{{Video game reviews
| MC = (NS) 60/100<ref name="mc-ns">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/cannibal-cuisine/critic-reviews/?platform=nintendo-switch |title=Cannibal Cuisine for Switch Reviews |website=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |access-date=September 19, 2021}}</ref><br/>(PC) 56/100<ref name="mc-pc">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/cannibal-cuisine/critic-reviews/?platform=pc |title=Cannibal Cuisine for PC Reviews |website=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |access-date=September 19, 2021}}</ref><br/>(PS5) 69/100<ref name="mc-ps5">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/cannibal-cuisine/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-5 |title=Cannibal Cuisine for PlayStation 5 Reviews |website=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |access-date=April 17, 2022}}</ref><br/>(XSXS) 69/100<ref name="mc-xsx">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/cannibal-cuisine/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-series-x |title=Cannibal Cuisine for Xbox Series X Reviews |website=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |access-date=April 17, 2022}}</ref>
| OC = 19% recommend<ref name="opencritic">{{cite web|url=https://opencritic.com/game/9466/cannibal-cuisine|title=''Cannibal Cuisine''|publisher=[[OpenCritic]]|access-date=November 27, 2025}}</ref>
| NWR = 6/10<ref name="NWR">{{cite web |last=Rudek |first=Jordan |title=Cannibal Cuisine (Switch) Review |url=https://www.nintendoworldreport.com/review/53888/cannibal-cuisine-switch-review |website=Nintendo World Report |date=June 1, 2020 |access-date=April 17, 2022}}</ref>
}}

''Cannibal Cuisine'' received "mixed or average" reviews, according to [[review aggregator]] [[Metacritic]].<ref name="mc-ns"/><ref name="mc-pc"/><ref name="mc-ps5"/><ref name="mc-xsx"/> Fellow review aggregator [[OpenCritic]] assessed that the game received fair approval, being recommended by 19% of critics.<ref name="opencritic"/>

Reviews generally considered the gameplay to be solid, but criticized the controls.<ref name="NWR"/> Some reviewers found the cannibalism theme distasteful, with GameWatcher describing it as 'insensitive' and 'sensationalist'.<ref>{{cite web |last=Herman |first=Gavin |date=May 20, 2020 |title=Cannibal Cuisine Review |url=https://www.gamewatcher.com/reviews/cannibal-cuisine-review/13181 |accessdate=June 3, 2020 |work=GameWatcher}}</ref> In response to criticism of the controls, the developers released an update shortly after release on 24 May 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://store.steampowered.com/newshub/app/1136020/view/2197139657036585719|title=Update: movement system and controls improved!|work=[[Steam (service)|Steam]]|date=23 May 2020 |accessdate=June 3, 2020}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{official|www.cannibalcuisine.com}}
* [https://www.rocketvulture.com Developer website]{{Simulation-videogame-stub}}
[[Category:2020 video games]]
[[Category:Cooking video games]]
[[Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games]]
[[Category:Nintendo Switch games]]
[[Category:PlayStation 4 games]]
[[Category:PlayStation 5 games]]
[[Category:Video games developed in Belgium]]
[[Category:Windows games]]
[[Category:Video games about cannibalism]]
[[Category:Xbox One games]]
[[Category:Xbox Series X and Series S games]]

{{Wikipedia attribution|original_title=Cannibal Cuisine|access_date=2026-02-28}}