Abra-Cooking-Dabra News

[p]Hi, chefs!

Today, let’s look closer at the customers you will serve!

Guests are an important part of Abra-Cooking-Dabra, as they provide you with orders. Customers come, leave, and wait for their food. A funny animation here, a strange interaction there help us to make them look more alive and to highlight their peculiarity.

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Beside regular customers, most levels feature a special guest, which appears only if you successfully serve all regulars. What makes them special? For one, they rarely ask for usual dishes and instead order something special. Such food requires rare ingredients, which you get as a reward from previous customers. Also, serving special guests can unlock a secret level! But let’s meet some of them.

Mr. Walrus may look menacing with those massive tusks, but actually he is a very kind gentleman (as long as you keep feeding him, but who doesn’t get angry when they are hungry?)

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Our next guest is a famous archaeologist Kara Loft… Oh, right, she wants to keep incognito, whoops. Meet an unknown masked woman with pistols!



However, some guests are so important, your whole restaurant gets reserved for them only. These bosses will also try to mess with you… a lot. It’s up to you to make them change their mind with your cooking!

The first of such guests is Sir Dodo. He will try to freeze your ingredients… which wouldn’t be so bad if his friend weren’t setting them on fire.



And a visitor from far away: Caterpillar! She can command darkness and hide your ingredients from you.



Also, as a small bonus: you will be able to offer your customers drinks! Brew the traditional British beverage — tea:



and for those who can’t start their day without coffee:



That’s it for today! But we’ll be back with more news and info about Abra-Cooking-Dabra soon, stay tuned!

Yours, the Door 407 dev team
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Hi, chefs!

We continue improving the game and, among other things, it includes adding new content! In Abra-Cooking-Dabra new content means new tools to cook with. So today we’ll tell you a bit about it.


One of the most important and fun parts of the game is when you obtain new utensils. In the demo you can try using knives and graters. There are also a few recipes that involve frying and boiling ingredients. But a true chef always needs more utensils! So what tools can you play with in later stages? Let’s see some of them!

One of the new utensils is a whisk. An essential tool for every chef, it will allow you to stir ingredients (like eggs) to use in more complex recipes!



The next on the list is a masher. Yep, the one that helps you mash boiled potatoes! And not only them, but also boiled carrots, parsnips and swedes!



A mill can be used to make flour from grain. Then it can be processed into dough - you can then make some bread out of it, or use in other baking recipes!



Thirsty? Use a juicer to make some tomato or carrot juice!



And last but not least is not even a utensil, but a new farm animal - beside a chicken you’ll be able to milk a cow. Feed it with a few vegetables and get some milk later!



This is it for today, but soon you’ll learn more about new tools, guests and further explore the exciting world of Abra-Cooking-Dabra!

Yours, the Door 407 dev team

[p]As you may have noticed, Abra-Cooking-Dabra received some updates - but what they are about? It's simple: they bring the following improvements: [/p]

• [p]Improved coins piling[/p]
• [p]Better grid interactions and dragging[/p]
• [p]Polished interactions with the trash can[/p]
• [p]Added zoom lock for the trash can and refrigerators[/p]
• [p]Additional minor fixes and improvements[/p]

[p] Have a nice time cooking! [/p][p]Yours, the Door 407 dev team[/p]

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Dear chefs![/p][p]Steam Next Fest starts today, on June 9th, and Abra-Cooking-Dabra takes part in it with a newly available demo. A great opportunity to try cooking dishes with cards![/p][p]The demo offers:[/p]

• [p]6 levels to play, including a secret endless one — grow ingredients, prepare dishes and serve eccentric guests![/p]
• [p]Multiple dishes to cook — figure out every single one from hints, received from customers![/p]
• [p]Bizarre guests — some will try to mess with you![/p]
• [p]Meta-progression — players can buy new appliances and utilities between levels to improve their kitchen![/p]

[p]Have fun cooking!
[/p][p]Yours, the Door 407 dev team[/p][p]
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Dear Chefs,

We are happy to announce that we are conducting another playtest starting from today, May 1st! If you missed the previous one, it is your chance to try Abra-Cooking-Dabra before it’s out.

How to access the playtest?
It’s easy! Just go over to Abra-Cooking-Dabra Steam page and press a button.

What has changed compared to the first playtest?

• The content and the number of missions are the same - this is so players can feel the difference between the two versions more easily.
  
• Added some UX improvements.
  
• Difficulty has been slightly increased (time for completing orders has been lowered).
  
• Localisation was updated.
  
• BEEEEEAAAANNNNS! recipe was updated.
  
• Multiple technical fixes and performance improvements.
  

Have fun, and as always, we’ll be waiting for your feedback!

Yours, the Door 407 dev team