Cook, Serve, Delicious! 2!! News

I'm extremely excited to announce that CSD 2 is now fully Steam Deck compatible with this brand new update!

We wanted to take this opportunity to really make sure CSD 2 works great on the Deck, and so we've gone in and added a larger font size when playing on the deck for the food descriptions, modified the initial options to make sure the game looks great when you boot it up on your Deck for the first time, and updated it to use the latest Game Maker engine for faster performance on Windows and Deck.

In case you missed it, we also recently made Cook, Serve, Delicious! 3?! Steam Deck compatible! And if you want a change of pace from the fast rush that the CSD series provides, might I recommend our newest spinoff "chill" title called Cook Serve Forever that slows down the tempo and allows you to cook in a relaxing solarpunk story based adventure! Grab it with a discount in our CS Series bundle:

https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/32041/The_Cook_Serve_Series_Bundle/

Thanks everyone and the details are below- and one last thing: later this month we're going to have some mouthwatering, absolutely Delicious announcements. These are gonna be big ones and you're not gonna want to miss it- be sure to join our Discord or sub to our Newsletter for up to the minute news on the future of CSD!


GAME ADDITIONS

• Game is now officially Steam Deck Verified!
  
• When playing on Steam Deck, font size and certain elements are increased for better legibility.
  
• The game now uses the latest version of Game Maker, improving performance across Windows and Steam Deck.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused the window to be off center for certain monitor setups.
  
• Improved gamepad detection when playing on Steam Deck.
  
• Note that the game only offers Borderless and Full Screen window options- due to the change in engine code we can no longer support Windowed mode. You will need to roll back to the previous version of the game via the beta branch to keep Windowed mode support.
  

SPECIAL NOTE

If the game is not detecting the Steam Deck controls, you may need to manually set the game to use the Proton compatibility function. To do so, follow this guide:

1. Select CSD 2 from the Steam Deck library.
   
2. Navigate to the settings (cogwheel icon) on the right side of the game page and select it.
   
3. On the pop-up game settings menu, navigate to and select Properties.
   
4. In this game properties screen, choose Compatibility from the left-side menu.
   
5. Check the box titled 'Force the use of a specific Steam Play compatibility tool.'
   
6. From the new drop-down box underneath, select Proton 8.0-3.
   
7. Return to your game and check for updates if it doesn't happen automatically
   

Edit: We've been informed the NVIDIA must first whitelist our games, which should be happening in the coming days. Apologies for any confusion/inconvenience!

Original Post: We're excited to announce that Cook, Serve, Delicious! 2!! (as well as CSD 1 and CSD 3) now supports GeForce NOW! GeForce NOW is NVIDIA’s cloud-based game streaming service, delivering real-time gameplay straight from the cloud to your laptop, desktop, Mac, Chromebook, SHIELD TV, select Samsung and LG TVs, iPhone, iPad, and Android devices. To celebrate, we're running major discounts on the CSD trilogy through March 10 -- including 90% off CSD1 and CSD2!!

We're also excited to announce that Cook Serve Forever, our new spinoff Cook Serve Delicious game coming soon, will also support GeForce NOW when it launches on Early Access day one! So be sure to wishlist it today!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1928090/Cook_Serve_Forever/

To access your cloud saves, be sure to select the cloud saves tab when in the "select a save slot" menu upon starting the game.

Thanks so much for all of the support and stay tuned for more exciting Cook Serve related announcements in the months to come!

Our friends at Frogsong Studios have brought back their Friendship Games Week event for 2023 -- celebrating the best of local co-op games!

To mark the occasion, we'll be live February 14th playing games in the co-operative friendly Cook, Serve, Delicious! series at 10a Pacific / 1p Eastern on the Cook, Serve, Delicious! 3?! store page and CSD 1-3 Bundle page.

We'll also take a peek at our upcoming release Cook Serve Forever at some point during the stream. CSF currently has a pre-release demo available for a limited time following its inclusion in the just concluded Steam Next Fest; be sure to check it out if you haven't already, we appreciate all the great feedback we've received over the past month!

For those looking to purchase any of the Cook, Serve, Delicious! games during this week, we ask that you wishlist for now and purchase shortly during our next round of discounts, as unfortunately we were unable to run discounts this week due to store cooldown rules. (And Wishlisting ensures that you'll be notified the next time the games are on sale, which won't be long from now!)

To stay current with all Vertigo Gaming Inc. updates, check out our newsletter and Discord.

The Cook Serve Forever pre-release demo has arrived! Check it out on the store page ahead of our Steam Next Fest inclusion next month (February 6-13) and Early Access release in April. We're continually updating the build to address bugs and balance, and look forward to all the feedback. Stay tuned for more info over the coming weeks!

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Hey Chefs!

The year of Cook Serve Forever is almost here! We hope you’ve had a fantastic 2022, and to cap it off we’ve got some special holiday gifts for you.





Cook, Serve, Delicious! 3?! was our team’s first foray into proper storytelling in a game. While we’re very proud of the story we told, its integration into the gameplay meant that only players determined enough to play all the way through the 45+ hour game actually got to experience it. In the indie game industry, we call that a real bummer.

So, for this holiday season, we have compiled every cutscene and moment of in-game story dialog from CSD3 into a single 27-minute-long movie on YouTube. Check it out right here, complete with chapters for easy navigation:


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We have some big stuff to announce about Cook Serve Forever soon — but in the meantime here’s a little tease of the first campaign menu from the game:


Ahh yeah that looks slick and worth adding to your wishlist!

But hey, who says this holiday gift has to be limited to one image? We'd like to also formally reveal the Cook Serve Forever box art!




[h2]Upcoming Sales[/h2]
We’re discounting our games across all platforms for the holiday season! This is a great time to finish your collection or pick up a gift for a friend!

• Steam players can get our entire catalog of games on sale during our early bird end-of-year sale December 20-22 and Steam’s End of Year Sale December 22 - January 5.
  
• Switch players in America can pick up CSD2 and CSD3 on sale from December 24 - January 13.
  
• Switch players in Europe can pick up CSD2 and CSD3 on sale right now through December 29.
  
• PlayStation players in North America and Europe can pick up CSD2 and CSD3 on sale from December 21 - January 6.
  
• Android players can get Cook, Serve, Delicious! on sale on the Google Play store from December 24-31.
  
• iOS players can get Cook, Serve, Delicious! on sale on the Apple App Store through December 31st.

Next year will mark the 15th anniversary of Vertigo Gaming Inc. and we intend to celebrate! Make sure you’re following us on socials to stay in the loop on all the surprises we have in store for you!

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And for those who missed it, we were honored to be featured in the IndieCade Festival and Armistice Event — the latter of which had a portion of all purchases donated to support children impacted by conflict.

Happy Holidays and can't wait for what's to come in the new year!

- Vertigo Gaming Inc. Team