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A jam submission

You're The Head ChefView game page

GMTK 2026 Jam Entry for theme 'Countdown'
Submitted by Red Eye Games — 7 hours, 4 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Audio#7353.6673.667
Narrative#9563.4763.476
Creativity#10454.0004.000
Artwork#22673.6193.619
Enjoyment#22893.4293.429

Ranked from 21 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

How does your game fit the theme?
The core puzzle mechanic is assigning a countdown to a kitchen full of chefs so they can do their tasks on time.

(Optional) Please credit all assets you've used
Font is Gooseberry Juice from Chequered Ink All Fonts Pack

Music by Dylan Lounsberry

(Optional) What would you like to be called if GMTK features your game?
RedEye Games

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Comments

Submitted(+1)

This is a super funny game! Very creative take on the theme and I like the challenge. Unfortunately when it got to 3 Susans, I could not really see the path of the 3rd Susan. But I somehow still managed hahaha. Great work!

Submitted(+1)

Very fun game I really liked the voice acting and the character designs. good job.

Submitted(+1)

I got a softlock after burning a dish with two gone Susans but I also laughed and the softlock itself was funny, so hell yeah

Developer

Hmm dang sorry to hear it! I mean a funny softlock is better than a super frustrating one, but I was hoping the "retry" button in the top corning would solve any softlocks :( Thanks for checking it out either way!

Submitted(+1)

No worries, it happens! Guess it's more of a hang than a softlock as I could still control the camera but not do anything else. I wasn't able to replicate it, but it was during a run after both Susans had collided but before a failstate and outside the setup phase, so the Retry button wasn't present. This game is great though, like an Overcooked solitaire. GO SUSAN

Submitted

just want to say after rating's finished that since both of us played Head Chef, my partner and I have been memeing "to get the perfect omelette rice out to the customer" at each other, which qualifies this game for my personal GMTK Game Jam Prize for Greatest Impact on Personal Interactions :) 

Submitted(+1)

Wowwww its really a coool game i like it its so interesting in 3d a bit hard for me but really fun

Submitted(+1)

GO SUSAN

Submitted(+1)

Voice work is awesome, gives it a nice flair and tons of personality. For a simple mechanic it is quite tricky but the intention of introducing concepts slowly per level was done really well. 

Submitted(+1)

On level 4 i messed up and all susans died, i couldnt find a way to restart so the only thing i could do was look around and then i saw him, the head chef, staring at me, judging me , i felt the sin of killing 3 susans crushing me underneath its weight. im scared. 

otherwise fun idea though i struggled ui a bit sometimes and i got softlocked

Developer

oh dang that should've bumped you to the retry screen, or the button in the top left should've worked to retry. UI is my weakest point, as a general rule, but I appreciate you powering through!  The head chef will see you in your dreams B-)

Submitted(+1)

Fun game!

Submitted(+1)

Great game! Looks and sounds great and it's funny! Really did amazingly with the theme here. Took a while to figure out how it worked but it was very satisfying once I did.

Developer(+1)

Heck yeah thanks for checking it out! Even after years of dev and shipping a game on steam, tutorialization is my achilles heel lol. Glad you took the time to get it sorted though, thanks for the kind words!

(+1)

From what i have seen it looks fun but it was really to laggy for me to play for long, is there an app build of the game somewere i am not seeing? those usually run way better on my laptop? It looks interesting and i want to give it a fair shot

Developer(+1)

Ahh idk! I didn't have time to do my usual tests across hardware, I just assumed that my computer was low-end enough... I know godot has some issues w/ cpu particles which cause lag when they first spawn in, but I'm sorry to hear it's giving you trouble! I hadn't exported a standalone build or anything, and probably won't until the review period is over. There's a million games submitted, it won't hurt my feelings if you don't get to reviewing mine ;) (I'll still give yours a shot for trying!)

Submitted(+1)

Super funny Idea! It's pretty hard, but in a fun way. Also, the Voice lines are just awesome.

Developer(+1)

Thanks! I never know how hard puzzles are that I am designing, but I wanted it to feel challenging... Guess I may have succeeded too much. Glad you liked my VA though I had a blast doing it lol.