505 Games Announces Mayhem A La Carte, A Co-Op Cooking FPS
The announcement pairs Ingame Studios' FPS experience with a cooking simulation format rather than a second crime shooter, and the early access plan commits 505 Games to a release that is expected to need at least six more months of content additions before the official launch.
Key Facts
- 505 Games and INGAME STUDIOS announced Mayhem A La Carte - Chaos Kitchen on September 9, 2026.
- Mayhem A La Carte - Chaos Kitchen supports solo play and online co-op for up to four players.
- Mayhem A La Carte - Chaos Kitchen is planned for early access release on PC via Steam in 2027.
- Two restaurants will be included at the start of early access for Mayhem A La Carte - Chaos Kitchen.
- INGAME STUDIOS previously developed the crime action FPS Crime Boss: Rockay City.
Reporting from 2 sources: 4Gamer.net, Automaton.
505 Games and INGAME STUDIOS announced Mayhem A La Carte - Chaos Kitchen, a co-op cooking shooter, on September 9. The game is an FPS where players work as chefs in a restaurant kitchen and fill a steady stream of orders while armed enemies raid the room. Players cook with a weapon in one hand, defend with the other, and can press cooking tools and dishes into service as weapons: a frying pan as a melee weapon, a thrown knife, bread fired from a toaster, a burnt failed dish that explodes like a bomb, and a cold dessert that freezes enemies. It supports solo play and online co-op for up to four players. Ingame Studios, known for the crime action FPS Crime Boss: Rockay City, is developing. The game is planned for early access on PC via Steam in 2027, with two restaurants included at launch.
At the start of early access, two restaurants will be included and the core parts of the gameplay are expected to be finished. New kitchens, recipes, and weapons are planned as content updates during the early access period.
Recipes come from cuisines around the world. Onion rings are made by slicing an onion with a knife and deep-frying it, and a hamburger involves grilling a patty until browned, then adding cheese and tomato on a bun. Finished dishes are tossed into a serving elevator to complete an order, which earns score. An incorrect order deducts points.
The kitchen changes when the restaurant changes, so players cook with whatever tools and equipment are available in that space. Beyond the frying pan, thrown knife, toaster-fired bread, exploding burnt dish, and freezing dessert, other dishes make enemies slip and fall or shrink their bodies. Guns include assault rifles and shotguns.
Proximity voice chat is supported. In co-op, dividing roles and calling out to each other to keep the kitchen running matters, especially with fires and explosions breaking out mid-service.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.