Sometimes developers surprise fans by dropping a new update for a game with little notice ahead of time. Recently, this happened for fans of theOvercookedseries asOvercooked: All You Can Eatreceived anunexpected update that added new kitchensand a new chef to the game. While this update is great news for fans of the franchise, those that don’t own the newest version of the games as part of theOvercooked: All You Can Eatcompilation aren’t able to download the DLC.
Bringing manic cooking action to video games, the series released by Ghost Town Games became a smashing success. The main premise of the games was to attempt towork co-operatively with fellow chefsto finish meals while under intense and often ridiculous working conditions.
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After two main games and a collection calledOvercooked: All You Can Eat,the series gained fans across all versions of the cooking series. While some fans have multiple versions of the game, those that don’t haveOvercooked: All You Can Eatare frustrated with why they can’t play the new birthday party update.
In a recent Tweet, the developers of theOvercookedseries responded to fans' frustrations regarding the exclusivity of the new DLC. They said that their wish was to remain transparent with the community. They stated that the major reason behind releasing the update exclusively for the compilation was due to its accessibility for all players. According to the developers, Assist Mode andthe addition of cross-platform supportlets the largest number of players play the game.
Despite the Tweet from theOvercookedteam explaining the reasoning behind the exclusivity of the DLC, many fans aren’t satisfied with the company’s answer. Gamers have taken to Twitter to voice their displeasure with Ghost Town Games' comments on the matter. One of the major complaints amongst fans of the series is that this exclusive content forces players to buy the same game twice in order to get all the content.
While the developers praised accessibility, many fans complained that the new update was excluding many players that wanted to try the DLC on the original version of the games. Furthermore, others question whether the original versions of the 2 games would even run the DLC sinceOvercooked: All You Can Eatis a modified versionthat supports play on next-gen consoles.
It’s understandable that fans of the original games would be frustrated with why they are left out from playing this new DLC. Ironically, while this update is meant to celebrate the 5th anniversary of theOvercookedseries, it excludes members of its community that purchased the original version of the game back in 2016. Unfortunately, fans of the franchise that want to play the new content but only have the original games seem to have only two options available: buy the game a second time as part ofOvercooked: All You Can Eator wait for whenever the next full game in the series comes out.
Overcooked: All You Can Eatis out now for PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
