Cthulhu Monster Cooking Game 'Elderfeast' Announced for PC Early Access in 2027
Elderfeast is the debut project from a studio founded by Dead Space veteran Ben Wanat, and it combines Lovecraftian horror with cooking mechanics in a co-op action game, a novel genre mashup.
Reporting from 2 sources: Denfaminicogamer, Automaton.
Developer Lurker Entertainment announced Elderfeast on June 24, a cooperative action game where players hunt Lovecraftian monsters, cook their severed parts, and eat the dishes to grow stronger. The game is planned for Early Access on PC via Steam in 2027. Players take on the role of a chef in the Order of the Void Eaters, traveling the galaxy to defeat monsters using weapons like a giant meat cleaver and a harpoon gun. Combat emphasizes dismemberment, allowing players to collect limbs and organs as ingredients. Cooking uses a simple system: ingredients are placed in a frying pan or on a 4x4 grid, with scores based on placement and combinations. Eating the resulting dishes improves the player's abilities. Monsters can also be fed poisoned dishes to gain an advantage or lured with food. The game supports solo and online multiplayer; the trailer shows three players cooperating. Lurker Entertainment is a small California studio co-founded by Ben Wanat, a veteran of the Dead Space trilogy and Call of Duty: Vanguard. Many team members met at Sledgehammer Games. Elderfeast is the studio's first title.
The cooking system in Elderfeast uses a 4x4 grid where ingredient placement and combinations affect the dish's score, producing results that range from appetizing to grotesque. Players can also feed poisoned dishes to monsters to weaken them or lure them away with food. The game's combat focuses on dismemberment: the trailer shows monsters being cut in half and limbs severed, with gore effects that the developers describe as satisfying. Weapons include a giant chef's knife that can be thrown like a boomerang, a harpoon gun to pull out internal organs, and guns. Lurker Entertainment, based in California, was co-founded by Ben Wanat, who worked on the Dead Space trilogy at Electronic Arts and later directed Call of Duty: Vanguard at Sledgehammer Games. Many studio members met during their time at Sledgehammer. The Steam store page and a trailer were released on June 24. Elderfeast is scheduled for Early Access on PC in 2027.
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