It’s soon bank holiday weekend for us in the UK, which means I’ll be doing two things: sleeping and eating. Maybe I’ll eat a duvet or two! Who knows. Four days with no imposed structure is enough time for things to get weird. Maybe I’ll eat your duvet! No. Not again. Have to calm down. I’ll simply distract myself with the “culinary quest” of strategy deckbuilder Hungry Horrors – a game that, I must admit, I’m mainly drawn to because I’m not sure I’ve ever seen Yorkshire Pudding employed as an upgrade before.
If you hadn’t noticed from all the pickled eggs, shortbread, and some sort of regional abomination called ‘Toad In A Hole’? (literally unplayable), Hungry Horrors takes influence from British and Irish folklore and what they’re calling ‘authentic regional dishes’. I’m yet to spot my own authentic regional dish, the Super Noodle sandwich, but it’s not too late. The idea is that you’ll serve food to folkloric creatures to stop them snacking on you instead. Each creature has their own preferences, whether that be a yen for sweet food or a dislike for fish, and you’ll have to work out what these are.
It’s roguelikely in structure, and you’ll return to your base after each run to try out new recipes. Here’s a little more from the Steam page, which also houses a demo:
“Meet Black Annis, Jenny Greenteeth, Grendel, and other legendary beings straight from Celtic, English, Irish, Scottish, and Welsh legends. Each creature you encounter has been terrifying the people of these lands for centuries, challenging you to outwit their monstrous appetites”.
Dev team hungry horrors recently got caught in pickle of their own, having to evacuate the Bangkok apartment they were living and working in following the Myanmar earthquake. Given the circumstances, I suppose I can forgive ‘Toad In A Hole’, although just barely.
