I Tried Space Savory, and Its Strange Little Diner Won Me Over

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Space Savory has a pretty memorable way of getting your attention: you run a diner in space, and some of your customers supply the ingredients. It’s a strange introduction to a cooking game, but after trying it, the parts I enjoyed most were the storyline and actually making the food orders.

If you like odd little games with dark humor and something practical to do while the story unfolds, this one is worth a look.

A diner with a reason to keep cooking

The setup follows an astronaut who crash-lands on an unfamiliar planet and needs money for fuel to get home. Running a diner becomes the way to earn it, although the business has a rather questionable approach to sourcing ingredients.

That gives the cooking a purpose beyond simply filling orders. There’s a story behind being stuck here and keeping the place running, and the storyline was one of the things I liked about playing.

I’ll leave the details there rather than spoil where it goes. The premise already tells you what sort of place you’re stepping into: a space diner where ordinary customer service comes with some very unusual problems.

Making the orders was part of the appeal

The food preparation was the other part that worked for me. Each dish or drink has its own preparation minigame, so you’re involved in making what you serve.

It’s easy to focus on the bizarre ingredients when describing Space Savory, but I enjoyed the actual business of putting orders together. That’s a useful distinction if you’re wondering whether the premise alone carries the game. For me, making the food was part of the reason to play.

The storyline and cooking gave me two things to enjoy together: following what happens and having orders to work on along the way.

Expect dark humor with your dinner

Despite the cooking, Space Savory’s sense of humor is firmly on the questionable side. Alien customers becoming ingredients is central to the setup, so that should give you a fair idea of whether its tone appeals to you.

The hand-drawn presentation fits that strange little world. It’s a diner full of odd customers, dubious food, and the practical problem of needing enough money to leave.

Worth a look if the premise interests you

I liked Space Savory, particularly its storyline and food-order preparation. Those are the reasons I wanted to give it a mention here.

If a darkly funny space diner sounds like somewhere you’d enjoy spending a little time, take a look at the trailer and screenshots. They’ll help you decide whether its particular brand of weird is for you.

Find Space Savory on Steam.