Illegourmet is an action strategy indie simulation game for PC in which players build an underground culinary empire by preparing and selling forbidden food in a city that bans flavor. The core loop centers on hands-on cooking, street-level sales, evasion of patrols, production scaling, and district-by-district expansion of a black-market network.
Gameplay
Players begin in a small makeshift kitchen and handle every stage of food preparation manually, moving from raw ingredients to completed dishes. Sales occur through direct street transactions or larger orders, requiring negotiation for prices while avoiding detection by patrols. Production expands through equipment upgrades and worker hires that automate steps and increase output volume. New properties in additional districts open fresh sales channels and allow the operation to grow from a single site into a city-spanning network. The simulation elements track ingredient sourcing, equipment efficiency, worker management, and risk of patrols, while strategy decisions involve timing deliveries, pricing, and resource allocation to balance growth against exposure.
Game Modes
The game supports single-player sessions focused entirely on solo empire building. It also includes online co-op for up to eight players who share one business, divide tasks such as cooking, sales, or expansion, and progress together from the initial kitchen to a larger operation. No other distinct modes or named variants are specified beyond these two options.
Core Mechanics and Progression
Progression follows a clear sequence of kitchen setup, manual cooking, customer acquisition, automation upgrades, property purchases, and district unlocks. Each new district introduces different sales opportunities and challenges tied to patrols and market conditions. The combination of simulation management and real-time strategy keeps the focus on operational efficiency and risk management without introducing unrelated systems.
Is It Worth Playing?
Illegourmet remains in development with a planned release in Q2 2027 and currently has no user reviews available. The verified features emphasize hands-on production, trading, automation, and cooperative scaling in a single shared business. Players who enjoy management simulations blended with strategy elements around resource handling and incremental empire growth may find the described loop engaging, particularly those interested in co-op sessions where workload can be split among up to eight participants. The absence of released content means any final assessment depends on the completed version.
