Battle Chef Brigade

Battle Chef Brigade combines gameplay from tile-matching puzzle video games and side-scrolling brawler games.

The main mode of the game involves players competing in an Iron Chef-style cooking contest against an opponent, scored by up to three judges who award points based on the quality of a player's dishes and if they had met any requirements. Players are given a time limit and an ingredient that should be included in their dishes, while each judge may prefer a certain flavor profile.

Battle Chef Brigade takes place in the fantasy world of Victusia where the populace has discovered a way to safely hunt and cook the dangerous monsters that roam the world. This has resulted in the establishment of the Battle Chef Brigade, a group of elite warrior-chefs who protect the residents from the monsters and turn their remains into haute cuisine.

The game follows two amateur cooks, Mina and Thrash, as they try to gain membership to the Brigade by entering a cooking contest against other hopefuls.

Battle Chef Brigade was developed by Trinket Studios, which was founded by former employees of Wideload Games. In 2014, the developers crowdfunded over US$100,000 through a Kickstarter campaign.

Battle Chef Brigade was published by Adult Swim Games and released for Windows via Steam, GOG.com, and the Microsoft Store and for Nintendo Switch on 20 November 2017. It is currently self-published by Trinket Studios except on the Microsoft Store, where it remains published by Adult Swim Games.

Battle Chef Brigade received "generally favorable" reviews from professional critics according to review aggregator website Metacritic. GamesRadar+ ranked it 24th on their list of the 25 Best Games of 2017.

The game was nominated for "Game, Puzzle" and "Performance in a Comedy, Lead" with Erica Mendez as the character Mina at the National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers Awards.