Dungeon Munchies 2

Dungeon Munchies 2 continues the story from the first game’s ending. You play as a zombie chef and expert in cooking Earth’s monsters, summoned by Simmer, a necromancer and your boss, to explore extraterrestrial cuisine. As you investigate a vast space-colony ruin, you hunt and cook cosmic creatures while searching for the remnants of human civilization and helping Simmer pursue her plan to open a restaurant on the other side of the Stargate.

Explore and cook

You explore, hunt and cook as you go, turning alien creatures into dishes such as Fungibeast steaks, infernal sausages and undying scallion pancakes. Your Alien Nutrient Absorption Lattice lets you absorb nutrients and gain powers. The game also features unusual ingredients and recipes, including blanched dark matter and Boötes Jerky.

You can fight with kitchenware such as the Plasma Spatula, which lets you stir-fry monsters on the spot, or wear the Pitmaster Suit to hurl flaming skewers at enemies. Some beings you encounter may prefer not to end up on the menu.

Growth and classes

Cooking abilities unlock in a fixed order as the story progresses, as in the first game. Dungeon Munchies 2 adds power growth from randomly dropped abilities, so each playthrough can offer a different experience; a powerful ability can drop early. A talent system helps you clear the game even when your drops are less useful.

The game remains action-focused, with an extra stat-growth system for players who want to build up their stats. With enough investment, you can even have a chance to defeat bosses in one hit.

Classes replace the weapon system and change your character, rather than simply swapping a weapon. Each class has four skill slots, creating more possible combinations than the first game’s main- and sub-weapon slots.

Story and characters

The adventure takes place on an alien world and follows the original group after the first game. The zombie chef does not need to collect the double jump and air dash again. The story features exiled space critters, time folds, a demon king and a spirit set on opening a restaurant despite having no taste buds, as the group tries to build a restaurant empire.