Speedy Chef

Speedy Chef is a fast-paced restaurant simulation game developed in Unity for Android and iOS. It includes a single waiter who manages cooking, serving, and billing operations. Through progressive levels, the game challenges players to upgrade skills, expand teams, and improve efficiency to meet increasing customer demand.

Client Requirements

The client reached out to us with the aim of building an engaging restaurant simulation game that combines fast-paced multitasking gameplay with progressive levels.

Build a Unity-based mobile app for both Android and iOS platforms.
Create restaurant simulation gameplay focused on multitasking and time management.
Design a unique waiter character to represent the player.
Implement a points-based progression and reward system.
Enable team hiring and staff upgrades using earned points.
Support multiple stages and increasing difficulty levels.
Include performance upgrades like speed, capacity, and efficiency enhancements.

Key Details

Speedy Chef is a fast-paced restaurant simulation game that is designed to deliver engaging gameplay with clear progression and upgrade mechanics.

Game Engine

The game is developed using Unity 3D as its core engine to ensure smooth performance and flexibility across mobile platforms.

Genre

It combines hypercasual gameplay with restaurant management elements, which offer both fast action and strategic progression.

Art Style

The game features colorful and cartoon-style 3D visuals that create a lively and enjoyable experience for players.

Platforms

Speedy Chef is available on both Android and iOS, which allows it to reach a broad mobile audience of all ages.

Core Features

The game includes a structured progression system, alongside multitasking, staff upgrades, and increasing difficulty.

Monetization

The game follows a free-to-play model designed to boost engagement while supporting optional in-game enhancements.

Challenges Faced

While developing Speedy Chef, we faced several challenges in terms of complexity, performance, and long-term player engagement. Here are some of them:

Multi-Task Gameplay Management

Handling cooking, serving, and billing at one time without exhausting players.

Progression & Difficulty Balance

Ensuring that the stages are challenging while still feeling rewarding as players progress.

Long-Term Player Engagement

Ensuring the game engages players for long periods of time, even after several sessions.

Cross-Platform Performance

Delivering consistent performance across Android and iOS devices with varying hardware capabilities.

Intuitive Player Controls

Designing gameplay controls that felt responsive and easy to use in fast-paced scenarios.

Solutions Implemented

To address the above-mentioned challenges, we targeted several design and technical solutions to maintain smooth gameplay and engage players.

Optimized Task Queue System

We implemented efficient task handling and responsive control logic for smooth multitasking gameplay.

Balanced Progression System

Our game developers tuned point rewards and upgrade costs to maintain fair difficulty across stages.

Gradual Team Expansion Mechanics

To address the issue related to long-term engagement, we introduced staff hiring and upgrades.

Platform-Specific Optimization

We optimized assets and builds separately to ensure smooth performance on Android and iOS.

Simple Touch-Based Controls

We designed intuitive tap-and-swipe interactions for fast and user-friendly gameplay.

Results & Impact

The project delivered measurable success by combining engaging restaurant management gameplay with smooth mobile performance.

Improved Player Engagement

Increased engagement through progressive upgrades, team-building mechanics, and level-based progression.

Stable Cross-Platform Performance

Delivered smooth and consistent gameplay performance across both Android and iOS devices.

Scalable Game Framework

Built a flexible framework that supports the addition of new levels, characters, and features.

Enhanced Replay Value

Improved replayability through skill, speed, and capacity-based upgrade systems.

Conclusion

Speedy Chef delivers an engaging and fast-paced restaurant simulation experience that blends hypercasual gameplay with strategic progression. With smooth performance across Android and iOS, intuitive controls, and a scalable design, the game offers strong replay value and a solid foundation for future content expansions, new characters, and evolving gameplay features.