Overview
Overcooked! is a co-op cooking game developed by Ghost Town Games and published by Team17, released in 2016. You play chefs who have to prepare and serve orders together, against the clock.
Story and world
The pretext is deliberately light: the Onion Kingdom is threatened by a ravenous monster, and the chefs have to travel back in time to train until they are able to feed it. The story is mostly there to string the kitchens together.
Gameplay
The premise is simple and merciless: run a kitchen together under mounting pressure. You have to chop the ingredients, cook them, plate them, serve them, then wash the dishes, while the orders keep piling up. Nobody can do it all alone, so everything comes down to splitting the tasks and communicating.
The levels compete to come up with absurd ideas to wreck the players' organisation: moving worktops, kitchens split in two, obstacles that force you to change plans mid-game.
Verdict
Excellent locally, but mind your friendships.