Sizzle & Stack News & Patch Notes

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Quality-of-Life Boost & Bug Fix Hotfix Patch

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410d ago

Hello Chefs!

Patch 0.4.2 is here and it’s packed with fresh content, helpful improvements, and important fixes. We’ve added new customer faces, enhanced your control settings, and upgraded the kitchen experience overall. Let’s dig in 👇

🍽 New Content & Features

Camera Control Update Move the camera with right-click, and drag cards with left-click. This prevents accidental camera movement while handling cards.
WASD Movement Prefer keyboard controls? WASD movement is now supported for camera control.
Kitchen Expansion Upgrades Kitchen upgrades are now split into multiple tiers, offering a smoother, more rewarding path to expansion.
Resolution Settings Adjust the screen resolution to fit your device and preferences.
Tool Upgrade Icons Upgrade visuals in the shop are now clearer and more polished, helping you make smarter upgrade choices.
Recipe Book Navigation We’ve added smooth tween animations to the recipe book for a more pleasant browsing experience.
Custom Cursor You can now personalize your cursor with a stylish hand icon via the settings menu.
Reset All Progress Button Want to start over? A single-click reset option is now available in the settings.
New Customer Faces Some new guests have arrived — see if you can spot them in the queue!

🛠 UI & Visual Improvements

Vertical Scroll Restored Both the Recipe Book and Shop View now scroll properly.
Shop Max Limit Text A helpful indicator shows when you've reached the purchase cap in the shop.
Shadow Improvements Shadows and layering have been refined for cleaner item visuals.

🐞 Bug Fixes & Hotfixes

Fixed an issue with customer layout when more than 3 arrived at once.
Pot has been re-added to the Food Truck pack.
Resolved several tooltip, text, and mesh sorting bugs for a smoother experience.
Adjusted the pot spoilage system — pots no longer expire unexpectedly.
Plus, various minor bug fixes and backend improvements to keep the game stable.

Thanks as always for your feedback and support! If you run into any issues or want to share ideas, drop by our \ — we’d love to hear from you. Let’s keep making this kitchen even better 🔥

– The Sizzle & Stack Team

Demo Update #3 - Ahead of Next Fest! 🍽️

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415d ago

Hey Chefs!

We’re beyond excited to share our biggest update yet for Sizzle & Stack—just in time for Next Fest! This patch brings a full serving of new features, UI improvements, balance tweaks, and quality-of-life updates, all crafted from your feedback and our vision for the game.

Whether you’ve played the demo before or you’re jumping in for the first time, this is the best time to fire up the stove and see what’s new!

Here’s what’s coming to the kitchen:

Major Updates

Market Stations: Market Stations are a new type of station card that lets you buy specific ingredients—for a higher price. During the recent beta tests, we noticed that finding certain ingredients, especially from early packs, was becoming tedious. These new stations are designed to make it easier to find exactly what you need to cook.

There are 5 types of Market Stations: Pantry Market, Vegetable Market, General Store 1, General Store 2, and the Seafood Market.
Designed to reduce frustration and give more control over your runs.

Event Cards: If you played the demo or beta, you’re probably familiar with Rent Days. Based on your feedback, we saw that Rent Days felt too sudden, and the rent amounts were unclear.

Now, event cards will appear on your table when a specific event is approaching. For example, Rent Day will show up with a countdown and let you know exactly how much you need to pay.

Event cards open up a whole new layer of gameplay, and we plan to expand them with even more fun challenges.

A New Event: We’ve also added a brand-new event: Health Inspection. If you let more than 10 garbage cards pile up on your table, you’ll receive a warning. Fail to clean it up in time, and you’ll be fined.

Upgrade Shop UI Overhaul: The Upgrade Shop is one of the most important parts of Sizzle & Stack, and it finally got the love it deserves. We’ve completely redesigned the UI to make it more readable, more navigable, and far more intuitive.

All upgrade options now have custom icons.
Purchase states and availability are clearly marked.
No more guesswork—you’ll know exactly what you’re getting and when.

Character Animations: Your restaurant just got a lot livelier. We’ve added new animations to give your quirky customers more personality. You’ll now see them react in real time: whether they’re happily munching on their food, storming off in disappointment, or just taking it all in.

It’s a small touch, but one that adds warmth and soul to every order served.

All Recipe Packs Now Unlockable: As you progress in your run, you’ll now be able to unlock four brand-new content packs: Mexican Flame, Turkish Cuisine, Asian Delicacy, and Royal Banquet. (This update will be experienced only in the beta version of the game due to the limited number of days of the demo version)

Each pack introduces a new set of dishes, ingredients, and recipe combinations—bringing more variety, challenge, and flavor to your kitchen.

Quality-of-Life Improvements

This update also includes several enhancements to improve moment-to-moment gameplay:

Sell Area Repositioned: It’s now in a more accessible and visually clean spot. Selling is faster and smoother than ever.
Spoil Indicator Upgrade: This is a brand-new upgrade that adds a visual layer to ingredient and dish cards, showing how soon they’ll spoil—no more accidental garbage buildup!
Kitchen Expansion Increased: You can now expand your table to support up to 100 cards—perfect for players who love juggling complex setups.
Card Hover Highlight: We’ve added a subtle hover effect to help you clearly see which card you’re about to pick up with your mouse.

Bug Fixes & Minor Updates

Improved ultra-wide resolution support in the main menu
Added main menu visual effects
UI text fixes in the shop
Fixed issues with the Mission System
Multiple balance and economy adjustments

Our Roadmap to Full Release

With this update, we’re also sharing our official roadmap—a look at all the exciting features we’re planning to bring to Sizzle & Stack before the full release later this year.

These include:

Employee Cards to help you automate your kitchen
Upgraded Tools to boost efficiency in the heat of cooking
Rogue-like Progression with adaptive difficulty and choices
Full Mod Support to let the community create and share their own content
A complete Endgame System Rework, including improvements to Sizzle Medals

We’re building toward something special, and we hope you’ll continue to shape it with us.

Thank you again for being part of this journey. Your feedback, reviews, and wishlist support mean the world to us. Let us know what you think of the update—and as always, feel free to hop into our Discord and share your thoughts directly with the devs and other players.

See you in the kitchen!

-Sizzle & Stack Team

Demo Update #1 - Patch Notes

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433d ago

Hey chefs! 👩‍🍳🔥 We’ve just rolled out a brand-new Sizzle & Stack demo update on Steam—our most refined build yet! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45592878/edcda862cd3a2a6d5de19d87da701b101ffc453e.jpg Have you met Sizzy? This update is packed with meaningful improvements, added polish, and exciting new content—all shaped by your generous feedback over the past weeks. If you’ve played before, we’d love for you to return and see how far we’ve come. And if you’re just discovering the game… welcome to the joyful chaos of card-based cooking in a cozy urban fantasy kitchen! 🛠️ Patch Notes

Main Menu Implemented: A brand-new main menu has been added for smoother navigation and a more polished first impression.
SFXs Added: New sound effects enhance the feel of cooking, card interactions, and more—your kitchen has never sounded better.
Balance & Economy Changes: Ingredient prices, order payouts, and progression pacing have been rebalanced for a more rewarding and strategic gameplay experience.
New Characters Added: Meet quirky new customers from the magical urban world of Sizzle & Stack—each with their own taste and personality.
Background Updated: The kitchen and menu backgrounds have been refreshed for a cozier and more charming atmosphere.
Day End Report Added: At the end of each day, you’ll now see a summary report highlighting your earnings, orders completed, and overall performance—perfect for tracking your progress.
Rent Day Added: Running a restaurant isn’t free! On certain days, you’ll be asked to pay rent to keep your business going. Plan ahead and manage your coins wisely.
Gifts Added: Not every day brings bills—some bring surprises! On special days, you’ll receive Station cards as gifts to help expand and upgrade your kitchen.

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45592878/af44703caa6af072cd87d29140e437c0b06b19b6.jpg Thank you again for all your incredible support, comments, and playtest feedback. Every suggestion you’ve made has helped us cook up a better experience, and we’re so excited to share it with even more players during Next Fest. Please continue sharing your thoughts with us—we’re listening! And don’t forget to wishlist Sizzle & Stack on Steam and tell your friends about the demo. A very big week is just around the corner. 💚 Stay saucy, —The Sizzle & Stack Team

Dev Diary #2 – The Demo Is Out!

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442d ago

Hey everyone, We did it—our Sizzle & Stack demo is now live on Steam! Reaching this milestone feels a bit like finally plating the first dish after months in the kitchen. It’s hot, it’s a little chaotic, but it’s real—and it’s yours to try. You can now download the demo, and dive headfirst into a cozy storm of cooking cards, customer orders, and magical mayhem. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45592878/11fb1c08d4905e7b43fba476384aad8c41f81b5c.png Go to Demo Page But let’s be honest: this demo isn’t just for show. We designed it as a test kitchen. A place where ideas can simmer, burn, or turn into something unexpectedly delicious. It doesn’t show everything we have planned, but it gives you a solid taste of our core gameplay loop: stack, cook, serve, and upgrade. And how you interact with it will shape what we cook up next. We’re carefully watching how players handle the table size, how intuitive the cooking stations feel, which recipes are fun to discover, and where frustration bubbles over. Every bit of feedback—from balance complaints to bug reports to “why is there a raccoon in my fridge”—is a signal that helps us refine our systems. The demo has already helped us catch dozens of tiny design issues we’d overlooked while working in our own bubble. It’s also given us the confidence to double down on the things that really work. (Yes, bonus cards and chaotic ingredient combos—we see you.) This is the point where the project shifts. Until now, we’ve been guessing. From here on out, we’ll be reacting. Iterating. Rebalancing. Expanding. Not in the dark—but with your hands on the table too. What’s ahead? We’ll be updating the demo regularly in the lead-up to Steam Next Fest in June. Expect smoother pacing, new cards, clearer UX, and plenty of polish. And after the festival, we’re rolling full steam into launch. This is a small demo, but for us, it’s the blueprint. The scale is just right: limited enough to gather actionable data, yet broad enough to show the heart of Sizzle & Stack. If it feels good now, we’ll make it great. If it’s confusing, we’ll fix it. If you hate the fish card—ok, fair, we’re looking into it. Thank you for trying it. Thank you for writing to us. Thank you for being our early testers, critics, and co-chefs. Let’s keep cooking. —Alper Nargileci Game Designer & Product Lead, Sizzle & Stack

Dev Diary #1 — The First Orders Are In

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446d ago

Hey everyone, I’m Alper Nargileci, game designer and product lead of Sizzle & Stack, and I’m incredibly excited to write the first chapter of our developer diary. Sizzle & Stack is a fast-paced, card-based cooking simulator where deck-building meets restaurant chaos. Inspired by Stacklands, this unique twist on the culinary genre puts you in charge of a growing kitchen where every dish, upgrade, and decision is made with cards. The amazing game, Stacklands, heavily inspires it. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45592878/ad007131ee371c604089368467f184e902a084b4.png Right now, our demo is in Steam review, and it’ll be live in just a few days. It’s surreal to say that. What started as a small prototype—about cooking, cards, and creative chaos—has grown into something we truly believe in. We came together as a team with one goal: to make something cozy, joyful, and lasting. Sizzle & Stack is set in a charming urban fantasy world, where magic simmers just beneath the surface of every meal. It’s a game about rhythm, decision-making, and discovering strange new recipes in a world that feels warm, weird, and wonderfully alive. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45592878/62f3853589b34e888d868dacfaf25726f528b30e.png This is also a big personal milestone for us: it will be our first finished project on Steam. That alone is a reason to celebrate—but more than that, we’ve built this game with the long-term in mind. Sizzle & Stack isn’t just a quirky card game about cooking. It’s designed to be an everlasting game—moddable, expandable, and constantly growing with its community. We want this game to stay fresh long after launch, shaped by your ideas as much as ours. Right now, we’re in the feedback gathering phase. That means your impressions, comments, bug reports, and chaotic kitchen stories are gold to us. Tell us what works. Tell us what breaks. Tell us if you accidentally deep-fried a banana and set your station on fire. Every insight you share in comments helps us refine the experience. We’re thrilled to be part of Steam Next Fest in June 2025, where we’ll showcase a polished, updated version of the demo based on your feedback. And yes—we’re planning to launch the full game shortly after the festival. We’re especially excited to confirm: modding will be fully supported. From custom cards and new ingredients to full-on content packs, we’re building the game to be a platform for creativity. And none of this could’ve happened without the brilliant, passionate team behind it: - Bilal Aydın – Developer - Mesut Usta – Developer - Zeynep Çıvgış aka Zeze – Illustrator - Barış Yalçın – UI/UX Artist, SFXs - Elif Kaya – Animation VFXs, 3D VFXs - Berna Güney – QA Lead And a huge thank you to the entire Arvis Games team. We shared this journey together, cooked it together, and served it together. So what’s next? Wishlist the game, give the demo a spin when it drops, and tell us how it feels. Sizzle & Stack is our love letter to cozy chaos, and we can’t wait to share it with you. Until next time, Alper Nargileci Game Designer & Product Lead, Sizzle & Stack

Sizzle & Stack news & patch notes

Sizzle & Stack news & patch notes

🗓 Mark your calendars! Sizzle & Stack is set to fully launch on August 4th!