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inbento

A cooking puzzle game about arranging beautiful bento lunches! Solve 120+ recipes, play with food, think inside the box and enjoy a heartwarming story in this culinary brain-teaser!

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Developer
Afterburn
Publisher
Afterburn
Release
July 30, 2021
5 years and 3 days ago
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Overwhelmingly Positive2,904 reviews96.7%

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About the Game


inbento is a chill pattern-matching puzzle game where you prepare Japanese lunch boxes (bento) while enjoying a cute story about parenthood and growing up. Recreate over 120 puzzling recipes, master tricky mechanics and learn about the life of the kitten family as you pour your love into the food you create.

SOLVE THE RECIPES

In each puzzle you start with a limited number of ingredients and a picture of the final result - rotate, move and insert the food in the right order to rediscover the original recipe and make a delicious dish!

A HEARTWARMING STORY

Finishing each chapter will reward you with interactive illustrations offering glimpses into the life of a cat family and the ups & downs of parenthood.

120+ MEALS TO PREPARE

Over the course of the game you will encounter new mechanics that allow you to swap, remove and copy ingredients in order to make the puzzles more exciting!

ZERO UNDERSTANDING OF COOKING REQUIRED

You don’t need to be a pro chef to play inbento - the game’s relaxed pace and textless tutorial will offer all the guidance you need to have a great time!
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