PAX West 2025 Spotlight: Arcane Eats

Cooking up chaos never looked so strategic — welcome to Arcane Eats, the roguelike deck‑builder dishing out culinary magic at PAX 2025. In this inventive blend, players build cuisine‑themed decks using hundreds of mythic ingredients, enchanted kitchen tools, and spell cards to serve up fantastical meals to ravenous hordes. Elliot and I had the opportunity to chat with Andrea Roberts from Wonderbelly Games to explore how they remix classic deck‑builder mechanics with cooking sim elements, turning every card draw into a chance to craft creative combos and manage demand from picky patrons. From balancing cook times and energy to recruiting sous chefs and aiming for three Mythril Stars, the conversation uncovers how Arcane Eats spices up strategy with flavor and flair. If you’re curious how cooking becomes combat and recipes evolve into strategies, the video below is the perfect seat at the chef’s table. Watch and let your appetite for inventive gameplay grow.