KuloNiku: Bowl Up! officially released as a cooking game from Indonesia developed by Gambir Studio and published by Raw Fury. KuloNiku: Bowl Up! brings meatball restaurants, family stories, rival chefs, and small town life into a game that focuses on cooking, restaurant management, and community relations.
Game This game puts you in the role of the heir to your grandmother's meatball restaurant that was once widely known. From there, your journey moves through residents' orders, the development of the restaurant, and competition with rival eateries that help drive the campaign.
KuloNiku Story: Bowl Up!
At KuloNiku: Bowl Up!, you inherit a once-glorious family meatball restaurant in the town of KuloNiku. The main task is to get the restaurant back up and running, serve people's orders, and maintain the long-standing family legacy.
KuloNiku City is at the center of all the story development. The people who come to the restaurant are not just there as customers. Some of them can become friends, rivals, or become directly connected to the main character's journey.
The main conflict comes from a rival restaurant called Souper Starz. It is run by Stella, a rival chef who is the main opponent in the campaign. This rivalry goes hand in hand with trying to bring the family restaurant back to prominence in the city.
In addition to the story about the restaurant, the game also brings another part related to the main character's past. The journey of keeping the family restaurant running with companions and townspeople gradually unlocks parts of the story.
KuloNiku Gameplay: Bowl Up!
In terms of gameplay, KuloNiku: Bowl Up! focuses on an active and detailed cooking process. You'll chop, boil, fry, torch, pour, slice, skewer ingredients, and perform other steps to complete an order.
Every cooking action is made with controls that emphasize tactile feel. The process in the kitchen is not just about speed, but also about work order, accuracy, and how you respond to customer requests.
This game also gives you room to customize the results of your cooking. You can add garlic, salt, or other elements to make the dish more customized to the customer's order. This makes cooking not always run in the same pattern.
Outside of the restaurant activities, there's also a cooking competition called Meatball Brawls. In this mode, you'll face off against other chefs to win over a rotating panel of judges. Judging is not only based on speed, but also on strategy, creativity, and mastery of each stage of cooking.
During the Brawl, spectators can also make direct requests that can help increase the score. Some Meatball Brawls need to be won to continue the main story. Beyond that, there are also Free Brawls that can be played to gain experience, Reputation, Vouchers, and other benefits.
KuloNiku Features: Bowl Up!
Beyond the story and core gameplay, KuloNiku: Bowl Up! also brings some features that expand the gameplay.
Here are the main points:
- Restaurant Upgrade
You can unlock new tools, buy higher quality ingredients, and find new recipes to expand your menu. - Decoration Customization
Restaurants can be decorated with various decorations and full sets with different styles. Some decorations also provide gameplay perks. - Relationship with City Residents
Friendship levels with other characters can unlock special illustrations and additional decorations. - Festival and Additional Unlocks
There are certain decorations that can be unlocked through festivals or the development of relationships with townspeople. - Mini-Games In Meatball Brawls
Spectators can make additional requests in the middle of the competition to help increase the score. - 50 Achievements On Steam
For the Steam version, the game comes with a total of 50 achievements.
Available on Steam
KuloNiku: Bowl Up! is available at Steam since April 7, 2026 for PC, and the game is also playable on Steam Deck. During the initial release period, the game received a 20% discount for the first two weeks.
Along with this release, KuloNiku: Bowl Up! also comes in a Deluxe Edition that contains a digital art book and digital soundtrack. The digital art book contains exclusive sketches and illustrations that have never been shown before.
The orange cat character named Teto also got the spotlight through a plushie collaboration with MakeShip. If the funding target is met, the plushie will enter the production stage and proceed to the next round of purchases.
On the Steam community side, the game also has additional items in the Steam Points Shop. The contents include animated avatars, avatar frames, profile backgrounds, animated stickers, and 10 emoticons with the KuloNiku theme: Bowl Up! theme, including Teto.
With this release, KuloNiku: Bowl Up! now opens up full access for players who want to follow the story of the family restaurant, serve the townspeople's orders, and take on rivals through Meatball Brawls.
