Crocodine: The Buffet

About

In Crocodine: The Buffet you run a dining hall for a ravenous reptile. Your job is to prepare bizarre dishes from weenies to exotic delicacies and feed them to the crocodile before it gets impatient. Each recipe has specific ingredients and quirky effects that change how the creature behaves. Managing your time between cooking and dodging its snapping jaws keeps things tense. The simple click-to-serve mechanic hides a tricky balance of speed and strategy. The game’s charm comes from its absurd premise and growing menu of increasingly ridiculous meals. Developer Oddfellows Software polishes the concept with smooth controls and a steadily rising difficulty curve. While the single-player loop stays short at around 30-60 minutes most players finish it in one sitting. Released in early 2020 it carved out a niche for fans of offbeat management games without pretension or fluff.