Slay monsters. Harvest ingredients. Build the dungeon’s most delicious food empire. Chef Knight launches June 1st, 2026 on Steam.
[May 11th, 2026]: Clover Bite, the indie incubator celebrated for the critically acclaimed Metroidvania series GRIME (Metacritic: 81), has announced that their next game, Chef Knight, will launch on Steam on June 1st, 2026. A cozy fantasy incremental game with a hand-drawn aesthetic, Chef Knight invites players to dive into dungeons, slay delicious monsters, cook their remains into gourmet meals, and sell their dishes to fund the next foray into the dark.
In Chef Knight, every monster is a menu item waiting to happen. Players explore top-down dungeons filled with creatures both deadly and delectable – dodging traps, aiming attacks, and unlocking powerful culinary weapons as they push deeper into increasingly dangerous depths. Back in the kitchen, the spoils of combat become the raw ingredients for an ever-expanding cookbook of monster cuisine, from humble broths to highly sought-after delicacies. Sell the results to hungry goblin customers and reinvest the profits into a vast skill tree that improves how fast you fight, how efficiently you cook, and how far you can push each run.
Chef Knight is the latest release from Clover Bite, which operates as part of the Tiltan School of Design and Visual Communication, publishing games made by teams of students. The game has previously attracted attention from content creators, with coverage from Idle Cub, Nerfed Reflexes, and Sifd, and is currently available to wishlist on Steam ahead of its June 1st release.
Key features of Chef Knight include:
- Cook What You Kill. Every monster in the dungeon is a potential ingredient. Slay enemies, collect their remains, and transform your haul into an ever-expanding menu of monster-themed meals, from simple broths to exquisite delicacies.
- Deep Dungeon Combat. Explore top-down dungeons filled with deadly and delicious monsters. Aim your attacks, dodge dangerous traps, and unlock powerful culinary weapons to handle the darkest depths of the dungeon.
- A Kitchen Full of Secrets. Discover new ingredients, unlock recipes, and watch your monstrous menu grow from humble meals into highly sought-after delicacies as you master the art of dungeon gastronomy.
- Vast Skill Tree Progression. Sell your dishes and reinvest the profits into a sprawling skill tree. Improve your combat speed, cooking efficiency, and dungeon endurance to push further with every run.
- Hand-Drawn Cozy Aesthetic. A charming, hand-drawn art style brings the dungeons, kitchens, and critters of Chef Knight to life, a world that is warm and inviting even when the monsters are trying to kill you.
Chef Knight launches on Steam on June 1st, 2026. A free demo is available now. Players can wishlist the game on Steam and follow Clover Bite on Discord.
About Clover Bite
Clover Bite is an independent game publisher and part of Tiltan School of Design and Visual Communication based in Haifa, Israel, most known for the critically acclaimed Metroidvania series GRIME and GRIME II. With a passion for deeply crafted worlds and inventive mechanics, Clover Bite publishes games made by teams of students aiming to push the boundaries of what independent games can achieve.
About Chef Knight
Chef Knight is a cozy fantasy incremental game in which players slay dungeon monsters, cook them into delicious meals, and build a thriving food business. Featuring top-down dungeon combat, deep kitchen progression, and a charming hand-drawn art style, Chef Knight launches on Steam on June 1st, 2026.
