Overcooked
Ranked 3 of 3 co-op video games by recommenders
Recommended as an easy, drop-in arcade-style co-op game that works without hours of setup, which people say most multiplayer titles lack.
Recommended as an easy, drop-in arcade-style co-op game that works without hours of setup, which people say most multiplayer titles lack.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Works without hours of setup
“Even hugely popular multiplayer titles like Overcooked either don't work, or require hours of research and configuration.”
Comment from 26 Jun 2026 in “My Steam Machine Is a 50ft HDMI Cable” “Overcooked works just fine with them”
Comment from 27 Jun 2026 in “My Steam Machine Is a 50ft HDMI Cable” Few other games play like it
“Then there are games like "overcooked", though again not many.”
Comment from 16 Nov 2025 in “I don’t need a Steam Machine” “only Overcooked is drop in arcade like playable”
Comment from 28 Dec 2025 in “2025 was the year Xbox died”
Other co-op video games people recommend
The two most recommended other co-op video games, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| It Takes Two | 10 | 1 | 91% | 5 | — | Approved |
| Split Fiction | 9 | 2 | 82% | 5 | — | — |
| OvercookedThis page | 5 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
All 5 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Overcooked works just fine with them”
“The non-food version of Overcooked!”
“Even hugely popular multiplayer titles like Overcooked either don't work, or require hours of research and configuration.”
“only Overcooked is drop in arcade like playable”
“Then there are games like "overcooked", though again not many.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.