The Secret Ingredient is Love

Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.60
Fun★★★★★★★★★★3.41
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.43
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.52
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★4.11
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.75
Humor★★★★★★★★★★4.04
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.71
During this #LD41 we made a horror cooking sim... But it's a musical.
Cook the finest meal in The Secret Ingredient is Love!! An enhanced Cooking Mama experience, with a disheartening mood and lots of gore. DISCLAIMER: you will feel a bit wierd after playing!

Our team:

Miguel Sánchez Santos-Olmo - Programmer @Sr_ciruelo
Jesús Fermín Villar aka 'Pokoi' - Programmer @pokoidev + Web
Miguel García Cebrián - Lead 2D Artist @tremulo_dev + Artstation
Jose A. Jimenez Lanzas - 3D Artist & 2D/3D Animation @JoseJJ333
Ana Castro Puebla - Sound and Music & UI Artist @pollosauriox

//WARNING// Our game contains explicit violent content and strong visuals.

Comments51

Blinkenlights
Blinkenlights23 Apr 2018, 21:47
Oh dear, I think I'm going to...wait, this is BRILLIANT!
ildfuglen
ildfuglen23 Apr 2018, 21:48
That was... I'm not really sure where to begin. What the actual f is this game? Anyway, great work on this. It was an amazing mix of dark, creepy and hilarious. Not really a game and more of an interactive experience. Great entry guys and gals!
masterkrepta
masterkrepta23 Apr 2018, 21:51
Well done. my overall impression was that the Combination of horror and upbeat music combined with the cutesy visual very well. Almost a surreal experience. im not sure if it was just a html bug or not, but the actual slicing was unresponsive at times, where it looked like it should have worked just fine but didnt. Refreshing worked in those instances
Nehvis23 Apr 2018, 21:54
Very weird, but kinda cool! Very polished art style! Had problems to understand the controls though
RustyMonky
RustyMonky23 Apr 2018, 21:55
Aw this is cu ---- OMG WAIT NO AAAAH! Haha, what a hilariously unpredictable game. Every choice I made ended up with a more than amusing result. I was a tad confused on the controls but once I got that down, it was quite the trip. The game's art and audio are also superb. What a marvelous idea this was! Great job!
Toulou
Toulou23 Apr 2018, 22:03
This is the shortest yet the best gamme I've played so far ! The creepy themes with the cute visuals and music works so well to deliver an unsettling feeling. Congratulations, this game is definitely my favorite !
23 Apr 2018, 22:22
this is my new fetish
Kusaihana
Kusaihana23 Apr 2018, 22:25
I am so confused!!! I am scared to continue playing but so cool. great job!
slunkey
slunkey23 Apr 2018, 22:38
Can see the incompatible themes is cute cuddly music + art and the horror + grotesque. I dig it! My first game played and rated this jam and it is definitely off to a great start haha. As others have noted, I was confused about controls at first, the slicing was not responsive at first until I understood what was going on.
BSanchez23 Apr 2018, 22:39
Who gives a fuck about ratings, eh ? Anyway, I've rated you, cause it's a brilliant game :)
Danny88881
Danny8888123 Apr 2018, 22:39
Very nice graphics and audio! Controls are sort of confusing though.
sndr
sndr23 Apr 2018, 23:16
"Who gives a f* about the score" 😂 Didn't expect any of it. Was surprised all the way through. Bizarre, but nonetheless cool. Wished there was more to see!
Jaa24 Apr 2018, 10:49
not bad)))
DUUUUDE24 Apr 2018, 10:49
10/10 masterpice!
Saering
Saering24 Apr 2018, 10:53
Funny game, it was too short ! Wanted to play more !
Lucnatber
Lucnatber24 Apr 2018, 10:53
I'm laughing. Good job
Hanra24 Apr 2018, 11:00
I lol'd and the content warning is very well earned. Nice game.
Chema Esteo24 Apr 2018, 11:02
Not so funny to "play", but great artistic job.
Anyway, the "vegan" theme is treated in a subtle and elegant way.
Good overall job!
Raindrinker
Raindrinker24 Apr 2018, 11:07
What the hell I just played. Artistically top notch, and really good in the abstract weird creepy department. I dont even feel like Im qualified to rate this.
ramon1574924 Apr 2018, 11:07
Very nice graphics and dialogue. The 'gameplay' is really short though, I wish it was longer. Took me really long to understand the controls for the first scene. BUT WHO CARES ABOUT THE SCORE!! hahahaha.
pixelstuff
pixelstuff24 Apr 2018, 11:48
Nice use of the theme, the graphics, the music and the humor compliments the game perfectly. “Who gives a f* about the score” was a genius idea x)
Great idea and nice polishing even though I had a bit of trouble in using some controls to cut through meat at first, great job!
Ama
Ama24 Apr 2018, 11:54
Really didn't expect that, but... It was really... Interesting I guess ? Not really a game, but... Yeah. Great graphics and interesting. Well done!
Mr.MadCat
Mr.MadCat24 Apr 2018, 12:48
What did I just play? Well, who gives a f* about that anyway?

Pretty short and not much gameplay, but well polished and disturbingly funny.
Well done.
Kubenexion24 Apr 2018, 15:14
Good graphics and interesting experience, make me laugh.
Miqui Gaud
Miqui Gaudauthor24 Apr 2018, 15:37
Thank you all for your awesome comments!! We're sorry the controls get messy sometimes, but hearing your suprise and fun playing is so great! Good luck with your games x)
Rawrasaur24 Apr 2018, 22:28
At first I tried the second meat choice, second play through I tried the first meat choice.. oh.. Great job, really weird - but that's the charm of this game.
Gonz0
Gonz025 Apr 2018, 00:57
Ahaahaha creepy as . Funny stuff . nicely done I'd say you've successfully creeped a lot of people out. love the tune at the end!
ExiA25 Apr 2018, 14:13
What a masterpiece. Way too short tho, I'd gladly pay for a extended version of this game.
Nicolas Tapia26 Apr 2018, 11:31
Funny and interesting game! Greetings from ESNE!
Pietro Ferrantelli
Pietro Ferrantelli28 Apr 2018, 10:51
Haha, wow I dind't expect that when I launched it ! I found your entry super funny and well put together. Love all the creep stuff in it, this a great genre mashup idea and I really enjoyed playing it.
bitsandcrafts1 May 2018, 16:01
ahhhhhhhhhhhh! what a good moment of gaming! thanks. made my day!
Lotus
Lotus3 May 2018, 15:00
I don't know what to say QuQ
jamfella
jamfella3 May 2018, 16:45
Oh maaan that was creepy game. I hoped whistling could be turned off :) Funny entry. Congraz to the team.
SecretPocketCat
SecretPocketCat3 May 2018, 23:25
What the? I'm feeling uneasy about actually liking this. Should I be?
Psychedelia
Psychedelia8 May 2018, 01:10
wow, the visuals are great and the music is awesome, but...did you have to? :D
Gaming Night
Gaming Night15 May 2018, 09:07
Great game and great art direction, it's just too short :)
shubart15 May 2018, 09:13
Excellent ! I cannot figure out how such an idea can comes into a human's mind
Querk15 May 2018, 09:20
Wtf ? this game is too creepy for me, but graphics is really pretty
elHombreBanana
elHombreBanana15 May 2018, 09:48
I... I don't know what to think...

Graphics and sounds were pretty cool! I laughed a bit with the option selection parts, but I felt uneasy. I think that's the point, huh?

Great job! :3
larzan
larzan15 May 2018, 10:36
This is... What? I ... it is ...
:rofl: not sure what my emotions were, but they definately were intense.
Insane entry.
No other entry made me smile and cringe like that, you certainly evoked a lot of emotions here.
Great entry, love it, my only five out of all fives game.
A bit buggy when trying to select the 'food' and a bit more 'game' would be good (just let users slice a bit more meat before starting for real, maybe collecting points when done well to pretend to have a normal game here, jeje), but what the hell, i was mightily entertained.

Now please excuse me, i am still feeling a tiny bit queasy :D
MichiPantera15 May 2018, 10:36
Fuck! This game is quiet unquieting. I like the crescendo, how it gets wickeder and wickeder. I really fell kind of scared when the organs were dancing on the pan with that creepy music. Very good idea to place the credits on them. I also like the cutting mechanic.

Congratulations!!! ^^
See you tomorrow at ESNE!

Here's ours in case you might give it a try: https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/41/survaby
Shess
Shess15 May 2018, 10:37
This was definitely beyond anyone's expectations... but god am I entertained! Those little quirky responses to my choices were the absolute best. Spectacular job guys :)
Jackson Frankland15 May 2018, 11:54
I've got no idea what I just played but I'm glad I did
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