12 June 2026 07:36 UTC · Community Announcements · Chris
Hey Chefs!Thank you for all the feedback, reports, and patience following the latest update. Over the past few days, we've been investigating a major performance issue that affected some PCVR players and we're happy to report that a fix is now live.Our team identified a conflict involving the Anti-Aliasing override and Pixel Density settings. Under certain hardware and configuration combinations, this bug could cause severe frame rate drops, stuttering, and even unexpected crashes during gameplay.Today's hotfix resolves this issue and introduces additional optimizations aimed at improving over
18 May 2026 14:22 UTC · Community Announcements · Chris
Cooking Simulator VR Enhanced – Update We've just rolled another batch of updates/improvements to the Cooking Simulator VR Enhanced. Here are the things added in this update: Visuals & PerformanceFixed VFX issues related to liquid pouringImproved overall text clarity and sharpness across all in-game screensEnhanced texture sharpness and resolutionFurther general performance and optimization improvements Gameplay & FixesFixed issues with the Career TutorialFixed various minor bugs Thanks for your feedback and see you in the kitchen! 🍳
10 April 2026 12:24 UTC · Community Announcements · Chris
Cooking Simulator VR – Hotfix We've just rolled another batch of updates/improvements to the Cooking Simulator VR Enhanced. Here are the things added in this update: Further Quality of Life improvements for smoother and more comfortable gameplayImproved screen clarity – UI is now easier to readFixed an issue where spices/utensils could fall out of your hands during teleportationTweaked the cutting mechanics – adjusted resistance for better control and feel Thanks for your feedback and see you in the kitchen! 🍳
27 March 2026 14:15 UTC · Community Announcements · Chris
🔥 Big News from the Kitchen! 🔥We’ve just rolled out a fresh update for Cooking Simulator VR Enhanced – bringing smoother gameplay, better control, and a more polished cooking experience than ever before!👨🍳 What’s new?Improved hand stability for precise interactionsBetter object handling – fewer accidental messesPerformance boosts for smoother gameplayEasier and more intuitive seasoningIncreased precision when aiming spicesImproved visibility of seasoned ingredientsFixes for widget display issuesBut that’s not all…⏳ Cooking Simulator 2: Better Together launches in just 4 days! Get ready to
23 December 2025 20:17 UTC · Community Announcements · Krzysiek_BCS
We’ve released a hotfix focused on improving overall performance and stability. This update includes additional optimisations, reduced stuttering in busy kitchen scenes, and general fixes aimed at delivering a smoother cooking experience in VR.Thank you for your continued feedback and reports. We’ll keep monitoring performance and rolling out improvements as needed.Happy cooking! 🍳
18 December 2025 12:05 UTC · Community Announcements · Krzysiek_BCS
Hi There! This update brings a couple of features many of you have been asking for, including support for custom music stations and automatic save transfers from the 2021 version. We hope these changes make your time in the kitchen more personal and more seamless, whether you’re cooking to your favorite playlist or jumping back into the game with your previous progress intact. New Patch – What’s New 🎵 Custom Music Stations Are Now Supported! You can now play your own music through the in-game radio. There are two ways to set it up:Use the Show button in the Settings Menu under General → Radio
5 December 2025 15:32 UTC · Community Announcements · Krzysiek_BCS
Hi there! A fresh batch of improvements just hit the kitchen! Here’s what’s new in this update: Patch Notes:More precise scoring, especially for temperature-based evaluations.Screen scrolling with the stick for smoother menu navigation.Added several missing SFX to enhance overall audio feedback.Improved pouring behavior on individual parts and ingredients.Upgraded Career Mode quest system for a more stable and engaging progression.Fixed an issue with trays holding cut ingredients.Added fluid-aim assistance to make pouring more accurate.General performance optimisations for smoother gameplay.Co
14 November 2025 13:05 UTC · Community Announcements · lukaszBCS
Hello Chefs,We know it took a while to patch and make improvement on VR since we first show build to you. We are sorry that your first feelings were not the ones you were expecting and that is something we took and start working hard and still do to make VR best as it can be. Together with our external team which supports us on this since couple months we started tweaking, fixing and improving experience on VR. I know it was little quiet here, and we made couple stealth updates however we wanted to deliver you better version as fast as possible and improve your experience, focusing on work. Si
21 October 2025 04:46 UTC · Community Announcements · lukaszBCS
Hi Chef's After long hours of work, tests and community playtests we are giving you a new updated version of Cooking Simulator VR. It is a huge change to us as whole game has been re created from the ground in new engine and opens new page in further development of Cooking Simulator VR.Why is so different even this is the same game?We have rebuilt game in Unreal Engine 5.5We added 4K visuals, We have enhanced physics, We added dynamic day/night lighting,and many many more changes, tweaks, bug fixes etc.Why we did it?For a long time we have been cooperate with our partner however they were not
1 October 2025 06:34 UTC · Community Announcements · lukaszBCS
Hello Chefs! October is here Changes Are Cooking!As we said earlier – October is the month for Cooking Simulator VR, and today the kitchen goes into full swing. You may notice a lot of changes happening on our Steam page throughout the next days – banners moving around, descriptions updating, shiny new visuals popping up, and more. Don’t worry – it’s all part of the recipe we’ve been preparing for you. So expect more news today.Think of it like refreshing the menu at your favourite restaurant: same kitchen, same chefs, but with new flavours to make the experience even tastier. So if you spot t
29 September 2025 09:38 UTC · Community Announcements · lukaszBCS
Chefs, it's been a minute. We know it. You know it. Some of you probably thought we dipped out for good.We didn't.Look, we've seen the threads. The black screen issues. The bug reports. The "last update 2022" comments. Yeah, we read all of it, and honestly? You had every right to be frustrated. Radio silence sucks. We get it. But here's the thing—we weren't ghosting you. We were in the kitchen. Cooking up something big.COOKING SIMULATOR VR: ENHANCED EDITION is coming, and we completely rebuilt this thing from scratch.WHY WE WENT DARK (AND WHY IT WAS WORTH IT)We could've kept patching the Unity
22 December 2022 15:43 UTC · Community Announcements · mattbnn90
Hey Chefs! Merry Christmas to you! Thanks for being with us this year. Your support and feedback is priceless and we are very happy that we can produce more and more games for you! Winter is here, and we have a new patch for Cooking Simulator VR for you! What has changed in the game this time? Changes: Customizable Menu added to your Career Mode experience Special decorations waiting for you in Main Menu Fixes: Problem with missing UI in Career Mode Problem with loading game saves Various small visual and mechanical improvements around your kitchen If you like the game, leave a review! It help
28 October 2022 16:33 UTC · Community Announcements · mattbnn90
Hey Chefs! We have very good news! The new Cooking Simulator VR update is ready and... it's big! We are introducing things like Relax Mode, Custom Menus, and a lot of other things! This, of course, is not the end of our work on the game. Expect more updates and big DLC in the future. Changes: Added new game mode - Relax mode! In this game mode, the time of the day flows as usual, but guests' orders have time limits removed, allowing you to take your time and take everything at your own pace. When loading an old save file, you will be prompted to choose whether you want to play the Classic Mode
21 July 2022 17:25 UTC · Community Announcements · mattbnn90
Hi Chefs, We are celebrating a VR Fest with you! Check our dev stream! And, after celebration is done, we go back to working on Relax Mode and Custom menus which you can expect in next big update! Btw. Cooking Simulator VR launches on Meta Quest 2 next week (28th July)! Best, GameBoom VR Team
9 May 2022 12:26 UTC · Community Announcements · mattbnn90
Hey! In Gameboom VR we are currently working on the next major updates for Cooking Simulator VR. However, we do know that some of you have been experiencing a few smaller bugs, which we've decided to patch in this minor update. Full changelog below: Fixed rare UI bug that blocked UI on Career day 2 setup screen Fixed problem with disabled remote grab once we have finished Career mode Fixed problem with the missing Chinese products description Fixed infinity liquids exploit Fixed ghost controllers on Reverb headset Fixed ghost controllers Z-depth Fixed sprint ability on Reverb controllers Fixed
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