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Press release:
Lesquin, February 23, 2023.
The Lesquin-based (France) videos games publisher/game company Nacon and Paris-based (France) video game development studio Cyanide, are today super excited and happy to announce that their restaurant sim “Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator”, is now available for PC (via Steam) and consoles (PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X, Xbox One, and the Nintendo Switch) via digital stores.

The game allows players to immerse themselves in the life of a restaurant owner and progress to the point where they can hope to be selected by the MICHELIN Guide and even receive its famous culinary awards: to do so, they must excel in the kitchen, choose the best ingredients and rely on their team to satisfy their customers every day.

An immersion in the daily life of a chef

Players put on their apron and immerse themselves in the life of a restaurant owner with all the realism that the LIFE range seeks to offer. From selecting ingredients to choosing suppliers, managing the brigade and decorating the kitchen, the game offers a management and simulation experience that meets the expectations of budding cooks.

As in the real world, players must prepare for the arrival of an anonymous inspector who may select them for inclusion in the famous MICHELIN Guide. In order to faithfully reflect the eminence of the MICHELIN Guide awards, Chef Life also offers restaurants that are honored with the award the opportunity to receive an official outfit and plaque associated with the award in-game.

A restaurant in your image

In order to create a restaurant that resembles them, restaurant owners have a great deal of freedom to make decisions for their establishment. The decoration of the dining room, the layout of the dishes, the choices made allow their cuisine to reflect their personality!

Finally, whether their goal is to achieve culinary excellence or to be the family restaurant that brings their neighborhood to life, Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator fulfills all the aspirations of gourmets!

A know-how to master

The varied and iconic recipes challenge players to test their mastery of French and Italian gastronomy. Improving their simple recipes to make them gastronomic dishes, adapting their menu to the seasons and to the expectations of their customers allow the players to reach their goals.

Many criteria are used to judge the excellence of their cuisine according to the famous methodology of the anonymous inspectors of the Guide, based on the choice of products, the mastery of culinary techniques and the harmony of flavors. In addition, the consistency of the quality of the experience offered to customers will be evaluated.

Becoming a Starred Restaurant

If their restaurant is up to par, players can hope to be selected by the MICHELIN Guide. This initial recognition rewards the good management and quality of their establishment.

Next, players may decide to covet the Bib Gourmand, an official distinction awarded to players whose restaurant offers affordable prices while ensuring high quality dishes.

Or, depending on his or her ambition, he or she may covet the iconic Etoile du Guide MICHELIN. In this case, it is the excellence of the cuisine and the perfect respect of the criteria of the famous Guide that will determine if the restaurant deserves the title of Etoile Restaurant.

Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator is now available on PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC and will be released in America on March 28, 2023.

About NACON
NACON is a company of the BIGBEN Group founded in 2019 to optimize its know-how through strong synergies in the video game market. By bringing together its 16 development studios, the publishing of AA video games, the design and distribution of premium gaming devices, NACON focuses 20 years of expertise at the service of players. https://www.nacongaming.com/

About Cyanide Studio
Cyanide is a French video game development studio created in 2000 and based in Nanterre. It has two subsidiaries located in Montreal and Bordeaux. The studio is known for its sports games, such as the popular PC series Pro Cycling Manager and its console version, Tour de France.

Cyanide is also the author of Blood Bowl (Sport/Fantasy, 2009), the adaptation of the famous Games Workshop board game; Game of Thrones (RPG, 2012); Styx: Master of Shadows and the sequel Styx: Shards of Darkness (Infiltration, 2014/2017); and Call of Cthulhu, a game adapted from the tormented world of HP Lovecraft (investigative RPG, 2018).

Since 2018, NACON, one of Europe’s leading video game publishers, holds a 100% stake in the company. More information can be found at www.cyanide-studio.com

About Michelin
Michelin, the leading mobility company, is dedicated to enhancing its clients’ mobility, sustainably; designing and distributing the most suitable tires, services and solutions for its clients’ needs; providing digital services, maps and guides to help enrich trips and travels and make them unique experiences; and developing high-technology materials that serve a variety of industries.

Headquartered in Clermont-Ferrand, France, Michelin is present in 177 countries, has 124,760 employees and operates 68 tire production facilities which together produced around 173 million tires in 2021. (www.michelin.com)