Horror Game Where You Cook Animals To Bring Them To Life - Creature Packets

[@ManlyBadassHero]

Welcome to the Well Done Club how Well Done are ya?

[@GreiH]

Burnt

[@12mints]

Burnt steak/10

[@sxatcychan1988]

Medium rare 🙃

[@sadhumanz]

Feeling pretty medium rare over here

[@ppokll8524]

That depends how well done i make myself. I am kind of cook myself

[@Atou_Mahogany]

If this became a full game, I see it playing out like that one joke from... Futurama I think i was? Where a scientist combined all the traits of the worlds deadliest creatures to create the most deadliest creature to ever walk the earth, and from the mixing chamber steps out a dude who says "turns out it was man."

[@wyattwebb6963]

It is a Futurama gag, it was a Scary Door joke.

[@angrybidoof847]

It's a show in Futurama, the spooky door It's a spoof of the twilight zone

[@HugeBig]

at first I read it as "turns out it was mean" and had a laugh then I re-read it and was like oh :/

[@Verårtu]

​@@HugeBigI had that happened a lot... I feel stupid everytime and now the joke can’t happened twice so I live in regret not laughing at the actual joke xd

[@MargoTheNerd]

​@@HugeBigT'was a mean man.

[@NavyBluePersonGuy]

Found this guy’s channel recently and it gives me insane nostalgia for some reason. Like this feels like a channel I would’ve watched religiously back in 2012 and I love it

[@redomerveil799]

THIS GUY'S GOATED. SINCE THE FIRST VIDEO

[@mikegamer6885]

I was seeing manly for a while but the video that hooked me up was Happys humble buger farm

[@JustAnotherSomeDude]

He's basically old youtube to be fair. Manly hasn't changed compared to the time so while most youtuber's have changed their style he hasn't, but it's still that old school grind 💀 Anyways you should catch a stream sometime!

[@PanicLedisko]

@@mikegamer6885 Dude I LOVED watching him play that game, also I recommend Who's Lila as well as his Inscription playthrough!!

[@oakenshadow6763]

Yah, it's really nice here.

[@acacacacacacaccaca7666]

I wouldn't be able to resist the temptation of immediately mixing everything to see what happens

[@Kyumifun]

sadly there's a 3 packet limit

[@entity_on_earth]

@@Kyumifun then you can make three packets with nine default packets and mix them again into one packet and so on

[@nessy3417]

@@entity_on_earth Actually no, the result of mixing packets that are not the right recipe results in "Waste" packets that you have to throw away

[@chidarumaX]

Umbrella corporation would like to hire you...are you free ?

[@thebaconsarelit]

I know it's a game jam game, but part of me kinda hoped that maybe the order you put the creatures in mattered, like if you leave a prey creature in with a predator creature for an amount of time you'll have to remake the prey creature kinda thing, but that's probably just me.

[@aquablast3155]

I actually was expecting some creature interactions too, but, the limitation of making it in 3 days, I suppose. I'd imagine the frog would eat many things, otherwise.

[@GingerBun]

I was hoping they'd squish you like a bug when they no longer needed you.

[@aquablast3155]

That would be perfectly karmic. Although I'd like the dev to also add an ending/path where you get to rebel and sabotage/mess them up too. Not all of us would sign up for this or play along after all. I was also hoping that one of the things you have to crush would bite you. I doubt that a tarantula would be easy to crush without using a tool.

[@BrenLan]

​@@aquablast3155why exactly would you sabotage it? It's just a business of bug making

[@aquablast3155]

​@@BrenLan Follow these logic carefully: 1. The OP is talking about adding an ending where you get squished like a bug, much like how you squish those bugs without a care. 2. My comment to the OP's idea is that, that'd be karmic. Just as these bugs are nothing to many of us, we're also nothing to a corporate like the one in this game-- a corporate that can create life freely. And THAT is where my suggestion of adding a option to rebel/sabotage comes in, because otherwise, you'd be locked into an ending where you get squished like a bug. Makes sense? If you can't follow the above, then this is the last time I spend time replying to you.

[@BrenLan]

@@aquablast3155 right you don't gotta be a dick though.

[@devingunnels3251]

Cringe

[@Jules-916]

"Bring me to life" -Evanescence but she's a creature in a packet

[@stevianheartbound]

Those sea monkey packets have come a long way.

[@stoopedhooy88]

Came looking for this comment. Game immediately reminded me of this old fad with selling packaged shrimp eggs as toys for children.

[@kaidatong1704]

I would love to play bean and nothingness if I had the brains for those types of games

[@neofulcrum5013]

Points for creativity. Reminds me of those packet bars that transformed into food in the first spy kids film.

[@below5923]

Bro yes. I thought those were so cool growing up. Putting the packet in the machine and getting like a whole McDonald’s meal seemed like the dream.

[@Liebe_alles]

Me too!!! I always wanted to try those things

[@NubE-Co]

I tried cooking a gello pie in my mother's microwave to bring it alive, safe to say I didn't see the light of day for a week.

[@Kyumifun]

or like those cakes and cocktails in Mouthwashed

[@XH1927]

​@@below5923 McDonald's. LOL.

[@NaturalFlirtGamer]

_Everyday horrors_ 1. Never closing the blender. 2. Using that awful filthy microwave. Idk, the idea of creating life out of packets was kinda cool. It's freaky to be Dr Frankenstein, but at least the creatures looked normal-ish.

[@XH1927]

The fact that anyone would regard those things at all, much less as horrors, speaks to the ongoing weakening of humanity

[@KiVa_KiVa_KiVa]

@@XH1927 I’m pretty sure it a joke my dude

[@NaturalFlirtGamer]

@@KiVa_KiVa_KiVa Yes, another horror: the loss of one's sense of humor. Lol

[@Tomo_mo]

​@@XH1927 you being inept enough to not recognize the nuance of an obvious humor comment is the scariest thing ive seen in the last 5 min.

[@DeletedSince.2020]

@@XH1927 Found the nerdy "blackshirt"

[@kassies.1182]

Saw the thumbnail for this and IMMEDIATELY went "this is the goose guy, I just know it". This reminded of moth house right out the gate: very similar odd, grimy, buggy style (this is complimentary, big fan of it). I love that you throw the plastic bag into the blender with everything else lol

[@Teenage_Mutant_Ginga_Ninja]

Does it really live on earth if it doesn't have plastic in it? Gotta throw in the plastic bag.

[@kaba1996]

I didn't expect for a next game so fast of him

[@khan_heavenly]

I'd assume this is a kind of an allusion on how working in fast food chains feels like, you're doing something important for others but the process is so mundane that you become sick of it. Also, I like how your boss is never actually present in your workplace, only making him a floating talking head that gives you commands. I'd like to add that when I took a sociology elective, there was a term of "macdonaldization" that makes a job go the way McDonalds has turned into: strictness of performance (do it in the intended way only), alienation from the work (you don't feel like it's you who works as a whole, but only a part of you that performs commands) But that's only how I saw this game, not sure what exactly the creator intended to comprehend from it.

[@polyroly]

Oh, the joy of a bug game being quickly darkened by the dismay of it also being a bug CRUSHING game.

[@SupHapCak]

Why we gotta crush them tho Not only is it mean, it’s icky

[@MAML_]

bagged milk is one thing but you ever tried bagged snail

[@bower31]

asking the guy stocking shelves at the store where the scorpion bags are

[@theforestinthecorner]

Snail inside a bag of snail inside a bag of snail

[@Local_gremlin2009]

@@theforestinthecornersnailception

[@aquablast3155]

There seem to be some confusion over the horror... I mean, yeah, if you don't think about it, and don't have a thing against crushing bugs (most don't), then there's nothing horror (or even uncomfortable) about it. It's just... a weird routine. But I'd say the horror/uncomfortableness is implicit: If we can create a bat or a frog like this, then what's stopping us from making a dog or cat? And then, what's stopping us from, say, making humans with one of these recipes? And then, just remember what we are told to do to those that are "not in the order". There's something messed up, being able to create life easily, but also directly deposing them without a care like this. It's one thing to create things with a purpose (even if those beings would ultimately cease to be), but another to go "Whoops, too many! Get rid of the extra".

[@alexanderrichards239]

Yep, exactly the first thing I imagined after watching this. Box comes back with a kitten. No kittens in the next order.......

[@ponderingpuddlespensively]

It's the sound design for me. Makes my skin crawl.

[@Proserpira]

I didn't want to be too harsh on a game jam game, especially when the quality is this high, but i did feel the horror aspect was lacking. You do make a fantastic point, though!

[@aquablast3155]

@@Proserpira Yeah, jam game. But I actually do think they could have done more as well, and that includes doing a bit more/trying harder to make people feel uncomfortable (as I believe this is an "uncomfortable horror"). As it stands it'd a pretty raw "you either feel something or don't" deal. Although I think a lot of us do feel a bit of dissatisfaction with this game because there's definitely untapped potential here.

[@Proserpira]

@@aquablast3155 Agreed! I love psychological horrors films, and those are very much an "either you feel it or you don't" kind of thing, since the horror aspect is based on the possibility of identifying and being in the exact same situations as the victims on screen. For something made in 3 days, it's quite amazing. The time it must have taken to make the textures alone shows an extreme amount of talent. This dev's other games are quite good too.

[@shawnheatherly]

This dev is consistently creative, and I respect that. I can absolutely see it getting expanded, and I like Manly's Seaman idea for it.

[@polyroly]

turns out sleep is delayed byyyyyy 18 minutes 58 seconds

[@mildlymarvelous]

Same

[@SupHapCak]

This but like forever until you’re falling asleep while you type lol I can’t put the phone down

[@Love2Banime]

Didn't know Manly learned alchemy.

[@drewgoin8849]

If he eats one of the creatures, he can learn what its effects are.

[@Kyumifun]

This, the whole game gave me alchemy vibes. Like a modernised alchemy.

[@Love2Banime]

@@Kyumifunright?? That is the vibe the game gave off.

[@itzpatrick2450]

Jesse... we need to blend jesse...

[@Pug_765]

The one technical let's play KZbinr that I still love to this day

[@AidenOcelot]

Makes me think about my idea for Clown Meat, where you grow your own clown and monitor their nutrients, if you get it all right you get a clown, if you mess it up they're wrong

[@caesartheweavile]

That one tumblr post about raising clowns?

[@aquablast3155]

@@caesartheweavileI don't know about tumblr posts, but there's a game literally called Clown Meat. I'm thinking could be that.

[@senilerodent]

There's another one that's similar to what you described, Homegrown Pet, manly played it. Doesn't have clowns though

[@fexarii]

This is like a really fucked up version of those merge [insert animal] games I used to play when I was little, with the vending machine kinda working like a free version of the shops in those games. Very awesome take on that kind of gameplay, wish I could just put the bugs in my pockets instead of crushing them though :(

[@ivydreadful]

So the animals are basically microwave popcorn? Cool.

[@Little1ove]

Yay!!! Here within an hour! I’ve been having a stressful week, and I’ve been finding myself coming back to revisit your old videos. I’ve been watching your content for a few years now and I’ve always appreciated how composed and understanding you are when it comes to being confused or running into bugs. I think that was most apparent in Zoochosis. Thank you so much for putting so much effort into quality and community (you always keep up with stuff from developers with games you’ve played, and you pay attention to what your followers suggest and request. We love you, Manly! I hope you’re taking care of yourself and having a wonderful time in whatever you happen to be doing.

[@maskofcuteness3234]

Guess I'm staying up tonight. Love your videos manly!

[@Transmissional]

I think it sounds like a spooky place to work but I can't be sure. Also that microwave noise hurts my ears and it sucks cause I only hear it in my right ear. Also I guess this bug restaurant is basically gonna be the future when we run out of all the good stuff. Hmm...I say this now but I think I'd be willing to eat bugs for the rest of my life if I got my hearing back in full.

[@aquablast3155]

Made in 3 days, huh? Neat! I think what they could add is to explain what the creatures are used for-- why would anyone order these things? Alternatively, can try to explore how they are able to make magical packets that can instantly create life. Maybe make the origin horrific for shock value. (And maybe give us an option to sabotage to whole thing by doing and maybe not doing certain things.) There's the potential to imagine, but not a lot to work with atm. But yeah, made in 3 days, which is impressive!

[@Tobi202]

Bro never runs out of cool funny creative horror games

[@ooeygooeygoodra3068]

A brief google search lead me to and horrifyingly reminded me to answer my curiosity of Scutigeridae… S. coleoptrata are HOUSE CENTIPEDES! Oougghh they creep out so bad whenever they move- but uh- theres your daily animal reference and possible nightmare fuel.

[@ItsFreakinHarding.]

Yes they may be creepy and scary looking, but they're one of the most beneficial insects in our house as they eat spiders and all sorts of other pests that we don't like. And the house centipedes pretty much leave us alone

[@ooeygooeygoodra3068]

@@ItsFreakinHarding. thats a fact I cannot deny, and no matter how much I feel my spine chill seeing them scuttle about; I respect their tiny but valiant little lives whenever I see them.

[@altairofastora]

Centipedes give me conniptions and just generally creep me the heck out, whilst millipedes are oddly the complete opposite given they keep to themselves and are herbivores. If only centipedes looked more like their distant lookalikes.

[@senilerodent]

house centipedes have really cute faces!! their legs may be very creepy but they're just many-legged friends :D

[@julialungan4722]

KNEW IT. I WAS RIGHT. Spooky or not idc i was able to reconise it as a hous ecentipede and i was right so im happy. Also i love those lil guys they are spooky

[@KianaWolf]

"IF they're not in the order, just crush them." Oooooh yeah, I see where this is going... :

[@janette2422]

I don't know about anyone else, but seeing the Goose makes me smile and I just can't wait! LOVE KEN FORREST GAMES!

[@Verårtu]

the blender sounds like an old grumpy cat meowing

[@federica7017]

Who knows what would happen if i put together three of these beetle-juices... 👀

[@Patrick-Phelan]

Underappreciated comment.

[@Faoustthe15th]

Manly's channel is extremely comforting. Everything is perfect, starting from games and ending with calming voice

[@crusher9z9]

2:02 it seems like every time the state of manly's soul becomes more and more obscure, is it really empty anymore or is it finally filling up?

[@summermateo4101]

I literally cannot get enough of your content. I love play throughs but they have to have voice in it, but not every voice is enjoyable! Yours is just right for this. I love it, can’t wait for more content you’re getting me through having pneumonia rn and being bedridden

[@YiffyShonryu]

I’ve started watching Manly not too long ago but I’ve always wanted to say: His tone and cadence REEEEALLY sounds like how if NightMind took to playing spoopy games for content. xD I love it.

[@2189fallenangel]

I literally was thinking the same thing this month!

[@guacamole-cult]

Early for the first time!! Hope you and and the rest of Florida are doing alright, thanks for another upload as always🫶🫶

[@ItsFreakinHarding.]

"You should know Manly doesn't pay attention a lot of times...he just works on autopilot" Umm... you just described to me to a T, bro! By the way can I just say that this is easily one of the most relaxing games I've ever watched you play.

[@Niobesnuppa]

I think if they expanded this into some sort of Frankenstein-esque game where you combine different creature packets to make new, weird, fictional creatures and eventually monsters, it could be really fun. It has a lot of potential and an interesting idea, but is just very bare bones.

[@Chocofr0st]

Yeah sleep can be delayed for another 19 minutes, Manly just uploaded again.

[@TunaRice]

Manly playing seaman would genuinely fix me

[@UnprofessionalGenius]

cooking animals in an attempt to bring them to life seems kinda counter productive

[@SecuR0M]

What if they're cold? The microwave warms them up again. 🤔

[@Teenage_Mutant_Ginga_Ninja]

"If you're cold, they're cold. Put 'em in the oven."

[@123wwwweeeeeeeeeeeee]

I honestly hope they were pets and not........... experiments....... or something, idk!

[@caesartheweavile]

They might have been food. I was expecting you've have to make a human last.

[@aquablast3155]

The game could use a lot more expanding. Like what are the creatures used for? Who is ordering them? Could be food for animals-- like maybe the bugs are for frogs, and then frogs are for bigger animals. In fact having the end to be creating humans be something else' food might be a good way to end it. Alternatively, I was hoping they'd let us sabotage the whole operation. The whole thing felt a bit wrong, so it was weird we had to do as they say and not get any alternative way to progress. (Such as being able to send the creatures back without crushing them, and without getting a game over for doing that.) (But yeah, made in 3 days.) ... At least, they _could_ be pets. Maybe the ones sent back to you are just ones nobody wants-- but I guess that doesn't make crushing them any better lol.

[@123wwwweeeeeeeeeeeee]

@@aquablast3155 fair point

[@123wwwweeeeeeeeeeeee]

@@aquablast3155 yeah, the whole thing seems wrong to me too, I mean idrc if it were people in the crushing situation but bugs? What even did they do to deserve this????

[@fourth4angel]

fav let's player

[@notgilbirth]

Always love watching a Manly video before bed

[@1318peep]

This is so cute, and gives witchy vibes, perfect for Halloween

[@janesk1]

spotted this one just by chance on ludum dare and what a wonderful find. the creator consistently nails the atmosphere in their other games

[@GreiH]

Ngl I would enjoy a full game of this, would be very cool

[@justin2308]

The second I saw that title, I was immediately reminded of when I looked up sea monkeys the other day. This game is sort of like those. Holy mother of all coincidences…

[@XH1927]

"We need crabs" -MBH, 2O24

[@jackal2307]

Hi Manly, I've been watching your channel for a while. I wanna say I love your content so much. I hope you have a great day!!!

[@claudebanthus6511]

the second time i've heard manly mentioning seaman this month, first one is with the game where you fish organs

[@annie3210]

Manly: this game is not scary, just weird People with a insects/frog/spiders phobia: :/

[@ShadeMeadows]

Such a great concept~

[@RoughRickRyder6969]

I love this idea

[@EeveeFromAlmia]

Yaknow, I legit go to your KZbin channel to find little Indy games. There are so many I wouldn’t know about (or bought!) If not for you

[@anachibi]

the liquid pouring sound is superb

[@willking636]

Dude horror as a genre is all like “Theres this deranged killer possibly with some supernatural power and hes gunna kill ya” then its also like “ what if your job was to make snails by cooking bug dna ina microwave “. And and why is the snails actually scarier?

[@siuroy2694]

Dude I would love a job like this one, pretty chill and I wouldn't need to socialize with anyone

[@HunterThompson-ql8rh]

Creating animals and bugs and bringing them too life in a microwave

[@Nothing2CHere-zr3dw]

10:06 the most unbelievable part of this game is the fact none of the packets get stuck in the machine

[@Th3NoobQueen]

Great to watch while eating, somehow…

[@ScientistCat]

The way those crabs stare at you head-on, makes me both guilty for keeping them trapped and scared for my life.

[@ReifinDFanchon]

Eventually you'll cook the Homunculus either from Code Realize, or Shadow of Destiny.

[@LeviUglow-vd5dj]

Last night I saw a frozen rabbit, so this can’t be too bad !

[@flazeflame7372]

"not really sure?" Manley's very slow character development finally showing! Hes starting to get his soul back!

[@Mckjaminn]

I genuinely always really like Ken Forest's games. Goose friend is a sneaky bonus too :D

[@brynnelemanski6724]

I was expecting the spooky factor to slowly ramp up, like including a frog in a container where it's not needed, so the squashing gets...worse. That, or like other people said, there being a twist where you create amalgamated creatures.

[@DBones0202]

🙌💀🖤 Really interesting and unique concept. Love it

[@ares395]

Anyone old enough to remember movie Pluto Nash (I think it was this one) where they had frozen dogs that you could just microwave and they would come to life?

[@MrWhitman]

I was expecting you'd have to create a monster with some strange combinations. Speaking of which, what happens if you make a wrong mixture?

[@aquablast3155]

It just turns into "waste", it seems. (Like a packet with "Waste" written on it, and you have to throw it out in the trash to get rid of it.) Manly actually did an invalid recipe once (I forget the time stamp), so I assume that's how they handle invalid recipes.

[@mangolady1-i3u]

6:30

[@Aa3yn]

Dude please take a break u just uploaded a 3 hour video 😭 love your content tho Man U grind keep up the work ❤

[@melissahoward8038]

I've heard of the ones you grow in water but this is a whole other level

[@riot-0096]

Let him cook

[@ChocoRainbowCorn]

I only wish the blender had an actual animation for closing the lid and blending and that there were some secret recipes that you can't get from the machine nor can you get an easily accessible recipe for. And that the game was longer + had some alternative endings, such as opposing the boss and going out into the restaurant and seeing what kind of people or creatures are eating those other, smaller creatures. A lot of potential for such an simple concept and made in only 56 days (if I saw that number at the end there correctly).

[@S4M-1ThePrimagen]

I’d deadass love to watch manly play seaman, so good. 🙏

[@moth8455]

this should be a real packet except its just animal flavour packets

[@memegumin]

A game set in a burger king's kitchen

[@smugbowkid9919]

“How potato chips are made”

[@brandonbrandon4423]

That's crazy I was just thinking about playing this game. I saw it and said to myself "I hope manly plays it"

[@illiardbilliard2355]

These are the exact type of games that make me feel like I'm truly home

[@davewatterson5810]

Watching this while eating crab legs and shrimp 😂

[@killizami4049]

I’ve been watching for a long long while. I was really hoping my message could get traction so he could play a game called “Chuxie” it would be incredibly entertaining if he played that. Thanks ManlyBadassHero

[@thea_therian]

So at first I thought the creatures would go all the way up to humans, then when Manly said the words “I wonder how many insects I can put in there/what the cap is” I thought this was one of those venom jars (can’t remember the official name for it) basically you put a bunch of poisonous insects together in an enclosed space (jar) and the one that survives after killing all the others is considered the best “poison” (it’s a trope you’ll sometimes come across in Japanese manga/anime) Overall reminds me of those little toys you buy that grow when you put them in water :) adorable!!!!!

[@vgamedude9811]

The sound effects are so good in this game.

[@kylieschuttloffel1261]

oh it makes me really uncomfortable that not only are you allowed to crush the creatures, but you are required to

[@RiotforPeacePlz]

Go touch grass. I will cry you a river as well. Jfc we are so screwed if war breaks out if people found this bad.

[@kylieschuttloffel1261]

@@RiotforPeacePlz that's a hell of a response to someone saying theyre uncomfortable with the deaths of cute animals. are you ok?

[@namelesswolf2625]

@@kylieschuttloffel1261 also ironic given their username lmao

[@ellavonbuskirk2928]

​@@RiotforPeacePlzu must be fun at parties

[@lillovingsoul]

​@@RiotforPeacePlzthat's a strange thing to say. War already is a thing in many countries. After Ukraine was attacked, many regular people went to become soldiers voluntarily to defend their home. One of the first things I've seen about our soldiers while hiding from shellings in a bomb shelter, were the many different videos of them saving, feeding and caring for the very different animals who are also dealing with war. I've seen soldiers jump into trash pits to rescue a frightened hedgehog. A soldier letting a squirrel sleep under his chin for warmth. And of course a TON of cats and dogs either lost or abandoned in the front lines, adopted by soldiers and cooed at like they're lil babies. If a person doesn't feel comfortable about hurting another life - that's good. Sometimes it's necessary to do, but there's nothing wrong about feeling bad or upset about it. Empathy is very important, ESPECIALLY during war, is what I've learned.

[@Rhiannercakes]

I like little games like this. They're refreshing.

[@Xelnagapriest]

Holy shit an actual Seaman reference out in the wild. That game was way too opaque for my child self, I ended up feeding them too often and running out of pellets. Allegedly they're working on a new one even, although they've been saying that for years so who really knows.

[@superstaramyrosethehardcoreyt]

Magnificent video manly.

[@ironhell813]

Cooking animals in a microwave…. Kids, don’t try this at home!

[@skandasringari2370]

ManlyBadassHero you are my hero 🦸‍♀️

[@Jomster777]

“You know which game I want to play again? Seamen…” ~ ManlyBadassHero 2024

[@FrenchFryCreations]

I am so hungry that my brain decided that the spinning snail packet in the beggining looked unusually tasty. Now I'm even hungrier

[@Average_Superior_Elf_Player]

Hey, don't know if you knew but on the 28th that don't scream game you played a while back is having its 1.0 release, might be worth checking out again especially if you haven't refunded it

[@jaruhcaz]

Surprised the last recipe wasnt an human

[@MayMay-20000]

If I was in this situation I would quickly be kill after failing to fight the crushing desire to mix all of those packets together at the same time and/or failing to crush my powder babies and getting crushed instead

[@makiza1]

Ken forest is an awesome dev. Keep it up.

[@CoAndCoLaptopAccount]

Cool for game jam but way too simplistic for anything else. Needs an edge or something. It's close to having a satisfying game loop its just not there yet. Maybe some sort of purchasing element with some bugs being sold for cash in order to buy more bugs and others sent/donated for the science/order aspect? More expensive bugs take longer and have fancier recipes but sell for more? Different cooking machines and different intervals for each bug? Caterpillar cooks for 3 seconds in microwave then cooled in defroster for 4 then moved to hatching array for 10 seconds. As your progress you can automate the cooking elements. You find a recipe that produces an expensive bug but flood the market so it drops in price? Idk. There's something here.

[@visionaeon]

I was expecting to leave the room and get locked into a room full of these critters and being devoured/pestered by them.

[@geonations6618]

PLEASE play the new psychological horror game tsunagari chess school, theres many mysteries