Monster Menu: The Scavenger's Cookbook is a survival strategy RPG developed by Nippon Ichi Software, released in 2023 for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch. The game blends dungeon exploration, turn-based tactical combat, and cooking mechanics into a cohesive experience centered on resource management and survival. Players build a party of customizable characters, with options covering class, appearance, voice, and pose, before venturing into dungeons in search of food and supplies. The cooking system ties directly into the survival loop, requiring players to forage and scavenge ingredients from their environment and enemies encountered along the way. The combination of tactical grid-based combat with the practical demands of feeding and sustaining a party gives the game a distinctive identity within the dungeon-crawling RPG genre, emphasizing resourcefulness alongside strategic decision-making.
When a group of adventurers plunge into the depths of an uncharted dungeon, they quickly realize they’ve bit off more than they can chew. Hopelessly lost, they must find whatever food they can while searching for a way out.
