Regulars

A city has been closed off because aliens or mutants have infiltrated society. To keep morale up, the government has allowed a diner to open its doors and give people a reason to go out again. But anyone could be an alien, so your job is to check everyone and serve food only to regulars, while blasting the aliens away because food somehow makes them stronger. The first step is to welcome customers at the counter and perform an inspection. This is done by checking their temperature and weight. An alien has a temperature that is either much lower or much higher than the standard, while their weight has to match their appearance, so a large guy can’t weigh very little. The units are imperial, but as long as you remember the normal values, you’ll spot anomalies easily. Then, you take the customer to their seat, take their order, and go to the back to start cooking. Food is kept in the freezer, and it comes in a limited supply, so you need to order new ingredients over the phone when you start running low. There’s a grill where you cook meat and watch the timer so it doesn’t overcook, as well as plates where you put the food. Plates also come in limited supply, so you need to wash the…

Regulars takes the familiar pressure of running a restaurant and twists it into something considerably stranger and more unsettling. Developed and published by Toast Game Studio, the game combines restaurant management, cooking, time management, observation, and horror into a concept where serving customers is only part of the job. Players operate a late-night diner filled with familiar patrons, but the comforting idea of recognizing regular customers becomes a source of suspicion. Some visitors may not be what they seem, meaning that successfully completing a shift requires careful observation alongside ordinary restaurant work. The management side revolves around recognizable restaurant responsibilities such as welcoming customers, handling orders, preparing food, and keeping service moving efficiently. These activities create the routine that makes the game's central anomaly mechanic work. Instead of concentrating exclusively on speed and customer satisfaction, players also need to watch the people entering the establishment. A seemingly ordinary customer can become a potential danger if something about their appearance or behavior does not correspond with what the player remem…

Good game, lots of fun potential with friends