Eating and playing video games. Two age-old pastimes (alright, so the former has been around a little longer than the Xbox) that seemingly share no link. But a quick glance back over the most popular games of the last thirty years points to food being an ever-present theme in the gaming world, and developers Bossa Studios have taken this to the next level with their latest release, I Am Bread.
As the title suggests, you play as the actual piece of bread, embarking on a quest to be toasted. While the idea of role-playing as a piece of food is innovative, the presence of food within gaming has been steadily growing since the release of Pac-Man. While gaming culture is under fire – thanks to movements like Gamergate – for entrenched misogyny, there’s a whole genre that exists outside of the controversy, and has done successfully for years. Here, we take a look at the best servings from the world of food gaming.
1. I Am Bread (Bossa Studios)
A ‘bread simulator’ might not sound like the most exciting premise for a game, but it’s strangely endearing. The trailer shows the slice of bread—that’s you—flopping and flying its way around a kitchen, smothering itself with power-ups in the form of virtual condiments on its mission to reach the toaster. The house in which the game takes place has the delightfully twee feel of a property straight out of The Sims, but the fact that each corner of the bread is controlled independently suggests that gameplay won’t be as simple as it first appears. I Am Bread looks set to be an instant hit when it’s released—the trailer has already racked up over a million views.
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