10 Awesome Food Themed Video Games

Because toast is damn serious business.

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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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3. Pac-Man (Namco)

4. Food Fight (Atari)

5. Pizza Tycoon (Software 2000) Themed

6. Order Up! (SuperVillain Studios)

7. Chop Sushi (THQ)

8. Fruit Ninja (Halfbrick)

9. Citizen Burger Disorder (Kritz)

10. Don’t Starve (Klei Entertainment)

11. Food Practice Shooter (Takayuki Kosaka)

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