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Lunch A Palooza

Lunch A Palooza

Released: 5/14/2020

In Lunch A Palooza players enter frenetic food fights as one of eight dishes, pushing other delicacies off the table in single player or multiplayer for up to four people. Pepper your character with power-ups to spice up your unique attacks. When dishing out the pain anything goes, from serving side dishes to sweep up the competition, to setting up push traps to clear the table for the next sitting. Remember, the dinner table arena is a hazardous place for food with flying enemies that always trying to nab a piece of you. FEATURES Single player vs CPU / Local or Online Multiplayer Gather up to three friends, or solo battle against the computer, in our four unique game modes: Main Course, Side Dish, King of the Cloche, and Royal Buffet. The Meal of your Dreams Choose between 8 different meals. Each one with different skills and attacks, that can be countered and balanced between other players. Dynamic Levels Every level offers a brand-new experience, with its unique visuals, gameplay, and soundtracks. You will both laugh and wonder at all the game’s themed stages, which feature many cultural and pop references. Enemies, Power-Ups and Traps Avoid endemic enemies, use power-ups, and push traps to take the lead, it is absolutely “no holds barred” in Lunch A Palooza! Progression System Unlock new levels, skins, characters, and power-ups to become the "Master Meal". Gather Everyone at the Table From kids to adults Lunch A Palooza is a game for everyone. With its easy to learn controls, and fast-paced random matches, it's perfect for both the beginner and seasoned gamer alike. GAME MODES Main Course (Free-for-All): The standard game mode, all versus all. Every player starts with 5 lives and tries to knock the rest of the players off the table. The last player standing wins. Side Dish (Team-mates): 2 vs 2 or 3 vs 1 team battle, where you’ll need to work together. The last team standing wins! Royal Buffet (Different food types): The same conditions from “Main Course” apply, but when you get thrown off you’re brought back to life as another character. There is an unlimited amount of lives available, but limited time for every match. The player with the least falls wins. King of the Cloche (King of the hill): Every player will seek to control the cloche of desserts that will be spawning in different parts of the stage. If two or more players stand on the cloche at the same time, the timer will stop, and only if one player remains the timer will continue. The cloche changes location every 30 seconds. In order to win the match, a player needs to control the cloche until the percentage hits 100.

In Lunch A Palooza players enter frenetic food fights as one of eight dishes, pushing other delicacies off the table in single player or multiplayer for up to four people. Pepper your character with power-ups to spice up your unique attacks. When dishing out the pain anything goes, from serving side dishes to sweep up the competition, to setting up push traps to clear the table for the next sitting. Remember, the dinner table arena is a hazardous place for food with flying enemies that always trying to nab a piece of you. FEATURES Single player vs CPU / Local or Online Multiplayer Gather up to three friends, or solo battle against the computer, in our four unique game modes: Main Course, Side Dish, King of the Cloche, and Royal Buffet. The Meal of your Dreams Choose between 8 different meals. Each one with different skills and attacks, that can be countered and balanced between other players. Dynamic Levels Every level offers a brand-new experience, with its unique visuals, gameplay, and soundtracks. You will both laugh and wonder at all the game’s themed stages, which feature many cultural and pop references. Enemies, Power-Ups and Traps Avoid endemic enemies, use power-ups, and push traps to take the lead, it is absolutely “no holds barred” in Lunch A Palooza! Progression System Unlock new levels, skins, characters, and power-ups to become the "Master Meal". Gather Everyone at the Table From kids to adults Lunch A Palooza is a game for everyone. With its easy to learn controls, and fast-paced random matches, it's perfect for both the beginner and seasoned gamer alike. GAME MODES Main Course (Free-for-All): The standard game mode, all versus all. Every player starts with 5 lives and tries to knock the rest of the players off the table. The last player standing wins. Side Dish (Team-mates): 2 vs 2 or 3 vs 1 team battle, where you’ll need to work together. The last team standing wins! Royal Buffet (Different food types): The same conditions from “Main Course” apply, but when you get thrown off you’re brought back to life as another character. There is an unlimited amount of lives available, but limited time for every match. The player with the least falls wins. King of the Cloche (King of the hill): Every player will seek to control the cloche of desserts that will be spawning in different parts of the stage. If two or more players stand on the cloche at the same time, the timer will stop, and only if one player remains the timer will continue. The cloche changes location every 30 seconds. In order to win the match, a player needs to control the cloche until the percentage hits 100.

In Lunch A Palooza players enter frenetic food fights as one of eight dishes, pushing other delicacies off the table in single player or multiplayer for up to four people. Pepper your character with power-ups to spice up your unique attacks. When dishing out the pain anything goes, from serving side dishes to sweep up the competition, to setting up push traps to clear the table for the next sitting. Remember, the dinner table arena is a hazardous place for food with flying enemies that always trying to nab a piece of you. FEATURES Single player vs CPU / Local or Online Multiplayer Gather up to three friends, or solo battle against the computer, in our four unique game modes: Main Course, Side Dish, King of the Cloche, and Royal Buffet. The Meal of your Dreams Choose between 8 different meals. Each one with different skills and attacks, that can be countered and balanced between other players. Dynamic Levels Every level offers a brand-new experience, with its unique visuals, gameplay, and soundtracks. You will both laugh and wonder at all the game’s themed stages, which feature many cultural and pop references. Enemies, Power-Ups and Traps Avoid endemic enemies, use power-ups, and push traps to take the lead, it is absolutely “no holds barred” in Lunch A Palooza! Progression System Unlock new levels, skins, characters, and power-ups to become the "Master Meal". Gather Everyone at the Table From kids to adults Lunch A Palooza is a game for everyone. With its easy to learn controls, and fast-paced random matches, it's perfect for both the beginner and seasoned gamer alike. GAME MODES Main Course (Free-for-All): The standard game mode, all versus all. Every player starts with 5 lives and tries to knock the rest of the players off the table. The last player standing wins. Side Dish (Team-mates): 2 vs 2 or 3 vs 1 team battle, where you’ll need to work together. The last team standing wins! Royal Buffet (Different food types): The same conditions from “Main Course” apply, but when you get thrown off you’re brought back to life as another character. There is an unlimited amount of lives available, but limited time for every match. The player with the least falls wins. King of the Cloche (King of the hill): Every player will seek to control the cloche of desserts that will be spawning in different parts of the stage. If two or more players stand on the cloche at the same time, the timer will stop, and only if one player remains the timer will continue. The cloche changes location every 30 seconds. In order to win the match, a player needs to control the cloche until the percentage hits 100.

Critics
37
Steam
81

Score Breakdown

37.2

Critic Average

5 reviews

81

Steam User Score

32 reviews

N/A

Metacritic User Score

Less than 20 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
N/A
Metacritic Disparity
N/A
Combined Disparity
N/A

Average of both sources

Review Timing

0 launch window (0%)5 late (100%)

Review summary

Updated May 8, 2026

Based on 5 scored critic reviews, critics give this game an average score of 37.2/100. Reviews were published 0 before release, 0 within the 60-day launch window, and 5 later.

How these comparisons are calculated
Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 5)+
  1. Wyatt J. SinclairviaMovies Games and Tech
    Feb 1, 2021·Late review
    20/100View review
  2. Justin OneilviaThisGenGaming
    Nov 28, 2020·Late review
    40/100View review
  3. James LuffviaLadiesGamers.com
    Nov 8, 2020·Late review
    40/100View review
  4. Jason StettnerviaGamerheadquarters
    Oct 22, 2020·Late review
    46/100View review
  5. Nick BakerviaDayOne
    Aug 12, 2020·Late review
    40/100View review