Top Burger

Warning: Asset Flip!

Top Burger is a Unity Asset flip, what Valve calls a "fake game". The "developer", A Nostru/Horse Games, took the Top Burger Chef Unity Store tutorial/demo/game asset pack from the real developers, KetchAp, changed the name, and dumped the result onto Steam. They're attempting to scam people into buying this, so they can get your money for someone else's work.

A Nostru/Horse Games has shown a repeat pattern of unethically dumping other people's work onto Steam as a cheap, nasty cash grab. Here's some examples so you can see for yourself:

• "The Hunt in the Forest" = Advanced Sniper Starter Kit developed by Hardworker Studio
• "Mine the Gold" = Gold Miner Century developed by SplayGame Official
• "Muscle Car Robot" = Muscle Car Robot published by GameNing
• "Extreme Racing On Highway" = Highway Racer developed by BoneCracker Games
• "Dinosaur Bone Digging" = Dinosaur Bone Digging Games developed by Ardian Kaltara

It gets worse... "Top Burger Chef" has also been shamelessly dumped on Steam by other asset flippers apart from A Nostru/Horse Games:

• "Suzy Burger", asset flipped by QuickBobber

The products that result from asset flips aren't "real" games. They lack depth and content, because they're just simplistic copies of demos or tutorials. In this case, "Top Burger Chef" is just a deprecated Unity asset for making a burger restaurant mobile app, and doesn't have any merit as a proper, fully fledged PC game, so a copy+paste of it can't be recommended.

Asset flips don't involve any professional game development. Sure, sometimes they may change a few cosmetic things, swap out different assets etc, but at heart it's functionally identical to the asset they're ripping off.

Asset flips like this are harmful to the gaming industry and to Steam because they reduce the visibility that sincerely made indie games should have, and make it harder for gamers to find real games from genuine developers.

Don't reward this morally bankrupt, unethical behaviour from A Nostru/Horse Games.

I wish I had the option to give an informational review, but I still think my points below justify a negative review.

This game has a lot going for it. The game looks great, general sounds and the soundtrack fit perfectly, the animations and gameplay are smooth, it's all there to make a great food sim game, but in the end it's way too repetitive and simple due to a lack of variety, and there's no sense of accomplishment at all.

All you do is make burgers, over and over, back to back, there's nothing else.
Most other food games in this category have other things along side the main gameplay to remove the monotony, but for whatever reason the developers of this game decided it didn't need anything else, and I disagree with that.

The game is also pretty easy, the fact that there's nothing but burger making over and over and over wouldn't be a problem if it was more difficult, or if just more stuff was happening at the same time. The way other games with nothing but food making and no management deal with the repetitive gameplay is by making it more of a challenge: multiple customers at the same time, more than just 1 item you can make, etc.
But again, the developers of this game decided against that: 1 customer at a time, just 1 food to make was enough. Which it isn't.

No offence is meant by the following, but I don't think anyone but a child or someone who is very simple when it comes to games can enjoy this, for anyone older and for people who aren't satisfied by extremely repetitive and simple gameplay I think this game becomes too boring too quickly.

At least the game is reasonably priced, 1$ for the gameplay you get seems reasonable to me.
Honestly I think this game would be way better on a phone or tablet to pass the time, not as a PC game, it's just too plain.

Unless you know you enjoy very simple games, or you have a child or someone else who enjoys very simple and easy games, I would recommend against this and I'd rather buy something in the vein of Cook, Serve, Delicious! 2!!.

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Top Burger is so much more than a simple simulation cooking game; it's an experience. Within my near sixty hours of gameplay I have discovered that Top Burger is ascending, when you play this, you automatically became better than anything else in this realm. I've played oh so many games on many different platforms, and I must say. There is nothing else like it, it is simply perfect in every way. And with the games very modest price tag, Top Burger is the most bang for your buck in gaming history; even if the game was $60+ I would buy it in a heartbeat! The mechanics, gameplay, character design and even the sound design is phenomenal. Truly, top-notch. Top Burger is oozing with charm and effort. First off: The gameplay . Top Burger's gameplay is strikingly complex, yet simple. The mechanic of customers becoming impatient is ingenious, it strikes the player with a sense of panic and rush, it also adds much needed difficulty. The inclusion of boosts makes so even gamers of a lower skill can play. The other gamemodes provide a fun distraction aside from the campaign. Second: The characters. The characters are all full with personality, in their demeanor and designs. none of them seem remotely similar to one another, this shows the sheer effort that was pour into every single aspect of this marvelous game. There is also plenty of diversity bin the characters whether it be, race, gander or age. Top burger has plenty of representation for everyone. Third: the sound design. The sound in Top Burger, like everything else, is amazing beyond words. Although the sound track is admittedly small, it makes up in quality. The soundtrack is absolute delight to listen to in every way. It's catchy, upbeat and even emotional at times. I personally adore the main menu theme. The sound effects complement the on-screen action perfectly, in a way very few games can do. From the completion effect to the error effect it all works together perfectly. Finally: The story. Top Burger's story may seem simple at first, but to be able to understand the very complex story which is there, you must have a very high IQ much like my self. The game hints at the story with very subtle hints and evidence scattered in the campaign. To write this timeline I had to spend countless hours piecing together the story bit by bit. The timeline begins when you first open up your shop in 1987, after opening you continue to run the restaurant for a couple years. In 1990 you begin expanding with more locations and a more varied menu. In 1992 after you finish expanding your franchise, the restaurant hits peak business with huge daily orders and hordes of customers wanting burgers. But after that, between 1994-2000 is the begging of the downfall of the company. At this point there is a massive lack of customers and orders. To combat this you close most locations and cut the size of your menu, sadly this doesn't work. In 2006 you file for bankruptcy and close the company. I think that having a sad ending is a good contrast the game's childish appearance. In conclusion: Top Burger is such an amazing game that is beyond my capability for me to describe. Nothing out there can compere. Thank you for reading and have yourself a good one! :)