A minimalist auto-cooking sim that runs in a desktop strip while you work, letting you manage a traveling panda chef's cart by clicking villager jobs. Chopping, cooking, and service happen automatically; customer ratings and coin accumulation provide gentle progression. Ideal for players who want idle game engagement without screen real estate.
About this game
Desktop Hearth: Panda Canteen is an auto-cooking game in a strip at the bottom of your desktop. The panda chef tours the countryside with his cart — click a villager to take the job, and chopping, cooking and serving run themselves. Guests rate every dish; coins pile up on the table.
New: Added three new countryside backgrounds with matching transitions for more varied scenery during your travels. Added the version number at the bottom of the main menu. Improvements: “This banquet only” now appears before hiring a chef, making the hire duration clear. Reduced the collapsed paw icon and its clickable area by 50% to take up less desktop space. Increased tip income from golden dishes.
Fixes: Fixed an issue where toggling “Always on Top” could make the menus and paw button unresponsive and prevent the game window from being restored. Improved window state handling so menus and the paw button’s collapse and expand functions work correctly after enabling or disabling “Always on Top.”
New Tutorial, 3-Star Ratings & More New Added tutorial dialogue for new players, along with extra tips on management and controls. Added 3-star level ratings: earn one star each for serving every dish, serving every guest, and cooking any golden dish. Stars can be earned on replays, and stars already obtained are kept. The level list and results screen now display star ratings, with all-new star icons. Improvements Added a golden speed-up hint to the travel and cooking screens; once speed-up is activated, it no longer appears for that journey or cooking session. Switching food carts now takes effect immediately before cooking starts; changing carts is disabled while cooking, with an on-screen notice. Hire prices now scale with the purchase price of the most expensive recipe in the current level (capped at 3,000); in Free Mode, they are calculated from your chosen menu. The number of chefs you can hire now matches the cart's available workstations; when no slot is free, the button is greyed out with a notice, preventing excess charges. Improved text display for Chinese, English, Japanese and other languages; fixed compendium text overflowing its frame and dialogue lines breaking awkwardly at the end. Adjusted chef and cookware positions on Cart 5; updated some dish and character avatar assets.
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