かぞえ飯
Released Aug 2023
Have you ever wondered how many grains of rice are in your bowl when you are eating white rice? This game is a very simple game in which all you have to do is count the rice grains in the bowl. You will never have to worry about how many grains of rice are in your bowl again.
92% positive · 155 reviews
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All announced content has been released
Medium confidence
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Evaluation
かぞえ飯 is a small, self-contained indie simulation game released on August 3, 2023, in which players count grains of rice in a bowl. The game launched with three difficulty modes and received a steady stream of bug fix and feature patches throughout August 2023, addressing issues with achievements, save functionality, GPU load, and adding quality-of-life improvements such as English language support and rice rotation controls.
On November 11, 2023, the developer shipped version 1.1.0 — the game's one notable content update — which added several new modes (Skill Prohibit Mode, One-Shot Correct Answer Mode, and Colorful Mode), volume and screen settings, desk color customization, and additional background music. This represents the most substantial expansion of the game's content since launch.
Since November 11, 2023, there have been no further developer communications of any kind — no patches, announcements, or development updates. Given the game's nature as a simple, self-contained experience with no DLC listed, no season pass, no roadmap, and no stated plans for future content, the 1.1.0 update appears to represent the completion of the game's post-launch development. The developer has not announced any additional content, and the extended silence since November 2023 is consistent with a finished product.
Evidence
Version 1.1.0 shipped three new gameplay modes (Skill Prohibit, One-Shot Correct Answer, Colorful Mode), settings options, desk color customization, and new background music tracks — the largest content update since launch.
English language support added alongside UI fixes and mode selection reordering.
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
oyajinojiike
Achievements
12
Platform
Windows
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player
About this game
Have you ever wondered how many grains of rice are in your bowl when you are eating white rice?
This game is a very simple game in which all you have to do is count the rice grains in the bowl.
You will never have to worry about how many grains of rice are in your bowl again.
In normal mode, 2000~4000 grains of rice are randomly and automatically generated in the bowl.
The player must guess how many grains of rice are in the bowl between 2000~4000 grains to clear the game!
About the modes.
In addition to Normal Mode, there are also Easy Mode and Hard Mode.
The difference between these modes is simple: the number of rice grains is different.
Normal mode has 2000~4000 grains while easy mode has 500~1000 grains,
Easy mode has 500~1000 grains.
Hard mode has 4000~8000 grains.
About the game operation controls.
Mouse movement moves the chopsticks.
With the left mouse click, you can lower the chopsticks.
If you are not holding the rice with the chopsticks, you can hold the rice with the chopsticks by placing the chopsticks down on top of the rice.
If you are holding the rice, you can place the rice where the chopsticks are down.
*The trick is to use the shadow as a guide to bring the chopsticks down where you want them.
This game is a very simple game in which all you have to do is count the rice grains in the bowl.
You will never have to worry about how many grains of rice are in your bowl again.
In normal mode, 2000~4000 grains of rice are randomly and automatically generated in the bowl.
The player must guess how many grains of rice are in the bowl between 2000~4000 grains to clear the game!
About the modes.
In addition to Normal Mode, there are also Easy Mode and Hard Mode.
The difference between these modes is simple: the number of rice grains is different.
Normal mode has 2000~4000 grains while easy mode has 500~1000 grains,
Easy mode has 500~1000 grains.
Hard mode has 4000~8000 grains.
About the game operation controls.
Mouse movement moves the chopsticks.
With the left mouse click, you can lower the chopsticks.
If you are not holding the rice with the chopsticks, you can hold the rice with the chopsticks by placing the chopsticks down on top of the rice.
If you are holding the rice, you can place the rice where the chopsticks are down.
*The trick is to use the shadow as a guide to bring the chopsticks down where you want them.
Are these done yet?
Last evaluated Jun 21, 2026
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