Cucina Stellata

Cucina Stellata

Released Oct 2026

Cook traditional 19th-century Italian recipes in a kitchen haunted by hunger. A short psychological horror where gastronomy, ritual and cosmic appetite share the same table.

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Where to get it

Free on Steam

Evaluation

Cucina Stellata was released free on Steam on October 20, 2026, after first appearing as an Itch.io version. The developer says the Steam release includes new story content and quality-of-life improvements. The game is a short psychological horror experience that the developer describes as a one-sitting story. A paid-optional Supporter Pack titled Curiosities and Recipes is also listed on the store as a way to tip the team, offering background on the game's inspirations and setting along with recipes from the Romagna region. On April 24, 2026, the developer announced a publishing partnership with CRITICAL REFLEX. The developer's most recent communication is the launch post from October 20, 2026, which thanks players and refers to future projects only in general terms. Since the game has only just launched, there is no post-launch update history to show whether more content will follow, so its long-term content status remains unconfirmed.
Evidence
Launch announcement: the game is out now on Steam, free for everyone, with new story content compared to the Itch.io version
news post · Oct 20, 2026 source content shipped
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Publishing partnership with CRITICAL REFLEX announced; the developer describes the game as a one-sitting psychological horror experience
news post · Apr 24, 2026 source ambiguous
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Content

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Details

Developer
Publisher
CRITICAL REFLEX
Achievements
12
Platform
Windows
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Single-player

About this game

Step 1: Prepare the Kitchen

Lay out your instruments and cleanse your hands. Follow the recipe precisely as if it's a ritual.

The body remembers what the mind has long since misplaced. The old prayers of blade and flame still linger on your finger tips. 

The broth rises like incense. For now, you are still only a man.

Step 2: Add One Uninvited Ingredient

It is not part of the recipe. It does not belong to this world, nor any kitchen you have ever known.

The flavor is...indescribable. Divine.

You cannot stop tasting. The sensation is beyond language.

Step 3: Adjust to Taste

The more you consume, the deeper the hunger roots itself through marrow and vein.

Your thoughts unfurl into cathedrals of blinding light and velvet void.

Each bite floods you with obsession, rewriting your pulse into a fevered hymn, a liturgy of devouring craving that knows no end.

Step 4: Serve and…Ascend

A sleepless night. One sitting. One man. One irreparable act.

The fork trembles in your grasp as understanding blooms, terrible and radiant.

You are so ravenously hungry.

Last evaluated Oct 21, 2026
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