À la carte
À la carte is a single-player game based on balance. Step into the black lacquered shoes of an Italian waiter, whose rumoured specialty is clearing the tables after dinner. Indulge the bizarre requests of your customers, and challenge the laws of physics with your balancing skills.
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Overview
Summary
À la carte is a single-player game based on balance. Step into the black lacquered shoes of an Italian waiter, whose rumoured specialty is clearing the tables after dinner. Indulge the bizarre requests of your customers, and challenge the laws of physics with your balancing skills.
Description
About This Game
The gameplay
A chaotic and absurd adventure set in a grimy Italian restaurant. Push the laws of Newton to their limits, combine objects with different shapes, and earn stellar reviews to upgrade your waiter setup.
The cast
Talk to seven bizarre characters and try to uncover their deepest secrets. A small clue: they’re all obsessed with abnormally tall piles of dishes, and they’re counting on YOU to satisfy their peculiar fetish.
The dish towers
A plethora of weird objects is waiting to be piled up on the tray, or dramatically crashed on the ground. Exploit their shape to build daring structures and explore their relationship with Italian food culture and the characters’ stories.
Features
Singleplayer physics-based mechanics that offer a warm welcome for newcomers and expert players alike
Upgrade system built to let you customize your dish-piling setup
Dreamlike story setting with a group of unapologetically outspoken characters
Groovy soundtrack that crosses a free-jazz vein with vintage dreamy synths
Grungy flat art style inspired by the Italian design of the Sixties
Unique and grotesque sense of humor
