Abstract
Heirloom is a 2D cooking game where you try to follow and recreate a well-loved recipe that has been passed down along generations in your family. The gameplay mostly involves dragging and clicking various items to eventually put together a Beef and Mushroom pie. Each level follows a different stage of the cooking process: picking out the ingredients, chopping them up, and cooking them. Once you complete all the levels, the final dish is presented and the moment is captured with a polaroid. The cycle of passing down this recipe thus continues as the polaroid reveals the player introducing this dish to their son. Every asset of this game was digitally drawn from scratch with the use of Krita.
Game Rules
Each level is performed by completing a mini-game which usually lasts less than 1 minute. The gameplay structure consists of the player progressing through a series of short minigames, with timers that elevate the pressure and force them to complete their task in the allotted time. Their main objective is to successfully bake a Beef and Mushroom Pie, with each level corresponding to a specific stage of the cooking process. The general requirement of each level is stated on the screen. If they fail to complete the level’s requirements by the time the timer runs out, they are led to the ‘Game Over’ screen, prompting them to start from the very beginning. If they meet the general requirement, they are brought to the next consecutive level.
