PlateUp!

Although this product has been released, it remains under active development - information may change frequently and could be outdated or irrelevant.

PlateUp!

Developers
	It's happening
Publishers
	Yogscast Games
Engines
	Unity 2020
Release dates
Windows	August 4, 2022
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Bird's-eye view, Flip screen
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, Simulation, Party game, Roguelike, Time management
Art styles	Cartoon

PlateUp! is a singleplayer and multiplayer bird's-eye view and flip screen action, simulation, party game, roguelike and time management game.

General information

Official Discord server

Official Wiki

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Microsoft Store		Xbox Game Pass for PC. Xbox Play Anywhere
Steam
Humble Store

A free demo is available on Steam.

Monetization

Type	Notes
One-time game purchase	The game requires an upfront purchase to access.

Microtransactions

Type	Notes
No microtransactions	Game does not contain microtransactions.

Essential improvements

NoClip Prep Toggle

Allows movement through collisions during preparation phases in restaurants.

Game data

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\It's Happening\PlateUp\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1599600/pfx/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud		Syncs save games and settings.
Xbox Cloud

Video

Graphics settings

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)		Uses a filter (FXAA or similar) on the “Low” quality setting and multisampling (MSAA or similar) on the “Medium” and “High” quality settings.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		Options are “Off”, 1, and 2.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		Options for “Max FPS” are 30, 60, 120, and “Unlimited”.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Color blind mode		See Color blind mode.

The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.

Color blind mode

Accessibility settings

The “Colourblind Assist” option currently shows letters for unclear foods.

While color is a primary differentiator between players, each player also has a different "control indicator" shape underneath them and can wear different cosmetics. There is also a Workshop mod to enable profile or Steam names above player heads here.

Input

Controls settings

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		See Remapping.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus		The mouse cannot be used to control anything besides menus.
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support		Entering profile names and renaming restaurants requires keyboard input.
Controller remapping		See Remapping.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

Generic/other controllers		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M		Use of the keyboard is limited to its own player slot.

Remapping

These movement and menu controls cannot be remapped:

Bind	Key	Controller
Pause	Esc	Start button
Menu confirm	↵ Enter	A button
Menu back		B button
Move/menu up	W, ↑	Left stick up
Move/menu left	A, ←	Left stick left
Move/menu down	S, ↓	Left stick down
Move/menu right	D, →	Left stick right

Use of the mouse is required to remap controls in the pause menu (by clicking on them); otherwise, the only way to remap controls is to use the bed in the headquarters before starting a restaurant.

Audio

General settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		SFX, Music
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Turkish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
Local play		4	Co-op
LAN play
Online play		4	Co-op

There is a Workshop mod to increase the maximum number of players online to 12 here.

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Direct IP

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)
Processor (CPU)	Quad Core I5 or AMD equivalent	Quad Core I5 / Ryzen 5
System memory (RAM)	8 GB	16 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	2 GB	2 GB
Video card (GPU)	Intel HD Graphics 530 or AMD equivalent	GTX 960 or AMD equivalent

A 64-bit operating system is required.