SAZÓN: El Sabor de la Comunidad

About This Game

You and up to three friends run a humble cocina in a vibrant Latin American neighborhood. Each night, the community gathers for a fiesta. Every dish needs sazón: that intangible quality that turns ingredients into something unforgettable.

Sazón is not just seasoning. It is identity, history, comfort, and tradition. In this game, sazón is a living resource you must cultivate, protect, and share.

Cook, serve, dance, and survive. Keep the fiesta alive.

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Features

- Co-op cooking chaos: Chop, fry, and plate with friends. Coordinate or burn the night.

- Living ingredients: Ají flees from your cursor. Cilantro hides when you get close. Plátano rolls off the counter. Learn their quirks or lose your dinner.

- The Sazón Meter: A shared resource that fuels every dish. Use too much and the fiesta goes quiet. Earn it back by dancing, sharing, and serving perfectly.

- La Fiesta Nocturna: After cooking, hit the dance floor. A rhythm mini-game lets you earn sazón for the next night. The better you perform, the stronger you become.

- Compa and sharing: A friendly companion chef charges over time and can serve orders for free. Share your sazón with them to build community bonds and unlock combo dishes.

- Roguelite upgrades: Every night is a new run. Choose permanent upgrades after each fiesta. New knives, new recipes, new heart.

- Unexpected hazards: Random blackouts. A roaming health inspector. Greed. Pace yourself or lose everything.

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Controls

Mouse / Touch

- Click an ingredient to add it to the pan.

- Click an order card to serve it.

- Click the SERVIR button or press SPACE to serve.

- Click the TIRAR button or press X to dump the pan.

- Click the COMPA panel to share sazón.

- During the fiesta, click a lane or press A, S, or D to hit the beat.

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Keyboard

- SPACE: Serve

- X or BACKSPACE: Dump pan

- E: Share sazón

- A, S, D: Fiesta lanes

- 1, 2, 3: Choose upgrades

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How to Play

1. Pick up ingredients and drop them into the pan.

2. Match the pan contents to a customer order.

3. Serve before the order timer runs out.

4. Watch your Sazón Meter. Every dish costs sazón.

5. When the night ends, play the fiesta mini-game to earn sazón back.

6. Choose an upgrade. Cook again. Survive as many nights as you can.

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The Five Jam Challenges

This game was built for Unidos Game Jam 2026 and includes all five challenges:

- Mézclalo (Mix It): Co-op cooking sim meets roguelite progression.

- Qué Raro! (How Strange!): Living ingredients with personalities and quirks.

- Cuidado (Be Careful): The Sazón Meter hazard and random blackouts.

- Celebración (Celebration): La Fiesta Nocturna, a rhythm mini-game and communal gathering.

- Compartélo (Share It): Share sazón, trade recipe cards, and leave offerings on a community altar.

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Theme: Sazón

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En español

SAZÓN: El Sabor de la Comunidad es un juego cooperativo de cocina y roguelite. Cocina con tu compa, administra el sazón, y no dejes que se apague la fiesta. Incluye los cinco retos del jam: Mézclalo, Qué Raro, Cuidado, Celebración, y Compartélo.

Controles: Haz clic en los ingredientes para echarlos al sartén. Haz clic en un pedido para servirlo. Toca el panel del COMPA para compartir sazón. Durante la fiesta, usa A, S, y D o toca los carriles.

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¡Buen provecho!

Cover from: https://itch.io/jam/unidos-game-jam-2026

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