In Kiosk, players find themselves in the shoes of a new employee taking over the night shift at a seemingly ordinary fast food kiosk. The game begins with the unsettling backstory of your predecessor’s unexplained disappearance, setting the stage for a series of events that transcend typical fast food duties. As night deepens, players have to fulfill orders and keep their senses alert to the odd occurrences around them. From mysterious noises in the backroom to cryptic notes left in the cash register, each shift becomes a puzzle piece in unraveling the dark mystery of what really happened to the previous worker. The gameplay combines elements of time management and mystery-solving, making each burger flipped or soda poured potentially significant to your investigation.
As the gameplay progresses in Kiosk, players must juggle the dual responsibilities of food preparation and detective work. Operating within the compact space of the kiosk’s kitchen, you’ll use various tools like a knife for slicing ingredients, a grill for cooking, and machines for dispensing drinks and coffee to serve a stream of late-night customers. Each interaction with customers is an opportunity to gather information, with their casual remarks potentially hiding clues about your predecessor’s fate. The game challenges players to maintain efficiency in their culinary tasks while piecing together snippets of conversation and unusual happenings into a coherent story. As the night unfolds, the seemingly mundane task of running a kiosk becomes a suspenseful adventure where serving the next customer might bring you closer to solving the mystery or deeper into peril.