Tips for playing Ravenous Devils - horror restaurant management game

Ravenous Devils is an indie game that blends cooking simulator gameplay with customer management elements, wrapped in a creepy story full of horror. Ravenous Devils is about Percival and Hildred, an odd couple who seek wealth and fame from their famous clothes and pies. However, hidden behind the horror lies of the duo when they are actually murderers.

Percival kills his customers, takes their clothes, then dumps the bodies in a trough into the basement below and Hildrend will proceed to make meat pies from them. Ravenous Devils brings a breath of fresh air to gamers who love cooking, management simulation and adventure games.

In this article, let's discover Ravenous Devils tips for beginners to make managing this horror restaurant easier.

Point and click adventure game-like gameplay

While Ravenous Devils has elements of cooking, upgrades, and customer management, it plays out like a point-and-click adventure game, mainly because the player doesn't directly control the characters. Movement around the restaurant is controlled by a glowing pointer.

To get the most out of this game, spend some time familiarizing yourself with the places that can interact with specific points in the game environment such as the oven, the bar area, the sewing machine, and more.

Understanding the roles of Percival and Hildred

The two main playable characters in Ravenous Devils are Percival and Hildred, a couple inspired by Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street.

Percival and Hildred manage completely different areas of the store and don't really have any crossovers, other than certain cutscenes.

Percival runs the tailor shop and greets customers as they enter. Customers will either buy clothes from a dummy or enter Percival's room inside, where he either immediately cuts their throats and sends them to Hildred to cook, or to the greenhouse (when unlocked) for compost fertilizer. Hildred is in charge of the entire cooking of the cuts of meat with various other recipes, as well as managing the bar area.

Time management

Ravenous Devils is not a difficult game but after the first few days things can go from easy to chaotic. Time management is the best way to continue working with Percival and Hildred. Most importantly make the biggest profit from selling clothes and food.

Players can swap between floors at any time to see how each character is leveling up. The area at the bottom left of the screen shows the quest Percival and Hildred need to complete. Track how many customers are in the respective stores at any given time to ensure tasks are being performed correctly.

New recipes bring more money

As time passes in the game and new stories begin to unfold, Hildred can unlock more new recipes. The game starts with only 2 recipes, burger and meat pie. While these provide a steady return from patrons, it is only when ingredients like tomatoes are combined that money really comes in.

Almost all of the recipes call for human flesh, though it's a bit creepy. Mixing this special meat with flour, tomatoes, herbs and the like will create more variety for customers. Customers will often respond with different colored bubbles on their heads, indicating the type of food they like.

Lesley Montoya

Update 06 May 2022