Shakes on a Plane

Become part of an airline cabin crew and serve a wide variety of snacks to your passengers.

“Shakes on a Plane” takes the familiar concept of “Overcooked” to new highs (no pun intended): With up to 3 friends, you serve various treats to the passengers of an airline. You could call it “Overcooked” on a plane, but it's not quite that easy.

Unlike in “Overcooked”, most orders are placed at a station by pressing a button. Some snacks still have to be assembled or fried, but without the risk of fire. The culinary offer is not particularly exciting: in the air, they mainly serve coffee, water and fast food; but a plane like this is not a five-star restaurant, after all.

After the first flights, which are quite relaxed and introduce the basic game mechanics, things get more hectic, because the setting of “Shakes on a Plane” offers some interesting challenges. As it is common nowadays, the cabins are very narrow, so you constantly collide with your colleagues or passengers who are walking around. This doesn’t make it easy to put together the increasingly large orders on the tablets. In addition, turbulence adds to the already existing chaos.

“Shakes on a Plane” is a nice, cooperative party game for up to 4 people. It doesn’t come quite up to the quality of “Overcooked” or “Moving Out” yet, especially because the controls can be a little bit akward and you don’t need to cooperate much. However, if you can’t get enough of these kind of games and are interested in a new setting, you should take a look at “Shakes on a Plane”.

Why you should play it:

• It takes the core gameplay of “Overcooked” and applies it to an interesting new setting—with charm and some good ideas.
• Coordination is required because of the tight cabins and the strict time limits. It’s best played with 3 or 4 people.

Last edited: 21.02.2024

Supported Platforms

• Windows (Steam)
• XBOX Series X/S, XBOX One (Microsoft Store)
• PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4 (PSN)
• Nintendo Switch (Nintendo eShop)

This game may be available on other platforms. Please check out the official website for “Shakes on a Plane”, if your preferred platform isn’t listed. Your Linux distribution may support this game through Steam Play.

Supported Input Devices

• Regular Gamepad
• Single Joy Con (Switch)
• Keyboard (PC)

Most couch co-op games require one gamepad per player (DualShock 4, DualSense, Nintendo Switch Pro Controller etc.), but sometimes you can share gamepads (PS5, XBOX Series X/S), use a single Joy Con (Switch) or let at least one person utilize a keyboard (PC). Please note: We can’t guarantee that your specific setup works with “Shakes on a Plane”.

Multiplayer Options

• Local Multiplayer (Couch Co-Op)
• No Online Multiplayer
• Remote Play Together on Steam
• SharePlay on PSN (2 Players)

Remote Play Together (Steam) and SharePlay (PSN) allow you to share local multiplayer games with friends over the internet. Only the host needs to own the game. Remote Play Together is free. SharePlay requires a paid PSN subscription and is limited to 60 minutes per session and a maximum of 2 players.