Umami is an indie developed by Mimmox, released 17 November 2025 on Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Umami is
Umami is an indie game developed by Mimmox and released in 2025. It is available on Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Umami is a cozy 3D food puzzle game where every level is a handcrafted, sensory experience. Tinker, rotate, and fit wooden blocks together to build mouthwatering food towers and fantastical cakes, all in a comfy atmosphere, like tidying a bento box for the soul.
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are fantasy, kids and party. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
How it was received
Umami holds a critic score of 66 out of 100. That places it above 26% of the 5,099 rated indie games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2025 averaged 78, so it scored 12 points below the year average.
What it launched against
Umami launched on 17 November 2025, within three weeks of Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, ARC Raiders, The Outer Worlds 2 and Routine. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, ARC Raiders, The Outer Worlds 2, Routine.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Umami yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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