Major technical update

Main and Esc menus, localization, QoL updates and much more!

Hello everyone! Today, we are releasing a major technical update that will serve as the foundation for the future of Shawarma King, improve the game's technical aspects, and make the experience more enjoyable

You can find the full list of changes below in the changelog
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For your convenience, we are adding a main menu where you can start a single-player game, find or create a lobby (now supporting up to 14 players) and configure the game for yourself


You can now configure various aspects of the game for yourself. Audio, gameplay, and interface settings are available

We’ve added a short survey to the Esc menu that rewards you with $1,000 in in-game currency

 Answering a few questions takes just 4 minutes of your time but is a huge help to us
To round out the package, we’ve also added an Esc menu that lets you configure the game, take a short survey, and invite a friend to play


Shawarma King is now fully localized into English, French, Spanish, Polish, and Russian
Stalls are now sold by a separate NPC, next to the supplier. Also, the tier 2 stall now costs $1,000 instead of $1,200
We’ve added a countdown to the end of the Season 1. Once the timer runs out, we’ll release an update featuring the season 2 and new content
We put a tremendous amount of work into this update. You can find the full list of changes in the changelog below, but here are the highlights:

  • Most sounds have been reworked, and many new ones have been added to improve the gameplay experience
  • Actions the player cannot perform (due to insufficient funds, restricted areas, or occupied counters) now trigger an audio cue instead of silence
  • In multiplayer, if the host leaves, the game now continues much more stably for the remaining players
  • The map has been updated: holes outside the map boundaries have been sealed, the main location has been improved, and new geometry has been added
  • And MUCH more!

Major technical update

3.2
2 October 2026
26 changes in this update

Added

9 changes
  • A survey in the Esc menu. Please take a few minutes to fill it out so we can make the game better for you.

  • A main menu with game settings and lobbies.

  • Open Games: browse the lobby list, with your friends' lobbies shown first.

  • Languages: the game is now fully translated into English, French, Spanish, German, Polish and Russian.

  • A pause menu with settings. Please don't skip the survey there, your answers help us make the game better for you.

  • You can now invite a friend from the pause menu.

  • A new NPC who sells new stalls.

  • The leaderboard now shows a countdown to the end of Season 1.

  • Most sounds have been reworked, and lots of new ones added to make the game feel nicer to play.

Improved

7 changes
  • The Tier 2 stall now costs $1,000 instead of $1,200.

  • NPCs no longer lower your reputation when they get tired of waiting for their order. You only lose reputation for serving a ruined shawarma or refusing to make one for an NPC.

  • The upgrade vendor NPC now only sells player upgrades.

  • Actions you can't do (not enough money, a locked zone, a stall that's already taken) now play a sound instead of doing nothing.

  • In multiplayer, the game keeps going much more reliably for everyone else when the host leaves.

  • Customers move more smoothly for players who aren't the host.

  • Map update: holes behind the map are closed, the main area looks better, and there's new geometry.

Fixed

7 changes
  • Meat, vegetables and sauce disappeared when the host left the game.

  • Your order was lost when the host left, which cost you reputation.

  • Your progress could be wiped if the host left at the wrong moment.

  • Tier 2 and Tier 3 stalls were charging Tier 1 prices.

  • Tier 1 stalls could sometimes get orders with ingredients they don't have.

  • The UI font now works for everyone.

  • Sales made in the last 30 seconds before you quit now count on the season leaderboard.

Known Issues

3 changes
  • Going back to the main menu restarts the game, so it takes a little while.

  • Switching saves removes your stalls from their spots and moves your character back to the spawn point.

  • NPCs still clip through stalls in some places.

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