- Restaurant Empire 2 version 1.25 Beta is now available - 26 September 2026
Restaurant Empire 2 version 1.25 Beta The latest Restaurant Empire 2 v1.25 Beta fixes two reported issues in v1.24 Beta and further improved the 'Offer Favorite Dish' menu.The dev team has added a new “Suggest” button to the Offer Favorite menu. This button automatically sets the price to the highest amount the customer is willing to accept. For example, if the current price is $10, clicking Suggest might raise it to $15 or whatever the maximum acceptable price is. To install Restaurant Empire 2 Beta Version 1.25 on Steam:Right-click Restaurant Empire 2 in your Steam Library and select Properties. In the window that opens, go to the Game Versions & Betas tab.Select Beta. Leave the access code field empty, as no code is required.Close the Properties window. Your Steam library will now show the game as Restaurant Empire II \. Install or update the game, launch it, and you should see Versi…
- Restaurant Empire 2 version 1.24 Beta is now available - 21 September 2026
Restaurant Empire 2 version 1.24 Beta Character Path System Improvement: Captains and servers no longer aim for the same spot when they serve the same table at the same time. A dining chair has two places a staff member can stand, one on each side of the seated customer - but the game used to send every staff member to the same side. For example: if the captain walked up to take an order while a server was carrying food to that table, both headed for the same spot, and could get stuck pushing against each other there - sometimes blocking a walkway and holding up other customers too. Now the captain approaches one side of the chair and the server approaches the other, so they can both do their job without getting in each other's way. Offer Favorite Food Special Order Improvement: Offering a favorite food to a customer no longer makes the chosen chef cook that dish forever. Before, one sp…
- Restaurant Empire 2 v1.23 has been released - 17 September 2026
Restaurant Empire 2 v1.23 Fixes the end of month freeze in Chapter 13. Fixes the campaign event crash reported in the forum post. Corrects staff morale: long opening hours now apply a small morale penalty instead of incorrectly boosting it.
- Restaurant Empire II Version 1.21 now available - 1 September 2026
This update, along with the recent ones, ensures this classic restaurant simulation runs smoothly on the latest version of Windows and introduces several quality‑of‑life enhancements.New function: Delete copied recipesCopied recipes can now be permanently deleted. A Delete button in the Recipe Menu removes the selected copy. Note that the Delete button appears only when the selected recipe is a copied recipe.Borderless fullscreen mode Fullscreen now runs in borderless mode instead of exclusive mode. Alt‑Tab responds instantly, with no black screens or delays.Larger text and interfaceIn borderless fullscreen mode, selecting a lower game resolution enlarges the whole interface while the picture still fills the screen. On a 1920×1080 desktop, 1600×900 gives about 20% larger text, 1366×768 about 40% and 1280×720 about 50%. New option: Edge panning can be turned offThe map scrolls automatica…
- Restaurant Empire II Version 1.20 Beta now available - 28 August 2026
New function: Delete copied recipesCopied recipes can now be permanently deleted. A Delete button in the Recipe Menu removes the selected copy. Note that the Delete button appears only when the selected recipe is a copied recipe.Borderless fullscreen mode Fullscreen now runs in borderless mode instead of exclusive mode. Alt‑Tab responds instantly, with no black screens or delays.Larger text and interfaceIn borderless fullscreen mode, selecting a lower game resolution enlarges the whole interface while the picture still fills the screen. On a 1920×1080 desktop, 1600×900 gives about 20% larger text, 1366×768 about 40% and 1280×720 about 50%. New option: Edge panning can be turned offThe map scrolls automatically when the mouse pointer reaches the edge of the screen. You can disable this by turning off Edge Panning in the Interface/Input tab of the Options menu.The following bugs have been…
- Restaurant Empire II Version 1.13 now available - 23 June 2026
Version 1.12 introduced WASD camera scrolling, but the new W and Akeys clashed with existing shortcuts (wall display and AdventureMode). This patch 1.13 resolves those conflicts, so a number of defaultkeys have changed - please review the "Changed Keyboard Shortcuts"list below.As a reminder, WASD scrolls the city and restaurant interior views(W / A / S / D = up / left / down / right), alongside the existingarrow keys.---------------------------------------------------------------- FIXED----------------------------------------------------------------* Wall display toggle conflict (W) Since version 1.12, "W" scrolls the camera, which collided with the shortcut that shows/hides restaurant walls. The wall display toggle has been moved to the "T" key. (The on-screen wall toggle button is unchanged.)* Adventure Mode conflict (A) Since version 1.12, "A" scrolls the camera, which collided with…
- Restaurant Empire II Version 1.12 now available - 18 June 2026
We are pleased to announce the release of Restaurant Empire II Version 1.12, which includes the following improvements:Added support for using the WASD keys to scroll the city map, in addition to the existing arrow key controls. As the S key is now assigned to map scrolling, the original S hotkey for saving the game has been changed to ALT+S.The font size for various in-game text has been increased to improve readability.The staff panel now displays the numeric skill value next to each skill bar, making it easier to evaluate staff abilities at a glance.Improved the font color used for displaying customer complaints, making complaint messages easier to read.Gameplay balance improvement: changed the Cinnamon quantity in the Crepes Marcie recipe to 1 teaspoon.
- Restaurant Empire II Beta version 1.12 now available - 11 June 2026
We are pleased to announce the available of Restaurant Empire 2 Beta version 1.12, which includes the following improvements:Added support for using the WASD keys to scroll the city map, in addition to the existing arrow key controls. As the S key is now assigned to map scrolling, the original S hotkey for saving the game has been changed to ALT+S.The font size for various in-game text has been increased to improve readability.The staff panel now displays the numeric skill value next to each skill bar, making it easier to evaluate staff abilities at a glance.Improved the font color used for displaying customer complaints, making complaint messages easier to read.Gameplay balance improvement: changed the Cinnamon quantity in the Crepes Marcie recipe to 1 teaspoon.To install Restaurant Empire 2 Beta Version 1.12 on Steam: Right‑click Restaurant Empire 2 in your Steam Library and select Pr…
- Restaurant Empire II version 1.11 now available - 16 February 2015
Restaurant Empire II v1.11 has been released. It fixes a compatibility issue with Windows XP.
- Restaurant Empire II version 1.11 now available - 16 February 2015
Restaurant Empire II v1.11 has been released. It fixes a compatibility issue with Windows XP.
- Restaurant Empire 2 version 1.10 has been officially released - 4 February 2015
Restaurant Empire 2 version 1.10 has been officially released. It supports up to 1920x1080 resolution on the full screen, and improved display scaling on the window mode. To change the screen resolution, select “Options” from the main menu to go to the video options page. First select whether you want the game to run in Window mode or not as this affects the list of available screen resolutions. (e.g. 1920x1080 is only available in the full screen mode.)
- Restaurant Empire 2 version 1.10 has been officially released - 4 February 2015
Restaurant Empire 2 version 1.10 has been officially released. It supports up to 1920x1080 resolution on the full screen, and improved display scaling on the window mode. To change the screen resolution, select “Options” from the main menu to go to the video options page. First select whether you want the game to run in Window mode or not as this affects the list of available screen resolutions. (e.g. 1920x1080 is only available in the full screen mode.)
- Restaurant Empire II Beta version 1.10 now available - 29 January 2015
A new version of Restaurant Empire 2 which supports up to 1920x1080 resolution on the full screen, and improved display scaling on the window mode is now available as a Beta. To install Restaurant Empire 2 beta version 1.10 on Steam: -Right-click on the Restaurant Empire 2 game from the library page and select "Properties". Among the available tabs will be the "BETAS" tab. -Select “Beta” from the drop down box. Leave the password empty as it is not required. -Close the “Property” window and run the game and you should see “version 1.10” at the bottom of the main menu. To change the screen resolution, select “Options” from the main menu to go to the video options page. First select whether you want the game to run in Window mode or not as this affects the list of available screen resolutions. (e.g. 1920x1080 is only available in the full screen mode.)
- Restaurant Empire II Beta version 1.10 now available - 29 January 2015
A new version of Restaurant Empire 2 which supports up to 1920x1080 resolution on the full screen, and improved display scaling on the window mode is now available as a Beta. To install Restaurant Empire 2 beta version 1.10 on Steam: -Right-click on the Restaurant Empire 2 game from the library page and select "Properties". Among the available tabs will be the "BETAS" tab. -Select “Beta” from the drop down box. Leave the password empty as it is not required. -Close the “Property” window and run the game and you should see “version 1.10” at the bottom of the main menu. To change the screen resolution, select “Options” from the main menu to go to the video options page. First select whether you want the game to run in Window mode or not as this affects the list of available screen resolutions. (e.g. 1920x1080 is only available in the full screen mode.)
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- Restaurant Empire 2 Update Released - 30 May 2011
Fixes * Compatibility issue with computers having more than 2 CPU cores; * Automatically disables shadows when incompatibility is detected, thus allowing the game to run. * Improved compatibility detection. * Bug in scenario 12 that occurs in the Hydro Shop.
