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Big Tom’s Smokehouse

A cozy barbecue cooking game

Big Tom, a big gentle ginger cat, runs a cozy roadside smokehouse, and tonight the porch is filling up. Take orders at the window and cook every dish by hand.

Coming soonto the App Store

A night on the porch

Every dish is cooked step by step, and every step is graded. Cozy mode means nobody walks out.

  • The smoker station: a sliced brisket plate with a pink smoke ring, stamped PERFECT, under the porch at dusk.
    Slice the smoke ring
  • The order window: a guest asks for mac and cheese with smoked sausage and a large basket of hush puppies.
    Take orders at the window
  • The fryer: a checkered basket of golden hush puppies, stamped PERFECT.
    Fry up hush puppies
  • The drinks bar: a jar of peach sweet tea with a straw, stamped PERFECT 100%.
    Sweet tea, shaken and snapped

How a night works

Guests walk up to the window with their orders. Cook each dish at its station, serve it while it’s hot, and collect your tips.

Earn stars and grades, rank up to unlock new dishes, and spend your tips on kitchen gear, porch decor and outfits for Big Tom.

  • Take the order

    Read each guest’s ticket at the window: the dish, the size and the extras.

  • Cook it by hand

    Smoke and slice brisket, scoop the sides, fry hush puppies, flip corn cakes, shake sweet tea.

  • Every step is graded

    Hit the timing for a PERFECT stamp. Happy guests leave bigger tips.

  • Serve and ring up

    Hand it over, make change, and see your regulars come back for their usual.

More ways to play

There’s always a reason to fire up the smoker.

  • The regulars

    Every night

    Ten regulars come back for their usual and fill up their stamp cards.

  • Cook-off Weekend

    Weekends

    A spicy challenge with ribbons to win and extra tips.

  • Pit School

    Any time

    Learn and practice any station, at your own pace.

Made to be relaxing and fair

A cooking game you pick up to unwind, so it plays by your rules.

  • Cozy mode

    No walkouts and more time, whenever you want a calmer night.

  • Videos are optional

    No pop-up ads, ever. A few bonuses can be earned with a short video if you choose to watch one.

  • Plays offline

    No account and no sign-in. Every night works with no signal; only the lucky envelope’s stamp and the videos need a connection.

  • iPhone and iPad

    Made for both, with achievements through Game Center.

The porch light is almost on

Big Tom’s Smokehouse is free to play, with optional in-app purchases and optional reward videos. Big Tom is just stoking the smoker.

Coming soonto the App Store

Made with love by Machette Labs.