Slice, shoot, serve: Pizza Bandit’s wild Early Access ride

GAMING NEWS AlexP - Aug 26, 2025, 11:35 AM

Launched on August 25, 2025, Pizza Bandit is a wildly entertaining third-person shooter that fuses intense combat with cooking chaos, now available in Early Access on Steam and Epic Games Store. Imagine a blend of Overcooked's frenetic co-op cooking with Gears of War-style gunplay, and you've got Pizza Bandit. Players step into the boots of Malik, a time-traveling ex-mercenary on a mission to fund the galaxy's ultimate pizzeria by tackling bounty-hunting gigs across different eras.

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The game delivers a thrilling mix of dodging bullets, wielding 11 unique weapons with customization options, and using seven gadget types, all while cooking dishes like pizza, sushi, or steak under pressure. Early Access includes eight missions, from a tutorial to seven diverse bounties, including the PAX East 2025-highlighted ''Los Pollos Locos,'' a nod to Breaking Bad. Supporting 1-4 player online co-op, the game scales difficulty and features friendly fire for added chaos. Players can customize Malik's look with outfits, accessories, and hairstyles, while decking out their pizzeria with furniture and neon lights. A restaurant prestige system and a functional pizza oven unlock gameplay perks, and cinematic intros, paired with a fresh voice cast, flesh out Malik's story.

The Early Access phase, set to run 6-12 months, promises a packed roadmap. Future updates will bring new missions, enemies (including armored variants and monsters), and recipes. A ''Restricted Timeline – Black Bounty'' mode will offer high-stakes missions with unique bosses, while ''Hell's Kitchen Mode'' introduces survival challenges with endless enemy waves and tough modifiers. New gear, like Pineapple Bombs and Flamethrowers, will shake up playstyles, and competitive leaderboards will showcase player prowess. Console versions are planned for the full 1.0 release in 2026, alongside performance improvements and bug fixes.

Drawing parallels to Overcooked’s cooperative intensity but with a shooter’s edge, Pizza Bandit has sparked buzz on social media for its humorous, teamwork-driven gameplay. With a focus on community feedback, this quirky title is poised to evolve into a standout co-op adventure. Find the best prices for Pizza Bandit using our price comparison tool.

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