Overview
Norma in Metaland: Cooking Adventure is a time management cooking game with a web3 twist, giving fans of the genre something both familiar and fresh. Players take charge of themed restaurants, cook meals, and upgrade their kitchens while keeping up with a steady stream of hungry customers. It’s based on a game that’s been around since 2016 but now includes digital asset ownership through tokens and NFTs.
If you’ve ever played Diner Dash, you’ll recognize the fast-paced gameplay, but Norma in Metaland adds new layers with restaurant customization and competitive multiplayer. Players have to juggle orders, plan upgrades, and deal with special customers who can either help or throw a wrench in their plans.With over 50 unique restaurants and a variety of quirky customers, there’s plenty of depth to the gameplay. For those who want more of a challenge, the World Chef Championship lets players compete for leaderboard rankings and rewards.
The game follows Norma, an ambitious chef who starts with a small restaurant and works her way up to becoming a world-class chef. Along the way, she encounters different customers, each with their own quirks, and competes against other chefs in high-stakes competitions. The journey is about more than just cooking—players experience the highs and lows of managing a restaurant, balancing efficiency with customer satisfaction, and making strategic upgrades to stay ahead of the competition.
Gameplay and Features
Norma in Metaland is a fast-paced time management game where players prepare dishes, serve customers, and upgrade their restaurants to improve efficiency. Cooking involves tapping, dragging, and arranging ingredients to create meals, with players needing to work quickly and accurately to keep customers satisfied. Orders get more complex as the game progresses, requiring players to multitask and optimize their workflow.
There are over 50 themed restaurants, each with its own recipes and challenges. Players start with a small restaurant and gradually unlock new locations, ranging from a Grill House to a Ramen Shop and beyond. Each setting introduces unique dishes and customer behaviors, keeping gameplay fresh. Special customers also appear, some helping players with bonuses while others create obstacles that make the game more challenging.
Upgrades are essential for progression. Players can improve kitchen equipment to cook faster, upgrade ingredients to sell dishes at higher prices, and renovate interiors to extend business hours, increase customer patience, and earn bigger tips. Strategic investments in these upgrades help players keep up with rising demand and tougher levels.
The game features two main modes. Normal Mode follows a structured progression where players complete stages by meeting revenue goals and serving all customers. Master Mode, unlocked after completing Normal Mode, raises the difficulty with more demanding orders and additional challenges. For those looking for competition, the World Chef Championship is a weekly tournament where players compete for leaderboard rankings and earn rewards based on performance.
With a mix of strategy, skill, and competition, Norma in Metaland builds on the nostalgic appeal of classic time management games like Diner Dash, while adding modern mechanics and deeper progression systems to keep players engaged.
NFTs and Web3
Norma in Metaland recently migrated to Immutable zkEVM, making in-game transactions faster, cheaper, and more efficient. This upgrade helps reduce gas fees and improves how players manage their digital assets, making the web3 experience more seamless.
At the core of the game’s economy is $CANDY, the main in-game currency used for purchases, upgrades, and rewards. Players earn $CANDY through gameplay and can exchange it for $GRAM, the governance token that connects to the broader ecosystem. The game also features Norma & Friends NFTs, a collection that provides in-game perks like bonus rewards, upgrade discounts, and cashback on in-game spending. Players need a Norma NFT to equip these Friends NFTs, which come from seasonal collections. Each season introduces new Friends NFTs, with three collections running in three-month cycles. Players can equip up to three different Friends NFTs per season, unlocking benefits based on their Norma NFT tier.
How to Get Started
Players can start by downloading the game on mobile, or web and creating an account. Those interested in web3 features will need an ISKRA Wallet to manage in-game tokens. The game begins with a single restaurant, where players progress through stages, earn in-game currency, and unlock upgrades. For those who enjoy competition, the World Chef Championship provides a way to showcase skills and earn additional rewards. The NFT and token exchange system allows players to use $CANDY for in-game purchases or trade it for $GRAM on the official exchange.