His Greed Sickens Me

You are the rat king's royal chef! Serve his majesty all the cheesy creations his heart desires, but be careful not to overfeed him, for a sick king creates chaos for the kingdom. Keep him satisfied by calling on the court jester, who makes him laugh so hard he forgets his hunger. Remember, what the rat king wants, the rat king gets... or it's off with your head! Prepare the correct cheese-related items for the king's feast by dragging cheese to the corresponding kitchen appliance. But watch his hunger bar closely! If it's completely empty or full, you'll get an upset king and a game over. Try to get as many points as possible within the time limit! This is a short game created for TOJam 2026 using the prompts "Cheese" and "The more you have, the worse it gets". It was created by a team of four in three days! Created by: Lorraine Slakinski - Lead Programmer Violet Li - Concept Artist & UI Designer Sophia Grasman - Sound Designer & Programmer Tiffany Quang - Lead Artist & Animator Sounds: Deep Frying.wav by Benboncan -- https://freesound.org/s/80082/ -- License: Attribution 4.0 Mouse by AntumDeluge -- https://freesound.org/s/188043/ -- License: Creative Commons 0 Open Mouth Chomp.wav by princessemilu -- https://freesound.org/s/457475/ -- License: Creative Commons 0 Household - Kitchen - Frying Pan Sizzle by Quistard -- https://freesound.org/s/240234/ -- License: Attribution 3.0 knife&cuttingboard.wav by SamKolber -- https://freesound.org/s/210025/ -- License: Attribution 3.0 Pop!.wav by kwahmah_02 -- https://freesound.org/s/260614/ -- License: Attribution 3.0 Ringing bell - happy.wav by domrodrig -- https://freesound.org/s/116779/ -- License: Creative Commons 0 Dog Squeaky Toy - 1 Squeak by aunrea -- https://freesound.org/s/485959/ -- License: Creative Commons 0 Orchestral Waltz.wav by dominictreis -- https://freesound.org/s/543446/ -- License: Creative Commons 0 paper scrape 1.wav by gynation -- https://freesound.org/s/82383/ -- License: Creative Commons 0 WinHarpsichord.wav by Fupicat -- https://freesound.org/s/521642/ -- License: Creative Commons 0 carnival style music by JonLakeMusic -- https://freesound.org/s/767358/ -- License: Attribution 4.0 Game over sounds 1 by afleetingspeck -- https://freesound.org/s/232444/ -- License: Creative Commons 0 Joke drum fill 10.wav by jobro -- https://freesound.org/s/112165/ -- License: Attribution 3.0