Overcooked! 2

54 Achievements

3,000

21-28h

Xbox One

Xbox Series

Too Many Cooks

Unlock all the chefs

0.99%

How to unlock the Too Many Cooks achievement in Overcooked! 2 - Definitive Guide

F4cile

TrueAchievements

04 Sep 2018 10:33

Previously this was host only but apparently after a recent patch this is now obtainable by everyone playing. (Thanks to Aura Battler for this info). You'll get this naturally if you're going for the other achievements. Below is a list of levels that unlock characters in case someone needs it. To unlock the chefs you only need to finish the level with at least one star.
The chefs aren't named and the human chefs are difficult to describe in text, so for photo reference, visit here:

https://dotesports.com/the-op/news/overcooked-2-chefs-guide-...

World 1-2: Human chef
World 1-5: Cat chef
World 2-1: Human chef
World 2-4: Human chef
World 3-1: Human chef
World 3-3: Raccoon chef
World 3-5: Crocodile chef
World 4-2: Octopus chef
World 4-4: Human chef
World 4-6: Human chef
World 5-2: Eagle chef
World 5-5: Cat chef
World 6-2: Squirrel
World 6-5: Robot
Kevin 1: Human chef
(Unlocked in world 1-3 by getting a combo of 2)
Kevin 3: Human chef
(Unlocked in world 2-4 by getting a score of 600 for solo or 1000 for co-op)
Kevin 5 : Beaver chef
(Unlocked in world 4-3 by getting a combo of 4 for solo or 5 for co-op)
Kevin 7: Alien chef
(Unlocked in world 5-5 by getting a combo of 5 for solo or 8 for co-op)

04 Sep 2018 10:33

14 Comments

Yes, went through the list and compared each cook with my friend and we've got the exact same ones. And tried playing a level with my friend and by myself on a level that would normally unlock a cook, but nothing sadly.

It doesn't register a new cook unlocked when replaying levels, even on a new save file. I might try either doing the last level by myself, going through each level that unlocks cooks, or at worst delete all my save data. bleurgh :/

Edit: Forgot to ever update this, but I pretty much had to delete my save and start from scratch and play up to where you would unlock the last cook. It sucks, but mainly you can do the bare minimum of getting one star to progress. So be aware that this may not unlock if you're the second player.

By gobey17 on 10 Jun 2020 19:08

So I was the second person, my friend was the host. We 3-star and completed all the levels yesterday yet he got this achievement while I didn't. It's stuck on 94%.

Is there any way to make it trigger? I've unlocked everything else fine as the second person and I only ever played this game a couple of days ago. Really don't want to play all through this again by myself. :(

By gobey17 on 09 Jun 2020 21:12

Thanks, but a list of the names of the chefs next to each level would have been a bit more helpful for me.

By CRT JEDIMARK on 05 Sep 2018 02:16

Good point, I'll add that info as soon as I can :)

By F4cile on 05 Sep 2018 04:40

Too bad this glitched on me.

By Punk Nine on 24 Sep 2018 18:12

Same happened to me.
I have compared to my g/f's account (she got the cheeve) and we both have the same chefs unlocked, except I don't have the achievement. And I have now beat the game twice, and another time gone to each specific level to meet the requirements for each chef. .................... Still nothing

By NeonInVermont on 07 Oct 2018 03:29

That's great! I'll add it to the solution

By F4cile on 22 Jul 2019 06:00

Unfortunately I don't know for sure what the problem might be. Have you checked that you have all the ones listed above unlocked? Also have you tried hosting the game and maybe playing a few levels? Hope you get it!

By F4cile on 10 Jun 2020 09:44

The "Beaver" chef listed above is actually a Molerat. There is a beaver in the DLC

By GremlinLord615 on 22 Jan 2021 06:15

One important note: there is a new pig chef if you get all levels 4 stars. This is not necessary for the achievement. So if you look for a list of chefs, you may find this one, but the achievement does not require the player to go so far.

By Danifitti on 03 Aug 2021 02:40

Kevin 7 is so hard .

By Maceteur on 07 Aug 2023 12:46

Great guide helped tons!

By LSK ArcAziel on 29 Apr 2024 22:18

if you are having any issues unlocking a chef from the combo areas, make sure you understand that a combo means serving up dishes in the order they're presented on-screen without failing any meals in the meantime

By evorgnayr on 30 Apr 2024 12:36

Before a patch, this achievement could only be unlocked by the host, but now, since the progress would save for all players even you are not the host, everyone can get the achievement at the same time if all players play after the patch.

By Aura Battler on 22 Jul 2019 05:13

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