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inbento

Bento box puzzles with new mechanics and a cat-family story

Afterburn · Released Jul 30, 2021

CasualIndie

Reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
96% of 3,050
Recent reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
95% of 100 in 30 days
Players
24
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
11 months ago
Nov 13, 2025
Minimum PC
HD 5000
4 GB RAM · 0.2 GB disk
Full requirements

What is inbento?

This top-down puzzle game has you assemble Japanese bento boxes by rotating, moving, and placing limited ingredients to match a target picture. More than 120 puzzles introduce ways to swap, remove, and copy ingredients, while illustrations between chapters follow a cat family through parenthood and growing up.

For you if...

  • +you like compact spatial puzzles with rules introduced gradually
  • +you enjoy wordless stories told through pictures

Not for you if...

  • −you want puzzles that stay easy throughout
  • −you prefer open-ended play to a fixed puzzle sequence

What players say

96% of 3,050 reviews are positive · 95% of 100 in the last 30 days

Players praise the cat illustrations, relaxing music, and variety of puzzle mechanics. The most common complaint is that later chapters become frustratingly difficult, with some players finding the solutions too reliant on trial and error.

Players over time

▲ +77% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 154 players on Oct 13, 2026.

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Nov 7, 202624
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Nov 4, 20268
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Nov 1, 202610
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Oct 16, 202665
Oct 15, 202685
Oct 14, 2026113
Oct 13, 2026154
Oct 11, 20268
Oct 10, 20266
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Oct 7, 202612
Oct 6, 202610
Oct 4, 20266
Oct 3, 20269
Oct 2, 20264
Oct 1, 20266
Sep 30, 20263
Sep 29, 20262
Sep 27, 20265
Sep 26, 20264
Sep 25, 20262
Sep 24, 20265
Sep 23, 20266
Sep 23, 20265
Sep 22, 20266

How many players finish inbento?

13% of Steam players have unlocked «Family Portrait», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

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inbento system requirements

Minimum: HD 5000, 4 GB RAM, 0.2 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 7
Processor
i3
Graphics
Intel HD Graphics 5000
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
200 MB available space

Recommended

OS
Windows 10
Processor
i5
Graphics
Intel HD Graphics 6000
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
200 MB available space

Does inbento have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared. With Remote Play Together, one copy is enough to play the local modes online with friends.

Does inbento run on Steam Deck?

Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.

  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
  • External controllers are not supported for the primary player

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows, macOS
Achievements
15
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Dutch, Japanese, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Swedish, Slovak.

Does inbento use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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