Happy's Humble Burger Cult Beginner's Guide

Know the seven-part shift loop

The official mechanics overview defines every run as Prep, Shift, Overtime, Clock Out, Closeout, Escape, and a return to the Lair. Treat those as distinct phases. A crew that cooks well can still fail if it clocks out without enough time or a plan for closing duties.

Prep is your only calm planning window. The run begins when someone pulls the clock-in lever, so use the time before that to agree on stations and whether optional order channels such as drive-thru are worth enabling.

Accuracy protects both money and stability

One player reads the customer order and enters it at the register. A correct entry creates an active kitchen ticket. A wrong entry causes an infraction and must be entered again. In the kitchen, the bag must match the recipe exactly before it is handed off at fulfillment.

Correct orders add money to the shared pot and push the stability meter upward. Mistakes remove stability. Speed matters, but the official rules make accuracy the safer first priority because one clean order helps two systems at once.

Quota is permission to leave, not an automatic ending

When the crew reaches quota, overtime starts. The restaurant breaks down faster for as long as you remain. Extra orders increase the pot, but there is no value in a larger pot if the crew cannot finish closeout and reach the hatch.

Clock out together and expect a chase

Pulling the clock-out lever begins Closeout. The crew must complete duties such as taking out trash, extinguishing fires, and shutting off appliances while Asset Joy is awake. Complete the list, reach the escape hatch, and survive long enough for payout to be calculated.

Only survivors are paid. The pot is split among the crew and a dead player loses their share, so abandoning a teammate can materially reduce the whole group's result.

Use the Lair before the next shift

After success or failure, the crew returns to the Lair. This hub is used to choose a restaurant, spend on progression, change cosmetics, and use side activities. From the second round onward, the group also chooses between two modifier contracts before the next shift.

Launch-day checks still pending

• Exact control bindings and accessibility settings
• The starter restaurant layout and fastest closeout route
• Exact recipes, cook times, and order values
• How revives or team recovery work during a hunt