Cannibal Cooking takes the player to a post-apocalyptic world where he or she will have to do culinary things, learn new recipes and implement them into their menu. The goal of the gameplay is to stay alive as long as possible, facing constant troubles in a dangerous world. The main character lives in a small village, far from the main city. This place will help him survive the consequences of the apocalypse.

The main problem of the inhabitants of this village is food. They manage to find food, but meat is in short supply here. The central character finds a solution to this problem in an unusual way. The protagonist's mission is to feed the inhabitants of the town with meat. However, to do this, he will need to get human flesh and find a way to cook it properly. People often die, some from illness, and some decide to end their lives with their own hands.

The user cannot let any meat go to waste without harming living people. During cooking, it is necessary to use various methods to destroy all bacteria and make the meat edible. In the gameplay, you will need to find a human being and drag it to your restaurant. The gamer will explore locations from a third-person view, interact with the environment and pick up the coveted raw food. New dishes are gradually revealed in the recipe book, but they require different ingredients.