There’s a moment early in Umami Grove where you’re standing beneath a tree, staring up at an ingredient you absolutely need, and you think: Surely the game doesn’t expect me to climb that? And then you try it. And it works. That’s the magic of Umami Grove, a VR adventure that trusts you to be messy, inventive, and occasionally ridiculous, and rewards you for all of it. This isn’t a cooking game in the traditional sense. It’s a tactile playground where cooking is the excuse, n