2025Pauline Kong, Marie Wong
- Videos
- 14
- Creators
- 7
1 - 4 players30 - 60 minMedium weight

2023Pauline Kong, Haymen Lee, Marie Wong
Mostly reviews and unboxings. Steam Up: A Feast of Dim Sum is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 26 reviews, 9 how-to-play guides, 11 recorded sessions, 23 unboxings, and 4 other videos.
From BoardGameGeek
Once upon a time in the Far East, deep in the mountains of a mythical land, there was a world-renowned Dim Sum restaurant by the name of Steam Up. It was the first restaurant of its kind to achieve the three Gold Ingot status. According to the Gold Ingot Guide, Steam Up was best known for its top 5 most popular Dim Sum: juicy shrimp dumpling, tender meat dumpling, soft and fluffy BBQ meat bun, flavorful sticky rice, and exotic phoenix claw. These heavenly tastes drew food enthusiasts and gourmets from all over the world! Come join us on a feast of Dim Sum. You are invited! Steam Up: A Feast of Dim Sum is a competitive 2-5 player light-medium weight Dim Sum set collection and action management game offering a delicious cultural experience. At the beginning of the game, steamers, filled with different types of Dim Sum, are stacked and placed on a Turntable. Each player takes turns performing 2 different actions each round. Actions include gaining and spending food tokens to purchase Dim Sum in Steamers within their Feast Zone. Players may also play Fortune cards to benefit themselves or affect their opponents. Starting the 2nd round, a Fate card is revealed each round to trigger an event that may affect all players. The game ends when a specific number of Steamers is purchased or the Fate deck is emptied. Final scoring is then calculated. The player with the most Hearty Points wins and leaves the table with the fullest stomach!
Steam Up: A Feast of Dim Sum has 73 videos from 49 creators: 26 reviews, 9 how-to-play guides, 11 playthroughs, 23 unboxings and 4 other videos. They date from 2021 to September 2025.
To learn the rules, start with "Steam Up: A Feast of Dim Sum How to Play & Kickstarter Preview" by Table Talk Reviews, which runs 10 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Steam Up Review: Dim Sum Up Your Points" by The Dice Tower. 22 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "Steam Up: A Feast of Dim Sum with the Designers (Marie & Pauline) & Monique [Twitch VOD]" by Amanda Panda, one of 11 playthroughs.
If you like it, try Moon Bunny and Lion Dancers, also by Pauline Kong, or The Breach and Puzzle Dungeon, which share several of its mechanics.
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2025Pauline Kong, Marie Wong
1 - 4 players30 - 60 minMedium weight
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1 - 4 players30 - 60 min
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1 players10 - 20 minMedium weight
From BoardGameGeek:
Once upon a time in the Far East, deep in the mountains of a mythical land, there was a world-renowned Dim Sum restaurant by the name of Steam Up. It was the first restaurant of its kind to achieve the three Gold Ingot status. According to the Gold Ingot Guide, Steam Up was best known for its top 5 most popular Dim Sum: juicy shrimp dumpling, tender meat dumpling, soft and fluffy BBQ meat bun, flavorful sticky rice, and exotic phoenix claw. These heavenly tastes drew food enthusiasts and gourmets from all over the world! Come join us on a feast of Dim Sum. You are invited! Steam Up: A Feast of Dim Sum is a competitive 2-5 player light-medium weight Dim Sum set collection and action management game offering a delicious cultural experience. At the beginning of the game, steamers, filled with different types of Dim Sum, are stacked and placed on a Turntable. Each player takes turns performing 2 different actions each round. Actions include gaining and spending food tokens to purchase Dim Sum in Steamers within their Feast Zone. Players may also play Fortune cards to benefit themselves or affect their opponents. Starting the 2nd round, a Fate card is revealed each round to trigger an event that may affect all players. The game ends when a specific number of Steamers is purchased or the Fate deck is emptied. Final scoring is then calculated. The player with the most Hearty Points wins and leaves the table with the fullest stomach!
Designers
Pauline Kong, Haymen Lee, Marie Wong
Artists
Tim Cheng, Grace Tjahyadi, YDX Art
Publisher
Hot Banana Games
Mechanics