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Cooking hidden gems on Steam
Every game here is tagged Cooking on Steam, sits between 1,000 and 5,000 reviews, is rated at least 80% positive, and carries a catch drawn from its own negative reviews. All 16 of them. How these pages are made.
The Supper99% positive from 4,398 reviews2020Deck Playable
Short adventure game. Explore, solve puzzles, and cook special meals with a mysterious voice guiding you.
What players likedPlayers praise this short point-and-click adventure for its stunning art, chill music, balanced puzzles, and a great story with a surprising twist.
The catchIt ends in under thirty minutes and the puzzles are too simple to challenge.
Games like The Supper →
Arctic Eggs96% positive from 3,775 reviews2024Deck Verified
A narrative cooking simulator where players cook eggs for inhabitants. The core loop involves listening to stories or quickly cooking, with realistic physics.
What players likedPlayers praise Arctic Eggs as a unique, atmospheric, and philosophical cooking simulator with satisfying physics and jazzy music.
The catchCore frying mechanic feels unrefined and tedious
Games like Arctic Eggs →
This is a fast-paced restaurant simulation game focused on order fulfillment and menu management. Players manage a restaurant, cook dishes, and upgrade their establishment.
The catchTwenty repeat days of service per star rank turns progress into a tedious grind.
Games like Cook, Serve, Delicious →
Kiosk88% positive from 2,713 reviews202514% finish itDeck Verified
A first-person horror cooking game set on the night shift at a rainy fast food kiosk. You cut and grill orders for late-night customers while listening for clues about the worker who vanished.
What players likedPlayers praise "Kiosk" as a relaxing yet stressful horror cooking simulator, with engaging gameplay and charming characters.
The catchCooking gets repetitive and boring fast, and the scares are just predictable jumpscares.
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Restaurant management simulation. Cook dishes, manage staff, and upgrade your restaurant to earn Michelin stars.
What players likedPlayers praise this cooking simulator for its relaxing pace, diverse recipes, and unique first-person cooking, appealing to fans of games like Diner Dash.
The catchProgress blocking bugs went unfixed for years after the developers moved on.
Games like Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator →
Chef RPG88% positive from 2,648 reviews20248% finish itDeck Playable
Revive a failed restaurant in the seaside town of White Ash by hunting and foraging your own ingredients, cooking for customers and befriending locals to pull tourists back.
What players likedPlayers praise Chef RPG as a charming, addictive Stardew Valley-like cozy game with fun cooking minigames and engaging restaurant management.
The catchControls and interactions are clunky, and running must be re-toggled after every action.
Games like Chef RPG →
Time management simulation game where players manage a pizza parlor, taking orders, preparing pizzas with various toppings, and serving customers. It features a hands-on, fast-paced gameplay loop with new ingredients and features.
What players likedPlayers praise it as an upgraded, nostalgic classic akin to old flash games, offering addictive arcade-style gameplay.
The catchCustomers pile in far too fast, leaving no time to finish orders properly.
Games like Papas Pizzeria Deluxe →
Fast-paced typing restaurant simulation. Players type commands to cook, serve, and manage distractions in a time-sensitive loop.
What players likedPlayers praise this typing game, reminiscent of Diner Dash, for its engaging gameplay, surprising depth, and addictive story.
The catchThe typing loop is shallow and repetitive, and the upgrades barely change how you play.
Games like The Chefs Shift →
Venba95% positive from 1,810 reviews202310% finish itDeck Verified
Venba is a narrative cooking game where players solve recipe puzzles to experience a heartfelt story of family and loss. It features authentic South Indian cuisine and a stylized art style.
What players likedPlayers praise Venba as a beautiful, emotional narrative game about culture and family, with simple cooking puzzles and gorgeous art.
The catchBarely any gameplay and it is over in about an hour, which hurts at full price.
Games like Venba →
Action-puzzle game where players hunt monsters and cook dishes. It combines brawling combat with puzzle-based cooking challenges in a charming campaign.
What players likedPlayers praise its unique blend of match-3 cooking and action combat, feeling like a "Saturday morning cartoon" with beautiful hand-drawn art.
The catchThe hunt and cook-off loop repeats with little variation and grows dull.
Games like Battle Chef Brigade Deluxe →
Coffee Caravan93% positive from 1,447 reviews202463% finish itDeck Verified
A roguelite about running a coffee van. Each day you choose which coffee, tea and ice cream recipes to serve, fill orders before customer patience runs out, and spend the takings on better appliances.
What players likedPlayers praise its customizable difficulty and relaxing yet challenging gameplay, similar to other restaurant management games like PlateUp!.
The catchThe content is exhausted in about four hours, then the same loop just repeats.
Games like Coffee Caravan →
Galaxy Burger96% positive from 1,354 reviews202427% finish itDeck Playable
Galaxy Burger is a co-op cooking simulation game focused on creative burger crafting and fast-paced customer service. Players experiment with ingredients and manage a busy kitchen to satisfy diverse alien and animal patrons.
What players likedPlayers praise its cozy, zen, and stimulating restaurant/service-type gameplay, comparing it to other games in the genre.
The catchThe loop gets repetitive, with grindy replays of each planet needed to unlock things.
Games like Galaxy Burger →
TasteMaker83% positive from 1,297 reviews20235% finish itDeck Playable
This is a restaurant simulation game where players build, decorate, and manage a restaurant. The core loop involves balancing customer satisfaction, menu creation, and employee management to succeed in various scenarios.
What players likedPlayers praise its engaging busyness and challenging achievements, reminiscent of games with difficult completion.
The catchContent runs out within an hour or two and the game feels unfinished and abandoned.
Games like TasteMaker →
A cozy desktop companion simulation game where players manage a burger stand, serving customers and upgrading their kitchen. It offers flexible playstyles, from active management to passive background engagement, with streamer integration.
What players likedPlayers praise it as an addictive, relaxing idle game, similar to other "set aside" games, with satisfying progression and unique mechanics.
The catchDefault mode makes you wait 15 to 20 real minutes between customers with nothing to do.
Games like Burgies cozy kitchen →
Fruitbus87% positive from 1,122 reviews202435% finish itDeck Verified
A cute open-world cooking and exploration game. Players gather ingredients, cook dishes, and upgrade their truck to serve customers.
What players likedPlayers praise its unique, laid-back coziness, heartwarming story, and cooking variety, finding it an unparalleled experience.
The catchBugs and lag are constant, with ingredients falling through counters and vanishing.
Games like Fruitbus →
Co-op party game where players manage chaotic BBQs, serving food before hunger strikes. It features physics-based humor and environmental challenges.
The catchThere is barely two hours of content and the cooking loop turns tedious fast.
Games like BBQ Simulator: The Squad →
