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Welcome to Automachef, a resource management puzzler where you design kitchens, program machinery and watch your genius come to life! It’s time to engineer tomorrow’s kitchen, today!

Reviews: Mostly Positive — 72% — of 908 reviews
Released: 2019-07-23
Developer: Rhombico Games
Publisher: Team17 Digital Ltd
Genres: Indie, Simulation
Platforms: Windows
Median playtime: 4.6 hrs
Mean playtime: 6.7 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 88%

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    Windows

    Node Farm is a game about building a fully automated farm using nodes. Connect nodes, harvest and sell veggies, buy new islands, discover new nodes, and automate the process - all in a cozy farm simulation formula!

    Why similar: Automation 38.4%, Simulation 20%, Resource Management 18.3%, Cooking 13.9%, Management 6.4%

  60. #60 Cook Serve Forever
    66% matchMixed67% of 448 reviews2025
    Dev: Vertigo Gaming Inc.
    Windows
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    Bathe in the sights, sounds, and smells of Cook Serve Forever, a narrative-focused cooking adventure where you serve food to the hungry masses on your quest for greatness.

    Why similar: Cooking 38.7%, Simulation 35.1%, Funny 19.6%, Strategy 5.3%, Singleplayer 1.4%

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