Games Like Battle Chef Brigade Deluxe

A super cute and tasty roguelite-flavored dungeon crawler! Explore a lush world and defeat monsters with your trusty spatula and some boba tea, then gather delicious ingredients and bring them home to cook and serve at your restaurant!

Why similar: Cooking 43.7%, Female Protagonist 14.5%, Anime 13.2%, RPG 8.6%, Hand-drawn 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: Features an action-roguelike loop where you hunt ingredients in dungeons to cook and serve in your restaurant.

Hunt down monsters to cook and eat them! You’ve been revived in a massive underground complex and you must leave this bizarre facility. Aided by the undead Necro-Chef Simmer, you must stay safe, get fed, find a way to get out

Why similar: Cooking 41.7%, Anime 15.6%, RPG 13.4%, Action 8.3%, Adventure 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on hunting monsters to turn them into culinary dishes that provide unique RPG power-ups.

Discover the true power of rice in Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin! Take on hordes of demons in side-scrolling combat to reclaim the land as Sakuna, a spoiled harvest goddess banished to a dangerous island. Then, return to your mountain village and tend a field full of glorious rice.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 36.9%, Action 17.5%, Beat 'em up 12.1%, Anime 11.6%, Side Scroller 11%

Why You'll Like It: Combines side-scrolling action with deep farming and cooking mechanics in a beautiful fantasy setting.

A magical pixel art platformer. Explore an unfamiliar town and deliver tasty treats to the townsfolk. Cook magical delicacies from your bought and gathered ingredients. Learn new ways to traverse, discover secrets, and figure out the intricacies of your orders.

Why similar: Cooking 62%, Female Protagonist 17.2%, RPG 4.7%, Fantasy 4.4%, Cute 3.5%

Why You'll Like It: A cozy platformer that emphasizes cooking and ingredient gathering within a charming, hand-drawn world.

Indivisible is a hand drawn action RPG platformer from Lab Zero, creators of the critically acclaimed Skullgirls! Set in a huge fantasy world, Indivisible tells the story of Ajna, a fearless girl with a rebellious streak who sets out on a quest to save everything she knows from being destroyed.

Why similar: RPG 25.8%, Female Protagonist 19.3%, Action 13.8%, Anime 13.2%, Hand-drawn 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: Shares the hand-drawn art style and action-oriented RPG combat found in the seed game.

A brand new pixel art restaurant simulator based on the Touhou Project! Play as Mystia, the owner of a small izakaya. Collect ingredients by day, cater to the customers by night, learn recipes from familiar characters, and become the best izakaya owner in all of Gensokyo!

Why similar: Cooking 48.3%, RPG 15.9%, Anime 15.6%, Female Protagonist 13.8%, Story Rich 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: Blends restaurant management with RPG exploration and character interactions in a vibrant anime style.

From the creators of Rogue Legacy comes a "true-cooperative" action RPG. FULL METAL FURIES puts an emphasis on team play with a unique combat system where everyone is important. Play on the couch, alone or with friends, or make it an online party for up to four players!

Why similar: Female Protagonist 24.2%, RPG 20%, Action 14.9%, Beat 'em up 12%, Adventure 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: Provides fast-paced, action-heavy combat with RPG progression and a distinct, stylized aesthetic.

Recettear is the story of an item shop, the girl who lives in it, and the fairy who turned her life upside down. Recette Lemongrass finds herself in charge of an item shop built into her house, in order to pay back a loan her father took and then skipped out on - and Tear, her newfound fairy "companion", won't take no for an answer!

Why similar: Anime 37.7%, RPG 25.1%, Female Protagonist 18.6%, Indie 6.3%, Cute 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a classic mix of dungeon crawling for loot and managing a shop to sell your wares.

In a world of magic, your mind is your greatest weapon. Learn the ways of magic and design your own spells to fight enemies, navigate treacherous terrain, and right past wrongs in the kingdom of Mystralia.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 31.5%, Action 15.6%, RPG 15.6%, Adventure 14.6%, Indie 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers a fantasy adventure with a focus on creative combat mechanics and a charming art style.

Hit the road in this massive sequel to the million-selling Cook, Serve, Delicious series. Manage your food truck, cook delicious dishes and serve customers as you take the road trip of a lifetime across war-torn America.

Why similar: Cooking 60.5%, Local Multiplayer 13.6%, Action 10.7%, Family Friendly 8.8%, 2D 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: Offers high-intensity cooking gameplay that tests your reflexes and multitasking skills.

Moonbury's residents need healing, and you're the best chemist around! With your trusty tools, a brewing cauldron, and a canine companion at your side, you'll need to diagnose symptoms, gather ingredients, brew potions, and cure ailments in this open-ended sim RPG.

Why similar: RPG 39%, Adventure 19.1%, Wholesome 17.6%, Cute 9.7%, 2D 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: Centers on gathering ingredients and crafting potions through mini-games, mirroring the cooking loop of the seed game.

Craft your culinary adventure in a beautiful pixel art world. Manage your restaurants, forage and hunt for ingredients, befriend locals, and grow your culinary empire. What kind of chef will you be?

Why similar: Cooking 76.4%, RPG 21.4%, 2D 2.2%

Why You'll Like It: Combines exploration and RPG elements with a deep focus on cooking and restaurant management.

Spiritfarer® is a cozy management game about dying. As ferrymaster to the deceased, build a boat to explore the world, care for your spirit friends, and release them into the afterlife. The Spiritfarer Farewell Edition includes the heartwarming base game and three major content updates.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 34.7%, Hand-drawn 25.8%, Story Rich 14%, Adventure 13.2%, Indie 12.2%

Why You'll Like It: Features stunning hand-drawn animation and a core gameplay loop centered on cooking for and caring for others.

Code of Princess offers players an exciting yet unconventional experience, deftly blending the combo-heavy fighting gameplay of beat ‘em ups with the stat-boosting character customization of RPGs.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 19.8%, Anime 17.8%, RPG 15.8%, Action 9.6%, Beat 'em up 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a classic beat-'em-up experience with RPG elements and a strong anime aesthetic.

DAVE THE DIVER is a casual, singleplayer adventure RPG featuring deep-sea exploration and fishing during the day and sushi restaurant management at night. Join Dave and his quirky friends as they seek to uncover the secrets of the mysterious Blue Hole.

Why similar: RPG 38.5%, Adventure 21%, Action 11.9%, Story Rich 11.1%, 2D 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: Perfectly balances deep-sea exploration and combat with a rewarding restaurant management simulation.

Take on wild beasts, ruthless soldiers, and ancient gods in this 2D Action-Platformer inspired by Tower-Defense combat.

Why similar: RPG 27.1%, Action 18.5%, Adventure 12.7%, Indie 11.3%, Local Multiplayer 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: Blends action-platforming with tower-defense strategy in a beautiful pixel-art world.

A retro-inspired 2D Action RPG set in the distant future. CrossCode combines 16-bit SNES-style graphics with butter-smooth physics, a fast-paced combat system, and engaging puzzle mechanics, served with a gripping sci-fi story.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 27.8%, RPG 20.3%, Puzzle 13.2%, Anime 11.3%, Action 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a deep action-RPG experience with intricate puzzle-solving and a vibrant, retro-inspired aesthetic.

Experience all the Onion Kingdom has to offer, Overcooked! 1 & 2 infused with 4k goodness running at a smooth 60 FPS. Fully remastered and cooked up from scratch. Enjoy 200+ levels (22 new) and 80+ chefs (3 new), this is the ultimate Overcooked! experience.

Why similar: Cooking 69.4%, Local Multiplayer 13%, Family Friendly 7.7%, Indie 4.6%, Cute 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the chaotic, high-pressure cooking experience that fans of the genre will appreciate.

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 47.9%, Female Protagonist 18.8%, Hand-drawn 11.6%, Action 6.8%, Wholesome 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on narrative-driven cooking challenges that emphasize rhythm and timing.

Moonlighter is an Action RPG with rogue-lite elements that demonstrates two sides of the coin – revealing everyday routines of Will, an adventurous shopkeeper that secretly dreams of becoming a hero.

Why similar: RPG 40.8%, Action 18.3%, Adventure 17.6%, Fantasy 12.8%, 2D 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: Features a satisfying loop of dungeon-crawling for loot by night and managing a shop by day.

Battle Chasers: Nightwar is an RPG inspired by the classic console greats, featuring deep dungeon diving, turn-based combat presented in a classic JRPG format, and a rich story driven by exploration of the world.

Why similar: RPG 71.2%, Fantasy 11.6%, Indie 7.8%, Story Rich 4.3%, Singleplayer 3.3%

Why You'll Like It: Features stunning hand-drawn art and turn-based combat that captures a similar fantasy tone.

Control the lovely little witch Nobeta, explore the unknown mysterious castle, and gradually discover the truth!

Why similar: Female Protagonist 27.3%, Anime 23.8%, RPG 16.5%, Action 10.3%, Cute 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: Features anime-inspired action combat with a focus on magic and exploration.

Children of Morta is a story-driven action RPG game about an extraordinary family of heroes. Lead the Bergsons, with all their flaws and virtues, against the forthcoming Corruption. Will you be able to sacrifice everything to save the ones you care for?

Why similar: RPG 41.2%, Action 22.4%, Story Rich 13.2%, Fantasy 12.2%, 2D 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers a narrative-driven action-RPG with a gorgeous hand-drawn art style.

You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?

Why similar: RPG 65.5%, Indie 16.4%, 2D 7.8%, Cute 7.4%, Singleplayer 2.8%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a relaxing blend of farming, cooking, and dungeon exploration that appeals to fans of cozy RPGs.

Shantae is back in an all-new tropical adventure! In her fifth outing, the Half-Genie hero gains new Fusion Magic abilities to explore a vast sunken city, makes new Half-Genie friends, and battles the Seven Sirens in her biggest, most thrilling quest yet!

Why similar: Female Protagonist 50.3%, Anime 17.4%, Adventure 11.4%, Cute 4.6%, Action 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: Provides polished action-platforming with a distinct anime-inspired visual style.

Vanguard Princess is a classic 2D fighting game that features an all-female cast each with its own unique fighting style. Choose from ten girls and pair them with a powerful partner to form an unstoppable team. Navigate their journeys in Story Mode or engage in head-to-head battles in Versus Mode.

Why similar: Anime 33.5%, Female Protagonist 25.7%, Local Multiplayer 13.2%, Action 10.6%, Indie 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: Provides an anime-styled fighting experience for those who enjoy the character-driven combat of the seed game.

Build and manage a medieval graveyard while facing ethical dilemmas and making questionable decisions. Welcome to Graveyard Keeper, the most inaccurate medieval cemetery sim of the year.

Why similar: RPG 51.5%, Adventure 13.5%, Indie 12.7%, Fantasy 7.4%, Story Rich 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: Includes complex crafting and cooking systems within a management-heavy RPG framework.

An action-adventure roguelike with a bit of RPG tossed in. Adventure deep into the UnderMine and discover powerful relics, deadly enemies, hidden secrets, and a few friends to help along the way.

Why similar: RPG 37.8%, Action 18.5%, Adventure 13.9%, Indie 11.6%, Fantasy 7%

Why You'll Like It: Combines action-roguelike exploration with crafting and resource management mechanics.

Build a powerful deck, cast spells on the fly, battle evolving enemies, find game-changing artifacts, make friends or make enemies, just make it to Eden.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 29.8%, Anime 27.4%, Action 16.1%, Adventure 12.3%, Indie 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: Features fast-paced, grid-based combat that requires the same quick thinking and pattern recognition as the seed game's puzzles.

Travel to the sleepy village of Caterwaul Way and rebuild your grandmother's cat cafe. Renovate your restaurant, befriend the local cats and townsfolk, forge lasting friendships, unravel catty mysteries, and build a home for dozens of unique felines!

Why similar: Wholesome 43.7%, Cute 25%, 2D 23.7%, Singleplayer 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the management and social aspects of running a food-based business in a cozy setting.

Beastro is a cozy culinary adventure where the fate of the world rests on what's for dinner! Farm and gather fresh ingredients, tackle cooking minigames, and create tasty recipes to fuel the Caretakers for deckbuilding battles as they seek to save the world.

Why similar: Cooking 70.8%, RPG 19.5%, Story Rich 3.2%, Indie 3%, Cute 3%

Fight with flavor! As Ito, a young shaman chef adventurer, you'll hunt critters, gather ingredients, and rebuild bonds by cooking for the townspeople. A shaman chef always aims to lend a helping hand, but the more Ito gets involved, the more he'll learn about the town and its ancient secrets.

Why similar: Cooking 43.5%, RPG 16.1%, Anime 14.7%, Action 10.8%, Adventure 8.1%

Team up with a friend or go it alone in a sugar-high adventure! Bake your dessert masterpiece and collect new bakers as you rise through a high-stakes bake-off full of cheaters. Fend off their decadent lackeys and against all odds, come out on top in a worldwide baking frenzy!

Why similar: Cooking 48.6%, Female Protagonist 21.2%, Action 8.2%, Side Scroller 7.1%, Story Rich 4.8%

"Awaken the Forbidden Flavors of the Gods!" Join Lanya, the adorable and charming chef-hero, on a forbidden culinary adventure in another world! Hunt, gather, and cook to grow stronger and challenge the authority of the gods. Cooking is freedom! A roguelike action RPG to satisfy everyone's tastes!

Why similar: Cooking 51.6%, Female Protagonist 18%, Anime 15.8%, Action 6.5%, Cute 3%

A bread revolution across the world now begins! Aeruta is a side-scrolling action game with a shop management twist, fight monsters for materials and use them to make breads, then finally make the deserted town popular again!

Why similar: Cooking 39.9%, Female Protagonist 15.2%, Anime 13.1%, RPG 11.9%, Action 5%

Battle an evil fast food empire in this spicy narrative turn-based RPG. Two sisters and their upgradable spirit-mech cook delicious meals, fight corpos, build up your reputation with local communities, and reconcile with loved ones.

Why similar: Cooking 56.1%, Female Protagonist 17%, RPG 15.2%, Action 6.3%, Story Rich 4.4%

Hungry? Take your restaurant from a one star abomination to a five star wonder in Cook, Serve, Delicious! Plan your menu, upgrade your equipment, and master challenges with easy-to-learn, hard-to-master gameplay!

Why similar: Cooking 65.1%, Local Multiplayer 12.6%, Indie 9%, Family Friendly 7.6%, 2D 4.4%

Overcooked is a chaotic couch co-op cooking game for one to four players. Working as a team, you and your fellow chefs must prepare, cook and serve up a variety of tasty orders before the baying customers storm out in a huff.

Why similar: Cooking 68.2%, Local Multiplayer 13.4%, Indie 6.8%, Family Friendly 5.4%, Action 4.1%

Cook what you kill in this cozy fantasy incremental game! Dive into dangerous dungeons, harvest fresh monster ingredients, and serve delicious dishes to hungry adventurers. Slay, cook, sell and upgrade your way to a sprawling dungeon-food empire!

Why similar: Cooking 54.3%, Hand-drawn 18.6%, Action 9.7%, Fantasy 7.2%, 2D 4.5%

Eat everything. Grow stronger. Save the Gourmet Kingdom. A charming action-adventure where you devour foes, solve clever dungeon puzzles, and battle monstrous bosses in a whimsical, food-filled world. Find the five Divine Spices and save the Gourmet Kingdom from the Demon Chef!

Why similar: RPG 27.5%, Action 16.8%, Puzzle 15.5%, Adventure 14.3%, Fantasy 11.8%

Abyss Kitchen is a survival action game in which you play the role of Lop a cook who accompanies a party of adventurers, and guides them with the power of food. Feed yourself in the dungeon and eat whatever you can to keep from starving and falling down. Eat up anything that stands in your way!

Why similar: Cooking 50%, Female Protagonist 13.1%, Anime 8.6%, Beat 'em up 6.7%, Hand-drawn 6.7%

Hunt, cook, and deliver cosmic cuisine using ingredients from across the galaxy to become the greatest chef in the Horseshoe Nebula. Explore alien worlds teeming with (edible) life, win the hearts of your customers, and thwart the rise of an evil interstellar burger chain.

Why similar: Cooking 57.8%, Hand-drawn 17.1%, RPG 17%, Adventure 6.3%, Singleplayer 1.8%

Kitchen Sync: Aloha! is a cozy, story-driven cooking RPG. As head chef of your family's restaurant in Hawaii, build a trusty team of chefs and dish up tasty Hawaiian food. Manage kitchens, build friendships, find romance, explore tropical venues, and discover the power of cooking together.

Why similar: Cooking 43.2%, Female Protagonist 16.9%, RPG 12.1%, Anime 11.4%, Wholesome 5.1%

Delicious Dungeon is a combination of action-adventure and simulation game. The player is the owner of a local restaurant in a fantasy world. But to run the restaurant they have to explore dungeons full of dangers and enemies to get the ingredients needed to cook delicious meals for their guests.

Why similar: Cooking 72.8%, Action 12.4%, Indie 5.2%, Fantasy 4.7%, Cute 3.5%

Prep your stations for a cozy cooking game with attitude! Prepare unique meals for quirky small-town locals, upgrade and customize your shop, compete in thrilling cooking battles to become top chef, and protect your family’s long-running restaurant alongside a cast of curious companions!

Why similar: Cooking 64.1%, Anime 17.9%, Wholesome 7.1%, Indie 5.9%, Cute 3.6%

The massive sequel to the original cult classic! Plan your menu, decorate your restaurant, cook hundreds of foods, and for the first time ever - earn medals by mastering dozens of themed restaurants!

Why similar: Cooking 61.1%, Local Multiplayer 12.2%, Action 11.6%, Family Friendly 8.5%, 2D 5.5%

Monster Meals is a fast-paced cooking game where you and a friend control monster chefs in a food truck, preparing meals with exotic creatures for monstrous customers. Play solo, local co-op, or online co-op—but serve quickly, or you’ll be on the menu!

Why similar: Cooking 67%, Local Multiplayer 13.1%, Action 9.1%, Family Friendly 4.9%, Cute 4.3%

A cooking puzzle game about arranging beautiful bento lunches! Solve 120+ recipes, play with food, think inside the box and enjoy a heartwarming story in this culinary brain-teaser!

Why similar: Cooking 42.6%, Female Protagonist 16.5%, Anime 11%, Hand-drawn 9.8%, Puzzle 8.9%

A coop coking game with light RPG features. Discover new recipes, level up your restaurant, and make sure your customers leave happy in this kitchen game. Best cooking simulator with multiplayer features

Why similar: Cooking 71%, RPG 9.8%, Family Friendly 6.3%, Indie 5.1%, Cute 3.8%

The cozy chaotic cooking roguelike. Assemble omelets for quirky students using ingredients from a conveyor belt. Discover wacky combinations to satisfy the ever-demanding Principal Clucker.

Why similar: Cooking 83.7%, Action 9.3%, Family Friendly 7%

Rescue breakfast in this arcade-style bullet hell shoot 'em up!

Why similar: Female Protagonist 35.8%, Action 19.3%, Hand-drawn 19.1%, Fantasy 7.4%, Cute 7.1%

Skewer Squad is a cute yet chaotic tower defense roguelite. Step into the apron of a Grillmaster, draft random ingredients, mix wild seasonings, and build a squad of skewers that are both delicious and powerful to defend your grill.

Why similar: Cooking 61.3%, Hand-drawn 13.4%, Action 10.7%, 2D 4.6%, Cute 4.6%

Bake ‘n Switch is a cute, yet tough couch co-op and PvP party game for 1-4 players. Embark on a 'Bun Solo' single-player adventure or team up with other Bakers to catch, throw, and bake a'dough'rable living bread creatures!

Why similar: Local Multiplayer 22.8%, Beat 'em up 17.9%, Action 16.7%, Adventure 12.9%, Family Friendly 12.6%

Craft delicious lunch boxes in this cozy-yet-challenging ingredient-cutting puzzle game.

Why similar: Cooking 60.1%, Puzzle 12.5%, Hand-drawn 11.2%, Wholesome 7%, Indie 3%

Radical Rabbit Stew is a hare-raising action-arcade game, featuring fast-paced whack-a-rabbit gameplay, scintillating puzzles, super-sized boss fights, juicy pixel graphics and a sizzling soundtrack, perfect for new players and 16-bit retro fans alike!

Why similar: Local Multiplayer 18.8%, Action 17.9%, Puzzle 17.2%, Adventure 13.7%, Indie 11.5%

Blast off in a 2D metroidvania adventure bursting with platforming thrills, deep exploration, and explosive action. Assemble a crack team of heroes to save the world in Blast Brigade!

Why similar: Action 25.4%, Adventure 20.2%, Side Scroller 15.2%, Story Rich 13.8%, Cute 11.3%

Using Critter Crunch's 'Food Chain' mechanic, players will eat their way through a smorgasbord of levels and gorge on a feast of modes, including Co-op and Versus multiplayer.

Why similar: Match 3 34%, Puzzle 11.8%, Local Multiplayer 10.8%, Action 10.2%, Anime 9%

Welcome to the charming world of Eastward - population declining! Journey through a society on the brink of collapse. Discover delightful towns, strange creatures and even stranger people! Wield a trusty frying pan and mystic powers on an adventure into the unknown…

Why similar: Female Protagonist 26.3%, RPG 22.2%, Action 12.1%, Adventure 11.3%, Story Rich 9.9%

The Diner Bros are back! With the same hectic cooking and serving, and now customization of your bustling restaurant! Serve quirky customers, earn cash to buy equipment, and discover new recipes in Diner Bros 2. Team up for 4 player local co-operative fun. No friends? Hire servers!

Why similar: Cooking 75.8%, Action 10.1%, Family Friendly 6%, Cute 4.1%, Local Multiplayer 2.8%

Experience a chaotic cooking adventure in SEDAP!. Hunt wild ingredients that bite back, master frantic minigames to coordinate culinary chaos, and cook up iconic Southeast Asian dishes while exploring Khaya Island. Play alone or team up with a friend to survive the ultimate kitchen rush!

Why similar: Cooking 52.6%, RPG 11.8%, Local Multiplayer 10%, Action 7.2%, Adventure 6.5%