- #1 Bear and Breakfast
97% matchVery Positive90% of 5,218 reviews2022
Dev: Gummy CatPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Bear and Breakfast is a laid-back management adventure game where you build and run a bed and breakfast...but you’re a bear.
Why similar: Management 15.6%, Cartoon 14.4%, Hand-drawn 13.3%, Crafting 12.9%, Nature 12%
- #2 Fruitbus
96% matchVery Positive87% of 1,079 reviews2024
Dev: Krillbite Studio
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 70%
A journey of flavors and friendships awaits you in your cozy, customisable food truck! Forage for fresh ingredients to create your own menu, then feed tummies and souls with home-cooked meals. Change the world, one apple at a time.
Why similar: Cooking 39.5%, Management 14.2%, Simulation 10.2%, Crafting 8.9%, Stylized 7.9%
- #3 Cinnabunny
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 516 reviews2025
Dev: Reky Studios
Windows
Cinnabunny is a cozy life simulator game where you play as a bunny who runs a bakery. Unlock new recipes, go birdwatching, collect mushrooms, and charm your community. Save up enough carrots to help your family move.
Why similar: Cooking 24.9%, Time Management 14.4%, Management 13.4%, Cartoon 10.7%, Nature 9.3%
- #4 Lemon Cake
96% matchVery Positive85% of 2,012 reviews2021
Dev: Cozy Bee Games
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Restore an abandoned bakery and prepare pastries from farm to table! Grow fresh ingredients in the greenhouse, cook pastries & sweets in the kitchen and serve your baked goods to hungry customers in your own shop!
Why similar: Cooking 31.1%, Management 18%, Time Management 16%, Simulation 9.9%, Cute 7.5%
- #5 Creature Kitchen
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive100% of 4,359 reviews2026
Dev: The Rat Zone
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A creepy-cozy cooking simulator where you befriend local wildlife and feed them their favorite snacks! With a strange house to search and forest to explore, the witching hour has only begun.
Why similar: Cooking 43.3%, Nature 16.1%, Puzzle 10.7%, Stylized 8.5%, Cute 7.9%
- #6 Kokoro Kitchen
94% matchVery Positive94% of 77 reviews2025
Dev: Mango Leaf Games
Windows · Mac
In this delightful farm-to-table cooking game, you’ll restore a cozy Japanese restaurant, cultivate a bountiful garden of fresh ingredients, and prepare mouth-watering Japanese dishes for hungry locals. Use your culinary skills to help bring a little life back to the spirit world!
Why similar: Cooking 39.9%, Time Management 18.6%, Management 12.4%, Simulation 9.4%, Colorful 6%
- #7 Kitchen Sync: Aloha!
93% matchVery Positive99% of 159 reviews2025
Dev: Lemonpepper Games
Windows · Mac
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 31.9%, Management 16.8%, Crafting 13.7%, Time Management 13.2%, Story Rich 8.1%
- #8 Pekoe
92% matchVery Positive86% of 145 reviews2023
Dev: Kitten Cup Studio
Windows · Mac
Blend tea and friendship in the flavourful world of Pekoe, a cozy cat-filled tea-making simulator about taking the time for self-care and connecting with what makes you happy. Build relationships, upgrade your teahouse, and discover new recipes as you work towards creating a place you can call home.
Why similar: Cooking 34.3%, Interactive Fiction 19.3%, Crafting 15.9%, Story Rich 7.3%, Cute 7.3%
- #9 The Hidden Art of Innkeeping
91% matchVery Positive100% of 60 reviews2024
Dev: SeaPhoenix
Windows
Transform an old farmhouse in a seaside village into a luxurious inn! Meet interesting guests, unlock delicious dishes, discover new areas and hidden treasures, configure rooms and amenities, uncover secrets, and rejuvenate the struggling village in this inn-management game!
Why similar: Management 42.8%, Simulation 14.8%, Cute 14.6%, Story Rich 13.8%, Casual 4.9%
- #10 Burger Bistro Story
91% matchVery Positive83% of 306 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Open your own diner and create custom burgers in this management sim game.
Why similar: Cooking 51.3%, Management 13.4%, Simulation 12.7%, Casual 5.9%, Cute 5.5%
- #11 Inn Tycoon: Prologue
90% matchVery Positive91% of 69 reviews2024
Dev: Evil Goose Games
Windows
Welcome to Inn Tycoon: Prologue! Build, design, and manage your dream inn. Serve delightful meals, offer various services, and hire a stellar staff. Create a top-notch hospitality empire and become the ultimate Inn Tycoon!
Why similar: Cooking 44.1%, Management 21.4%, Stylized 13.3%, Simulation 9.5%, Colorful 6.4%
- #12 Burgie's cozy kitchen
88% matchVery Positive98% of 352 reviews2025
Dev: HeyNau
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Manage a small burger joint in this adorable and chaotic idle cooking game. Play actively or use it a desktop companion while you work on your stuff. ✨Brighten your day with little breaks! Includes Pomodoro focus tool and stream integration to play with your chat.
Why similar: Cooking 42.8%, Time Management 16.9%, Management 16.5%, Simulation 9%, Colorful 5.5%
- #13 Baker Business 3
89% matchVery Positive86% of 62 reviews2022
Dev: Living Code Labs
Windows · Mac · Linux
Manage your very own bakery. Discover recipes, bake tasty treats and sell them to your customers. Unlock upgrades such as ovens and display shelves to expand your bakery. Customize the interior and exterior style to create your dream bakery.
Why similar: Cooking 38.8%, Hand-drawn 15.4%, Management 12.8%, Simulation 10.2%, Crafting 7.2%
- #14 Parisian Brasserie Simulator
86% matchVery Positive95% of 367 reviews2025
Dev: Quark Studios
Windows
Manage your own brasserie in Paris and turn it into the place to be! Create menus, serve customers, and master every detail to grow your restaurant. Manage supplies, ensure top-notch service, and make your mark on the city of lights. Will you become the next Parisian brasserie institution?
Why similar: Cooking 39.9%, Management 17.1%, Simulation 16.3%, Colorful 9.2%, Cute 8.9%
- #15 Cooking Festival
89% matchMixed64% of 59 reviews2022
Dev: BoomBit
Windows · Mac
Cooking Festival takes you to the tasty world of fantastic cuisine - let's cook!
Why similar: Cooking 45.7%, Time Management 23.9%, Simulation 9.4%, Cartoon 5.2%, Cute 4.7%
- #16 Box Bakery
86% matchVery Positive90% of 297 reviews2026
Dev: mangobox games
Windows · Mac
Run your dream bakery, make friends with adorable animals, collect friendship photos and unique scrapbook elements. Forge ahead, using the power of baking to solve the town’s challenges. Let every animal enjoy its favorite bread—and open up about the secrets they’ve kept hidden.
Why similar: Cooking 45.1%, Cartoon 11.1%, Simulation 10.9%, Story Rich 10.7%, Cute 7.5%
- #17 The Lost Art of Innkeeping
87% matchVery Positive98% of 122 reviews2020
Dev: SeaPhoenix
Windows
Can you transform a dilapidated old manor into a 5-star inn while solving the mysteries lurking behind its doors? Meet amusing guests, discover new areas and upgrades, complete mini-quests, and find items and beautiful paintings that will help you achieve your goals!
Why similar: Management 41.6%, Story Rich 14.9%, Cute 13.3%, Simulation 12.9%, 2D 6.7%
- #18 Shokudo Underworld
85% matchVery Positive83% of 266 reviews2024
Dev: Miluku Inc.
Windows · Mac
Run your own sushi shokudo in a mysterious underworld. Satisfy the appetite of your customers, collect suspicious ingredients from bizarre fantastical creatures, and realize your dream of creating ... the legendary Chawanmushi!
Why similar: Cooking 37.1%, Hand-drawn 15.1%, Time Management 14.2%, Crafting 8%, Cute 7.7%
- #19 Coastal Kitchen Simulator
84% matchVery Positive85% of 130 reviews2025
Dev: Bewolba Studios
Windows
Cook and serve dishes as you run your own seafood restaurant! Unlock new recipes, grow your kitchen with the help of employees, and satisfy every customer’s craving. Expand your reputation, manage resources wisely, and build a seafood restaurant that becomes the talk of the town.
Why similar: Cooking 41.7%, Time Management 17%, Simulation 14.8%, Management 12.7%, Crafting 10.7%
- #20 Echoes of the Plum Grove
83% matchVery Positive88% of 3,019 reviews2024
Dev: Unwound GamesPub: indie.io
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 23.2 hrs≥1hr: 71%
A new life awaits in Honeywood! Build a thriving community that will last generations in this cozy farm simulator. Farm, socialize, make friends, cook, craft, forage and uncover the secrets of the island! If someone doesn’t want to be friends? There are always other means.
Why similar: Cooking 27.8%, Management 16.9%, Crafting 12.6%, Hand-drawn 12.3%, Simulation 7.8%
- #21 Farming Fever - Pizza and Burger Cooking game
84% matchMostly Positive74% of 320 reviews2023
Dev: Matryoshka
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Farming Fever is an engaging time management game where you can become both a farmer and a chef at the same time. You'll have to manage your farm, harvest crops, cook, and complete customers' orders.
Why similar: Cooking 30.9%, Time Management 17%, Simulation 13.7%, Emotional 10.4%, Management 10.1%
- #22 Whimsy Bake&Craft
82% matchMixed65% of 363 reviews2026
Dev: MOON SCAPEPub: HAMUXING Network Technology
Windows
Take over a bakery! Establish production lines for farming, fishing, and baking to create delicious treats! Fulfill missions to earn rewards. Recruit helpers, expand production, and decorate the bakery and homes. Restore Starlight Island to its former glory—one delicious dessert at a time!
Why similar: Time Management 29.4%, Cartoon 19.6%, Simulation 16.5%, Cute 11.3%, Colorful 10.1%
- #23 Sips and Sonnets
81% matchVery Positive100% of 62 reviews2025
Dev: Blue Tango Street
Windows · Mac · Linux
Run a tea shop in the British countryside and enkindle your love for poetry in this heartfelt visual novel. Play as Ms Meadows, retired journalist and tea enthusiast, as she prepares for her best friend’s long-awaited visit. Listen to customers’ stories, brew tea, and craft wholehearted poems.
Why similar: Cooking 34.5%, Emotional 20%, Hand-drawn 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Story Rich 9.4%
- #24 Restaurant Owner: Prologue
82% matchMixed62% of 103 reviews2024
Dev: Workaround GamesPub: CreativeForge Games
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 22%
Step into the world of a Restaurateur in Restaurant Owner: Prologue, where you create unique recipes, manage your restaurant, and satisfy customers. Unlock ingredients, design your menu, and start your journey toward becoming a top Restaurant Manager. Your culinary adventure begins here!
Why similar: Cooking 40.1%, Management 20.7%, Time Management 14.8%, Simulation 9%, Colorful 6.6%
- #25 Out and About
79% matchVery Positive93% of 325 reviews2025
Dev: Yaldi Games
Windows
A cozy foraging adventure about the magic of real-life plants! Identify and gather wild plants and fungi, cook tasty recipes, master herbal remedies, and rebuild your community after a devastating storm.
Why similar: Cooking 34.6%, Nature 18.4%, Crafting 17.8%, Stylized 9.1%, Simulation 7.2%
- #26 Nom Nom: Cozy Forest Café
78% matchVery Positive96% of 95 reviews2026
Dev: Anaïs Salla
Windows · Mac
A decoration-focused café game where you bake and brew... TO THE BEAT!
Why similar: Cooking 41.3%, Time Management 11.8%, Nature 11.2%, Stylized 8.6%, Simulation 7.9%
- #27 Magic Inn
79% matchVery Positive80% of 75 reviews2025
Dev: Purpledoor Studios
Windows
Reclaim glory in Magic Inn, a charming tavern life simulator. Take on the role of an exiled wizard-turned-innkeeper, overseeing everything from menus, rooms, guests, and staff in a fully magical customizable inn. Engage in card battles to spark conversations and foster relationships with guests.
Why similar: Cooking 43.4%, Management 23.6%, Crafting 16.8%, Simulation 8.9%, Cute 4.4%
- #28 Bakery Simulator
81% matchMixed67% of 2,258 reviews2022
Dev: Live Motion GamesPub: Ultimate Games S.A.
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Get up before dawn and see what it's like to be a baker! Learn to bake several dozen types of bread. Use realistic bakery machines. Deliver orders to stores, earn, and invest. Use original recipes or experiment with ingredients.
Why similar: Cooking 33.7%, Time Management 18.7%, Management 14.6%, Crafting 14.3%, Simulation 9.8%
- #29 Cook Serve Forever
78% 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 36.9%, Time Management 18.1%, Hand-drawn 14.4%, Story Rich 8.2%, Simulation 7.7%
- #30 World End Diner
77% matchVery Positive94% of 421 reviews2025
Dev: Andymente
Windows
Run a diner on the last island in the world after the destruction of humankind! For the cute animals and robots that survived, cook delicious food, run a farm, explore the forest, and create the best diner!
Why similar: Cooking 52.5%, Crafting 14.4%, Simulation 13.2%, Cute 8%, Nature 7.4%
- #31 inbento
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,696 reviews2021
Dev: Afterburn
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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 31.3%, Nature 14.2%, Hand-drawn 11.5%, Stylized 9.7%, Puzzle 8.3%
- #32 Winter Burrow
74% matchVery Positive90% of 2,666 reviews2025
Dev: Pine Creek GamesPub: Noodlecake
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Winter Burrow is a cozy woodland survival game about a mouse returning home to restore their childhood burrow. Explore, gather resources, craft, knit warm sweaters, bake pies and meet the locals.
Why similar: Cooking 29.1%, Crafting 16.3%, Nature 15%, Hand-drawn 12.3%, Cute 7.6%
- #33 Little Chef: Cozy Cooking
75% matchVery Positive98% of 124 reviews2026
Dev: Julien TruebigerPub: julien & erika
Windows · Mac
Little Chef: Cozy Cooking is a physics-based cooking game full of discovery and playful chaos. Experiment with everything in the kitchen and unlock over 150 recipes on your way to becoming a master chef!
Why similar: Cooking 55.3%, Hand-drawn 14.2%, Puzzle 8.6%, Cute 7.6%, Casual 4.6%
- #34 My Universe - Cooking Star Restaurant
80% matchMixed60% of 50 reviews2020
Dev: Old Skull GamesPub: Microids
Windows · Mac
Enter the world of elite gastronomy and manage your own restaurant from A to Z: hospitality, cooking, waitering, you do it all! Learn from the best chefs in the world, prepare the most delicious meals to make your customers happy and become a true cooking star.
Why similar: Cooking 47.7%, Management 13.8%, Time Management 11.7%, Simulation 10.4%, Casual 4.5%
- #35 Keep Me Gifted
76% matchMixed63% of 150 reviews2025
Dev: Merlot Games
Windows · Mac
In Keep Me Gifted you will make your career debut as a Gift Shop owner. Be ready to encounter unhinged characters and their requests, try to match those requests with your wrapping skills, manage your item stock, upgrade your shop, and increase your store's popularity. And stay gifted!
Why similar: Cooking 27.1%, Hand-drawn 14%, Management 13.5%, Time Management 9.2%, Crafting 9.2%
- #36 Good Pizza, Great Pizza - Cooking Simulator Game
75% matchVery Positive88% of 6,456 reviews2023
Dev: TapBlaze
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 21.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Ready to settle in with a soothing shift behind the counter? Feel the dough, hear the quiet crackle of the oven, and serve warm slices to grateful guests. Good Pizza, Great Pizza is the cozy, asmr-friendly escape you didn’t know you kneaded.
Why similar: Cooking 30.9%, Management 18%, Time Management 14.9%, Hand-drawn 10.7%, Simulation 6.8%
- #37 Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator
76% matchVery Positive84% of 2,520 reviews2023
Dev: Cyanide StudioPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Create and manage your dream restaurant! Menus, purchasing, décor, staff, equipment, customers… and don't forget the actual cooking! Experience the daily life of a restaurateur and earn your awards from the Michelin Guide.
Why similar: Cooking 44%, Management 21.2%, Stylized 11.1%, Simulation 10.2%, Colorful 7.5%
- #38 Inn Tycoon
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 779 reviews2025
Dev: Evil Goose GamesPub: GameDev.ist
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 27.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Welcome to Inn Tycoon! Build, design, and manage your dream inn. Serve delightful meals, offer various services, and hire a stellar staff. Create a top-notch hospitality empire and become the ultimate Inn Tycoon!
Why similar: Cooking 30.9%, Management 25.9%, Time Management 14%, Simulation 11%, Stylized 8.2%
- #39 Tailside: Cozy Cafe Sim
72% matchVery Positive98% of 201 reviews2026
Dev: Coffee Beans Dev
Windows
Run your own cozy café in Tailside! Brew coffee, decorate your café, and follow small stories in the daily newspaper. Progress through days and levels to unlock new items, skills, villagers, and creature visitors.
Why similar: Cooking 35.7%, Management 18.3%, Crafting 13.7%, Hand-drawn 12.4%, Simulation 8.5%
- #40 Piece by Piece
73% matchVery Positive91% of 139 reviews2026
Dev: GamkatPub: No More Robots
Windows
It's time to open shop! Inherit your family's repair shop, and roll up your sleeves. Fix up the prized possessions of the forest folk, paint yourself a masterpiece to sell and make your family shop all your own with decorations, furniture and cookies!
Why similar: Emotional 16.7%, Nature 16.6%, Management 14.1%, Stylized 10.1%, Simulation 9.9%
- #41 Cat Cafe Manager
74% matchVery Positive88% of 3,103 reviews2022
Dev: Roost GamesPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 16.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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: Management 26.3%, Time Management 19.3%, Cartoon 12.3%, Simulation 11.9%, Stylized 10%
- #42 Bento Blocks
70% matchVery Positive99% of 204 reviews2026
Dev: SOMETIMES LIMITED
Windows
Craft delicious lunch boxes in this cozy-yet-challenging ingredient-cutting puzzle game.
Why similar: Cooking 45.9%, Hand-drawn 13.8%, Puzzle 11.8%, Nature 11.5%, Colorful 5.2%
- #43 Midnight Ramen
71% matchVery Positive98% of 366 reviews2024
Dev: Cointinue Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
In Midnight Ramen, you play as the owner of a late-night ramen stand and his apprentice. You interact with your customers, listen to their troubles, and help them out whenever you can. But as the bowls of ramen are cooked and served, troubles are beginning to brew in your own life as well...
Why similar: Cooking 36%, Emotional 19.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Story Rich 9%, Cartoon 6.6%
- #44 Sizzle & Stack
72% matchMostly Positive77% of 296 reviews2025
Dev: Arvis Games
Windows · Mac
Sizzle & Stack is a fast-paced restaurant management card game where you stack ingredients, cook dishes, explore recipes, and serve hungry customers. Upgrade your kitchen and master strategic cooking in a unique blend of card play and time management!
Why similar: Cooking 37.8%, Management 17.1%, Time Management 13.7%, Crafting 12.9%, Simulation 6.7%
- #45 Project Homecoming Haven
71% matchVery Positive90% of 143 reviews2026
Dev: Toge Productions
Windows
Embark on a heartwarming journey as a home cleaning specialist.
Why similar: Emotional 33.9%, Interactive Fiction 20.8%, Simulation 16.4%, Stylized 7.4%, Colorful 6.5%
- #46 Cafe Owner Simulator: Prologue
73% matchMixed66% of 1,447 reviews2022
Dev: Second RealityPub: RockGame S.A.
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Prologue to the Cafe Owner Simulator, where you can restore your own abandoned building, complete tasks at various levels, and start building a restaurant business from zero.
Why similar: Cooking 53.3%, Management 29.8%, Simulation 14.5%, Singleplayer 2.4%
- #47 Hotel Galactic
71% matchMixed68% of 587 reviews2025
Dev: Ancient Forge
Windows
Welcome to Imoshima - an island floating in the clouds! Run a cozy intergalactic hotel where everyone wants to return. Build, decorate, cook, and discover the stories of your cosmic guests. It's a game about friendship set in a hand-drawn world inspired by iconic Japanese animation.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 23.1%, Crafting 20.1%, Stylized 14.8%, Story Rich 12.7%, Simulation 11.6%
- #48 The Chef's Shift: First Course
69% matchVery Positive98% of 440 reviews2025
Dev: Panitia GameDevPub: Catoptric Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 36 minMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 28%
A fast-paced typing game in a restaurant setting, where you’ll both cook & serve food to hungry customers, all done by TYPING. Play through the Italian restaurant and get a taste of The Chef's Shift!
Why similar: Cooking 41.9%, Time Management 18.4%, Management 15.6%, Simulation 9.5%, Cute 4.8%
- #49 Coffie Simulator - Prologue
70% matchVery Positive95% of 63 reviews2025
Dev: SakneDevPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
In Coffie Simulator Prologue , run your own café, serve unique cusstomers, and master the art of coffee-making! Customize, upgrade, and manage your shop while handling orders with precision. Every choice matters. Can you succeed?
Why similar: Time Management 26.6%, Cooking 22.9%, Management 18.9%, Crafting 14.2%, Simulation 7.2%
- #50 Venba
69% matchVery Positive93% of 3,365 reviews2023
Dev: Visai Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Venba is a short narrative cooking game, where you play as an Indian mom who immigrates to Canada with her family in the 1980s. Cook various dishes and restore lost recipes, hold branching conversations, and explore South Indian food in this story about family, love, and loss.
Why similar: Cooking 31.3%, Emotional 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, Hand-drawn 8.6%, Crafting 8.3%
- #51 Bonnie's Bakery
70% matchVery Positive97% of 126 reviews2023
Dev: Melty Clown Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Welcome to Bonnie's Bakery! Play as Bonnie, a cute baker who needs to gather ingredients so she can make pastries! Serve up your fresh, homemade pastries to the local townsfolk and hunt for very fresh ingredients!
Why similar: Cooking 44.3%, Cartoon 11.8%, Story Rich 10.8%, Cute 8.7%, Hand-drawn 8.7%
- #52 A Taste of the Past
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,768 reviews2022
Dev: Sondering Studio
Windows
What do you do when you lose someone you love? A Taste of the Past is an emotional sidescroller about reconnecting with your Chinese culture while navigating a train to the afterlife. Featuring a wholesome story, cooking minigames, and hope.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.5%, Hand-drawn 25%, Stylized 16.5%, Cute 11.5%, Colorful 11%
- #53 Pixel Cafe
68% matchVery Positive92% of 811 reviews2023
Dev: Baltoro Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Step into Pixel's shoes in this one-of-a-kind journey that bridges time, memories, and the aroma of fresh coffee. Dive deep into a city balancing its past and future. Engage in intense arcade challenges, immerse yourself in heartfelt stories, and navigate a world crafted in pixel art.
Why similar: Cooking 31.4%, Time Management 18%, Management 16.6%, Crafting 13.3%, Story Rich 9%
- #54 Cookard
67% matchVery Positive95% of 2,305 reviews2024
Dev: Panitia GameDev
Windows · Mac
Cookard is a cooking game where you run a restaurant by stacking cards to prepare and serve dishes to customers.
Why similar: Cooking 39.2%, Management 16.2%, Time Management 14%, Crafting 13.7%, Simulation 5.6%
- #55 Rolling Hills: Cozy Sushi Restaurant
67% matchVery Positive89% of 179 reviews2024
Dev: Catch & Release, LLCPub: Balor Games
Windows
Manage your own sushi restaurant! Collect and upgrade dishes, personalize your dining room, and use special abilities to serve customers in a dash.
Why similar: Cooking 41.1%, Management 20.1%, Time Management 19.9%, Simulation 7.4%, Cute 6.5%
- #56 Flowers And Favours: Florist Simulator
66% matchVery Positive95% of 170 reviews2025
Dev: MISK Games
Windows · Mac
Flowers And Favours is a relaxing cozy florist sim. Run your own flower shop, experiment with a stunning variety of florals, and craft unique bouquets for your adorable customers. Your floral journey begins today!
Why similar: Management 18.2%, Nature 16.5%, Simulation 12.7%, Hand-drawn 12.4%, Crafting 9.6%
- #57 Snacko
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,002 reviews2025
Dev: Bluecurse StudiosPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Driven away by the cost of living, you and your childhood friend set off with the goal to turn things around and start a new life. Explore, gather, and build up the town from scratch into a place you'll be proud to call "home"!
Why similar: Crafting 28.9%, Cute 20%, Colorful 18%, Simulation 16.7%, Story Rich 16.5%
- #58 Tavern Manager Simulator 🍻
65% matchVery Positive92% of 4,300 reviews2024
Dev: One More Time
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Restore your fantasy tavern to its full glory. Repair, improve and expand the establishment. Cook delicious food and keep an eye on the mood of the visitors. Create a unique atmosphere for unforgettable adventures!
Why similar: Cooking 47%, Management 31.2%, Simulation 14.2%, Casual 5.2%, Singleplayer 2.4%
- #59 Drive Thru Simulator : Prologue
68% matchMixed43% of 127 reviews2025
Dev: Red Axe Games
Windows
Drive Thru Simulator is a simulation game that immerses you in the exciting world of fast food restaurant management. Take customer orders, prepare their meals, process payments, and expand your restaurant!
Why similar: Cooking 70.1%, Simulation 11.9%, Casual 7.5%, Management 4.1%, Crafting 3.4%