Games Like Chef RPG

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: Management 26.6%, Pixel Graphics 19.3%, Crafting 13%, RPG 12.1%, Relaxing 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: It perfectly mirrors the loop of exploring dangerous environments to gather ingredients and managing a bustling restaurant at night.

Craft, farm, build and cook! In Travellers Rest you will have to use all the available tools to become the best tavern keeper in the realm. Create unique dishes and drinks to please your customers as you discover the world and its colorful characters.

Why similar: Life Sim 27.8%, Management 16.4%, Pixel Graphics 11%, Building 10.4%, Crafting 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: A pixel-art tavern management sim that incorporates RPG progression, crafting, and farming elements.

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 56.9%, Management 22.4%, RPG 9.7%, Simulation 7%, Atmospheric 4%

Why You'll Like It: Combines fast-paced action-roguelike dungeon crawling with the management of a restaurant in a wholesome, anime-inspired world.

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 52.1%, Pixel Graphics 20.3%, RPG 15.1%, Simulation 9.9%, 2D 2.6%

Why You'll Like It: A delightful pixel-art management game where you run an izakaya, forage for ingredients, and interact with a charming cast of characters.

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 43.6%, Life Sim 15.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, Management 7.8%, Relaxing 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on cooking and exploration in a beautiful pixel-art world with a strong emphasis on platforming and discovery.

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: Life Sim 31.6%, Pixel Graphics 13.3%, Crafting 10.9%, RPG 10.6%, Building 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: The definitive life-sim that provides the foundational experience of farming, community building, and exploration that inspired the genre.

Start your new life! Build the farm of your dreams as you discover a world brimming with possibilities. Magic, romance, and adventure all await you in this nostalgic farming / life sim RPG!

Why similar: Life Sim 24.5%, Cooking 19.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%, RPG 9.2%, Building 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A charming life-sim that emphasizes community relationships, farming, and RPG-style character development.

Build your farm and relationships with townsfolk, or forge ahead on a quest of magic, monsters, and dragons. Level up through a skill tree in 8 person multiplayer, or adventure solo!

Why similar: Life Sim 26.4%, Cooking 21.3%, Pixel Graphics 12.1%, Crafting 10.8%, RPG 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A fantasy-themed life-sim that expands on traditional farming mechanics with deep RPG combat and exploration.

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: Management 25.3%, Action RPG 19.3%, Pixel Graphics 17.9%, RPG 14.1%, Exploration 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: Balances the thrill of dungeon-crawling action-RPG combat with the strategic management of your own shop.

Embark on a lifetime of adventure in a beautiful world of creativity and intrigue. Raise a family, customise your farm, run a business, craft items, and battle some marvellously malevolent monsters.

Why similar: Life Sim 23.1%, Management 14.5%, Crafting 12.8%, Open World 12.2%, RPG 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A sandbox life-sim with deep crafting, exploration, and a unique aging mechanic that spans generations.

Get ready to embark on a comedic culinary quest unlike any other as you take on the role of Zest in this story-driven adventure game; from humble beginnings you will build a farm, grow delectable ingredients, craft machinery and cook your way to becoming the most Epic Chef in Ambrosia!

Why similar: Cooking 44.7%, Life Sim 19.1%, Crafting 11.2%, Immersive Sim 8.7%, RPG 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: A cooking-focused adventure that prioritizes a humorous story and creative recipe experimentation.

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 34.2%, Life Sim 19.8%, Immersive Sim 11.8%, Crafting 8.3%, Pixel Graphics 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A relaxing restaurant management sim set in a post-apocalyptic world where you serve unique creatures.

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: Life Sim 30.8%, Crafting 15.9%, Action RPG 13.8%, Pixel Graphics 12.8%, RPG 10%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on gathering ingredients and crafting remedies in a cozy, pixelated town with a strong emphasis on social interaction.

The world has already been saved. Now it's time to rebuild your town, learn new hobbies, and forge lifelong friendships in this peaceful and relaxing RPG.

Why similar: Life Sim 26.3%, Building 12.9%, Crafting 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%, Open World 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: A cozy, pixel-art life-sim that focuses on town building and meaningful relationships after the world has already been saved.

Meet the Pixelians and discover the ultimate life simulator in To Pixelia. As you climb your career ladder of choice, step into the world of politics, art, sports, music, and even crime. Live your dream life in pixels!

Why similar: Life Sim 21.7%, Cooking 19.1%, Open World 11.1%, Management 11%, Immersive Sim 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: A life-sim with open-world exploration and career management that allows for a high degree of player freedom.

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: Crafting 24.1%, Management 19.9%, Pixel Graphics 19.7%, Building 14.2%, RPG 13.7%

Why You'll Like It: A management-heavy life-sim that offers a unique, dark twist on the genre with complex crafting and resource systems.

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: RPG 36.2%, Management 30%, Action RPG 20.8%, Simulation 11.9%, 2D 1%

Why You'll Like It: A classic shop management game that forces you to balance inventory control with dungeon-delving to find rare goods.

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 24.8%, Life Sim 14.5%, Resource Management 11.6%, Management 8.8%, Crafting 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: Combines cooking and resource management with exploration in a colorful, sci-fi setting.

The charming and relaxing stone-age farming sim where you live in a thriving community exploring the wonderful world of Pacha. Discover "ideas," domesticate crops, befriend animals, and help your village grow. Play co-op with friends or explore the early days of civilization in single-player.

Why similar: Life Sim 24.8%, Building 13.9%, Crafting 13.1%, Immersive Sim 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: A community-focused life-sim that emphasizes gathering, discovery, and technological advancement in a prehistoric setting.

Coral Island is a vibrant, laid-back farm sim reimagined with multiplayer! Experience enchanting island life at your own pace: farm with friends, nurture animals, build relationships, hang out with a diverse cast of characters, and dive into the magical Merfolk Kingdom.

Why similar: Life Sim 37.2%, Building 13.7%, Crafting 12.8%, Open World 11.9%, Relaxing 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A modern life-sim that features extensive exploration, environmental restoration, and deep farming mechanics.

Find ingredients, make menus, and run your own restaurant in this sizzling sim!

Why similar: Cooking 35.2%, Life Sim 20.2%, Management 11.3%, Building 11.3%, RPG 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: A classic Kairosoft management sim that focuses on the growth and optimization of a restaurant empire.

Travel to the desert community of Sandrock and take on the role of a fledgling Builder. Use your trusty toolset to gather resources, construct machines, and turn your run-down workshop into a well-oiled production facility to save the town from the jaws of economic ruin!

Why similar: Life Sim 37.8%, Building 20.4%, Crafting 15.3%, Open World 13.7%, RPG 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A crafting-focused life-sim set in a vast open world that encourages exploration and community building.

Revolutionize the revolving sushi bar in this fresh new sim!

Why similar: Cooking 41.7%, Life Sim 19.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%, Management 8.5%, Building 8%

Why You'll Like It: An engaging restaurant management game that emphasizes menu variety and customer satisfaction.

Dinkum is a survival life simulation game set on an island inspired by the rugged Australian outback. Farm, hunt, mine, fish, and forage to gather resources, expand your town, and discover what makes Dinkum so special—either solo or with friends.

Why similar: Life Sim 32.3%, Building 17.7%, Crafting 16.4%, RPG 10.1%, Relaxing 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: An exploration-heavy life-sim set in a unique Australian-inspired wilderness with plenty of gathering and building.

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: Life Sim 26.3%, Crafting 18.8%, Management 15.4%, Resource Management 12.3%, RPG 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A cozy management sim that focuses on building, decoration, and running a hospitality business in the woods.

The highly popular and quirky "idle game that you want to actively keep playing". Explore, craft, gather & manage resources, find secrets and build your base out of nothing! Buy land to explore and expand!

Why similar: Crafting 25.3%, Pixel Graphics 19.9%, Building 14.1%, Resource Management 13.2%, Open World 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: An addictive loop of gathering, crafting, and exploration that rewards constant expansion and discovery.

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: Management 27.8%, Building 25.1%, Crafting 14.9%, Relaxing 11.9%, Exploration 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A management and exploration game that focuses on emotional storytelling and building a home on a boat.

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: Crafting 57.8%, Simulation 21.5%, Combat 20.7%

Why You'll Like It: A unique blend of deep, realistic rice farming simulation and side-scrolling action-RPG combat.

Winkeltje: The Little Shop is all about building, decorating, and running your own old-world fantasy shop. Buy low, sell high - from nails and apples to swords and alchemic love potions. Impress your customers, craft items, and be the master of your very own shop.

Why similar: Cooking 27.2%, Life Sim 23%, Management 17.8%, Building 14.1%, Crafting 12.9%

Why You'll Like It: A focused shop management and crafting experience that allows you to design and run your own storefront.

Coffee Talk is a coffee brewing and heart-to-heart talking simulator about listening to fantasy-inspired modern peoples’ problems, and helping them by serving up a warm drink or two.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 31.1%, Crafting 24.9%, Relaxing 20.6%, Atmospheric 11.8%, Simulation 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: A cozy, narrative-driven simulator that focuses on the art of drink-making and listening to the stories of your patrons.

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 34%, Life Sim 19.7%, Management 13.6%, Immersive Sim 11.9%, Resource Management 9.8%

Open your own diner and create custom burgers in this management sim game.

Why similar: Cooking 46.8%, Life Sim 19.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, Management 10.2%, Simulation 7.3%

Kebab Chefs! is a Co-Op, cooking and restaurant management game that can be played up to 4 players. Design your own restaurant. Cook delicious foods, fill your menu with various recipes, feed customers and become the biggest kebab restaurant in town!

Why similar: Cooking 40.7%, Life Sim 12.9%, Management 12.4%, Building 8.9%, Immersive Sim 7.6%

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 45.4%, Management 11.5%, Resource Management 10.8%, Crafting 10.3%, Simulation 10.1%

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 27.2%, Life Sim 17.6%, Management 11.6%, Building 10.9%, Crafting 9.2%

Service Please is a top-down restaurant management and tycoon game focused on relaxed gameplay and steady progression. Manage customers, organize staff, upgrade your menu, and build your restaurant step by step.

Why similar: Cooking 28.1%, Life Sim 13.9%, Management 11%, Building 10.5%, Resource Management 8.4%

Recipe for Disaster is a management sim that captures the fast-paced, drama-filled environment of a professional kitchen and dining room. Build your dream restaurant, create recipes, design menus and manage your staff, all while contending with demanding customers and disastrous situations!

Why similar: Cooking 40.9%, Life Sim 19.6%, Management 16.7%, Building 12.3%, Resource Management 5.6%

In Tavern Legends, you run your own medieval tavern: pour beer, create meals, design your taverns, and assemble your staff. Win over guests from all walks of life and build your reputation as a legendary innkeeper.

Why similar: Cooking 23.6%, Life Sim 16.7%, Management 13.4%, Building 12.7%, Crafting 11%

Build the ultimate bowl to leap past your ramen rivals and achieve greatness!

Why similar: Cooking 33.8%, Life Sim 24.9%, Building 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%, Management 7.4%

Chef is a Restaurant Management game in which you create your own character, acquire supreme cooking skills, customize restaurants, design unique menus, and devise innovative recipes with a realistic editor.

Why similar: Cooking 46.5%, Management 37.4%, Simulation 11.5%, Relaxing 4.5%

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 32.9%, Life Sim 32.4%, Management 11.8%, Simulation 8.4%, Relaxing 5.9%

Buy cooking equipment, prepare delicious meals, and serve hungry customers. Upgrade your setup, read customer reviews, and expand your business to become the top fast-food joint in the city.

Why similar: Cooking 38%, Life Sim 20.7%, Management 16%, Resource Management 12.1%, Simulation 6%

TasteMaker is a restaurant tycoon game. Design your own restaurant from the ground up, decorate, create a menu, hire and manage staff, and much more. Keep your customers happy and make a profit to keep the restaurant of your dreams from turning into a nightmare.

Why similar: Cooking 35.6%, Management 15.8%, Building 14.9%, Crafting 11.8%, Immersive Sim 9.3%

A cozy pixel art adventure about saving a struggling Boba Tea shop. Brew up tasty drinks, battle enemies for inspiration, make friends with customers, and much much more, on your quest to serve up the best tea in town!

Why similar: Cooking 29.5%, Life Sim 24.4%, Management 15.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%, RPG 7.8%

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 25.8%, Life Sim 17.2%, Management 13.6%, Building 12.9%, Resource Management 10.6%

A farming & restaurant management sim with base building elements. Grow in backyard to cook & serve! Discover new recipes by exploring ingredients on the island; gather, fish, raise animals & produce with machines. Manage resources, hire staff & grow your organic business into a 5-star restaurant!

Why similar: Cooking 31.9%, Management 13.3%, Building 13.3%, Immersive Sim 10.8%, Crafting 10.5%

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 34.1%, Life Sim 19.3%, Management 14.7%, Immersive Sim 11.4%, Resource Management 10.1%

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 32.5%, Life Sim 20.6%, Management 14.4%, Crafting 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%

Experience entrepreneurship in a floating cloud cafe. Manage your flying cafe, customize construction, train staff, handle random events, and uncover the secrets of the commercial empire, growing from a small shop to the sky's brightest star.

Why similar: Cooking 35%, Building 15.5%, Management 13.3%, Resource Management 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 10%

Barista Simulator, master the art of brewing with over 30 coffee recipes. Start with a basic setup, upgrade your café, manage your staff, and build your very own coffee haven. Are you ready for the ultimate coffee journey?

Why similar: Cooking 32.3%, Life Sim 15.1%, Management 11.7%, Crafting 11%, Immersive Sim 10.3%

A cooking and restaurant management game designed for drive thru lovers. Build your own restaurant from scratch. Prepare mouthwatering dishes, expand your menu with unique recipes, serve customers with care, and grow into the most legendary drive thru spot in the city!

Why similar: Cooking 40.6%, Life Sim 20%, Management 12.9%, Immersive Sim 12.1%, Open World 9.1%

Welcome to Wrap House Simulator! Run your own wrap shop, chop, grill, and serve in this cooking adventure. Customize your shop, master the grill, and survive the rush solo or co-op with up to 6 players. Keep up with orders, satisfy customers, and build your dream restaurant!

Why similar: Cooking 39.9%, Life Sim 15.4%, Management 11.7%, Immersive Sim 10.1%, Resource Management 7.9%

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 34.1%, Life Sim 19.8%, Management 14%, Immersive Sim 11.5%, Crafting 10.6%

Run your own restaurant. Create your menu, hire staff, decorate the place, take orders, serve guests, and grow your business. Food critics, online orders, events, and kitchen chaos are on the menu!

Why similar: Cooking 35.5%, Life Sim 17.8%, Management 15.3%, Immersive Sim 11.2%, Resource Management 9.5%

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 35.3%, Life Sim 25.2%, Management 16%, Crafting 12.2%, Immersive Sim 6.7%

Build, design and manage your own café in this detailed cafe management simulator. Hire staff, craft your menu, serve customers and grow your coffee shop business in a lively island city.

Why similar: Cooking 30.2%, Life Sim 18.3%, Management 14.3%, Building 13.7%, Immersive Sim 10%

Hey human, we've got problems! This town is crawling with troublesome spirits, and you're the only one who can see them. You'd better get that old bathhouse up and running, maybe that'll help them chill out!

Why similar: Life Sim 29.5%, Building 13.8%, RPG 11.1%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%, Management 10.1%

Embark on an enchanting journey and brave ferocious creatures in an immersive medieval fantasy world. Will you settle a new homestead to live a life of farming and trade, or pick up the sword and take up the adventurers' path?

Why similar: Life Sim 19.4%, Management 14.3%, Immersive Sim 13.2%, Crafting 13.1%, RPG 11.1%

Welcome to Cooking Clash, the VR restaurant game that lets you unleash your creativity! Run your fast-food spot, delighting both human and animal guests with your culinary flair. Utilize endless ingredient combinations to keep guests pleased and beware of cunning customers who might rob your tips!

Why similar: Cooking 42.5%, Life Sim 21.6%, Crafting 10.4%, RPG 10.3%, Building 7%

Moonstone Island is a creature-collecting life-sim set in an open world with 100 islands to explore. Make friends, brew potions, collect Spirits, and test your strength in card-based encounters to complete your Alchemy training!

Why similar: Cooking 30.9%, Life Sim 22.2%, Building 14.9%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%, RPG 8.3%