- #1 Diner Dash:® Hometown Hero™
97% matchMostly Negative38% of 365 reviews2009
Dev: PlayFirst
Windows · Mac
On a visit to her hometown, Flo and her Grandma Florence take a stroll down memory lane. Bring five restaurants back to life, and meet new customers like the Hungry Man and the Celebrity. Take special care of customers with reservations and place flowers at tables in order to make diners happier.
Why similar: Cooking 46.7%, Time Management 35.7%, Simulation 15.5%, Casual 2.1%
Why You'll Like It: This is the direct predecessor in the series, offering the exact same core mechanics and charm that defined the genre.
- #2 Delicious - Emily's Christmas Carol
96% matchVery Positive90% of 188 reviews2016
Dev: Blue GiraffePub: GameHouse
Windows
Median: 14.2 hrsMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Warm up your Christmas spirit with this amazing cooking story game!
Why similar: Time Management 48.1%, Cooking 43.6%, Casual 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: Part of a highly polished time-management series that mirrors the narrative-driven service loops found in Cooking Dash.
- #3 Delicious - Emily's Message in a Bottle
96% matchVery Positive93% of 145 reviews2016
Dev: GameHouse
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Enjoy an amazing story while you cook divine dishes in Italian kitchens!
Why similar: Time Management 82.6%, Casual 17.4%
Why You'll Like It: Features the same satisfying multitasking gameplay and character-focused progression that fans of the Dash series love.
- #4 Mary Le Chef - Cooking Passion
95% matchVery Positive91% of 113 reviews2017
Dev: Cateia GamesPub: GameHouse
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Enjoy a compelling story, while playing an amazing cooking game!
Why similar: Cooking 65.6%, Simulation 26.7%, Casual 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: Combines high-quality time-management mechanics with a compelling story, much like the cinematic approach of Cooking Dash.
- #5 Papa's Pizzeria Deluxe
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 3,366 reviews2024
Dev: Flipline Studios
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Top, bake, and serve delicious pizzas in Papa's Pizzeria Deluxe! Craft pizzas for Papa Louie's loyal customers while earning tips, points, and Special Recipes. Unlock holiday ingredients for seasonal pies, and take a trip in the Food Truck to serve your own unique creations!
Why similar: Cooking 66.6%, Time Management 21.3%, Simulation 9.5%, Casual 2.5%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a deep, strategic take on the cooking simulation genre with a focus on managing multiple stations simultaneously.
- #6 Papa's Freezeria Deluxe
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 12,648 reviews2023
Dev: Flipline Studios
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 22.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Return to Calypso Island to serve seasonal sundae treats in Papa's Freezeria Deluxe! Craft sundaes in the Freezeria for all your quirky customers while earning tips, points and Special Recipes. Switch gears and take a trip in the Food Truck to concoct your own chilly creations and see who shows up!
Why similar: Cooking 66.6%, Time Management 22.4%, Simulation 8.6%, Casual 2.3%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a highly addictive service loop where precision and speed are key to satisfying your customers' specific dessert orders.
- #7 Hotel Dash™ Suite Success™
93% matchVery Positive83% of 129 reviews2010
Dev: PlayFirst
Windows · Mac
When Quinn's new travel business hits a snag, she needs Flo's patented elbow grease to help renovate and run hotels all over DinerTown™! As Flo, you will deliver guest's luggage, drop off room service and provide extra towels, blankets and anything else they may need to stay happy and leave big tips!
Why similar: Casual 100%
Why You'll Like It: Developed by the same team, this game applies the familiar time-management mechanics to a hotel setting.
- #8 Diner Bros
91% matchVery Positive90% of 884 reviews2018
Dev: JAYFLGAMES
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 20.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Diner Bros is a cooking and restaurant management game. Cook and serve meals as fast as you can, but don’t get the orders wrong or else your customers will get angry – and hungry! Upgrade your restaurant and hire staff to help you… or play with your friends in 2-4 local co-op!
Why similar: Cooking 64.1%, Time Management 25.4%, Simulation 8.1%, Casual 2.4%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the chaotic energy of running a busy restaurant, especially when playing with friends in local co-op.
- #9 The Cooking Game
91% matchMixed59% of 214 reviews2016
Dev: Play Spirit Limited
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Start The Cooking Game, learn to cook, serve and manage your own restaurants. Show your skills and feed the hungry customers!
Why similar: Cooking 53.6%, Simulation 24.5%, Time Management 12.5%, Casual 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A straightforward and addictive cooking simulator that focuses on the core loop of preparing and serving food.
- #10 My Universe - Cooking Star Restaurant
90% 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 70.5%, Time Management 15.2%, Simulation 11.2%, Casual 3.1%
Why You'll Like It: A modern take on the cooking management genre that emphasizes kitchen upgrades and menu expansion.
- #11 Burger Shop
89% matchVery Positive99% of 359 reviews2017
Dev: GoBit Games
Windows · Mac
Make burgers, shakes and more in this exciting food-making game that has been enjoyed by millions of fans everywhere.
Why similar: Cooking 45.4%, Simulation 27.1%, Time Management 20.4%, Casual 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, classic-style game where you must assemble complex orders quickly to keep your customers happy.
- #12 Diner Mania
89% matchMixed67% of 134 reviews2015
Dev: InImagesPub: Glob Games Studio
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Manage a family restaurant business.
Why similar: Cooking 65.3%, Time Management 26.7%, Casual 8%
Why You'll Like It: A classic-style casual game that focuses on the essential elements of restaurant management and speed.
- #13 Recipe for Disaster
88% matchMostly Positive71% of 714 reviews2022
Dev: Dapper Penguin StudiosPub: Kasedo Games
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 61%
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 68.7%, Time Management 18.9%, Simulation 9.5%, Casual 2.9%
Why You'll Like It: Adds a layer of management depth to the cooking experience, allowing you to design your own restaurant layout.
- #14 Cooking Simulator
86% matchVery Positive85% of 19,369 reviews2019
Dev: Big Cheese Studio
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A realistic cooking sim where every ingredient reacts with real physics. Master 80+ dishes in Career mode or go wild in Sandbox as you cook, experiment, or cause total kitchen chaos in a fully interactive chef’s playground.
Why similar: Cooking 83.4%, Simulation 16.6%
Why You'll Like It: While more realistic and 3D-focused, it shares the core theme of managing a kitchen and preparing complex dishes under pressure.
- #15 Cooking Festival
87% 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 60.6%, Time Management 27.7%, Simulation 9%, Casual 2.7%
Why You'll Like It: Features a wide variety of kitchen environments and fast-paced service challenges similar to the DinerTown restaurants.
- #16 Cafe Dash: Cooking, Diner Game
86% matchVery Positive91% of 92 reviews2024
Dev: Friedegggames OUPub: Brightika, Inc.
Windows
🍽️🍕Your dream restaurants and cafes awaits! ❤️ Addictive levels and unique locations ✈️ Hours of entertainment in the time-management genre ⏰
Why similar: Simulation 69.2%, Casual 20%, Cooking 7%, Time Management 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: A modern mobile-style time-management game that focuses on quick service and customer satisfaction.
- #17 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 53%, Time Management 25.5%, Simulation 17.1%, Casual 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: Combines farming and cooking management for a varied experience that keeps the time-management pressure high.
- #18 Fabulous - Angela's Fashion Fever
85% matchVery Positive83% of 144 reviews2016
Dev: GameHouse
Windows
Discover bitter secrets in the glittering world of fashion! Follow Angela’s fabulous adventure across the world in 60+ exciting story levels. Become a world-famous fashion designer in the 2nd season of Fabulous!"
Why similar: Time Management 50.8%, Simulation 37.1%, Casual 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: Uses the same engine and time-management logic as the Delicious series, offering a polished and familiar experience.
- #19 Heart's Medicine - Time to Heal
84% matchVery Positive94% of 878 reviews2016
Dev: Blue GiraffePub: GameHouse
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
An intense, but also funny, medical drama that deals with a lot of life-changing decisions. Become an aspiring surgeon at Little Creek Hospital!
Why similar: Time Management 63%, Simulation 25.5%, Casual 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: While set in a hospital, the core gameplay loop of managing multiple tasks and queues is identical to the best cooking time-management games.
- #20 SpongeBob: Krusty Cook-Off
82% matchMixed63% of 115 reviews2025
Dev: Entalto StudiosPub: Tilting Point
Windows · Mac
Let’s Get Cookin’! Team up with SpongeBob SquarePants for a laugh-out-loud, fast-paced cooking adventure in Bikini Bottom. Test your time-management skills, serve iconic customers, and fire up the grill in nonstop kitchen chaos!
Why similar: Cooking 64.6%, Time Management 20.8%, Simulation 11.5%, Casual 3.2%
Why You'll Like It: A high-energy, cartoon-style cooking game that emphasizes speed and multitasking in a familiar setting.
- #21 Star Chef 2: Cooking Game
83% matchMostly Positive70% of 553 reviews2021
Dev: 99Games Online Private Limited
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 18.7 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Kitchen Simulation | Learn Cuisines | Cook Delicious Food | Become A Chef
Why similar: Cooking 60.6%, Time Management 23.2%, Simulation 12.5%, Casual 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a more modern, social-focused approach to restaurant management with extensive customization options.
- #22 Cooking Live - Italian Kitchen Simulator
82% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,958 reviews2023
Dev: Matryoshka
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Hello everyone! My name is Jane, and I need your help! I travel around the world and create a blog about local restaurants and cuisine. I’ve seen how big corporations squeeze out talented local cooks and their restaurants! Let’s take matters into our own hands and give them back their zest for life!
Why similar: Cooking 64.5%, Time Management 24.6%, Simulation 8%, Casual 2.9%
- #23 Coastal Kitchen Simulator
80% 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 62%, Time Management 22.1%, Simulation 15.9%
- #24 Diner Bros 2
79% matchVery Positive86% of 129 reviews2025
Dev: JAYFLGAMES
Windows
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 77.5%, Time Management 18.7%, Casual 3.7%
- #25 Star Chef: Cooking & Restaurant Game
81% matchMixed58% of 384 reviews2019
Dev: 99Games Online Pvt. Ltd.
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 22.9 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Over 20 Million Downloads Worldwide! Play Star Chef, a cooking simulation game that celebrates delicious flavours, letting you run your own café and 5 star restaurant. Experience the joy of managing a bustling business dicing fresh ingredients while exploring your passion for cuisines across the world!
Why similar: Cooking 66.4%, Simulation 26.5%, Casual 7.1%
- #26 Cooking Clash
78% matchMostly Positive80% of 83 reviews2025
Dev: Tyche Mobile Technology Inc Limited
Windows
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 68.8%, Time Management 17.9%, Simulation 10.6%, Casual 2.6%
- #27 Drive Thru Simulator : Prologue
79% 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 85.2%, Simulation 10.5%, Casual 4.3%
- #28 Overcooked
78% matchVery Positive90% of 16,200 reviews2016
Dev: Ghost Town Games Ltd.Pub: Team17 Digital Ltd
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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 90.7%, Simulation 6.4%, Casual 2.9%
- #29 Wedding Dash® 2: Rings Around the World
81% matchMostly Positive70% of 101 reviews2009
Dev: Sarbakan
Windows · Mac
Quinn is back on a new whirlwind adventure, joined by Flo® and Joe Wright, wedding photographer. Help Quinn become the world's top wedding planner in this hilarious sequel to the hit game Wedding Dash®. Visit beautiful, exotic locations while managing new guests, fulfilling bride and groom requests, and tackling comedic disasters.
Why similar: Time Management 51.7%, Simulation 48.3%
- #30 Cook, Serve, Delicious! 3?!
77% matchVery Positive91% of 2,256 reviews2020
Dev: Vertigo Gaming Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 78.9%, Simulation 15.9%, Casual 5.2%
- #31 Cook, Serve, Delicious!
77% matchVery Positive94% of 5,698 reviews2013
Dev: Vertigo Gaming Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 63.6%, Time Management 26.6%, Simulation 9.8%
- #32 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 82.4%, Simulation 13.8%, Casual 3.8%
- #33 Cooking Craze
76% matchMostly Positive79% of 345 reviews2024
Dev: MatryoshkaPub: Big Fish Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Cooking Craze is a fast and fun cooking game that lets you explore the cultures of the world through their delicious food! Upgrade your restaurants to serve only the best dishes and use a variety of special boosts to cook your way to victory!
Why similar: Cooking 96.2%, Casual 3.8%
- #34 Corner Kitchen Fast Food Simulator
75% matchVery Positive86% of 410 reviews2025
Dev: Purple Heads Games
Windows
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 63.8%, Time Management 21.3%, Simulation 11.6%, Casual 3.3%
- #35 The Chef's Shift: First Course
74% 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 63.9%, Time Management 24.6%, Simulation 10.5%, Casual 0.9%
- #36 Fast Food Simulator
73% matchVery Positive91% of 8,818 reviews2024
Dev: No Ceiling Games
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Welcome to the world's most chaotic place! Play solo or co-op with up to 6 players. Run a fast-food restaurant, and work with your friends to expand your business. Take orders, make burgers, and increase your earnings by dealing with customers.
Why similar: Cooking 80.9%, Simulation 19.1%
- #37 Overcooked! 2
73% matchVery Positive90% of 80,492 reviews2018
Dev: Ghost Town Games Ltd.Pub: Team17
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 16.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Overcooked returns with a brand-new helping of chaotic cooking action! Journey back to the Onion Kingdom and assemble your team of chefs in classic couch co-op or online play for up to four players. Hold onto your aprons… it’s time to save the world again!
Why similar: Cooking 91.1%, Simulation 4.5%, Casual 4.4%
- #38 Chefs Together
73% matchVery Positive83% of 54 reviews2024
Dev: Musa GUNGOR
Windows
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 83.9%, Simulation 12.3%, Casual 3.8%
- #39 Cook, Serve, Delicious! 2!!
72% matchVery Positive89% of 3,014 reviews2017
Dev: Vertigo Gaming Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 79.2%, Simulation 15.5%, Casual 5.3%
- #40 Rolling Hills: Cozy Sushi Restaurant
71% 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 62.7%, Time Management 26.6%, Simulation 8.2%, Casual 2.5%
- #41 Burger Shift: Team Rush: Prologue
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 573 reviews2025
Dev: Nova Telum Studio
Windows
Run the world's most chaotic fast food joint! Play solo or with up to 8 friends as you take orders, make burgers, and hustle to keep customers happy. Grow your business with every shift.
Why similar: Cooking 79.3%, Simulation 15.7%, Time Management 4.9%
- #42 Hotdog: The Videogame
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 74 reviews2025
Dev: Tenth Horizon Games
Windows
Solo or with friends, manage multiple hot dog stands in a dynamic and realistic business simulator. Sell fast food, customize it with unique toppings, upgrade your equipment and buy your dreamed restaurant. Serve demanding customers against the clock to achieve efficient greatness.
Why similar: Cooking 68.1%, Time Management 15.4%, Simulation 13.1%, Casual 3.4%
- #43 The Cooking Game VR
71% matchMostly Positive71% of 62 reviews2024
Dev: Play Spirit Limited
Windows
Embark on a culinary adventure in "The Cooking Game VR." Cook up a storm in two themed restaurants, battling against AI or friends in thrilling PvP mode. Tackle kitchen chaos, earn coins, upgrade tools, and achieve gastronomic greatness. Ready, set, cook!
Why similar: Cooking 56.3%, Time Management 27.7%, Simulation 12.2%, Casual 3.8%
- #44 Fabulous Food Truck
74% matchMixed49% of 142 reviews2016
Dev: EnsenaSoft
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Fabulous Food Truck is an exciting time-management arcade game testing your skills and talent as Cook, Server and Manager of a busy food truck with a steady stream of demanding customers.
Why similar: Simulation 76%, Casual 24%
- #45 Kitchen Sync: Aloha!
68% 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 63.8%, Time Management 23.2%, Simulation 10.4%, Casual 2.6%
- #46 Food Truck Simulator
70% matchMixed69% of 1,318 reviews2022
Dev: DRAGO entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Renovate, equip and restore the shine of the food truck that belonged to your father. Create recipes, cook the food and serve customers across an entire city. Customize and upgrade your food truck to reach more customers and expand your menu.
Why similar: Cooking 80.1%, Simulation 15.9%, Casual 4%
- #47 Cook Serve Forever
69% 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 61.5%, Time Management 26.5%, Simulation 9.3%, Casual 2.6%
- #48 Galaxy Burger
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,642 reviews2024
Dev: Galactic Workshop
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
🌴👩🍳🍔 A stress-free cooking game that lets you relax! Cook up burgers for mecha cats and aliens. Play solo or with up to 7 friends!
Why similar: Cooking 69.7%, Time Management 16.2%, Simulation 11.2%, Casual 2.9%
- #49 Burger Shop 3
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 549 reviews2023
Dev: GoBit Games
Windows · Mac
Make tasty food items to serve hungry customers in this fast-paced sequel to the amazing food making games Burger Shop 1 & 2!
Why similar: Cooking 64.2%, Time Management 24.4%, Simulation 7.8%, Casual 3.6%
- #50 Cook-Out
70% matchVery Positive90% of 289 reviews2021
Dev: Resolution Games
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Get your aprons ready… things are about to get messy in this award-winning multiplayer VR game from Resolution Games!
Why similar: Cooking 65.7%, Time Management 24%, Simulation 7.8%, Casual 2.6%
- #51 Good Pizza, Great Pizza - Cooking Simulator Game
67% 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 61.5%, Time Management 26%, Simulation 9.8%, Casual 2.8%
- #52 PlateUp!
66% matchVery Positive95% of 25,910 reviews2022
Dev: It's happeningPub: Yogscast Games
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 22.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Cook and serve your dishes, design and decorate your restaurants, and expand your culinary kingdom with new unlocks, abilities and dishes in procedurally-generated locations. Classic cooking action with permanent roguelite progression. Hire your friends - or do it all yourself!
Why similar: Cooking 97.2%, Casual 2.8%
- #53 Burgie's cozy kitchen
67% 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 65.5%, Time Management 22.7%, Simulation 10%, Casual 1.8%
- #54 Kitchen Simulator 2
72% matchMixed47% of 108 reviews2017
Dev: WhackAKey GamesPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 26%
Ever wanted to own your own restaurant? Well now you can with Kitchen Simulator 2. Customer satisfaction is your main aim, try and serve as many customers as you can, without leaving to many disappointed before the day ends.
Why similar: Cooking 67.2%, Time Management 20.9%, Simulation 11.9%
- #55 The Chef's Shift
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,491 reviews2025
Dev: Panitia GameDevPub: Catoptric Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 64%
The Chef’s Shift is a fast-paced typing game in a restaurant setting, where you’ll both cook & serve food to hungry customers, all done by TYPING.
Why similar: Cooking 63.5%, Time Management 24.9%, Simulation 9.8%, Casual 1.9%
- #56 Sandwich Simulator
66% matchMostly Positive77% of 464 reviews2026
Dev: FiftyEight Studios
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Ready to create your own world of flavor? Play solo or co-op with up to 8 players, prepare sandwiches with your friends, deliver online orders to the courier and run your sandwich restaurant. Clean, expand, and keep your customers happy!
Why similar: Cooking 63%, Time Management 21.9%, Simulation 11.7%, Casual 3.4%
- #57 Kebab Chefs! - Restaurant Simulator
65% matchVery Positive84% of 7,339 reviews2024
Dev: Biotech Gameworks
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
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 71.8%, Time Management 16.3%, Simulation 11.8%