Games Like Cuisineer

Battle Chef Brigade pairs combo-based hunting and puzzle-based cooking in a hand drawn, fantasy adventure. Cook your way into the Brigade while subduing Victusia’s destructive monsters. Follow Mina and Thrash in the single-player campaign or challenge your friends in Local Multiplayer and Daily Cook-Offs.

Why similar: Cooking 43.9%, Female Protagonist 14.1%, Anime 13%, RPG 8.6%, Hand-drawn 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: It features a unique blend of monster-hunting action and fast-paced cooking competitions that feel very similar to the spirit of Cuisineer.

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: Character Action Game 27.8% ★, Cooking 25.7%, Management 12.4%, Anime 8.6%, Female Protagonist 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: This title features a satisfying mix of side-scrolling action and bakery management, requiring you to gather ingredients in the wild to stock your shop.

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: Character Action Game 20.3% ★, Hack and Slash 15.6%, Dungeon Crawler 14.4%, Action Roguelike 12.1%, Management 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly mirrors the core loop of exploring dangerous dungeons to gather loot and then managing a shop to sell your findings.

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 56.8%, Management 22.5%, RPG 9.7%, Simulation 7.1%, Atmospheric 4%

Why You'll Like It: An immersive RPG that emphasizes cooking, ingredient gathering, and restaurant management within a beautiful pixel-art world.

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: Dungeon Crawler 22.4%, JRPG 18.9%, Anime 18.6%, Management 9.3%, Female Protagonist 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A classic title that defines the dungeon-crawling and shop-management hybrid genre with a charming 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: Management 43.6%, Roguelite 19.6%, Simulation 13.5%, RPG 13.1%, Casual 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: It combines deep-sea exploration and action with a highly engaging restaurant management sim where you serve the fish you catch.

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 63.1%, Anime 24.6%, RPG 12.3%

Why You'll Like It: An action-platformer where you hunt monsters and cook them into meals to gain new abilities, perfectly capturing the 'eat what you kill' theme.

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 36.9%, JRPG 18.4%, Anime 12.8%, Female Protagonist 9.5%, Simulation 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses heavily on the restaurant management aspect, tasking you with gathering ingredients and serving customers in a cute, character-driven world.

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 55.5%, Female Protagonist 13.6%, Management 10.7%, Cute 10.3%, Fantasy 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: A cozy platformer that focuses on exploring a magical town to find ingredients and cooking complex dishes for your customers.

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 39.3%, Management 20.1%, Roguelite 12.2%, Action Roguelike 10.5%, Procedural Generation 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: A roguelite restaurant management game that captures the chaotic, high-pressure fun of serving customers in a kitchen.

WitchSpring R is a story-driven RPG combining elements of collecting, simulation, and battling. Experience the joy of training a young witch and accompany her on a grand adventure!

Why similar: JRPG 27.8%, Cute 21.3%, Female Protagonist 18.2%, Anime 13.3%, RPG 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: A cute, anime-styled RPG that features extensive crafting and gathering mechanics within a charming fantasy world.

Garden of Witches is a cute roguelike action game full of danger. Help the protagonist, Sil, as she tries to round up her unruly fellow witches and save the Garden.

Why similar: Hack and Slash 21.1%, Action Roguelike 20.9%, Dungeon Crawler 13.7%, Roguelite 13.6%, Female Protagonist 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: An action-roguelike that features a cute aesthetic and fast-paced combat, appealing to fans of the dungeon-crawling side of Cuisineer.

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: Wholesome 34% ★, Cooking 34%, Management 15%, Cute 6.4%, Simulation 5%

Why You'll Like It: A relaxing management sim where you play as a robot running a sushi restaurant, focusing on recipes and customer satisfaction.

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: Wholesome 35.2% ★, Cooking 33.7%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Hand-drawn 10.5%, Simulation 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven cooking game that emphasizes rhythm-based mechanics and management in a vibrant, futuristic setting.

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 55.9%, Simulation 23.7%, Anime 20.4%

Why You'll Like It: While more focused on farming, the deep cooking and crafting systems combined with side-scrolling combat provide a similar satisfying gameplay loop.

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 37.5%, Wholesome 32.6% ★, Management 12.1%, Simulation 7.9%, Cute 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: An exploration-focused cooking game where you travel in a food truck to gather ingredients and serve unique meals to the world.

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

Why similar: Cooking 47.9%, Management 16.6%, Female Protagonist 10.8%, Cute 8.8%, Simulation 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: A classic management simulation that allows you to build and customize your own restaurant, focusing on menu development and staff management.

Fight your way through a procedurally generated labyrinthic castle in this rogue-like dungeon crawler, set in a vibrant and colorful anime world. You’re lost in a spiritual realm, but powerful monster girls will help you get back home with new powers and weapons if you bring them the right presents!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 25.4%, Hack and Slash 17.4%, Dungeon Crawler 15.8%, JRPG 15.1%, Roguelite 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: An action-roguelike with a distinct anime style and a focus on crafting and upgrading equipment through dungeon exploration.

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 72.3%, Simulation 14.8%, Cute 12.9%

Why You'll Like It: A relaxing management game where you run a diner in a post-apocalyptic world, focusing on cooking and gathering resources.

RemiLore: Lost Girl in the Lands of Lore is a “rogue-lite” anime-style adventure set in a colorful fantasy world where players hack-and-slash their way through an army of mechanical monsters using a huge variety of unique melee weapons and devastating magic attacks!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 39.2%, Hack and Slash 19.5%, Anime 16.4%, Roguelite 13%, Female Protagonist 12%

Why You'll Like It: A hack-and-slash roguelite with a strong anime aesthetic that focuses on fast, satisfying combat encounters.

Wielding magical blades, four girls must fight back the encroaching waves of monsters in this exhilarating hack-and-slash action game!

Why similar: Character Action Game 23.7% ★, Hack and Slash 19.1%, Anime 12.2%, Casual 11.8%, Female Protagonist 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: A high-energy anime hack-and-slash game that captures the fast-paced combat feel of dungeon crawling.

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 31.4%, Management 17.4%, Roguelite 12.4%, Cute 10%, Procedural Generation 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: A casual simulation game that focuses on the management of a boba shop, sharing the cute and cozy vibe of Cuisineer.

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 37.2%, Management 17.7%, Anime 11.3%, Female Protagonist 10.1%, Cute 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: A cozy management game that focuses on crafting and story-rich interactions in a tropical setting.

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 54%, Action Roguelike 24.1%, Roguelite 17.4%, Casual 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: A cooking-themed roguelite that uses physics-based mechanics to create a unique and replayable culinary experience.

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 55.4%, Management 14.5%, Simulation 9.9%, Anime 8.5%, Casual 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: A straightforward cooking and management simulation that focuses on the daily operations of running a restaurant.

Ready to run a tavern with a Dragon companion? On this charming island, you can live out your tavern-keeping dreams. Along the way, you'll meet all kinds of guests, Encounter unicorns, battle Giant Elementals, and embrace adventures! Begin your journey as the Dragon Song calls!

Why similar: Cooking 36.9%, JRPG 13.8%, Management 10.5%, Anime 10.4%, Cute 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A game that balances tavern management and cooking with light adventure elements in a fantasy world.

Zengeon is an anime infused Action RPG and Roguelite with a selection of unique characters and varying play-styles. Slaughter your way through demonic hordes and colossal bosses with hundreds of combination and skill possibilities!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 29.2%, Hack and Slash 16.1%, Anime 14.8%, Roguelite 12.2%, RPG 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: An anime-styled action-roguelike that emphasizes character builds and fast-paced combat in a dungeon setting.

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 37.6%, Action Roguelike 22.5%, Roguelite 16.3%, Hand-drawn 10.6%, Cute 9.2%

Explore the halls of the Neverinth and uncover the history of the Valkyrie. Do glorious battle against the beasts and monsters of Norse legend and uncover the hidden pasts of each heroic woman. But their trials will not be easy as they face down those that haunt the sacred halls of Valhalla.

Why similar: Hack and Slash 17%, Dungeon Crawler 16.9%, Action Roguelike 16.7%, Anime 10.8%, Female Protagonist 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: A souls-like action-roguelike with a strong anime aesthetic and deep character customization options.

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 49.3%, Hand-drawn 16%, Cute 12%, Fantasy 10.4%, Casual 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: A cute, hand-drawn game that combines cooking and fantasy management in a unique, stylized setting.

As the Debugging Hero chosen by the Legendary Sword, you have gained the ability to manipulate character variables! Use this powerful ability to overcome the dungeons blocking your path and defeat the Demon Lord!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 28.6%, Hack and Slash 27.8%, Roguelite 14.5%, Fantasy 8.6%, Cute 7.6%

Embark on an epic journey into the anime world of Asteria. Bring your favorite hero along and delve into endlessly different scenarios in this action-packed cooperative roguelike.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 20.8%, Hack and Slash 20.6%, Dungeon Crawler 17.1%, Anime 14%, Female Protagonist 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: An action-roguelike with anime visuals that emphasizes cooperative play and dungeon exploration.

A goblin as a sushi chef? Why not! But hurry up rent is due in minutes! Upgrade the restaurant, the menu and your ingredients to feed your fellow goblins the best and most expensive sushi any goblin can find in the cave!

Why similar: Cooking 49.6%, Dungeon Crawler 28.2%, Action Roguelike 22.2%

SEDAP! is a vibrant couch co-op cooking adventure where you and a friend work together to prepare iconic Southeast Asian dishes in a colourful hand-painted fantasy world inspired by the region’s cuisine and culture. Team up, hunt for food, coordinate kitchen chaos, and master delicious favourites!

Why similar: Wholesome 36.9% ★, Cooking 36.9%, Hack and Slash 11.9%, Fantasy 7.9%, Cute 6.4%

Ooblets is a relaxing and offbeat farming, town life, and creature collection game. Manage your farm, grow and train your ooblets, explore strange lands, and have dance-offs!

Why similar: Cooking 59%, Cute 14.8%, RPG 11.5%, Casual 7.9%, 3D 6.9%

Touhou Project's Brand New Action Roguelite Fan Game! Strange incidents erupt in the Animal Realm and Primate Spirit Garden. Embark on an unknown journey, uncover the truth behind the anomalies, and break through this 'Touhou Dystopian'!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 31.5%, Female Protagonist 18.4%, Roguelite 17.4%, Anime 9.7%, Cute 8.6%

A mixture of incremental/idle and roleplaying game set in fantasy world filled with monsters and things to explore, where battling is constant, almost everything can be upgraded, and with wide array of various prestige mechanics to always keep things interesting and moving forward!

Why similar: Hack and Slash 18.4%, JRPG 18%, Management 14.5%, Anime 10.4%, Hand-drawn 9.9%

Join the genius alchemist Noah and her cat companion Zipper as they explore ancient ruins to uncover the secrets hidden within! Create unique teams and combos from 40+ recruitable allies in this casual but compelling game!

Why similar: Action Roguelike 20.7%, Dungeon Crawler 20.5%, JRPG 18.7%, Roguelite 12.6%, Female Protagonist 11.3%

Join the witches in their quest to restore the Grimoire Groves! Master magic, grow cute plant creatures and discover the mystery of the Rainbow Socks in this cozy, rogue-lite dungeon crawler.

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 27%, Action Roguelike 24.2%, Roguelite 16.9%, Hand-drawn 14.9%, Fantasy 9.3%

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: Wholesome 42.8% ★, JRPG 30.1%, Cute 8.9%, Simulation 7.4%, RPG 6.6%

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 54%, Anime 11.3%, Simulation 9.4%, RPG 9.1%, Cute 6.5%

Fuel your coffee passion in Coffee Caravan! As a cafe manager, brew, experiment with delicious recipes, and build your dream coffee business on wheels. Serve customers, unlock new flavors, purchase appliances, and enjoy your procedurally generated road trip in this roguelite experience.

Why similar: Cooking 44.7%, Management 21.2%, Roguelite 13.4%, Cute 8.2%, Simulation 7.8%

Fantasy story-driven roguelite with chaotic inventory management. Combine items in real-time to create powerful skills and use them in fast-paced combat. Explore randomly generated dungeons in the Underkingdom and discover the secrets of its inhabitants!

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 34.2%, Roguelite 21.9%, Fantasy 12.9%, Cute 11.8%, Procedural Generation 11%

Join Pupuru, a hard working student, on a delectable roguelike adventure filled with excitement, humour, thrills and all the curry you can eat as you quest to save your favourite local curry restaurant from being swallowed up by the big bad curry chain that's moved into town!

Why similar: JRPG 23.7%, Dungeon Crawler 21.7%, Roguelite 14.7%, Female Protagonist 12.6%, Cute 7.3%

This is an anime-style Metroidvania game with an RPG progression system, numerous weapons for switching, and an emphasis on equipment building. It offers three switchable characters, smooth gameplay, impactful combat feedback, and anime-style story scenes.

Why similar: JRPG 22.9%, Hack and Slash 20.4%, Female Protagonist 14.6%, Anime 13.7%, Dungeon Crawler 11.4%

Cinderia is a fast-paced rogue-lite action game of pure exhilaration. Freely combine everything you can see—skills, combos, passives, and equipment—to create your own distinct fighting style. Darkness has swallowed the land, yet a faint glimmer still flickers among the ruins.

Why similar: Action Roguelike 21.7%, Hack and Slash 21%, Dungeon Crawler 19.9%, Roguelite 13.7%, Procedural Generation 9.4%

In this exhilarating roguelike action game, the main character, Rustil, acquires abilities from the souls of various heroes in a huge and mysterious labyrinth castle, and aims to reach the top floor while strengthening the main character. All monsters can be captured, raised, and summoned!

Why similar: Hack and Slash 22.8%, Action Roguelike 21.7%, Female Protagonist 13.5%, Anime 12.4%, Roguelite 9.4%

Escape the department store and uncover the hidden truth in this full 3D roguelike dungeon crawler

Why similar: Hack and Slash 19.1%, Dungeon Crawler 16.4%, Action Roguelike 16.2%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Roguelite 11.5%

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 54.4%, Management 15.2%, Simulation 10.5%, Cute 8.3%, Casual 6.6%

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 37.4%, Wholesome 32.7% ★, Management 13%, Simulation 6.4%, Cute 5.7%

Wonderful maze “HoloDungeon” changes form with each challenge—within it lurks Hollow, beings not unlike Holomen. To rescue her snatched friends and make special Live a success, Hakui Koyori tries an unknown adventure! Roguelike RPG where you play using wisdom and brains remain even after down.

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 29.1%, Female Protagonist 16.1%, Procedural Generation 14%, JRPG 12.4%, Cute 10.6%

Date your weapons! Romance swords, daggers, and polearms to level them up in this “shack-and-slash” dungeon crawling adventure.

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 23.6%, Action Roguelike 21.5%, Hack and Slash 21.4%, Roguelite 15.3%, Cute 10.7%

Hungry Horrors is a card-based adventure inspired by British and Irish folklore. It blends deckbuilding and cooking with narrative, and permanent roguelite progression. Feed legendary monsters instead of killing them, satisfy their cravings, or become the next meal.

Why similar: Cooking 45.8%, Dungeon Crawler 19.9%, Roguelite 15.4%, Female Protagonist 12.3%, RPG 6.6%

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 57.6%, Female Protagonist 22.1%, Cute 14.8%, Casual 5.5%

Dungeons of Edera is a rogue-lite action RPG dungeon crawler featuring procedurally generated levels where you will battle through hordes of monsters to restore Edera to its former glory.

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 25.4%, Hack and Slash 17.9%, Action Roguelike 14.7%, Roguelite 13.2%, Procedural Generation 11.2%

Scarlett's Dungeon is a retro-inspired action RPG dungeon crawler with roguelite elements. Explore randomly generated dungeons, fight monsters, and collect loot in beautifully crafted pixel art reminiscent of the Game Boy Advance era. Test your skills as you dive deep into ever-changing challenges!

Why similar: Character Action Game 28.3% ★, Action Roguelike 17%, Dungeon Crawler 16.7%, Hack and Slash 12.3%, Procedural Generation 9.3%

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 57.6%, Cute 12.4%, Fantasy 7.1%, Simulation 7%, Atmospheric 5.7%

Hell Shooter is a roguelike dungeon crawler game. It features unique attack methods, exhilarating action, an oriental hellish atmosphere, and each character's storytelling.

Why similar: Hack and Slash 22.7%, Dungeon Crawler 22.7%, Action Roguelike 22.4%, Roguelite 13.6%, Cute 7.8%

Roguelike Romance JRPG with a female protagonist. Customize your characters, take open-ended quests and write your own story in the town of Ecallia. A game with town building, dating and life sim elements, but also a randomly generated Dungeon with lots of companions and loot!

Why similar: Female Protagonist 19.8%, JRPG 18.2%, Dungeon Crawler 17.2%, RPG 14.4%, Roguelite 12.5%

Summon, consult, and train procedurally generated monster girls in this dungeon roguelite. Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of different monster types as you prepare the ultimate team to defeat dangerous enemies and collect powerful artifacts. (Game is SFW)

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 31.5%, Roguelite 19.4%, Anime 16.9%, Cute 11.5%, RPG 9.9%