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 43.8%, Female Protagonist 14.3%, Anime 13%, RPG 8.6%, Hand-drawn 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game masterfully combines action-based monster hunting with a fast-paced cooking puzzle mechanic to create delicious dishes.

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 28.1% ★, Cooking 25.7%, Management 12.2%, Anime 8.7%, Female Protagonist 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: This title blends side-scrolling action-adventure with the management of a bakery, requiring you to gather ingredients in the wild to stock your shelves.

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 20.7% ★, Hack and Slash 15.7%, Dungeon Crawler 14.4%, Action Roguelike 11.9%, Management 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: It perfectly mirrors the core loop of dungeon-crawling for loot during the day and managing a shop to sell your findings at night.

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 63.2%, Anime 24.5%, RPG 12.3%

Why You'll Like It: You explore dangerous dungeons to hunt monsters and then cook them into meals that grant you unique abilities and buffs.

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 57%, Management 22.3%, RPG 9.7%, Simulation 7.1%, Atmospheric 4%

Why You'll Like It: An immersive RPG that allows you to explore a vibrant world, hunt for ingredients, and manage your own restaurant in a beautiful pixel-art style.

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 37.2%, JRPG 18.4%, Anime 12.7%, Female Protagonist 9.5%, Simulation 9%

Why You'll Like It: A charming management sim where you gather ingredients and run a bustling restaurant with a strong focus on anime-style character interactions.

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

Why similar: Cooking 45.8%, Action Roguelike 21.5%, Dungeon Crawler 11.5%, Cute 7.1%, Fantasy 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: A direct take on the action-cooking hybrid genre that emphasizes dungeon exploration and ingredient collection for your culinary creations.

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 55.6%, Female Protagonist 13.6%, Management 10.5%, Cute 10.3%, Fantasy 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: A cozy platformer focused on cooking and exploration where you gather exotic ingredients to fulfill orders for the local townsfolk.

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 40%, Management 19.9%, Roguelite 12%, Action Roguelike 10.4%, Procedural Generation 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: While more focused on the management side, it captures the frantic, satisfying energy of running a restaurant with roguelite progression elements.

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 34.1% ★, Cooking 34.1%, Management 14.8%, Cute 6.4%, Simulation 5%

Why You'll Like It: A relaxing management game where you run a sushi restaurant, focusing on serving customers and upgrading your shop in a wholesome environment.

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 72.4%, Simulation 14.7%, Cute 13%

Why You'll Like It: This simulation game tasks you with managing a restaurant in a post-apocalyptic world, requiring you to farm and gather ingredients to serve unique dishes.

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 31.6%, Management 17.3%, Roguelite 12.2%, Cute 10.1%, Procedural Generation 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A cozy simulation game that combines farming and management with a cute aesthetic similar to the vibe of running a boba shop.

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 38.9%, Hack and Slash 19.8%, Anime 16.5%, Roguelite 12.8%, Female Protagonist 12.1%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, anime-inspired action-roguelike that captures the hack-and-slash combat feel found in the dungeon segments of Cuisineer.

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 28.1%, Cute 21.2%, Female Protagonist 18.4%, Anime 13.2%, RPG 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: A charming RPG with a strong female protagonist and a cute, whimsical world that emphasizes exploration and character growth.

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 37.8%, Wholesome 32.7% ★, Management 11.9%, Simulation 7.8%, Cute 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A cozy adventure game where you drive a food truck, gather fresh ingredients, and cook for the local community.

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 23.9% ★, Hack and Slash 19.9%, Anime 12.1%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, Casual 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: This high-energy action game features a cute anime aesthetic and fast-paced combat that will appeal to fans of the dungeon-crawling aspects.

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

Why similar: Cooking 37%, Action Roguelike 19.5%, Anime 11.7%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Cute 7%

Why You'll Like It: A roguelike-inspired action game where you manage a food-focused business while navigating dangerous environments.

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 30.8%, Wholesome 29.8% ★, Management 13.4%, Anime 9%, Cute 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: A cooking and management simulation that focuses on the job-simulator aspect of running a food-based business.

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 21.3%, Action Roguelike 20.7%, Dungeon Crawler 13.7%, Roguelite 13.4%, Female Protagonist 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: An action-roguelike with a cute aesthetic that focuses on exploration and combat, capturing the dungeon-crawling spirit of the seed game.

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 the joy of preparing food and managing a kitchen in a vibrant, stylized world.

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

Why similar: Cooking 57.5%, Roguelite 16.7%, RPG 9.7%, Cute 7.6%, Casual 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: A unique blend of cooking and roguelite mechanics that forces you to balance menu management with combat-driven ingredient gathering.

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 25.1%, Hack and Slash 17.5%, Dungeon Crawler 15.8%, JRPG 15.3%, Roguelite 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A stylish action-roguelike that features magic-based combat and exploration within a mysterious, ever-changing castle.

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

Why similar: Cooking 34.4%, Management 22%, Hand-drawn 15.2%, Simulation 9.6%, Fantasy 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A simulation game that adds a strategic layer to the cooking genre, focusing on resource management and incremental growth.

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 37%, JRPG 13.9%, Anime 10.3%, Management 10.3%, Cute 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: A management-focused game that allows you to run a tavern while engaging in light farming and adventure elements.

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

Why similar: Cooking 48.1%, Management 16.4%, Female Protagonist 10.8%, Cute 8.8%, Simulation 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A deep management simulation that focuses on the intricacies of running a successful restaurant and satisfying diverse customer tastes.

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 28.4%, Hack and Slash 28.1%, Roguelite 14.3%, Fantasy 8.6%, Cute 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down action-roguelike with pixel graphics that emphasizes fast-paced, hack-and-slash combat mechanics.

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 37.9%, Action Roguelike 22.3%, Roguelite 16%, Hand-drawn 10.7%, Cute 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A bullet-hell roguelite that captures the chaotic combat energy found in dungeon-crawler games.

A fast, brutal action roguelite with razor-sharp controls and insane build freedom. Fuse embers, skill cards, and gear into wildly overpowered combat styles — and break each run in a world consumed by the Ash Witch.

Why similar: Hack and Slash 23.3%, Action Roguelike 22.3%, Dungeon Crawler 18.4%, Roguelite 13.8%, Procedural Generation 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A hack-and-slash action-roguelike that provides a challenging dungeon-crawling experience for those who enjoy the combat in Cuisineer.

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: Hack and Slash 20.8%, Action Roguelike 20.6%, Dungeon Crawler 17.2%, Anime 14.1%, Female Protagonist 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: An anime-styled action-roguelike that emphasizes co-op play and fast-paced combat against challenging dungeon monsters.

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 53.9%, Action Roguelike 25.2%, Roguelite 17.3%, Casual 3.6%

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 17.5%, Anime 11.3%, Female Protagonist 10.2%, Cute 7.3%

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 49.9%, Dungeon Crawler 28.2%, Action Roguelike 21.9%

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 55.6%, Management 14.3%, Simulation 9.8%, Anime 8.5%, Casual 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: A casual cooking and management game that focuses on the core loop of serving customers and expanding your restaurant menu.

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 61%, Cute 11.4%, Fantasy 6.6%, Simulation 6%, Atmospheric 6%

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: Dungeon Crawler 20.6%, Action Roguelike 20.5%, JRPG 19%, Roguelite 12.4%, Female Protagonist 11.4%

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 7.8%, 3D 6.9%

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 49.4%, Hand-drawn 16%, Cute 12.1%, Fantasy 10.4%, Casual 5.9%

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 18.5%, JRPG 18.1%, Management 14.3%, Anime 10.4%, Hand-drawn 9.9%

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 28.9%, Hack and Slash 16.3%, Anime 14.9%, Roguelite 12%, RPG 10.5%

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

Why similar: JRPG 32.8%, Dungeon Crawler 27%, Fantasy 12.5%, Cute 10.7%, RPG 9.3%

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 17.2%, Dungeon Crawler 16.9%, Action Roguelike 16.5%, Anime 10.9%, Female Protagonist 10.5%

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 42.7% ★, JRPG 30.3%, Cute 8.9%, Simulation 7.3%, RPG 6.6%

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 45%, Management 21.1%, Roguelite 13.1%, Cute 8.3%, Simulation 7.8%

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 29.9%, Female Protagonist 18.1%, Roguelite 15.8%, Anime 9.3%, Cute 8.2%

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 27.3%, Action Roguelike 24%, Roguelite 16.7%, Hand-drawn 15%, Fantasy 9.3%

A Metroidvania x Roguelite where you journey with the aid of a cursed hat. Use a variety of magic or possess your enemies to reach the lowest levels! Bring back loot, build new facilities in your village, make a living and strengthen yourself for the next battle! Supports up to 4-player multiplayer.

Why similar: Cooking 25.7%, Action Roguelike 19.5%, Hack and Slash 19.2%, Anime 11.1%, Female Protagonist 11.1%

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

Why similar: Cooking 52.1%, Anime 18.3%, RPG 11.8%, Cute 7.5%, Simulation 6.2%

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 54.1%, Anime 11.3%, Simulation 9.3%, RPG 9.2%, Cute 6.5%

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 34.4%, Roguelite 21.4%, Fantasy 13%, Cute 11.8%, Procedural Generation 11%

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

Why similar: Hack and Slash 19.3%, Dungeon Crawler 16.5%, Action Roguelike 16%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Roguelite 11.3%

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 23.9%, Dungeon Crawler 21.8%, Roguelite 14.3%, Female Protagonist 12.6%, Cute 7.3%

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

Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 23.9%, Hack and Slash 21.6%, Action Roguelike 21.2%, Roguelite 15%, Cute 10.7%

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 28.8% ★, Action Roguelike 16.7%, Dungeon Crawler 16.7%, Hack and Slash 12.4%, Procedural Generation 9.2%

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 12.5%, Cute 10.6%

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 21.3%, Female Protagonist 13.8%, Anime 12.5%, Roguelite 9.3%

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 54.5%, Management 15%, Simulation 10.5%, Cute 8.3%, Casual 6.7%

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 20.5%, Female Protagonist 14.6%, Anime 13.6%, Dungeon Crawler 11.4%

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 37.7%, Female Protagonist 12.9%, Hand-drawn 11.1%, Cute 10.5%, Anime 10.1%

Explore, fight, and produce items to grow stronger as seven distinct heroes in this silent world. Guided by the Princess, you'll delve into the Abyss and learn the mysteries of the King and his now-ruined kingdom. In a world without words, what hope is there for humanity?

Why similar: Hack and Slash 22.5%, Dungeon Crawler 21.3%, JRPG 21.2%, Anime 11.7%, Cute 7.3%

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 25.6%, Hack and Slash 18.1%, Action Roguelike 14.6%, Roguelite 12.9%, Procedural Generation 11.2%