Games Like KuloNiku: Bowl Up!

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: Job Simulator 20.7% ★, Cooking 16.1%, Cozy 11%, Time Management 10.9%, Management 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the cozy, customer-focused cooking experience with a delightful art style and management progression.

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: Job Simulator 22.3% ★, Cooking 16.2%, Wholesome 15.2%, Time Management 11%, Life Sim 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the wholesome, time-management side of running a restaurant in a charming town.

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 40.8%, Time Management 29.8%, Anime 12.8%, Simulation 11%, Casual 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: Features a deep cooking and management loop combined with quirky, memorable locals and a strong narrative focus.

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 31.3%, Wholesome 28.6%, Management 13.4%, Anime 9.2%, Cute 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: Blends dungeon-crawling action with restaurant management, offering a similar loop of gathering ingredients to serve customers.

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 31.7%, Crafting 18.8%, Relaxing 16.1%, Simulation 10.6%, Funny 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: Perfectly balances exploration with a high-quality restaurant management sim featuring a colorful cast of characters.

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 27.4%, Job Simulator 16% ★, Life Sim 14.5%, Immersive Sim 13.2%, Management 12%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a more grounded, immersive simulation of running a kitchen and managing a restaurant menu.

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 64.1%, Anime 17.9%, Wholesome 7.1%, Indie 5.9%, Cute 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: Combines fast-paced cooking battles with fantasy RPG elements, mirroring the competitive cooking aspect of the seed game.

🌴👩‍🍳🍔 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: Job Simulator 29.4% ★, Cooking 22.8%, Cozy 15.1%, Management 8.4%, Time Management 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a quirky, simulation-heavy approach to cooking that emphasizes fun and cozy aesthetics.

Travel to the sleepy village of Caterwaul Way and rebuild your grandmother's cat cafe. Renovate your restaurant, befriend the local cats and townsfolk, forge lasting friendships, unravel catty mysteries, and build a home for dozens of unique felines!

Why similar: Job Simulator 26.1% ★, Wholesome 16.5%, Cozy 14.4%, Life Sim 10.5%, Time Management 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: Emphasizes the cozy, community-building aspect of managing a shop while interacting with unique visitors.

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 52.5%, Management 26.8%, Funny 8.6%, Cute 7.4%, Casual 3.1%

Why You'll Like It: Adds a roguelite twist to the restaurant management genre, focusing on shop customization and efficient time-management.

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 35.1%, Management 24.3%, Crafting 16.5%, Immersive Sim 15.4%, Simulation 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a comprehensive tavern management experience that includes cooking, brewing, and life-sim elements.

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 28.7%, Cozy 17.3%, Time Management 15.4%, Life Sim 10.2%, Crafting 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: Features a unique, hand-drawn aesthetic and fantasy-themed cooking that feels distinct yet cozy.

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 24.7%, Wholesome 20%, Cozy 17%, Management 8%, Crafting 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a relaxing, simulation-based cooking experience centered around exploration and customer service.

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: Job Simulator 24.8% ★, Cooking 17.1%, Cozy 11.7%, Life Sim 10.4%, Management 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers a hands-on simulation experience for managing a fantasy tavern and its daily operations.

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: Crafting 25.4%, Life Sim 24.2%, Management 16.9%, Relaxing 10.8%, Simulation 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the management and customization of a hospitality business with a cozy, narrative-driven atmosphere.

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: Job Simulator 25.4% ★, Cooking 21.6%, Cozy 13.9%, Time Management 13.6%, Management 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the strategic management of a mobile coffee shop with a strong emphasis on time-management.

A tiny active desktop companion you can play at your own pace. Serve cute, picky customers between your daily tasks and enjoy little breaks that brighten your day. ✨ With a built-in Pomodoro mode to help you stay focused while you work, plus stream integration where your chat can place orders!

Why similar: Cooking 24.4%, Wholesome 18.5%, Cozy 12.9%, Time Management 12.6%, Management 8%

Why You'll Like It: A relaxing, cooking-focused experience that prioritizes a low-stress, cozy environment.

Restore an abandoned bakery and prepare pastries from farm to table! Grow fresh ingredients in the greenhouse, cook pastries & sweets in the kitchen and serve your baked goods to hungry customers in your own shop!

Why similar: Cooking 21.8%, Time Management 16.3%, Management 11.7%, Life Sim 11.2%, Cozy 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: A cute, management-heavy game that focuses on the daily grind of running a bakery and serving customers.

Your own onigiri (rice ball) shop in Japan awaits! Serve perfect rice balls and crispy sides to hungry customers. As a solo operator, you'll manage inventory, perfect your cooking flow, and handle the rush. Can you turn your tiny stand into a beloved town eatery?

Why similar: Cooking 24.4%, Time Management 18.1%, Life Sim 13.8%, Immersive Sim 13.7%, Management 12.5%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a focused, immersive simulation of running a specific type of food stall.

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 42.1%, Management 26.8%, Funny 13%, Simulation 10.1%, Casual 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: Provides the ultimate test of time-management and cooking skills in a high-energy, engaging format.

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 26.2%, Cozy 20.2%, Life Sim 17.5%, Crafting 13.3%, Relaxing 7%

Why You'll Like It: Combines life-sim elements with a shop-management loop that feels very similar to the small-town vibe of the seed game.

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 39.2%, Cozy 24.5%, Relaxing 7.9%, First-Person 7.3%, Cute 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: Adds a puzzle-like element to the cooking process with a cute, creature-collecting twist.

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 24%, Job Simulator 19.2% ★, Time Management 15.5%, Cozy 14.1%, Management 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: Blends supernatural themes with casual cooking and time-management gameplay.

You’re reborn—back at the beginning of your startup journey. In your last life, poor management led to your shop being crushed by competitors. This time, the sweet scent of condensed milk runs through your veins, and you’re set on one goal: turn “Sugarville” into the top name in the industry.

Why similar: Cooking 23.5%, Life Sim 14.2%, Immersive Sim 11.9%, Crafting 11.1%, Management 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the life-sim and shop-keeping aspects of running a trendy cafe.

Play as a barista in a cat-inspired coffee shop, where your customers are cats! Brew coffee and various drinks. Wholesome and cozy hand-drawn art, various mini-games and a lot of cats & coffee! Learn to craft complex orders, keep your catstomers happy. 🐱☕

Why similar: Job Simulator 33.3% ★, Wholesome 18.8%, Cozy 15.5%, Life Sim 9.4%, Immersive Sim 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: A job-simulator that leans heavily into the cozy, cat-themed aesthetic.

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: Job Simulator 23.8% ★, Cooking 17.9%, Time Management 9.3%, Life Sim 9.2%, Management 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a first-person perspective on the management and cooking tasks required to run a successful eatery.

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 37.2%, Management 16.5%, Time Management 16.3%, Life Sim 16.2%, Simulation 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the logistical challenges of running a restaurant, including staff management and menu design.

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: Job Simulator 31.5% ★, Cooking 30.6%, Time Management 16.6%, Management 8.6%, Simulation 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: A classic time-management cooking game that remains a staple of the genre for its addictive loop.

A heartfelt game where you run a night market stall, cooking kaolengmian (grilled cold noodles). Customers come and go, stopping by to chat and share bits of their lives, joys, frustrations, and everyday struggles. At this little stall, you cook, listen, and keep living an ordinary person’s life.

Why similar: Job Simulator 20.6% ★, Cooking 16.3%, Wholesome 15.4%, Narrative 13.1% ★, Cozy 8.5%

Become a sushi chef in a cozy Japanese conveyor belt sushi bar! 🍣 Prepare sushi on your crafting table, serve quirky customers, learn new recipes, unlock fresh ingredients, upgrade your kitchen, and build relationships with your regular customers.

Why similar: Job Simulator 26.1% ★, Cooking 20.4%, Wholesome 12.2%, Cozy 12%, Management 6.1%

Get up before dawn and see what it's like to be a baker! Learn to bake several dozen types of bread. Use realistic bakery machines. Deliver orders to stores, earn, and invest. Use original recipes or experiment with ingredients.

Why similar: Cooking 21.4%, Time Management 16.6%, Life Sim 13.2%, Crafting 10.8%, Management 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the realistic, step-by-step process of baking and managing a small business.

Run a quaint electronics repair shop in mid-2000s Tokyo. Grow your business by carefully restoring iconic video game consoles, cell phones, music players, and other nostalgic devices. Talk to customers, hear their stories, and see how your decisions impact both their lives and your shop.

Why similar: Job Simulator 43.3% ★, Cozy 19.9%, Management 11.4%, Crafting 8.7%, Relaxing 5.2%

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 68.8%, Simulation 23.2%, Singleplayer 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: Balances shop-keeping management with action-oriented gameplay, perfect for those who enjoy the business side of the seed game.

Coffie Simulator is a coffee simulator game. Run your own café, serve 500+ unique customers, and master the art of coffee-making! Customize, upgrade, and manage your shop while handling orders with precision. Every choice matters—your reputation shapes the experience. Can you succeed?

Why similar: Job Simulator 19.3% ★, Cooking 16.4%, Time Management 12.5%, Life Sim 9.9%, Immersive Sim 8.5%

Cook, create, and run your dream restaurant. Master realistic cooking mechanics, invent original recipes, satisfy demanding guests, and build your culinary reputation. Play solo or team up with friends in optional co-op. Become the Chef Everyone Talks About!

Why similar: Cooking 24.1%, Wholesome 21.1%, Cozy 15.9%, Life Sim 12.9%, Relaxing 5.9%

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: Job Simulator 27.7% ★, Cooking 25.2%, Time Management 15.9%, Management 10%, Simulation 4.9%

Craft delicious lunch boxes in this cozy-yet-challenging ingredient-cutting puzzle game.

Why similar: Job Simulator 26.1% ★, Cooking 24%, Wholesome 22.6%, Cozy 15.9%, Relaxing 5.5%

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 55.4%, Simulation 13.7%, Management 7.2%, Funny 6.2%, Crafting 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 18.6%, Wholesome 17.8%, Time Management 13.6%, Cozy 12.9%, Crafting 9.7%

Cozy café store management simulator: renovate and decorate, stock shelves, and run the checkout. Roll in deliveries with a cart, set up promotions and hire staff as you expand from a tiny shop into a bustling café.

Why similar: Job Simulator 23.5% ★, Cooking 20%, Wholesome 12.2%, Immersive Sim 9.4%, Time Management 8.9%

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: Job Simulator 26.3% ★, Cooking 20.3%, Management 9.6%, Life Sim 9.3%, Immersive Sim 8.8%

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 34.2%, Time Management 19.5%, Simulation 11%, Crafting 10.4%, Management 9.4%

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 33.9%, Time Management 11.5%, Management 10.5%, Life Sim 9.2%, Immersive Sim 8.2%

Feed the Cups is a Roguelite multiplayer online cooperative game. Run a Drink Shop, stocking up, preparing ingredients, taking orders, crafting drinks, cleaning up, and checking equipment. Join your friends together!

Why similar: Job Simulator 26.6% ★, Cooking 24%, Crafting 11.2%, Management 10.6%, Immersive Sim 10.5%

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 44%, Time Management 15.2%, Management 11.6%, Simulation 8.7%, Anime 6.3%

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 30.4%, Time Management 16.3%, Life Sim 15%, Management 13.8%, Simulation 6.9%

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 22%, Wholesome 21.5%, Time Management 15.2%, Cozy 15.1%, Life Sim 13%

Become a true pizzaiolo and bring joy to a small Italian village in Italian Pizza Simulator! Help bring back Grandma’s decrepit pizzeria to its former glory, surrounded by the sun-kissed hills of Tuscany, and serve colorful customers from all over the world!

Why similar: Cooking 34.9%, Life Sim 18.2%, Simulation 11.6%, Management 8.8%, Relaxing 6.1%

Revive a closed-down gaming café and build it into the ultimate gaming hub! Manage rentals, sell gaming merch, and expand with PCs, consoles, and an in-house café to prepare and sell fresh food. Attract customers with unique gaming sections. Can you turn your dream café into a bustling success?

Why similar: Cooking 26.3%, Life Sim 14.1%, Time Management 13.8%, Management 12.9%, Immersive Sim 11.3%

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 30.9%, Life Sim 14.3%, Time Management 12.9%, Crafting 10.1%, First-Person 7.3%

Blend fragrances in your cozy perfume atelier! 🌸 Craft unique scents by mixing essences, design beautiful bottles, and try to sell your creations to curious customers. Decorate your workshop, unlock new recipes, and grow your reputation in the art of fragrance.

Why similar: Job Simulator 30.9% ★, Wholesome 15.9%, Cozy 15%, Crafting 8.9%, Management 7%

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 34.5%, Life Sim 19.9%, Management 13.7%, Immersive Sim 11.4%, Crafting 10.5%

Welcome to your Critter Café! Rescue and bond with adorable, fantasy critters in need of your help and build a new home together. Design and run your own café, care for your critters, uncover the secrets of mysterious portals, and create a wholesome café for all to enjoy!

Why similar: Job Simulator 27.6% ★, Wholesome 16.6%, Cozy 13.9%, Life Sim 12.1%, Management 8.8%

Run your dream pizzeria solo or with up to 6 players in chaotic online co-op multiplayer. Cook authentic pizzas, automate your kitchen, customize your restaurant, survive disasters, invest in stocks, gamble and build the ultimate Italian restaurant empire.

Why similar: Cooking 31.5%, Life Sim 14.7%, Immersive Sim 11.7%, Job Simulator 11.2% ★, Management 10.9%

"Milk Tea Time" is simulation business game that includes all the elements of production, deployment and construction. You need to make each cup of milk tea. Research new flavors to win customer praise. Build and decorate your milk tea shop by hand. Create your own beautiful milk tea shop!

Why similar: Job Simulator 28% ★, Cooking 21.7%, Time Management 13.5%, Crafting 8.9%, Immersive Sim 8.5%

Manage your very own Witchcraft Shop! Witchy Business is a job simulator game where you brew potions for your customers, collect oddities, grow flowers in your garden, upgrade your alchemy station, and thrive. Make sure you are quick to take care of customers and hex thieves!

Why similar: Job Simulator 36.2% ★, Wholesome 21.6%, Cozy 17.5%, Crafting 9.2%, Simulation 5%

Run your kawaii vending machine company! A relaxing sim where you manage, restock, and repair your vending machines across a charming Japanese city. Pick neighborhoods, stock up on snacks, set the perfect price, upgrade your machines. Enjoy lots of fun minigames along the way.

Why similar: Job Simulator 31.5% ★, Wholesome 22.1%, Cozy 14.6%, Management 9.6%, Anime 6.7%

Prepare ice cream, serve customers, set your prices, and manage your shop in this limited-access prologue of ice cream simulator—get a taste of the full game.

Why similar: Cooking 25.5%, Life Sim 15.3%, Crafting 11.8%, Immersive Sim 10.8%, Management 10.5%

The Way of the Tray is a waiter simulator with action puzzle elements in a Japanese spirit world setting. Your task is to master the skill of serving dishes and earn the trust of yokai patrons. Will you be able to prove yourself and find your way home?

Why similar: Job Simulator 34% ★, Cooking 29.4%, Time Management 13.7%, Management 8.7%, Funny 6%