- #1 Papa's Pizzeria Deluxe
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 3,565 reviews2024
Dev: Flipline Studios
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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 41.2%, Time Management 18.7%, Character Customization 8.4%, Management 7.8%, Simulation 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: This is a direct entry in the same beloved series, offering the exact same satisfying gameplay loop and art style.
- #2 Papa's Mocharia Deluxe
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 571 reviews2026
Dev: Flipline Studios
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Create delicious coffee drinks and cannoli in Papa's Mocharia Deluxe! Create stylish layered lattes in the coffeehouse for Papa Louie's loyal customers while earning tips, points, and Special Recipes. Take a trip in the Food Truck to design and serve your own eye-catching creations!
Why similar: Cooking 41.8%, Time Management 21.6%, Management 8.9%, Simulation 6.2%, Strategy 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: Another official entry in the series that maintains the core time-management and customization mechanics you enjoy.
- #3 Good Pizza, Great Pizza - Cooking Simulator Game
96% matchVery Positive88% of 6,614 reviews2023
Dev: TapBlaze
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 22.0 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 27.6%, Job Simulator 27.2% ★, Time Management 16.7%, Management 9.3%, Character Customization 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: It mirrors the specific order-fulfillment satisfaction and quirky customer interactions found in the Papa's series.
- #4 Cook, Serve, Delicious! 3?!
95% matchVery Positive91% of 2,280 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 44.9%, Management 19%, Simulation 9%, Strategy 7.9%, Family Friendly 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers an intense, high-speed cooking challenge that rewards precision and rhythm.
- #5 Lemon Cake
94% matchVery Positive85% of 2,041 reviews2021
Dev: Cozy Bee Games
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 63%
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 35.9%, Time Management 23.8%, Management 12.3%, Simulation 8.3%, Character Customization 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: A charming bakery management game that focuses on cozy, satisfying baking loops and shop upgrades.
- #6 Rolling Hills: Cozy Sushi Restaurant
94% 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: Job Simulator 30.3% ★, Cooking 28.6%, Time Management 17.4%, Management 8.1%, Character Customization 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a wholesome, management-focused experience centered on running a successful restaurant.
- #7 PlateUp!
93% matchVery Positive95% of 26,497 reviews2022
Dev: It's happeningPub: Yogscast Games
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 22.6 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 65.2%, Management 21.2%, Strategy 5%, Casual 3.3%, Cute 2.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game combines chaotic restaurant management with roguelite progression, perfect for fans of high-speed cooking.
- #8 Coffee Caravan
92% matchVery Positive93% of 1,441 reviews2024
Dev: Broccoli Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 71%
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 29.2%, Job Simulator 26.6% ★, Time Management 16.6%, Management 8.9%, Simulation 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game blends strategic management with a cozy aesthetic, tasking you with running a mobile coffee business.
- #9 Overcooked! All You Can Eat
91% matchMostly Positive73% of 7,845 reviews2021
Dev: Team17 Digital
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Experience all the Onion Kingdom has to offer, Overcooked! 1 & 2 infused with 4k goodness running at a smooth 60 FPS. Fully remastered and cooked up from scratch. Enjoy 200+ levels (22 new) and 80+ chefs (3 new), this is the ultimate Overcooked! experience.
Why similar: Cooking 62.4%, Simulation 8.9%, Strategy 6.7%, Family Friendly 6.2%, Casual 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: It is the definitive experience for fast-paced, high-pressure kitchen management and coordination.
- #10 Cat Cafe Manager
91% matchVery Positive88% of 3,151 reviews2022
Dev: Roost GamesPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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 44.7% ★, Time Management 20.9%, Management 13.1%, Simulation 7.4%, Strategy 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a relaxing management experience where you build and run a cafe while catering to specific customer needs.
- #11 Cooking Simulator
90% matchVery Positive85% of 19,558 reviews2019
Dev: Big Cheese Studio
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 14.0 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 73%, Simulation 14.5%, Management 6.1%, Family Friendly 2.6%, Singleplayer 2.1%
Why You'll Like It: It uses physics-based mechanics to create a unique, hands-on approach to professional kitchen management.
- #12 Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator
89% matchVery Positive84% of 2,644 reviews2023
Dev: Cyanide StudioPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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 43.2%, Job Simulator 19.4% ★, Management 12%, Simulation 7.2%, Character Customization 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: This provides a more realistic take on kitchen management, focusing on ingredient quality and precise cooking techniques.
- #13 Galaxy Burger
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,742 reviews2024
Dev: Galactic Workshop
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 10.7 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 32%, Job Simulator 31.5% ★, Time Management 10.5%, Management 7.5%, Simulation 5%
Why You'll Like It: A casual, space-themed cooking simulator that focuses on quick order assembly and management.
- #14 Burger Shop
89% matchVery Positive99% of 365 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 39.1%, Time Management 25.2%, Simulation 23.2%, Casual 11%, Action 1.4%
Why You'll Like It: A classic time-management game that serves as a foundational inspiration for the genre.
- #15 Touhou Mystia's Izakaya
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 31,878 reviews2021
Dev: 二色幽紫蝶
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.1 hrsMean: 34.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 48.7%, Time Management 32.3%, Simulation 10.6%, Casual 5.7%, 2D 2.6%
Why You'll Like It: It features deep management mechanics and a rewarding cooking loop that feels both complex and accessible.
- #16 Sticky Business
86% matchVery Positive94% of 7,517 reviews2023
Dev: Spellgarden GamesPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Experience the joy of running your own cozy small business: Create stickers, pack orders and hear your customers’ stories. Time to build the cutest shop on the internet!
Why similar: Simulation 28.8%, Casual 16.1%, Family Friendly 14.9%, Cute 8.4%, Indie 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: While not a cooking game, it captures the cozy, creative, and shop-keeping aspects of the seed game perfectly.
- #17 Cook, Serve, Delicious! 2!!
87% matchVery Positive89% of 3,025 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 44.4%, Management 18.1%, Simulation 8.6%, Strategy 7.9%, Family Friendly 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a massive variety of recipes and high-speed cooking challenges that test your multitasking skills.
- #18 DAVE THE DIVER
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 153,621 reviews2023
Dev: MINTROCKET
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.4 hrsMean: 26.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 45.6%, Simulation 19.1%, Casual 13.1%, 2D 5.8%, Singleplayer 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: The restaurant management loop is incredibly satisfying, perfectly balancing exploration with nightly service.
- #19 Burger Shop 3
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 595 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 51.1%, Time Management 27.6%, Simulation 6%, Family Friendly 5.4%, Casual 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: A modern, polished take on the classic time-management formula with plenty of levels and upgrades.
- #20 Bakery Simulator
85% matchMixed66% of 2,348 reviews2022
Dev: Live Motion GamesPub: Ultimate Games S.A.
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 54%
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 39.7%, Time Management 27.7%, Management 10%, Simulation 8.4%, Family Friendly 4%
Why You'll Like It: A detailed simulation that focuses on the intricacies of baking, from mixing ingredients to managing delivery orders.
- #21 Cook, Serve, Delicious!
83% matchVery Positive94% of 5,705 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 40.1%, Time Management 24.1%, Management 11.8%, Simulation 6.1%, Strategy 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: The original high-speed cooking challenge that defined the modern restaurant management genre.
- #22 Food Truck Simulator
82% matchMixed69% of 1,334 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 57.3%, Management 14.6%, Simulation 11.3%, Family Friendly 5.1%, Casual 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game captures the mobile aspect of the seed game, focusing on cooking and business management on the go.
- #23 Coffee Talk
81% matchVery Positive95% of 12,375 reviews2020
Dev: Toge Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Coffee Talk is a coffee brewing and heart-to-heart talking simulator about listening to fantasy-inspired modern peoples’ problems, and helping them by serving up a warm drink or two.
Why similar: Simulation 42.7%, Casual 24%, Indie 12.6%, Singleplayer 11.7%, Relaxing 9%
Why You'll Like It: A relaxing drink-making simulation that focuses on the social and cozy aspects of running a cafe.
- #24 Recipe for Disaster
81% matchMostly Positive71% of 719 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 46.4%, Time Management 18.4%, Management 13.2%, Character Customization 8%, Simulation 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a strategic approach to restaurant management, focusing on staff and menu optimization.
- #25 Chef RPG
79% matchVery Positive88% of 2,635 reviews2024
Dev: World 2 Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 71%, Management 18.2%, Simulation 7.9%, 2D 1.9%, Relaxing 1.1%
Why You'll Like It: A unique blend of RPG exploration and restaurant management that keeps the gameplay loop fresh.
- #26 Potion Permit
80% matchMostly Positive79% of 5,317 reviews2022
Dev: MassHive MediaPub: PQube
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Character Customization 36.6%, Simulation 20.4%, Casual 10.3%, Colorful 8%, Singleplayer 8%
Why You'll Like It: It features a cozy crafting and shop-keeping loop that rewards players for fulfilling specific requests.
- #27 My Universe - Cooking Star Restaurant
82% matchMixed59% of 54 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 55.9%, Time Management 17.3%, Management 9.4%, Simulation 8.8%, Casual 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: A casual restaurant management game that focuses on progression and kitchen upgrades.
- #28 KuloNiku: Bowl Up!
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,986 reviews2026
Dev: Gambir StudioPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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: Job Simulator 31.4% ★, Cooking 30.6%, Time Management 16.7%, Management 8.7%, Simulation 4.9%
- #29 Travellers Rest
79% matchVery Positive88% of 17,549 reviews2020
Dev: Isolated Games
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 20.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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: Management 67.7%, Simulation 16.3%, Indie 5.7%, Singleplayer 5.3%, Colorful 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: A tavern management game that includes cooking, brewing, and farming as core progression elements.
- #30 Venba
78% matchVery Positive92% of 3,528 reviews2023
Dev: Visai Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Venba is a short narrative cooking game, where you play as an Indian mom who immigrates to Canada with her family in the 1980s. Cook various dishes and restore lost recipes, hold branching conversations, and explore South Indian food in this story about family, love, and loss.
Why similar: Cooking 89.1%, Casual 7.4%, Indie 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: A story-driven cooking game that emphasizes the cultural importance and satisfaction of preparing traditional meals.
- #31 Hello Kitty Island Adventure
77% matchVery Positive94% of 11,817 reviews2025
Dev: Sunblink
Windows
Median: 9.4 hrsMean: 60.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Embark on a cozy, open-world adventure with Hello Kitty and Friends. Befriend beloved characters as you explore and restore a mysterious island, solve ancient puzzles, cook delicious dishes, customize yourself and your cabins, and so much more.
Why similar: Cooking 61.8%, Simulation 14%, Family Friendly 7.4%, Casual 6.7%, Cute 4.4%
- #32 The Chef's Shift
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,805 reviews2025
Dev: Panitia GameDevPub: Catoptric Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 66%
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 31.7%, Job Simulator 26.7% ★, Time Management 17.9%, Management 8%, Simulation 4.9%
- #33 Battle Chef Brigade Deluxe
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,795 reviews2017
Dev: Trinket Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 85.8%, Indie 4.8%, Family Friendly 3.3%, 2D 2.7%, Action 1.2%
Why You'll Like It: It combines fast-paced cooking puzzles with action combat for a truly unique kitchen experience.
- #34 Ice Cream Simulator - Prologue
76% matchVery Positive90% of 51 reviews2026
Dev: AM PlayhousePub: PlayWay SA
Windows
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 55.2%, Management 14.5%, Simulation 13.1%, Casual 6.4%, Family Friendly 4.1%
- #35 Ship, Inc.
75% matchVery Positive84% of 2,244 reviews2025
Dev: Rogue Duck Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Run a wholesome shipping business! Ship, Inc. is a cozy job simulator where you are a packaging employee in a parcel shipment company. Follow the shipment orders, choose the package size, and prepare parcels. Upgrade your office, deliver orders safely and quickly!
Why similar: Job Simulator 57.8% ★, Management 10.7%, Simulation 9.8%, Strategy 6.6%, Casual 4.8%
- #36 Fast Food Simulator
75% matchVery Positive89% of 9,370 reviews2024
Dev: No Ceiling Games
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 9.9 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 52.4%, Job Simulator 15.1% ★, Management 14.5%, Simulation 12.8%, Character Customization 3.2%
- #37 Kokoro Kitchen
74% matchVery Positive89% of 97 reviews2025
Dev: Mango Leaf Games
Windows · Mac
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 30.6%, Job Simulator 19.2% ★, Time Management 18%, Character Customization 7.8%, Management 5.5%
- #38 Cats & Cups
73% matchVery Positive90% of 1,072 reviews2025
Dev: Rogue Duck Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 72%
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 67.9% ★, Simulation 9.6%, Strategy 6.6%, Casual 5.6%, Family Friendly 3.4%
- #39 Ice Cream Simulator
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 115 reviews2026
Dev: AM PlayhousePub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows · Mac
Run your dream ice cream shop in Ice Cream Simulator! Create delicious ice cream using a variety of ingredients, manage your business, hire staff, decorate your store, handle changing weather and different customers, and enjoy a relaxing first-person simulation experience.
Why similar: Cooking 63.1%, Management 17.8%, Simulation 10.3%, Casual 4.8%, Singleplayer 2.6%
- #40 Cooking Live - Italian Kitchen Simulator
74% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,991 reviews2023
Dev: Matryoshka
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 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 48.3%, Time Management 26.2%, Management 8.2%, Simulation 5.9%, Casual 3.9%
- #41 MilkTea Time
72% matchVery Positive82% of 144 reviews2026
Dev: 星九猫游戏-StarNineCat Games
Windows · Mac
"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: Cooking 29.9%, Job Simulator 29.7% ★, Time Management 16.7%, Management 7.3%, Character Customization 5.3%
- #42 My Café Manager Simulator
73% matchMixed70% of 195 reviews2026
Dev: OUT OF THE ORDINARYPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
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: Cooking 35.6%, Job Simulator 32.2% ★, Time Management 14.1%, Management 9.8%, Family Friendly 4.4%
- #43 Diner Bros 2
72% matchVery Positive88% of 145 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 58.3%, Time Management 20.2%, Management 8.9%, Casual 5%, Family Friendly 4.1%
- #44 The Way of the Tray: Japanese Restaurant Simulator 🍙
71% matchVery Positive81% of 84 reviews2025
Dev: Who is Terry?Pub: Targem Games
Windows
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: Cooking 34.5%, Job Simulator 30.7% ★, Time Management 14.4%, Management 6.5%, Simulation 5.5%
- #45 Corner Kitchen Fast Food Simulator
71% matchVery Positive85% of 421 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 48%, Time Management 23.1%, Management 14%, Simulation 8.7%, Casual 4.4%
- #46 PowerWash Simulator
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 58,179 reviews2022
Dev: FuturLab
Windows
Median: 15.5 hrsMean: 39.3 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Release the Pressure with PowerWash Simulator! Wash away your worries with the soothing sounds of high-pressure water. Fire up your power washer and blast away every speck of dirt and grime you can find, all with the simple satisfaction of power-washing to a sparkling finish.
Why similar: Simulation 32.2%, Casual 23.3%, Family Friendly 15.8%, Colorful 6.3%, Funny 6.1%
- #47 Restaurant Owner: Prologue
71% matchMixed60% of 108 reviews2024
Dev: Workaround GamesPub: CreativeForge Games
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 21%
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 31.8% ★, Cooking 31%, Time Management 14.4%, Management 9.3%, Simulation 5%
- #48 Coffie Simulator
67% matchVery Positive94% of 80 reviews2026
Dev: SakneDevPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
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: Cooking 30.3%, Job Simulator 27.4% ★, Time Management 20.7%, Management 7.7%, Simulation 6.3%
- #49 Burger Shop 2
70% matchVery Positive98% of 399 reviews2017
Dev: GoBit Games
Windows · Mac
Make tasty food items to serve hungry customers in this fast-paced food making game!
Why similar: Time Management 54%, Simulation 28.2%, Casual 16.3%, Action 1.6%
- #50 SpongeBob: Krusty Cook-Off
69% matchMixed65% of 127 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 49%, Time Management 22.7%, Simulation 8.7%, Management 8.5%, Casual 4.3%
- #51 Tavern Manager Simulator 🍻
67% matchVery Positive92% of 4,399 reviews2024
Dev: One More Time
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 39% ★, Cooking 34.9%, Management 12.8%, Simulation 7.3%, Casual 3.2%
- #52 Shokudo Underworld
68% matchVery Positive83% of 269 reviews2024
Dev: Miluku Inc.
Windows · Mac
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 53.7%, Time Management 25.8%, Casual 5.1%, Management 3.6%, Cute 2.8%
- #53 Insaniquarium Deluxe
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 6,693 reviews2006
Dev: PopCap Games, Inc.
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 58%
The craziest aquarium game ever! Tend to your fish, keep them happy and they'll reward you with coins and jewels. Buy tank upgrades or egg parts which hatch different in-tank pets. These pets can help you feed your fish, collect coins, or even protect against the aliens that will invade your tank.
Why similar: Classic 37.1% ★, Casual 15.8%, Simulation 10.6%, Management 8.8%, Strategy 6.8%
- #54 Boba Simulator : Idle Shop Management
68% matchVery Positive85% of 344 reviews2022
Dev: Cuddle Code
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Boba Tea shop simulator. Manage recipe, stock and customer satisfaction.
Why similar: Job Simulator 36.3% ★, Management 22.7%, Strategy 9.7%, Simulation 8.8%, Family Friendly 5.8%
- #55 Farming Fever - Pizza and Burger Cooking game
69% matchMostly Positive74% of 324 reviews2023
Dev: Matryoshka
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 50%
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 39.6%, Time Management 28%, Simulation 12.9%, Management 7.5%, Casual 6.1%
- #56 Burgie's Cozy Kitchen
66% matchVery Positive97% of 459 reviews2025
Dev: HeyNau
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 60%
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 48%, Time Management 23.3%, Management 10.5%, Simulation 7.2%, Family Friendly 3.2%
- #57 Katy and Bob Way Back Home
70% matchVery Positive81% of 122 reviews2017
Dev: CreobitPub: 8Floor
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Katy and Bob Way Back Home - help Katy and Bob to make the best cafe on the isle!
Why similar: Cooking 44.2%, Time Management 26.9%, Management 8%, Strategy 7.7%, Casual 4.1%
- #58 Unpacking
66% matchVery Positive93% of 40,039 reviews2021
Dev: Witch BeamPub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Unpacking is a zen puzzle game about the familiar experience of pulling possessions out of boxes and fitting them into a new home. Part block-fitting puzzle, part home decoration, you are invited to create a satisfying living space while learning clues about the life you’re unpacking.
Why similar: Simulation 26%, Casual 17.5%, Family Friendly 11.8%, Cute 11.7%, Relaxing 8.3%
- #59 Cookie Clicker
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 91,276 reviews2021
Dev: OrteilPub: Playsaurus
Windows · Mac
Median: 89.7 hrsMean: 373.6 hrs≥1hr: 97%
An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
Why similar: Management 35.1%, Simulation 14%, Casual 13.1%, Strategy 12.8%, Indie 7.7%
- #60 Restaurant Owner: A Restaurant Simulator
67% matchMixed61% of 99 reviews2025
Dev: Workaround GamesPub: CreativeForge Games
Windows
Run your own restaurant. Create your menu, hire staff, decorate the place, take orders, serve guests, and grow your business. Food critics, online orders, events, and kitchen chaos are on the menu!
Why similar: Cooking 36%, Job Simulator 35.7% ★, Management 10.8%, Simulation 6.1%, Family Friendly 3.5%