- #1 Papa's Freezeria Deluxe
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 12,648 reviews2023
Dev: Flipline Studios
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 22.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Return to Calypso Island to serve seasonal sundae treats in Papa's Freezeria Deluxe! Craft sundaes in the Freezeria for all your quirky customers while earning tips, points and Special Recipes. Switch gears and take a trip in the Food Truck to concoct your own chilly creations and see who shows up!
Why similar: Cooking 40.7%, Time Management 18.9%, Character Customization 8.4%, Management 8%, Simulation 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: As a direct sibling in the series, it offers the exact same addictive time-management and shop-management loop.
- #2 Good Pizza, Great Pizza - Cooking Simulator Game
96% matchVery Positive88% of 6,456 reviews2023
Dev: TapBlaze
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 21.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Ready to settle in with a soothing shift behind the counter? Feel the dough, hear the quiet crackle of the oven, and serve warm slices to grateful guests. Good Pizza, Great Pizza is the cozy, asmr-friendly escape you didn’t know you kneaded.
Why similar: Cooking 38.9%, Time Management 22.7%, Management 14.3%, Character Customization 11.2%, Simulation 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive pizza-making experience that perfectly mirrors the customer-focused order fulfillment of the Papa's series.
- #3 PlateUp!
96% matchVery Positive95% of 25,910 reviews2022
Dev: It's happeningPub: Yogscast Games
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 22.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Cook and serve your dishes, design and decorate your restaurants, and expand your culinary kingdom with new unlocks, abilities and dishes in procedurally-generated locations. Classic cooking action with permanent roguelite progression. Hire your friends - or do it all yourself!
Why similar: Cooking 64.7%, Management 23.1%, Strategy 6.2%, Casual 3.6%, Action 1.4%
Why You'll Like It: It combines restaurant management with a roguelite structure that makes every shift feel like a fresh, fast-paced challenge.
- #4 Overcooked! All You Can Eat
95% matchMostly Positive73% of 7,490 reviews2021
Dev: Team17 Digital
Windows
Median: 3.6 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 60.4%, Simulation 9.7%, Family Friendly 9%, Strategy 8%, Casual 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for chaotic, high-energy cooking gameplay that demands quick reflexes and coordination.
- #5 Burger Shop
94% matchVery Positive99% of 359 reviews2017
Dev: GoBit Games
Windows · Mac
Make burgers, shakes and more in this exciting food-making game that has been enjoyed by millions of fans everywhere.
Why similar: Cooking 35.6%, Simulation 23.7%, Time Management 22.1%, Casual 10.9%, Action 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A classic time-management title that shares the same core mechanic of assembling orders quickly to keep customers happy.
- #6 Cook, Serve, Delicious! 3?!
94% matchVery Positive91% of 2,256 reviews2020
Dev: Vertigo Gaming Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Hit the road in this massive sequel to the million-selling Cook, Serve, Delicious series. Manage your food truck, cook delicious dishes and serve customers as you take the road trip of a lifetime across war-torn America.
Why similar: Cooking 41.4%, Management 19.1%, Simulation 9.3%, Strategy 9%, Family Friendly 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a high-intensity, rhythm-based approach to cooking that will satisfy players who love the speed of Papa's Pizzeria.
- #7 Rolling Hills: Cozy Sushi Restaurant
93% matchVery Positive89% of 179 reviews2024
Dev: Catch & Release, LLCPub: Balor Games
Windows
Manage your own sushi restaurant! Collect and upgrade dishes, personalize your dining room, and use special abilities to serve customers in a dash.
Why similar: Cooking 41.4%, Time Management 24.2%, Management 12.8%, Simulation 6.1%, Character Customization 6%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the rewarding cycle of serving customers and using tips to upgrade your shop and ingredients.
- #8 Touhou Mystia's Izakaya
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 31,273 reviews2021
Dev: 二色幽紫蝶
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 34.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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%, Time Management 31.1%, Simulation 11.9%, Casual 6.3%, 2D 2.7%
Why You'll Like It: A surprisingly deep management sim that balances cooking, customer service, and shop upgrades with a charming aesthetic.
- #9 Pizza Express
92% matchVery Positive82% of 276 reviews2015
Dev: Onni InteractivePub: Plug In Digital
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Pizza Express is a fast-paced restaurant simulation where you'll join the laborious Gastone and his wreckless friend Lucky in a tasty adventure which will bring you from zero to hero. Manage every aspect of your pizzeria and turn it into the best eatery in town!
Why similar: Cooking 46.9%, Simulation 24.2%, Strategy 15.6%, Casual 8.7%, Indie 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: A unique management simulation that focuses heavily on the technical aspects of running a pizza shop.
- #10 Pixel Cafe
90% matchVery Positive92% of 811 reviews2023
Dev: Baltoro Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Step into Pixel's shoes in this one-of-a-kind journey that bridges time, memories, and the aroma of fresh coffee. Dive deep into a city balancing its past and future. Engage in intense arcade challenges, immerse yourself in heartfelt stories, and navigate a world crafted in pixel art.
Why similar: Cooking 43.5%, Time Management 30.2%, Management 14.6%, Simulation 4.2%, Casual 2.7%
Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled time management game that perfectly captures the satisfying loop of serving customers in a small, growing business.
- #11 Diner Bros
91% matchVery Positive90% of 884 reviews2018
Dev: JAYFLGAMES
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 20.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Diner Bros is a cooking and restaurant management game. Cook and serve meals as fast as you can, but don’t get the orders wrong or else your customers will get angry – and hungry! Upgrade your restaurant and hire staff to help you… or play with your friends in 2-4 local co-op!
Why similar: Cooking 43.1%, Time Management 23.6%, Management 11.8%, Family Friendly 6.9%, Simulation 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, chaotic restaurant management game that rewards players for keeping their cool under pressure.
- #12 Lemon Cake
89% matchVery Positive85% of 2,012 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 35.6%, Time Management 22.2%, Management 13%, Simulation 9.2%, Character Customization 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A cozy, management-focused game about running a bakery that emphasizes customer satisfaction and shop growth.
- #13 Burger Bistro Story
89% matchVery Positive83% of 306 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Open your own diner and create custom burgers in this management sim game.
Why similar: Cooking 56.6%, Simulation 11.3%, Strategy 9.9%, Management 9.3%, Casual 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the strategic management and business growth aspects of running a food establishment.
- #14 Cooking Simulator
88% matchVery Positive85% of 19,369 reviews2019
Dev: Big Cheese Studio
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A realistic cooking sim where every ingredient reacts with real physics. Master 80+ dishes in Career mode or go wild in Sandbox as you cook, experiment, or cause total kitchen chaos in a fully interactive chef’s playground.
Why similar: Cooking 71.6%, Simulation 15.9%, Management 6.5%, Family Friendly 3.7%, Singleplayer 1.6%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a more realistic, physics-based take on the cooking genre for those who want a more immersive experience.
- #15 Chef RPG
86% matchVery Positive88% of 2,496 reviews2024
Dev: World 2 Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 70.1%, Management 19.4%, Simulation 8.7%, 2D 1.9%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a compelling blend of cooking, exploration, and restaurant management in a vibrant, stylized world.
- #16 SpongeBob: Krusty Cook-Off
87% matchMixed63% of 115 reviews2025
Dev: Entalto StudiosPub: Tilting Point
Windows · Mac
Let’s Get Cookin’! Team up with SpongeBob SquarePants for a laugh-out-loud, fast-paced cooking adventure in Bikini Bottom. Test your time-management skills, serve iconic customers, and fire up the grill in nonstop kitchen chaos!
Why similar: Cooking 49.4%, Time Management 22%, Simulation 9.8%, Management 9.3%, Casual 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, cartoon-style cooking game that feels very similar to the Papa's series in its mechanics.
- #17 Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator
86% matchVery Positive84% of 2,520 reviews2023
Dev: Cyanide StudioPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Create and manage your dream restaurant! Menus, purchasing, décor, staff, equipment, customers… and don't forget the actual cooking! Experience the daily life of a restaurateur and earn your awards from the Michelin Guide.
Why similar: Cooking 50.2%, Management 15.2%, Simulation 9.4%, Family Friendly 8%, Character Customization 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a more professional and immersive cooking experience for players looking to graduate from casual sims.
- #18 DAVE THE DIVER
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 147,999 reviews2023
Dev: MINTROCKET
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.4 hrsMean: 26.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 48.1%, Simulation 21.1%, Casual 14%, 2D 5.9%, Singleplayer 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: Features a highly addictive sushi restaurant management loop that serves as a perfect counterpart to its exploration gameplay.
- #19 Bakery Simulator
85% matchMixed67% of 2,258 reviews2022
Dev: Live Motion GamesPub: Ultimate Games S.A.
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 55%
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 39.8%, Time Management 26.7%, Management 10.8%, Simulation 9.4%, Family Friendly 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a detailed look at the baking process with management elements that will appeal to fans of the Papa's series.
- #20 Galaxy Burger
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,642 reviews2024
Dev: Galactic Workshop
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
🌴👩🍳🍔 A stress-free cooking game that lets you relax! Cook up burgers for mecha cats and aliens. Play solo or with up to 7 friends!
Why similar: Cooking 45.5%, Time Management 14.6%, Management 11.8%, Simulation 8.1%, Family Friendly 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: A cozy, space-themed cooking game that features a similar job-simulator feel and progression system.
- #21 Food Truck Simulator
83% matchMixed69% of 1,318 reviews2022
Dev: DRAGO entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Renovate, equip and restore the shine of the food truck that belonged to your father. Create recipes, cook the food and serve customers across an entire city. Customize and upgrade your food truck to reach more customers and expand your menu.
Why similar: Cooking 55.8%, Management 15.5%, Simulation 12.4%, Family Friendly 7.4%, Casual 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the mobile aspect of food service with light management and customization elements.
- #22 Coffee Caravan
81% matchVery Positive93% of 1,400 reviews2024
Dev: Broccoli Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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 39%, Time Management 21.3%, Management 13%, Simulation 6.8%, Strategy 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: A roguelite management game that emphasizes quick service and strategic decision-making.
- #23 The Cooking Game
84% matchMixed59% of 214 reviews2016
Dev: Play Spirit Limited
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Start The Cooking Game, learn to cook, serve and manage your own restaurants. Show your skills and feed the hungry customers!
Why similar: Cooking 43.6%, Simulation 22.3%, Casual 15%, Time Management 14%, Indie 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: A straightforward and satisfying time-management experience that focuses on the core loop of cooking and serving.
- #24 Recipe for Disaster
82% matchMostly Positive71% of 714 reviews2022
Dev: Dapper Penguin StudiosPub: Kasedo Games
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Recipe for Disaster is a management sim that captures the fast-paced, drama-filled environment of a professional kitchen and dining room. Build your dream restaurant, create recipes, design menus and manage your staff, all while contending with demanding customers and disastrous situations!
Why similar: Cooking 45.2%, Time Management 17.1%, Management 13.9%, Character Customization 8.5%, Simulation 7%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the strategic side of restaurant management, including staff handling and menu design.
- #25 Cat Cafe Manager
79% matchVery Positive88% of 3,103 reviews2022
Dev: Roost GamesPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 16.7 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: Time Management 35.7%, Management 25.3%, Simulation 14.7%, Strategy 13.3%, Colorful 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: A cozy management game with a strong focus on building and maintaining a business while keeping customers happy.
- #26 Battle Chef Brigade Deluxe
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,757 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 81.6%, Action 6.6%, Family Friendly 4.6%, Indie 3.7%, 2D 2.6%
Why You'll Like It: Combines creative cooking challenges with action-oriented ingredient gathering for a unique twist on the genre.
- #27 Venba
78% matchVery Positive93% of 3,365 reviews2023
Dev: Visai Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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%, Casual 8.1%, Indie 2.9%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-focused cooking game that celebrates cultural recipes and the joy of preparing food.
- #28 Burger Shop 3
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 549 reviews2023
Dev: GoBit Games
Windows · Mac
Make tasty food items to serve hungry customers in this fast-paced sequel to the amazing food making games Burger Shop 1 & 2!
Why similar: Cooking 47.7%, Time Management 25%, Family Friendly 7.6%, Simulation 6.4%, Casual 5.2%
- #29 My Universe - Cooking Star Restaurant
81% matchMixed60% of 50 reviews2020
Dev: Old Skull GamesPub: Microids
Windows · Mac
Enter the world of elite gastronomy and manage your own restaurant from A to Z: hospitality, cooking, waitering, you do it all! Learn from the best chefs in the world, prepare the most delicious meals to make your customers happy and become a true cooking star.
Why similar: Cooking 54.8%, Time Management 16.3%, Management 10%, Simulation 9.7%, Casual 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: A casual, family-friendly approach to restaurant management that is easy to pick up and play.
- #30 Fast Food Simulator
75% matchVery Positive91% of 8,818 reviews2024
Dev: No Ceiling Games
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Welcome to the world's most chaotic place! Play solo or co-op with up to 6 players. Run a fast-food restaurant, and work with your friends to expand your business. Take orders, make burgers, and increase your earnings by dealing with customers.
Why similar: Cooking 60.4%, Management 17.8%, Simulation 16%, Character Customization 4.1%, Indie 1.1%
- #31 Pizza Slice
77% matchMixed63% of 180 reviews2026
Dev: Quest CraftPub: Gaming Factory
Windows
More than just a simulator, Pizza Slice is a true Italian adventure! Take on the role of Tonio, manage your family pizzeria, bake authentic Italian pizzas, fight the competition and grow your business. See if you can win the title of the best pizzeria in the area!
Why similar: Cooking 51.9%, Management 11.3%, Simulation 9.3%, Time Management 8.4%, Family Friendly 6.5%
- #32 Kokoro Kitchen
76% matchVery Positive94% of 77 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 36.8%, Time Management 20.7%, Character Customization 10.3%, Management 7.2%, Simulation 7.1%
- #33 Cook, Serve, Delicious!
77% matchVery Positive94% of 5,698 reviews2013
Dev: Vertigo Gaming Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Hungry? Take your restaurant from a one star abomination to a five star wonder in Cook, Serve, Delicious! Plan your menu, upgrade your equipment, and master challenges with easy-to-learn, hard-to-master gameplay!
Why similar: Cooking 39.3%, Time Management 22.7%, Management 12.6%, Simulation 6.7%, Strategy 6.6%
- #34 Order Up!
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PandaGames
Windows
Run your own chaotic burger restaurant! Cook, assemble, serve, and manage your way to success—while handling picky customers, power outages, and inventory disasters in this immersive restaurant sim.
Why similar: Cooking 50.2%, Simulation 16%, Time Management 14.1%, Management 11.3%, Casual 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A classic cooking simulation game that mirrors the order-fulfillment style and progression of the Papa's series.
- #35 Corner Kitchen Fast Food Simulator
75% matchVery Positive86% of 410 reviews2025
Dev: Purple Heads Games
Windows
Buy cooking equipment, prepare delicious meals, and serve hungry customers. Upgrade your setup, read customer reviews, and expand your business to become the top fast-food joint in the city.
Why similar: Cooking 47.3%, Time Management 21.8%, Management 15%, Simulation 9.6%, Casual 4.7%
- #36 Coastal Kitchen Simulator
74% matchVery Positive85% of 130 reviews2025
Dev: Bewolba Studios
Windows
Cook and serve dishes as you run your own seafood restaurant! Unlock new recipes, grow your kitchen with the help of employees, and satisfy every customer’s craving. Expand your reputation, manage resources wisely, and build a seafood restaurant that becomes the talk of the town.
Why similar: Cooking 48.2%, Time Management 23.7%, Simulation 13.8%, Management 9.2%, Family Friendly 3.2%
- #37 Farming Fever - Pizza and Burger Cooking game
76% matchMostly Positive74% of 320 reviews2023
Dev: Matryoshka
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Farming Fever is an engaging time management game where you can become both a farmer and a chef at the same time. You'll have to manage your farm, harvest crops, cook, and complete customers' orders.
Why similar: Cooking 39.3%, Time Management 26.1%, Simulation 14.2%, Management 8.1%, Casual 6.5%
- #38 The Chef's Shift
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,491 reviews2025
Dev: Panitia GameDevPub: Catoptric Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 64%
The Chef’s Shift is a fast-paced typing game in a restaurant setting, where you’ll both cook & serve food to hungry customers, all done by TYPING.
Why similar: Cooking 45.3%, Time Management 24.5%, Management 12.4%, Simulation 7.8%, Colorful 2.8%
- #39 Sizzle & Stack
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 296 reviews2025
Dev: Arvis Games
Windows · Mac
Sizzle & Stack is a fast-paced restaurant management card game where you stack ingredients, cook dishes, explore recipes, and serve hungry customers. Upgrade your kitchen and master strategic cooking in a unique blend of card play and time management!
Why similar: Cooking 45.3%, Time Management 19.9%, Management 12.9%, Simulation 6.5%, Strategy 6.3%
- #40 Cooking Live - Italian Kitchen Simulator
74% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,958 reviews2023
Dev: Matryoshka
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Hello everyone! My name is Jane, and I need your help! I travel around the world and create a blog about local restaurants and cuisine. I’ve seen how big corporations squeeze out talented local cooks and their restaurants! Let’s take matters into our own hands and give them back their zest for life!
Why similar: Cooking 47.6%, Time Management 25.1%, Management 8.9%, Simulation 6.6%, Casual 4.2%
- #41 The Way of the Tray: Japanese Restaurant Simulator 🍙
73% matchVery Positive82% of 78 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 48.7%, Time Management 19.5%, Management 10%, Simulation 8.8%, Strategy 3.2%
- #42 Monster Meals
72% matchVery Positive99% of 101 reviews2025
Dev: Giant Warrior StudioPub: GoGo Games Interactive
Windows
Monster Meals is a fast-paced cooking game where you and a friend control monster chefs in a food truck, preparing meals with exotic creatures for monstrous customers. Play solo, local co-op, or online co-op—but serve quickly, or you’ll be on the menu!
Why similar: Cooking 44.8%, Time Management 22.4%, Character Customization 10.5%, Simulation 8%, Family Friendly 4.4%
- #43 Diner Bros 2
72% matchVery Positive86% of 129 reviews2025
Dev: JAYFLGAMES
Windows
The Diner Bros are back! With the same hectic cooking and serving, and now customization of your bustling restaurant! Serve quirky customers, earn cash to buy equipment, and discover new recipes in Diner Bros 2. Team up for 4 player local co-operative fun. No friends? Hire servers!
Why similar: Cooking 56.9%, Time Management 18.9%, Management 9.4%, Family Friendly 5.9%, Casual 5.3%
- #44 Chefs Together
71% matchVery Positive83% of 54 reviews2024
Dev: Musa GUNGOR
Windows
A coop coking game with light RPG features. Discover new recipes, level up your restaurant, and make sure your customers leave happy in this kitchen game. Best cooking simulator with multiplayer features
Why similar: Cooking 63.2%, Simulation 10.3%, Family Friendly 7.4%, Casual 5.6%, Strategy 4.4%
- #45 Shawarma Legend
68% matchVery Positive92% of 7,229 reviews2024
Dev: Eyad AlshafeiPub: Patates Games
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
🌯 Shawarma Legend !! A real simulation of a shawarma restaurant !!
Why similar: Cooking 49.8%, Time Management 24.5%, Simulation 12.5%, Management 8.7%, 2D 2.5%
- #46 The Sushi Spinnery
70% matchVery Positive93% of 406 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Revolutionize the revolving sushi bar in this fresh new sim!
Why similar: Cooking 59.3%, Simulation 12.9%, Strategy 9.1%, Management 9.1%, Casual 4.5%
- #47 Sandwich Simulator
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 464 reviews2026
Dev: FiftyEight Studios
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Ready to create your own world of flavor? Play solo or co-op with up to 8 players, prepare sandwiches with your friends, deliver online orders to the courier and run your sandwich restaurant. Clean, expand, and keep your customers happy!
Why similar: Cooking 46.7%, Time Management 22.4%, Simulation 9.7%, Management 8.9%, Family Friendly 7.5%
- #48 The Chef's Shift: First Course
68% matchVery Positive98% of 440 reviews2025
Dev: Panitia GameDevPub: Catoptric Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 36 minMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 28%
A fast-paced typing game in a restaurant setting, where you’ll both cook & serve food to hungry customers, all done by TYPING. Play through the Italian restaurant and get a taste of The Chef's Shift!
Why similar: Cooking 47.7%, Time Management 25.3%, Management 11.2%, Simulation 8.8%, Colorful 1.9%
- #49 Burger Shop 2
71% matchVery Positive98% of 391 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 46.9%, Simulation 28.6%, Casual 16%, Action 8.5%
- #50 Chef: A Restaurant Tycoon Game
70% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,478 reviews2020
Dev: Innervoid InteractivePub: Digital Tribe
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Chef is a Restaurant Management game in which you create your own character, acquire supreme cooking skills, customize restaurants, design unique menus, and devise innovative recipes with a realistic editor.
Why similar: Cooking 43.3%, Management 26.2%, Simulation 13.8%, Character Customization 10.4%, Family Friendly 4.3%
- #51 Chicken Fries
68% matchMostly Positive71% of 78 reviews2026
Dev: Turquoise Games
Windows
Chicken Fries is a first-person restaurant simulator where you run a fast-food kitchen: prepare meals by hand, manage fryers and inventory, serve customers, and survive the daily chaos of a busy restaurant, one chicken at a time.
Why similar: Cooking 51.9%, Management 16%, Time Management 15.7%, Simulation 10.3%, Casual 3.6%
- #52 Katy & Bob: Cake Cafe
71% matchVery Positive83% of 85 reviews2018
Dev: Workroom7Pub: 8floor
Windows · Mac
Katy and Bob is a new part of the adventures. Transform a wedding plan into a successful business! Let's open a wedding bakery!
Why similar: Cooking 45.9%, Time Management 25.4%, Strategy 8.2%, Management 7.5%, Family Friendly 4.8%
- #53 Jacksmith: Weapons and Warriors
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,765 reviews2025
Dev: Flipline Studios
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Fire up the forge and craft your finest weapons in Jacksmith: Weapons and Warriors, a reforged adventure! Equip the local warriors with custom swords, bows, shields and more in your hands-on blacksmith shop. Follow the soldiers into battle as you push onward toward the evil wizard Dudley!
Why similar: Time Management 39.6%, Management 14.6%, Strategy 11.7%, Simulation 9.1%, Casual 5.1%
- #54 Drive Thru Simulator : Prologue
69% matchMixed43% of 127 reviews2025
Dev: Red Axe Games
Windows
Drive Thru Simulator is a simulation game that immerses you in the exciting world of fast food restaurant management. Take customer orders, prepare their meals, process payments, and expand your restaurant!
Why similar: Cooking 77.1%, Simulation 10.7%, Casual 7.5%, Management 2.8%, Indie 1%
- #55 Burgie's cozy kitchen
66% matchVery Positive98% of 352 reviews2025
Dev: HeyNau
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Manage a small burger joint in this adorable and chaotic idle cooking game. Play actively or use it a desktop companion while you work on your stuff. ✨Brighten your day with little breaks! Includes Pomodoro focus tool and stream integration to play with your chat.
Why similar: Cooking 46.9%, Time Management 22.4%, Management 11.4%, Simulation 8%, Family Friendly 4.7%
- #56 Cook Serve Forever
67% matchMixed67% of 448 reviews2025
Dev: Vertigo Gaming Inc.
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Bathe in the sights, sounds, and smells of Cook Serve Forever, a narrative-focused cooking adventure where you serve food to the hungry masses on your quest for greatness.
Why similar: Cooking 44.4%, Time Management 26.4%, Strategy 7.6%, Simulation 7.5%, Colorful 3.7%
- #57 Cooking Festival
70% matchMixed64% of 59 reviews2022
Dev: BoomBit
Windows · Mac
Cooking Festival takes you to the tasty world of fantastic cuisine - let's cook!
Why similar: Cooking 50.7%, Time Management 32%, Simulation 8.4%, Casual 4.4%, Colorful 2%
- #58 Kebab Chefs! - Restaurant Simulator
66% matchVery Positive84% of 7,339 reviews2024
Dev: Biotech Gameworks
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Kebab Chefs! is a Co-Op, cooking and restaurant management game that can be played up to 4 players. Design your own restaurant. Cook delicious foods, fill your menu with various recipes, feed customers and become the biggest kebab restaurant in town!
Why similar: Cooking 53.6%, Time Management 16.8%, Management 12.5%, Simulation 9.9%, Character Customization 7.2%
- #59 Onigiri Shop Simulator
65% matchVery Positive97% of 377 reviews2025
Dev: Yagni Lab
Windows
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 41.3%, Time Management 29.5%, Management 14.9%, Simulation 10.4%, Casual 2.2%
- #60 Delicious - Emily's Christmas Carol
69% matchVery Positive90% of 188 reviews2016
Dev: Blue GiraffePub: GameHouse
Windows
Median: 14.2 hrsMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Warm up your Christmas spirit with this amazing cooking story game!
Why similar: Time Management 44.7%, Cooking 29.4%, Casual 10.9%, Family Friendly 10.6%, Indie 4.4%