- #1 Papa's Freezeria Deluxe
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 13,054 reviews2023
Dev: Flipline Studios
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 22.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 41.2%, Time Management 18.7%, Character Customization 8.4%, Management 7.8%, Simulation 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers the same core addictive time-management loop and charming aesthetic as the seed game but with a refreshing dessert-making focus.
- #2 Papa's Mocharia Deluxe
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 666 reviews2026
Dev: Flipline Studios
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%
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 39.4%, Time Management 19.6%, Management 8.9%, Strategy 6.6%, Simulation 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: It maintains the signature Papa's gameplay formula while introducing complex beverage preparation mechanics.
- #3 Good Pizza, Great Pizza - Cooking Simulator Game
96% matchVery Positive88% of 6,651 reviews2023
Dev: TapBlaze
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 21.9 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 39.4%, Time Management 22.5%, Management 13.9%, Character Customization 11.3%, Simulation 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game is the closest thematic match, focusing specifically on the art of pizza assembly and customer satisfaction in a cozy environment.
- #4 PlateUp!
94% matchVery Positive95% of 26,639 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 65.5%, Management 22.4%, Strategy 6%, Casual 3.6%, Action 1.4%
Why You'll Like It: It combines high-speed restaurant management with roguelite strategy, requiring players to design their kitchen layout for maximum efficiency.
- #5 Cook, Serve, Delicious!
95% 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 39.7%, Time Management 22.5%, Management 12.4%, Simulation 6.7%, Strategy 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game provides a high-intensity, keyboard-focused approach to order management that mirrors the frantic pace of the Papa's series.
- #6 Pizza Express
94% matchVery Positive82% of 279 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 47.1%, Simulation 24%, Strategy 15.5%, Casual 8.8%, Indie 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: This simulation focuses heavily on the business side of running a pizza shop, including ingredient management and recipe customization.
- #7 Overcooked! All You Can Eat
93% matchMostly Positive73% of 7,945 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 60.8%, Simulation 9.6%, Family Friendly 9%, Strategy 7.9%, Casual 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive chaotic cooking experience that tests your ability to multitask and communicate under extreme time pressure.
- #8 Burger Shop 3
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 605 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 48.3%, Time Management 24.6%, Family Friendly 7.6%, Simulation 6.2%, Casual 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: It continues the classic order-matching formula of its predecessor with updated visuals and more complex customer demands.
- #9 Burger Shop
92% matchVery Positive99% of 370 reviews2017
Dev: GoBit Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Make burgers, shakes and more in this exciting food-making game that has been enjoyed by millions of fans everywhere.
Why similar: Cooking 35.8%, Simulation 23.5%, Time Management 21.8%, Casual 11.1%, Action 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A classic time-management title that relies on the same order-matching and speed-based mechanics found in the Papa's series.
- #10 Galaxy Burger
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,757 reviews2024
Dev: Galactic Workshop
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 10.6 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 46.2%, Time Management 14.3%, Management 11.5%, Simulation 8%, Family Friendly 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: A cozy, sci-fi take on the classic burger-flipping time-management loop that emphasizes relaxing but engaging gameplay.
- #11 Touhou Mystia's Izakaya
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 32,120 reviews2021
Dev: 二色幽紫蝶
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.1 hrsMean: 34.8 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 48.9%, Time Management 30.5%, Simulation 11.7%, Casual 6.3%, 2D 2.6%
Why You'll Like It: It features deep cooking and restaurant management mechanics wrapped in a charming, character-driven narrative.
- #12 Diner Bros
90% matchVery Positive90% of 894 reviews2018
Dev: JAYFLGAMES
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 20.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 43.4%, Time Management 23.4%, Management 11.6%, Family Friendly 7%, Simulation 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: This fast-paced restaurant management game captures the frantic energy of serving hungry customers in a busy kitchen.
- #13 Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator
89% matchVery Positive84% of 2,686 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 50.5%, Management 14.9%, Simulation 9.3%, Family Friendly 8.1%, Character Customization 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a more realistic, yet still structured, approach to kitchen management and menu creation.
- #14 Lemon Cake
88% matchVery Positive85% of 2,045 reviews2021
Dev: Cozy Bee Games
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 64%
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 12.9%, Simulation 9.1%, Character Customization 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: This title focuses on the cozy management of a bakery, requiring players to balance baking, serving, and shop upgrades.
- #15 DAVE THE DIVER
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 157,033 reviews2023
Dev: MINTROCKET
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.3 hrsMean: 26.6 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 48.1%, Simulation 21%, Casual 14.2%, 2D 5.7%, Singleplayer 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: The game features a highly addictive sushi restaurant management loop that perfectly complements its exploration-based gameplay.
- #16 Bakery Simulator
87% matchMixed66% of 2,369 reviews2022
Dev: Live Motion GamesPub: Ultimate Games S.A.
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 8.7 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 40.1%, Time Management 26.5%, Management 10.7%, Simulation 9.3%, Family Friendly 6%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a detailed look at the baking process while maintaining the essential management elements of a food business.
- #17 Cooking Simulator
86% matchVery Positive85% of 19,607 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 72%, Simulation 15.7%, Management 6.3%, Family Friendly 3.7%, Singleplayer 1.6%
Why You'll Like It: The most realistic physics-based cooking experience for those who want to dive deeper into the technical craft of food preparation.
- #18 Burger Bistro Story
85% matchVery Positive83% of 326 reviews2023
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Open your own diner and create custom burgers in this management sim game.
Why similar: Cooking 56.9%, Simulation 11.3%, Strategy 9.8%, Management 9.1%, Casual 6%
Why You'll Like It: A management-heavy simulation that captures the business-building and menu-expansion aspects of the Papa's games.
- #19 Rolling Hills: Cozy Sushi Restaurant
84% 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 41.7%, Time Management 24%, Management 12.5%, Character Customization 6.1%, Simulation 6%
Why You'll Like It: A wholesome take on restaurant management that focuses on building relationships with customers while serving high-quality food.
- #20 Food Truck Simulator
84% 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 56.2%, Management 15.2%, Simulation 12.2%, Family Friendly 7.4%, Casual 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game adds a layer of vehicle maintenance and travel to the standard cooking simulation, creating a more varied loop.
- #21 Coffee Caravan
82% matchVery Positive93% of 1,459 reviews2024
Dev: Broccoli Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 69%
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 39.4%, Time Management 21%, Management 12.7%, Simulation 6.7%, Strategy 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: A roguelite approach to coffee shop management that emphasizes strategy, time management, and resource allocation.
- #22 Shawarma Legend
81% matchVery Positive92% of 7,537 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 50.3%, Time Management 24%, Simulation 12.5%, Management 8.7%, 2D 2.4%
Why You'll Like It: A focused simulation that captures the specific rhythm and precision required to prepare and serve a single type of food.
- #23 Battle Chef Brigade Deluxe
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,799 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 6.7%, Family Friendly 4.6%, Indie 3.7%, 2D 2.6%
Why You'll Like It: It uniquely combines cooking challenges with action-oriented ingredient gathering, providing a fresh twist on the genre.
- #24 Kebab Chefs! - Restaurant Simulator
79% matchVery Positive83% of 7,908 reviews2026
Dev: Biotech GameworksPub: Flagship Interactive
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 13.1 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 53.1%, Time Management 17.1%, Management 12.4%, Simulation 9.6%, Character Customization 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a physics-based, collaborative approach to running a food business that is both chaotic and rewarding.
- #25 My Universe - Cooking Star Restaurant
83% 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 55.2%, Time Management 16.1%, Management 9.8%, Simulation 9.7%, Casual 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: A family-friendly cooking management game that mirrors the accessibility and progression style of the Papa's series.
- #26 Corner Kitchen Fast Food Simulator
80% matchVery Positive85% of 423 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 47.7%, Time Management 21.7%, Management 14.7%, Simulation 9.6%, Casual 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: A modern take on the fast-food management genre with a focus on realistic kitchen operations and customer service.
- #27 Coastal Kitchen Simulator
79% matchVery Positive84% of 148 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 48.6%, Time Management 23.5%, Simulation 13.8%, Management 9%, Family Friendly 3.2%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a sandbox-style cooking experience with a focus on coastal-themed recipes and relaxed kitchen management.
- #28 The Chef's Shift
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,876 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 44.1%, Time Management 23.5%, Management 11.8%, Simulation 7.5%, Strategy 3.4%
- #29 Kokoro Kitchen
78% matchVery Positive89% of 98 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 37.2%, Time Management 20.4%, Character Customization 10.4%, Management 7%, Simulation 7%
Why You'll Like It: Adds a unique supernatural twist to the standard cooking and management formula, making for a memorable experience.
- #30 Fast Food Simulator
76% matchVery Positive89% of 9,453 reviews2024
Dev: No Ceiling Games
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 10.1 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 60.3%, Management 17.7%, Simulation 16.3%, Character Customization 4.1%, Indie 1%
- #31 Farming Fever - Pizza and Burger Cooking game
78% matchMostly Positive74% of 325 reviews2023
Dev: Matryoshka
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 7.8 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 26.3%, Simulation 14.2%, Management 7.9%, Casual 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: Blends farming and cooking management for a varied gameplay loop that keeps the player busy with multiple tasks.
- #32 The Cooking Game
81% matchMixed59% of 218 reviews2016
Dev: Play Spirit Limited
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Start The Cooking Game, learn to cook, serve and manage your own restaurants. Show your skills and feed the hungry customers!
Why similar: Cooking 43.8%, Simulation 22.1%, Casual 15.2%, Time Management 13.9%, Indie 5%
Why You'll Like It: A straightforward, casual time-management game that focuses on quick service and simple, satisfying mechanics.
- #33 Pizza Slice
77% matchMixed57% of 238 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 52.4%, Management 11%, Simulation 9.3%, Time Management 8.3%, Family Friendly 6.5%
- #34 Cooking Live - Italian Kitchen Simulator
76% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,001 reviews2023
Dev: Matryoshka
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 9.9 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 24.7%, Management 8.6%, Simulation 6.6%, Casual 4.2%
- #35 Sizzle & Stack
74% matchMostly Positive76% of 310 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 45.7%, Time Management 19.8%, Management 12.6%, Simulation 6.4%, Strategy 6.3%
- #36 The Way of the Tray: Japanese Restaurant Simulator 🍙
74% 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 49.1%, Time Management 19.3%, Management 9.8%, Simulation 8.7%, Strategy 3.2%
- #37 Monster Meals
73% matchVery Positive99% of 102 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 44.9%, Time Management 22.1%, Character Customization 10.6%, Simulation 8%, Family Friendly 4.4%
- #38 Burger Shop 2
75% matchVery Positive98% of 402 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 46.6%, Simulation 28.5%, Casual 16.3%, Action 8.7%
- #39 Recipe for Disaster
75% 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 45.5%, Time Management 16.9%, Management 13.6%, Character Customization 8.6%, Simulation 7%
- #40 The Chef's Shift: First Course
71% matchVery Positive98% of 483 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 47.8%, Time Management 24.9%, Management 10.9%, Simulation 8.6%, Colorful 1.9%
- #41 SpongeBob: Krusty Cook-Off
73% matchMixed64% of 132 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 49.8%, Time Management 21.8%, Simulation 9.7%, Management 9.1%, Casual 4.8%
- #42 The Sushi Spinnery
72% matchVery Positive93% of 427 reviews2022
Dev: Kairosoft Co.,Ltd
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Revolutionize the revolving sushi bar in this fresh new sim!
Why similar: Cooking 59.6%, Simulation 12.8%, Strategy 9.1%, Management 8.9%, Casual 4.6%
- #43 Diner Bros 2
71% matchVery Positive87% of 150 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 57%, Time Management 18.8%, Management 9.3%, Family Friendly 6%, Casual 5.4%
- #44 Cook, Serve, Delicious! 2!!
72% 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 40.5%, Management 17.4%, Strategy 8.7%, Simulation 8.7%, Family Friendly 7.6%
- #45 KuloNiku: Bowl Up!
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,115 reviews2026
Dev: Gambir StudioPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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 46.7%, Time Management 24%, Management 14%, Simulation 8.3%, Casual 3.8%
- #46 Sandwich Simulator
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 971 reviews2026
Dev: FiftyEight Studios
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 47.5%, Time Management 21.9%, Simulation 9.6%, Management 8.6%, Family Friendly 7.5%
- #47 Burgie's Cozy Kitchen
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 753 reviews2025
Dev: HeyNau
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 57%
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 21.9%, Management 11%, Simulation 7.9%, Family Friendly 4.8%
- #48 Cook, Serve, Delicious! 3?!
70% matchVery Positive91% of 2,286 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 42%, Management 18.6%, Simulation 9.2%, Strategy 8.9%, Family Friendly 8.4%
- #49 Chefs Together
70% 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 63.3%, Simulation 10.2%, Family Friendly 7.5%, Casual 5.6%, Strategy 4.4%
- #50 Drive Thru Simulator : Prologue
71% matchMixed40% of 135 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 77.3%, Simulation 10.5%, Casual 7.6%, Management 2.8%, Indie 1%
- #51 Cooking Craze
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 381 reviews2024
Dev: MatryoshkaPub: Big Fish Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Cooking Craze is a fast and fun cooking game that lets you explore the cultures of the world through their delicious food! Upgrade your restaurants to serve only the best dishes and use a variety of special boosts to cook your way to victory!
Why similar: Cooking 74.3%, Management 8.3%, Casual 5.7%, Colorful 5%, Family Friendly 4.8%
- #52 Chicken Fries
68% matchMostly Positive71% of 95 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 52.4%, Management 15.8%, Time Management 15.6%, Simulation 10.1%, Casual 3.6%
- #53 Kitchen Simulator 2015
73% matchMixed40% of 332 reviews2015
Dev: WhackAKey GamesPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Kitchen simulator, The game that turns you into the chef. As the owner and chef of your very own restaurant, you now have the responsibilities to keep your place clean, serving quality meals to your hungry customers, Impressing the high class to get to that fancy five star restaurant,more…
Why similar: Cooking 48.9%, Time Management 25%, Simulation 10%, Strategy 9%, Action 3.2%
- #54 Bakso Simulator 2
66% matchVery Positive96% of 51 reviews2026
Dev: Akhir Pekan Studio
Windows
Build, manage, and scale your very own Bakso restaurant in this first-person simulator. Design your layout, hire and train various staffs, upgrade your gear, expand your place and satisfy every customer to become the best Bakso empire in the world!
Why similar: Cooking 56.7%, Simulation 16.1%, Management 11.9%, Casual 7.4%, Family Friendly 6.2%
- #55 Cooking Festival
70% matchMixed65% of 60 reviews2022
Dev: BoomBit
Windows · Mac
Cooking Festival takes you to the tasty world of fantastic cuisine - let's cook!
Why similar: Cooking 51%, Time Management 31.7%, Simulation 8.4%, Casual 4.5%, Colorful 2%
- #56 Kitchen Sync: Aloha!
66% matchVery Positive99% of 168 reviews2025
Dev: Lemonpepper Games
Windows · Mac
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 44.1%, Time Management 21.8%, Management 14.3%, Simulation 7.9%, Strategy 7.1%
- #57 Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator
67% matchVery Positive94% of 32,999 reviews2017
Dev: Scott Cawthon
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Start your own Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria with Freddy Fazbear Pizzeria Simulator!
Why similar: Management 32.3%, Simulation 31.5%, Strategy 18.2%, Singleplayer 6.8%, Family Friendly 6%
- #58 Cook Serve Forever
67% matchMixed67% of 457 reviews2025
Dev: Vertigo Gaming Inc.
Windows
Median: 3.4 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 44.7%, Time Management 26.1%, Strategy 7.6%, Simulation 7.5%, Colorful 3.7%
- #59 Cooking Clash
66% matchMostly Positive79% of 86 reviews2025
Dev: Tyche Mobile Technology Inc Limited
Windows
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 56.4%, Time Management 20%, Simulation 9.6%, Family Friendly 7.4%, Casual 4.2%
- #60 Pizza Frenzy Deluxe
69% matchVery Positive97% of 263 reviews2006
Dev: PopCap Games, Inc.Pub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Pizza Frenzy is a wacky action puzzler that puts you in charge of your own pizza delivery empire! Reflexes and quick thinking are required to juggle all the orders. This fast-paced game will keep your mouse clicking with rewarding action and pattern matching.
Why similar: Casual 100%