Casual · June 6, 2019

Cooking Simulator (2019)

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Become the ultimate chef! Take control of a highly polished, realistic kitchen equipped with all kinds of utensils and stands. Unlock and master over 80 recipes or use dozens of lifelike ingredients to cook everything you like. A simulator spiced up with a dash of real-life physics! Key Features: Career and Sandbox modes 80+ recipes 140+ lifelike ingredients Perks and skills to unlock Advanced cooking mechanics Realistic physics Your kitchen’s got all the gear a chef might need. Griddles, cookers, gas stands, ovens and tons of utensils like pots, pans, plates, knives, spatulas and blenders! On top of that there are over 140 ingredients available in the pantry: meat and fish, fruit and veggies, dairy products and various liquids. There’s also a full set of spices and herbs for adding that extra flavour! Lifelike cooking experience! All the ingredients respond to your actions by changing temperature, appearance and taste. Every time you’re slicing potatoes, flipping steaks or boiling a soup, there are some real-life physics applied to it. Once you learn the cooking mechanics and start serving dishes, you’ll see yourself becoming a better chef with every new plate on the checkout. Career mode is a culinary journey zero-to-hero style and your task is to gain fame for you and your restaurant. You’ll start from the basics and progressively unlock new more complex dishes and start serving more customers as your fame and experience grow. Once you master the recipes and workflow, you’ll be able to unlock various perks and skills. However, if you’re not interested in playing by the rules, you’re going to love the Sandbox mode . Access all the recipes and ingredients and prepare whatever you like without any pressure. You don’t even have to cook anything! Game physics gives you unlimited opportunities. Throw knives like darts, set up cutting boards like dominoes, set the whole kitchen on fire, blow up the oven and save the day using a fire extinguisher!

Casual releases from 2019

30 Casual titles launched in 2019 — top 6 by review volume.

Position in Casual

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume18.6k Steam reviewsTop 13% in Casual
Positive rating85% positiveGenre average: 88% — this title sits in top 75%
Metacritic64/100Genre average 76 — top 93% of Casual titles
Engagement hours11 h averageTop 40% for session depth among Casual

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Simulation · 341
  • Cooking · 281
  • Singleplayer · 188
  • Realistic · 160
  • Sandbox · 145
  • Funny · 125
  • Physics · 116
  • First-Person · 111
  • Family Friendly · 88
  • Management · 83
  • Co-op · 82
  • Relaxing · 73
  • Crafting · 65
  • Comedy · 53
  • Resource Management · 53

Peer Casual titles

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Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (12)

  • English volume_up
  • German
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Simplified Chinese
  • Polish
  • Russian
  • French
  • Italian
  • Korean
  • Turkish
  • Portuguese - Brazil
  • Japanese volume_up

Full audio (2)

  • English
  • Japanese

Reception Metrics

Steam community

85%Very Positive · 18.6k reviews

15.8k positive · 2.8k negative

Metacritic

64/100 critic aggregate

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Curator recommendations

17.3k

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

11h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

5h

Typical completion time

Achievements

302

Steam unlocks available

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Cloud

Input & Comfort

  • Partial Controller Support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Release & Availability

Release dateJun 6, 2019
DeveloperBig Cheese Studio
Base price$4.99 -75%
DLC / Add-ons7 released
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · Support · [email protected]

Editions & Packages

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