Cooking Live - Italian Kitchen Simulator

A cooking and time-management game about saving struggling restaurants

Matryoshka · Released Feb 2, 2023

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 74% of 2,357
Recent reviews: Mixed; 60% of 15 in 30 days
Players: 36; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update on Steam: 2 years ago; Sep 9, 2024
Minimum PC: HD 4000; 2 GB RAM · 0.6 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Cooking Live - Italian Kitchen Simulator?

A free-to-play, single-player cooking and time-management game presented in 2D. You prepare dishes in restaurants around the world and unlock new locations through story episodes, helping struggling owners fend off corporate takeovers.

For you if...

+you enjoy juggling cooking tasks under time pressure
+you like colorful cartoon settings and simple controls

Not for you if...

−you want multiplayer cooking or cooperative restaurant management

What players say

74% of 2,357 reviews are positive · 60% of 15 in the last 30 days

Players praise the straightforward cooking gameplay and cartoon visuals. Recent complaints center on stalled progression, with players saying later levels and upgrades pressure them to spend money on boosters or premium currency.

Screenshots and trailer

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Cooking Live - Italian Kitchen Simulator system requirements

Minimum: HD 4000, 2 GB RAM, 0.6 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 7 or higher
Processor: Intel Pentium G5400 / AMD Ryzen 3 2200G
Graphics: Intel HD 4000 / Nvidia GeForce 710 / AMD Radeon HD 6450
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Storage: 600 MB available space

Does Cooking Live - Italian Kitchen Simulator have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Single-player

Does Cooking Live - Italian Kitchen Simulator run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows, macOS
Achievements: 35
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards, In-app purchases
Languages: Full audio: English, French, German, Simplified Chinese, Russian, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Portuguese - Portugal, Spanish - Latin America, Hindi.

Does Cooking Live - Italian Kitchen Simulator use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam