Kokoro Kitchen

Farm-to-table cooking sim set in a Japanese spirit-world restaurant

Mango Leaf Games · Released Oct 17, 2025

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 77% of 79
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 2; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update on Steam: 1 week ago; Oct 15, 2026
Minimum PC: Integrated should be enou…; 8 GB RAM · 3 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Kokoro Kitchen?

This single-player cooking and time-management sim follows your efforts to restore a rundown restaurant in the spirit world with Alan, a chicken ghost. You choose a daily menu, grow crops, care for livestock, prepare ingredients through mini-games, and cook and serve meals, then spend money and upgrade points on improvements.

For you if...

+you like balancing kitchen tasks with farm chores
+you prefer managing a restaurant on your own

Not for you if...

−you want cooking without time pressure or multitasking

What players say

77% of 79 reviews are positive

Players praise the art style and forgiving pace, though some find service stressful. Common criticisms concern the short length, limited progression, and unclear tutorials. Some players also report tutorial glitches or getting stuck.

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Kokoro Kitchen system requirements

Minimum: Integrated should be enou…, 8 GB RAM, 3 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 10
Processor: x86, x64 architecture
Graphics: Integrated graphics should be enough
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 3 GB available space
Notes: If you have a very potato PC/Mac and the game runs slowly on it, feel free to contact me so I can update this.

Does Kokoro Kitchen have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Single-player

Does Kokoro Kitchen run on Steam Deck?

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

Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows, macOS
Achievements: 17
Steam features: Family Sharing
Languages: Text only: English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese.

Does Kokoro Kitchen 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