Little Chef: Cozy Cooking

Physics-based cooking sandbox where you discover recipes by mixing ingredients

Julien Truebiger, Erika Zakse, Danny van Duist · Published by julien & erika · Released Aug 26, 2026

Reviews: Very Positive; 96% of 367
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 97% of 45 in 30 days
Players: 9; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update on Steam: 1 month ago; Sep 11, 2026
Minimum PC: DirectX 10 GPU; 2 GB RAM · 2 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Little Chef: Cozy Cooking?

This single-player, 2D cooking game spans three levels in three kitchens. You drag and toss objects, combine ingredients to fill a cookbook with over 300 recipes, and solve puzzles to uncover hidden ingredients. A story unfolds as you unlock recipes.

For you if...

+you enjoy relaxed play with room for trial and error
+you like searching rooms for secrets and hidden objects

Not for you if...

−you want a lengthy campaign with many stages
−you want to cook cooperatively with other players

What players say

96% of 367 reviews are positive · 97% of 45 in the last 30 days

Players praise the cute art and freedom to experiment with strange dishes. Some wish there were more content, while others find certain recipes difficult to figure out even with hints.

Screenshots and trailer

Little Chef: Cozy Cooking system requirements

Minimum: DirectX 10 GPU, 2 GB RAM, 2 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 7 SP1+
Processor: Dual-core Intel/AMD processor, 2.0 GHz
Graphics: Integrated GPU with DirectX 10 or higher support
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Storage: ~2000 MB available space
DirectX: Version 10

Does Little Chef: Cozy Cooking have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Single-player

Does Little Chef: Cozy Cooking run on Steam Deck?

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

Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows, macOS
Achievements: 26
Steam features: Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages: Text only: English, German, Simplified Chinese.

Does Little Chef: Cozy Cooking 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