Life, the Universe, and Restaurants

A space restaurant simulator built around cooking, expansion, and automation

GARRY · Published by Gamersky Games · Released Oct 12, 2026

Reviews: Very Positive; 89% of 177
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 71; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update on Steam: 2 days ago; Oct 26, 2026
Minimum PC: GTX 750; 8 GB RAM · 1 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Life, the Universe, and Restaurants?

You run a restaurant for gods in space in this single-player management game. Prepare ingredients, cook and serve dishes, then record tasks for robots to repeat as you organize production lines. Complete business objectives to raise your restaurant from one to five stars, unlocking recipes, building plots, and management options along the way.

For you if...

+you enjoy refining kitchen layouts and coordinating production
+you like experimenting with menus, pricing, and advertising

Not for you if...

−you want a slow-paced cooking game without time pressure
−you prefer helpers that need no task setup

What players say

89% of 177 reviews are positive

Players praise the combination of hands-on cooking and factory-style automation, along with the depth of the management systems.

Screenshots and trailer

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Life, the Universe, and Restaurants system requirements

Minimum: GTX 750, 8 GB RAM, 1 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 10 or 11 64bit
Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-6xxx, AMD FX™-6300
Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 750 or AMD Radeon™ R7 265
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 1 GB available space

Does Life, the Universe, and Restaurants have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Single-player

Does Life, the Universe, and Restaurants 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
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: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages: Full audio: Simplified Chinese. Text only: English, Japanese, Korean, Traditional Chinese, French, Portuguese - Brazil, Portuguese - Portugal.

Does Life, the Universe, and Restaurants use AI-generated content?

Yes. The developers disclose AI-generated content on the game's Steam page:

We use AI on a small portion of texture creation and the main menu background.

The statement mentions: Art

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