Meat Grinder: Hotdog Simulator

First-person hot dog shop simulator with nighttime grave digging

Panic Panda · Published by Ultimate Publishing, Ultimate Games S.A., PlayWay S.A. · Released Aug 11, 2026

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 79% of 208
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 81% of 38 in 30 days
Players: 8; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update on Steam: 1 week ago; Oct 20, 2026
Minimum PC: GTX 950; 4 GB RAM · 0.5 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Meat Grinder: Hotdog Simulator?

A first-person cooking simulator set in Grimshore, a foggy town you can freely explore. You grill sausages, prepare sides, serve customers, and reinvest earnings by day, then gather meat supplies after dark. Side quests uncover the town's secrets alongside a main story about your character's past.

For you if...

+you enjoy repetitive, hands-on food preparation and customer service
+you like retro horror settings with secrets to investigate

Not for you if...

−you want multiplayer cooking rather than a solo shop
−you prefer cooking games without gore or dark humor

What players say

79% of 208 reviews are positive · 81% of 38 in the last 30 days

Players praise the cooking routine, eerie atmosphere, and retro style. Common complaints concern the short story and abrupt ending, with several players wanting more to explore and do.

Screenshots and trailer

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Meat Grinder: Hotdog Simulator system requirements

Minimum: GTX 950, 4 GB RAM, 0.5 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 10 / 11
Processor: Intel® Core™ i3 / AMD Ryzen™ 3
Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 950 / AMD Radeon™ R7 370
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Storage: 500 MB available space
DirectX: Version 9.0c

Does Meat Grinder: Hotdog Simulator have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Single-player

Does Meat Grinder: Hotdog Simulator run on Steam Deck?

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

Default controller config not fully functional
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: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 18
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages: Full audio: English. Text only: French, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Russian, Turkish, Italian.

Does Meat Grinder: Hotdog 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