Cooking Simulator

First-person cooking simulator with hands-on recipes and kitchen physics

Big Cheese Studio · Released Jun 6, 2019

Reviews: Very Positive; 85% of 20K
Recent reviews: Mostly Positive; 78% of 73 in 30 days
Playing now: 45; right now
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update: 1 month ago; Aug 13, 2026

What is Cooking Simulator?

In a first-person professional kitchen, you slice, heat, pour, and plate ingredients using physics-based tools. Career mode has you prepare recipes to build your restaurant's reputation and unlock skills, while sandbox mode lets you experiment freely.

For you if...

+you like preparing dishes step by step with kitchen tools
+you want a sandbox for experimenting with cooking physics

Not for you if...

−you want cooking without careful timing or temperature management
−you dislike handling ingredients through physics-based controls

What players say

85% of 19,729 reviews are positive · 78% of 73 in the last 30 days

Players praise the hands-on cooking and freedom to experiment in sandbox mode. They report bugs that interrupt cooking or stall tutorials, as well as awkward controls and performance problems.

Screenshots and trailer

Cooking Simulator system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 7 x64
Processor: i5 3550 / FX-8350
Graphics: GTX 660Ti 3GB / R9 270X 4GB
Memory: 6 GB RAM
Storage: 6 GB available space
DirectX: Version 9.0c

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 302
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards

Steam Deck: Verified

All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
External controllers are not supported for the primary player

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

Full audio: English. Text only: German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Polish, Russian, French, Italian, Korean, Turkish, Portuguese - Brazil, Japanese.