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Cooking Simulator

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

Big Cheese Studio · Released Jun 6, 2019

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Reviews
Very Positive
84% of 20K
Recent reviews
Very Positive
82% of 64 in 30 days
Players
91
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
2 days ago
Nov 5, 2026
Minimum PC
GTX 660Ti
6 GB RAM · 6 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 64/100 (critic reviews)

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

84% of 19,836 reviews are positive · 82% of 64 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.

Players over time

▼ -1% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 131 players on Oct 18, 2026.

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Screenshots and trailer

Cooking Simulator screenshot 1

Cooking Simulator system requirements

Minimum: GTX 660Ti, 6 GB RAM, 6 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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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

Recommended

OS
Windows 10 x64
Processor
i5 4570 / Ryzen 7 1700x
Graphics
GTX 1060 6GB / RX 480 GB 8GB
Memory
16 GB RAM
Storage
6 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Does Cooking Simulator have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Does Cooking Simulator run on Steam Deck?

Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.

  • 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

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
302
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Polish, Russian, French, Italian, Korean, Turkish, Portuguese - Brazil, Japanese.

Does Cooking 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 Nov 7, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

7 DLC available.

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