Automachef
An automation puzzle game about designing and programming restaurant kitchens
Rhombico Games · Published by Team17 Digital Ltd · Released Jul 23, 2019
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 76% of 545
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 4
- daily peak, Oct 29, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 1 year ago
- Oct 4, 2025
Metacritic: 71/100 (critic reviews)
What is Automachef?
This single-player resource-management puzzler centers on automated restaurants and the supposedly human protagonist Robert Person. You arrange and program kitchen machines to prepare meals while handling space and resource constraints. Play through campaign levels, take on contracts, or experiment in a sandbox test mode.
For you if...
- +you enjoy minimizing ingredient waste, power use, and construction costs
Not for you if...
- −you want a persistent factory rather than separate puzzle levels
- −you prefer relaxed challenges without demanding efficiency targets
What players say
76% of 545 reviews are positive
Players praise the room for creative layouts and the satisfaction of getting production lines working. Common complaints concern menu-heavy controls, repetitive setup, and overly restrictive solutions. Some recent players also report malfunctioning machines.
Screenshots and trailer
Automachef system requirements
Minimum: GeForce GTX 550 Ti, 4 GB RAM, 4 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Automachef?
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- OS
- Windows 7 64-bit
- Processor
- Intel Core i5-2300 or AMD A8-5600K
- Graphics
- GeForce GTX 550 Ti or Radeon HD 7770
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 4 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10 64-bit
- Processor
- Intel Core i5-4460 or Ryzen 3 2200G
- Graphics
- GeForce GTX 950 or Radeon R9 290
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 6 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Does Automachef have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Automachef 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
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 11
- Steam features
- Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Text only: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Japanese.
Does Automachef 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
Tags
- Simulation
- Indie
- Automation
- Puzzle
- Resource Management
- Funny
- Programming
- Cooking
- Management
- Strategy
- Singleplayer
- Tactical
- Casual
- Building
Recent updates
- Oct 4, 2025 · ❗Update Required
- Jan 24, 2020 · Automachef Lunar Update
- Nov 28, 2019 · Automachef Thanksgiving Free Content Update!
- Aug 14, 2019 · Patch #1 - Live Now!
- Aug 1, 2019 · Kitchen Confidential #5 - Upcoming Patch Insight!
1 DLC available.
