Best Cooking Games on Steam
Steam currently has 589 Cooking games available to download and play. Explore our list of the best picks ranked by Player Score. Our Player Score rankings are calculated directly from reviews left on the Steam store and will be updated in real-time as more players leave their feedback. Cooking game rankings were last updated on 5/8/2024.
Looking for more? Explore other lists such as:
- Free cooking games on Steam
- Best cooking Steam Deck games
- Best cooking Linux games on Steam
- Best cooking Steam games for Mac OS
- Free Steam games
- Most played Steam games
- Best rated Steam games
1. Touhou Mystia's Izakaya
A brand new pixel art restaurant simulator based on the Touhou Project! Play as Mystia, the owner of a small izakaya. Collect ingredients by day, cater to the customers by night, learn recipes from familiar characters, and become the best izakaya owner in all of Gensokyo!
Touhou Mystia's Izakaya holds the #1 spot for "best Cooking game on Steam" with a Player Score of 96. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 20,403 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 20,135 positive reviews and 268 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $5.99 to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Mac systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
2. Papa's Freezeria Deluxe
Return to Calypso Island to serve seasonal sundae treats in Papa's Freezeria Deluxe! Craft sundaes in the Freezeria for all your quirky customers while earning tips, points and Special Recipes. Switch gears and take a trip in the Food Truck to concoct your own chilly creations and see who shows up!
Papa's Freezeria Deluxe has achieved a Player Score of 96, placing it in the #2 spot for the best Cooking games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 8,138 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 8,080 positive reviews and 58 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $5.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Papa's Freezeria Deluxe on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).
| Steam Price | $5.99 |
| Release Date | 3/31/2023 |
| Franchise | Papa Louie Games |
| Developer | Flipline Studios |
| Publisher | Flipline Studios |
| Steam App Id | 2291760 |
3. 东北之夏
DongBeiZhiXia (a summer in the northeast of China)is a free visual novel, which tells the story that the protagonist followed parents' wishes to make one's living in Shenyang, met two online anchors Huniu and Daojiang by chance, and experience affairs one after another with Shamate.
东北之夏 has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #3 spot for the best Cooking games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 11,674 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 11,417 positive reviews and 257 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is completely free to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
4. Dungeon Munchies
Hunt down monsters to cook and eat them! You’ve been revived in a massive underground complex and you must leave this bizarre facility. Aided by the undead Necro-Chef Simmer, you must stay safe, get fed, find a way to get out
Dungeon Munchies has achieved a Player Score of 94, placing it in the #4 spot for the best Cooking games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 6,468 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 6,296 positive reviews and 172 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $19.99 to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Mac systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
5. PlateUp!
Cook and serve your dishes, design and decorate your restaurants, and expand your culinary kingdom with new unlocks, abilities and dishes in procedurally-generated locations. Classic cooking action with permanent roguelite progression. Hire your friends - or do it all yourself!
PlateUp! has achieved a Player Score of 93, placing it in the #5 spot for the best Cooking games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 18,692 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 17,912 positive reviews and 780 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $19.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
| Steam Price | $19.99 |
| Release Date | 8/4/2022 |
| Franchise | Yogscast Games |
| Developer | It's happening |
| Publisher | Yogscast Games |
| Steam App Id | 1599600 |
6. Dog Brew
Dog Brew - a light indie adventure where the main character, burdened by debts, decides to settle them through the art of brewing beer.
Dog Brew has achieved a Player Score of 93, placing it in the #6 spot for the best Cooking games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 957 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 945 positive reviews and 12 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $2.97 to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Linux systems. At the moment, there is no confirmed information regarding Steam Deck support for this game.
| Steam Price | $2.97 |
| Release Date | 4/30/2024 |
| Developers | |
| Publishers | |
| Steam App Id | 2883280 |
7. The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty
Trek across ancient China in a dark, boundary-pushing visual novel inspired by traditional Chinese art with modern animation. Escort four girls to the prosperous city of Luoyang in a branching narrative with themes of revenge, cannibalism, involuntary servitude, and more on a redemptive journey.
The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty has achieved a Player Score of 93, placing it in the #7 spot for the best Cooking games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 8,596 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 8,212 positive reviews and 384 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $9.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, there is no confirmed information regarding Steam Deck support for this game.
| Steam Price | $9.99 |
| Release Date | 4/22/2024 |
| Franchise | 2P Games |
| Developer | 零创游戏(ZerocreationGame) |
| Publishers | |
| Steam App Id | 2593370 |
8. Battle Chef Brigade Deluxe
Battle Chef Brigade pairs combo-based hunting and puzzle-based cooking in a hand drawn, fantasy adventure. Cook your way into the Brigade while subduing Victusia’s destructive monsters. Follow Mina and Thrash in the single-player campaign or challenge your friends in Local Multiplayer and Daily Cook-Offs.
Battle Chef Brigade Deluxe has achieved a Player Score of 92, placing it in the #8 spot for the best Cooking games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 2,323 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 2,232 positive reviews and 91 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $6.99 to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Mac systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
| Steam Price | $6.99 |
| Release Date | 11/20/2017 |
| Developer | Trinket Studios |
| Publisher | Trinket Studios |
| Steam App Id | 452570 |
9. Yog-Sothoth’s Yard
Manage a hotel and hire employees including Death, a dragon, a Demon-Slayer, and a bioroid maid. Build your wealth through various means and refine your strategies based on the predictions of Oracles. Your choices will determine which employees become enamored with you.
Yog-Sothoth’s Yard has achieved a Player Score of 91, placing it in the #9 spot for the best Cooking games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 7,189 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 6,789 positive reviews and 400 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $10.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Yog-Sothoth’s Yard on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).
10. Cook, Serve, Delicious!
One of the few hardcore restaurant sims in existence, Cook, Serve, Delicious! is a deceptively easy game to learn but incredibly challenging to master as you progress through your career from owning a terrible zero star cafe into a five star world famous restaurant.
Cook, Serve, Delicious! has achieved a Player Score of 91, placing it in the #10 spot for the best Cooking games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 5,460 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 5,163 positive reviews and 297 negative reviews — making it "Very Positive" on Steam.
It is priced at $9.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
| Steam Price | $9.99 |
| Release Date | 10/8/2013 |
| Developer | Vertigo Gaming Inc. |
| Publisher | Vertigo Gaming Inc. |
| Steam App Id | 247020 |
More Cooking Games
Explore even more rankings for the 100 best Cooking games available on Steam.
| Image | Name | Actions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 361 | 10/1/2021 | 96 | $5.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 129 | 3/31/2023 | 96 | $5.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 18 | 1/9/2023 | 95 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 5 | 7/27/2022 | 94 | $19.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 1,301 | 8/4/2022 | 93 | $19.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 167 | 4/30/2024 | 93 | $2.97 | Steam Charts | |
 | 756 | 4/22/2024 | 93 | $9.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 5 | 11/20/2017 | 92 | $6.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 261 | 10/19/2023 | 91 | $10.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 25 | 10/8/2013 | 91 | $9.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 2 | 7/30/2021 | 91 | $4.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 667 | 8/30/2022 | 91 | Free | Steam Charts | |
 | 5 | 4/17/2016 | 90 | $29.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 1,537 | 3/8/2022 | 90 | $15.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 58 | 4/29/2022 | 90 | $4.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 12 | 12/1/2017 | 90 | $6.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 2 | 6/10/2022 | 90 | $9.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 11 | 9/28/2023 | 90 | $6.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 29 | 12/1/2017 | 90 | $6.99 | Steam Charts | |
 | 1 | 9/9/2022 | 89 | $7.49 | Steam Charts |
Soures & References
Steambase has best-in-class data powered directly by Steam, our data partners, and in-house experts. Reviews and rankings are enriched, analyzed, and updated in real-time to ensure we surface the most up-to-date insights. Learn more about the Steambase approach to data collection and our review methodology.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, May 8). Steam Store. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, May 8). Touhou Mystia's Izakaya on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, April 26). Papa's Freezeria Deluxe on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, March 17). 东北之夏 on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, March 26). Dungeon Munchies on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, May 2). PlateUp! on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, May 4). Dog Brew on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, May 8). The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, May 6). Battle Chef Brigade Deluxe on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, April 11). Yog-Sothoth’s Yard on Steam. Steam Store.
- Valve Corporation. (2024, May 7). Cook, Serve, Delicious! on Steam. Steam Store.