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Cooking Simulator

A realistic cooking sim where every ingredient reacts with real physics. Master 80+ dishes in Career mode or go wild in Sandbox as you cook, experiment, or cause total kitchen chaos in a fully interactive chef’s playground.

Simulation

Player score
8.5/10
19,692 reviews
Released
2019
Developer
Big Cheese Studio
Platforms
1 systems
Critics
64
Steam Deck
verified
Download
6 GB
We have not written a full review of this game.This is a catalogue entry: everything below comes from a source we can link, checked on a stated date. There is no score and no verdict here, because we only publish those after a reviewer has played the game and written it up properly. Our team may well have played this one. Until someone writes the review, we are not going to imply a verdict we have not put our name to.

What is Cooking Simulator?

A realistic cooking sim where every ingredient reacts with real physics. Master 80+ dishes in Career mode or go wild in Sandbox as you cook, experiment, or cause total kitchen chaos in a fully interactive chef’s playground.

Description as published by the developer on its own store page, read 30 August 2026. It is marketing copy, not our assessment.

The record

Catalogue facts
First released5 June 2019
DeveloperBig Cheese Studio
PublisherBig Cheese Studio
PlatformsPC
GenresSimulation
Languages12 supported

Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata , seeded TBA. Store data from Steam, read 30 August 2026.

How was Cooking Simulator received?

Players85%positive of 19,692 · Very Positive
Metacritic64critic aggregate, PC
Achievements302on Steam

Method. Player figures are Steam's own totals for the PC version, read 30 August 2026. The Metacritic score is the one Steam publishes on its store page and can lag the site itself. Metacritic page. Neither is our opinion. We have not published a review of this game.

Accessibility

1 declared features

Seeing

None declared

Hearing

None declared

Input

  • Partial Controller Support

Difficulty

None declared

Method. Features the publisher declared on its own store page. A declaration is a floor, not a review.

What does it support?

Technical support
CapabilitySupport
Controllerpartial support
Cloud savesYes
Cross-platform playNo
Mod supportNo official workshop
Online playSingle-player only
In-game purchasesNo
Steam Deckverified
Download size6 GB
Add-on content7 DLC listed
Age gateNone

Method. Read from the publisher's Steam listing on 30 August 2026. Describes the PC version. Console versions differ.

What does it cost?

$19.99

Steam price in US dollars, read 30 August 2026. Prices move hourly and vary by region. Check the current price.

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Common questions about Cooking Simulator

What platforms is Cooking Simulator on?

Cooking Simulator is available on PC. It first released in 2019.

How much does Cooking Simulator cost?

$19.99 on Steam in the United States, read on 30 August 2026. Prices move often and vary by region, so check the store before buying.

Do players recommend Cooking Simulator?

85% of 19,692 Steam reviews are positive, which Steam rates Very Positive. That is players rating it, not our review. We have not published a review of this game.

What is the Metacritic score for Cooking Simulator?

64 out of 100 for the PC version, as published on the game's own Steam store page. Steam can lag Metacritic by a few points.

Does Cooking Simulator work on Steam Deck?

Valve rates Cooking Simulator as verified on the Steam Deck, from its own testing. That means it works out of the box with no configuration.

How big is the Cooking Simulator download?

6 GB on PC, from the storage requirement on its Steam listing. Console versions differ.