The Chef's Shift overview

Overview

The Chef's Shift comes from Panitia GameDev and is published by Catoptric Games. It arrived on Steam on Mar 31, 2025, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Cloud, Steam Leaderboards, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

The Chef's Shift's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 47 players at 26 September 2026 - 06:16:39 UTC, with a tracked peak near 349. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 98% positive across 1,902 reviews.

Language and system requirements

The Chef's Shift is available in 13 languages including:

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

Sales, recommendations, and streams

The Chef's Shift has sold up to 63,675 units and has 1,953 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $570,000. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

The Chef's Shift overview details

The Chef's Shift combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Get ready to cook up a storm in "The Chef's Shift" - a fast-paced typing game set in a bustling restaurant! With your keyboard as your weapon, you'll need to cook and serve delicious dishes to hungry customers before they lose their patience. But that's not all - you'll also need to juggle all kinds of crazy distractions, from rat invasions to unruly customers. 1 teaspoon of chaotic, fast-paced gameplay 1 package of easy-to-pickup hard-to-master TYPING mechanic 1 cup of fun time management bits And we mean it! Navigate through the menu by typing Prepare & serve your customers by typing Select your dialogue choices by typing Embark on a culinary journey through 6 vibrant chapters, savoring the diverse flavors of cuisine all around the world, where each restaurant will represent different food culture, posing different quirks & challenges. Throughout the game you will meet various characters, from customers with their own personality, to characters who propel the story forward.

SteamPulse editorial summary

The Chef's Shift is listed as a game with $12.99. It supports Windows and macOS, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Cloud, Steam Leaderboards, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Casual, Indie, Simulation, and Strategy. SteamPulse's latest observation records 47 players at 26 September 2026 - 06:16:39 UTC, a tracked peak of 349, and 98% positive reviews.

Overview tags

CookingTypingTime ManagementCrimeSimulationDifficultSingleplayerNarrationManagementDark HumorArcadeCute2DFunnyIndie

Content descriptors

The story revolves around mafia families and features criminal acts, including mention of drugs and violence. In-game violence is very limited, cartoonish, and is not explicit. There are also mentions of suicide within the story.

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Support and legal notes

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