Cooking Simulator overview

Overview

Cooking Simulator comes from Big Cheese Studio and is published by Big Cheese Studio. It arrived on Steam on Jun 6, 2019, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Partial Controller Support, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, Steam, Xbox, and PlayStation so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Cooking Simulator's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 65 players at 26 September 2026 - 07:16:11 UTC, with a tracked peak near 480. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 85% positive across 19,426 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Cooking Simulator is available in 12 languages including:

4 regional rating boards including cadpa, dejus, steam germany, and igrs

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Cooking Simulator has sold up to 501,000 units and has 17,841 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $6,600,000. On Twitch, 2 streamers are live with around 8 total watchers.

Cooking Simulator overview details

Cooking Simulator combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Check out Cooking Simulator 2: Better Together! About the Game Welcome to the ultimate kitchen playground for players who want skill, freedom, and a little bit of chaos. Cooking Simulator gives you full control of a pro-level kitchen packed with tools, ingredients, and physics-driven systems that make every action feel alive. Learn the craft, chase perfection, or set everything on fire just to see what happens. YOUR KITCHEN, YOUR RULES This is your full chef arsenal: ovens, grills, gas burners, pots, pans, plates, knives, blenders, mixers, and more. Stock your pantry with over 140 ingredients including meats, fish, veggies, fruits, dairy, oils, liquids, herbs, and spices. Everything reacts to your hands. Heat it, cool it, slice it, spill it, burn it, break it. If you can try it in a real kitchen, you can pull it off here. REAL PHYSICS. REAL COOKING. REAL CHAOS. Every move matters. Pouring soup, flipping steaks, cutting vegetables, tossing ingredients, or knocking something off the counter all play out with real physics. Go for perfect execution or create the kind of disasters only a videogame kitchen can survive. CHOOSE YOUR PLAYSTYLE Career Mode Build your reputation from the ground up. Learn techniques, unlock 80+ recipes, improve your timing, speed, and consistency, and grow your restaurant’s fame. Pick perks and skills that fit your cooking style and become a kitchen legend. Sandbox Mode No pressure. No rules. Infinite freedom. Mess around with every tool, recipe, and ingredient right away. Build dishes, run experiments, or push the physics engine…

SteamPulse editorial summary

Cooking Simulator is listed as a game with $4.99 (75% off from $19.99). It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Partial Controller Support, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Casual and Simulation. SteamPulse's latest observation records 65 players at 26 September 2026 - 07:16:11 UTC, a tracked peak of 480, and 85% positive reviews.

Overview tags

SimulationCookingSingleplayerRealisticSandboxFunnyPhysicsFirst-PersonFamily FriendlyManagementCo-opRelaxingCraftingComedyResource Management

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