Hilarious physics chaos and explosions
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“A brilliantly chaotic and hilarious cooking simulator where kitchens explode and food flies.”
Steam review · 2.6 h played ↗
Cooking Simulator
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 85%Very Positive · 85%Big Cheese Studio2019Cooking · Sandbox · Simulation
−75%$19.99$4.99
US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A physics-driven kitchen sandbox with many recipes and chaotic fun, but clunky controls, bugs and soft-locks frustrate many. Skip it if you want polished, precise cooking or have a weak PC.
Great for
Players who enjoy messy physics comedy, sandbox experimentation and relaxed cooking at their own pace
Main risk
Clunky controls and persistent bugs or soft-locks that ruin progress and make cooking a fight
What changed in the last 30 days
18 recent reviews
Recent negative reviews mention a recurring soft-lock after 15-20 minutes, painful cutting and pan handling, and content locked behind DLC. Evidence is thin, with few recent reviews.
18 recent reviews
What players love
Freedom and creative sandbox mode
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“This one stands out in the freedom of cooking. Where you can place stuff where ever you want and it stays there.”
Steam review · 67.5 h played ↗
Realistic feel and teaches cooking
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“actually helped me become more confident in the kitchen IRL by allowing me to practice demanding multi-tasking and sequencing linear steps.”
Steam review · 28.4 h played ↗
Relaxing and cozy
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 positive reviews
“I love the relaxation mode: you cook, calm down, and listen to pleasant music.”
Steam review · 37.7 h played ↗
Useful DLCs, especially Pizza and Bakery
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 positive reviews
“Baking and pizza are the best in my opinion.”
Steam review · 194.7 h played ↗
Large variety of recipes and content
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 positive reviews
“There's a TON of content!”
Steam review · translated · 15.6 h played ↗
What players complain about
Bugs and soft-locks that ruin progress
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“This game is extremely buggy and has managed to softlock me twice in the span of about two hours.”
Steam review · 2.2 h played ↗
Poor optimization, lag and launch failures
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“Frame rate is really bad don't get if you have a bad computer.”
Steam review · 244.4 h played ↗
Clunky, frustrating controls and cutting
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“The cutting controls are simply DISGUSTING!!”
Steam review · translated · 7.4 h played ↗
Repetitive and boring over time
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews
“this game is sooooo boring and repetitive”
Steam review · 3.9 h played ↗
Bad tutorial and unclear or wrong recipes
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews
“"The tutorial is coded to carry on without you"”
Steam review · 5.7 h played ↗
Expensive DLC with content locked behind it
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 negative reviews
“All the add-on foods could've just been in the game itself, but they chose to make 6 different DLCs for basic food items to extract as much money as possible.”
Steam review · 0.5 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Verified6 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 7 x64
Processori5 3550 / FX-8350
Memory6 GB RAM
GraphicsGTX 660Ti 3GB / R9 270X 4GB
Storage6 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10 x64
Processori5 4570 / Ryzen 7 1700x
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsGTX 1060 6GB / RX 480 GB 8GB
Storage6 GB available space
OSWindows 7 x64
Processori5 3550 / FX-8350
Memory6 GB RAM
GraphicsGTX 660Ti 3GB / R9 270X 4GB
Storage6 GB available space
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