Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

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Create and manage your dream restaurant! Menus, purchasing, décor, staff, equipment, customers… and don't forget the actual cooking! Experience the daily life of a restaurateur and earn your awards from the Michelin Guide.

Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator is a simulation, cooking and immersive sim game developed by Cyanide Studio and published by Nacon.
Released on February 23rd 2023 is available only on Windows in 14 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Dutch, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese.

It has received 2,126 reviews of which 1,807 were positive and 319 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.2 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 4.49€ on Steam with a 85% discount, but you can find it for 0.79€ on Gamivo.

The Steam community has classified Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator into these genres:

Simulation Cooking Immersive Sim Casual Singleplayer Management Relaxing Family Friendly Life Sim Colorful Cartoony Stylized Resource Management Inventory Management Replay Value Quick-Time Events Controller Character Customization Choices Matter Crafting

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System requirements

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Windows
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10
  • Processor: Intel Core i3-2100 or AMD FX-4100
  • Memory: 6 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450, 1 GB or AMD Radeon HD 5750, 1 GB or Intel HD Graphics 630
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 7 GB available space

User reviews & Ratings

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21 hours played
March 2026
Controls for keyboard are quite bad, but otherwise with that I'm happy, life unfortunately took a different route for me, so at least I can cook like this, and then experiment for myself in real life.
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14 hours played
Feb. 2026
OMG how have I never heard of this game? I love Simulators of all types and my biggest criticism has always been that simulators tend to go down easy routes for the players and while they start of realistic enough, they quickly end up either becoming too easy, too repetitive or so complex that it ends up becoming to much like real life...xd This game has such a smooth gameplay, granted of course things like camera control could be better but I find it so easy to navigate the key bindings and with controller it also works very well: and I have the old xbox 360 controller still Its so well done that I am straight up mad that it appears to be discontinued? Not sure, im new but I havent seen a lot of dev action in the update backlog which is a shame Its so unique in that it genuinely mimics a restaurant when it comes to manage ment options: - you have to manage your stockroom to make sure you have enough for the evening service - you get to choose the menu setup and can serve different dishes without the game saying "no you must remain with one theme all the time" - you have to order food from the market ahead of time, and there is even a responsibility meter where you get penalized for choosing cheaper ingredients that were flow own vs homegrown products - the meals are realistic, the graphics is quite well I mean really my only complaint is that its not being regularly updated, I would think life simulators would be popular enough...especially very well done ones. here is too hoping it will change soon :_. but the game is also good to play without it because its quite polished (so in a finishing state). Of course there are minor bugs, glitches etc. for me I don"t notice them in the gameplay but I also am always aware that any game can have them, so I find it ok so long as it doesnt disrupt the gameplay.
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109 hours played
Feb. 2026
My favorite game! I do love it ^_^ Dear developers, could you pls add DLC with desserts (cakes, pastries, pies)?
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135 hours played
Dec. 2025
This is honestly my favorite cooking simulator to date. The game feels incredibly immersive, with detailed, realistic step-by-step cooking mechanics that make every dish feel authentic. I also love how much freedom it gives when it comes to plating — you can get really creative and make dishes look exactly the way you want. It’s just a shame that the game hasn’t received any updates since 2024. I really wish the devs would continue improving it, because it has so much potential.
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1 hours played
July 2025
It has it's moments, but honestly? just go play cooking simulator, it's a watered down version of that packaged to look shinier with a few extra things and actual people interaction, but, that's about it. Wish there was a neutral option, it's not a bad game, I'll leave positive for now but I'd say it's a 6/10 for me.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator is currently priced at 4.49€ on Steam.

Yes, Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator is currently available at a 85% discount. You can purchase it for 4.49€ on Steam.

Yes, Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator received 1,807 positive votes out of a total of 2,126 achieving a rating of 8.15.
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Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator was developed by Cyanide Studio and published by Nacon.

Yes, Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator is playable and fully supported on Windows.

No, Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator is not playable on MacOS.

No, Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator is not playable on Linux.

Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator is a single-player game.

Yes, there are 4 DLCs available for Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator. Explore additional content available for Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator on Steam.

No, Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

No, Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator does not support Steam Remote Play.

Yes, Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator.

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Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator PEGI 3
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Rating
8.2
1,807
319
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Developer
Cyanide Studio
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Nacon
Release 23 Feb 2023
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