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A fast-paced typing game in a restaurant setting, where you’ll both cook & serve food to hungry customers, all done by TYPING. Play through the Italian restaurant and get a taste of The Chef's Shift!
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The Chef’s Shift is a fast-paced typing game in a restaurant setting, where you’ll both cook & serve food to hungry customers, all done by TYPING.
The Chef's Shift is a cooking, typing and time management game
developed by Panitia GameDev
and published by Catoptric Games.
Released on March 31st 2025 is available on Windows, MacOS, Steam Deck and Steam Machine.
It has received 385 reviews of which 375 were positive and 10 were negative resulting in a rating of 9.0 out of 10. 😎
The game is currently priced at 12.79€ on Steam, but you can find it for 5.28€ on Eneba.
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Windows
- OS *: Windows 7/8/10+
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: GPU with at least 256MB of VRAM
- Storage: 200 MB available space
MacOS
- OS: macOS Mojave
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: GPU with at least 256MB of VRAM
- Storage: 200 MB available space
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Why does it hurt so much? This game made me cry several times. My heart hurts writing this. All I wanted was a fun little typing game and instead I got writing to rival The Sopranos. Why does this game have such an insane story? Before addressing the writing, the game itself is fantastic. For reference, I'm an adept typist so I played through the campaign on the hardest difficulty and my experience of the difficulty curve is dependent on that: Well-built mechanics are introduced steadily and explained well. Each level of the campaign feels like it appreciably builds upon those before it. Whenever I felt like the game was getting too easy, it would bump the challenge up the perfect amount. There were a few levels in which I kept failing the level condition, but it always felt like my own fault and it was never frustrating or unfair. The gameplay is reactive, satisfying and fun. The graphics are cute, suitable for the gameplay and the few visual issues I had were minor. This is without a doubt the best typing game I've ever played. But the writing... what on earth? It feels like the team who wrote the story for the campaign didn't know what game they were writing for. The story is completely at odds with the art, the music, the gameplay, everything. The game as a whole is completely tonally inconsistent. You will watch a mother take her own life in front of her daughter before being thrown straight back into upbeat, fast-paced, chipper gameplay. It's insane. So many times the levels were made more difficult not because of the gameplay itself, but because I was so shocked and sad over the events of the story that I couldn't focus on the level I was immediately thrown back into. Why are themes of adultery, drug addiction, muder, suicide and child abuse thrown in so casually with a cute, cartoon art style and (initially) silly humour? Then again, why shouldn't they be? If anything, this game sets out to prove once again that typing games - which have traditionally been resigned to the target demographic of children - can be very much adult. And yet, it's fantastic. I think so, anyway. It's extremely difficult to tell if this game is well executed; the writing is incredible and the gameplay is fantastic, but it does feel like they interfere with each other. Gameplay was sometimes difficult because I was wrapped up in story, but more concerningly, I don't know if the themes breached by the story are done justice when juxtaposed with the gameplay. This game may be triggering for people with certain traumas, and while I don't think that's a bad thing, the game does not prepare you for it all. I had to consider if it was an artistic choice; a comment from the developers. Is this life? A series of horrific, traumatising events between which you simply have to get on with busy, day-to-day activities? Perhaps I'm reading too deep. When our main protagonist is still wearing his cute, comical little chef's outfit while he relives the day his wife died and he abandoned his young daughter, it's impossible to tell what is simply dark humor and what is unintentionally poor execution. I highly recommend this game. If not as a flawless, cohesive masterpiece, then as one of the most strangely fun, creative, gripping, amusing and shocking experiences I've had with a game. Truly a little gem that I will likely never forget.
Bought it for the gameplay, stayed for the story. I really enjoyed the twists and turns the story had, they were pretty interesting and, seeing them unfold as the chapters went on, was great. Pretty solid game if you enjoy this type of gameplay and, if you've never tried one of this before, give this one a chance :)
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Frequently Asked Questions
The Chef's Shift is currently priced at 12.79€ on Steam.
No, The Chef's Shift is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 12.79€ on Steam.
Yes, The Chef's Shift received 375 positive votes out of a total of 385 achieving a rating of 8.95.
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The Chef's Shift was developed by Panitia GameDev and published by Catoptric Games.
Yes, The Chef's Shift is playable and fully supported on Windows.
Yes, The Chef's Shift is playable and fully supported on MacOS.
No, The Chef's Shift is not playable on Linux.
Yes, The Chef's Shift is playable on Steam Deck, though it might require a few minor tweaks. Make sure to check the Steam store page and community feedback on ProtonDB for exact compatibility details.
Yes, The Chef's Shift is playable on Steam Machine, though it might require a few minor tweaks. Make sure to check the Steam store page and community feedback on ProtonDB for exact compatibility details.
No, The Chef's Shift does not support VR.
The Chef's Shift is a single-player game.
No, The Chef's Shift does not currently offer any DLC.
No, The Chef's Shift does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
No, The Chef's Shift does not support Steam Remote Play.
Yes, The Chef's Shift 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 The Chef's Shift.
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Last Updates| Steam data | 23 October 2026 23:25 UTC |
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| SteamSpy data | 16 October 2026 01:35 UTC |
| Steam price | 27 October 2026 03:15 UTC |
| Steam reviews | 18 October 2026 22:10 UTC |
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Online players
55
Developer
Panitia GameDev
Publisher
Catoptric Games
Release
31 Mar 2025
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