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Games like Star Chef 2: Cooking Game

  • 11 games
  • Updated May 5, 2026

Players who liked Star Chef 2: Cooking Game also play

The closest matches to Star Chef 2: Cooking Game: World End Diner, Chef: A Restaurant Tycoon Game, My Free Farm 2, Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator, and Farming Fever - Pizza and Burger Cooking game. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

  1. Rank 01

    Why this

    Also Cooking and Farming Sim, like Star Chef 2: Cooking Game.

    • $13.59 (Price checked Oct 17)
    • 2025
  2. Rank 03

    Why this

    Also Farming Sim and City Builder, like Star Chef 2: Cooking Game.

    • Free
    • Deck Playable
    • 2018
  1. Rank 04

    Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator

    Why this: Also Cooking and Inventory Management, like Star Chef 2: Cooking Game.

    • $29.99 (Price checked Oct 19)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2023
  2. Rank 08

    Lemon Cake

    • $14.99 (Price checked Oct 20)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2021

The full ranked list: top 24 games like Star Chef 2: Cooking Game

Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
  1. 1
    World End Diner

    Also Cooking and Farming Sim, like Star Chef 2: Cooking Game.

    • 95% of 175 reviews
  2. 2
    Chef: A Restaurant Tycoon Game

    Shares restaurant customization with Star Chef 2: Cooking Game.

    • 74% of 760 reviews
  3. 3
    My Free Farm 2

    Also Farming Sim and City Builder, like Star Chef 2: Cooking Game.

    • 56% of 284 reviews
  4. 4
    Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator

    Also Cooking and Inventory Management, like Star Chef 2: Cooking Game.

    • 83% of 704 reviews
  5. 5
    Farming Fever - Pizza and Burger Cooking game

    Genres: Simulation, Free To Play, Casual

    • 74% of 151 reviews
  6. 6
    Cook, Serve, Delicious! 2!!

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 91% of 1,618 reviews
  7. 7
    Farm Together 2

    Genres: Indie, Simulation, Casual

    • 94% of 1,896 reviews
  8. 8
    Lemon Cake

    Genres: Indie, Simulation, Casual

    • 87% of 1,288 reviews
  9. 9
    Cooking Live - Italian Kitchen Simulator

    Also Cooking and Time Management, like Star Chef 2: Cooking Game.

    • 71% of 750 reviews
  10. 10
    Epic Chef

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, Simulation

    • 79% of 204 reviews
  11. 11
    Stardew Valley

    Also Farming Sim and Life Sim, like Star Chef 2: Cooking Game.

    • 99% of 384,187 reviews
  12. 12
    Disney Dreamlight Valley

    Genres: Action, Adventure, Simulation

    • 91% of 15,187 reviews
  13. 13
    Restaurant Empire II

    Also Cooking and Life Sim, like Star Chef 2: Cooking Game.

    • 80% of 180 reviews
  14. 14
    Rolling Hills: Cozy Sushi Restaurant

    Genres: Action, Indie, Simulation

    • 89% of 104 reviews
  15. 15
    Wrap House Simulator🌯

    Genres: Indie, Simulation, Casual

    • 88% of 608 reviews
  16. 16
    Cafe Owner Simulator: Prologue

    Genres: Indie, Simulation, Free To Play

    • 69% of 577 reviews
  17. 17
    Gaming Cafe Simulator

    Genres: Simulation

    • 84% of 161 reviews
  18. 18
    Bakery Simulator

    Genres: Indie, Simulation, Casual

    • 62% of 611 reviews
  19. 19
    Not Monday Cafe

    Genres: Indie, Simulation, Casual

    • 96% of 183 reviews
  20. 20
    Star Chef: Cooking & Restaurant Game

    Same cozy mood as Star Chef 2: Cooking Game.

    • 62% of 144 reviews
  21. 21
    Baker Business 3

    Genres: Indie, Simulation, Casual

    • 85% of 53 reviews
  22. 22
    Espresso Tycoon Prologue: Underwater

    Also Cooking and City Builder, like Star Chef 2: Cooking Game.

    • 91% of 239 reviews
  23. 23
    Ooblets

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, Simulation

    • 92% of 936 reviews
  24. 24
    Shokudo Underworld

    Genres: Indie, Casual

    • 87% of 86 reviews
Star Chef 2: Cooking Game — Steam game cover
  • Released: 2021
  • Developer: 99Games Online Private Limited
  • Price: Free to play
  • Steam Deck: Deck Playable
  • 66% of 259 reviews
  • Genres: Indie, Simulation, Free To Play, Casual
  • Platforms: Windows

Players highlight

  • Chef to chef battles add competitive depth
  • Mini challenges give meaningful progression tools
  • Restaurant customization lets players express creativity
  • Challenging
  • Competitive
  • Cozy

More games like Star Chef 2: Cooking Game, sliced differently

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  • Cook, Serve, Delicious! 2!!

    Why this: Shares restaurant customization with Star Chef 2: Cooking Game.

    • $14.99 (Price checked Oct 20)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2017
  • Farm Together 2

    Why this: Also Cooking and Farming Sim, like Star Chef 2: Cooking Game.

    • $25.99 (Price checked Oct 20)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2025

About Star Chef 2: Cooking Game

The closest matches to Star Chef 2: Cooking Game: World End Diner, Chef: A Restaurant Tycoon Game, My Free Farm 2, Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator, and Farming Fever - Pizza and Burger Cooking game. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If Star Chef 2: Cooking Game is your kind of game, the closest matches are World End Diner, Chef: A Restaurant Tycoon Game and My Free Farm 2 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as challenging, competitive and cozy, and single out its chef to chef battles and farming and crop growth. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

About Star Chef 2: Cooking Game: Kitchen Simulation | Learn Cuisines | Cook Delicious Food | Become A Chef

Is Star Chef 2: Cooking Game worth buying?

Players are split

A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.

  • 66% of 259 Steam reviews are positive.
  • We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
  • Free to play.
  • People who recommend it had played a median of 19 h when they wrote their review.
  • Critics had played a median of 39 h before turning negative, so complaints are about the long run, not the first hours.
  • Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.

What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews

Top critical reviews

The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.

“when the tag says "in-app purchases" it really means it. Everything is incredibly slow unless you sink money into it. I'd rather pay money for an entirely separate game than put it into this”
1 h played
“This is a game that is fueled by microtransactions. It is not something you can play for hours on end; you check in every once in a while. However, the incentive to keep playing dies quickly. You earn 'cash' for meeting objectives - but…”
24 h played
More negative reviews on Steam ↗

People who play it also play: World End Diner, Chef: A Restaurant Tycoon Game, My Free Farm 2

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Frequently asked about Star Chef 2: Cooking Game

Can I run it?

Does Star Chef 2: Cooking Game run on Steam Deck?

Star Chef 2: Cooking Game is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.

Is Star Chef 2: Cooking Game free to play?

Yes — Star Chef 2: Cooking Game is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.

What games are most similar to Star Chef 2: Cooking Game?

Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Star Chef 2: Cooking Game are World End Diner, Chef: A Restaurant Tycoon Game, My Free Farm 2.

Who developed Star Chef 2: Cooking Game?

Star Chef 2: Cooking Game was developed by 99Games Online Private Limited.