Choose Star Chef 2: Cooking Game
Choose Star Chef 2: Cooking Game if you want an Indie and Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Star Chef 2: Cooking Game launched in 2021.
Star Chef 2: Cooking Game vs Mattami Restaurant & Cafe Tycoon
Star Chef 2: Cooking Game and Mattami Restaurant & Cafe Tycoon both land in Simulation, Casual on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Simulation, Casual on Steam. Star Chef 2: Cooking Game (2021) is 5 years older than Mattami Restaurant & Cafe Tycoon (2026). Star Chef 2: Cooking Game is free; Mattami Restaurant & Cafe Tycoon is paid (Price unknown). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Mattami Restaurant & Cafe Tycoon
Choose Mattami Restaurant & Cafe Tycoon if you want a Strategy and Early Access game with Adjustable Text Size, Camera Comfort, and Playable without Timed Input. On Steam, it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Mattami Restaurant & Cafe Tycoon launched in 2026.
Both Star Chef 2: Cooking Game and Mattami Restaurant & Cafe Tycoon sit in Simulation and Casual on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Star Chef 2: Cooking Game |  Mattami Restaurant & Cafe Tycoon | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2026 |
| Genres | Indie, Simulation, Free To Play, Casual | Strategy, Simulation, Casual, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 65.6% positive (259 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | 99Games Online Private Limited | Athomield Games |
Side by side
- Both share Simulation, Casual on Steam.
- Star Chef 2: Cooking Game (2021) is 5 years older than Mattami Restaurant & Cafe Tycoon (2026).
- Star Chef 2: Cooking Game is free; Mattami Restaurant & Cafe Tycoon is paid (Price unknown).
- Star Chef 2: Cooking Game is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Mattami Restaurant & Cafe Tycoon has no Deck rating yet.
Star Chef 2: Cooking Game vs Mattami Restaurant & Cafe Tycoon — FAQ
- Should I play Star Chef 2: Cooking Game or Mattami Restaurant & Cafe Tycoon first?
- If you want chronology, Star Chef 2: Cooking Game (2021) came out before Mattami Restaurant & Cafe Tycoon (2026). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Star Chef 2: Cooking Game and Mattami Restaurant & Cafe Tycoon similar?
- They overlap on Simulation, Casual on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Is Star Chef 2: Cooking Game free?
- Yes — Star Chef 2: Cooking Game is a free-to-play Steam title. Mattami Restaurant & Cafe Tycoon is paid (Price unknown).
- Does Star Chef 2: Cooking Game run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Star Chef 2: Cooking Game is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Mattami Restaurant & Cafe Tycoon doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.