Single-player games like Chef RPG
Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to Chef RPG, ranked by player overlap. Every pick carries Steam's Single-player category, so multiplayer-only titles or always-online games don't sneak in. imho.run pulls the category data from Steam directly — Single-player here matches what the store labels.
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Ranked picks
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Travellers Rest
Single-player alternative to Chef RPG — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Chef RPG.
Craft, farm, build and cook! In Travellers Rest you will have to use all the available tools to become the best tavern keeper in the realm. Create unique dishes and drinks to please your customers as you discover the world and its colorful characters.
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Farm in another world
Single-player alternative to Chef RPG — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Chef RPG.
Farm in another world tells about the events of a young man born in another world. A World where you can be agriculture, warrior or fisherman! It's up to you to complete this disappearance story! Don't forget to get along with the people in town!
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Monsterest
Single-player alternative to Chef RPG — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and RPG with Chef RPG.
Manage a monster-friendly inn. Every day, a new monster guest visits. Chop down trees to make furniture and decorate the rooms. You'll need to catch fish, hunt, and prepare meals. Satisfied guests will return to your inn next time.
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Dragon's Brew
Single-player alternative to Chef RPG — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and RPG with Chef RPG.
Run the board game cafe of your dreams! Craft food and drink, deliver orders to the townsfolk, collect board games, and customise your space, your way!
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Gendo The Gatherer
Single-player alternative to Chef RPG — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Chef RPG.
Forage, Fish and Filet your way through Gendo's journey discovering a mystical, ever changing forest. After long days of gathering goodies, return to your cozy home and relax, cook and interact with the local townsfolk. Join Gendo and his quaint neighbors on an adventure of making yourself at home.
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Rivendale: Second Chance
Single-player alternative to Chef RPG — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and RPG with Chef RPG.
Start a new life in the cozy town of Rivendale and build your own culinary business. Grow ingredients, explore the world, create unique dishes, and develop relationships with the town's residents.
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Starsand Island
Single-player alternative to Chef RPG — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and RPG with Chef RPG.
Tired of the city grind? Escape to Starsand Island and embrace the simple joys of country life! Live alongside capybaras, cats, and dogs, reel in a big catch, and explore the enchanting Moonlit Forest. Leave the hustle behind and experience the charm of this seaside paradise.
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Mirthwood
Single-player alternative to Chef RPG — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and RPG with Chef RPG.
Embark on an enchanting journey and brave ferocious creatures in an immersive medieval fantasy world. Will you settle a new homestead to live a life of farming and trade, or pick up the sword and take up the adventurers' path?
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Stardew Valley
Single-player alternative to Chef RPG — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and RPG with Chef RPG.
You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?
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Cooking Simulator
Single-player alternative to Chef RPG — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Chef RPG.
A realistic cooking sim where every ingredient reacts with real physics. Master 80+ dishes in Career mode or go wild in Sandbox as you cook, experiment, or cause total kitchen chaos in a fully interactive chef’s playground.
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Potion Permit
Single-player alternative to Chef RPG — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with Chef RPG.
Moonbury's residents need healing, and you're the best chemist around! With your trusty tools, a brewing cauldron, and a canine companion at your side, you'll need to diagnose symptoms, gather ingredients, brew potions, and cure ailments in this open-ended sim RPG.
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Project Zomboid
Single-player alternative to Chef RPG — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and RPG with Chef RPG.
Project Zomboid is the ultimate in zombie survival. Alone or in MP: you loot, build, craft, fight, farm and fish in a struggle to survive. A hardcore RPG skillset, a vast map, massively customisable sandbox and a cute tutorial raccoon await the unwary. So how will you die? All it takes is a bite..
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Overcooked! 2
Single-player alternative to Chef RPG — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Overcooked returns with a brand-new helping of chaotic cooking action! Journey back to the Onion Kingdom and assemble your team of chefs in classic couch co-op or online play for up to four players. Hold onto your aprons… it’s time to save the world again!
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Diner Bros
Single-player alternative to Chef RPG — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Diner Bros is a cooking and restaurant management game. Cook and serve meals as fast as you can, but don’t get the orders wrong or else your customers will get angry – and hungry! Upgrade your restaurant and hire staff to help you… or play with your friends in 2-4 local co-op!