Single-player games like Chef RPG
Below are 12 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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Kynseed
Single-player alternative to Chef RPG — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Chef RPG.
Embark on a lifetime of adventure in a beautiful world of creativity and intrigue. Raise a family, customise your farm, run a business, craft items, and battle some marvellously malevolent monsters.
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My Time at Portia
Single-player alternative to Chef RPG — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Chef RPG.
Start a new life in the enchanting town of Portia! Restore your Pa's neglected workshop to its former glory by fulfilling commissions, growing crops, raising animals, and befriending the quirky inhabitants of this charming post-apocalyptic land!
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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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KuloNiku: Bowl Up!
Single-player alternative to Chef RPG — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Chef RPG.
Prep your stations for a cozy cooking game with attitude! Prepare unique meals for quirky small-town locals, upgrade and customize your shop, compete in thrilling cooking battles to become top chef, and protect your family’s long-running restaurant alongside a cast of curious companions!
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Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator
Single-player alternative to Chef RPG — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Chef RPG.
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.
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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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Rolling Hills: Cozy Sushi Restaurant
Single-player alternative to Chef RPG — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Chef RPG.
Manage your own sushi restaurant! Collect and upgrade dishes, personalize your dining room, and use special abilities to serve customers in a dash.
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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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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!