Choose Menu Please!
Choose Menu Please! if you want an Indie experience. Menu Please! launched in 2022.
Menu Please! vs Cooking Live - Italian Kitchen Simulator
Menu Please! and Cooking Live - Italian Kitchen Simulator 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. Menu Please! (2022) is 1 year older than Cooking Live - Italian Kitchen Simulator (2023). Menu Please! scores higher on Steam reviews (90% positive) than Cooking Live - Italian Kitchen Simulator (71.3% positive). 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 Cooking Live - Italian Kitchen Simulator
Choose Cooking Live - Italian Kitchen Simulator if you want a Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Cooking Live - Italian Kitchen Simulator launched in 2023.
Both Menu Please! and Cooking Live - Italian Kitchen Simulator 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
 Menu Please! |  Cooking Live - Italian Kitchen Simulator | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2023 |
| Genres | Indie, Simulation, Casual | Simulation, Free To Play, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | 6.99 USD | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 90% positive (10 reviews) | 71.3% positive (750 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Musa GUNGOR | Matryoshka |
Side by side
- Both share Simulation, Casual on Steam.
- Menu Please! (2022) is 1 year older than Cooking Live - Italian Kitchen Simulator (2023).
- Menu Please! scores higher on Steam reviews (90% positive) than Cooking Live - Italian Kitchen Simulator (71.3% positive).
- Cooking Live - Italian Kitchen Simulator is free; Menu Please! is paid (6.99 USD).
- Cooking Live - Italian Kitchen Simulator is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Menu Please! has no Deck rating yet.
Menu Please! vs Cooking Live - Italian Kitchen Simulator — FAQ
- Should I play Menu Please! or Cooking Live - Italian Kitchen Simulator first?
- If you want chronology, Menu Please! (2022) came out before Cooking Live - Italian Kitchen Simulator (2023). 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 Menu Please! and Cooking Live - Italian Kitchen Simulator 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 Cooking Live - Italian Kitchen Simulator free?
- Yes — Cooking Live - Italian Kitchen Simulator is a free-to-play Steam title. Menu Please! is paid (6.99 USD).