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Games like Cuisineer

If Cuisineer is your kind of game, the closest matches are 祛魅·格心(祛魅3), Dig Down and Ys Origin — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its chill, cozy and relaxing. 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.

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About Cuisineer: A super cute and tasty roguelite-flavored dungeon crawler! Explore a lush world and defeat monsters with your trusty spatula and some boba tea, then gather delicious ingredients and bring them home to cook and serve at your restaurant!

2023ActionIndieAdventureSimulationRPGCasual12.49 USDDeck PlayableMetacritic 79Windowsby BattleBrew Productions
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Boba tea as a health recovery mechanicCute art style and character designsDual loop gameplay keeps both loops engagingChillCozyRelaxing

Players who liked Cuisineer also play

Steam players who put hours into Cuisineer also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. 祛魅·格心(祛魅3)

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Cuisineer fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cuisineer.

    祛魅·格心(祛魅3)是一款小清新像素风回合制角色扮演游戏,祛魅系列历代作品第三部。剧情故事发生在二代入灭事件结束后的东方异大陆。游戏角色们坦荡胸怀的行为从侧面衬托出女主不羁的内心,以及想要亲近大自然的渴望,同时也反应出底层劳动女性在炎热夏天的生存现状。

    2021IndieAdventureRPG2.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Dig Down

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Cuisineer fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Cuisineer.

    A digging, treasure-hunting, roguelike adventure game. How deep can you dig?

    2022ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Ys Origin

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Cuisineer fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Cuisineer.

    The perfect mix of action, exploration and story with screen-filling bosses, unique platforming elements, and innovative puzzles.

    2012ActionAdventureRPG19.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Nigate Tale

    WHY THIS

    Shares build crafting and a chill mood with Cuisineer.

    Ranked #4 for Cuisineer fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Cuisineer.

    Fight your way through a procedurally generated labyrinthic castle in this rogue-like dungeon crawler, set in a vibrant and colorful anime world. You’re lost in a spiritual realm, but powerful monster girls will help you get back home with new powers and weapons if you bring them the right presents!

    2024ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Silent Hope

    WHY THIS

    Shares a chill mood with Cuisineer.

    Ranked #5 for Cuisineer fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Cuisineer.

    Explore, fight, and produce items to grow stronger as seven distinct heroes in this silent world. Guided by the Princess, you'll delve into the Abyss and learn the mysteries of the King and his now-ruined kingdom. In a world without words, what hope is there for humanity?

    2023ActionRPG29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Hades II

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Cuisineer fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Cuisineer.

    Battle beyond the Underworld using dark sorcery to take on the Titan of Time in this bewitching sequel to the award-winning rogue-like dungeon crawler.

    2025ActionIndieRPG29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Ni no Kuni™ II: Revenant Kingdom

    WHY THIS

    Shares a relaxing mood with Cuisineer.

    Ranked #7 for Cuisineer fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with Cuisineer.

    Join the young king Evan as he sets out on an epic quest to found a new kingdom and, with the help of some new friends, unite his world, saving its people from a terrible evil.

    2018AdventureRPG59.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale

    WHY THIS

    Shares dungeon crawling and a cozy mood with Cuisineer.

    Ranked #8 for Cuisineer fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Cuisineer.

    Recettear is the story of an item shop, the girl who lives in it, and the fairy who turned her life upside down. Recette Lemongrass finds herself in charge of an item shop built into her house, in order to pay back a loan her father took and then skipped out on - and Tear, her newfound fairy "companion", won't take no for an answer!

    2010IndieRPG19.99 USDSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Cuisineer

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale

    WHY THIS

    Shares dungeon crawling and a cozy mood with Cuisineer.

    Reviewers of Cuisineer cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and RPG with Cuisineer.

    Recettear is the story of an item shop, the girl who lives in it, and the fairy who turned her life upside down. Recette Lemongrass finds herself in charge of an item shop built into her house, in order to pay back a loan her father took and then skipped out on - and Tear, her newfound fairy "companion", won't take no for an answer!

    2010IndieRPG19.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Stardew Valley

    WHY THIS

    Shares a cozy mood with Cuisineer.

    Reviewers of Cuisineer cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Simulation with Cuisineer.

    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?

    2016IndieSimulationRPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Moonlighter

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Cuisineer.

    Reviewers of Cuisineer cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Cuisineer.

    Moonlighter is an Action RPG with rogue-lite elements that demonstrates two sides of the coin – revealing everyday routines of Will, an adventurous shopkeeper that secretly dreams of becoming a hero.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Cuisineer at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Cuisineer on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Cuisineer.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Cuisineer on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Cuisineer.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. R.E.P.O.

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~44% under Cuisineer on Steam right now. Shares Action with Cuisineer.

    An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.

    2025ActionEarly Access6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~64% under Cuisineer on Steam right now. Shares Action with Cuisineer.

    Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.

    2020Action4.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Cuisineer on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Cuisineer.

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Cuisineer on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Cuisineer.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Cuisineer on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Cuisineer.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~92% under Cuisineer on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Cuisineer.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Cuisineer.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Cuisineer.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Cuisineer.

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Travellin Cats in Paris

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Cuisineer.

    Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!

    2023IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cuisineer.

    A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Virtual Cottage

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Cuisineer.

    Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.

    2020IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Cuisineer.

    A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Cuisineer.

    Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

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

  1. Nigate Tale

    WHY THIS

    Shares build crafting and a chill mood with Cuisineer.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Cuisineer.

    Fight your way through a procedurally generated labyrinthic castle in this rogue-like dungeon crawler, set in a vibrant and colorful anime world. You’re lost in a spiritual realm, but powerful monster girls will help you get back home with new powers and weapons if you bring them the right presents!

    2024ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Silent Hope

    WHY THIS

    Shares a chill mood with Cuisineer.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and RPG with Cuisineer.

    Explore, fight, and produce items to grow stronger as seven distinct heroes in this silent world. Guided by the Princess, you'll delve into the Abyss and learn the mysteries of the King and his now-ruined kingdom. In a world without words, what hope is there for humanity?

    2023ActionRPG29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Hades II

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Cuisineer.

    Battle beyond the Underworld using dark sorcery to take on the Titan of Time in this bewitching sequel to the award-winning rogue-like dungeon crawler.

    2025ActionIndieRPG29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Ni no Kuni™ II: Revenant Kingdom

    WHY THIS

    Shares a relaxing mood with Cuisineer.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure and RPG with Cuisineer.

    Join the young king Evan as he sets out on an epic quest to found a new kingdom and, with the help of some new friends, unite his world, saving its people from a terrible evil.

    2018AdventureRPG59.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Cuisineer

Does Cuisineer run on Steam Deck?
Cuisineer is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Cuisineer cost?
Cuisineer is listed on Steam at 12.49 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Cuisineer?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Cuisineer are 祛魅·格心(祛魅3), Dig Down, Ys Origin.
Who developed Cuisineer?
Cuisineer was developed by BattleBrew Productions and published by Marvelous Europe, XSEED Games.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Cuisineer.

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