Free games like The Chef's Shift
Below are 9 free-to-play Steam games similar to The Chef's Shift, ranked by player overlap and content similarity. No purchase or Steam login required to view the list. Every pick is a full free-to-play title — not a demo, trial, or time-limited giveaway. imho.run's catalogue refreshes daily, so newly free or newly popular titles surface here without manual editing.
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Ranked picks
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Doki Doki Literature Club!
Free-to-play alternative to The Chef's Shift — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Casual with The Chef's Shift.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
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Helltaker
Free-to-play alternative to The Chef's Shift — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with The Chef's Shift.
Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.
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Ultimate Custom Night
Free-to-play alternative to The Chef's Shift — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with The Chef's Shift.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
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Bongo Cat
Free-to-play alternative to The Chef's Shift — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Chef's Shift.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
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The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
Free-to-play alternative to The Chef's Shift — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Chef's Shift.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
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Indigo Park: Chapter 1
Free-to-play alternative to The Chef's Shift — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie with The Chef's Shift.
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.
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Our Life: Beginnings & Always
Free-to-play alternative to The Chef's Shift — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Casual with The Chef's Shift.
A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.
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missed messages.
Free-to-play alternative to The Chef's Shift — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Chef's Shift.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
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The Chef's Shift: First Course
Free-to-play alternative to The Chef's Shift — no purchase or trial window. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Chef's Shift.
A fast-paced typing game in a restaurant setting, where you’ll both cook & serve food to hungry customers, all done by TYPING. Play through the Italian restaurant and get a taste of The Chef's Shift!