Single-player games like The Chef's Shift
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to The Chef's Shift, 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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The Chef's Shift: First Course
Single-player alternative to The Chef's Shift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. 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!
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Cook, Serve, Delicious!
Single-player alternative to The Chef's Shift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Chef's Shift.
Hungry? Take your restaurant from a one star abomination to a five star wonder in Cook, Serve, Delicious! Plan your menu, upgrade your equipment, and master challenges with easy-to-learn, hard-to-master gameplay!
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Numpad Chef: Pizza Rush
Single-player alternative to The Chef's Shift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with The Chef's Shift.
Turn your numpad into a pizza kitchen. Type fast, cook faster. Master a unique number-based control system as you prepare, top, and bake pizzas under pressure in a cozy 3D farm kitchen, where every order counts and every mistake matters.
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Teach, She's Really Mad!
Single-player alternative to The Chef's Shift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Chef's Shift.
Text your girlfriend during class in this funny first-person stealth game. Type your replies, watch the teacher, and hide your phone before they check your desk.
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Mango & Berry's Sorbet Syndicate
Single-player alternative to The Chef's Shift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with The Chef's Shift.
Fruit is outlawed, and Mango and Berry are aspiring fruit lords! Manage a criminal, underground sorbet shop solo or online co-op. Smuggle goods, upgrade your shop, trade fruit or grow your own underground supply. Will Mango & Berry rise to power? Or are they headed for a tragic downfall?
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Fine Dying
Single-player alternative to The Chef's Shift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Chef's Shift.
A strange kitchen. Endless orders. Limited minutes. Serve, grow, survive. Bon Appétit!
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Ravenous Devils
Single-player alternative to The Chef's Shift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Chef's Shift.
A horror cooking simulator where the secret ingredient is crime. Improve your shops, buy new tools, expand your menu, and above all, make your customers happy.
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Cook-Out
Single-player alternative to The Chef's Shift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Chef's Shift.
Get your aprons ready… things are about to get messy in this award-winning multiplayer VR game from Resolution Games!
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The Typing of The Dead: Overkill
Single-player alternative to The Chef's Shift — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Typing of the dead: Overkill fuses the horror and comedy of the legendary House of the Dead series with unique typing mechanics in order to deliver a truly original gaming experience! This gruesome shooter puts you in the middle of a mutant outbreak in Bayou county.
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Type Knight
Single-player alternative to The Chef's Shift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Chef's Shift.
Purge the graveyard from the forces of Evil by using your typing skills.