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Single-player games like The Chef's Shift: First Course

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to The Chef's Shift: First Course, 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 — Steam game cover

    The Chef's Shift

    Single-player alternative to The Chef's Shift: First Course — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Chef's Shift: First Course.

    The Chef’s Shift is a fast-paced typing game in a restaurant setting, where you’ll both cook & serve food to hungry customers, all done by TYPING.

    2025StrategyIndieSimulation9.09 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Cook, Serve, Delicious! — Steam game cover

    Cook, Serve, Delicious!

    Single-player alternative to The Chef's Shift: First Course — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Chef's Shift: First Course.

    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!

    2013ActionStrategyIndie12.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
  3. 3
    Fine Dying — Steam game cover

    Fine Dying

    Single-player alternative to The Chef's Shift: First Course — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Chef's Shift: First Course.

    A strange kitchen. Endless orders. Limited minutes. Serve, grow, survive. Bon Appétit!

    IndieSimulationCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
  4. 4
    Drinks Down Under — Steam game cover

    Drinks Down Under

    Single-player alternative to The Chef's Shift: First Course — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Chef's Shift: First Course.

    “Drinks Down Under” is a Cozy Bartending Game where you bring an old bar back to life! Explore strange ingredients, talk with unusual customers and survive to see another day in The Underground.

    2024IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Mango & Berry's Sorbet Syndicate — Steam game cover

    Mango & Berry's Sorbet Syndicate

    Single-player alternative to The Chef's Shift: First Course — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Casual with The Chef's Shift: First Course.

    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?

    2026StrategyAdventureSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Ravenous Devils — Steam game cover

    Ravenous Devils

    Single-player alternative to The Chef's Shift: First Course — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Chef's Shift: First Course.

    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.

    2022IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Cook, Serve, Delicious! 2!! — Steam game cover

    Cook, Serve, Delicious! 2!!

    Single-player alternative to The Chef's Shift: First Course — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Chef's Shift: First Course.

    The massive sequel to the original cult classic! Plan your menu, decorate your restaurant, cook hundreds of foods, and for the first time ever - earn medals by mastering dozens of themed restaurants!

    2017ActionStrategyIndie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    HackHub: Free Trial — Steam game cover

    HackHub: Free Trial

    Single-player alternative to The Chef's Shift: First Course — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Free To Play with The Chef's Shift: First Course.

    Unravel cyber secrets and foil mass surveillance as a skilled hacker in HackHub. Challenge authority, rewrite the rules, and emerge as the ultimate digital rebel.

    2024StrategySimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →