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Games like Cooking Craze

  • 11 games
  • Updated May 5, 2026

Players who liked Cooking Craze also play

The closest matches to Cooking Craze: Cooking Live - Italian Kitchen Simulator, Papa's Pizzeria Deluxe, Cook, Serve, Delicious! 2!!, Galaxy Burger, and Shawarma Legend. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

  1. Rank 02

    Why this

    Shares time management and upgrade system with Cooking Craze.

    • $5.99 (Price checked Nov 9)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2024
  1. Rank 04

    Galaxy Burger

    Why this: Shares time management and resource management with Cooking Craze.

    • $11.99 (Price checked Nov 9)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2024
  2. Rank 07

    Diner Bros 2

    • $14.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2025
  3. Rank 08

    Burgie's cozy kitchen

    Why this: Also Cooking and Clicker, like Cooking Craze.

    • $6.99 (Price checked Nov 8)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2025

The full ranked list: top 24 games like Cooking Craze

Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
  1. 1
    Cooking Live - Italian Kitchen Simulator

    Shares time management with Cooking Craze.

    • 71% of 750 reviews
  2. 2
    Papa's Pizzeria Deluxe

    Shares time management and upgrade system with Cooking Craze.

    • 98% of 2,247 reviews
  3. 3
    Cook, Serve, Delicious! 2!!

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 91% of 1,618 reviews
  4. 4
    Galaxy Burger

    Shares time management and resource management with Cooking Craze.

    • 97% of 1,286 reviews
  5. 5
    Shawarma Legend

    Genres: Simulation

    • 91% of 634 reviews
  6. 6
    Burger Shop 3

    Genres: Action, Simulation, Casual

    • 99% of 471 reviews
  7. 7
    Diner Bros 2

    Genres: Action, Indie, Casual

    • 85% of 82 reviews
  8. 8
    Burgie's cozy kitchen

    Also Cooking and Clicker, like Cooking Craze.

    • 98% of 165 reviews
  9. 9
    Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator

    Same cozy mood as Cooking Craze.

    • 83% of 704 reviews
  10. 10
    Rolling Hills: Cozy Sushi Restaurant

    Genres: Action, Indie, Simulation

    • 89% of 104 reviews
  11. 11
    Coffee Caravan

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 94% of 705 reviews
  12. 12
    Supurr Cat Cafe: Sandwich Rush

    Genres: Indie, Casual

    • 100% of 87 reviews
  13. 13
    Scratchers

    Shares grind based progression and upgrade system with Cooking Craze.

    • 58% of 462 reviews
  14. 14
    Cooking Simulator

    Genres: Simulation, Casual

    • 86% of 8,509 reviews
  15. 15
    Abra-Cooking-Dabra

    Genres: Strategy, Simulation, Casual

    • 72% of 50 reviews
  16. 16
    Fish to Dish: Idle Sushi

    Genres: Indie, RPG, Casual

    • 97% of 641 reviews
  17. 17
    Sizzle & Stack

    Shares upgrade system and resource management with Cooking Craze.

    • 82% of 61 reviews
  18. 18
    KuloNiku: Bowl Up!

    Genres: Indie, Simulation, Casual

    • 99% of 901 reviews
  19. 19
    Restaurant Empire II

    Same challenging mood as Cooking Craze.

    • 80% of 180 reviews
  20. 20
    Ravenous Devils

    Genres: Indie, Simulation, Casual

    • 95% of 3,828 reviews
  21. 21
    Lemon Cake

    Genres: Indie, Simulation, Casual

    • 87% of 1,288 reviews
  22. 22
    Wrap House Simulator🌯

    Genres: Indie, Simulation, Casual

    • 88% of 608 reviews
  23. 23
    Overcooked! 2

    Genres: Action, Indie, Casual

    • 94% of 14,169 reviews
  24. 24
    Farming Fever - Pizza and Burger Cooking game

    Genres: Simulation, Free To Play, Casual

    • 74% of 151 reviews
Cooking Craze — Steam game cover
  • Released: 2024
  • Developer: Matryoshka
  • Price: Free to play
  • Steam Deck: Deck Playable
  • 72% of 141 reviews
  • Genres: Free To Play, Casual
  • Platforms: Windows

Players highlight

  • Collecting upgrades and cosmetics
  • Competitive tournament leaderboards
  • Free to play with fair balance for optional spending
  • Challenging
  • Cozy
  • Relaxing

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About Cooking Craze

The closest matches to Cooking Craze: Cooking Live - Italian Kitchen Simulator, Papa's Pizzeria Deluxe, Cook, Serve, Delicious! 2!!, Galaxy Burger, and Shawarma Legend. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If Cooking Craze is your kind of game, the closest matches are Cooking Live - Italian Kitchen Simulator, Papa's Pizzeria Deluxe and Cook, Serve, Delicious! 2!! — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as challenging, cozy and relaxing, and single out its city based unlocks and combo based scoring. 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.

About Cooking Craze: Cooking Craze is a fast and fun cooking game that lets you explore the cultures of the world through their delicious food! Upgrade your restaurants to serve only the best dishes and use a variety of special boosts to cook your way to victory!

Is Cooking Craze worth buying?

  • 72% of 141 Steam reviews are positive.
  • We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
  • Free to play.
  • People who recommend it had played a median of 7 h when they wrote their review.
  • Critics had played a median of 18 h before their negative review.
  • Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.

What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews

Top critical reviews

The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.

“Pay to win. once you finish the first city they make it impossible to beat levels unless you buy the level enhancements to meet the goals”
24 h played
“This game is pretty much AI slop, and some levels are literally impossible without power ups or "second chances". I thought I just had to get good but even playing it perfectly it's impossible. And of course, power ups cost realworld…”
3 h played
More negative reviews on Steam ↗

People who play it also play: Cooking Live - Italian Kitchen Simulator, Papa's Pizzeria Deluxe, Cook, Serve, Delicious! 2!!

How this verdict works →

Frequently asked about Cooking Craze

Can I run it?

Does Cooking Craze run on Steam Deck?

Cooking Craze is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.

Is Cooking Craze free to play?

Yes — Cooking Craze is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.

What games are most similar to Cooking Craze?

Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Cooking Craze are Cooking Live - Italian Kitchen Simulator, Papa's Pizzeria Deluxe, Cook, Serve, Delicious! 2!!.

Who developed Cooking Craze?

Cooking Craze was developed by Matryoshka and published by Big Fish Games.