Choose Cosmic Kitchen
Choose Cosmic Kitchen if you want an Action and Early Access experience. Cosmic Kitchen launched in 2024.
Cosmic Kitchen vs The Way of the Tray: Japanese Restaurant Simulator 🍙
Cosmic Kitchen and The Way of the Tray: Japanese Restaurant Simulator 🍙 both land in Indie, Casual on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Indie, Casual on Steam. Cosmic Kitchen (2024) is 1 year older than The Way of the Tray: Japanese Restaurant Simulator 🍙 (2025). The Way of the Tray: Japanese Restaurant Simulator 🍙 is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Cosmic Kitchen (2.99 USD vs. 5.99 USD). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose The Way of the Tray: Japanese Restaurant Simulator 🍙
Choose The Way of the Tray: Japanese Restaurant Simulator 🍙 if you want a Simulation experience. On Steam, it's currently about 50% cheaper on the Steam Store. The Way of the Tray: Japanese Restaurant Simulator 🍙 launched in 2025.
Both Cosmic Kitchen and The Way of the Tray: Japanese Restaurant Simulator 🍙 sit in Indie and Casual on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Cosmic Kitchen |  The Way of the Tray: Japanese Restaurant Simulator 🍙 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2024 | 2025 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Casual, Early Access | Indie, Simulation, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Verified |
| Price | 5.99 USD | 2.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 2 reviews | 83.3% positive (24 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Skyline Studios Games | Who is Terry? |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Cosmic Kitchen (2024) is 1 year older than The Way of the Tray: Japanese Restaurant Simulator 🍙 (2025).
- The Way of the Tray: Japanese Restaurant Simulator 🍙 is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Cosmic Kitchen (2.99 USD vs. 5.99 USD).
- The Way of the Tray: Japanese Restaurant Simulator 🍙 is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Cosmic Kitchen has no Deck rating yet.
Cosmic Kitchen vs The Way of the Tray: Japanese Restaurant Simulator 🍙 — FAQ
- Should I play Cosmic Kitchen or The Way of the Tray: Japanese Restaurant Simulator 🍙 first?
- If you want chronology, Cosmic Kitchen (2024) came out before The Way of the Tray: Japanese Restaurant Simulator 🍙 (2025). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Cosmic Kitchen and The Way of the Tray: Japanese Restaurant Simulator 🍙 similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Casual on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.