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Games like Cooking Dash®

If Cooking Dash® is your kind of game, the closest matches are Diner Dash:® Hometown Hero™, Burger Shop 2 and Good Pizza, Great Pizza - Cooking Simulator Game — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its combo scoring rewards multitasking, comic book storytelling and fast paced arcade thrill. 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.

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About Cooking Dash®: When Cookie the Chef leaves Flo's Diner to pursue a career on a popular reality cooking TV show, there is a shortage of chefs in DinerTown as Cookie invites them all to appear as guest stars. Flo, with her grandmother, help out at all four DinerTown restaurants and ends up hosting with Cookie on a Hollywood set of Flo's Diner!

2009Simulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableWindows · macOSby Aliasworlds Entertainment
Cooking Dash® — Steam game cover
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Combo scoring rewards multitaskingComic book storytellingFast paced arcade thrillLightheartedNostalgicCombo scoring

Players who liked Cooking Dash® also play

Steam players who put hours into Cooking Dash® also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Diner Dash:® Hometown Hero™

    WHY THIS

    Shares time management and a nostalgic mood with Cooking Dash®.

    Top pick for Cooking Dash® fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Cooking Dash®.

    On a visit to her hometown, Flo and her Grandma Florence take a stroll down memory lane. Bring five restaurants back to life, and meet new customers like the Hungry Man and the Celebrity. Take special care of customers with reservations and place flowers at tables in order to make diners happier.

    2009Simulation9.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Burger Shop 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares time management and a nostalgic mood with Cooking Dash®.

    Second-strongest match for Cooking Dash® fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Cooking Dash®.

    Make tasty food items to serve hungry customers in this fast-paced food making game!

    2017ActionSimulationCasual6.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Good Pizza, Great Pizza - Cooking Simulator Game

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Cooking Dash® fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Cooking Dash®.

    Ready to settle in with a soothing shift behind the counter? Feel the dough, hear the quiet crackle of the oven, and serve warm slices to grateful guests. Good Pizza, Great Pizza is the cozy, asmr-friendly escape you didn’t know you kneaded.

    2023IndieSimulationCasual6.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Cook-Out

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Cooking Dash® fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Cooking Dash®.

    Get your aprons ready… things are about to get messy in this award-winning multiplayer VR game from Resolution Games!

    2021IndieSimulationCasual9.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Rolling Hills: Cozy Sushi Restaurant

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Cooking Dash® fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Cooking Dash®.

    Manage your own sushi restaurant! Collect and upgrade dishes, personalize your dining room, and use special abilities to serve customers in a dash.

    2024ActionIndieSimulation14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Bakery Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Cooking Dash® fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Cooking Dash®.

    Get up before dawn and see what it's like to be a baker! Learn to bake several dozen types of bread. Use realistic bakery machines. Deliver orders to stores, earn, and invest. Use original recipes or experiment with ingredients.

    2022IndieSimulationCasual15.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Cook, Serve, Delicious!

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Cooking Dash® fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Cooking Dash®.

    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 VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Touhou Mystia's Izakaya

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Cooking Dash® fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with Cooking Dash®.

    A brand new pixel art restaurant simulator based on the Touhou Project! Play as Mystia, the owner of a small izakaya. Collect ingredients by day, cater to the customers by night, learn recipes from familiar characters, and become the best izakaya owner in all of Gensokyo!

    2021IndieSimulationRPG4.19 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Cooking Dash® at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Cooking Dash® on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Cooking Dash®.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Cooking Dash® on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Cooking Dash®.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Cooking Dash® on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Cooking Dash®.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Your Only Move Is HUSTLE

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Cooking Dash® on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Cooking Dash®.

    Master your technique, execute flashy combos, and outsmart opponents across the world, frame-by-frame. Slow down the clock to fine-tune your fighting style in this innovative, turn-based combat simulator. Pulverize your friends and choreograph spectacular fight scenes. No training mode required.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Cooking Dash® on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Cooking Dash®.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Placid Plastic Duck Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Cooking Dash® on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Cooking Dash®.

    The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.

    2022SimulationCasual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Nodebuster

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Cooking Dash® on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Cooking Dash®.

    Nodebuster is a short, experimental incremental game about busting nodes and destroying reality.

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~90% under Cooking Dash® on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Cooking Dash®.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Bronzebeard's Tavern

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Cooking Dash®.

    Bronzebeard's Tavern is a goofy and playful restaurant manager sim where 1-8 players can work as a team with multiplayer co-op. Fulfill a number of different roles, serve a diverse range of customers and cook up delicious dwarven cuisine.

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Espresso Tycoon Prologue: Underwater

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Cooking Dash®.

    A completely FREE underwater mission from the Espresso Tycoon - a coffee shop simulator. Build your own cafe from scratch, hire staff, create the most delicious recipes in the whole Pacific Ocean and make customers happy! Decorate, manage, and build a successful coffee business in Sydney!

    2022StrategySimulationFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. Wrap House Simulator🌯 Prologue

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Cooking Dash®.

    Welcome to Wrap House Simulator🌯 Prologue! Run your own wrap shop, chop, grill, and serve in this cooking adventure. Customize your shop, master the grill, and survive the rush solo or co-op with up to 4 players. Keep up with orders, satisfy customers, and build your dream restaurant!

    2025IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. The Chef's Shift: First Course

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Cooking Dash®.

    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!

    2025IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Coffie Simulator - Prologue

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Cooking Dash®.

    In Coffie Simulator Prologue , run your own café, serve unique cusstomers, and master the art of coffee-making! Customize, upgrade, and manage your shop while handling orders with precision. Every choice matters. Can you succeed?

    2025IndieSimulationRPGFreeSteam ↗
  6. Cooking Live - Italian Kitchen Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Cooking Dash®.

    Hello everyone! My name is Jane, and I need your help! I travel around the world and create a blog about local restaurants and cuisine. I’ve seen how big corporations squeeze out talented local cooks and their restaurants! Let’s take matters into our own hands and give them back their zest for life!

    2023SimulationFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Farming Fever - Pizza and Burger Cooking game

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Cooking Dash®.

    Farming Fever is an engaging time management game where you can become both a farmer and a chef at the same time. You'll have to manage your farm, harvest crops, cook, and complete customers' orders.

    2023SimulationFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Kebab Simulator: Prologue

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Cooking Dash®.

    Kebab Simulator: Prologue is the perfect experience for running your dream restaurant and cooking delicious foods! Take the first steps of a perfect restaurant businness! Experience main game mechanics and be ready for the full version!

    2023IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Good Pizza, Great Pizza - Cooking Simulator Game

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Simulation with Cooking Dash®.

    Ready to settle in with a soothing shift behind the counter? Feel the dough, hear the quiet crackle of the oven, and serve warm slices to grateful guests. Good Pizza, Great Pizza is the cozy, asmr-friendly escape you didn’t know you kneaded.

    2023IndieSimulationCasual6.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Rolling Hills: Cozy Sushi Restaurant

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Simulation with Cooking Dash®.

    Manage your own sushi restaurant! Collect and upgrade dishes, personalize your dining room, and use special abilities to serve customers in a dash.

    2024ActionIndieSimulation14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Cook, Serve, Delicious!

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Simulation with Cooking Dash®.

    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 VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Touhou Mystia's Izakaya

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Simulation with Cooking Dash®.

    A brand new pixel art restaurant simulator based on the Touhou Project! Play as Mystia, the owner of a small izakaya. Collect ingredients by day, cater to the customers by night, learn recipes from familiar characters, and become the best izakaya owner in all of Gensokyo!

    2021IndieSimulationRPG4.19 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Cooking Dash®

Does Cooking Dash® run on Steam Deck?
Cooking Dash® is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Cooking Dash® cost?
Cooking Dash® is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Cooking Dash®?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Cooking Dash® are Diner Dash:® Hometown Hero™, Burger Shop 2, Good Pizza, Great Pizza - Cooking Simulator Game.
Who developed Cooking Dash®?
Cooking Dash® was developed by Aliasworlds Entertainment and published by PlayFirst.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Cooking Dash®.

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