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Games like Cooking is Magic!

If Cooking is Magic! is your kind of game, the closest matches are Murder On Space Station 52, Amadeus: A Riddle for Thee ~ Episode 1 ~ Waltz and Haunted Laia — picked from the ranked list below. 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 is Magic!: In a restaurant forgotten between worlds, a condemned cook serves feasts to hungry creatures. Solve puzzles, collect unusual ingredients and free, dish by dish, the seals of an ancient ritual. Not every appetite is easy to satiate.

2026ActionIndieAdventureCasual4.99 USDWindowsby Last Rain
Cooking is Magic! — Steam game cover

Players who liked Cooking is Magic! also play

Steam players who put hours into Cooking is Magic! 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. Murder On Space Station 52

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Cooking is Magic! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Cooking is Magic!.

    Trapped on a space station with the Keychain Killer you must unravel this mystery, or it will be your last. Collect evidence, interrogate suspects and solve puzzles to stand a chance.

    2024Adventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Amadeus: A Riddle for Thee ~ Episode 1 ~ Waltz

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Cooking is Magic! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Cooking is Magic!.

    Play as Amadeus, a young werewolf struggling to understand his condition, as he navigates a tale woven by Witches. In desperation, he sells his own memories for a notebook and a promise. A linear narrative Visual Novel + Adventure Game. Episode 1 of 5.

    2025Adventure7.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Haunted Laia

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Cooking is Magic! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cooking is Magic!.

    A family disappears after being haunted by strange presences in their new home. Explore Laia’s memories, solve eerie puzzles across mysterious places, and uncover the dark truth behind what happened to them.

    2026IndieAdventureCasual3.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Another Shadow

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Cooking is Magic! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cooking is Magic!.

    Bastian is trapped in darkness by an ancient curse, and only Carissa can bring him back. Switch between two connected worlds, solve eerie puzzles, uncover hidden memories, and reveal the shadow haunting their new home.

    2026IndieAdventureCasual3.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Mellanrum

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Cooking is Magic! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cooking is Magic!.

    In this eerie point-and-click adventure, Astrid wakes to find her once-familiar home now inhabited by strange people and creatures. To uncover what happened while she was asleep, she must explore her family’s past and the secrets hidden within their centuries-old home.

    IndieAdventureSteam ↗
  6. Hedon Bloodrite

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Cooking is Magic! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Cooking is Magic!.

    Zan and her orc sisters must fight to save their homeland from a demonic invasion! Immerse yourself in a sprawling underground world where the rich lore, exploration and puzzles of classic adventure games blend with the visceral combat of a 90s' shooter.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure16.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Nobodies: Murder Cleaner

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Cooking is Magic! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cooking is Magic!.

    Nobodies is a puzzle-filled point-and-click adventure in which you must cover up government-sanctioned assassinations. Hide the bodies, destroy the evidence, and leave no trace you were ever there. They do the dirty work. You clean it up.

    2019IndieAdventureCasual6.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Phonopolis

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Cooking is Magic! fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cooking is Magic!.

    Phonopolis is a story-driven puzzle adventure set in a hand-painted 3D world made of cardboard. Solve a wide variety of playful puzzles and help Felix end the Leader's oppressive influence in a resonant dystopian city inspired by avant-garde art.

    2026IndieAdventureCasual22.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Cooking is Magic! at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Cooking is Magic! on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Cooking is Magic!.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Cooking is Magic! on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cooking is Magic!.

    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 ↗
  3. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Cooking is Magic! on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cooking is Magic!.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Cooking is Magic! on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Cooking is Magic!.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Placid Plastic Duck Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Cooking is Magic! on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Cooking is Magic!.

    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 ↗
  6. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Cooking is Magic! on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Cooking is Magic!.

    Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.

    2007Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Cooking is Magic! on Steam right now. Shares Action with Cooking is Magic!.

    You are the leader of an elite squad of Republic Commandos, your mission is to infiltrate, dominate, and ultimately, annihilate the enemy. Your squad will follow your orders and your lead, working together as a team - instinctively, intelligently, instantly. You are their leader. They are your weapon.

    2009Action2.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Cooking is Magic! on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Cooking is Magic!.

    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. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Cooking is Magic!.

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Cooking is Magic!.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cooking is Magic!.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Cooking is Magic!.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cooking is Magic!.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Cooking is Magic!.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Cooking is Magic!.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Cooking is Magic!.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Cooking is Magic!

How much does Cooking is Magic! cost?
Cooking is Magic! is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Cooking is Magic!?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Cooking is Magic! are Murder On Space Station 52, Amadeus: A Riddle for Thee ~ Episode 1 ~ Waltz, Haunted Laia.
Who developed Cooking is Magic!?
Cooking is Magic! was developed by Last Rain.

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 is Magic!.

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