Single-player games like Cooking Simulator
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Cooking Simulator, 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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Food Truck Simulator
Single-player alternative to Cooking Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Casual with Cooking Simulator.
Renovate, equip and restore the shine of the food truck that belonged to your father. Create recipes, cook the food and serve customers across an entire city. Customize and upgrade your food truck to reach more customers and expand your menu.
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Bakery Simulator
Single-player alternative to Cooking Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Casual with Cooking Simulator.
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.
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Kebab Chefs! - Restaurant Simulator
Single-player alternative to Cooking Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Cooking Simulator.
Kebab Chefs! is a Co-Op, cooking and restaurant management game that can be played up to 4 players. Design your own restaurant. Cook delicious foods, fill your menu with various recipes, feed customers and become the biggest kebab restaurant in town!
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Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator
Single-player alternative to Cooking Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Cooking Simulator.
Create and manage your dream restaurant! Menus, purchasing, décor, staff, equipment, customers… and don't forget the actual cooking! Experience the daily life of a restaurateur and earn your awards from the Michelin Guide.
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Brewmaster: Beer Brewing Simulator
Single-player alternative to Cooking Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Cooking Simulator.
Brew your perfect beer in this relaxing home brewing sim. Use a realistic chemistry simulation to brew hoppy IPAs to creamy stouts. Customise your brewing space, create recipes and label your beer, unlock new equipment and enter competitions. Learn to brew, refine your craft and become a Brewmaster!
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BBQ Simulator: The Squad
Single-player alternative to Cooking Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Casual with Cooking Simulator.
Dive into a hilarious sandbox BBQ experience with friends! Grill, serve, and manage mayhem as meats soar and sizzle. Craft your grill, cook steaks, and feed everyone before hunger strikes!
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Overcooked! 2
Single-player alternative to Cooking Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Cooking Simulator.
Overcooked returns with a brand-new helping of chaotic cooking action! Journey back to the Onion Kingdom and assemble your team of chefs in classic couch co-op or online play for up to four players. Hold onto your aprons… it’s time to save the world again!
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Automachef
Single-player alternative to Cooking Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Cooking Simulator.
Welcome to Automachef, a resource management puzzler where you design kitchens, program machinery and watch your genius come to life! It’s time to engineer tomorrow’s kitchen, today!
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Overcooked
Single-player alternative to Cooking Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Casual with Cooking Simulator.
Overcooked is a chaotic couch co-op cooking game for one to four players. Working as a team, you and your fellow chefs must prepare, cook and serve up a variety of tasty orders before the baying customers storm out in a huff.
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Cooking Simulator VR
Single-player alternative to Cooking Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Casual with Cooking Simulator.
Step into VR kitchen and become supreme Chef. Master realistic cooking with lifelike physics, 100+ recipes, 140+ ingredients and natural VR controls — or embrace chaos with fires, explosions, and sandbox freedom.
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Cooking Simulator 2: Better Together
Single-player alternative to Cooking Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Casual with Cooking Simulator.
Cooking Simulator is back – bigger, better, and with multiplayer! Create your own recipes and take advantage of new and improved controls to become the best restaurant cook in the city! Or just have fun and enjoy cooking at your own pace. You’re the chef here!