Choose Cooking Simulator
Choose Cooking Simulator if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 85.6% positive across 8,509 reviews.
Cooking Simulator vs Food Truck Simulator
Cooking Simulator and Food Truck Simulator both land in Simulation, 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 Simulation, Casual on Steam. Cooking Simulator (2019) is 3 years older than Food Truck Simulator (2022). Cooking Simulator scores higher on Steam reviews (85.6% positive) than Food Truck Simulator (66.1% positive). 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 Food Truck Simulator
Choose Food Truck Simulator if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2022) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Food Truck Simulator launched in 2022.
Both Cooking Simulator and Food Truck Simulator sit in Simulation 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
 Cooking Simulator |  Food Truck Simulator | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2019 | 2022 |
| Genres | Simulation, Casual | Indie, Simulation, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Playable |
| Price | 4.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 85.6% positive (8,509 reviews) | 66.1% positive (457 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Big Cheese Studio | DRAGO entertainment |
Side by side
- Both share Simulation, Casual on Steam.
- Cooking Simulator (2019) is 3 years older than Food Truck Simulator (2022).
- Cooking Simulator scores higher on Steam reviews (85.6% positive) than Food Truck Simulator (66.1% positive).
- Cooking Simulator is currently ~75% cheaper on Steam than Food Truck Simulator (4.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: Cooking Simulator is Deck Verified, Food Truck Simulator is Deck Playable.
Cooking Simulator vs Food Truck Simulator — FAQ
- Which is better, Cooking Simulator or Food Truck Simulator?
- On Steam reviews Cooking Simulator scores higher (85.6% positive) than Food Truck Simulator (66.1% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Cooking Simulator is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Cooking Simulator or Food Truck Simulator first?
- If you want chronology, Cooking Simulator (2019) came out before Food Truck Simulator (2022). 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 Cooking Simulator and Food Truck Simulator similar?
- They overlap on Simulation, 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.