Choose Chef: A Restaurant Tycoon Game
Choose Chef: A Restaurant Tycoon Game if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Chef: A Restaurant Tycoon Game launched in 2020.
Chef: A Restaurant Tycoon Game vs TasteMaker
Chef: A Restaurant Tycoon Game and TasteMaker both land in Simulation 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 are Simulation games on Steam. Chef: A Restaurant Tycoon Game (2020) is 3 years older than TasteMaker (2023). TasteMaker scores higher on Steam reviews (83.2% positive) than Chef: A Restaurant Tycoon Game (73.8% 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 TasteMaker
Choose TasteMaker if you want a Strategy, Indie, and Casual experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 83.2% positive across 921 reviews.
Both Chef: A Restaurant Tycoon Game and TasteMaker sit in Simulation 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
 Chef: A Restaurant Tycoon Game |  TasteMaker | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2023 |
| Genres | Simulation | Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Playable |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 11.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 73.8% positive (760 reviews) | 83.2% positive (921 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Innervoid Interactive | Jelle Booij |
Side by side
- Both are Simulation games on Steam.
- Chef: A Restaurant Tycoon Game (2020) is 3 years older than TasteMaker (2023).
- TasteMaker scores higher on Steam reviews (83.2% positive) than Chef: A Restaurant Tycoon Game (73.8% positive).
- TasteMaker is currently ~40% cheaper on Steam than Chef: A Restaurant Tycoon Game (11.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: Chef: A Restaurant Tycoon Game is Deck Unsupported, TasteMaker is Deck Playable.
Chef: A Restaurant Tycoon Game vs TasteMaker — FAQ
- Which is better, Chef: A Restaurant Tycoon Game or TasteMaker?
- On Steam reviews TasteMaker scores higher (83.2% positive) than Chef: A Restaurant Tycoon Game (73.8% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, TasteMaker is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Chef: A Restaurant Tycoon Game or TasteMaker first?
- If you want chronology, Chef: A Restaurant Tycoon Game (2020) came out before TasteMaker (2023). 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 Chef: A Restaurant Tycoon Game and TasteMaker similar?
- They overlap on Simulation 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.