# Games like Chef: A Restaurant Tycoon Game

> The closest matches to Chef: A Restaurant Tycoon Game: Restaurant Empire II, Recipe for Disaster, TasteMaker, Project Hospital, and Cooking Simulator. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Restaurant Empire II](https://imho.run/games/32900/restaurant-empire-ii) — Also Cooking and Capitalism, like Chef: A Restaurant Tycoon Game. 180 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/32900/)
2. [Recipe for Disaster](https://imho.run/games/1492360/recipe-for-disaster) — A frequent pick in Chef: A Restaurant Tycoon Game players' libraries, and another Strategy. 276 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1492360/)
3. [TasteMaker](https://imho.run/games/1289340/tastemaker) — Also Cooking and Isometric, like Chef: A Restaurant Tycoon Game. 921 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1289340/)
4. [Project Hospital](https://imho.run/games/868360/project-hospital) — Also Isometric and Economy, like Chef: A Restaurant Tycoon Game. 3,293 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/868360/)
5. [Cooking Simulator](https://imho.run/games/641320/cooking-simulator) — Also Cooking, like Chef: A Restaurant Tycoon Game. 8,509 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/641320/)
6. [Planet Coaster](https://imho.run/games/493340/planet-coaster) — Also Economy, like Chef: A Restaurant Tycoon Game. 31,038 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/493340/)
7. [Espresso Tycoon](https://imho.run/games/1543280/espresso-tycoon) — Also Cooking and Isometric, like Chef: A Restaurant Tycoon Game. 533 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1543280/)
8. [Mad Games Tycoon 2](https://imho.run/games/1342330/mad-games-tycoon-2) — Also Capitalism and Economy, like Chef: A Restaurant Tycoon Game. 2,148 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1342330/)
9. [Wrap House Simulator🌯](https://imho.run/games/3533100/wrap-house-simulator) — A frequent pick in Chef: A Restaurant Tycoon Game players' libraries, and another Indie. 608 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3533100/)
10. [Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator](https://imho.run/games/1122340/chef-life-a-restaurant-simulator) — A frequent pick in Chef: A Restaurant Tycoon Game players' libraries, and another Simulation. 704 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1122340/)
11. [Parkasaurus](https://imho.run/games/591460/parkasaurus) — Also Isometric and Economy, like Chef: A Restaurant Tycoon Game. 1,905 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/591460/)
12. [Two Point Campus](https://imho.run/games/1649080/two-point-campus) — Also Isometric and Economy, like Chef: A Restaurant Tycoon Game. 2,682 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1649080/)
13. [Cook, Serve, Delicious! 2!!](https://imho.run/games/386620/cook-serve-delicious-2) — Shares restaurant customization with Chef: A Restaurant Tycoon Game. 1,618 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/386620/)
14. [Star Chef 2: Cooking Game](https://imho.run/games/1612810/star-chef-2-cooking-game) — Shares restaurant customization with Chef: A Restaurant Tycoon Game. 259 Steam reviews, 66% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1612810/)
15. [Fast Food Manager](https://imho.run/games/1519790/fast-food-manager) — Also Cooking and Economy, like Chef: A Restaurant Tycoon Game. 83 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1519790/)
16. [King of Retail](https://imho.run/games/968250/king-of-retail) — Also Capitalism and Economy, like Chef: A Restaurant Tycoon Game. 783 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/968250/)
17. [Cafe Business Manager](https://imho.run/games/4026480/cafe-business-manager) — Also Cooking and Capitalism, like Chef: A Restaurant Tycoon Game. 57 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4026480/)
18. [City Game Studio: Your Game Dev Adventure Begins](https://imho.run/games/726840/city-game-studio-your-game-dev-adventure-begins) — Also Capitalism and Economy, like Chef: A Restaurant Tycoon Game. 729 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/726840/)
19. [Hotel Architect](https://imho.run/games/1602000/hotel-architect) — Also Capitalism and Economy, like Chef: A Restaurant Tycoon Game. 519 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1602000/)
20. [Food Truck Simulator](https://imho.run/games/1160920/food-truck-simulator) — Also Cooking and Economy, like Chef: A Restaurant Tycoon Game. 457 Steam reviews, 66% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1160920/)
21. [Definitely Not Fried Chicken](https://imho.run/games/1036240/definitely-not-fried-chicken) — Also Capitalism and Isometric, like Chef: A Restaurant Tycoon Game. 1,400 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1036240/)
22. [The Walking Trade](https://imho.run/games/3398110/the-walking-trade) — Shares employee skill trees with Chef: A Restaurant Tycoon Game. 740 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3398110/)
23. [Academia : School Simulator](https://imho.run/games/672630/academia-school-simulator) — Also Capitalism and Economy, like Chef: A Restaurant Tycoon Game. 1,521 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/672630/)
24. [Cafemart Simulator](https://imho.run/games/3408110/cafemart-simulator) — Also Cooking and Economy, like Chef: A Restaurant Tycoon Game. 178 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3408110/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=886900&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=886900&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=886900&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=886900
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/886900
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Chef: A Restaurant Tycoon Game

Chef is a Restaurant Management game in which you create your own character, acquire supreme cooking skills, customize restaurants, design unique menus, and devise innovative recipes with a realistic editor.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 886900
- **Developer:** Innervoid Interactive
- **Publisher:** Digital Tribe
- **Genres:** Simulation
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Aug 20, 2020
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/886900/chef-a-restaurant-tycoon-game)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=886900&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/886900/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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