Turkey Day is right around the corner, and holiday hosts are already pre-heating their ovens and picking the perfect pumpkin pie recipe. If you’re hoping to get some kitchen time in without making a mess, these cooking games on Steam are the perfect way to prepare. These culinary simulators incorporate myriad art styles, various price points, and showcase different cultures and dishes. In true Thanksgiving prep fashion, though, they also come with a little pressure. Roll up your sleeves, would-be hosts, because it’s time to get ready for Thanksgiving.
We’re not playing with current grocery prices, but we ARE playing with these cooking games on Steam — frankly, these are cheaper. Bon appétit:
Good Pizza, Great Pizza
PRICE: $9.99
STEAM REVIEW SCORE: Very Positive (2,000+)
“Ready to settle in with a soothing shift behind the counter? Feel the dough, hear the quiet crackle of the oven, and serve warm slices to grateful guests. Good Pizza, Great Pizza is the cozy, asmr-friendly escape you didn’t know you kneaded.”
Venba
PRICE: $14.99
STEAM REVIEW SCORE: Very Positive (1,800+)
“Venba is a short narrative cooking game, where you play as an Indian mom who immigrates to Canada with her family in the 1980s. Cook various dishes and restore lost recipes, hold branching conversations, and explore South Indian food in this story about family, love, and loss.”
Touhou Mystia’s Izakaya
PRICE: $5.99
STEAM REVIEW SCORE: Overwhelmingly Positive (3,200+)
“A brand new pixel art restaurant simulator based on the Touhou Project! Play as Mystia, the owner of a small izakaya. Collect ingredients by day, cater to the customers by night, learn recipes from familiar characters, and become the best izakaya owner in all of Gensokyo!” Check out Touhou Mystia’s Izakaya on Steam.
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Fruitbus
PRICE: $24.99
STEAM REVIEW SCORE: Very Positive (750+)
“A journey of flavors and friendships awaits you in your cozy, customisable food truck! Forage for fresh ingredients to create your own menu, then feed tummies and souls with home-cooked meals. Change the world, one apple at a time.” Hop aboard the Fruitbus here!
Lemon Cake
PRICE: $14.99
STEAM REVIEW SCORE: Very Positive (1,600+)
“Restore an abandoned bakery and prepare pastries from farm to table! Grow fresh ingredients in the greenhouse, cook pastries & sweets in the kitchen and serve your baked goods to hungry customers in your own shop!” Add the cult cozy game Lemon Cake to your Steam wishlist here.
Overcooked! 2
PRICE: $24.99
STEAM REVIEW SCORE: Very Positive (13,000+)
“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!”
Coffee Talk
PRICE: $12.99
STEAM REVIEW SCORE: Very Positive (4,400+)
“Coffee Talk is a game about listening to people’s problems and helping them by serving up a warm drink out of the ingredients you have in stock. It is a game that depicts lives as humanly as possible, while having a cast that is more than just humans.”
Pixel Cafe
PRICE: $12.99
STEAM REVIEW SCORE: 680+
In Pixel Cafe, players step into player-character Pixel’s shoes in what the game’s Steam blurb calls a “one-of-a-kind journey that bridges time, memories, and the aroma of fresh coffee. Dive deep into a city balancing its past and future. Engage in intense arcade challenges, immerse yourself in heartfelt stories, and navigate a world crafted in pixel art.”
Coffee Caravan
PRICE: $11.99
STEAM REVIEW SCORE: Very Positive (1,200+)
“Fuel your coffee passion in Coffee Caravan! As a cafe manager, brew, experiment with delicious recipes, and build your dream coffee business on wheels. Serve customers, unlock new flavors, purchase appliances, and enjoy your procedurally generated road trip in this roguelite experience.”
inbento
PRICE: $0.89
STEAM REVIEW SCORE: Overwhelmingly Positive (1,900+)
“inbento is a chill pattern-matching puzzle game where you prepare Japanese lunch boxes (bento) while enjoying a cute story about parenthood and growing up. Recreate over 120 puzzling recipes, master tricky mechanics and learn about the life of the kitten family as you pour your love into the food you create.”
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