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CasualIndieSimulationCookingCraftingTop-DownImmersive SimManagement

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Game description

Tasty Chef is a cozy restaurant management and cooking game where you build and expand unique restaurants, design menus, order ingredients, prepare dishes step by step, hire helpful staff, and serve customers alone or with friends.

Basic info

DeveloperXpercent Games
PublisherXpercent Games
PlatformsWindows · macOS
Steam DeckPlayable
Release dateSep 23, 2026
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 10 (version 21H1 or later) or Windows 11
ProcessorIntel i5-9500T / AMD Ryzen 5 2600H
Memory4 GB
GraphicsGeForce GTX 660 / Radeon RX 460
Storage6 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 360 reviews from the past 1 year

83.7/ 100
Top 40%

Steam rating: Very Positive (91%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 14, 2026)

A relaxed cooking sim that is fun solo or in a group, Tasty Chef scores 83.7 and shines in co-op for 68 reviewers.

👍 Strengths

Multiplayer ranks 44th of 642. 105 reviews describe casual fun, and 68 enjoy playing alone or with friends. 52 praise the cute art and presentation, some saying it works well for the price. Others praise a kitchen automation mode that removes repetitive steps, and some say hiring the best workers pays off. Gameplay ranks 281st of 1396.

👎 Where it falls short

27 reviews find too little variety, some saying the later sushi shop feels rushed. Content Volume ranks 1019th of 1351: 20 wanted more content, some asking for decorations and menu items before a later update. 11 criticize the controls, some calling the interface cluttered and controller support clunky. Others say some visuals look AI generated, and a few found late levels frustratingly hard. Visuals & Sound ranks 701st of 1249, and Story & World ranks 604th of 1096.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“fun to play casually for a day or two” · 105 reviews
“fun to play solo or with others, relaxed gameplay” · 68 reviews
“cute art style and presentation works fairly well for the price” · 52 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 53% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Freedom +2.72 · Room to explore, build, and play your own way
Positive “kitchen automation mode avoids repetitive operations effectively” · 28 reviews
Negative “sushi shop mechanics are poorly designed, employees cannot be assigned flexibly” · 3 reviews

Progression 23% · Difficulty 6% · Onboarding 8% · Strategy 11% · Controls & feel 12%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 20% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

World +2.94 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is
Positive “cozy game with cute animals and flexible gameplay” · 10 reviews

Story 1% · Characters 6%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 25% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Variety -1.19 · Fresh content and situations versus repetition
Negative “later sushi shop shows obvious rushed development compared to boba shop” · 27 reviews
Positive “comprehensive gameplay variety” · 6 reviews

Volume 16% · Replayability 1%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 30% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +2.77 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “cute art style and presentation works fairly well for the price” · 52 reviews
Negative “visuals feel overly AI-generated, panels look like Claude output” · 11 reviews

Audio 1%

Playing with others, the community and servers
Mentioned in 33% of reviews · Top 10% of the games we've analyzed

Playing together +3.57 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals
Positive “fun to play solo or with others, relaxed gameplay” · 68 reviews
Negative “lacks multiplayer with friends” · 4 reviews

Community 0% · Servers & Connection 1%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 8% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Pricing -0.09 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge
Negative “paid for cosmetics and DLC that were useless and disappointing” · 7 reviews
Positive “free gacha system feels great, fun gameplay” · 3 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Balance 2% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 12% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Developer support +0.09 · Updates, patches, and how devs respond to players
Positive “frequent daily updates improving convenience and gameplay” · 3 reviews

Stability 4% · Performance 3%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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