Skip to main content

The Chef's Shift: First Course

The Chef's Shift: First Course Game Cover
96%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics
96% User Score Based on 112 reviews

Platforms

PCMac OSWindows
View Game
Buy NowGet on Steam
The Chef's Shift: First Course Game Cover

About The Chef's Shift: First Course

The Chef's Shift: First Course is a single player casual management game. It was developed by Panitia GameDev and was released on February 7, 2025. It received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players.

Get ready to cook up a storm in "The Chef's Shift: First Course" - a fast-paced typing game set in a bustling restaurant! With your keyboard as your weapon, you'll need to cook and serve delicious dishes to hungry customers before they lose their patience. But that's not all - you'll also need to juggle all kinds of crazy distractions, from rat invasions to unruly customers. Embar…

Genres & Tags
Play Modes
The Chef's Shift: First Course screenshot
The Chef's Shift: First Course screenshot
The Chef's Shift: First Course screenshot
The Chef's Shift: First Course screenshot
The Chef's Shift: First Course screenshot
The Chef's Shift: First Course screenshot
The Chef's Shift: First Course screenshot
The Chef's Shift: First Course screenshot
Skip Games Like The Chef's Shift: First Course

Games Like The Chef's Shift: First Course

Looking for games like The Chef's Shift: First Course? Here are top casual management recommendations, selected from player-similarity data — start with The Chef's Shift, Glyphica: Typing Survival or Pixel Cafe.

The Chef's Shift Image
98%816reviews

The Chef's Shift

2025Casual Management
PCMac OSWindows
Games like The Chef's Shift
Glyphica: Typing Survival Image
93%1.2kreviews

Glyphica: Typing Survival

2024Arcade Shooter
PCMac OSSteam Deck+1
Games like Glyphica: Typing Survival
Pixel Cafe Image
87%346reviews

Pixel Cafe

2023Casual Management
Nintendo SwitchXbox Series X|SPC+7
Games like Pixel Cafe
Goblin Sushi Image
95%173reviews

Goblin Sushi

2026Management
LinuxPCMac OS+1
Games like Goblin Sushi
Burger Shop 2 Image
91%1.1kreviews

Burger Shop 2

2017Casual Management
PCTabletAndroid+7
Games like Burger Shop 2
Cook, Serve, Delicious! 2!! Image
88%2.3kreviews

Cook, Serve, Delicious! 2!!

2017Casual Management
Nintendo SwitchLinuxXbox Series X|S+9
Games like Cook, Serve, Delicious! 2!!
Cook, Serve, Delicious! Image
95%4.5kreviews

Cook, Serve, Delicious!

2013Casual Management
Nintendo SwitchAndroidPlaystation 5+14
Games like Cook, Serve, Delicious!
Nocturne Image
97%300reviews

Nocturne

2020Role Playing
PCWindows
Games like Nocturne
Duet Image
93%10kreviews

Duet

2015Casual Puzzle
LinuxPCTablet+7
Games like Duet
Divineko - Magic Cat ImageDivineko - Magic Cat ImageDivineko - Magic Cat Image
95%1.1kreviews

Divineko - Magic Cat

Action
TabletAndroidPhone+1
Games like Divineko - Magic Cat
More games like The Chef's Shift: First Course
Skip User Reviews

Reviews

96%Audience ScoreBased on 112 reviews
story19 positive mentions
  • Unique and fun gameplay combining typing and cooking with time management elements.
  • Charming, silly, and engaging story with lovable characters and humor.
  • Great for practicing typing skills and improving speed, suitable for all ages.
  • Some players find the game chaotic and overwhelming, especially at higher difficulties.
  • Visual issues with symbol spacing during mime (symbol typing) challenges can make it hard to differentiate characters.
  • Minor bugs and occasional difficulty spikes, including some customer order management pacing problems.

  • story

    28 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    68% positive mentions, 21% neutral mentions, 11% negative mentions

    The story in this game is praised for its fun, silly, and engaging narrative filled with humorous twists and charming characters. Many players appreciate the unique blend of typing gameplay with a light, entertaining restaurant-themed plot that unfolds well and keeps them excited to continue. Overall, the story is considered cute, enjoyable, and a standout feature that adds depth beyond typical typing games.

    • “I love the story and all its twists!”
    • “The whole story is cute and engaging.”
    • “Incredibly fun game with charming story!”
    • “[0.0] game story”
    • “I would've loved to have more levels in between the story to allow for a more gradual increase in difficulty and new skills/items.”
    • “I thought this was just an ordinary typing game, although I didn't follow typing games anymore after a few years. All I knew was 'type to kill the incoming enemy' games, but anyway, this has unique and satisfying typing interaction, as is the story, just like a meme video that’s easy to enjoy (especially the audio that I often heard from a meme video). It also contains good comedy.”

  • humor

    12 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The humor in the game is widely praised for being original, silly, and well-integrated with the storyline and characters, adding a lighthearted and enjoyable touch. It complements the gameplay effectively, making the challenging typing and cooking mechanics more fun and engaging without being obnoxious. Overall, players find the humor charming and a key part of the game's appeal.

    • “A restaurant game where you have to please the customers combined with a funny story.”
    • “Funny story and characters, nice and fun typing practice!”
    • “The graphics are cute, the storyline unfolds well, and the humor is silly (but not obnoxious).”

  • gameplay

    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    50% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 50% negative mentions

    The gameplay is praised for its unique and engaging typing mechanics, offering a fresh challenge with consistent mechanics across difficulty levels. Players enjoy the fun visuals and creative variations, like using a revolver to shoot rats or making dumplings, which add to the overall enjoyable experience.

    • “The game mechanics are truly unique, having to type everything to progress makes it a fresh and exciting challenge.”
    • “The typing mechanic is so unique!”
    • “I think there are some gameplay variations they are experimenting with, like in the Chinese restaurant where you make a dumpling.”
    • “The game mechanics are truly unique; having to type everything to progress makes it a fresh and exciting challenge.”

  • graphics

    5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    60% positive mentions, -20% neutral mentions, 60% negative mentions

    The graphics are praised for their cute and charming art style, which complements the storyline and humor well. Some minor inconsistencies in certain elements, like the gun art, were noted, but overall the visuals contribute positively to the fun and engaging experience.

    • “The graphics are cute, the storyline unfolds well, and the humor is silly (but not obnoxious).”
    • “Super fun, I love the cute art style and the plot twist lol.”
    • “The game is all about fast typing which is mayhem for me as I'm dyslexic but it isn't too stressful and has a very cute art style; it's challenging but rewarding when you manage to type a word right the first time and not make mistakes under pressure.”
    • “Just found a nitpick in the inconsistent gun art style, also less first-time user experience for the initial menu, like a small popup showing the steps to create it.”
    • “The game is all about fast typing which is mayhem for me as I'm dyslexic, but it isn't too stressful and has a very cute art style; it's challenging but rewarding when you manage to type a word right the first time and not make mistakes under pressure.”
    • “[0.2] graphics”

  • music

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 100% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    Users generally mention the game's "sound & music" as a notable aspect, indicating it contributes positively to the overall experience.

Skip Game Offers

Buy The Chef's Shift: First Course

Skip Videos

Videos

Skip FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions

The Chef's Shift: First Course is a casual management game. Common tags for The Chef's Shift: First Course include indie, difficult, cute, time management, top-down and others.

The Chef's Shift: First Course is available on PC, Mac OS and Windows.

The Chef's Shift: First Course was released on February 7, 2025.

The Chef's Shift: First Course was developed by Panitia GameDev.

The Chef's Shift: First Course has received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players. Most players liked The Chef's Shift: First Course for its story but disliked it for its gameplay.

The Chef's Shift: First Course is a single player game.

Similar games include The Chef's Shift, Glyphica: Typing Survival, Pixel Cafe, Goblin Sushi, Burger Shop 2 and others.