The Cooking Game

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"The Cooking Game" is a time management simulation where players run their own virtual restaurant. Prepare and serve dishes to customers while keeping them happy to earn coins and upgrade kitchen appliances. The game features various levels, ingredients, and recipes to unlock, providing a challenging and engaging cooking experience.

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Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

56%

Audience ScoreBased on 180 reviews

gameplay12 positive mentions

stability8 negative mentions

The game offers a fun and addictive gameplay experience with a variety of dishes and cooking styles.
It features charming graphics and music, making it enjoyable for casual gaming and family play.
Players appreciate the challenge and the opportunity to learn new recipes, making it a good time-waster.

The game suffers from numerous bugs and crashes, particularly during the tutorial and when accessing achievements.
Progression is hindered by a lack of diamonds needed for upgrades, leading to frustration and a grind-heavy experience.
Many players find the game repetitive and difficult, especially in later levels, which can detract from overall enjoyment.

gameplay
18 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
67%
16%
17%
The gameplay has received mixed reviews, with some players enjoying the addictive nature and relaxing experience, particularly in the multiplayer mode "chef on the go." However, there are criticisms regarding design flaws and the effectiveness of recent tweaks to the game mechanics, leaving some players feeling disappointed. Overall, while the graphics and music are praised, the gameplay experience varies significantly among users.
- “Fantastic music, warm graphics and addictive gameplay.”
- “Many hours of gameplay ahead!”
- “The gameplay is quite addictive, especially the multiplayer part where you compete with others for highest scores, which is called 'chef on the go'.”
- “I was still playing the old version wondering if my opinion on the altered mechanics would change, since I assume they did alter it to be fully playable.”
- “Gameplay 1.75/3”
- “Gameplay 1.75/3”
graphics
16 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
88%
12%
The graphics in the game are consistently praised for their warmth and appeal, featuring a cartoony style that enhances the overall experience. Players appreciate the vibrant visuals that complement the addictive gameplay and restaurant customization elements. Overall, the graphics contribute positively to the game's charm and enjoyment.
- “Fantastic music, warm graphics and addictive gameplay.”
- “U can furnish your own restaurant, upgrade your cooking utensils, play at a good pace, serve yummy looking food and the game has great graphics.”
- “Wonderful gameplay, great graphics, very addictive!”
story
10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
30%
40%
30%
The game's story is structured around a campaign that progresses through various restaurant missions, requiring players to gather resources like cash and diamonds to level up. Players face increasing challenges as they advance, particularly after reaching higher levels, where the influx of customers demands heightened concentration to achieve mission goals. However, the game lacks a free play mode, which some players find limiting.
- “It is a campaign-based game that requires movement through each mission stage to obtain cash, diamonds, and XP, leading to eventual leveling up.”
- “After about level 17/18 in each restaurant, customers arrive thick and fast, and it takes a lot of concentration to achieve mission successes thereafter.”
- “Make sure you have a good mouse before starting this game, as it will make the difference from 1 to 3 stars in each mission.”
- “It is a campaign-based game with no free play, requiring movement through each mission stage to obtain cash, diamonds, and XP, followed by eventual leveling up.”
- “After about level 17/18 in each restaurant, customers arrive thick and fast, making it challenging to achieve mission successes thereafter.”
- “Finally made it to the 6th restaurant, but it's impossible to get even 2 stars on the first mission due to the excessive number of diamonds required to level up items for better bonuses.”
music
10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
60%
40%
The music in the game is widely praised for its fantastic quality and originality, enhancing the overall experience alongside warm graphics and addictive gameplay. Players appreciate the soundtrack's ability to complement the game's animations and family-friendly appeal, making it a standout feature.
- “Fantastic music, warm graphics, and addictive gameplay.”
- “Awesome cooking simulator game with cool graphics and a wonderful soundtrack.”
- “Great addictive game with cartoony graphics and original music.”
stability
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game's stability has been a significant issue for many users, with reports of frequent freezing, lag during menu navigation, and crashes, particularly during the tutorial. However, some players noted improvements following recent updates, indicating that while minor glitches persist, the overall stability has improved.
- “Game is laggy as hell just cycling through the menu, can't even try the game as the game freezes during the laggy and slow tutorial like I'm some sort of idiot, and forces you to look at your achievements and then the game crashes.”
- “I wish I could give this game a real review, but unfortunately every time I try to play it, it freezes on me.”
- “(The developers did answer my query; however, they want a screenshot or video which I can't provide since the glitches are sporadic) - update -- so far with the last update this hasn't happened anymore - this continues to be true -- only minor glitches on some of the missions.”
monetization
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
50%
The game is a port from mobile to PC, and while it is enjoyable, it lacks the in-game purchases that were originally part of the mobile version. Players have expressed a desire for the reintroduction of microtransactions, specifically for items like diamonds, indicating that they would be willing to spend money on additional content.
- “It's a good game, but it's very obviously a mobile port that at one point had in-app purchases.”
- “I would suggest you add microtransactions inside the game; there were times when I really wanted to buy some diamonds inside the game if that were possible.”
- “This obviously a port of a mobile game to PC, in which the in-game purchases have been removed.”
grinding
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Players note that in the premium PC version, acquiring extra diamonds becomes increasingly difficult after a few hours, requiring significant grinding to obtain them.
- “However, in the premium PC version, after a few hours, there are no ways to get extra diamonds without some very hard grinding.”

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138h Median play time

93h Average play time

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*Based on 4 analyzed playthroughs

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