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Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator

Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator

Create and manage your dream restaurant! Menus, purchasing, décor, staff, equipment, customers… and don't forget the actual cooking! Experience the daily life of a restaurateur and earn your awards from the Michelin Guide.

Released Feb 23, 2023 Developer Cyanide Studio Publisher Nacon Platforms Windows SimulationCookingImmersive SimCasualSingleplayer
View on Steam ↗ $4.49 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

85.0%positive2,126 reviews
Recommended · 15 found this helpful

“My favorite game! I do love it ^_^ Dear developers, could you pls add DLC with desserts (cakes, pastries, pies)?”

— a player, Steam review · 108 hrs played
Recommended · 13 found this helpful

“Controls for keyboard are quite bad, but otherwise with that I'm happy, life unfortunately took a different route for me, so at least I can cook like this, and then experiment for myself in real life.”

— a player, Steam review · 21 hrs played
Recommended · 6 found this helpful

“OMG how have I never heard of this game? I love Simulators of all types and my biggest criticism has always been that simulators tend to go down easy routes for the players and while they start of realistic enough, they quickly end up either becoming too easy, too repetitive or…”

— a player, Steam review · 14 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 13:18 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

479playing at last check
55424-hour peak
1,305all-time peak
0 250 500 2024 2025 2026 449 avg · Feb 2023

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

40achievements
5.5%median completion
0.4%rarest: Foodie Favorite
56.8% of players 25.3% of players 23.0% of players 22.5% of players 22.2% of players 20.8% of players 15.8% of players 14.2% of players 13.1% of players 11.9% of players 11.6% of players 10.7% of players 10.5% of players 9.9% of players 8.9% of players 6.8% of players 6.8% of players 6.5% of players 6.1% of players 5.5% of players 5.5% of players 5.3% of players 5.2% of players 5.1% of players 4.7% of players 4.7% of players 3.8% of players 3.3% of players 2.8% of players 2.7% of players 2.2% of players 1.7% of players 1.6% of players 1.5% of players 1.5% of players 1.1% of players 1.1% of players 1.0% of players 0.4% of players 0.4% of players 56.8% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
56.8%The Big Day — Hidden achievement
25.3%You're the Expert! — Get one of your chefs to prepare 10 dishes related to their specialty.
23.0%Home Cook — Learn and serve 10 different recipes.
Rarest badges of honor
0.4%Foodie Favorite — Hidden achievement
0.4%Reinventing the Meal — Hidden achievement
1.0%Course of Cthulhu — Offer a menu consisting of 5 dishes that contain squid.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$4.49−85% right nowcurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$29.99base price
$4.49lowest since tracking began2026-07-21
US4.49 USD−85%
EU4.49 EUR−85%
UK3.74 GBP−85%
Australia6.59 AUD−85%
Canada5.84 CAD−85%
Japan510 JPY−85%
Brazil13.34 BRL−85%
China16.20 CNY−85%

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$2.4 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia UK EU≈$5.1

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Mar 03, 2026
Discounts up to 90% on the Life games collection!

Your next favorite Life game awaits! Nacon Publisher Sale is live now, with discounts from 60% to 90% on the Life games collection. https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/45577585/2f4cf30126612505

Apr 19, 2024
Patch 06: Tokyo Delight

Greetings Chefs, We've just pushed a small patch for Steam users. Here's what changed: Changelog: Changed the color of the rice vinegar to a more natural tint. Fixed the logos on the Ichiban Short-Sle

Mar 28, 2024
Watch the Developers Play!

The new Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator DLC is out! Introducing TOKYO DELIGHT! Cook sushi, tempura, gyoza & more, and theme your restaurant and dishes with a Japanese-inspired look! Discover what th

Mar 28, 2024
Introducing the TOKYO DELIGHT DLC

If you enjoy Japanese culture, this new expansion's for you: Introducing the Tokyo Delight DLC! Cook 8 new recipes ... including tempura, sushi, gyoza and more, using 24 new ingredients! Prepare your

Mar 21, 2024
Patch 05: Softlock Solved!

Hello Chefs! This is a small patch to address a recent issue softlocking players during the celebration service. With this fix, you should be able to finish the day as usual, without any blockers. See

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresSimulation
Player tagsSimulation · Cooking · Immersive Sim · Casual · Singleplayer · Management · Relaxing · Family Friendly · Life Sim · Colorful · Cartoony · Stylized (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · In-App Purchases · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Dutch, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese *
Achievements40
Estimated owners100,000 – 200,000 (SteamSpy)
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel Core i3-2100 or AMD FX-4100 Memory: 6 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450, 1 GB or AMD Radeon HD 5750, 1 GB or Intel HD Graphics 630 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 7 GB available space