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Matryoshka · 2023 · Windows, macOS

Steam: 74 % positive of 2,054 reviews, as of Oct 28

Hello everyone! My name is Jane, and I need your help! I travel around the world and create a blog about local restaurants and cuisine. I’ve seen how big corporations squeeze out talented local cooks and their restaurants! Let’s take matters into our own hands and give them back their zest for life!

24 games that play like Cooking Live - Italian Kitchen Simulator and 24 that look like it. Closest by gameplay: Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator, Vacation Cafe Simulator and Tasty Chef.

Player tags

  • Cooking
  • Simulation
  • Relaxing
  • Management
  • Singleplayer
  • Time Management
  • Casual
  • 2D
Map region: Shops & Business Sims
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Steam reviews

What players say

Reviewers from the last year mostly find the cooking fun at first but feel pushed to pay, as levels become hard to pass without boosters.

Many players enjoy the casual, relaxing time-management loop: taking and plating orders, upgrading kitchens, and the cozy cartoon restaurants with their own small stories. Some like the decorating and the variety of cuisines. The main complaint is the progression: from a certain level, the coin rewards per round fall far short of upgrade costs, so many players say they cannot pass levels without buying boosters or gems. Several describe impossible-feeling stages, upgrades that take hours to finish, and levels that cannot be replayed to earn more money. Some also mention ads after levels, mouse controls that feel clumsy, repetition over long sessions, and technical problems such as loading issues and lost progress after reinstalling. Reviewers from the last year are clearly more negative than Steam's overall totals suggest.

Praised

  • Relaxing time-management loop

    Players like taking orders, cooking and serving under time pressure, which many find calming and easy to pick up.

    Many players
  • Cute art and themed restaurants

    The colourful cartoon style and the individual look and story of each restaurant are often praised.

    Some players
  • Decorating and free-to-play access

    Players enjoy decorating the restaurant and find the free version generous enough to play without spending money early on.

    A few players

Criticised

  • Levels impossible without paying

    Players say that from a certain level on, the coin rewards cannot cover upgrade costs, forcing purchases of boosters or gems.

    Many players
  • Slow upgrades and rising costs

    Upgrades cost thousands of coins and sometimes take hours to finish, which slows progress and pushes players to wait or pay.

    Some players
  • Ads, repetition and controls

    Players report ads after every level, repetitive gameplay over time, and mouse controls that feel less precise than touch.

    Some players
Who it suits
Suits players who want a light, casual cooking game for short sessions and do not mind spending money to keep progressing.
Who should skip it
Should be skipped by anyone who wants to finish the game without paying, or who expects steady progression and no pressure to buy boosters.

Short vs. long playtime: Players with more hours tend to report hitting the paywall and repetition more often, while newer players mostly describe the relaxing gameplay.

Summarised by AI from 65 Steam reviews (English, helpful and recent), as of Oct 28, 2026.

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By look

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At a glance

What games like Cooking Live - Italian Kitchen Simulator have in common

  • The tags they share most often with Cooking Live - Italian Kitchen Simulator: Cooking (23 of 24), Simulation (23) and Relaxing (14).
  • They came out between 2019 and 2026, 12 of them after Cooking Live - Italian Kitchen Simulator (2023).
  • Best rated by Steam players: The Chef's Shift (96 % positive of 2,158).

How these matches work

Matches come from embeddings of Steam descriptions, player tags and screenshots, computed offline. “Plays like” compares what the games are about and how players tag them; “Looks like” compares their screenshots. The share of positive reviews is based on Steam user reviews.

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