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Chef Chen cover art

Chef Chen

buho game · 2024-01-24

Steam

ActionAdventureCasualIndieStrategy

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Aug 01, 2024 (Nintendo Switch), Jan 24, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

"Chef Chen" is a multiplayer cooking game for 1-4 players. Join Chef Chen's team in high-stakes cooking competitions, overcoming financial challenges. Embark on a culinary adventure with skilled cooks in a fantastical world.

Chef Chen is an Action, Adventure, Casual, Indie game released in 2024, priced at $12.99, with an estimated 100,000 .. 200,000 owners and a Positive review sentiment (86% of 29 reviews).

0
playing now
86%
positive of 29 reviews
Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$12.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 16:00 UTC (census sample)

Step into the thrilling world of culinary competitions as part of Chef Chen's elite cooking team. With the restaurant's decoration costs at stake, Chef Chen takes a daring leap into a high-stakes cooking competition to secure the much-needed funds. Set in a vibrant fantasy realm, players must work together, combining their skills and ingenuity, to overcome challenging obstacles and forge new alliances. Prepare mouthwatering dishes, captivate the discerning judges, and claim glorious rewards. Join forces, unleash your culinary creativity, and emerge victorious in the ultimate culinary show down(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 7 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 30% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 65% of 27,675 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-02

All-time low: $5.19 at Steam (2026-01-31)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $12.99 · on sale 8 of 16 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
7720212026Week of 2021-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

002026-09-15 01:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 10:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 17:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 01:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 16:00 — 0 players2026-09-22 23:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 14:00 — 0 players2026-09-26 22:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 05:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 13:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 20:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 04:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 11:00 — 0 players2026-10-04 20:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 11:00 — 0 players2026-10-08 18:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 09:00 — 0 players2026-10-12 17:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 00:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 16:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$5.192021-01-192026-07-202021-01-19 — best price $6.992021-02-15 — best price $9.992021-06-24 — best price $6.992021-08-14 — best price $9.992021-10-28 — best price $6.992021-12-01 — best price $9.992022-01-27 — best price $6.992022-03-07 — best price $9.992022-08-04 — best price $6.992022-11-29 — best price $9.992023-03-16 — best price $6.992023-05-01 — best price $9.992023-08-07 — best price $6.992023-09-25 — best price $9.992023-12-21 — best price $5.992024-02-01 — best price $12.992024-04-22 — best price $11.042024-07-11 — best price $12.992024-09-16 — best price $9.742024-11-18 — best price $12.992024-12-20 — best price $9.742025-02-17 — best price $12.992025-05-04 — best price $9.092025-06-23 — best price $12.992025-08-04 — best price $6.492025-09-22 — best price $12.992025-10-27 — best price $9.092026-01-05 — best price $12.992026-03-19 — best price $5.192026-04-06 — best price $12.992026-06-25 — best price $5.192026-07-20 — best price $12.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

38
achievements tracked
17.5%
earned "Dark Cuisine"
4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opShared/Split Screen Co-opShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsSteam Input API SupportPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudRemote Play Together

11 supported languages: Traditional Chinese, English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Portugal, Korean

Player tags

PvEFunnyCasualCookingHuntingStrategyAdventurePlatformerTeam-BasedLocal Co-Op

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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