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Chef RPG

World 2 Studio · 2024-09-12

Steam

AdventureRPGSimulationEarly Access

Modes: Single player

Releases: Sep 12, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 12, 2024 (Mac)

Craft your culinary adventure in a beautiful pixel art world. Manage your restaurants, forage and hunt for ingredients, befriend locals, and grow your culinary empire. What kind of chef will you be?

370
playing now
88%
positive of 2.7k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
8
twitch viewers (latest)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$14.99
steam price (US)

370 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 05:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 370 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 75 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~9/week).
  • · Review velocity down 7% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (556 reviews).
  • · Top 18% of 11,312 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 55k–123k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,725 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$14.99-25%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $14.99 at Steam (2026-06-25)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 13 of 23 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
46946920242026Week of 2024-09-12: 469 positiveWeek of 2024-09-12: 87 negativeWeek of 2024-09-19: 162 positiveWeek of 2024-09-19: 24 negativeWeek of 2024-09-26: 77 positiveWeek of 2024-09-26: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-10-03: 46 positiveWeek of 2024-10-03: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-10-10: 30 positiveWeek of 2024-10-10: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-10-17: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-10-17: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-24: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-10-24: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-10-31: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-11-07: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-11-07: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-11-14: 45 positiveWeek of 2024-11-14: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-11-21: 42 positiveWeek of 2024-11-21: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-28: 95 positiveWeek of 2024-11-28: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-12-05: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-12-05: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-12: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-12-12: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-12-19: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-12-19: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-12-26: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-12-26: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-02: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-01-02: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-01-09: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-01-09: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-16: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-01-16: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-23: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-01-23: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-30: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-01-30: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-06: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-02-06: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-13: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-02-13: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-20: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-02-27: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-02-27: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-06: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-03-06: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-03-13: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-03-13: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-03-20: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-03-20: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-27: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-03-27: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-03: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-04-10: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-04-10: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-04-17: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-04-24: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-08: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-05-08: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-15: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-05-15: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-22: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-05-29: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-05-29: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-05: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-06-05: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-06-12: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-06-12: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-19: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-06-26: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-06-26: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-07-03: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-07-03: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-07-10: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-07-10: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-17: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-07-17: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-24: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-07-24: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-31: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-07-31: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-08-07: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-08-07: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-14: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-08-14: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-21: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-08-21: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-28: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-08-28: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-04: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-09-04: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-09-11: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-09-11: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-09-18: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-09-18: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-25: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-09-25: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-02: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-10-02: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-09: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-10-09: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-16: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-10-23: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-10-23: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-30: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-11-06: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-11-06: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-13: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-13: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-20: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-11-20: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-27: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-11-27: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-04: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-12-04: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-11: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-12-11: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-18: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-12-25: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-12-25: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-08: 22 positiveWeek of 2026-01-08: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-15: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-01-15: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-22: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-01-22: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-29: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-02-05: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-02-05: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-12: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-02-12: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-02-19: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-02-19: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-26: 29 positiveWeek of 2026-02-26: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-05: 28 positiveWeek of 2026-03-05: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-03-12: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-03-12: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-19: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-03-19: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-26: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-03-26: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-04-02: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-04-02: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-09: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-04-09: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-04-16: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-04-16: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-04-23: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-04-23: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-04-30: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-05-07: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-05-14: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-05-21: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-05-21: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-28: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-05-28: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-06-04: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-06-04: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-11: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-06-11: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-18: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-06-25: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-06-25: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-02: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-07-09: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-07-09: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-16: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-07-16: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-23: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-07-30: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-07-30: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-06: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-08-06: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-13: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-08-13: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-20: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-08-20: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

443702026-08-11 19:00 — 120 players2026-08-12 11:00 — 74 players2026-08-13 03:00 — 105 players2026-08-13 18:00 — 105 players2026-08-14 10:00 — 80 players2026-08-15 02:00 — 101 players2026-08-15 18:00 — 137 players2026-08-16 10:00 — 110 players2026-08-17 02:00 — 119 players2026-08-17 18:00 — 97 players2026-08-18 09:00 — 82 players2026-08-19 01:00 — 103 players2026-08-19 17:00 — 106 players2026-08-20 09:00 — 70 players2026-08-21 00:00 — 101 players2026-08-21 16:00 — 112 players2026-08-22 08:00 — 230 players2026-08-23 00:00 — 396 players2026-08-23 13:00 — 443 players2026-08-24 05:00 — 322 players2026-08-24 21:00 — 427 players2026-08-25 13:00 — 307 players2026-08-26 05:00 — 268 players2026-08-26 21:00 — 385 players2026-08-27 13:00 — 321 players2026-08-28 05:00 — 256 players2026-08-28 21:00 — 365 players2026-08-29 13:00 — 364 players2026-08-30 05:00 — 370 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$14.992024-09-122026-08-212024-09-12 — best price $19.992024-11-18 — best price $19.992025-01-02 — best price $19.992025-01-29 — best price $19.992025-03-13 — best price $16.992025-04-13 — best price $16.992025-05-29 — best price $16.992025-06-27 — best price $16.992025-07-18 — best price $16.992025-08-31 — best price $15.992025-09-29 — best price $15.992025-10-20 — best price $19.992025-12-05 — best price $19.992026-01-05 — best price $19.992026-01-16 — best price $19.992026-03-03 — best price $19.992026-03-26 — best price $19.992026-04-16 — best price $19.992026-05-30 — best price $19.992026-07-09 — best price $15.992026-08-21 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Twitch viewers

5702026-08-26 21:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-27 01:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-27 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 07:33 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 16:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 19:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 02:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-28 05:34 — 8 viewers2026-08-28 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 17:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 20:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-28 23:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-29 02:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-29 05:34 — 22 viewers2026-08-29 08:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-29 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 17:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 21:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-30 00:34 — 11 viewers2026-08-30 03:34 — 8 viewers2026-08-30 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 12:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 16:35 — 8 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

30
achievements tracked
86.9%
earned "New Beginnings"
18.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

1 supported languages: English

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,0930%30

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

RPGCookingBuildingCraftingLife SimRelaxingAction RPGManagementOpen WorldSimulation

Census log

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

Recent updates

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