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Chef RPG

World 2 Studio · 2024-09-12

Steam

AdventureRPGSimulationEarly Access

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

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?

Chef RPG is an Adventure, RPG, Simulation, and Early Access game released in 2024, priced at $14.99, with an estimated 100,000 to 200,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (88% of 2807 reviews).

138
playing now
88%
positive of 2.8k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
51
Nexus mods (45k downloads)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$14.99
steam price (US)

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

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 138 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 8% of 28,771 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 56k–126k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,807 total reviews — how this is computed.

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

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 10 of 19 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

206712026-09-15 00:00 — 206 players2026-09-16 08:00 — 112 players2026-09-17 15:00 — 175 players2026-09-18 23:00 — 128 players2026-09-20 06:00 — 142 players2026-09-21 14:00 — 142 players2026-09-22 22:00 — 141 players2026-09-24 05:00 — 94 players2026-09-25 13:00 — 88 players2026-09-26 20:00 — 172 players2026-09-28 04:00 — 125 players2026-09-29 11:00 — 82 players2026-09-30 19:00 — 127 players2026-10-02 02:00 — 117 players2026-10-03 10:00 — 109 players2026-10-04 18:00 — 199 players2026-10-06 01:00 — 152 players2026-10-07 09:00 — 96 players2026-10-08 16:00 — 137 players2026-10-10 00:00 — 135 players2026-10-11 07:00 — 124 players2026-10-12 15:00 — 134 players2026-10-13 23:00 — 159 players2026-10-14 14:00 — 138 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
77773Sep 2024Aug 2026Sep 2024 — avg 777 · peak 1,921Oct 2024 — avg 238 · peak 511Nov 2024 — avg 200 · peak 561Dec 2024 — avg 138 · peak 374Jan 2025 — avg 135 · peak 358Feb 2025 — avg 73 · peak 142Mar 2025 — avg 119 · peak 283Apr 2025 — avg 107 · peak 234May 2025 — avg 143 · peak 271Jun 2025 — avg 190 · peak 335Jul 2025 — avg 147 · peak 280Aug 2025 — avg 107 · peak 313Sep 2025 — avg 204 · peak 495Oct 2025 — avg 159 · peak 285Nov 2025 — avg 114 · peak 261Dec 2025 — avg 199 · peak 418Jan 2026 — avg 190 · peak 401Feb 2026 — avg 133 · peak 432Mar 2026 — avg 236 · peak 613Apr 2026 — avg 166 · peak 325May 2026 — avg 129 · peak 277Jun 2026 — avg 110 · peak 194Jul 2026 — avg 129 · peak 236Aug 2026 — avg 186 · peak 607
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

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).

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

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2024-09-28 (Steam store data)

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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