Cooking Simulator Price History and Player Count

Cooking Simulator

Steam app 641320

Cooking Simulator

Big Cheese StudioJun 1, 2017Casual, Simulation

$19.99 Very PositiveSteam Deck Verified
  • Simulation
  • Cooking
  • Singleplayer
  • Realistic
  • Sandbox
  • Funny
  • Physics
  • First-Person
  • Co-op
  • Family Friendly
Playing now
78
Updated 3 hours ago
24-hour peak
98
Last 24 hours
All-time peak
3,484
Jun 1, 2019
Steam reviews
84%
Very Positive

Data source: Steam Web APILast updated: How we collect this data

Cooking Simulator player count chart

Cooking Simulator has a small but active player base. 78 people are playing it on Steam right now. Over the last 30 days its player count has been growing (up 35% on the month before).

History from Jun 1, 2017

Cooking Simulator monthly player count

MonthAvg. playersGain% GainPeak players
November 2026n/a-135-47.2%151
October 2026121+42+53.16%286
September 202679-5-2.33%210
August 2026n/a-34-13.65%215
July 2026n/a-121-32.7%249
June 2026n/a+75+25.42%370
May 2026n/a+19+6.88%295
April 2026n/a-11-3.83%276
March 2026n/a-53-15.59%287
February 2026n/a+39+12.96%340
January 2026n/a+48+18.97%301
December 2025n/a-26-9.32%253
November 2025n/a+13+4.89%279
October 2025n/a-21-7.32%266
September 2025n/a-249-46.46%287
August 2025n/a+286+114.4%536
July 2025n/a-4-1.57%250
June 2025n/a+71+38.8%254
May 2025n/a-5-2.66%183
April 2025n/a-98-34.27%188
March 2025n/a+113+65.32%286
February 2025n/a-88-33.72%173
January 2025n/a-31-10.62%261
December 2024n/a-182-38.4%292
November 2024n/a+274+137%474
October 2024n/a-122-37.89%200
September 2024n/a-27-7.74%322
August 2024n/a+39+12.58%349
July 2024n/a-360-53.73%310
June 2024n/a+325+94.2%670
May 2024n/a+143+70.79%345
April 2024n/a-132-39.52%202
March 2024n/a+117+53.92%334
February 2024n/a-48-18.11%217
January 2024n/a-15-5.36%265
December 2023n/a-21-6.98%280
November 2023n/a-205-40.51%301
October 2023n/a+292+136.45%506
September 2023n/a+20+10.31%214
August 2023n/a-170-46.7%194
July 2023n/a+65+21.74%364
June 2023n/a-92-23.53%299
May 2023n/a+184+88.89%391
April 2023n/a-83-28.62%207
March 2023n/a-92-24.08%290
February 2023n/a+34+9.77%382
January 2023n/a+12+3.57%348
December 2022n/a+27+8.74%336
November 2022n/a-34-9.91%309
October 2022n/a-87-20.23%343
September 2022n/a+4+0.94%430
August 2022n/a-32-6.99%426
July 2022n/a+1+0.22%458
June 2022n/a+13+2.93%457
May 2022n/a-220-33.13%444
April 2022n/a+214+47.56%664
March 2022n/a-154-25.5%450
February 2022n/a-30-4.73%604
January 2022n/a-18-2.76%634
December 2021n/a+14+2.19%652
November 2021n/a+103+19.25%638
October 2021n/a+254+90.39%535
September 2021n/a-186-39.83%281
August 2021n/a+16+3.55%467
July 2021n/a-3-0.66%451
June 2021n/a-11-2.37%454
May 2021n/a+131+39.22%465
April 2021n/a-176-34.51%334
March 2021n/a-142-21.78%510
February 2021n/a+15+2.35%652
January 2021n/a-27-4.07%637
December 2020n/a-22-3.21%664
November 2020n/a+383+126.4%686
October 2020n/a+30+10.99%303
September 2020n/a-707-72.14%273
August 2020n/a+292+42.44%980
July 2020n/a-291-29.72%688
June 2020n/a+647+194.88%979
May 2020n/a-34-9.29%332
April 2020n/a+29+8.61%366
March 2020n/a-49-12.69%337
February 2020n/a-34-8.1%386
January 2020n/a+57+15.7%420
December 2019n/a+10+2.83%363
November 2019n/a+104+41.77%353
October 2019n/a+15+6.41%249
September 2019n/a-111-32.17%234
August 2019n/a-293-45.92%345
July 2019n/a-2,846-81.69%638
June 2019n/a+3,484n/a3,484
March 2018n/a-2-100%0
February 2018n/a-3-60%2
January 2018n/a+4+400%5
December 2017n/a-1-50%1
November 2017n/a+1+100%2
October 2017n/a-1-50%1
September 2017n/a-1-33.33%2
August 2017n/a+1+50%3
July 2017n/a-2-50%2
June 2017n/an/an/a4

How many people play Cooking Simulator right now?

At this moment Cooking Simulator has 78 concurrent players on Steam. That makes it the #3,266 most played game on Steam at the moment. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 98 players. Today's peak is 41% below its 30-day average daily peak of 167.

Is Cooking Simulator growing or declining?

Over the last 30 days Cooking Simulator averaged a daily peak of 167 players, up 35% compared with the 30 days before (124). Its highest point this month (286) is 3% above the same period last year (279). In its first month after release (Jun 1, 2017) it peaked at 4 players. Today's player count is 2% of its all-time peak of 3,484, set on Jun 1, 2019.

Best time to play Cooking Simulator

Based on the last 14 days, Cooking Simulator is busiest around 14:00 UTC (9 AM in New York) and quietest around 02:00 UTC (9 PM in New York), when about 48% fewer people are online. For the fastest matchmaking, play close to the peak hour.

Cooking Simulator players by hour and weekday

When Cooking Simulator has the most players online, by weekday and hour, shown in your time zone. Busy hours mean faster matchmaking and fuller servers; quiet hours are best for solo play.

BusiestSunday at 14:00 UTCabout 192 players on average
QuietestMonday at 06:00 UTCabout 75 players on average
Busy vs quiet2.6xmore players at the busiest hour
Fewer playersMore playersTimes in UTC. Hover or tap a cell.

Average players for each hour of the week over the last 28 days, from our Steam player counts.

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About Cooking Simulator

A realistic cooking sim where every ingredient reacts with real physics. Master 80+ dishes in Career mode or go wild in Sandbox as you cook, experiment, or cause total kitchen chaos in a fully interactive chef’s playground.

Developer
Big Cheese Studio
Released
Jun 1, 2017
Genre
Casual, Simulation
Steam Deck
Verified
Languages
12 languages, 1 with full audio

Screenshots

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Cooking Simulator price history

$19.99
price now (US)
$3.99
lowest recorded (-80%) · Jun 10, 2026 archived
-71%
typical sale discount · 14 sales seen

Good time to buy? Probably wait for a sale. Cooking Simulator is at its full price of $19.99. It usually goes on sale for about 71% off (around $5.80), and the lowest we have recorded is $3.99.Next Steam sale: Steam Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4. See the countdown

US price on Steam. Readings before Oct 13, 2026 come from archived copies of the Steam store page (Internet Archive), so short sales between copies can be missing. Checked daily.

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Cooking Simulator reviews over time

84% Very Positive84% of 18,607 Steam reviews are positiveRead reviews on Steam

Positive and negative Steam user reviews per month, from Steam's review history.

Cooking Simulator on Twitch

0
watching now
0
live channels
0
24-hour peak viewers
0
7-day average viewers

Twitch category "Cooking Simulator", sampled every 30 minutes since Oct 13, 2026. Most watched games on Twitch

Cooking Simulator achievements

Cooking Simulator has 300 Steam achievements. On average a player has unlocked 6.3% of them; the rarest, Look how they butchered my boy, is held by 0.1% of players.

  • Serve a dish.Dinner is served!75.9%
  • Gearing up.Buy utensils in store.67.2%
  • I'll hang it on a wall.Earn your first Cookbuck in Career Mode.66.5%
  • Four-star rush.Serve at least 4-star dish on time in Career Mode.59.4%
  • A little help.Buy a perk in Career Mode.57.5%
  • It was delicious!Serve 5-star dish in Career Mode.54.1%
  • 100 bucks.Earn 100 Cookbucks in Career Mode.53.1%
  • Earning fame. 1Get 10 Fame Points in Career Mode.50.8%
  • Tip. 1Get 10 Cookbucks in tips in Career Mode.47.8%
  • New menu.Unlock a recipe in Career Mode.46.9%
  • A run of good choices.Serve at least three 3-star dishes in a row in Career Mode.46.0%
  • Baked TroutServe 5-star Baked Trout45.4%
  • Tomato SoupServe 5-star Tomato Soup42.8%
  • Tip. 2Get 20 Cookbucks in tips in Career Mode.42.3%
  • Earning fame. 2Get 30 Fame Points in Career Mode.41.7%
  • He will be back.Serve 4-star dish to food inspector.35.8%
  • There is a light at the end of a tunnel.Get First Fame Star in Career Mode.35.7%
  • It was a good day.Finish a day without request for a refund with at least 4 dishes served.34.6%
  • Tip. 3Get 50 Cookbucks in tips in Career Mode.33.5%
  • A good start.Finish one lesson in Cooking School.33.4%
  • Good fortune.Finish 3 days in a row without request for a refund with at least 4 dishes served.30.3%
  • Adventure begins.Finish tutorial.30.1%
  • Earning fame. 3Get 100 Fame Points in Career Mode.28.6%
  • You're the best aroundMax out a skill.27.9%
  • Salmon Steak and Boiled PotatoesServe 5-star Salmon Steak and Boiled Potatoes27.3%
  • It brings back my childhood memories.Serve 5-star dish to food inspector.26.6%
  • Tip. 4Get 100 Cookbucks in tips in Career Mode.26.5%
  • Fast learner.Hidden achievement26.1%
  • Shattered.Hidden achievement23.8%
  • Food ArtHidden achievement23.8%
  • Another chance.Repair kitchen equipment in Career Mode.23.1%
  • Nothing lasts forever.Hidden achievement22.7%
  • Novice.Serve 25 meals before timeline in Career Mode.22.3%
  • I see youUse Thermo Vision to check on a product inside an oven.22.3%
  • 1000 bucks.Earn 1000 Cookbucks in Career Mode.21.7%
  • Light's out!Hidden achievement21.1%
  • I can't work here!Hidden achievement20.5%
  • Every day in every way I'm getting better and better.Get Second Fame Star in Career Mode.20.0%
  • Tip. 5Get 250 Cookbucks in tips in Career Mode.17.4%
  • Simple Ukrainian BorschtServe 5-star Simple Ukrainian Borscht17.2%
  • Earning fame.4Get 300 Fame Points in Career Mode.16.1%
  • Intermediate.Serve 50 meals before timeline in Career Mode.13.3%
  • Pork Chops with Baked PotatoesServe 5-star Pork Chops with Baked Potatoes13.1%
  • Repaired. 1Spend 100 Cookbucks on repairs in Career Mode.12.6%
  • I know the theory.Finish all the lessons in Cooking School.11.4%
  • New menu. 2Unlock 5 recipes in Career Mode.11.1%
  • Great men are not born great...Serve your first max stars order.11.1%
  • Fast Pumpkin SoupServe 5-star Fast Pumpkin Soup10.3%
  • Now it can be someone's favourite.Get Third Fame Star in Career Mode.10.1%
  • Fried ShrimpServe 5-star Fried Shrimp9.1%
  • A winner!Get a Golden Statue in Competition.8.3%
  • Buona sera!Finish first day of work.8.3%
  • First things firstServe a perfectly baked cake on the display stand.8.2%
  • Repaired. 2Spend 200 Cookbucks on repairs in Career Mode.8.1%
  • That's new!Buy kitchen customization in Career Mode.7.5%
  • GazpachoServe 5-star Gazpacho7.5%
  • You complEAT meMatch at least 3 hashtags of the day on your cake. Then sell it in at the end of the day.7.2%
  • Steak with French FriesServe 5-star Steak with French Fries6.9%
  • Handyman on speed dial.Repair kitchen equipment 10 times in Career Mode.6.7%
  • Advanced.Serve 100 meals before timeline in Career Mode.6.5%

Showing the 60 most unlocked of 300 achievements.

Global unlock rates from Steam, most common first.

Cooking Simulator DLC

Cooking Simulator has 7 DLCs and soundtracks on Steam, newest first.

Cooking Simulator FAQ

Is Cooking Simulator dead?

Cooking Simulator has a small but active player base. 78 people are playing it on Steam right now. Over the last 30 days its player count has been growing (up 35% on the month before).

How many people play Cooking Simulator?

78 people are playing Cooking Simulator on Steam right now. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 98 concurrent players.

What is the all-time peak player count for Cooking Simulator?

Cooking Simulator reached its all-time Steam peak of 3,484 concurrent players on Jun 1, 2019.

Is Cooking Simulator growing or declining?

Cooking Simulator is growing. Its average daily peak over the last 30 days was 167, up 35% compared with the previous 30 days.

When is Cooking Simulator most active?

Cooking Simulator usually has the most players around 14:00 UTC (9 AM in New York) and the fewest around 02:00 UTC (9 PM in New York).

How much does Cooking Simulator cost?

Cooking Simulator costs $19.99 on Steam in the US. Prices are checked daily and can differ by region.

What is the lowest price Cooking Simulator has been on Steam?

The lowest US price we have recorded for Cooking Simulator on Steam is $3.99 (80% off), on Jun 10, 2026 (from an archived copy of the Steam store page). It costs $19.99 right now.

Is Cooking Simulator on sale right now?

No, Cooking Simulator is at its full price of $19.99 on Steam right now. In past sales it usually dropped about 71%, and the biggest discount we have seen is 80%.

Is Cooking Simulator good?

Steam players rate Cooking Simulator Very Positive: 84% of 18,607 reviews are positive.

When did Cooking Simulator come out?

Cooking Simulator was released on Steam on Jun 1, 2017.

Who made Cooking Simulator?

Cooking Simulator was developed by Big Cheese Studio.

Is Cooking Simulator still worth playing?

Cooking Simulator has a smaller but active community on Steam today (78 playing right now), and players still rate it well (Very Positive).

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