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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
| Month | Avg. players | % Gain | Peak players |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | n/a | -47.2% | 151 |
| October 2026 | 121 | +53.16% | 286 |
| September 2026 | 79 | -2.33% | 210 |
| August 2026 | n/a | -13.65% | 215 |
| July 2026 | n/a | -32.7% | 249 |
| June 2026 | n/a | +25.42% | 370 |
| May 2026 | n/a | +6.88% | 295 |
| April 2026 | n/a | -3.83% | 276 |
| March 2026 | n/a | -15.59% | 287 |
| February 2026 | n/a | +12.96% | 340 |
| January 2026 | n/a | +18.97% | 301 |
| December 2025 | n/a | -9.32% | 253 |
| November 2025 | n/a | +4.89% | 279 |
| October 2025 | n/a | -7.32% | 266 |
| September 2025 | n/a | -46.46% | 287 |
| August 2025 | n/a | +114.4% | 536 |
| July 2025 | n/a | -1.57% | 250 |
| June 2025 | n/a | +38.8% | 254 |
| May 2025 | n/a | -2.66% | 183 |
| April 2025 | n/a | -34.27% | 188 |
| March 2025 | n/a | +65.32% | 286 |
| February 2025 | n/a | -33.72% | 173 |
| January 2025 | n/a | -10.62% | 261 |
| December 2024 | n/a | -38.4% | 292 |
| November 2024 | n/a | +137% | 474 |
| October 2024 | n/a | -37.89% | 200 |
| September 2024 | n/a | -7.74% | 322 |
| August 2024 | n/a | +12.58% | 349 |
| July 2024 | n/a | -53.73% | 310 |
| June 2024 | n/a | +94.2% | 670 |
| May 2024 | n/a | +70.79% | 345 |
| April 2024 | n/a | -39.52% | 202 |
| March 2024 | n/a | +53.92% | 334 |
| February 2024 | n/a | -18.11% | 217 |
| January 2024 | n/a | -5.36% | 265 |
| December 2023 | n/a | -6.98% | 280 |
| November 2023 | n/a | -40.51% | 301 |
| October 2023 | n/a | +136.45% | 506 |
| September 2023 | n/a | +10.31% | 214 |
| August 2023 | n/a | -46.7% | 194 |
| July 2023 | n/a | +21.74% | 364 |
| June 2023 | n/a | -23.53% | 299 |
| May 2023 | n/a | +88.89% | 391 |
| April 2023 | n/a | -28.62% | 207 |
| March 2023 | n/a | -24.08% | 290 |
| February 2023 | n/a | +9.77% | 382 |
| January 2023 | n/a | +3.57% | 348 |
| December 2022 | n/a | +8.74% | 336 |
| November 2022 | n/a | -9.91% | 309 |
| October 2022 | n/a | -20.23% | 343 |
| September 2022 | n/a | +0.94% | 430 |
| August 2022 | n/a | -6.99% | 426 |
| July 2022 | n/a | +0.22% | 458 |
| June 2022 | n/a | +2.93% | 457 |
| May 2022 | n/a | -33.13% | 444 |
| April 2022 | n/a | +47.56% | 664 |
| March 2022 | n/a | -25.5% | 450 |
| February 2022 | n/a | -4.73% | 604 |
| January 2022 | n/a | -2.76% | 634 |
| December 2021 | n/a | +2.19% | 652 |
| November 2021 | n/a | +19.25% | 638 |
| October 2021 | n/a | +90.39% | 535 |
| September 2021 | n/a | -39.83% | 281 |
| August 2021 | n/a | +3.55% | 467 |
| July 2021 | n/a | -0.66% | 451 |
| June 2021 | n/a | -2.37% | 454 |
| May 2021 | n/a | +39.22% | 465 |
| April 2021 | n/a | -34.51% | 334 |
| March 2021 | n/a | -21.78% | 510 |
| February 2021 | n/a | +2.35% | 652 |
| January 2021 | n/a | -4.07% | 637 |
| December 2020 | n/a | -3.21% | 664 |
| November 2020 | n/a | +126.4% | 686 |
| October 2020 | n/a | +10.99% | 303 |
| September 2020 | n/a | -72.14% | 273 |
| August 2020 | n/a | +42.44% | 980 |
| July 2020 | n/a | -29.72% | 688 |
| June 2020 | n/a | +194.88% | 979 |
| May 2020 | n/a | -9.29% | 332 |
| April 2020 | n/a | +8.61% | 366 |
| March 2020 | n/a | -12.69% | 337 |
| February 2020 | n/a | -8.1% | 386 |
| January 2020 | n/a | +15.7% | 420 |
| December 2019 | n/a | +2.83% | 363 |
| November 2019 | n/a | +41.77% | 353 |
| October 2019 | n/a | +6.41% | 249 |
| September 2019 | n/a | -32.17% | 234 |
| August 2019 | n/a | -45.92% | 345 |
| July 2019 | n/a | -81.69% | 638 |
| June 2019 | n/a | n/a | 3,484 |
| March 2018 | n/a | -100% | 0 |
| February 2018 | n/a | -60% | 2 |
| January 2018 | n/a | +400% | 5 |
| December 2017 | n/a | -50% | 1 |
| November 2017 | n/a | +100% | 2 |
| October 2017 | n/a | -50% | 1 |
| September 2017 | n/a | -33.33% | 2 |
| August 2017 | n/a | +50% | 3 |
| July 2017 | n/a | -50% | 2 |
| June 2017 | n/a | n/a | 4 |
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.
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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.
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
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Cooking Simulator price history
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
Positive and negative Steam user reviews per month, from Steam's review history.
Cooking Simulator on Twitch
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.
Latest Cooking Simulator news and patch notes
- Nov 5, 2026 PATCH 7.7.0, Halloween 2026 & Unity 6 Update
- Oct 15, 2026 Something sweet is coming! Meet Ice Cream Shop: A Cooking Simulator Game!
- Oct 1, 2026 Patch 7.6.0 is here
- Aug 13, 2026 🎮 New Controls & Controller Support, Challenges & more! | Patch 7.5.0
- Jul 27, 2026 Check out "From Poland with Love" Sale!
- Jul 2, 2026 PATCH 7.4.1
- Jun 5, 2026 🎂 Happy 7th Birthday, Cooking Simulator! 🎂
- May 12, 2026 PATCH 7.3.3
Official announcements from the developer on Steam.
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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