The Chef's Shift

Buy97%

Overwhelmingly Positive · 2k player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows
  • macOS

Panitia GameDev · Cooking · Mar 31, 2025

Player review score
97%
Overwhelmingly Positive
Price
$12.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
34
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
13
Full audio0 of 13
Subtitles13 of 13

Should I buy The Chef's Shift?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 187 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 105 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Difficulty: 75 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Audio: 15 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
57% of themes are praise14% are divided29% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
187 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I was genuinely invested in the plot and characters despite the simplistic art style.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
105 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The gameplay works smoothly with various restuarant themes to change it up which makes the game not too repetitive.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
75 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
And if you want something with a fun story, the multiple difficulty options make it easy to experience that as well.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
14 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The graphics are cute, suitable for the gameplay and the few visual issues I had were minor.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Story187 reviews
Gameplay105 reviews
Difficulty75 reviews
Graphics14 reviews
Divided opinion
Bugs
100% still recommend
Players complain
Audio
80% still recommend
Interface
83% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Leaderboards
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$12.99

The lowest we've tracked is $9.09.

5 points recordedtoday · $12.99

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