Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator

Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator

February 23, 2023

Simulation Nintendo SwitchPCPlayStation 4PlayStation 5Xbox OneXbox Series X/S

Take the reins of your dream restaurant: Choose and customise dozens of kitchen components (cooking surfaces, food processors, ovens, etc.) to build your dream kitchen! Before firing up your burners, organise your team and manage your suppliers to obtain premium ingredients that would impress the most demanding of gourmets. Track …

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Andrei Dumitrescu Softpedia Feb 2023
80.0 /100

"Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator has a good idea and some decent gameplay mechanics. It’s somewhat fun to discover the techniques associated with a new dish and then aim to create a perfect take on it, complete with a radical …"

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Dylan Pamintuan GameGrin Feb 2023
75.0 /100

Graphics

65.0

Gameplay

70.0

Story

45.0

"Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator is a very good simulator of what it&s;s like to be a professional chef, while also making it fun to play."

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Ed Acosta Saving Content Feb 2023
80.0 /100

Graphics

70.0

Gameplay

85.0

Story

65.0

"I enjoyed my time with Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator. It’s definitely a simulator, but it’s not overly complex like some in the genre tend to become. With the management aspect and how detailed some of the recipes are, it …"

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Eric Peschen Play Watch Read Feb 2023
80.0 /100

Graphics

60.0

Gameplay

80.0

Story

30.0

"Despite the steep learning curve, there&s;s plenty to enjoy in Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator. You will of course be held by the hand in the beginning and the game will give you enough tips to make everything succeed, but …"

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Genghis Husameddin DayOne Feb 2023
80.0 /100

Graphics

70.0

Gameplay

85.0

Story

70.0

"Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator is the best kind of laidback experience you could ask for. Being able to cook meals at your own pace as well as making the restaurant your own space feels cathartic and you could spend …"

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Jason Dailey Gaming Nexus Feb 2023
70.0 /100

Graphics

68.0

Gameplay

72.0

Story

64.0

"Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator nails the minutia of cooking, with impressively detailed recipes that most people could only dream of making in real-life. Unfortunately, the gameplay loop struggles to keep you engrossed, and the experience is rigid in ways …"

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John Cal McCormick Push Square Feb 2023
60.0 /100

Graphics

35.0

Gameplay

65.0

Story

15.0

"Do well and everyone is happy and they might leave tips. You can spend your hard-earned coin on new cooking equipment, décor for your bistro, furniture, that kind of thing. As you progress, you learn new recipes, and you can …"

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Justin Nation Nindie Spotlight Feb 2023
79.0 /100

Graphics

70.0

Gameplay

58.0

Story

32.0

"Depending on what you’re looking for in your cooking sim this will either sizzle or get sent back"

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Kat Bullock FingerGuns Feb 2023
80.0 /100

Graphics

75.0

Gameplay

85.0

Story

60.0

"Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator captures both the stress, gratification, and realism of the heat in the kitchen. With the opportunity to juggle many different knives at once, such as prepping, managing staff, and cooking, there’s a lot to this …"

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Katherine Kong But Why Tho? Feb 2023
70.0 /100

Graphics

68.0

Gameplay

73.0

Story

42.0

"There’s so much to dig into for Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator; I’m only scratching the surface of it. While players won’t get to experience calls like “Yes, Chef!,” “Behind!,” or the hauntingly distinct ticket machine crunching out order after …"

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Leonardo Faria WayTooManyGames Feb 2023
75.0 /100

Graphics

40.0

Gameplay

80.0

Story

65.0

"The sheer amount of recipes, Michelin endorsement, and intuitive mixture of gameplay styles are enough to satisfy gamers who are also culinary enthusiasts. Just make sure you have a controller in hand if you decide to buy it on Steam. …"

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Neil Bolt PlayStation Universe Feb 2023
75.0 /100

Graphics

60.0

Gameplay

85.0

Story

70.0

"It may not be the most in-depth sim, but Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator does a great job of recreating the mechanics of running a restaurant without devolving into grim spreadsheet nonsense or coming off as loose-limbed mobile port fodder. …"

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