Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator (Steam Game) Steam logo

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Create and manage your dream restaurant! Menus, purchasing, décor, staff, equipment, customers… and don't forget the actual cooking! Experience the daily life of a restaurateur and earn your awards from the Michelin Guide.

Release DateFeb 23, 2023
Price$ 29.99  Top 3%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)82.9% (positive) / 82.9%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)78.7% Top 25% / 79%  Top 25%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)918  Top 15% / 1.1K  Top 15%
Curators24 reviews  Top 25%
Median Play Time23.4 hours  Top 10%
Play Time per Dollar47 minutes  Top 30%
Followers11.8K  Top 10%
Owners± 70.3K  Top 20%
Copies Sold± 55.7K  Top 15%
Gross Revenue ($)± 1.3M  Top 10%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

Here you can see Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator's Steam rating and reviews between February 2023 and December 2023. Steam's rating is in a narrow range going from 86.4% (February 2023) to 82.5% (October 2023).

The 1.1K reviews Top 15% suggest that Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator might be an indie success or even a small AAA success. The chart suggests a long tail distribution, which could mean that the game was promoted at laucnch but that there were no more marketing, update or major discounts after that point.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut graph shows Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator's reviewers languages. The most popular language is English (32%), followed by Simplified Chinese (22%). The player's languages are well diversified, with 20 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game is translated in 14 languages, which is nice.

Time Played

Chart displaying Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the number of hours played in Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator, showing a comparison between positive and negative reviews. The time in game is outstanding, with 63 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 2.9 times less than the median for positive reviews. Some Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator players left negative reviews after playing for a long time (more than 42 hours for the top 20%), it can be a sign that a part of the fanbase was displeased about the evolution of the game and decided to review bomb it. The Players' feedback section might help understanding the issue.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Good cooking experience
  • Plenty of meals to learn
  • Console-like controls
  • Fairly complex gameplay
  • Long tutorial
  • Relaxing game
  • Alot of detail in preparing meals
  • Several dozens of meals to unlock
  • Customizable kitchen and dining room
  • Customizable food arrangement
  • Keyboard & mouse control inconsistencies
  • Repetitive tasks
  • Frustrating gameplay
  • Some equipment disappears before evening
  • May require a grind
  • Price could be better

These advantages and disadvantages are not meant to provide a fair assessment of the game, but to help developers identify potential improvements. The game's rating of 82.9% should be taken into account when assessing them.

Please keep in mind that this list was AI-generated with only a statistical sample of Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator's review data that Steam provides. Moreover, be aware that problems aren't always meant to be solved. Communicating clearly and managing the player's expectations is important too!

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