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Steam app 2540630 · updated 12 Sep 2026, 19:50 UTC

Cooking Craze

Cooking Craze is a fast and fun cooking game that lets you explore the cultures of the world through their delicious food! Upgrade your restaurants to serve only the best dishes and use a variety of special boosts to cook your way to victory!

Cooking Craze Steam header artwork
MatryoshkaBig Fish Games
68playing now
9024-hour peak
163all-time peak
70average, last 30 days

The last 30 days

−1.7Gain−2.35%% gain127Peak

718 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.

0346910313713 Aug18 Aug23 Aug28 Aug02 Sep07 Sep12 SepThursday 13 August 202674 peakFriday 14 August 202685 peakSaturday 15 August 202696 peakSunday 16 August 2026110 peakMonday 17 August 202698 peakTuesday 18 August 202690 peakWednesday 19 August 202694 peakThursday 20 August 2026102 peakFriday 21 August 2026110 peakSaturday 22 August 2026110 peakSunday 23 August 2026109 peakMonday 24 August 202698 peakTuesday 25 August 2026110 peakWednesday 26 August 2026100 peakThursday 27 August 2026101 peakFriday 28 August 202688 peakSaturday 29 August 2026127 peakSunday 30 August 2026119 peakMonday 31 August 202693 peakTuesday 01 September 2026102 peakWednesday 02 September 202684 peakThursday 03 September 202685 peakFriday 04 September 202692 peakSaturday 05 September 202686 peakSunday 06 September 202695 peakMonday 07 September 202679 peakTuesday 08 September 202699 peakWednesday 09 September 202677 peakThursday 10 September 202672 peakFriday 11 September 202673 peakSaturday 12 September 202690 peak
Daily peakEvery hourly sample

All time

31 months, March 2024 to September 2026. The highest number of people in the game at once, each month, on a time axis -- a gap in the record stays a gap.

04488132176Mar 2024Aug 2024Jan 2025Jun 2025Nov 2025Apr 2026Sep 2026March 202430 monthly peakApril 202444 monthly peakMay 202480 monthly peakJune 2024126 monthly peakJuly 2024163 monthly peakAugust 2024150 monthly peakSeptember 2024150 monthly peakOctober 2024136 monthly peakNovember 2024116 monthly peakDecember 2024111 monthly peakJanuary 2025142 monthly peakFebruary 2025123 monthly peakMarch 2025123 monthly peakApril 2025121 monthly peakMay 2025125 monthly peakJune 2025109 monthly peakJuly 2025105 monthly peakAugust 2025114 monthly peakSeptember 2025111 monthly peakOctober 2025104 monthly peakNovember 2025122 monthly peakDecember 2025112 monthly peakJanuary 2026135 monthly peakFebruary 2026122 monthly peakMarch 2026117 monthly peakApril 2026116 monthly peakMay 2026119 monthly peakJune 2026111 monthly peakJuly 2026114 monthly peakAugust 2026127 monthly peakSeptember 2026102 monthly peak
Monthly peak

The last four months

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The highest number of people in the game at once, each month. Four, because four is as far back as the source keeps anything finer than one figure a month.

03469103137July 2026August 2026September 2026October 2026July 2026114 peak — daily detail belowAugust 2026127 peak — hourly detail belowSeptember 2026102 peak — hourly detail below
Monthly peakHas finer data

July 2026

31 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.

031629212301 Jul06 Jul11 Jul16 Jul21 Jul26 Jul31 JulWednesday 01 July 202689 peakThursday 02 July 202687 peakFriday 03 July 2026104 peakSaturday 04 July 202694 peakSunday 05 July 2026114 peakMonday 06 July 202694 peakTuesday 07 July 202699 peakWednesday 08 July 2026107 peakThursday 09 July 202697 peakFriday 10 July 202695 peakSaturday 11 July 2026105 peakSunday 12 July 2026114 peakMonday 13 July 202693 peakTuesday 14 July 202693 peakWednesday 15 July 202697 peakThursday 16 July 2026102 peakFriday 17 July 202683 peakSaturday 18 July 2026101 peakSunday 19 July 2026112 peakMonday 20 July 2026106 peakTuesday 21 July 2026103 peakWednesday 22 July 202690 peakThursday 23 July 202692 peakFriday 24 July 202688 peakSaturday 25 July 202695 peakSunday 26 July 202697 peakMonday 27 July 2026101 peakTuesday 28 July 2026100 peakWednesday 29 July 202688 peakThursday 30 July 202681 peakFriday 31 July 202683 peak

August 2026

31 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 436 hourly samples from 13 Aug, which is as far back as the source keeps every hour. Weekends are shaded.

0346910313701 Aug06 Aug11 Aug16 Aug21 Aug26 Aug31 AugSaturday 01 August 202689 peakSunday 02 August 202694 peakMonday 03 August 202682 peakTuesday 04 August 202695 peakWednesday 05 August 202689 peakThursday 06 August 202682 peakFriday 07 August 202683 peakSaturday 08 August 202688 peakSunday 09 August 2026105 peakMonday 10 August 202688 peakTuesday 11 August 2026100 peakWednesday 12 August 202686 peakThursday 13 August 202679 peakFriday 14 August 202685 peakSaturday 15 August 202696 peakSunday 16 August 2026110 peakMonday 17 August 202698 peakTuesday 18 August 202690 peakWednesday 19 August 202694 peakThursday 20 August 2026102 peakFriday 21 August 2026110 peakSaturday 22 August 2026110 peakSunday 23 August 2026109 peakMonday 24 August 202698 peakTuesday 25 August 2026110 peakWednesday 26 August 2026100 peakThursday 27 August 2026101 peakFriday 28 August 202688 peakSaturday 29 August 2026127 peakSunday 30 August 2026119 peakMonday 31 August 202693 peak

September 2026

12 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 282 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.

028558311001 Sep03 Sep05 Sep07 Sep09 Sep11 SepTuesday 01 September 2026102 peakWednesday 02 September 202684 peakThursday 03 September 202685 peakFriday 04 September 202692 peakSaturday 05 September 202686 peakSunday 06 September 202695 peakMonday 07 September 202679 peakTuesday 08 September 202699 peakWednesday 09 September 202677 peakThursday 10 September 202672 peakFriday 11 September 202673 peakSaturday 12 September 202690 peak

October 2026

Cooking Craze was released on 20 Mar, 2024.

Not out yet.There is nothing to draw for this month.
Nothing here is interpolated or estimated; where a sample is missing the line is broken.

Game information

Free to playUpdated 12 Sep 2026, 19:50 UTC
App ID
2540630
Last updated
20 Jul 2026 build 24226871
Developer
Matryoshka
Publisher
Big Fish Games
Release date
20 Mar, 2024
Platforms
Windows
Download size
376 MB
Install size
908 MB
Genres
Casual, Free To Play
Game modes
Single-player
Controller support
Unknown
Achievements
68

Features & support

Steam features

Steam AchievementsIn-App PurchasesFamily Sharing

Controllers & input

Accessibility

Popular tags

CookingCasualSingleplayerColorfulIncrementalOnline Co-OpFree to PlayPoint & ClickCartoonyFamily FriendlyManagement
About this gameFull description from Steam
Cook up a storm serving food from around the world playing our free restaurant game Cooking Craze. Prepare, cook & serve tasty dishes like a professional chef and master the kitchen as you click to grill, bake and cook your way to the top. Bake wood-fired pizza in Rome, grill juicy burgers in New York and prepare fine French cuisine in Paris — but be careful, playing fast isn’t enough! You need to keep your customers happy in order to grow your empire. Can you take the heat, Chef? Cook classic restaurant dishes from across the globe; • Make hundreds of delicious dishes including burgers, pizza, sushi, ramen, dumplings and more • Grill fresh fish, tasty steak, succulent shrimp, and veggie kabobs • Love desserts? Why not deep fry sweet donuts, bake baklava, serve ice cream, cheesecake or cakes? Create a Restaurant Empire! • Choose from over 100 ingredients cooking up tasty cuisine • Create premium dishes with delicious new ingredients • Launch new restaurants while learning new cooking techniques • Add a new recipe from each city you visit • Cook in a variety of settings Level up with Cooking Quests, Powerful Boosts and features! • Serve food fast while managing your time to earn kitchen upgrades • Beat over 4000 levels across six continents • Master all 3 difficulty levels to get golden comment cards to earn free coins and spoons • Dash through service to earn BIG TIPS or work extra shifts to earn money for upgrades • Equip your chef with treats for customers, non-stick pans and MORE! • Upgrade your kitchen & increase your speed • Use a variety of special boosts to cook your way to victory • Cook GREEN with an Eco Boost & go organic for more tips • Win achievements by completing combos, cooking perfect meals & earning big tips The best restaurant gaming experience: • New levels and cities around the world added regularly • Hours of free fun, whenever, wherever you want! • Play online or OFFLINE WITHOUT WIFI or internet after initial download! Download Cooking Craze and create your own kitchen empire!
Content & age ratings2 regional ratings

Regional ratings

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System requirementsMinimum and recommended hardware

Minimum

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 or higher Processor: Intel Pentium G5400 / AMD Ryzen 3 2200G Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Intel HD 4000 / Nvidia GeForce 710 / AMD Radeon HD 6450 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 600 MB available space Sound Card: Any VR Support: No

Recommended

Recommended: OS: Windows 10 or higher Processor: Intel Core i3 / AMD Ryzen 3 or better Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Intel HD 6000 / Nvidia GeForce 720 / AMD Radeon HD 5570 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 1 GB available space Sound Card: Any VR Support: No
Supported languages12 languages
LanguageFull audio
English
French
Italian
German
Spanish - Spain
Dutch
Japanese
Korean
Portuguese - Brazil
Russian
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese

A blank audio cell means full audio was not marked in the returned language list.

Screenshots & trailersScreenshots and trailers

Trailers

AchievementsTotal count and selected achievements

68 achievements in total.

Show selected achievements (may contain spoilers)
Flash In The Pan!Achievement
Razzle DazzleAchievement
Money MakerAchievement
Make No Mistake!Achievement
More Through The DoorAchievement
Bust A MoveAchievement
NY's Finest Chef!Achievement
Premiere Chef!Achievement
Rome's Grande Chef!Achievement
Rio's Grande Chef!Achievement

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19 developer announcements, Apr 2024 to Jul 2026 · times in UTC

July

  1. July 20, 2026 Update

    Optimizations and bug fixes to improve overall app performance. For trouble in the kitchen, please check out: Contact us at bfgentertainment.zendesk.com/

    Patch notes

April

  1. April 27 Update

    Optimizations and bug fixes to improve overall app performance. For trouble in the kitchen, please check out: Contact us at bfgentertainment.zendesk.com/

    Patch notes

March

  1. March 18 Update

    Stability updatesMinor bug fixes

    Patch notes

February

  1. Venetian Carnival

    New Event City!Water you waiting for? It's time to face the music and have a ball at the Venetian Carnival!Play through the new Venetian Carnival from February 17th through February 28th, plus gain access to the new Venetian Carnival vanity…

    The Chef

December

  1. December 8 Update

    Stability and bug fixes Event updatesHoliday Cheer!

    Patch notes

September

  1. NEW TASTY TOUR!

    Come check out the new tasty treats as you travel your way through the beautiful country of Greece in a brand new TASTY TOUR!As you make your way through the event, you'll have a chance to win new characters, outfits and prizes!For trouble…

    The Chef
  2. September 5th Update

    Stability updates and optimizations.

    Patch notes

August

  1. August 5th Update - New Event!

    Don't be a Tyranno-snore-us and sleep through the new Dino Park event! These Bronto-sized portions are enough to keep your customers full until the next epoch!

    Patch notes

July

  1. July 7 Update

    App Optimizations Stability Improvements

    Patch notes
  2. July 3 Update

    Stability improvements

    Patch notes

June

  1. June 30 Update

    Don't be a bore-e-alis, let's go see the Northern Lights! We have a new Aurora Tasty Tour. It's lit! Plus: Bug fixes Stability updates

    Patch notes

May

  1. 5/8 Update

    Optimizations and bug fixes to improve overall app performance. For trouble in the kitchen, please check out: Contact us at cookingcraze.zendesk.com

    Patch notes

March

  1. 2.4.0 Client Update

    A brand NEW Cherry Blossom Tasty Tour is here! Spring into action and see what's cooking! Optimizations and bug fixes to improve overall app performance. For trouble in the kitchen, please check out: Contact us at cookingcraze.zendesk.com

    Patch notes

February

  1. Update Notes For Feb 6

    Stability improvements Feb and March events

    Patch notes

January

  1. January 7 Update

    various stability fixes event updates

    Patch notes

September

  1. September 4th Update for 2024

    This update includes: Improvements to stability Updates to September events

    Patch notes

June

  1. Update notes for June 17

    Stability and bug fixes Event updates

    Patch notes

May

  1. Update notes for May 1st

    Event Updates Stability Improvements

    Patch notes

April

  1. Update Notes For April 3rd

    General Bug Fixes Add April events

    Patch notes

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