Best Value Cooking Games Under $20

The Cooking games on Steam games under $20 that deliver the most playtime per dollar: median reviewer hours divided by current price.

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Price divided by median reviewer playtime — how much you pay per hour of gameplay. Lower is better. Reviewers tend to sink more hours in than the average owner, so treat this as an optimistic estimate. Free games are excluded because there's no price to divide by.
  1. 1The Quinfall$0.01/1hr
  2. 2Sun Haven$0.16/1hr
  3. 3Touhou Mystia's Izakaya$0.17/1hr
  4. 4Fields of Mistria$0.20/1hr
  5. 5Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator$0.22/1hr
  6. 6Feed the Cups$0.26/1hr
  7. 7Ale & Tale Tavern$0.28/1hr
  8. 8Core Keeper$0.29/1hr
  9. 9Black Desert$0.35/1hr
  10. 10Papa's Freezeria Deluxe$0.35/1hr
  11. 11Fae Farm$0.35/1hr
  12. 12SULFUR$0.36/1hr
  13. 13Immortal Life$0.36/1hr
  14. 14Yog-Sothoth’s Yard$0.40/1hr
  15. 15The Sushi Spinnery$0.42/1hr
  16. 16Kebab Chefs! - Restaurant Simulator$0.43/1hr
  17. 17Doloc Town$0.44/1hr
  18. 18Papa's Pizzeria Deluxe$0.50/1hr
  19. 19Burgie's Cozy Kitchen$0.50/1hr
  20. 20Farmer's Life$0.52/1hr
  21. 21Sailwind$0.55/1hr
  22. 22Good Pizza, Great Pizza - Cooking Simulator Game$0.55/1hr
  23. 23Chef RPG$0.63/1hr
  24. 24Echoes of the Plum Grove$0.64/1hr
  25. 25Moonstone Island$0.66/1hr
  26. 26The Chef's Shift$0.79/1hr
  27. 27Ravenous Devils$0.79/1hr
  28. 28The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty$0.79/1hr
  29. 29PlateUp!$0.80/1hr
  30. 30Overcooked! 2$0.82/1hr
  31. 31SEDAP! A Culinary Adventure$0.82/1hr
  32. 32Fruit Mountain$0.82/1hr
  33. 33Aeruta$0.86/1hr
  34. 34A Webbing Journey$0.90/1hr
  35. 35Doraemon Dorayaki Shop Story$1.02/1hr
  36. 36Sunset Motel$1.02/1hr
  37. 37To Pixelia$1.06/1hr
  38. 38inbento$1.20/1hr
  39. 39Coffee Caravan$1.40/1hr
  40. 40Fast Food Simulator$1.47/1hr
  41. 41One Hour One Life$1.48/1hr
  42. 42REKA$1.57/1hr
  43. 43Bakery Simulator$1.60/1hr
  44. 44Kiosk$1.67/1hr
  45. 45GIRLS MADE PUDDING$1.71/1hr
  46. 46Pizza Possum$1.90/1hr
  47. 47Dungeon Munchies$2.10/1hr
  48. 48Overcooked$2.45/1hr
  49. 49Cooking Simulator$2.62/1hr
  50. 50[Bober Bros] The Hole$3.09/1hr
  51. 51Cook, Serve, Delicious! 3?!$3.30/1hr
  52. 52Arctic Eggs$3.31/1hr
  53. 53Badiya: Desert Survival$4.43/1hr
  54. 54Venba$7.31/1hr
  55. 55Cooking Simulator VR$7.62/1hr

How the math works: we sample each game’s Steam reviewers, take the median of their total recorded playtime (lifetime hours, not hours at the time of review), and divide it by the game’s current price in your selected currency. Reviewers usually sink more hours in than the average owner, so the numbers run generous. Free games aren’t listed because there’s no price to divide by, and a game needs playtime data from at least 20 reviewers before it qualifies. All prices are Steam’s own regional prices, never exchange-rate conversions.