Cooking games are great for not only simulating making a recipe but also creating challenging experiences for players to attempt. While some cooking titles try to be more realistic, with the game simulating a kitchen environment a player must work in and then follow a recipe, others challenge players to rush around the clock to seat NPCs in their restaurant and then rush to make the food they order.

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In these cases, having a living person to help them control the chaos is what makes many cooking games even better. Co-op cooking titles are perfect for players who are looking for a game they can enjoy with others while also challenging themselves to serve every person. With this in mind, these are by far the best co-op cooking games.

Updated on September 26, 2024, by Megan Smith: Multiplayer cooking games are some of the best to enjoy with friends as they allow players to prove to each other that they can easily work as a team to either run a small food truck or something as stressful as a whole restaurant. Some of the best co-op cooking games are also those that are made easier through having other players giving a helping hand with not every player being cramped in the kitchen, as these cooking games go further than all working on the same recipe. These are not only some of the best cooking simulators but also the best cooking games in general that have the capability of being enjoyed multiplayer.

13 Witchtastic

Set Records Through Quick Potion Brewing

  • Platform: PC and Nintendo Switch
  • Release Date: 2021-10-26
  • Developer: Red Fur Games
  • Genre: Action, Simulation

Although Witchtastic may not be entirely cooking, the players are still brewing potions to supply the various townsfolk, which almost feels like cooking. Witchtastic can either be enjoyed through couch co-op or through the internet, as each player takes control of a witch as they race against the clock to see how fast they can brew a potion and deliver it to the customer.

By progressing through the game together, players will unlock various customization options to turn their witch into their own while also uncovering new areas of the map that each come with their own obstacles as some maps may even take the players outdoors.

12 Ale & Tale Tavern

Pour Drinks And Cook Meals For Rowdy Customers

  • Platform: PC
  • Release Date: 2024-09-05
  • Developer: Scienart Games
  • Genre: Action, Adventure, Simulation

As the name of the game suggests, Ale & Tale Tavern is a cooperative first-person fantasy tavern simulator where players work together to run their very own drinking establishment filled with not only drinks but plenty of meals too.

Besides the usual tending to the tavern, there is so much more to explore in Ale & Tale Tavern, as players, in the company of their friends, embark on epic adventures through completing various quests. They can even go hunting or fishing if they want to relax by doing something else too.

11 Cook, Serve, Delicious 2

Local Co-Op Allows Players To Run A Restaurant Together

  • Platform: PC, PS4, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox One
  • Release Date: 2017-09-13
  • Developer: Vertigo Gaming
  • Genre: Simulation

Cook, Serve, Delicious is an incredibly fast-paced cooking simulator title that was incredibly stressful to play single-player. Now with couch co-op in Cook, Serve, Delicious 2, a player can drag one of their friends into the stress of owning a restaurant and serve various meals together while also being the person to clean up their establishment.

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Players work together to decide the sort of restaurant they want to run as well as deciding as a team the sorts of meals they will serve too. Being able to progress through the main story of Cook, Serve, Delicious also allows the players to feel as if they are making a difference instead of the usual competitive nature of these fast-paced titles.

10 Sugar Shack

Make Sweet Treats In The Cozy Cold

  • Platform: PC
  • Release Date: 2023-09-14
  • Developer: MadLife Divertissement
  • Genre: Simulation

As the name of the game suggests, Sugar Shack sees the player and up to three friends, tend to the sweet tooth of the various guests that visit their cozy shack in the snow. With the main gameplay revolving around the shack and bringing the community to life, players are tasked with making all sorts of sweet treats, from as basic as Maple Syrup to well-known sweets like taffy.

When players aren't tending to their guests, they may instead be helping various NPCs around the community with their problems, or exploring the world around them to gather the resources needed to run the shack successfully. Players can split this responsibility between themselves and their friends so that one can collect resources while the other tends to the Sugar Shack.

9 Space Food Truck

Serve Food Together To Aliens

  • Platform: PC
  • Release Date: 2016-03-25
  • Developer: One Man Left Studios
  • Genre: Strategy, Deckbuilding

Space Food Truck combines the cooperative nature of running a Food Truck with the exciting adventure of being out in space, making it one of the most promising cooking co-op games available for players on the PC. Players must play this title with three other alien friends who each have a specific role to play during this sci-fi journey.

Tasked with adventuring to dangerous galaxies to find exotic ingredients to then use in recipes to make Space Food Truck, more than running an establishment in space. While only one player may fulfill the role of the chef, it is still up to the others to provide them with the ingredients needed or boost their abilities to make the perfect meal.

8 Welcome To Primrose Lake

Serve Food And Solve Mysteries

  • Platform: PC and Nintendo Switch
  • Release Date: 2019-09-01
  • Developer: SQRT3
  • Genre: Adventure and Strategy

Welcome to Primrose Lake might not have that many reviews on Steam, but this title is still a great option for any player looking for a cooking game to play with another, especially through couch co-op on the Nintendo Switch.

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While the majority of the game will see both players serve residents in a variety of locations, from cafes, and restaurants to market stalls, there is a deeper story to uncover in Welcome to Primrose Lake. This adds an incentive to two players working together not only to help the residents with their meals, but also to uncover what the town of Primrose Lake is hiding.

7 Cooking Mama: Cook Off

Become Even Better Than Mama Against Each Other

  • Platform: Wii
  • Release Date: 2007-03-20
  • Developer: Office Create
  • Genre: Strategy, Simulation

While Cooking Mama: Cookstar was taken off the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 due to copyright issues, players can still go back to the Nintendo Wii to enjoy some Cooking Mama classics like Cooking Mama: Cook Off. With countless recipes for players to enjoy, single-player, the game is only made better with the co-op cooking mode, which sees two players working on the same recipes to see who can create them the best.

Competing in this split-screen mode makes for countless hours of entertainment and some may be better at certain mini-games while struggling at others.

6 Let's Cook Together

Throw Food Across The Kitchen To Get Orders Done

  • Platform: PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S
  • Release Date: 2020-11-26
  • Developer: Yellow Dot
  • Genre: Casual, Indie

While some co-op cooking titles are made for a group of players, others are focused on simply getting two people to work together. In Let's Cook Together, players must be ready to throw and catch various ingredients between the two of them as they hope to get each order completed. It's important to talk to the other player during this cooking challenge, as players may have ingredients or tools on their side of the kitchen that the other player can't get to.

Besides passing ingredients between one another, players will also need to consider measurements and other things to get the stars needed to progress in Let's Cook Together and unlock new levels to complete with their cooking partner of choice.

5 Bone's Cafe

Raise The Dead And Cook Customers

  • Platform: PC and Nintendo Switch
  • Release Date: 2022-10-29
  • Developer: Acute Owl Studio
  • Genre: Simulation, Strategy

Bone's Cafe is another interesting and fast-paced cooking game where a player and three other friends must run their establishment by raising the undead to staff it. The main focus of Bone's Cafe is designing the perfect cooking establishment that perfectly functions without needing too much help from the player. This includes designing an easy-to-maneuver kitchen, and a menu that is sure to attract more guests.

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Although players may commonly serve their customers, sometimes as a necromancer, these customers are exactly what players require for the right recipe. This can lead to moments of attracting a certain person to kill, and then raising their soul into staff, while using the ingredients they drop to attract other customers instead.

4 Kebab Chefs! - Restaurant Simulator

Create The Best Kebab Shop In Town

  • Platform: PC
  • Release Date: 2024-01-19
  • Developer: Biotech Gameworks
  • Genre: Simulation

Kebab Chefs may be a cooking and restaurant management simulator players can play alone, but the title becomes even more enjoyable when players invite friends along to help them manage their place and become the best Kebab Shop in town.

As a restaurant simulator, players are likely to be taking a stab with their fork at every role possible in their Kebab shop, from serving tables to making the meals. As they learn new recipes, players can mix up their menu to come up with the perfect dishes that are sure to see their shop rise in popularity.