Joe Wainer

Updated 3 months ago

Fast-paced strategic cooking game

Cooking Fever, developed by Nordcurrent, is a free simulation game that puts you into the high-pressure world of high-class restaurant management. This game requires good time management skills and quick interactions as you prepare diverse meals and serve hundreds of clients across various restaurants, cultures, and diverse settings.

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In Cooking Fever, you are tasked with catering to numerous customers, each with unique requests, using various ingredients. From hot dogs and burgers to exquisite desserts and Asian delicacies, the culinary variety is extensive. Additionally, you can also invest in upgrades for kitchen appliances, materials, skills, and even restaurant aesthetics.

Climb the culinary ladder

Cooking Fever provides a rich gameplay experience with plenty to do in the kitchen. You can practice various cooking techniques and polish your kitchen skills using over a hundred different ingredients and a wide range of appliances, from rice cookers to coffee makers. Beyond the culinary aspect, it also allows for restaurant decoration and offering promotions like free cupcakes to attract more customers and enhance their experience. 

Customers arrive with orders, and you must follow specific steps to prepare and serve meals within a strict time limit. For instance, a burger order requires heating bread and meat separately before assembly and serving. Time management is crucial; delays lead to angry customers and lost tips. As you progress, the pace quickens, demanding efficient multitasking. Its progression system allows you to invest earnings into new kitchen appliances or aesthetic improvements.

While the game is free to download, it operates on a freemium model. Significant progress and aesthetic enhancements often require microtransactions to purchase upgrades and appliances. It’s not a bad thing by itself, although it's possible to complete the game without spending money. It demands considerable patience and time to grind through levels, however. Despite this, its excellent graphics and engaging gameplay make it an enjoyable and strategic experience for all.

Party Palace anniversary update

The Party Palace update celebrates Cooking Fever’s 10th anniversary with a fun disco-themed restaurant. It’s packed with neon lights, a dance floor, sound boxes, and even a stage that makes it feel like a real party spot. The update expands the menu with festive favorites, including juicy burgers, flavorful tacos, and tiered cakes that perfectly mark the milestone. It’s a fun nod to the game’s long-running success.

Great for both new and experienced players

Cooking Fever is a free, engaging time-management and strategy game where players manage restaurants, prepare diverse meals, and serve customers. It offers extensive content, excellent graphics, and satisfying progression through upgrades. While completable without spending, its freemium model means significant progress often requires microtransactions, demanding patience for free players. Still, these cons don’t hinder players from experiencing the entire game by itself.

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Joe Wainer is a content writer with a strong interest in technology and software. He enjoys exploring new apps, games, and tools, translating his findings into reviews that are clear and accessible. His background also includes coding projects, adding practical insight to his evaluations.

  • Pros

    • Extensive content with diverse restaurants and dishes
    • Engaging time management and strategic elements
    • Highly replayable with customization options
  • Cons

    • Can be grind-heavy without in-app purchases

App specs

  • License

    Free

  • Version

    16.0.5.0

  • Latest update

  • Platform

    Windows

    Other platforms (2)
  • OS

    Windows 11

  • Language

    English

    Available languages

    • German
    • English
    • Spanish
    • French
    • Portuguese
    • Russian
    • Polish
    • Dutch
  • Downloads

    261.5K

    Last month's downloads

    • 1.4K
  • Developer

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Cooking Fever for PC

  • Free
  • 4.4
    1251
  • 261.5K
  • V16.0.5.0

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  • Anonymous user

    It's the equivalent of slightly better Burger Shop circa 2007.The total cost of diamonds you'll need to get through this game teeters on 30,000 diamonds total or $600. If someone in 2024 is paying $600 to play Cooking Fever (AKA Burger Shop), they need to see a counselor. You can buy a month's worth of food for what you'll blow on this ridiculous game.

  • Anonymous user

    Of course they will just ignore it. To fully buy and upgrade everything in this game again would be 26,897 gems. They've given you a nice 2,500 to get you started toward giving them another $500-$700 (I didn't include the cost of gems to upgrade machines).Cooking Fever is not a game for the sane. You can actually buy a month's worth of real food for what you'd pay upgrading their 2007-animated equipment. I learned that the hard way.Tell them thanks for the memories and move on. There are other better games than this, and they're way cheaper.

  • Anonymous user

    The best game ever because it is just very entertaining I think you should make an cooking fever 2

  • Anonymous user

    I've been playing Cooking fever for over a year and my progress was 100% in all unlocked levels. One day I opened the game and received a message saying something about mistakes in my progress and it was ALL deleted. I have never cheated in any possible way and I have no idea what 'mistakes' where ment to justify such iniquity. I've contacted the support service and after a week of waiting the support member Jonathan gave me 2500 jems and something about 780 000 of coins saying it will help me to restore all the lost restaurants, kitchen and interior upgrades in no time. But it is barely enough to resore restaurants on the first screen. I had all the restaurants unlocked and 100% completed with all the improvements both the kitchen and the furniture. In the mountains and on the island as well. Moreover, when I started playing it appeared that I don't have a chance to buy cooking automats because it is stored in the game memory that I've already done it. Since it is a kind of a temporary possibility it doesn't appear twice. I tried contacting the support service again and again but they don't bother answering. So you should know that such kind if problem may happen and the support members will just ignore it.

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