Best Cooking indie games under $20
These are the best cooking indie games you can buy for under $20. indielist lists 9 paid cooking games with a list price at or below $20, ranked by Steam review count so the most-validated picks lead. The average list price here is $12.77, and the cheapest is Papa's Freezeria Deluxe at $5.99. The most reviewed is Core Keeper with 48,722 Steam reviews. Beyond the budget end, this wider list adds 5 mid-price picks between $10 and $20 that a stricter under-$10 list leaves out. Every price is the tracked Steam list price, not an estimate, and each game links to a white-box sales estimate you can open and audit rather than a black-box number. This is a value list: a sensible price crossed with real player validation, so you can find a cooking game that is actually good, not just affordable. Free-to-play titles are excluded here; this is about paid games that punch above their price.
Games
9
Avg list price
$12.77
Cheapest
$5.99
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Core Keeper
2024 · Action
$19.99 48,722 reviews · 93% positive
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Papa's Freezeria Deluxe
2023 · Action
$5.99 12,885 reviews · 99% positive
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Ale & Tale Tavern
2024 · Action
$14.99 9,779 reviews · 89% positive
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Fast Food Simulator
2024 · Indie
$14.99 9,282 reviews · 89% positive
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Good Pizza, Great Pizza - Cooking Simulator Game
2023 · Casual
$9.99 6,591 reviews · 88% positive
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Papa's Pizzeria Deluxe
2024 · Action
$5.99 3,518 reviews · 99% positive
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REKA
2024 · Adventure
$19.99 3,354 reviews · 83% positive
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The Chef's Shift
2025 · Casual
$12.99 1,736 reviews · 98% positive
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A Webbing Journey
2025 · Adventure
$9.99 1,232 reviews · 99% positive
Frequently asked questions
- What are the best cooking indie games under $20?
- indielist lists 9 paid cooking indie games priced at or below $20, ranked by Steam reviews, led by Core Keeper (48,722 reviews). The cheapest is Papa's Freezeria Deluxe at $5.99.
- How is this "under $20" list built?
- By a data filter, not opinion: a paid cooking game qualifies if its tracked Steam list price is at or below $20. The list is ranked by review count and updates as prices and the catalog change. Free-to-play games are excluded.