Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator
Live player count and Steam charts
Create and manage your dream restaurant! Menus, purchasing, décor, staff, equipment, customers… and don't forget the actual cooking! Experience the daily life of a restaurateur and earn your awards from the Michelin Guide.
Player history
Each point is the highest number of players online in that month (UTC). History before July 14, 2026 is imported; everything after is our own readings. Zoom in for finer detail.
Monthly player counts
| Month | Avg players | Gain | % gain | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 * | 218 | -14 | -6.0% | 597 |
| Jun 2026 | 232 | +38 | +19.6% | 598 |
| May 2026 | 194 | +4 | +2.1% | 573 |
| Apr 2026 | 190 | -30 | -13.6% | 595 |
| Mar 2026 | 220 | +114 | +107.5% | 539 |
| Feb 2026 | 106 | -20 | -15.9% | 316 |
| Jan 2026 | 126 | 0 | 0.0% | 295 |
| Dec 2025 | 126 | -65 | -34.0% | 252 |
| Nov 2025 | 191 | +57 | +42.5% | 568 |
| Oct 2025 | 134 | -7 | -5.0% | 354 |
| Sep 2025 | 141 | 0 | 0.0% | 377 |
| Aug 2025 | 141 | -12 | -7.8% | 332 |
* current month, data so far
Recent updates
- Mar 3, 2026Discounts up to 90% on the Life games collection!
- Apr 19, 2024Patch 06: Tokyo Delight
- Mar 28, 2024Watch the Developers Play!
- Mar 28, 2024Introducing the TOKYO DELIGHT DLC
- Mar 21, 2024Patch 05: Softlock Solved!
- Feb 20, 2024New FREE DLC: the Cooking Lab!
When people play
Average concurrent players by day and hour over the last 15 days, shown in .
Daily activity peaks around 14:00 — a pattern consistent with a player base concentrated in East & Southeast Asia. Steam publishes no per-country player data, so this is inferred from play times.
Audience
Language mix of 100 Steam reviews spanning 44 days — a rough proxy for where the player base is.
Achievements
Every achievement in the game, ordered from most to least earned (#1 is the one the most players have). Height is the share of all players who have it; the dashed line is the median. Global rates from Steam.
