The Chef's Shift

The Chef's Shift

Panitia GameDev · March 31, 2025 · Cooking, Typing, Time Management, Crime, Simulation

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lowest tracked $3.29
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$7.79
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The Chef's Shift price by region

The Chef's Shift costs £2.52 in the United Kingdom, €2.86 in Europe (EUR), $4.49 in Georgia (USD), $6.32 in the United States, CA$10.19 in Canada, A$11.37 in Australia, NZ$11.39 in New Zealand, zł15.83 in Poland and R$25.19 in Brazil right now.

Cheapest The Chef's Shift offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
United Kingdom £2.52 −62% £6.59 £2.52 2
Europe (EUR) €2.86 −63% €7.67 €2.86 3
Georgia (USD) $4.49 −40% $4.49 $6.32 2
United Statesyour region $6.32 −40% $7.79 $6.32 2
Canada CA$10.19 −40% CA$10.19 — 1
Australia A$11.37 −40% A$11.37 — 1
New Zealand NZ$11.39 −40% NZ$11.39 — 1
Poland zł15.83 −47% zł29.99 zł15.83 2
Brazil R$25.19 −40% R$25.19 — 1

Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.

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About The Chef's Shift

✦ AI summary

The Chef's Shift is a fast-paced typing game where you cook and serve dishes to impatient customers while managing chaos like rat invasions and unruly diners across six restaurant locations worldwide. Every action—from navigation to cooking to dialogue—flows through typing mechanics that are easy to learn but challenging to master, blending time management with a quirky story driven by memorable characters.

Get ready to cook up a storm in "The Chef's Shift" - a fast-paced typing game set in a bustling restaurant! With your keyboard as your weapon, you'll need to cook and serve delicious dishes to hungry customers before they lose their patience. But that's not all - you'll also need to juggle all kinds of crazy distractions, from rat invasions to unruly customers.
  • 1 teaspoon of chaotic, fast-paced gameplay
  • 1 package of easy-to-pickup hard-to-master TYPING mechanic
  • 1 cup of fun time management bits
And we mean it!
  • Navigate through the menu by typing
  • Prepare & serve your customers by typing
  • Select your dialogue choices by typing
Embark on a culinary journey through 6 vibrant chapters, savoring the diverse flavors of cuisine all around the world, where each restaurant will represent different food culture, posing different quirks & challenges.

Throughout the game you will meet various characters, from customers with their own personality, to characters who propel the story forward.

The Chef's Shift — game info

Platforms
Windows, macOS
Steam Deck
Playable
Player modes
Single-player
PC Game Pass
Not included
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What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

✦ AI summary

The Chef's Shift is a typing game disguised as a cooking/restaurant management sim with an unexpectedly engaging mafia-tinged story that keeps players invested far more than they anticipated. Players consistently praise the fun gameplay loop, solid pacing, and story quality, with most completing it in around 11 hours on normal difficulty; concerns center mainly on occasional UI issues where text overlaps make typing harder, and some find the leet speak sections artificially difficult.

Recommended Sep 26, 2026
i was so invested in the story more than i had any right to be
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Recommended Oct 6, 2026
I was really not expecting a mafia story at all lol I went in blind and was pretty satisfied! Around 11 hours of gameplay in Normal mode, which is quite manageable (you don't need to be a typing God to make it). It was a fun, short "cooking"/typing game! 8.5/10
Recommended Oct 6, 2026
Very fun game!! Especially if you enjoy typing. Well paced and the story kept me hooked the whole time, I also really loved learning all the new dishes. Definitely recommend!
Recommended Oct 1, 2026
Holy crap, what a story for such a nice little typing/cooking game. I've been very engaged in both the game and the story and I usually don't really care much for stories, if that tells you anything. I've just about finished the game on normal difficulty at 11 hours. I think I typically can type about 55-60 wpm and have been having an ok time on that difficulty. Not too hard, but not too easy, though i do have to admit I have to cheat and look at the keyboard for some of the symbols. I say so far this game is a great buy for its price. My only issue as I've seen others mention is that there are times when words you're trying to type get covered by other typeable words or dialogue text, which is frustrating at times, but really doesn't happen too often. Great game aside from that. Well done.
Recommended Sep 28, 2026
Addictingly good gameplay. A bit easy - I have all 3 stars + challenge on very hard and my typing is average 85 wpm. But I can see myself coming back to this game again and again. The story is really good - convoluted like a Mexican telenovela but I love that for it
Recommended Sep 26, 2026
Just finished getting all stars in Very Hard mode! This game is super fun, as someone who loves playing typing games and diner dash type of games! Bonus is that the story for me was actually kind of interesting with some silliness. My gripes: - I really disliked the leet speak. It got a little easier over time but it did make some parts go from ok to just randomly hard lol - Sometimes words got covered up by others so I had to take a second to think about the first bit to type before it popped up on top to show me the full thing - Sometimes you just get the worst rng of customers, mainly the ones who demand to be served first and then mixed with the ones who change their minds and then throw in 1337 lol. I found this annoying trying to complete Very Hard mode and would just be forced to restart because I'd be working on a big order, then forced to complete another 3 huge orders first, and by the time I'm done, my initial group I'm finally allowed to serve is upset and leaves Despite some annoyances, I still enjoyed myself a lot! Pros: - Found it not too difficult but also a little challenging when trying not to make any mistakes and doing Very Hard mode. Bonus challenges were fu…

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