- Discounts up to 90% on the Life games collection! - 3 March 2026
Your next favorite Life game awaits! Nacon Publisher Sale is live now, with discounts from 60% to 90% on the Life games collection. Escape the winter chill! It's the perfect time to take up gardening, manage your dream restaurant, or drive your taxi under the bright Barcelona sun. Check the Nacon Publisher Sale 2026
- Patch 06: Tokyo Delight - 19 April 2024
Greetings Chefs, We've just pushed a small patch for Steam users. Here's what changed: Changelog: Changed the color of the rice vinegar to a more natural tint. Fixed the logos on the Ichiban Short-Sleeve. Fixed the DLC's ingredients not appearing on the counter. Follow our socials for more: Discord Twitter Instagram Facebook
- Watch the Developers Play! - 28 March 2024
The new Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator DLC is out! Introducing TOKYO DELIGHT! Cook sushi, tempura, gyoza & more, and theme your restaurant and dishes with a Japanese-inspired look! Discover what this expansion adds by watching the developers play it! Get the Tokyo Delight DLC now: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2608340/Chef_Life__TOKYO_DELIGHT/ Follow our socials for more: Discord Twitter Instagram Facebook
- Introducing the TOKYO DELIGHT DLC - 28 March 2024
If you enjoy Japanese culture, this new expansion's for you: Introducing the Tokyo Delight DLC! Cook 8 new recipes ... including tempura, sushi, gyoza and more, using 24 new ingredients! Prepare your rice for sushis & makis on a brand new station! Customize your restaurant! Plate your dishes with five new tableware items: Transform your business into a welcoming izakaya thanks to 54 new decor items and a new iconic outfit! Watch the Tokyo Delight DLC trailer here: Get the Tokyo Delight DLC now: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2608340/Chef_Life__TOKYO_DELIGHT/ Follow our socials for more: Discord Twitter Instagram Facebook
- Patch 05: Softlock Solved! - 21 March 2024
Hello Chefs! This is a small patch to address a recent issue softlocking players during the celebration service. With this fix, you should be able to finish the day as usual, without any blockers. See you (very!) soon for more delicious news! In the meantime, you can get our most recent (free) DLC: the Cooking Lab! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2608330/Chef_Life__COOKING_LAB/ Follow our socials for more: Discord Twitter Instagram Facebook
- New FREE DLC: the Cooking Lab! - 20 February 2024
Greetings Chefs! We've just released a new DLC for Chef Life, including new features and fixes. And it's available now... for FREE! NEW FEATURE: THE LABORATORY Create your own dishes and let your gastronomic creativity strive! Choose the core element of your dish, the accompaniments, and a sauce or garnish depending on your preference. And don't forget to add your chef's touch! Change the ingredients, mix up the flavour harmonies and create your own combinations to offer new à la carte dishes. NEW FEATURE: LATE NIGHT TRAINING You can now stay once service is over, with unlimited time & resources! Try and train recently unlocked recipes and create new ones with the Cooking Lab! Get the Cooking Lab DLC for free now: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2608330/Chef_Life__COOKING_LAB/ Full patch note: - New feature: "Late Night Training", you can now stay after service, with unlimited time &…
- Small Patch - 7 August 2023
Greetings Chefs, We're grateful for your continued support, as the entire the team has been wording to resolve the new bugs that some of you encountered after our latest update. Your feedback has been invaluable, and we wanted to thank you all once again for pointing these issues out and for your patience. We have now pushed a new patch that includes the following fixes for our PC users: Fix of the major errors on the stove, mixer and mixing table, no unresponsive controls and blocking bugs anymore Fix on the warm keeper station with the different kitchen tools Fix on Horace's quest Best regards, Chef Life's Team
- Recent Known Issues - 17 July 2023
Dear Players, We sincerely apologize for the recent patch, which, despite addressing some bugs, has introduced new issues to the game, resulting in an occasional unplayable experience for some of you. We have identified these issues, and our team is actively working on resolving them as quickly as possible. We assure you that resolving these problems is our top priority. We will provide you with further updates as soon as we have more details regarding the release date of the upcoming patch. Thank you for your understanding and patience. Best regards, Chef Life's Team
- Patch 04: QoL, UI and Save System - 22 June 2023
Hello Chefs! It’s with great happiness that we’re deploying a new patch! Huge improvements were made on user interfaces, quality of life, balancing and animations, as well as a lot of bug fixing, including repairing the save system, and new content! You can read below a list of the changes. There are many others that you may or may not notice, but they should make your experience on Chef Life all the better! MAJOR CHANGES IMPROVED SAVE SYSTEM fixed bugs optimized save file size more auto-saves during the tutorial new popup warning the player they'll lose progression if they quit during service QUICK START You can now skip the tutorial. SMOOTHER DAILY FLOW A shortcut in the market allows you to automatically make the same food order as the previous one. You can also load the same basket as the day before. BETTER QUEST WORKFLOW There’s now markers to quest-related recipes on the research…
- Adressing the Stuck Pots - 30 March 2023
Greetings Chefs! We're pushing a very small patch today to bring a temporary fix to the pots & pans that got stuck on the ground. While they still may end up there, they will be reset once a new day starts. Thank you for playing Chef Life!
- Bake Pizzas with the AL FORNO DLC! - 23 March 2023
Hello Chefs! We're very happy to release our first DLC: Al Forno! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1788351/Chef_Life__AL_FORNO_PACK/ But before getting into the meat of it, we want to thank you all again for your support and patience. We're still working on solving bugs so your cooking experience can be worthy of a MICHELIN Star, both on PC and consoles. The Steam forums & Discord server are being read everyday, and your feedback compiled. Now, for the pièce de résistance! This first DLC — already available if you bought the Deluxe version of game, or for sale on the Steam Store page — brings eight new pizza recipes, a beautiful pizza oven and a lot of decorative items to transform your restaurant into a true pizzeria! We hope you'll enjoy baking fresh pizzas! Send us your best decoration and plating ideas on our socials, we always love looking at them! Facebook - Twitter - Instagram…
- Small Patch — 10.03.23 - 10 March 2023
Greetings Chefs, We've just pushed a small patch for Steam users. Here's what changed: Added a temporary option in the "Game" tab to respawn the character during the day. Dishes are now sold at higher prices, player gains more money after services. Fixed some issues about the sous-chef quests.
- Post-Launch Patch — Fixed Your Blender Chef! - 3 March 2023
Greetings Chefs, We've just released a new patch for Chef Life on PC, containing a lot of requested fixes and updates on certain mechanics. Here's the full list: Fixed the soft block issue with the blender and the mixing table. Tweaked mouse sensitivity options. Preheating or boiling water won't remove points if it's not a criteria. Added help for cooking the "perfect steak" during the tutorial. Tweaked the tutorial to avoid soft blocks. Kassim can prepare more complex food sooner. Balanced dish pricing. "Give Order" input is always available during services. Fixed the cursor randomly disappearing. Better food products are available sooner. Decoration mode should not soft block the player character anymore. Fixed following recipes: Cordon Bleu, Tartare, Seafood Spaghetti. Fixed the "Chef, Oui Chef!" achievement. An other fix for your team members' quests will be coming early next week.…
- Chef Life is OUT NOW - 23 February 2023
Time to put your aprons on, Chef Life is out now! 🧑🍳 Customize your kitchen, dining room, plating, manage your team and stocks to become one of the best restaurants in town. Strive for excellency and you'll even be rewarded a MICHELIN Star! ⭐ https://store.steampowered.com/app/1122340/Chef_Life_A_Restaurant_Simulator
- I'm so into this chef sim I've got mushrooms tattooed on my arm - 23 February 2023
When you're a chef, attractively plating a meal is almost as important as how the meal itself tastes. Is that true? I have no idea: I am not a chef and I should definitely not be allowed to plate meals. The first time I tried it in Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator it was a disaster. The cooking and restaurant management sim lets you not only prepare meals but place every last thing on the plate manually before you serve them: meat, vegetables, sides, garnish, even the sauces... Read more.
- Chef Life | MICHELIN Trailer - 12 January 2023
Ever dreamt of obtaining a MICHELIN Star? ⭐ Make your wish come true in Chef Life! We're happy to unveil our partnership with the world-renowned restaurant guide: MICHELIN! Start your restaurant, work on your menu and become the Chef you want to be! 👨🍳
- Chef Life Commented Gameplay at Nacon Connect! - 7 July 2022
Hello chefs! It isn't easy to be a great chef and restaurant manager... but with the right team, everything falls into place. Do you have what it takes to get the prestigious MICHELIN star? Follow us for tasty updates! Facebook Twitter Instagram
- Please Only Follow Official Chef Life News Channels! - 28 June 2022
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