Little Chef: Cozy Cooking

Little Chef: Cozy Cooking

Released Aug 2026

Little Chef: Cozy Cooking is a short physics-based cooking game full of discovery and playful chaos. Experiment with everything in the kitchen and unlock over 300 recipes on your way to becoming a master chef!

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Evaluation

Little Chef: Cozy Cooking launched its 1.0 release on August 26, 2026, graduating from Early Access. The developer's post on that date confirmed this as the final wave of content, adding secret bonus content for players who 100% complete all three levels. Importantly, the developer has been explicit — both in the July 14, 2026 pre-launch announcement and in the August 26, 2026 release post — that no further DLC or additional levels are planned. They described themselves as "happy with the three acts" and not wanting to stretch the concept further. Post-launch support will be limited to additional language translations (Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese, and others) and potential ports to Nintendo Switch and mobile, but no new gameplay content is planned. This is a complete, self-contained game. The developer has clearly communicated that content development is finished.
Evidence
1.0 launched with a final wave of content. Developer states no plans for DLC or additional content, with future work limited to language support and potential platform ports.
news post · Aug 26, 2026 source development ending
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Developer confirmed 1.0 launch date of August 26, 2026 and explicitly stated no extra levels or DLC are planned after launch — they are satisfied with the game's three-act structure.
news post · Jul 14, 2026 source development ending
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Details

Publisher
julien & erika
Achievements
26
Platform
Windows, macOS
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player

About this game

Little Chef: Cozy Cooking is a short game where you experiment in the kitchen.

You can drag, toss, and combine ingredients in fun and surprising ways, to fill your cookbook with over 300 recipes, ranging from the gourmet to the gross. The game is about 3 hours long.

KITCHEN SANDBOX

Get messy in the kitchen! Everything has weight, motion and personality. Drag and drop items, or throw them around. So, mix and match, toss and break things to complete your to do list. 

COUNTLESS SECRETS

Not all ingredients are easy to find. Every cabinet and shelf is chock-full of hidden ingredients waiting to be uncovered. Some are hidden, others are locked away, and solving these puzzles might mean thinking creatively.

CHAOTIC ACHIEVEMENTS

Behind every kitchen nook and cranny are achievements that reward you for bending the rules of the kitchen. To solve the game’s most challenging puzzles, players will need to throw out the recipe book, roll up their sleeves, and think outside the box.

FEATURES:

  • Around 3 hour of playtime to complete all 3 levels in 3 different kitchens.

  • Cook everything from comfort foods and gourmet dishes to strange, surprising experiments.

  • Play with satisfying physics as every ingredient and object reacts in fun, surprising ways.

  • Solve playful kitchen puzzles to uncover hidden ingredients, secrets, and new ways to cook.

  • Collect fun achievements that reward curiosity, chaos, and breaking the rules.

  • Follow a heartfelt story by unlocking each recipe.

THE TEAM

Hello! We are a small group of friends who wanted to make a cute game about cooking. We started this project in the end of 2024 and this will be is our first commercial release!

Our team is Julien (game designer & co-creator), Erika (artist & co-creator), Danny (programmer) and Kristin (narrative desiger) and Tumult Kollective (audio design).

Most of us work on this project part time but we love experimenting, learning, and pushing their ideas as far as their own skills, time, and personal investment allow us. And we hope you will enjoy our creation :)

Last evaluated Aug 26, 2026
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