Restaurant Owner: A Restaurant Simulator

Restaurant Owner: A Restaurant Simulator

Early access since Apr 2025

Run your own restaurant. Create your menu, hire staff, decorate the place, take orders, serve guests, and grow your business. Food critics, online orders, events, and kitchen chaos are on the menu!

55% positive · 104 reviews
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In early access, still in active development
Medium confidence
Active Development
Not yet
In early access, still in active development
Medium confidence
Active Development

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Evaluation

Restaurant Owner launched into Early Access on April 10, 2025. The developer has been actively updating the game since launch, shipping three major content updates: the initial Early Access launch (April 10, 2025), the v0.2 update adding new gameplay systems including a save overhaul and employee dialogue (May 6, 2025), and the "Cook Meals Yourself" update (November 4, 2025), which added hands-on cooking mechanics, new kitchen equipment, and expanded systems. The May 6, 2025 update post explicitly previewed the v0.3 kitchen rework as upcoming content, and the November 4, 2025 update delivered on that vision. The developer has maintained a consistent pattern of communication, including hotfixes and feature patches throughout the post-launch period. The launch post stated clearly that the team entered Early Access specifically to grow the game and community together, signaling ongoing development intentions. The most recent developer communication was on November 4, 2025, and while there are no explicitly named upcoming updates beyond what has already shipped, the sustained pace of updates and the Early Access framing indicate the game is still being actively developed toward a future 1.0 release.
Evidence
'Cook Meals Yourself' update shipped, adding hands-on cooking, new kitchen equipment (oven, stovetop, fryer, drink dispenser), and improved mechanics — delivering on the v0.3 kitchen rework previewed in May 2025.
news post · Nov 4, 2025 source content shipped
high
v0.2 update shipped with major improvements. Developer previewed a full kitchen rework coming in v0.3, including player-prepared meals and dedicated kitchen storage.
news post · May 6, 2025 source content planned
high

Media

Details

Publisher
CreativeForge Games
Achievements
11
Platform
Windows
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player

About this game

Welcome to Restaurant Owner! Where your adventure with the world of culinary enterprise awaits! In this management simulator, you take on the challenge of running your restaurant.

Key Features

🍽️ Menu design

👨‍🍳 Restaurant management

👥 Staff management

💰 Sales system

📊 Finances

🎨 Decor customization

Put your business skills to the test! Take your first steps as an owner of a humble diner and work your way to the top as the crème de la crème of restaurant tycoons!



Serve your customers, organize your storage space, order ingredients, and furnish your eatery. There are plenty of tasks awaiting an aspiring restaurant owner, and it’s your job to make sure they’re done and everything’s kept running smoothly.



Your starting capital allows for a small fast-food place at first. Compose your first diner menu snacks and progress towards fancier food in no time! You choose the dishes served at your restaurant. Can you find the best cuisine?



From collecting tips to managing a team of world-class staff. As you progress, you’ll have opportunities to control your finances and automate ingredient purchasing, and design a work schedule for your staff. Make sure the bills are paid, and your restaurant makes a tidy profit.



You'll be hooked for good once you get a taste of success! Expand your venue, hire more employees, and get fancier equipment. Watch as the world outside your restaurant’s doors responds to its success by getting a bigger crowd queuing for a table at your place.

Dive into the challenge of culinary enterprise with a Restaurant Owner!

Last evaluated Jul 30, 2026
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