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The Chef's Shift

SteamEurope and UK. Activates on accounts registered in 32 countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom.

The Chef’s Shift is a fast-paced typing game in a restaurant setting, where you’ll both cook & serve food to hungry customers, all done by TYPING.

Before you buy

Redeem on
Steam clientPC: Windows, macOS. Needs a free Steam account.
Activates in
Europe and UK. Activates on accounts registered in 32 countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom.Activates on accounts registered in the EU, EEA, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.Will not activate on accounts registered in North America, Asia, Latin America or Oceania.
You get
A digital activation keyStandard edition. No disc, no box.
Delivery
To your account and by emailDelivered to your account and by email once it is ready. Some orders get a short manual check first.

Trailers and screenshots

01 / 09 Trailer

The Chef's Shift

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About this game

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.

Description, images and details are taken from this product's Steam page.

Details

Developer
Panitia GameDev
Publisher
Catoptric Games
Released
31 Mar, 2025
Genres
Strategy, Simulation, Indie, Casual
Runs on
Windows, macOS
Activates on
Steam client, Europe and UK
Interface
English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Portugal, Simplified Chinese, Russian, Portuguese - Brazil, Spanish - Latin America, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Polish
  • Single-player
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Leaderboards
  • Family Sharing

The story revolves around mafia families and features criminal acts, including mention of drugs and violence. In-game violence is very limited, cartoonish, and is not explicit. There are also mentions of suicide within the story.

System requirements

Windows

The Chef's Shift system requirements on Windows
ComponentMinimumRecommended
OSWindows 7/8/10+Windows 7/8/10+
Memory4 GB RAM8 GB RAM
GraphicsGPU with at least 256MB of VRAMGPU with at least 512MB of VRAM or better
Storage200 MB available space200 MB available space
macOS
The Chef's Shift system requirements on macOS
ComponentMinimumRecommended
OSmacOS MojavemacOS Mojave
Memory4 GB RAM4 GB RAM
GraphicsGPU with at least 256MB of VRAMGPU with at least 512MB of VRAM or better
Storage200 MB available space200 MB available space

Activating it on Steam client

  1. Open the Steam client and sign in.
  2. Choose Games in the top menu, then Activate a Product on Steam.
  3. Paste the key and confirm. It appears in your library.

The key is listed for the Europe and UK. Activates on accounts registered in 32 countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom. region. Read how regions work before you buy.

The Chef's Shift€13.69