2026-03-03 13:10 UTC · Community Announcements · ahentz
Your next favorite Life game awaits! Nacon Publisher Sale is live now, with discounts from 60% to 90% on the Life games collection. https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/45577585/2f4cf30126612505f1c31b4c3c5d840144d8de04.jpg 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
2024-04-19 13:11 UTC · Community Announcements · Nacon
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
2024-03-28 13:31 UTC · Community Announcements · Nacon
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
2024-03-28 11:32 UTC · Community Announcements · Nacon
If you enjoy Japanese culture, this new expansion's for you: Introducing the Tokyo Delight DLC! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41993947/1797e2a37b89679d272988823a476cbba9d0ed93.jpg Cook 8 new recipes ... including tempura, sushi, gyoza and more, using 24 new ingredients! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41993947/8b9affa0334a68585bcc5efef01f8a8182e74764.jpg Prepare your rice for sushis & makis on a brand new station! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41993947/e40a957202e1e055c0563948aef58c42903fde29.jpg Customize your restaurant! Plate your dishes with five new tableware items: {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41993947/d1f0201af7bd0fc5fa9235bc5363c
2024-03-21 09:41 UTC · Community Announcements · Nacon
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
2024-02-20 14:39 UTC · Community Announcements · Nacon
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 {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41993947/2eac0e30f734cd3d15f3058c66208f583b677270.jpg 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 TRAI
2023-08-07 15:28 UTC · Community Announcements · Nacon
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 regar
2023-07-17 07:41 UTC · Community Announcements · Nacon
{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41993947/cde9754079f68cc8e18534639dcbc26d1791d5ed.png 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 understandi
2023-06-22 09:35 UTC · Community Announcements · Nacon
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
2023-03-30 10:08 UTC · Community Announcements · Nacon
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!
2023-03-23 13:32 UTC · Community Announcements · Nacon
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 — bring
2023-03-10 10:28 UTC · Community Announcements · Nacon
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.
2023-03-03 15:30 UTC · Community Announcements · Nacon
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 disappea
2023-02-23 09:50 UTC · Community Announcements · Nacon
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
2023-02-23 08:01 UTC · PC Gamer · Christopher Livingston
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.
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