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One-armed cook
Run a restaurant with friends while one-handed cooking turns ordinary orders into a physics mess.
Online co-op for up to 4 players.
- 4 online
Where to buy
Playing together
- Online co-op4 players
- Local co-opNot confirmed
- Not confirmedFriends on different platforms, such as PC and PlayStation, can play together.
- Not confirmedA friend can join or leave while you are already playing, without starting over.
- Not confirmedFriends play free with a Friend's Pass or similar.
- Steam DeckPlayableValve's own rating
About the game
You take food orders and prepare meals using a single arm. Picking up ingredients and moving kitchen tools takes care, especially when several cooks share the workspace. You can follow the recipe book and try to keep customers happy, or spend time finding out what happens when you handle everything badly.
Up to four people play together online. Share the cooking and serving, pass items around, and recover when the kitchen gets messy. The catering mode gives you jobs across a city, with money to spend on recipes and kitchen upgrades. There is room to work at your own pace, but a busy restaurant still gives your group something to manage.
How it feels
Kind of game
A group of friends, loose goals and a lot of messing around. Failing is part of the fun, and the best moments are the ones nobody planned.
- At its heart
- Now and then
- Calm and coziness
- Getting better
- Planning ahead
- Sessions
- Repeatable runs
- About
- Cooking
Rated on our own feel scale. 4 sources back these ratings.
Screenshots
From the Steam store page. Open one to see it full size.
If you liked One-armed cook
You will probably enjoy these too. Each one says why.
Content Warning
Why it scores 79%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Chaotic friend hangout
- Core to both
- Laughter and chaos
- Notable in both
- Time to hang out, Physical comedy, Working in sync, Tension and danger
- Sessions
- Repeatable runs
- Co-op
- Online co-op for up to 4 players
How Content Warning differs
- Scarier than One-armed cook
- More exploring than One-armed cook
- 4 online
- Crossplay
Both are chaotic hangouts for a group of friends. Both get loud and silly when plans go wrong. Both are easy to play while you chat.
But scarier than One-armed cook.
PEAK
Why it scores 79%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Chaotic friend hangout
- Core to both
- Laughter and chaos, Physical comedy
- Notable in both
- Time to hang out, Working in sync, Tension and danger
- Sessions
- Repeatable runs
- Co-op
- Online co-op for up to 4 players
How PEAK differs
- More jumping and climbing than One-armed cook
- More exploring than One-armed cook
- 4 online
- Crossplay
Both are chaotic hangouts for a group of friends. Both have clumsy physics that make you laugh. Both get loud and silly when plans go wrong.
But more jumping and climbing than One-armed cook.
Gamble With Your Friends
Why it scores 78%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Chaotic friend hangout
- Core to both
- Laughter and chaos
- Notable in both
- Time to hang out, Physical comedy, Working in sync, Tension and danger
- Sessions
- Repeatable runs
- Co-op
- Online co-op
How Gamble With Your Friends differs
- More story than One-armed cook
- 6 online
Both are chaotic hangouts for a group of friends. Both get loud and silly when plans go wrong. Both are easy to play while you chat.
But more story than One-armed cook.
All co-op facts
Last checked 24 October 2026. The small numbers link to the page that states each fact.
Co-op
- Fewest players online
- Not confirmed
- Local co-op
- Not confirmed
- Most players on one screen
- Not confirmed
- Split or shared screen
- Not confirmed
- Separate-device co-op
- Not confirmed
- Most players on separate devices
- Not confirmed
- Free base co-op
- Yes
Free Windows base cooking supports two to four. Gourmet and themed packs are paid separately.
- 12
- Crossplay
- Not confirmed
- Crossplay between
- Not confirmed
- Friends can join mid-game
- Not confirmed
- Only one of you needs to buy it
- Not confirmed
- Voice chat by distance
- Not confirmed
Sources
9 pages
duhndal.comOfficial site, read 24 October 2026
Backs Online co-op, Most players online, Kind of game, About, Laughter and chaos, Physical comedy, Tension and danger, Calm and coziness, Working in sync, Time to hang out, Getting better, Planning ahead, Confirmed free setups, Free base co-op.
- Online co-op: Describes co-op with friends and links the exact Steam game. Steam identifies the mode as online.
- Most players online: The maker states a maximum of four people. The exact Steam product independently repeats this cap.
- Kind of game: The maker explicitly centres friends making a mess through physical interactions.
- About: Preparing dishes for customers is the stated activity.
- Laughter and chaos: The maker encourages shared messing around with kitchen physics.
- Physical comedy: Goofy physical handling is part of the central cooking premise.
- Tension and danger: A full restaurant creates pressure while customers wait.
- Calm and coziness: The maker allows groups to set their own pace.
- Working in sync: Players can work as a team to prepare customer orders.
- Time to hang out: The pace is adjustable and free messing around with friends is an explicit activity.
- Getting better: Recipes are simple with a reference book, while single-arm handling needs some practice.
- Planning ahead: Splitting preparation and serving work is a small plan within the shared kitchen.
- Confirmed free setups: Maker description explicitly allows co-op for up to four people and solo cooking. The download link leads to the same Steam base app.
- Free base co-op: Free Windows base cooking supports two to four. Gourmet and themed packs are paid separately.
store.steampowered.comStore page, read 24 October 2026
Backs Online co-op, Most players online, Platforms, Release status, Release date, Genres, Confirmed free setups, Free base co-op.
- Online co-op: Steam lists Online Co-op.
- Most players online: The product description states up to four people.
- Platforms: The current system requirements specify Windows.
- Release status: The released base game has a Play Game button.
- Release date: The product gives 30 August 2022.
- Genres: Publisher-selected genres include Simulation.
- Confirmed free setups: The free base acquisition control, Online Co-op feature, Windows requirements and up-to-four base cooking description establish free Windows native online groups of two through four on one product page. Paid DLC is separately offered.
- Free base co-op: Free Windows base cooking supports two to four. Gourmet and themed packs are paid separately.
steamcommunity.comOfficial news, read 24 October 2026
Backs Sessions, Unlocks and progress.
- Sessions: The March 24, 2023 Catering Update describes taking separate catering jobs at restaurants and returning for more. Repeatable jobs are used rather than one lasting world.
- Unlocks and progress: The Catering Update lets earned money unlock recipes, venues and kitchen upgrades.
pcgamer.comPress, read 24 October 2026
Backs Laughter and chaos, Physical comedy.
- Laughter and chaos: PC Gamer lists the game under comedy and describes destruction while running the kitchen with friends.
- Physical comedy: The editorial identifies single-arm operation as the source of the kitchen mishaps.
blogs.tuni.fiPress, read 24 October 2026
Backs Laughter and chaos, Physical comedy, Working in sync, Planning ahead.
- Laughter and chaos: PlayLab! Magazine, Karoliina Kotilainen, 13 December 2023, reports laughter during shared cooking despite repeated mishaps. This is firsthand PC criticism from a student game magazine.
- Physical comedy: The reviewer describes awkward plate handling and spilled ingredients. Technical glitch complaints are kept separate from physical comedy.
- Working in sync: The played assessment describes cooking and serving with friends.
- Planning ahead: The reviewer recommends planning how friends divide cooking and serving. The exact tested build is unstated.
store.steampowered.comStore data, read 24 October 2026
Backs Steam app ID.
- Steam app ID: Steam identifies One-armed cook as app 1977530.
store.steampowered.comStore data, read 24 October 2026
Backs Steam Deck.
- Steam Deck: Valve rates the game Playable on Steam Deck.
wikidata.orgWikidata, read 24 October 2026
Backs Wikidata item.
- Wikidata item: The item names One-armed cook and identifies Steam app 1977530.
store.steampowered.comStore page, read 24 October 2026
Backs Confirmed free setups.
- Confirmed free setups: Actual maker download-link destination confirms app identity and repeats the same free base and group scope. It is an alias of the preceding product, not an independent third source.