Virtual and mobile games have come a long way since the days of classic games like Mario, Pac-Man, etc. One such genre is cooking or restaurant games and they are exploding in popularity.

What are cooking games?

Cooking games are fun, simulation-based games where you virtually execute the roles of a chef, a hotelier, waiters, front office guides, etc. They provide you with a virtual experience of what goes on behind the scenes at any restaurant or hotel and how to run one effectively. There are a lot of very good cooking games that are available on the market right now, and we will be discussing a few of the best ones here. 

• Burger shop-

  The goal of this game is to determine how quickly orders can be executed. There are multiple challenges and levels in this game, namely 160 levels, across modes like short challenges, relaxed modes, and story modes. 

• Cook, Serve, Delicious!-

  This game features non-playing characters who act as customers and visit your restaurant to feast on various delicacies. The goal of this game is to see how fast you can serve them and you earn some virtual currency tokens from the NPCs. The final mission of the game is to be featured on a live cooking show on TV and aim to win it. 

• Good pizza, great pizza-

  A highly rated cooking simulation game, this functions a lot like the others where various NPCs act as customers and place orders. The aim of the game is to satisfy them as soon as possible. An added difficulty level of this game is the fact that one has to look after customer satisfaction as well. This game is available cross-platform and can be played for free for the most part.

• Star chef 2-

  One of the best restaurant games out there, this game aims to provide a fine-dining experience virtually. As a bonus, there are several mini-games present in the app.

• Spongebob: Krusty Cook-off-

  This game tickles the nostalgic senses of a lot of players by featuring the classic characters of Spongebob Squarepants. The game is set in the imaginary underwater town of Bikini Bottom and works a lot like the other games wherein one has to serve customers and earn certain virtual currencies. There are various forms of customization available in-game and upgrades are present. The game is available cross-platform and is free-to-play. 

These are some of the best cooking games that are available on the internet. Now, let us take a look at the various advantages of becoming a virtual chef. 

• Gather knowledge about new cuisines-

   Cooking games bring forth a whole new world of foods to us. 

• Discover new recipes-

  These games revolve around the preparation of virtual foods. Cooking games can help us learn a lot of new recipes and food garnishing styles which we can implement in real life as well. 

• As an effective time pass-

  Food games are an effective method of passing time and relaxing. They are not violent and are safe for kids as well. One can easily pass a lot of time while enjoying a culinary experience in a virtual chef town. 

• Encourage and teach children to cook-

  These kinds of games can encourage children and young teens to cook at home and teach them the various nitty-gritties of the chef’s life. They can help them to develop a taste for home-prepared food as well.

Onward To Atari And Arcade Gaming

Sega and Taito were the first companies to pique the public’s  interest in arcade gaming when they released the electro-mechanical games Periscope and Crown Special Soccer in 1966 and 1967. In 1972, Atari (founded by Nolan Bushnell, the godfather of gaming) became the first gaming company to really set the benchmark for a large-scale gaming community.

Home Gaming Becomes A Reality

In addition to gaming consoles becoming popular in commercial centers and chain restaurants in the U.S., the early 1970s also saw the advent of personal computers and mass-produced gaming consoles become a reality.