Hot Dog Bush
ABC Pizza Maker
Papa's Pizzeria
Papa's PanCakeria
Little Cupcake Maker
Cooking
Drinks
Roxie's Kitchen: Cheesecake
Blonde Sofia: Fruity Bingsu
HotDog Maker
Dream Kitchen
Papa's Freezeria
Birthday Cake for Mom
Baby Olie Birthday Party
Roxie's Kitchen: Spring Roll
We Bare Bears : French Fry Frenzy
Blonde Sofia: Tteokbokki Fever
Family Restaurant
Loop Churros Ice Cream
Diary Maggie: Making Pancake
(Twisted) Cooking Mama
Roxie's Kitchen: Korean Chicken
Hotdog Shop
HK Cafe
Cute Cake Baker
Cook and Decorate
Naruto Eat Stretched Noodle
Sushi Oishi
Chef Right Mix
Cute Burger Maker
Grandma Recipe: Nigiri Sushi
Rapid Cooking
Baby Hazel in Kitchen
Puppy Cupcake
ASMR Girl: Livestream Mukbang
My Perfect Organization
Moms Recipes Baking Apple Cake
Cooking Academy
Roxie's Kitchen: Cute Macaron
Cooking Empire
Pancake Day
Fried Chicken Restaurant
Hot BBQ Party
Roxie's Kitchen: Cromboloni
Cooking Rage
Chinese Food: Chef DuDu
Papa's Cupcakeria
Breakfast for Mom
Sue's Cooking Game
Barbecue Chicken Sandwich
Diy Dessert: Cooking Master
Cream Cheese Fritatta
Cooking Show: Chicken Fried Rice
Homemade Ice Cream Cooking
Roxie's Kitchen: Japanese Curry
Moms Recipes Cannelloni
Taco Salad
Nom Nom Donut Maker
Papa's Cheeseria
Camp With Pops
Blonde Sofia: Sweet Macaron
Papa's Scooperia
Top That Deux
Good Morning Meal
Magic Baking
Grandma Recipe: Ramen
Moshi Cupcakes
Roxie's Kitchen: Vietnamese Pho
Bakery Chef's Shop
Dinner Party
Kids Pancake Corner
Delicious Breakfast Cooking
Cooking games started during the early days of browser games. One of the first cooking games on Y8 was an old barbeque (BBQ) game made as an advertisement game to promote a brand to players. This trend continued, one the first sponsored games I remember was called Better BBQ Challenge. Another old yet addicting game was only known in English as Chinese Meat game. Around the same time, the famous Hot Dog Bush was released as a parody to then President George W. Bush. The game depicted the American president as a hot dog vendor on the streets. This game perfected the balance of fun cooking games and cemented this subgenre of games into the history books.
Since then, cooking games have grown to sometimes include actual recipes, semi realistic instructions that can be applied to real cooking, and of course simulated cooking. Games are a good entry point for young cooks who may want to cook meals in the future but maybe are too young to be working a hot dog stand. Even though you can’t eat a virtual hamburger, it is still very rewarding to learn new dishes or aspects to the cooking world like managing a business.