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Cook, Serve, Delicious!

Cook, Serve, Delicious!

Vertigo Gaming Inc. · released Oct 7, 2013

ActionIndieSimulationStrategyPCPlayStation 5, PlayStation 4Xbox One, Xbox Series XNintendo SwitchiOS (iPhone/iPad)

Hungry? Take your restaurant from a one star abomination to a five star wonder in Cook, Serve, Delicious! Plan your menu, upgrade your equipment, and master challenges with easy-to-learn, hard-to-master gameplay!

Steam page ↗Metacritic ↗
87
VGC Score
·No trend datahigh confidence

anchored at patch: “Dev Update #04: Writing Recipes” (9mo ago)

88%
At launch
94%
Steam all-time
n/a
Press
87%
Recent sentiment

Screenshots & trailers

Review sentiment over time

Weekly positive-review rate (green) and review volume (bars). Dashed lines mark significant patches; the amber line is the start of the current scoring window. Hover the dots to see what drove a dip or a jump.

How this score was computed

The VGC Score is a weighted blend on a press-comparable 0-100 quality scale. Steam approval rates are first calibrated (95% positive on Steam ≈ 89.5 quality, since Steam approval skews high). Press and tracked creator reviews each count ~2x a player review and share one cap against player evidence (creator buy/skip calls pool into an approval rate, calibrated like Steam approval); all-time sentiment is capped and halved (it's context, not verdict); reviews of the current build carry the most weight when a fresh patch anchors the window; and a 'typical game' prior keeps small samples from pegging the scale. Because press reviews and Metacritic user aggregates describe the launch build, their weight decays as the game ages (3-year half-life after a 1-year grace). That's how a game that launched rough can outgrow its old reception once updates win players over. Reviews under 2h playtime (the refund window), non-Steam activations, and free copies are downweighted.

ComponentPositiveQuality (0-100)Weight (pseudo-reviews)
Press reviews (Metacritic)––0
All-time Steam reviews94%891000
Metacritic user ratings––0
Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted)87%8093
Calibration prior (typical game)–7250

Scoring window: since the last significant patch (Nov 13, 2025) · 93 reviews sampled · 53 total reviews in window · weighted 50.4 up / 7.8 down · computed 4h ago · full methodology →

Press & Creators reviews (2)

Individual verdicts from outlets we track: scored reviews first, most trusted outlets first among them. The small badge is each outlet's trust score: how well its scoring history aligns with players.

  • 90
    TouchArcade
    trust 60Dec 22, 2012

    “Those wanting a serious sim challenge in an unlikely arena, look no further than Vertigo Gaming's culinary tablet masterpiece.”

    read full review ↗
  • 90
    148Apps
    trust 60Jan 14, 2014

    “Taking the best elements of every restaurant simulation game, Cook, Serve, Delicious is one of the most enjoyable and addictive games I've ever played.”

    read full review ↗

Patch history

  1. Dev Update #04: Writing Recipes
    Nov 13, 2025significant · resets scoring window
  2. Cook Serve Forever v1.0 Launches July 31st! CSD 3 Speedrun! And More!
    Jul 16, 2025
  3. Cook, Serve, Delicious! Patch 3.25
    Jul 28, 2023significant · resets scoring window
  4. Cook, Serve, Delicious! v3.20- The Steam Controller Update!
    Oct 15, 2015significant · resets scoring window
  5. Cook, Serve, Delicious! v3.20- The Steam Controller Update!
    Oct 15, 2015
  6. Cook, Serve, Delicious v3.17 Update
    Sep 2, 2015significant · resets scoring window
  7. Cook, Serve, Delicious v3.17 Update
    Sep 2, 2015
  8. Cook, Serve, Delicious v3.16 Update
    Apr 27, 2015
  9. Cook, Serve, Delicious v3.16 Update
    Apr 27, 2015
  10. CSD: Battle Kitchen Update- Mystery Box Mode, Wii U Pro support and more!
    Mar 16, 2015
  11. CSD: Battle Kitchen Update- Mystery Box Mode, Wii U Pro support and more!
    Mar 16, 2015
  12. CSD: Battle Kitchen Beta v3.15 Now Available
    Jan 30, 2015
  13. CSD: Battle Kitchen Beta v3.15 Now Available
    Jan 30, 2015
  14. CSD: Battle Kitchen v3.12 Update
    Dec 16, 2014significant · resets scoring window
  15. CSD: Battle Kitchen v3.12 Update
    Dec 16, 2014significant · resets scoring window
  16. CSD: Battle Kitchen v3.04b Update
    Nov 21, 2014significant · resets scoring window
  17. CSD: Battle Kitchen v3.04b Update
    Nov 21, 2014significant · resets scoring window
  18. CSD: Battle Kitchen is out of beta, available now! (v3.02)
    Nov 17, 2014significant · resets scoring window
  19. CSD: Battle Kitchen is out of beta, available now! (v3.02)
    Nov 17, 2014significant · resets scoring window
  20. CSD: Battle Kitchen 3.01 Beta Update Now Available
    Nov 13, 2014significant · resets scoring window
  21. CSD: Battle Kitchen 3.01 Beta Update Now Available
    Nov 13, 2014significant · resets scoring window
  22. CSD: Battle Kitchen Beta Now Available!
    Nov 9, 2014significant · resets scoring window
  23. CSD: Battle Kitchen Beta Now Available!
    Nov 9, 2014significant · resets scoring window
  24. Update 2.61 (Xbox One gamepad support)
    Jun 16, 2014
  25. Update 2.61 (Xbox One gamepad support)
    Jun 16, 2014
  26. Update 2.6 Released! Extreme Difficulty Leaderboards and Faster Texting Added!
    Apr 18, 2014
  27. Update 2.6 Released! Extreme Difficulty Leaderboards and Faster Texting Added!
    Apr 18, 2014
  28. Update 2.5 is here! EXTREME DIFFICULTY mode, full controller support and more!
    Apr 14, 2014significant · resets scoring window
  29. Update 2.5 is here! EXTREME DIFFICULTY mode, full controller support and more!
    Apr 14, 2014significant · resets scoring window
  30. CSD Beta successful! Major content patch for everyone coming Monday, April 14th.
    Apr 11, 2014significant · resets scoring window
  31. CSD Beta successful! Major content patch for everyone coming Monday, April 14th.
    Apr 11, 2014significant · resets scoring window
  32. (PC) CSD v2.49 BETA- Full Controller Support, New Game+ and tons more! Opt-in today!
    Mar 31, 2014significant · resets scoring window
  33. (PC) CSD v2.49 BETA- Full Controller Support, New Game+ and tons more! Opt-in today!
    Mar 31, 2014significant · resets scoring window
  34. Cook, Serve, Delicious! v2.23 Released- New Steam Challenges!
    Feb 6, 2014
  35. Cook, Serve, Delicious! v2.23 Released- New Steam Challenges!
    Feb 6, 2014
  36. (Update) Cook, Serve, Delicious! v2.22 Patch Released- High Rendering option, New Steam Challenges!
    Dec 31, 2013
  37. (Update) Cook, Serve, Delicious! v2.22 Patch Released- High Rendering option, New Steam Challenges!
    Dec 31, 2013
  38. Cook, Serve, Delicious! v2.2 Patch Released- Steam Leaderboards!
    Dec 18, 2013
  39. Cook, Serve, Delicious! v2.2 Patch Released- Steam Leaderboards!
    Dec 18, 2013
  40. Cook, Serve, Delicious! v2.17 Patch Released
    Oct 25, 2013

…and 5 earlier patch announcements.