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The Chef's Shift: First Course

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The Chef's Shift: First Course

A fast-paced typing game in a restaurant setting, where you’ll both cook & serve food to hungry customers, all done by TYPING. Play through the Italian restaurant and get a taste of The Chef's Shift!

Casual Indie Simulation Free To Play
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Get ready to cook up a storm in "The Chef's Shift: First Course" - a fast-paced typing game set in a bustling restaurant! With your keyboard as your weapon, you'll need to cook and serve delicious dishes to hungry customers before they lose their patience. But that's not all - you'll also need to juggle all kinds of crazy distractions, from rat invasions to unruly customers.

Embark on a culinary journey through the Italian restaurant in The Chef's Shift: First Course, and experience the start of Lorenzo's chef career. Savor the diverse flavors of the cuisine, where each dish will feature different quirks & challenges.

  • 1 teaspoon of chaotic, fast-paced gameplay

  • 1 package of easy-to-pickup, hard-to-master TYPING mechanic

  • 1 cup of fun time management bits

And we mean it!

  • Navigate through the menu by typing

  • Prepare & serve your customers by typing

  • Select your dialogue choices by typing

Throughout the game, you will meet various characters, from customers with their own personality, to characters who propel the story forward.

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The Chef's Shift is out now! Update Notes v1.0.19 Update Notes v1.0.18
System requirements Windows · macOS

Windows

Minimum

Minimum:
  • OS *: Windows 7/8/10+
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: GPU with at least 256MB of VRAM

Recommended

Recommended:
  • OS *: Windows 7/8/10+
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: GPU with at least 512MB of VRAM or better

macOS

Minimum

Minimum:
  • OS: macOS Mojave
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: GPU with at least 256MB of VRAM
  • Storage: 200 MB available space

Recommended

Recommended:
  • OS: macOS Mojave
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: GPU with at least 512MB of VRAM or better
  • Storage: 200 MB available space
Game details Languages, features & support
Publisher
Catoptric Games
Brazilian rating
12
Steam Germany rating
12
Content warning
The story is about mafia families and crime life. There will be frequent mention of criminal activity in the storyline like drugs, gang wars, illegal gambling etc. The most violent thing shown is the display of gun and killing rats.
Features
Single-player, Family Sharing
Languages
English, French, German, Indonesian, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Russian, Spanish - Spain, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Portuguese - Portugal, Spanish - Latin America
Compatibility & accessibility Steam Deck, controllers & access features

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Steam declarations and Valve's Steam Deck compatibility result. Missing data is shown as unknown, never unsupported.

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Windows: unknown
macOS: unknown
Linux: unknown
Steam Deck
unknown
Valve compatibility test
Input
Controller support: unknown
Structured language support (12)
LanguageInterfaceFull audioSubtitles
EnglishYesNoYes
FrenchYesNoYes
GermanYesNoYes
IndonesianYesNoYes
Simplified ChineseYesNoYes
JapaneseYesNoYes
RussianYesNoYes
Spanish - SpainYesNoYes
KoreanYesNoYes
Portuguese - BrazilYesNoYes
Portuguese - PortugalYesNoYes
Spanish - Latin AmericaYesNoYes
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is The Chef's Shift: First Course free to play?
Yes, The Chef's Shift: First Course is free to play on Steam.
What genre is The Chef's Shift: First Course?
The Chef's Shift: First Course is a Casual, Indie, Simulation, Free To Play game.
Who developed The Chef's Shift: First Course?
The Chef's Shift: First Course was developed by Panitia GameDev and published by Catoptric Games.
What platforms does The Chef's Shift: First Course support?
Available on Steam for Windows, macOS.