Cooking Simulator 2: Better Together
Cook, create, and run your dream restaurant. Master realistic cooking mechanics, invent original recipes, satisfy demanding guests, and build your culinary reputation. Play solo or team up with friends in optional co-op. Become the Chef Everyone Talks About!
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12 itemsAbout the Game
Every great chef starts somewhere.
Open the doors to your own restaurant, master authentic cooking techniques, and turn simple ingredients into unforgettable dishes. Learn, experiment, improve, and earn the reputation of one of the city's finest chefs.
Whether you dream of running a perfectly organized kitchen or creating culinary masterpieces your own way, every service is another opportunity to prove yourself.
Cook Your Way
Cooking is more than following recipes.
Slice, season, fry, bake, grill, boil, and plate every dish with precision using professional kitchen equipment and intuitive controls. Control temperatures, perfect your timing, and discover how every ingredient affects the final result.
Success depends on your skill - not luck.
Create Original Recipes
Why stop at following instructions?
Develop your own signature dishes using the Blueprint system. Modify existing recipes, experiment with ingredients, discover new flavor combinations, and create meals that become customer favorites.
Collect recipes inspired by cuisines from around the world, then make every one of them uniquely yours
Build a Restaurant Worth Visiting
Running a successful restaurant means much more than cooking.
Prepare ingredients before service, organize your workstations, manage supplies, keep orders flowing, and satisfy guests with different personalities, expectations, and preferences.
Every decision affects your reputation - and every service teaches you something new.
Play Alone or Cook Together
The entire experience can be enjoyed solo or in optional online co-op.
Invite friends into your restaurant, divide responsibilities, coordinate during busy rush hours, or simply relax in Sandbox Mode and experiment without limits. Work together to create the perfect kitchen - or embrace the inevitable chaos.
Grow Into a Master Chef
Every successful service brings new opportunities.
Earn experience, unlock skills and perks, improve your efficiency, and master increasingly advanced cooking techniques.
Complete culinary challenges from the prestigious Concorde Culinaire and prove that your restaurant deserves recognition among the world's best.
Make It Yours
Between services, head back to your apartment.
Experiment with recipes, practice new techniques, or simply unwind after a busy day. Customize your chef with different hairstyles, outfits, tattoos, and accessories to create a look that's entirely your own.
Sometimes Chaos Is the Main Course
Not every day in the kitchen goes according to plan.
Burn a steak. Drop a plate. Throw a pan across the room. Set off a spectacular mess just because you can.
Sometimes the best way to end a stressful shift is with a little perfectly harmless kitchen chaos.
Key Features:
Master authentic cooking mechanics using professional kitchen equipment.
Create, customize, and save your own original recipes with the Blueprint system.
Run a busy restaurant and serve guests with unique expectations and personalities.
Play the entire game solo or in optional online co-op with friends.
Unlock new skills, perks, and advanced culinary techniques as you progress.
Complete prestigious Concorde Culinaire challenges to earn mastery seals.
Customize your chef, decorate your apartment, and experiment freely between services.
Relax in Sandbox Mode or unleash spectacular kitchen chaos whenever you feel like it.
