Cooking · Retro diner look

Cooking game development for iOS and Android

DFY Games designs and builds your cooking game for you: a submission-ready iOS and Android build targeted in 10 business days, with ads and in-app purchases set up and the finished work yours to own. A cooking game like this fits the Core Game + Launch package ($1,299, one-time).

Best-fit package: Core Game + Launch · $1,299
Build time: Target 10 business days
Platforms: iOS and Android
Planned revenue mechanisms: Kitchen upgrades, boosters

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Example cooking rush style game · original DFY Games art

The concept

What makes a great cooking game

Flip, stack and serve burgers before the timer runs out — keep the line happy to unlock new diners. Players also call it restaurant, time-management or chef game.

Goal: A fast, cheerful time-management game where every order is a tiny puzzle.
Who plays it: Casual players who love quick, busy sessions — a broad, all-ages audience.
Core loop: Take an order → cook → stack → serve → earn tips → upgrade the kitchen
The first minute: One customer, one burger: the first serve lands in under ten seconds.
Progression: Levels, star goals, kitchen upgrades and new locations.
Art direction: Bright retro diner with chrome, mint and cherry red; sizzle and steam on everything.
Scope rule: One diner with a short ingredient list fits Core; extra restaurants and recipe trees move to Advanced.
Design note: Each ingredient has a distinct shape and color, so orders read at a glance.

Example screens

Cooking Game screenshots

Original art from our example cooking rush style game, rendered by the studio.

Flip, stack and serve fast
Chain perfect serves
Cook across Food Town
Upgrade your kitchen

Monetization

How a cooking game makes money

Boosters, upgrade bundles and rewarded extra time.

New to ads and purchases? Read how mobile games make money.

Store and launch

Finding the first players

Store page: Rush-hour kitchen and perfect-serve moments.
Ad angles: Order panic, perfect stack, ‘can you serve them all?’.
Channels: Meta and TikTok.

Package fit

Best fit: Core Game + Launch

A focused game with ads and purchases, plus 30 days of creative and campaign management. Advertising spend and platform fees are additional. No income or install guarantee. Compare what mobile games cost at a typical studio or see all packages.

Everything in Core Game
16 launch creatives: up to 8 short vertical videos and 8 static/story variants
Campaigns built and actively managed for 30 consecutive days
Store page aligned with the ads, plus one monetization iteration on early data

Guides

Before you commission a cooking game

Cost, scope and briefing guides written for this game type.

Questions

Cooking Game FAQ

Cost, timing, money and ownership: short answers.

How much does it cost to make a cooking game?

We recommend Core Game + Launch for a cooking game: $1,299 one-time for the build plus 30 days of launch creative and ad management (the build alone starts at $499). Ad spend is paid separately, straight to the ad platforms.

How long does it take to make a cooking game?

A submission-ready iOS and Android build is targeted in 10 business days after you approve the blueprint. Store review by Apple and Google happens afterward and is up to them.

How does a cooking game make money?

Boosters, upgrade bundles and rewarded extra time.

What should the first minute of a cooking game feel like?

One customer, one burger: the first serve lands in under ten seconds.

Do I own the cooking game you build?

Yes. After full payment you receive the game files and the original assets made for your project; third-party software, fonts and SDKs stay under their own licenses.

Can you publish my cooking game on the App Store and Google Play?

Yes. We prepare the store listing and builds and support submission and one review-response cycle; the developer accounts stay in your name, and Apple and Google decide approval.

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