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Cooking Mama is a long-running series of stylised cooking puzzle games where you complete recipe minigames to cook various dishes. From mixing ingredients in a bowl to deep frying the food, you mirror on-screen instructions to create sweet and savoury dishes. The easy-to-follow steps, quick gameplay loop, and real-life foods make it a fun way for youngsters (and young at heart) to cook and bake.
Unfortunately, Cooking Mama is not available on Mac, PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One or Xbox X|S. However, we recommend the following games that offer a similar experience or theme:
Release Date: 23/03/2006, updated in 2022
Out Now: 3DS and 2DS, Android, DS, Wii, iOS and iPhone, iPad
Skill Rating: 7+ year-olds
Players: 1
Genres: Action, Creative, Simulation (Puzzle and Sequencing)
Accessibility: 24 features
Components: 2D Overhead
Developer: Cooking Mama Eng (@CookingMama_Eng)
Costs: Purchase cost
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If you like the sound of Cooking Mama but it doesn’t offer the accessibility you require, the games in this section offer a similar experience but with more Accessibility Features. You can view a full breakdown in our Cooking Mama Accessibility Report.
In addition to the similar games listed above, which have been linked to this game specifically in the database, you may find games with a similar theme to Cooking Mama in the following lists: