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Pizza House Simulator — Gameplay, Co-op, Staff, and Guides
Pizza House Simulator combines hands-on cooking, restaurant management, staff, equipment, and online co-op for up to six players on Windows Steam.
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GAME INTRODUCTION
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Pizza House Simulator is a Windows pizzeria game that combines hands-on cooking with restaurant management, hired staff, equipment upgrades, and online co-op for up to six players. It released on Steam on August 19, 2026. The regular US price was $12.99, with a temporary $9.74 launch price still shown when checked August 24.
Pizza House Simulator quick facts
| Question | Verified answer |
|---|---|
| Release date | August 19, 2026 |
| Current platform | Windows PC through Steam |
| US regular price | $12.99 |
| Launch price | $9.74, 25% off through September 2 |
| Players | Single-player; online co-op for up to 6 |
| Free version | A separate Steam demo, not the full game |
| Main genre | Pizzeria cooking and restaurant management simulator |
| Developers / publisher | Broken Lyre Entertainment and Wendigo Games / Devotion Interactive |
| Storage listed by Steam | 5 GB available space |
| Steam review snapshot | 215 positive / 38 negative across 253 reviews (August 25) |
| Facts last checked | August 25, 2026 |
The price is a dated US Steam snapshot. Regional prices and discounts can differ.
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- Buying or installing: official download and demo differences, then PC requirements and storage.
- Checking another platform: current PS5, Xbox, Switch, and Mac status.
- Starting the restaurant: beginner guide for the first shifts.
- Playing with friends: complete co-op workflow, or the narrower can't-join troubleshooting checklist.
- Using a gamepad: current controller-support status.
- Hiring workers: staff roles, Waiter setup, and stuck-worker fixes.
- Checking the current build: v1.008 staff, shared storage, multiplayer, save, and known-issue changes.
- Checking player sentiment: current Steam totals, praise, complaints, and sample method.
Current availability
The full game and free demo have separate official Steam pages. Windows is the only operating system listed for the current release. Use the official download page for the correct store links and the console-status page for PS5, Xbox, Switch, Mac, and cross-play questions.
What kind of game is Pizza House Simulator?
Pizza House Simulator combines hands-on cooking with a broader restaurant-management game. The store describes preparing ingredients, stretching dough, assembling pizzas, using ovens, serving customers, repairing stations, buying equipment, hiring assistants, and automating parts of the pizzeria. Restaurant layout and decoration are also part of the published feature set.
The economy goes beyond selling the next pizza. Official materials describe loans, changing ingredient prices, business news, stock-market investing, local newspapers, radio broadcasts, missions, achievements, weather, and disruptive events. Twitch integration is also advertised. These are product features; the official material does not establish a universal best recipe, investment, or upgrade order.
Single-player, co-op, and the demo
Steam lists single-player and online co-op for up to six people. It does not advertise local split-screen or cross-platform multiplayer. The free demo has a separate Steam listing from the paid game, so demo availability does not mean the full release is free.
The demo update archive mentions Steam invites, a portable order tablet, and an earlier fix for sessions that could be found but not joined. Those notes describe the demo's development history. The co-op page separates current release facts from older demo behavior.
Current Patch v1.008
Patch v1.008 raises the current staffing limit to two Pizza Chefs, two Waiters, and two Bussers per role. Pizza Stations now use shared ingredient storage, Waiters no longer take breaks, and blocked staff messages distinguish a full shelf, an unsupported station ingredient, or a missing fryer basket. The same update also addresses stuck production orders, several guest-side station and oven problems, achievements, and saved machine or ingredient states.
One upgrade-unlock problem remains listed as under investigation, so this is not a claim that every progression issue is fixed. Use the current v1.008 patch summary for the exact fixed and unresolved items; use the staff guide for role-specific workflow checks.
Current player-review snapshot
Steam's all-language review API returned 215 positive and 38 negative reviews on August 25: 253 total and 85.0% positive by direct calculation. Steam labeled that snapshot Very Positive. The release is still new, so the total and label can change quickly.
A separate sample of the latest 100 English reviews was 88 positive and 12 negative. Fun and co-op were the strongest repeated praise; performance, solo workload, staff behavior and saving were the main risk areas. The Pizza House Simulator player-review analysis records the filters, overlapping theme counts and limitations instead of turning a small launch sample into a universal verdict.
PC requirements
Steam lists Windows 10 64-bit, 8 GB RAM, GTX 750 Ti / Radeon R7 260X graphics, and 5 GB available storage as the minimum tier. The recommended tier raises memory to 16 GB and graphics to GTX 1060 6 GB / Radeon RX 580. The minimum is described as a 1080p Low-settings 30+ FPS target, not a promise of high settings or six-player performance.
Compare every component and read the performance caveats in the Pizza House Simulator system requirements guide.
Who is it for?
The game is aimed at players who want to handle ingredients and ovens while also managing layout, equipment, staff, money, and a growing restaurant. The separate free demo is the simplest way to judge the physical kitchen loop before buying. Players who need a console version, local split-screen, or confirmed cross-play should check the dedicated platform page first; none is currently listed.
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- Pizza House Simulator co-op guide — host, join, and split work
- Pizza House Simulator beginner guide — stabilize the first shifts
- Pizza House Simulator can't join co-op — focused invite checks
- Pizza House Simulator controller support — current official status
- Pizza House Simulator staff — Waiter, Assembler, Porter, and current fixes
- Official Pizza House Simulator download — full game versus Demo
- Pizza House Simulator release date and price — current launch facts
- Pizza House Simulator system requirements — PC specs and storage
- Pizza House Simulator PS5 and Xbox — current console status
- Pizza House Simulator player reviews — current Steam praise and problems
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OFFICIAL SCREENSHOTS
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The active kitchen loop combines ingredient preparation, order tracking, oven timing and multiple workers in the same compact space.Official source ↗
The voting overlay demonstrates the advertised streaming interaction layer; it is separate from ordinary Steam co-op.Official source ↗
Multiple pizzas can occupy the oven at once, making placement and timing part of the hands-on restaurant workflow.Official source ↗
RELEASE & AVAILABILITY
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The current official release is Windows PC through Steam; no PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, Mac, or cross-play version has been announced.
→Release date and price · Aug 25, 2026Pizza House Simulator Release Date — Out Now, Price, and DemoPizza House Simulator released August 19, 2026, for Windows PC; its regular US Steam price is $12.99 and the demo is a separate free download.
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SYSTEMS & REFERENCE
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Patch v1.008 allows two Pizza Chefs, Waiters, and Bussers per role, gives Pizza Stations shared ingredients, removes Waiter breaks, and explains more blocked tasks.
→Pizza House Simulator co-op · Aug 24, 2026Pizza House Simulator Co-op — Player Count and Join SupportSteam confirms online co-op for up to six players; current official updates document multiplayer fixes, while exact release-build menu labels remain unverified.
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PERFORMANCE & SUPPORT
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Check the official PC requirements before buying Pizza House Simulator: 8 GB RAM and 5 GB storage minimum, with 16 GB RAM recommended.
→Controller support · Aug 23, 2026Pizza House Simulator Controller Support — Current StatusThe current Steam feature list does not advertise full or partial controller support, so keep keyboard and mouse available and treat Steam Input mappings as a workaround.
→Co-op join troubleshooting · Aug 23, 2026Pizza House Simulator Can't Join Co-op — Session and Invite FixVerify both players use the same current build, accept a fresh Steam invite, and recreate the lobby before changing files or network settings.
→Official download · Aug 23, 2026Pizza House Simulator Download — Official PC Links OnlyThe verified release is on Steam for Windows PC. Use the official store page for both the paid full game and the separately labeled Demo.
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