Game: ONE PIECE: Grand Gourmet
Developer: Kairosoft
Publisher: Bandai Namco Entertainment
Genre: Restaurant Management Sim
Released: October 22, 2026
Price: $19.99
Platform: PC (Steam), Switch, Switch 2, iOS, Android
🍖 How we reviewed it: on PC, via Steam. It’s been out for a few weeks, so we’ve also noted what players are saying, especially about the long endgame.
400+ONE PIECE Characters
200+Furniture & Decor Items
~20 hrsMain Story (HLTB)
18Achievements
$19.99Price
🏴☠️ Know this first: it’s a Kairosoft game through and through. If you’ve played Game Dev Story or any of the studio’s pocket-sized management sims, you know the format. ONE PIECE: Grand Gourmet costs $19.99 on Steam and is also out on Switch, Switch 2, iOS and Android. According to one player, your Steam save doesn’t transfer to the mobile versions. An early bug that could stop Steam saves from loading was fixed on November 5. It’s Steam Deck Playable and has full controller support.
🍳 Welcome to the Baratie, Part Two
You’re the new staff member at the second location of the Baratie, the famous floating restaurant, and it’s your job to turn it into the greatest restaurant of the seas, working alongside the Straw Hat Crew.
Get inspired by characters’ ideas, pick ingredients and cook with Sanji, then arrange dishes into meal sets and set out on adventures for more recipes. The menu runs from series favorites like Water-Water Meat BBQ and Sea King Penne Gorgonzola to creations powered by Devil Fruits.
The world’s most crowded ONE PIECE ant farm, with a kitchen.
Kairosoft has been making cozy pixel management sims for years, and putting the ONE PIECE world inside one is an inspired match. Grand Gourmet is busy, charming and packed with fan service, with hundreds of characters wandering around your restaurant, eating, chatting and occasionally doing something adorable. It’s easy to lose a whole evening to. It also looks and feels a lot like a mobile game on PC, can be overwhelming at first, and its push for 100% completion turns into a long wait.
Our verdict: “If you love ONE PIECE and relaxing management sims, this charming Kairosoft creation delivers exactly what it promises with delightful cooking and crew interactions.”
Running the Baratie
The loop is classic Kairosoft: build, expand, attract more customers, earn more money, and repeat, with something always happening on screen.
🍖 Cook
Choose ingredients, cook with Sanji, and arrange dishes into meal sets with your own flourishes.
🧭 Explore
Head out on adventures to find new recipes and ingredients, from series classics to Devil Fruit dishes.
🪑 Decorate
Choose from 200+ furniture, building and decor items, from Whole Cake Island desserts to Egghead tech.
🤝 Befriend
Over 400 characters visit as staff and customers. Win them over with your design, and they may become regulars.
A Love Letter in Pixels
🎨 400+ Characters, Living Their Best Lives
Grand Gourmet’s biggest strength is how much love it has for the source material. This is the first time ONE PIECE characters have appeared in this kind of sprite-style pixel art, and there are over 400 of them, major and minor, with their own events and interactions. One player compared it to an ant farm and said they mostly just enjoy watching these little weirdos run around. Another got genuinely emotional watching Kuma pick Bonnie up at the dinner table.
The detail goes deeper than the cast. One player noticed that when you change a plate’s color and shape, it shows up on the zoomed-out dish, and praised how good the docked ships look. Another pointed out that the decor, ship designs and flags all match the show. Dishes often have little touches tied to specific characters.
Deceptively Busy
⚙️ More Moving Parts Than It Looks
Don’t let the cute art fool you. Between cooking, menus, exploration, decorating, staff and character affinities, there’s a lot to juggle. One player found it more intricate than they expected, and another described it as a fast-paced management sim that only really slows down to idle near the end.
That busyness is a big part of the appeal. One player called it probably the best Kairosoft game yet because something is always happening. Another admitted to staying up until 4 a.m. playing, and even left the game running for more than a day to farm currency. There’s post-game content once the story ends, too.
Where It Stumbles
⚠️ A Few Burnt Dishes
1. The 100% grind. Finishing the story is a great ride, but completing everything is another matter. Two players found the end turns into idling, and one spent the last 39 hours of their run largely AFK, suggesting you beat the story and stop there.
2. It feels like a mobile port. One player said it looks like a mobile game brought to PC, which might put some people off, and suggested playing on mobile if the UI bothers you.
3. Overwhelming and unclear. One player called it overwhelming and repetitive, with some features that aren’t obvious at all and slow progress, though they still enjoyed it a fair amount. Maxing out every character’s affinity can also be tricky, as one player found.
4. Price. One player thought $19.99 was a bit expensive for what it is, even though they were won over by the pixel art.
🛠️ Patched and Stable
Shortly after launch, Bandai Namco confirmed a bug where Steam save data might not load under certain conditions. Version 1.1.1 fixed it on November 5, along with an issue that stopped Exploration from progressing. Another stability update arrived on November 13. If you’re also thinking about playing on your phone, one player warns that Steam saves don’t transfer to the mobile versions, which are sold separately.
Things to Know
📋 Before You Buy
• $19.99 on Steam · also on Switch, Switch 2, iOS and Android (one player reports no cross-save with Steam)
• Steam rating: Mostly Positive (nearly 700 reviews at the time of writing) · OpenCritic: 72
• About 20 hours for the main story and around 27 for completionists, according to HowLongToBeat
• Steam Deck Playable · full controller support · 18 achievements · Steam Cloud · 12 languages
• Rated E for Everyone (mild fantasy violence, alcohol reference)
• Minimum: Windows 11, Core i3-8100 or Ryzen 3 3100, 8 GB RAM, GTX 750 Ti, 2 GB of storage
The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly
| The Good |
The Bad |
The Ugly |
| 400+ CharactersA huge, lively cast. |
Mobile FeelThe UI shows its phone roots. |
The 100% GrindDozens of hours of idling. |
| Pixel ArtLovingly detailed, down to the plates. |
OverwhelmingSome features are never explained. |
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| Fan ServiceDishes, ships and decor straight from the show. |
PriceA little steep for some. |
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| Addictive LoopOne more day, until 4 a.m. |
No Cross-SaveSteam and mobile are separate. |
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The Verdict
ONE PIECE: Grand Gourmet is exactly what it says on the tin: a cozy Kairosoft management sim wrapped in an enormous amount of ONE PIECE love. Watching hundreds of characters wander around your restaurant is a joy, the pixel art is full of tiny details, and the cooking-building-exploring loop is easy to get hooked on.
It isn’t for everyone. It feels like a mobile game, it can be confusing early on, and the road to 100% turns into a long idle grind. But if you’re here for the story and the characters, the first 20 or so hours are a treat.
The honest read: if you love ONE PIECE or Kairosoft’s management sims, it’s an easy recommendation. Play through the story, enjoy the cast, and don’t feel bad about stopping before the completionist grind.
For more game reviews, check out our full reviews section.
Score Breakdown
Charm & Fan Service9.5/10
Restaurant Building8.0/10
Endgame & 100% Grind5.0/10
Final Score
7.6/10
ONE PIECE: Grand Gourmet — Kairosoft / Bandai Namco Entertainment
The world’s most crowded ONE PIECE ant farm, with a kitchen.
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