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DevShark · Published by DevShark
Last updated 28 Sept 2026
Welcome to Spice & Grill, a cozy restaurant that lives at the bottom of your screen. Build and decorate your own dining space, set up the best kitchen, and train the best chefs to serve customers all year round.
Indie, Simulation, Strategy, Casual · More free games
Design your dream dining spot in Spice & Grill, where strategy meets creativity. Train chefs and decorate your kitchen to keep customers happy all year long.
About this game
We spice, and then we grill.
Welcome to Spice & Grill, your very own cozy idle restaurant that quietly lives at the bottom of your screen. While you work, study, or relax, your restaurant keeps serving happy customers, changing with the seasons, and growing into a cozy little world of its own.
Build Your Perfect Dining Space
Unlock and create over 100 unique dishes using 40+ fresh ingredients. Your staff members will be able to cook them and serve them all! Just make sure you have the ingredients and workstations for them.
Seasonal menus bring variety, with different foods shining during the 4 seasons, along with holiday festivals!
Build, and arrange hundreds of decorations and choose their color variants to match your vibe.
Great For Multitaskers
Spice & Grill sits at the bottom of your screen, allowing you to work, play other games, or watch videos while your restaurant serves customers.
You can change the game size to various values and height to fit your needs!
Staff With Personality
Customize every staff member with charming outfits and give them proper cooking skills!
Unlock, mix, and match millions of combinations with uniforms, hairstyle, headwear, and more.
Seasons, Weather & Festivals
Seasons and weather shift your restaurant’s mood and economy.
Rainy days, sunny afternoons, or festive holidays each bring new bonuses and challenges.
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System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- OS: Windows 10 version 21H1 or newer (64-bit); Windows 11 version 21H2+
- Processor: X64 CPU
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 400-series or newer
- DirectX: Version 10
- Storage: 400 MB available space
- Sound Card: Can it make sound
Supported Languages
Latest news
AnnouncementsOfficial
What Now?
The playtest is now over.Thank you to everyone, and thank you to who submitted a restaurant showcase and / or feedback form! I've given out some "Spice Playtester" roles to those of you who had submitted one in the Discord Server. Your feedback has really been valuable!What happens to your playtest restaurant?You can still access the game if you've previously had one, but no new people can join the playtest for now. The save file for the playtest will be separate to the upcoming full game. I missed the exclusive role!If you have access to the playtest and would like to leave feedback and a restaurant showcase in the Discord Server, I can still give you the role!When's the full game coming out?I'm working as hard as I can to get it out as soon as I can! Your feedback and reports has helped me a lot to shape this game, and while I can't say a definitive release date, the full game is close to completion. However, I'm still gathering as much interest for the game as possible, and if you can, every single wishlist towards the game will really help the development of the game!Feedback form: https://forms.gle/XiXYv77SCj63BBey5Permanent Discord Server Invite Link - https://discord.gg/xnqZgShMbFWishlist Spice & Grill!Thank you so much for your support so far!DevSharksRead full article on Community Announcements (Sharks)AnnouncementsOfficial
Last Chance At A Playtest Exclusive Reward!
Playtest is Wrapping Up Soon!The playtest ended up live way longer than I'd expected due to some real-life circumstances! But it's wrapping up soon, in a couple days, just after a current game festival Spice & Grill is featured on.Thank you for those who have played.Playtest Exclusive Role!I'll be giving a special Discord role to the people who has submitted a feedback submission and/or restaurant showcase when it ends!Feedback form: Google FormsRestaurant Showcase: #restaurant-showcase channel in Discord!So please do if you'd like it! If you've submitted only a feedback entry, you can let me know in the Discord Server in the forums. If you've submitted a restaurant showcase, you don't need to do anything else. The role will be given after the playtest concludes!Thank you so much for your support so far!Signing Out,DevSharkRead full article on Community Announcements (Sharks)AnnouncementsOfficial
Think You Can Run the Perfect Restaurant? Prove It in the Beta!
The first Spice & Grill playtest is now live!And you can request to play it right now (Requests will be granted very shortly)! This playtest will be live for quite a while - 2 weeks or a bit more, perhaps? Access will be given very soon as well.Playtest Features!Spice & Grill sits at the bottom of your screen, allowing you to work, play other games, or watch videos while your restaurant serves customers.Unlock over 30 unique dishes using dozens of fresh ingredients. Your staff members will be able to cook them and serve them all!Seasons and weather shift your restaurant’s mood and economy.Various structures that change up and improve the way your staff members serve food!A cap level 30 out of 150 is set in this playtest, generally equalling 5 to 10 hours of playtime to 100%.Feedback Please!I've purposefully omitted the tutorial from this playtest. Wait, what?You read that right. Your feedback is REALLY important in shaping the future of Spice & Grill, and as such I'd like to see how understandable the game is in its current state!I've left some buttons to leave feedback from within the game (Left side of your screen and Settings Menu), so please do leave feedback for the game if you're playing it!Alternatively, you can send feedback from here as well!What's Next?I'll be releasing a demo for Spice & Grill some time after the playtest. You can expect it to land around April or May! To keep up with me, feel free to contact me on contact@devshark.games OR join the Discord Server!Thank you so much for your support so far!Signing Out,DevSharkRead full article on Community Announcements (Sharks)Patch NotesOfficial
January Update: Playtest Content & Game Progress
With the end of January approaching, I think now is as good as ever to share the game development's progress!As part of the upcoming (Unfortunately delayed) playtest, I've added various decoration options, UI revamps, and more content!Here is what will be in the upcoming playtest:A level cap of 30 out of 150.Up to 5 different decoration sets to build or mix and match from.No limits on how much you can build - provided you can afford it!A lot of core structures unlocked, allowing you to play longer even with the level cap.If you'd like to be notified of playtests and free demos, please wishlist the game! (And join the Discord if you're interested!)See you soon!DevSharkRead full article on Community Announcements (Sharks)AnnouncementsOfficial
Spice & Grill Playtest Announcement!
Hey everyone!Spice & Grill is a restaurant game that sits at the bottom of your screen! Heavily inspired by Rusty's Retirement, this game features basic automation but with a wealth of content and customizability. I believe that everyone has a part of it that they'd enjoy.I'm currently working on a playtest build of the game, which will be released sometime this or next month! Please join the discord and wishlist the game if you wish to be one of the hands that will shape this game.If you're an early wishlister, I don't even know how you've found this game, but I'd like to thank all of you for the support thus far!See you when the playtest drops! (Or, in Discord, if you decide to join!)DevSharkRead full article on Community Announcements (Sharks)
