Mobile game · 2006

Cooking Mama

The gameplay structure consists of the player progressing through a series of short minigames. The game features a total of 96 different dishes. Each minigame represents a different activity in the meal preparation, such as mixing, frying, or chopping the provided ingredients. The minigame mechanics themselves range from quickly drawing parallel lines in order to chop items, to a rhythm game where ingredients are added to a skillet or the heat is adjusted at precisely the right time. In many cases, players must look at the top screen of the DS for guidance on what to do next and then perform the task on the bottom screen. If the player makes a serious blunder or time expires without sufficient progress being made, that step in the cooking process is considered a failure. When this happens, a graphic of an angry "Mama" with flames erupting from her eyes is displayed, along with the caption "Don't worry, Mama will fix it!".

Estimated daily players

~6,5000.0%

Range 460–56K

Estimated total players

~130,0000.0%

Range 46K–370K

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Estimates, not counts — nobody publishes real player numbers for mobile games, so these are modelled from public signals. How we work them out

Mar 23, 2006iOSESRB 12PEGI E

Simulator

Player estimates

Nobody publishes how many people play Cooking Mama, so these figures are modelled from the public counts on Reddit, Twitch. Each count stands in a roughly known ratio to a population — one Play rating per ~45 players, one Steam review per ~35 owners — and the estimates below combine those readings, weighted by how much each source can be trusted to speak for the whole game. Read the range as the answer and the headline as its middle.

Estimated daily players

~6,500

0.0%

Range 460 – 56K

No source reports a live count for this game, so this is a share of the total player base — a genre assumption rather than an observation, which is why the range is wide.

Estimated total players

~130,000

0.0%

Range 46K – 370K

Everyone who has ever played, from the cumulative counts: store ratings and installs, Steam reviews, members and subscribers.

Average estimated players per month

Mean estimated total players for Cooking Mama per calendar month, newest first
Month	Estimated total players	Change
August 2026	~130,000	—

Community activity

Last checked Aug 9, 2026

Community signals

How many people gather around Cooking Mama outside the stores — members, subscribers and live viewers.

Reddit members

1,856

First reading taken Aug 9, 2026 — the chart appears once there are two.

Twitch viewers

Live channels: 0

First reading taken Aug 9, 2026 — the chart appears once there are two.

Not tracked for Cooking Mama: Google Play, App Store, Steam, Discord, YouTube. A platform appears here once the game has a link to it — most mobile games have no Steam port or subreddit, so a gap is normal rather than a sign the game is small.

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Frequently asked questions

How many people play Cooking Mama?

We estimate that about 130,000 people have played Cooking Mama — plausibly between 46K and 370K. Around 6,500 of them play on a given day, in a range of 460 and 56K. Both figures are modelled from public counts on Reddit and Twitch rather than published by the developer, so read them as a scale rather than as a headcount.

Is Cooking Mama still active?

Yes. Cooking Mama is holding steady — it measured within a percent of where it was a week ago. We recheck every source daily, and the charts on this page show each platform's readings over time.

How are the Cooking Mama player estimates worked out?

Nobody publishes player counts for mobile games, so we infer them. Each public count we can read is converted into a population using a documented ratio — roughly one Google Play rating per 45 people who played, one Steam review per 35 owners, one Discord member per 40 players — and the live counts (Steam concurrents, members online, Twitch viewers) are converted the same way into a daily figure. Those separate estimates are then averaged in proportion to how much each source can be trusted, which is why sources that disagree widen the published range instead of cancelling out. This page is built on 1 readings taken since August 9, 2026.