You’ve probably seen a million of these “Insert Job Here” Simulator games on Steam; they are out there like a plague of locusts that keep multiplying and eating up space on the front page of the Steam App. Wrap House Simulator is not that different from any of the other ones out here. So why are we reviewing it? Because I was hungry and I love Kebabs (or Wraps), and I thought it would be fun to see what life would be like if I worked in a business based around one of my favorite foods…
Name: Wrap House Simulator
Platform(s): PC
Developer: Broken Lyre Entertainment
Publisher: PlayWay S.A.
Game Type: Simulator
Mode(s): Single-Player, Multiplayer
Release Date: 29 May 2025
Story… What Story?
Since this is the latest in the very long line of the Simulator games, you will notice that there is ZERO story to be found here… much like working in any shop, the story is that you own the shop, you manage the shop, you work in the shop, and then you repeat as you either get more successful or watch as your business falls apart.
You know what would make these games a bit more interesting… A STORY! Give us something to attach to rather than the grind that is the gameplay. Can we change things around so that it’s a Wrap House in space where you serve aliens while they are trying to take over the universe or something? Give me something to make this worth it.
JPG Graphics for a JPG World
One of the big things about these Simulator games is that they are cheap to make. You can find all the low-quality images in any basic graphics set on a development site and load them into the game to build the world. Wrap House does this with just about everything, which becomes obvious once you go to load up your first doner kebab meat log, which has 2 styles of low-quality JPG image: Uncooked and cooked. There’s no attempt to even make these look anything like the real thing, just slap the image on a badly shaped model, and there you go.
This whole game is built like that. From the bad customer models, to the cut-up food, and even the cat that walks around the kitchen (A big health hazard), it’s all low-quality images that just look bad. The only thing that doesn’t look too bad is the vegetables. I unlocked the 3 basic vegetables used in Kebabs: Lettuce, Tomato, and Onion. In their whole form, these three items look amazing… Then you slice them and the quality drops… a shame.
The kitchen itself looks ok, but you need to upgrade it a lot to make things look good. But that is no excuse for things being so low-quality in the beginning levels. No shop looks that bad when things are first created… I should know, I ran a KFC-style chicken shop in the past, and our place didn’t look low-quality when we started, and then increased in resolution and quality as we grew the business.
A Stressful But Relaxing Food Simulator
Restaurant management is a stressful thing. While most people play games like this to live out some weird fantasy of owning something and doing whatever they want, it becomes more of a life lesson that things are never as easy as they seem. With Card Shop Simulator, you don’t just stand around opening card packs all day; the same thing can be said here, as you not only cook the food, but you have to do everything else as well.
A typical day in Wrap House Simulator starts with working out how much food you have left, as specific food can be saved from the previous day, and if you need to, then you need to order more of what you are running low on. The next thing is seeing if you have enough to afford your cashier, waiter, and busser for the day, then you start cooking the food, making sure you have enough in the warmer to start with, then you feed the cat… Then, finally, you open the shop and have to organize the orders so that they go to the right tables, and that they are still hot or cold enough that the customers do not complain. You have to manage reputation and quality while being quick and correct… and if you are just starting out, you have to do all this while taking orders, running them to the tables, cleaning and collecting payments, and running around to fix any small issues like overcooked food, all at the same time.
Playing Wrap House Simulator solo is a nightmare of stress and problems, so hiring staff becomes something you need to do ASAP. Unless you play in multiplayer, then you can assign people to do different things, saving on staff payments but adding the human problem into things… No one wants to be the waiter/busser in a game where everyone wants to be the chef.
My God, Can We Stop!
Wrap House, just like most other games in this genre, is just endless. Sure, you do end up buying all the upgrades, all the food, and everything you need to be a powerhouse in your simulated field, but then what? You can either keep grinding to see how much profit you can make before you screw something up and the business fails, or you can restart from the beginning all over again and see if you can do it all again… And that’s it.
The big flaw in these games is that there is an endpoint, but at the same time, there is no reason to go again once everything is done. Either you are a success or you aren’t. Games like these need something to make things harder or more fun if you choose to play again. Though at this time, most people will just uninstall once they have unlocked and upgraded everything.
Where’s My Video Game Reviewer Simulator?
I know I have been a bit harsh on Wrap House Simulator due to it being one of those types of simulator games that have flooded the market since Ironmouse played Card Shop Simulator a few years ago, but ultimately, this game is pretty cool. Having played Fast Food Simulator and worked in a McBurger Joint in the past, I understand what it is like to have to cook for people who don’t care about whether you exist unless you get their order wrong, and coming back to games like this are a reminder of how souless these jobs can be, making me pity those who are currently working them.
Outside of that, Wrap House Simulator scores points because it does a few small things differently by embracing the culture of the food by using traditional and modern cooking methods for the dishes that it forces you to make. There’s something different about shaving a Doner roll that makes it more enjoyable than flipping a burger on a grill.
If you need something that can stress you out while making you enjoy the slow nature of the cooking, then you can’t do any better than Wrap House Simulator when it comes to these simulator games… Now, where is my video game reviewer simulator game?
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Summary
Wrap House Simulator is just another one of those meme games that streamers play when they want to have a chill night, which is why it can be recommended. But if you don’t like the idea of working a virtual job after coming home from your real job, then this might not be for you.
