Microsoft reportedly spent $600k to get Cooking Simulator on Xbox Games Pass Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Microsoft reportedly spent $600k to get Cooking Simulator on Xbox Games Pass You butter believe it. News by Victoria Kennedy News reporter Published on 19 Aug 2022 81 comments It looks like Microsoft made a high steaks deal to get the indie Cooking Simulator onto Xbox Games Pass. A filing from Polish developer Big Cheese Studio (translated by Twisted Voxel) reveals it was paid $600k by Microsoft, a result of which saw the game making its way onto Xbox's subscription service. Watch on YouTube Eurogamer Newscast: What does Embracer's Lord of the Rings buyout mean for Middle-earth games? This turned out to be a pretty great deal for the Polish studio, as the money it received from Microsoft was the equivalent of 22 percent of the company's entire revenue during the previous fiscal year. Cooking Simulator was originally released in 2019 for PC, with the game then coming to Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and mobile over the subsequent years. As you'd expect, its popularity on Steam has now fallen since its release. At the time of writing, and per SteamDB, there are 216 players slicing and dicing their way through Cooking Simulator's "highly polished, realistic kitchen". Meanwhile, its player peak over the last 24 hours is sitting at 232, a noticeable decline from three years ago when it peaked at 3500. Cooking Simulator stats via Steam DB. But these figures are for Steam only, with the developer stating it has shifted in excess of 700k copies of the base game since its release, and a further 400k in various add ons. Even so, this does seem like a sizable chunk of money for Xbox to have spent on adding an older title to Game Pass. And it begs the question how much Microsoft spends getting other, more prolific games into its subcription. Eurogamer has reached out to Microsoft for comment. Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Atari will hold RollerCoaster Tycoon rights for another decade Ups and downs. 7 Lady Dimitrescu will be a tad smaller in Resident Evil Village's Mercenaries DLC Level the playing field. 1 Overwatch 2 suffers another DDoS attack and character roster bugs Mei Mei. 7 Nintendo Switch firmware update lets you take screenshots in the Switch Online app The app on your console, not your phone. 7 Latest Articles Genshin Impact Path of Gleaming Jade dates, login event rewards Including other anniversary rewards and how to claim them. Atari will hold RollerCoaster Tycoon rights for another decade Ups and downs. 7 Jelly Deals Logitech's G Pro X gaming headset is its lowest-ever price during Amazon's Early Access sale Prime Members can get it for just £52. Jelly Deals Save over £500 off the retail price on this beefy ASUS TUF Dash gaming laptop from Amazon Under £1080 for an RTX 3070 laptop. Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store