Taco Master is a free-to-play simulation experience from Kaxan Games, letting you try out how it feels to run your own taco stand. Take your customers’ orders, create different taco combinations, and earn money in this cooking game. It offers different game modes to cater to your varying needs. Progress and unlock recipes and store items through the Career Mode, or test your speed and reflexes with the Time Attack.

With low-key humor similar to Plants vs Zombies and gameplay similar to Cooking Madness, Taco Master offers an enjoyable progression. However, it could use additional variety and more content.

Find success in tacos

Taco Master has different game modes. The Career Mode comes with a series of increasingly challenging missions. From neighborhood regulars to a swarm of zombies, the variety of customers is wide, making the game unpredictable and utterly enjoyable. With Time Attack, you just try to make as many tacos as you can within the time limit. Arcade is more suited for casual gameplays, with an objective you can try to achieve.

In terms of graphics, it feels like a dated Flash game, with its two-dimensional graphics and simplified animation. The character designs are fun to look at, though, and helps in the game having that straightforward and immersive feel. The sounds are also enough, but not anything valuable. You have basic sound effects for sizzling and cutting, but there’s no background music you’d enjoy.

Although it has a good selection of activities right off the bat, it’s surprising how short of a playthrough this game can end up having. You can complete all the careers available, which will undoubtedly leave you wanting for more. Additionally, regular players in this subgenre might find that the challenge slows down to a halt after a certain point in the game.

A casual cooking sim

While Taco Master doesn’t have as much content as its other competitors, it is an absolute joy while it lasts. There are three game modes, each intended to give players something slightly different to do. The Career Mode alone is good for a few days of cooking fun. However, the volume of content available, plus its failure to sustain its difficulty scaling, could turn away experienced cooking sim players.