Papa's Pizzeria: take the order, top it, bake it, cut it
Papa's Pizzeria is a time-management cooking game by Flipline Studios, released on August 7, 2007. You run Papa Louie's pizza shop alone: take orders, add toppings, bake and slice each pizza exactly as the customer asked. It started a long series of Papa's restaurant games.
How a shift works
Customers line up at the counter and tell you what they want: which toppings, how long to bake it and how many slices. Each order goes on a ticket, and you work through four steps. The tricky part is that several pizzas are in the oven at once while new customers keep coming in.
- Order. Take the ticket. It shows toppings, where they go, bake time and cuts.
- Topping. Place each topping on the right part of the pizza, in the right amount.
- Baking. Pull the pizza out at the right moment. Under or over costs points.
- Cutting. Slice it into the number of pieces on the ticket, as evenly as you can.
Tips, points and ranks
After serving, the customer scores each step. A close match means bigger tips and more points. Points raise your rank, which unlocks new toppings and new customers. Later Papa's games added badges for regular customers, who tip more as they rank up.
The rest of the Papa's series
Flipline followed with many shops in the same style, including Papa's Burgeria, Freezeria, Pancakeria, Taco Mia, Cupcakeria and Sushiria. The early games were free Flash games on the web. Mobile versions came later as HD games for tablets and To Go! games for phones; Papa's Pizzeria To Go! arrived in 2014. In 2024 Flipline released Papa's Pizzeria Deluxe on Steam.
Order-and-serve games on Roam
Order Counter is a fast-food counter game on Roam with burgers, fries and a line that keeps growing. Sweet Orders: Cake Studio asks you to read the order and frost the cake to make Mrs. Plum smile. Block Bistro is a restaurant tycoon with one chef and a diner full of hungry customers. They are Roam games, not Papa's games.
Play it on Roam
More on Roam
Make your own restaurant game with Roam
Roam is a free iPhone app. Describe the shop, the menu and the customers, and you get a playable game you can change by talking. Roam is rated 13+ on the App Store.
Try: "ramen shop rush, customers order broth, noodles and toppings, 3 steps per bowl, tips for exact orders, my friends are the customers"Roam ("Roam - Make Games" on the App Store) is an iPhone app where you play games and make your own by describing them or from a photo. It is free to download and play, and making games works without a subscription; optional Spark and Reality plans and credit packs add more creation. Android: pre-register on Google Play.
Questions people ask
Who made Papa's Pizzeria?
Flipline Studios. It was released on August 7, 2007, as Flipline's first restaurant game.
Is there a Papa's Pizzeria app?
Yes. Papa's Pizzeria To Go! is the phone version, released in 2014, and Papa's Pizzeria HD followed for tablets.
How do you get better tips in Papa's Pizzeria?
Match the ticket closely at every step: topping placement, bake time and even slices all affect the score.