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The Way of the Tray: Japanese Restaurant Simulator 🍙
by Who is Terry?, published by Targem Games
The Way of the Tray is a waiter simulator with action puzzle elements in a Japanese spirit world setting. Your task is to master the skill of serving dishes and earn the trust of yokai patrons. Will you be able to prove
Released Aug 25, 2025
Steam figures
| Value | As of | |
|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | Mostly Positive · 75% positive of 61 Steam reviews | Oct 23, 2026 |
| Followers on Steam | No followers data for this game yet | |
| Regular US price | $9.99 | Oct 19, 2026 |
New Steam reviews per week
| Week | New positive | New negative |
|---|---|---|
| Week of Nov 3, 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| Week of Nov 17, 2025 | 0 | 1 |
| Week of Nov 24, 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Week of Dec 29, 2025 | 0 | 2 |
| Week of Jan 12, 2026 | 1 | 1 |
| Week of Jan 26, 2026 | 1 | 0 |
| Week of Feb 16, 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| Week of Feb 23, 2026 | 1 | 0 |
| Week of Mar 2, 2026 | 1 | 0 |
| Week of Mar 9, 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| Week of Mar 23, 2026 | 0 | 1 |
| Week of Mar 30, 2026 | 1 | 0 |
| Week of Apr 20, 2026 | 1 | 0 |
| Week of May 4, 2026 | 1 | 0 |
| Week of May 11, 2026 | 1 | 1 |
| Week of Jun 8, 2026 | 0 | 1 |
| Week of Jul 27, 2026 | 1 | 0 |
| Week of Sep 28, 2026 | 0 | 1 |
Sales estimate
| Copies sold on Steam | 930 – 5.4k | |
|---|---|---|
| Gross revenue on Steam | $9.7k – $33k before refunds, tax and Steam’s cut | |
| Steam reviews by buyers | 61 | Oct 23, 2026 |
| Copies per review | 15–87 |
Estimates are based on an aggregation of industry-accepted conversion formulas. How this is estimated
Tag DNA
| Tag | Share of Steam games |
|---|---|
| Job Simulator | 1 in 115 games |
| Cooking | 1 in 71 games |
| Time Management | 1 in 31 games |
| Cartoon | 1 in 21 games |
| Management | 1 in 14 games |
| Comedy | 1 in 13 games |
| Cartoony | 1 in 12 games |
| Roguelite | 1 in 12 games |
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