Emily dreams of running her own restaurants – and with your help, she’ll be a culinary queen in no time. Serve hungry diners in Delicious: The First Course by blending iced coffee, spreading pizza toppings and carrying meals to a table of four. Keep at it to unlock new menu items and test your talents against endless mode’s nonstop dinner rush. Yes, chef!

What we love: Getting into the time-management precision zone. Expertly serving a half-dozen diners in a matter of seconds – all while cleaning tables, working the cash register and baking another apple pie before you run out – feels as satisfying as a fine gourmet meal. Just be sure to give your flying fingers a rest between shifts.

Quick tip: Max out your tray size ASAP so you can serve more customers simultaneously and rack up tasty combo points. Then hire the waiter or the cleaner to keep diners happy and turn tables over quickly, freeing you up to focus on the food.

Meet the creator: The Delicious series has been satiating players’ cravings for time-management games since 2006; Delicious: The First Course is a remake of the one that started it all. In this new take on Emily’s first endeavour, several developers from Seattle-based studio GameHouse make cameos as customers.