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Cooking Companions

Psychological horror visual novel about survival in a mountain cabin

Deer Dream Studios · Published by Serenity Forge · Released Oct 7, 2021

AdventureCasualIndie

Reviews
Very Positive
94% of 1,211
Recent reviews
Very Positive
100% of 10 in 30 days
Players
4
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
1 year ago
Jun 11, 2025
Minimum PC
Integrated
4 GB RAM · 5 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Cooking Companions?

This single-player visual novel follows a group stranded in a cabin in the Tatras Mountains as floodwaters rise and supplies run low. You make choices while talking with the other travelers, and the story draws on Eastern European folklore.

For you if...

  • +you like short horror stories with unsettling imagery
  • +you enjoy folklore woven into visual novel mysteries

Not for you if...

  • −you want choices that substantially change the main story
  • −you dislike jump scares and disturbing faces
  • −you expect cooking to be a major activity

What players say

94% of 1,211 reviews are positive · 100% of 10 in the last 30 days

Players praise the unsettling story, characters, and folklore details. Common complaints are that choices have little effect on the main plot and that the scares rely on distorted faces and jump scares.

How many players finish Cooking Companions?

51% of Steam players have unlocked «The Nightmare Is Over», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

Cooking Companions screenshot 1

Cooking Companions system requirements

Minimum: Integrated, 4 GB RAM, 5 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 7
Processor
1.8GHz Dual-Core CPU
Graphics
Integrated graphics
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
5 GB available space
Notes
If game running slow: shift+G opens a rendering option menu. Try another option!

Recommended

OS
Windows 10
Processor
AMD Ryzen™ Threadripper™ 2950X
Graphics
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2080 Ti 11GB
Memory
350 MB RAM
Storage
5 GB available space
Notes
If game running slow: shift+G opens a rendering option menu. Try another option!

Does Cooking Companions have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Cooking Companions run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements
80
Steam features
Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Full audio: English, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese.

Does Cooking Companions use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

1 DLC available.

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