Cooking Companions: Appetizer Edition

A psychological horror visual novel with cute food characters

Deer Dream Studios · Released Oct 6, 2020

Reviews: Very Positive; 88% of 450
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Untested
Last update on Steam: 1 year ago; Jun 11, 2025
Minimum PC: Integrated; 0.5 GB RAM · 0.5 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Cooking Companions: Appetizer Edition?

This free, single-player visual novel draws on Eastern European folklore as you play hide-and-seek with Cabbage and the Chompettes. Its self-contained story takes about 40 minutes for one playthrough, with dialogue that changes when you replay.

For you if...

+you enjoy replaying stories to reach different endings
+you prefer horror without blood or gore

Not for you if...

−you prefer action-focused gameplay to text-driven stories

What players say

88% of 450 reviews are positive

Players praise the artwork and hidden story clues. Complaints focus on achievement problems and repeated promotion of the full game.

Screenshots and trailer

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Cooking Companions: Appetizer Edition system requirements

Minimum: Integrated, 0.5 GB RAM, 0.5 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 7
Processor: 1.8GHz Dual-Core CPU
Graphics: Integrated graphics
Memory: 500 MB RAM
Storage: 550 MB available space

Does Cooking Companions: Appetizer Edition have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Single-player

Does Cooking Companions: Appetizer Edition run on Steam Deck?

Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 15
Steam features: Family Sharing
Languages: Full audio: English.

Does Cooking Companions: Appetizer Edition 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 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam