Choose Tales From The Under-Realm: Hazel
Choose Tales From The Under-Realm: Hazel if you want an Adventure experience. Tales From The Under-Realm: Hazel launched in 2021.
Tales From The Under-Realm: Hazel vs Cooking Companions: Appetizer Edition
Tales From The Under-Realm: Hazel and Cooking Companions: Appetizer Edition both land in Indie on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are Indie games on Steam. Cooking Companions: Appetizer Edition (2020) is 1 year older than Tales From The Under-Realm: Hazel (2021). Tales From The Under-Realm: Hazel scores higher on Steam reviews (94.7% positive) than Cooking Companions: Appetizer Edition (88.4% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Cooking Companions: Appetizer Edition
Choose Cooking Companions: Appetizer Edition if you want a Free To Play and Casual experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Cooking Companions: Appetizer Edition launched in 2020.
Both Tales From The Under-Realm: Hazel and Cooking Companions: Appetizer Edition sit in Indie on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Tales From The Under-Realm: Hazel |  Cooking Companions: Appetizer Edition | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2020 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure | Indie, Free To Play, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 11.99 USD | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 94.7% positive (19 reviews) | 88.4% positive (302 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Winter Wolves | Deer Dream Studios |
Side by side
- Both are Indie games on Steam.
- Cooking Companions: Appetizer Edition (2020) is 1 year older than Tales From The Under-Realm: Hazel (2021).
- Tales From The Under-Realm: Hazel scores higher on Steam reviews (94.7% positive) than Cooking Companions: Appetizer Edition (88.4% positive).
- Cooking Companions: Appetizer Edition is free; Tales From The Under-Realm: Hazel is paid (11.99 USD).
- Tales From The Under-Realm: Hazel is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Cooking Companions: Appetizer Edition has no Deck rating yet.
Tales From The Under-Realm: Hazel vs Cooking Companions: Appetizer Edition — FAQ
- Should I play Tales From The Under-Realm: Hazel or Cooking Companions: Appetizer Edition first?
- If you want chronology, Cooking Companions: Appetizer Edition (2020) came out before Tales From The Under-Realm: Hazel (2021). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Tales From The Under-Realm: Hazel and Cooking Companions: Appetizer Edition similar?
- They overlap on Indie on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Is Cooking Companions: Appetizer Edition free?
- Yes — Cooking Companions: Appetizer Edition is a free-to-play Steam title. Tales From The Under-Realm: Hazel is paid (11.99 USD).
- Does Tales From The Under-Realm: Hazel run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Tales From The Under-Realm: Hazel is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Cooking Companions: Appetizer Edition doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.