Cooking Companions: Appetizer Edition and Not It: Spookiest Edition both land in Indie, Casual 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 share Indie, Casual on Steam. Cooking Companions: Appetizer Edition (2020) is 1 year older than Not It: Spookiest Edition (2021). Cooking Companions: Appetizer Edition scores higher on Steam reviews (88.4% positive) than Not It: Spookiest Edition (73.9% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Choose Cooking Companions: Appetizer Edition if you want a Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Cooking Companions: Appetizer Edition launched in 2020.
Choose Not It: Spookiest Edition if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Not It: Spookiest Edition launched in 2021.
Both Cooking Companions: Appetizer Edition and Not It: Spookiest Edition sit in Indie and Casual 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.
 Cooking Companions: Appetizer Edition |  Not It: Spookiest Edition | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2021 |
| Genres | Indie, Free To Play, Casual | Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | Free to play | 6.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 88.4% positive (302 reviews) | 73.9% positive (23 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Deer Dream Studios | Snowhaven Studios |
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