Choose Keep Me Gifted
Choose Keep Me Gifted if you want a Simulation and Casual game with Steam Leaderboards. Keep Me Gifted launched in 2025.
Keep Me Gifted vs Red the Cook
Keep Me Gifted and Red the Cook 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. Keep Me Gifted (2025) is 1 year older than Red the Cook (2026). Keep Me Gifted is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Red the Cook has no Deck rating yet. 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 Red the Cook
Choose Red the Cook if you want an Early Access experience. Red the Cook launched in 2026.
Both Keep Me Gifted and Red the Cook 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
 Keep Me Gifted |  Red the Cook | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2025 | 2026 |
| Genres | Indie, Simulation, Casual | Indie, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 3.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 57.4% positive (61 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Merlot Games | Makarychev Danila |
Side by side
- Both are Indie games on Steam.
- Keep Me Gifted (2025) is 1 year older than Red the Cook (2026).
- Keep Me Gifted is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Red the Cook has no Deck rating yet.
Keep Me Gifted vs Red the Cook — FAQ
- Should I play Keep Me Gifted or Red the Cook first?
- If you want chronology, Keep Me Gifted (2025) came out before Red the Cook (2026). 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 Keep Me Gifted and Red the Cook 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.
- Does Keep Me Gifted run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Keep Me Gifted is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Red the Cook doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.