Choose Delicious - Emily's Message in a Bottle
Choose Delicious - Emily's Message in a Bottle if you want an Indie experience. Delicious - Emily's Message in a Bottle launched in 2016.
Delicious - Emily's Message in a Bottle vs Mary Le Chef - Cooking Passion
Delicious - Emily's Message in a Bottle and Mary Le Chef - Cooking Passion both land in Adventure, 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 Adventure, Casual on Steam. Delicious - Emily's Message in a Bottle (2016) is 1 year older than Mary Le Chef - Cooking Passion (2017). Mary Le Chef - Cooking Passion scores higher on Steam reviews (94.4% positive) than Delicious - Emily's Message in a Bottle (91.8% 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 Mary Le Chef - Cooking Passion
Choose Mary Le Chef - Cooking Passion if you want a Simulation experience. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. Mary Le Chef - Cooking Passion launched in 2017.
Both Delicious - Emily's Message in a Bottle and Mary Le Chef - Cooking Passion sit in Adventure 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.
Side-by-side comparison
 Delicious - Emily's Message in a Bottle |  Mary Le Chef - Cooking Passion | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2017 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Casual | Adventure, Simulation, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Verified |
| Price | 15.99 USD | 14.39 USD |
| Steam reviews | 91.8% positive (49 reviews) | 94.4% positive (36 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | GameHouse | Cateia Games, GameHouse |
Side by side
- Both share Adventure, Casual on Steam.
- Delicious - Emily's Message in a Bottle (2016) is 1 year older than Mary Le Chef - Cooking Passion (2017).
- Mary Le Chef - Cooking Passion scores higher on Steam reviews (94.4% positive) than Delicious - Emily's Message in a Bottle (91.8% positive).
- Mary Le Chef - Cooking Passion is currently ~10% cheaper on Steam than Delicious - Emily's Message in a Bottle (14.39 USD vs. 15.99 USD).
- Mary Le Chef - Cooking Passion is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Delicious - Emily's Message in a Bottle has no Deck rating yet.
Delicious - Emily's Message in a Bottle vs Mary Le Chef - Cooking Passion — FAQ
- Should I play Delicious - Emily's Message in a Bottle or Mary Le Chef - Cooking Passion first?
- If you want chronology, Delicious - Emily's Message in a Bottle (2016) came out before Mary Le Chef - Cooking Passion (2017). 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 Delicious - Emily's Message in a Bottle and Mary Le Chef - Cooking Passion similar?
- They overlap on Adventure, Casual 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.