Cooking Companions: Appetizer Edition

good game but why i gotta go through a whole process to fix the achievements? seems like lazy devs

The game itself is okay: I like the art, some of the horror works (30 unsettling/70 awkward), and the story despite being mostly empty was fun. (don't expect actual hide and seek, you're very clearly told "X is in the bedroom" and taken directly to said bedroom. The hidden lines are nice though, like [spoiler]finding a dead mouse after looking in the cupboard three times, the text is different every time and I always liked this method[/spoiler]) It would be even better without the constant "This is a demo! Please wishlist/buy the full game on October 7th 2021!", especially because it's really not necessary - this demo is short but mostly self-contained, I'm perfectly satisfied with what I got!! I'm deeply fed up with the achievements though (not that it matters, but one is completely nonsensical - "play through the demo 5 times" but it's only a specific combination of choices 5 times? Why.) They're just broken enough that you can, with a bit of effort, fix them. Annoying effort. And there's at least one bug that's just a misspelled label in the code like... maybe achievements are harder (doubt it, everyone else manages just fine) but this so easy to fix. TL;DR: okay game, but the creators treat it as a worthless ad and it shows.

Finally 100%'d this after it sitting at 13/15 in my library for like. Idk like 5ish years LMAO? Took me like 30 minutes to even figure out how to download a version that let me get those last two because the current version of the game's achievements are bugged and will NOT pop no matter what you do. I wouldn't particularly say it was scary to me even when I first played it, I'd normally like to try and recommend things I play but I'm not a huuuge fan of visual novels and the horror was lacking - could definitely be better. For a free game, it's great, but it should likely stay free. I can't see myself spending money on this game at all, especially with how achievements are literally bugged and the only way to get them working is downloading an old depot.

There is something dark and scary here despite all the cute. (⊙ˍ⊙)

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The concept of this game is interesting and fun, but It feels like a fever dream.

All the achievements are broken but honestly I don't even fkn care. That ♥♥♥♥ was awesome. Definitely gonna buy the full game when it's discounted.