Cooking Companions | Walkthrough & Achievement Guide (Updated)

Introduction

This is an optimized step-by-step walkthrough that covers all achievements and CG unlocks.
Guide should be followed from top to bottom. Don't start at lower sections.

Legend
☆ CG [Row.Column]

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Anatoly: Part I

• Start a new game → YES

Butter Them Up?
Will you butter them up? Or wind up on the chopping block?

☆ Mariah [2.3]
☆ Anatoly [3.1]
☆ Gregor [3.2]
☆ Karin [3.3]

• Probably not: I'm extremely lazy
  
• The drawers x3

☆ Cabbage [1.1]
☆ Onion [1.2]
☆ Bread [1.3]
☆ Raspberry [2.1]
☆ Potato [2.2]

Chompette Captain!
You found the Chompettes!

☆ Roasted Eggplant with Sesame and Pomegranate (Vegan) [4.1]

Food's here!
You found the first unlockable recipe!

First Meal
You cooked your first dish. Well done!

☆ Group eating [5.3]

• Save 1
  
• Look around the bathroom

☆ Bathroom candle [7.2]

• Yes [Taking Notes 1/5]
  
• Look into the mirror 15 or more times (until triggering the HELL no dialogue)
  This step is crucial to unlock the Cornbread and Legendary Chef achievements during NG+
  
  
• Inspect the black markings

Meals and Deals
You cooked your second dish. Congrats!

• Mariah
  
• The crafting one
  
• Inspect the kitchen

☆ Vegan Borscht [4.2]

Five Star Chef
You found ANOTHER unlockable recipe!

Bare Cupboards
Crumby situation. Yikes!

☆ Dream Likho [6.1]

Just A Dream
…right?

• Anatoly can read. I saw it with my own two eyes.
  
• Save 2
  
• Converse with Anatoly
  
• You bet
  
• A feast fit for a Queen
  
• Speak with Mariah
  
• Talk with Anatoly

☆ Anatoly reading [6.3]

• I'm sorry Anatoly

☆ Mariah leaving [7.3]
☆ Who prof [8.1]
☆ Mariah ghost concept [8.2]
☆ Dream falling [8.3]

Dead To Me
Mariah has left the cabin.

• Chat with Gregor in the living room

☆ Gregor knitting [9.2]

• Yes...
  
• Cook

A Downwards Spiral
You ate meat.

Anatoly: Part II

• Speak with Anatoly in the bathroom

☆ Dream Blacksmith [9.3]
☆ Window Flood [9.1]

Indoors Person
You looked out the window.

Don't Be a Crybaby!
You spoke with Onion.

Bad Ideas
She's got a plan Anatoly!

• Save 3
  
• Chat with Anatoly near the basement
  
• Anatoly... I'm here for you

Anatoly Analysis
Max your relationship with Anatoly.

☆ Anatoly concept art [10.1]

No Laughing Matter
You spoke with Bread.

☆ Anatoly leaving [10.2] (wrong thumbnail in gallery)
☆ A... is dead [10.3]

• Yes
  
• Yes
  
• Yes
  
• Yes. Consider your dying wish granted

☆ Gregor couch [11.2]
☆ G... is dead [12.1]

Goodbye Gregor
Gregor has "left" the cabin.

☆ Karin CG [12.3]

• Have you seen the Basement Key anywhere?
  
• The cauldron
  
• What's next Cabbage?
  
• Explore the bedroom
  
• Tell her about the basement
  
• Hover over the mirror on the left side.
  
• Hover over the window, inspect the piece of paper (left of window), and inspect the bookshelf (right of window).

Note Taken
You discovered a hidden note! 

• Yes

Nothing To Be Scared Of
You decided to go into the basement.

☆ Anatoly ghost concept art [11.1]

• Keep using (3) Chompettes to end the battle.

☆ Karin run [13.1]
☆ Karin block [13.2]
☆ Karin knife grab [13.3]
☆ Karin up close [14.1]
☆ Karin close nightmare [14.2]
☆ Day cabin [14.3]
☆ Cast concept art [15.1]
☆ Cauldron concept art [15.2]
☆ K... is dead [18.3]

I Want My Knife Back
Finish one last job.

Not Done Yet!
Plenty of meat still on those bones.

More Meat on Those Bones
You fondly remember the taste...

Fork in the Road
You decided to stay in the cabin.

Corny and Classic
You "enjoyed" a classic joke from Razael!

Chompettes Origins

• Save 4
  
• Oleg in the bedroom

No More Tears
You decided to help Oleg search the cabin. Great!

• The floors x3
  
• Yes

Master of Unlocking
You found some old fashioned lockpicks!

• The floors
  
• Yes (required for an achievement later; enables bobbypin2 variable)
  
• The furniture x4

Hearty Cabin Breakfast
You found a breakfast drawing...

• The furniture

Future Horror
You discovered a chemistry note...

• Stop searching the bedroom

Fishing For Food
You caught Oleg fishing...

Fishing For Jail Time
ILLEGALLY!

Shipwrecked
The plot thickens...

International Flight
Who's there?

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
You found a drawing...

Bad Timing
Bolek told a joke...

Bumps in the Night
Something woke you up...

Point Taken
He's here.

Graveyard Games
You remembered some simpler times...

The One and Only
Lost but never forgotten...

The Room Where It Happened
You saw a place you shouldn't have...

• Use the bobby pins on the door to the North

O' Cellar of Plenty
You found...food?

Cornered
You witnessed the room where everything changed.

Metamorphosis
A new era has begun.

Undying Rage
She'll NEVER forgive you.

Permanent Nightmare
Will you fight back?

• No
  
• Yes, I'm done fighting.

Pacifist
You aren't afraid of them anymore!

• What are you doing here?
  
• Any option x2

Nightmare Mode

• Once at the dark room, hover over the left mirror.
  
• Stand still (an extra choice shows up if you spam click on RUN)

☆ Bloody bathroom [15.3]
☆ Kitchen nightmare [16.1]

• Click all buttons
  
• Save 5
  
• Reject their offer
  
• Save 6
  
• Inside the mousehole x3
  
• Yes x2 [Taking Notes 2/5]
  
• East

☆ Karin ghost concept art [19.3]

The Nightmare Is Over
Finish nightmare mode.

☆ Evening cabin [16.2]
☆ Chompettes cabin courses [16.3]
☆ Starring Cabbage [17.1]
☆ Starring Onion [17.2]
☆ Starring Bread [17.3]
☆ Starring Raspberry [18.1]
☆ Starring Potato [18.2]

Lesson Plan
Finish the Chompettes Cabin Courses.

• I'm sorry Ryna
  
• Save 7
  
• Yes

Merry Berry
You decided to help out Raspberry!

New Game Plus (NG+)

• Inspect the bathtub [Taking Notes 3/5]
  
• Inspect the paper roll above the toilet
  
• Save 8
  
• Neither of them

I Think We're Alone Now
Just us now.

• Talk with nobody

Absent Anatoly
Anatoly has left the cabin.

• Save 9
  
• Say nothing
  
• The bookshelf x4 [Taking Notes 4/5]
  
• Eat a meal

Ravenous Beyond Repair
You embraced the abyss.

☆ Stormy cabin [20.2]
☆ Old logo art [20.1]
☆ Karin bed Concept [19.2]
☆ Bleedout [19.1]

Dread Weight
You know what you need to do next.

Waving Goodbye
For now? Or forever?

• Load Save 9
  
• Yes
  
• Eat a meal

Here We Go Again
You witnessed something old and something new.

☆ Vegetarian Gluten Free Cornbread (Vegan) [4.3]

He's here?
You found Cornbread!

Legendary Chef
You found the final unlockable recipe! Well done!

NG+
Finish New Game Plus.

• Any option.

Chompettes Origins: Cleanup

• Load Save 7
  
• No

Fade to Black
Yoink!

• Load Save 6
  
• Look into the mirror x50

Deer Dream
You found a special note from the developer.

• Load Save 5
  
• Save Mariah

Future Past
End of an era.

• Load Save 4
  
• Celina in the kitchen

Lead by Example
You decided to help Celina search the cabin. Great!

• Save 10
  
• Countertops x3
  
• Inside the cauldron and oven x5

Creepy Note
Who wrote this?

• Stop searching the kitchen

Helping Hand
You remembered some of your past with Celina.

• Open the door to the East

Butcher's Cut
You brought a cleaver to a knife fight.

• Reload save 4 after unlocking the achievement

• Load Save 4
  
• Bolek in the living room

Ready to Roll
You decided to help Bolek search the cabin. Great!

• The walls x4
  
• Yes

Strange Flex
That's disgusting!

• The walls

Acid Reflux
You found the Bad Job letter.

• Bookshelf x5

A CLASSIC
Bolek told a good joke! Incredible!

• Stop searching the living room

Stuffing His Face
You caught Bolek mid-bite!

• Reload save 10 after unlocking the achievement

• Load Save 10
  
• Countertops x4
  
• No

Leave It To Cleaver
PUT THE CLEAVER DOWN!

Mariah

• Load Save 2
  
• Talk with Mariah

Listen to Her
You spoke with Raspberry.

☆ Dream oven [6.2]

• Save 11
  
• Speak with Mariah
  
• Speak with Mariah
  
• Is this more difficult than...Ukraine?

They Call The Wind
Max your relationship with Mariah.

☆ Mariah concept art [7.1]

• Reload save 11 once you get to the next choice.

Gregor

• Load Save 11
  
• Converse with Gregor
  
• Think instead about everything you've done wrong and how you've doomed everyone
  
• Chat with Gregor in the living room
  
• Yes...
  
• Cook
  
• Talk with Gregor in the bedroom
  
• Inside the nightstand [Taking Notes 5/5]

Taking Notes
You found all of the hidden notes!

• Speak with Gregor in the living room
  
• Yes
  
• No

The Right Decision
You didn't assist Karin.

• I could never be disappointed in you Gregor

Gregor the Glutton
Max your relationship with Gregor.

☆ Gregor concept art [11.3]

• Reload save 2 once you get to the next choice.

Karin

• Load Save 2
  
• Speak with Karin
  
• Speak with Mariah
  
• Think instead about everything you've done wrong and how you've doomed everyone
  
• Talk with Karin in the bedroom
  
• Cook
  
• Speak with Anatoly in the bathroom
  
• Converse to Karin in the bedroom
  
• Yes
  
• Yes
  
• Yes
  
• Yes
  
• Yes. Consider your dying wish granted
  
• What are you whittling with that knife?
  
• I'd like my knife back
  
• Hey thief? Give me back my knife
  
• The cauldron
  
• I don't want to play hide and seek anymore...

Done With Hiding
You've experienced some serious deja-vu...

• Actually...I still want to play hide-and-seek

Jokes On You
See the secret ending.

Caring about Karin
Max your relationship with Karin.

Child's Mode and Cleanup

• Start a new game → Start Cooking Companions normally → NO
  
• The basement door

Sleeping On the Job
Thanks for playing!

• Load Save 3
  
• Talk with the Chompettes

Potato Gives Pause
You found a recipe which should never be attempted.

☆ Slaughter stew [5.2]

• Reload save 1 after unlocking the achievement

• Load Save 1
  
• Talk with the Chompettes

Appetizer Apprentice 
You found another unlockable recipe!

☆ Lebanese-style Tabouli (Vegan) [5.1]



Missing CG

• Load Save 8
  
• Talk with Gregor in the bedroom
  
• Inside the nightstand
  
• Speak with Gregor in the living room
  
• Say nothing
  
• Eat a meal (CG unlocks during the long scenes)

☆ Gregor ghost concept art [12.2]

[Lynxer]

For those having issues unlocking the last recipe + cornbread ending: You should follow the guide as is, without skipping anything.

Spoilerific explanation below:

There are TWO conditions to unlock the Cornbread special ending:
1.- Having checked the mirror 15 times while checking the bathroom on Day 1. The dialog should have changed to "HELL no." in caps. THIS MUST BE DONE ON THE FIRST PLAYTHROUGH, before Chompettes Origins.
2.- Max out your relationship with Karin on New Game +. For this, you need to say "Yes" to her while talking in the bedroom (about sending Anatoly out of the cabin), and "Yes" while deciding to poison Gregor.
DO NOT start a New Game + from the START menu, otherwise the mirror check will be lost.

If you did everything correctly, you should get the Turnip ending, and the Cornbread ending afterwards.

[Elcrest, The Divine Hero]

I don't understand this 2.3 thing

[Meat Harbor]

Now I believe this guide is no longer entirely up-to-date. Just prior to the release of Dread Weight, Cooking Companions received it's 2.0 update. According to the patch notes, "The entire script for Cooking Companions has been revised" and "New secrets have been added to the game."

I played a bit of Dread Weight before seeing CC had been updated, so I figure I'mma play through that again first 'cause it's been a minute and I'd like to see the new junk. I might pop back here to leave an update or two on anything that may have been changed/added.

[Ink]

I had some struggles getting the Appetizer Apprentice one, so I did a new game and when the option first came up to talk to the Chompettes, I did and got the achievement. Thanks for helping me get 100%!

[NOTFEMA]

Hi, i cant get de archivement "Ravenous Beyond Repair" a little help pls

[Hex: Chain Lollipop]

All solved, amazing guide!

[Hex: Chain Lollipop]

For some reason I am not getting the "taking notes" achievement even after I saw every note. Does anyone know why this might be? Should I go through this whole guide again step by step?

[FuriousGamer]

No Matter how hard i try i cant get to corn bread.

[TinkleFairy]

so how can i unlock the last recipe? does anyone know?

[Rimuru]

Hi im missing
Charming companion
Goodbye
Chuckle it up, buttercup!
They do exist
NOPE-D