Thirsty Suitors is an upcoming Action RPG video game developed by Outerloop Games and published by Annapurna Interactive. Players control Jala, a second-generation South Asian American who returns to her tiny home town for her sister’s wedding. There, she’s confronted by her parents’ disappointment, a cult of skate-punks, and all her old suitors, many of whom harbor old wounds and emotions. Now Jala must confront her former lovers in increasingly strange boss battles if she is ever to find any closure.
No release date is confirmed, however a demo is currently available.
Previews: Reveal Trailer
, Gameplay preview
Tropes:
- Cooking Mechanics: Both trailers show off cooking mini games where Jala works to create a number of South Asian dishes to impress her mother.
- I Shall Taunt You: Part of the combat system, as shown in the gameplay trailer. Jala can taunt her opponents to make them unwittingly reveal psychological weaknesses to exploit.
- Shoe Slap: As shown in the gameplay trailer, Jala can summon her mother I battle to dispatch enemies with a whack of her chappal.
- Skate Heaven Is a Place on Earth: The gameplay preview shows that Jala will be able to skate board all across the town as well as in an abandoned theme park called Bearfoot Park.
