Thirsty Suitors (NSP, XCI) ROM

Thirsty Suitors is an adventure video game about a young woman, Jala, who returns to her hometown for her sister’s wedding and must navigate her relationships with her family and former paramours.

It has been developed by Outerloop Games and published by Annapurna Interactive. Face Exes, Upset Parents, and Discover Yourself. Thirsty Suitors, by Outerloop Games, delves into culture, relationships, family pressures, and self-expression.

Can Jala navigate her demanding parents, mend ties with her exes, and mend friendships before her sister’s wedding? Will she be prepared for the impending visit of Nani, the family’s formidable and judgmental matriarch? In the game’s narrative, Jala will engage her exes in cinematic, turn-based combat encounters.

Combat, Engage in turn-based, extravagant battles with enhancements, unique abilities, and a distinct mood system for exploiting weaknesses. Confront skate punks, random admirers, and, most importantly, your exes.

Skateboarding, Master the art of skateboarding, grinding, and wall-running across Timber Hills with complex maneuvers, combos, and challenges. Uncover the secrets of Bearfoot Park while facing off against skate punks and their leader, Soundie the Bear.

Cooking, Try to amaze your mother and heal your relationship through action-packed cooking sequences, all while exploring a diverse menu of delectable South Asian-inspired dishes.

GAMEPLAY & PLOT

The player can engage in various game modes, including skateboarding, cooking minigames, and character conversations which function like turn-based battles. A South Asian-American woman, Jala Jayaratne (voiced by Farah Meran), returns to her small hometown in Timber Falls for the first time in three years after leaving her brokenhearted exes and her loving family in her wake.