Thirsty Suitors
Thirsty Suitors is an adventure video game developed by Outerloop Games and published by Annapurna Interactive. Gameplay
Thirsty Suitors is an adventure 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. Gameplay includes skateboarding, cooking minigames, and character conversations which function like turn-based battles. Story
A woman, Jala, returns to her childhood home in Washington and must confront her former significant others. Development
The studio began their development process by selecting three ideas for games to present to others in the video games industry in a pitch deck; the idea which later became Thirsty Suitors received the most positive attention. Co-founder and creative director of Outerloop, Chandana Ekanayake, noted that most of the individuals to whom Outerloop pitched the game were middle-aged white men, which caused Ekanayake to change his pitching strategy. This change involved focusing on the dearth of South Asian narratives in games, and highlighting successful media with such stories, such as the film Bend it Like Beckham and the television show Never Have I Ever. After deciding to move forward with the idea behind Thirsty Suitors exclusively, Outerloop eventually secured financing from Annapurna. Outerloop increased its headcount to fourteen to develop the game. The game was announced in December 2021. Early gameplay footage was shown in June 2022. On July 28, 2022, the game was announced to be scheduled for release on Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S, with a demo releasing on Steam the same day. In June 2023, it was announced that the game would release on November 2, 2023. References

External links 

 Official website

2023 video games
Adventure games
Annapurna Interactive games
Dating sims
Indie games
Nintendo Switch games
PlayStation 4 games
PlayStation 5 games
Role-playing video games
Video games developed in the United States
Video games featuring female protagonists
Video games set in Washington (state)
Windows games
Xbox One games
Xbox Series X and Series S games