Thirsty Suitors

Thirsty Suitors is an upcoming adventure video game developed by Outerloop Games and published by Annapurna Interactive.[1][2]

Thirsty Suitors
Developer(s)Outerloop Games
Publisher(s)Annapurna Interactive
Platform(s)
ReleaseNovember 2, 2023
Genre(s)Adventure

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.[3] 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.[1] 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.[1]

After deciding to move forward with the idea behind Thirsty Suitors exclusively, Outerloop eventually secured financing from Annapurna.[3] Outerloop increased its headcount to fourteen to develop the game.[3] The game was announced in December 2021.[4] Early gameplay footage was shown in June 2022.[5] 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.[6] In June 2023, it was announced that the game would release on November 2, 2023.[7]

Premise

A woman, Jala, returns to her childhood home in Washington and must confront her former significant others.[8]

References
  1. Farokhmanesh, Megan (June 16, 2022). "'Thirsty Suitors' Won't Fit In. That's the Point". Wired. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
  2. Kaser, Rachel (December 10, 2021). "Annapurna and Outerloop reveal Thirsty Suitors, a new adventure game". VentureBeat. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
  3. Doherty, Kelly (January 26, 2022). "'Thirsty Suitors' and how your favourite indie video games get made". NME. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
  4. Valentine, Rebekah (December 10, 2021). "Annapurna Reveals Thirsty Suitors, an Action RPG About Skating and Dating". IGN. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
  5. Clark, Nicole (June 10, 2022). "Thirsty Suitors early gameplay shows off bright visuals and dynamic dance battles". Polygon. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
  6. Romano, Sal (July 28, 2022). "Thirsty Suitors confirmed for PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC; demo now available for PC". Gematsu. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
  7. Romano, Sal (June 29, 2023). "Thirsty Suitors launches November 2". Gematsu. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
  8. Totilo, Stephen (June 29, 2022). "Award-winning Thirsty Suitors is a different kind of game". Axios. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
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