In many parts of Southeast Asia, happiness is served on a plate — and the same can be said of Singapore. The small, sunny island population love their food, so it’s more than apt that local and regional dishes will be the highlight of SEDAP! A Culinary Adventure, hailing from local indie game studio kopiforge.
Set in a fantastical reimaging of Southeast Asia, the co-op cooking adventure has announced its first public Steam demo as part of Steam’s Cooking Fest, which runs from 11 to 18 November. Gameplay is expected to be around 30 minutes, with players preparing Southeast Asian delicacies such as pineapple fried rice, mango sticky rice, and sambal kangkong in the first biome, Feisty Forest.
There’s a catch, however. Building on its inspiration from the popular couch co-op title Overcooked, SEDAP! introduces the element of hunting for ingredients by killing monsters or picking them off from the natural source, bringing the hustle out of the kitchen and a fresh spin on the formula.
“Whip up dishes as Som, the Cooker, or battle fearsome creatures while foraging for food as Gon, the Hunter. It’ll take your combined effort to keep your business up and running!” reads the official description for the game.
There will also be a special level in the demo dedicated to brewing bubble tea, a perpetual crowd favourite. While designed as a multiplayer experience, the upcoming romp can be enjoyed in single-player mode, with support for keyboard, controllers, and a combination of both. Only local co-op is available in the November demo, but online multiplayer is due to roll out in a future update.
The public demo for SEDAP! — which means ‘delicious’ in Malay, one of Singapore’s main languages — is scheduled to take place from 11 to 18 November. Following that, an exclusive trailer with brand-new gameplay will debut on 21 November, alongside an official release date announcement.
When it’s out, players can look forward to an original soundtrack by Tan Ting Yan Rebecca, composed with traditional Southeast Asian instruments. As shared in an earlier interview with Geek Culture, the title promises plenty of other regional influences as well, including references to Filipino mythology and species native to Oceania and Southeast Asia.
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