Ligaw, Make Tusok the Fishball, Jeepney Simulator + More: Pinoy-Made Games to Download and Play

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(SPOT.ph) As someone who’s on TikTok a lot—or you just read a lot of our articles, as a true Spotter—you’d know there’s a video game that’s been getting a whole lot of attention on the platform. And if you’ve read up, you’d know that it was developed by a group of Pinoy kids from the University of Caloocan. Unbeknownst to many, we’ve got quite a thriving community of developers in our country making all sorts of fun and truly Pinoy games. Some are thesis and capstone projects—like Ligaw—others while others are labors of love. We listed down a few titles worth checking out and playing for a taste of the local scene.

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Ligaw

First on the list is Ligaw, which tells us that being a delivery rider is no joke. You know delivering parcels around the Metro is tough enough as is, but Raven Studios makes it more horrifying in the Filipino-made horror game. You will play as a delivery rider in the pandemic whose recipient insists on having his package dropped off inside his house while he is away. It has a first-person point of view, which makes it even scarier as you navigate through dark alleyways while also being plagued by strange visions and startling noises. Not to mention the setting and attention to detail that makes it all too real.

Available for download.

Jeepney Simulator

Para po! is a phrase you always hear and say when you are inside a jeepney. Granted, you are always the tired passenger on your commute to and from wherever. In this viral Filipino-developed driving game, you will be at the receiving end of the spectrum—yes, the person behind the wheel—who picks up passengers, calculates change and weaves through the Metro streets. You will also get to go home to your family and go through life-changing decisions (with consequences!) throughout the game.

Available on Steam for P199.

Bayani: Kanino ka Kakampi?

Think Street Fighter or Tekken, but with characters dressed and inspired by Philippine heroes, like Joe Rizal, for example, among many reimagined historical figures found in the 1-versus-1 fighting game Bayani: Kanino ka Kakampi? In the background are familiar landmarks while the characters battle it out using special moves and attacks you can juggle. According to the site, the game is set on an alternate timeline, but you will be able to see many parallels, references, and callbacks to historical figures and events.

The demo is available for download.

Himig

Himig will be your breath of fresh air in an otherwise hustling and bustling reality. Made by Filipino game creator Arwyn Silva, the game is a slice-of-life that sees two elementary school kids in their small, relaxing town. You’ll find yourself back in the days when life was slow and chill, with the biggest rush being running home before dark. You can talk to everyone, listen to their stories to know more about them and the whole neighborhood. You can even collect toys from fun minigames—all at your own pace.

Available on Steam soon.

Soup Pot

If you like Cooking Mama, you'll definitely love this upcoming home-cooking game Soup Pot by Chikon Club. You wouldn't have to worry about burning the kitchen down when you can cook not just Filipino dishes but also prepare Korean and Japanese ones as well. Just watching the trailer will take you back to Mom's or Lola's kitchen with the setting; almost as if you can smell the dishes from your screen. We saw kare-kare, lumpia, and banana cue, among other dishes ready to be reimagined using locally sourced or supermarket ingredients by you. Be ready to put your chef hats on.

Available on Steam soon.

Make Tusok the Fishball

“The pinaka-conyo game in town,” or so this mobile game description says is Make Tusok the Fishball. If you want to pass the time, this game will ease your boredom the local way. How? By, as its name says, making tusok the fishball. It’s straightforward enough: you just have to punch through the falling fishballs with a stick. How many fishballs can you catch? You’ll also see Pinoy catchphrases like “boom panes,” or conyo phrases “so malas, bro” that will elicit a chuckle or two.

Available on App Store and Google Play.

Ang Ospital

Ghosts are not the scariest thing you will encounter in Ang Ospital. Set in 1920, you will play as Kate, a young woman who suffers from anxiety disorders and has an extreme, irrational fear of the dark, who went on a ghost-hunting trip to an "abandoned" asylum with her friends. The survival-horror, single-player game will have you solving puzzles in the dark, navigating the maze that is the abandoned hospital, all while running and avoiding psychopaths that are out to kill you. The only thing you can do is run and hide. Ang Ospital is made by a team of students at the University of Caloocan for a thesis project. Be warned though: there will be a lot of blood, gore, and screaming (from you, probably).

The demo is available for download.

Lutong Bahay: Lola’s Home Cooking

Lutong Bahay: Lola’s Home Cooking—which is developed by Team Meowfia and published by Senshi.Labs—will have you learning the beauty of Filipino cuisine. According to the game description, you’ll be inheriting your lola’s carinderia. You’ll play as Marcella, who will not only learn how to cook Filipino dish staples (of course with the help of lola) but also travel and learn about the history and culture of where it’s from.

Available for download.

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