As Protestants faced Away against ICE agents and offenders in Los -English, game developers collected only a few miles away for a summer game. They came to the annual show in early June to show their games and make professional relationships. The team at Outerloop Games didn’t differ at all. But the studio, led and hired by brown and black developers, many of whom are immigrants themselves, had additional precautions to consider: “In case of ice attack,” says the game Chandana Ekanayake of the team’s plan at the time, “We will remain together.” Whether that meant at the event itself, or even dinner later, the team kept track of each other for the whole event.
Outterloop, creator of Thirsty pretenders And Falcony agewas at the event to showcase its newest project, a “spicy” narrative turn-based RPG named Dosa Divas coming out at the beginning of 2026.
As the Trump administration implements mass deportations,, are aiming for visasMigrants disappear into Foreign Megaprisonand tweets “ASMR” videos from people deported in chains of the official White House accountOuterloop makes games that find ways to connect people to different cultures through food. “This is the most accepted version of ourselves or culture, there is food,” Ekanayake says. “People are definitely ready to try food before they are ready to accept the people who do it.”
Outerloop’s games have always presented food in some capacity, and Dosa Divas Only crawls its importance. Named for Dosas, delicious crepes popular in southern India, the game stars two sisters fighting against a bad fast -food empire, literally; Characters in their turn-based combat have unique abilities associated with different “taste profiles”, such as sweet, spicy or acidic. To attack effectively, you need to match movements to the enemy’s craving.
Dosa Divas Centers around three sisters – Samara, Amani, and fast -food entrepreneur, Lina – the last of which became estranged after their family restaurant closes. Lina’s fast cuisine has become so widespread that no one really cooks anymore.
Ekanayake says that part of the story of the game is about reconciliation and recognition, especially with food. Collecting ingredients and cooking plays an important role in the game. Sharing meals with villagers, players can help repair communities and build their own reputation.
Much like like Thirsty pretendersOuterloop’s previous game, Dosa Divas It is set in a colorful, lively world that mixes fantastic elements with daily. In Thirsty pretendersHeroin Jala fought her exhes in over-top combat sequences, slipped, and tried peace with her parents. Dosa Divas Adds a giant Mech to the mix that helps the sisters beat lawyers.
Early reactions to the game are positive, with critics praising the humor, aesthetics of the game and taste-themed battles. Summer game Fest had “a lot of games fastened in ingenious or dystopian places that made a weekend full of many dark, shadowy worlds that felt mostly without color”, ” Wrote screenrant. “After so much gray, to meet a brilliant color pallet and so visible artistic style in the game, felt so attractive.” Rpgfan said “Its fight felt intuitive, its writing was ingenious.”
