Lutong Bahay: Lola's Home Cooking
Description
Take on the task of inheriting your grandmother’s carinderia by travelling across the Philippines, learning how to cook iconic Filipino dishes, and discovering the history and culture of its place of origin. Explore the region, talk to the locals, and learn famous Filipino recipes!
Project Objective
Lutong Bahay: Lola's Home Cooking aims to showcase iconic Filipino dishes, utilizing the interactive and immersive characteristic of videogames in order to facilitate an understanding of how the dishes are prepared, as well as the historical background of how the dishes originated. The project also seeks to instill in its players a deeper appreciation towards the rich and culturally diverse culinary history and traditions of the Philippines. In doing so, the developers hope that the project could help spark interest towards our local cuisine, not only on a national level, but on a global scale as well.
Concept Details
This game is a PROOF OF CONCEPT. For questions about expanding this project and future partnerships, please contact Mr. Neal Padama at love@senshi.ph.
Game Updates (07.25.2025 Build)
- New Game Logo
- New Game Menu
- Music Selection / Level Selection
- Three (3) new dishes
- Updated UI
- Revised overall game visuals
- New fun fact and map visuals
Team
| Lead Designer Trina Francesca Pagtakhan Lead Programmers Programmers: Almighty Artist: Sound Designer: Technical Consultant: Lead Quality Assurance: Quality Assurance Assistant: | Testers: Paul Andrew Lopez Vince Aviles Raphael Antonio Joben Maratas Johann Caraig Special thanks to: Gwendelyn Foster Francis Gabriel Roque Solon Chen Kevin Brian Valmonte David Ramos Al Louise Lucas Timothy the Cat Kitty the Cat Tom the Cat Sophie the Cat Miguel Viejon Operations Director: Producer: Executive Producer: |
Comments
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i loved this so so so so much, it made me cry and giggle and made me have fun and think about my lola who passed, may she rest in peace. im mixed so i didnt always grow up very connected to my filipino heritage but as i became a teenager and showed more interest in our culture, my lola would cook me more filipino food and when i moved away for college i started cooking more filipino food too! this game taught me about variations on dishes that i didnt know about and i want to try some of the dishes and ingredient suggestions that i learned through this game! my lola would make me lumpia sariwa for my birthday so it was really fun and nastolgic making the lumpiang ubod in the game. I usually use bamboo shoots but now i want to try with the hearts of palm. theyre usually easier to find than bamboo shoots in american grocery stores so i feel like that also goes along with the lesson of making do with what is available!! my family also uses tamarind or sometimes lemon for our sinigang, not the packet so i gigled in the game when i saw that too!! (i use the packet now though usually hehe- srry lola the chemicals taste yummy and its so convenient lolol but she was definitely all about fresh ingredients!) last note is that my lola also spoke kampampangan and spent some of her upbringing in pampanga so that was also awesome to see in this game it put a huge smile on my face ^w^ the graphics were awesome, the characters amazing, i really had a great time and got to learn more!!!! imma be sending this to my cousins heheh :P
fantastic! the story was simple and compelling, the gameplay was very chill with clear instructions and no rush, and the trivia portions made my knowledge-hungry brain very happy!
Besides the cooking and beautiful visuals, I really loved Tatay Romy's story!
thank you for sharing, i felt the heart and soul of filipino cooking in this game! really enjoyable to play
This game made me hungry, great work!
This is a gorgeous game. I had so much fun cooking all the dishes! I'm so glad to be able to learn more about these different foods and what goes into them, and the cute finished images at the end look sooooo yummy. I'm so hungry now 😋
I absolutely love this game! It's fun, animation is cute.
this game made my heart so warm! the art style is so cute and the game play is oddly satisfying. now I need to go eat some filipino food. P:
Glad this went through without any problem, I hope :(
I really love the visual novel... Is the music safe to use?
EDIT: I hope I'm not pushing my luck here :(
it was lovely! :> the artstyle and the story giving warm and good atmosphere
why dont i have a download button? pls help
I think you can only play web version
Mahusay! ang ganda nung graphics, natutuo narin ako magluto ng fried rice. may nakita ako bug if you dial down the heat, she says its “too hot” when the stove is off
peak
I love this game, truly educated me in other filipino dishes :D
this is so peak i'm sobbing tears of joy
I'm Filipino American. This game is really good, it made me cry and it really touched my heart. I know it's not sad but my mom passed away when I was very young. This game reminded me of cooking with her in the kitchen. I really hope you guys have all the success in the world.
gng is the bg music bahay kubo cuz lowkey I havent heard this song in a long while
There is no download button?
I'm so sad that only a few people know about this game. This showcases the Filipino culture so well—imbued with passion towards the culture's delicacies. It's clear that many haven't seen or appreciate this game enough. Nevertheless, I had so much fun! The art, the ui, the game mechanics are all beautiful. It has depth and adds meaning to the story. Good job! Kudos to everyone that made this game!
As a Filipina myself, I'm happy that our culture is being shown in such a creative and beautiful way. ANG GANDA HUEY
game wont load
brb. got hungry (it's rare for me to be hungry, trust me).
Same, art is so good
yep
I love cooking bro
cutie po
Can't tilt the phone to add the salt, but still, it is a memorable cooking game
this was well made!! i love the extra infos abt the places
Hello!!! I played this game a few years ago and absolutely loved it, but I heard it got updated and decided to play it again.
There’s so much more story, event stills, and cooking than before!!!
I really love Teacher Maricela's Trivia Time! Learning about Filipino culture was super fun, and I enjoyed looking up all the food names and traditions mentioned.
The scene at the end where you return from your journey—absolutely loved it!!!!!!
The appearance of the simple dish, especially the one shown on the title screen, was such a powerful moment.
I’m really close to my grandmother, so I played through it with tears in my eyes, nya (=；ω；=)
Thank you for this amazing game. If there are more updates, I’ll definitely play it again, nya!
lovely cooking game :3