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
Michelle Lim

Programmers:
Nahyan Al Falahi
Maria Angelica Canta
Cesar Paolo Donato
Bryan Andrei Galecio

Almighty Artist:
Trina Francesca Pagtakhan

Sound Designer:
Maria Angelica Canta

Technical Consultant:
Arthur Kyle Estuar

Lead Quality Assurance:
Paolo Teodoro

Quality Assurance Assistant:
Dong Lao

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:
Czarina Loraine Milan

Producer:
Neal Patrick Padama

Executive Producer:
Beatrice M.V. Lapa, PhD (DocB)

StatusIn development
PlatformsHTML5
Release date Dec 22, 2020
Rating
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(89 total ratings)
Authorsenshi.labs
GenreSimulation
Made withUnity
Tags2D, cooking-game, Pixel Art

Comments

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gng is the bg music bahay kubo cuz lowkey I havent heard this song in a long while

There is no download button?

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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! 

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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

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brb. got hungry (it's rare for me to be hungry, trust me).

(+1)

Same, art is so good

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yep

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I love cooking bro

cutie po

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Can't tilt the phone to add the salt, but still, it is a memorable cooking game

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this was well made!! i love the extra infos abt the places

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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!

(+5)(-1)

lovely cooking game :3