SEDAP

**SEDAP!** is a co-op cooking adventure video game developed by kopiforge, a game developer from Singapore. The game plays as a cooperative cooking adventure through different levels.

Players control different characters -- the Cooker who excels at preparing delicious meals, and the Hunter who forages and battles for ingredients. A demo of SEDAP! was released on August 4th 2023 and a full version of the game is currently in the works, with an estimated release in Q2 2025 .

## Story

Merapi assigns two of her best employees to explore Khaya Island for premium ingredients to cook and serve high-quality meals to her customers. The Cooker-Hunter duo hops onto Merapi's food truck and ventures into the perilous Khaya Island.

## Gameplay

SEDAP! is a cooperative cooking game where two player work together to create delicious meals. Khaya Island consists of flora and fauna that can be collected to whip up delicious courses.

Both players have different roles, with one excelling at sourcing for ingredients in the wild while the other excelling at preparing and serving meals.

### Two-player Asymmetric Co-op

Grab a friend and work together! Each player takes up a distinct role – either prepare food as the Cooker, or hunt for ingredients as the Hunter.

### Southeast Asian Food

Cook and prepare a wide range of popular dishes enjoyed in Southeast Asia, such as Pineapple Fried Rice, Nasi Lemak and Bubble Tea.

### The Sacred Recipe Book

Discover more dishes and food as you carry out your expedition into the mysterious Khaya Island.

## Characters

* **Merapi** is the shot-caller for the duo's expedition. She sends the Cooker and the Hunter to explore Khaya Island.
* **The Cooker** is a culinary expert who has a knack for preparing and serving tasty delicacies to customers.
* **The Hunter** is a talented swordsman who overcomes dangers to collect ingredients for The Cooker.

## Development

SEDAP! started as a final-year project by two aspiring game artists, Jay Wong and Nadiyah Toi . The team wanted to develop a game that could not only represent Southeast Asian culture, but also bring friends together. Concept and pre-production started in early 2022. Many of the cultures and visuals needed to be researched thoroughly in order to find a suitable art direction for the game.

In January 2023, Jing Ting, whom Jay met in polytechnic, joined the team to help out with programming. The game's music features Southeast Asian music and was composed by Singaporean composer Rebecca Tan, a friend of Jay's who wanted to work together on games since they were younger.

The game was announced in March 2023 on Twitter and received positive feedback from the Internet. The virality surprised the small team and they expressed their gratitude to the people who were eager for the game to be released.

The demo of SEDAP! was showcased physically during the ADM Graduation Show 2023 and during the SGGA Industry Day's Student Showcase. Many game developers and members of the public reacted positively to the game and were keen to see more.

Soon after, the trio formed an indie team under the moniker "kopiforge"  and released the online demo of the game on August 4th 2023.

## Trivia

* The exclamation "sedap!" means "delicious!" in both the Malay and Indonesian language.
* The term "Khaya Island" can be interpret as an island full of resources as "kaya" means "rich" in both the Malay and Indonesian language.
* According to SEDAP! press kit, the game started as a final-year project during developers' time at university.

## Official Links

* SEDAP! Itch.io Page
* SEDAP! Official Instagram
* Kopiforge Official Twitter

## Gallery

Players preparing to hunt and cookPlayers are hunting ingredients
## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 [1] Sedap Press Kit
2. ↑ [2] VirtualSEA.com "Prepare your Tastebuds for SEDAP! – The Southeast Asian Co-op Cooking Game" written by Andreas Betsche