Cooking up monsters: Inside Malaysia’s indie game 'Midwest 90: Rapid City'

Midwest 90: Rapid City features a cast of characters nearly as kooky as the dishes you can cook up. — Photos: Hidden Chest Studios

Monsters. A mainstay in video games since the very inception of the medium. Gamers have fought and tamed monsters throughout thousands of video games. Not many games, however, give gamers the opportunity to cook and serve them up in delicious meals.

Midwest 90: Rapid City is an ambitious Malaysian-developed indie game that marries the restaurant tycoon genre with tower defence, tying it all up with a strong narrative.