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A suya grill glowing at night in Agege, Lagos, with yellow danfo buses parked across the road
The Mai Suya signboard: the stall’s name hand-painted in yellow on blue boards, a bulb above and two suya skewers Street food stall game · In your browser

Mai Suya: the Nigerian suya grill game

Run your own suya stall in Lagos

Grill skewers over charcoal, set the fire, flip them before they burn, season them with yaji and serve a queue of hungry customers at night. No download, no sign-up.

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  • GenreCooking game · Food stall simulation
  • PlatformBrowsers on Android, iPhone, iPad & desktop
  • PlayersSingle player
  • LanguageEnglish
  • PriceFree, no account

What is the Mai Suya game?

Mai Suya is a suya grill game set at a roadside stall in Lagos. Suya is one of Nigeria’s best-loved street foods: thin strips of spiced meat on sticks, grilled over charcoal, dusted with yaji and wrapped in paper. The mai suya, the grill master, keeps the fire going all night while the queue grows.

A night at the stall runs from 19:00 to 01:00 in game time. You buy stock before opening, keep the charcoal hot, and serve every order before the customer gives up. What you earn pays for a better stall the next night.

Mai Suya on a computer screen: four customers waiting with their orders above a charcoal grill full of suya skewers
A night at the stall: orders queue along the top, the skewers cook on the grill, and the three flames set the fire.

How does a night work in this Nigerian street food game?

  1. Before opening: buy your stock

    Meat for the night, yaji, onion, tomato and cabbage, and charcoal by the bag: ₦300 a bag, about 3 hours of fire. Buy too little and you close early; buy too much and your cash sits unsold.

  2. Light the charcoal and set the heat

    Three flames beside the grill set the fire: low, medium or high. High cooks fast but eats charcoal and leaves less time to flip; low keeps the queue waiting.

  3. Grill and flip

    Put a skewer on an empty spot. When the first side is done, flip it in time, then let the second side cook. Tap it onto the plate when it is done; left on the grill too long, it burns.

  4. Season and wrap

    Each customer wants their own spice: no pepper, regular or extra yaji, with or without onion, tomato and cabbage, wrapped in newspaper or boxed.

  5. Serve, count the naira, upgrade

    Hand over the order before the customer gives up, take the haggle or refuse it, and at 01:00 read the night’s takings. Then spend them on a better stall.

The full guide, chapter by chapter

Why play the Mai Suya Lagos game?

Nine kinds of suya

Beef, Chicken, Liver, Gizzard, Kidney, Ram, Tozo, Fish and Shrimp, unlocked over your first seven nights, each with its own cooking time and price.

Five Lagos neighbourhoods

Agege, Surulere, Ikeja, Lekki and Victoria Island: each with its own crowd, rent and favourite meat. Move up as your takings grow.

Customers who haggle

Danfo drivers, conductors, okada riders, students, football fans and late-night visitors. Some ask for a better price; decide whether the sale is worth it.

Lagos nights

Rain on the coals, a NEPA power cut, a dusty Harmattan night or a football night in Surulere: check the forecast before you buy stock.

Seven stall upgrades

Charcoal grill, charcoal stove, light bulb, generator, tables and chairs, signboard and cooler, each with five levels.

Cold drinks and Agege bread

Pure water, Cola, Orange soda, Malt drink, Chapman, Zobo and Lager from the cooler, and Agege bread on the side, for a bigger order.

A free browser game with no download

Laid out for a phone held upright, with big tap targets, and just as playable in a desktop browser.

Your stall is saved

Every night is saved in the browser. Sign in to keep it in the cloud, or carry it to a new phone with a save code.

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How to play

How to play, from your first night

Tips

Ten habits that earn more naira and burn less suya

Menu

The full menu: meats, toppings and drinks

What is a mai suya

Who the mai suya is, and how suya is eaten

Suya recipe

Make suya and yaji spice at home

Play on PC

Play on a computer, with keyboard keys

iPhone and iPad

Play on iPhone and iPad in Safari

Download

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Frequently asked questions

Is there a suya game I can play for free?

Yes: Mai Suya. You are the grill master at a roadside suya stall in Lagos at night, starting in Agege with beef and chicken on the grill, and every night’s takings bring new meats and places closer.

Do I need to download anything?

No. Mai Suya is a web page: open the Play page and the first night starts right there, in the browser you are reading this in.

Which browsers does it run on?

Any recent version of Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Edge or Opera.

What language is Mai Suya in?

English, with the words of a Lagos suya stall kept as they are: yaji, danfo, okada, NEPA and aunty among them. The guide’s FAQ explains yaji and NEPA for a visitor.

Who made Mai Suya?

SX.C (ShengXing Chi), an independent game developer. Feedback, bug reports and ideas for new meats and places reach them through the Contact page.