To celebrate Ramadan this year, I’m taking the time to actively look for games and other productions that do not blatantly slaughter, mock or fetishize Muslim lives
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In the spirit of this holymonth, let me share a treat with you each day in this Twitter thread
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In the spirit of this holymonth, let me share a treat with you each day in this Twitter thread
To be honest, it wasn& #39;t easy to find works that satisfied those minimal decency rules. All the games re-enacting the genocide of people looking like & my family were especially hard to stomach.
Ramadan is about making efforts for positive change in and around you -- so I still did my best to focus on the games, and hidden gems that celebrate our diverse cultures and stories.
We make up 2 billions of your neighbours, so don& #39;t see this small list as exhaustive -- but rather as just a crumb of every beautiful thing that we could tell and do with you, if given more voice. Please do not hesitate to share it with your friends.
1 - Engare انگاره
Part puzzle, part drawing tool, this game is all about your geometric imagination. Discover the hidden beauty behind traditional architectural Islamic ornament.
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Part puzzle, part drawing tool, this game is all about your geometric imagination. Discover the hidden beauty behind traditional architectural Islamic ornament.
2 - Fatimah& #39;s Budy Day
A small tabletop rpg that holds in 200 words.
Play Fatimah & her cloth Amir, silencing the voices of each narrator until they tell your true story.
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A small tabletop rpg that holds in 200 words.
Play Fatimah & her cloth Amir, silencing the voices of each narrator until they tell your true story.
3 - One Thousand and One Days
A beautiful visual novel based on the mythology of ancient Persia and Islamic lore.
In a world of magic and court intrigue, you are the Dreamer, an individual who is haunted by visions that seem to have no end.
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A beautiful visual novel based on the mythology of ancient Persia and Islamic lore.
In a world of magic and court intrigue, you are the Dreamer, an individual who is haunted by visions that seem to have no end.
4 - Mira : The Legend of Djinns
A platformer by @littleknightgms inspired by Moroccan and Amazigh legends.
Yuba is a Gnawi -a bard singing about spiritual beings- but alas, he has no magic. One day he crosses path with Mira, a powerful Djinn...
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A platformer by @littleknightgms inspired by Moroccan and Amazigh legends.
Yuba is a Gnawi -a bard singing about spiritual beings- but alas, he has no magic. One day he crosses path with Mira, a powerful Djinn...
5 - Chefchaouen
Role-play as a tourist visiting the famous blue city of Chefchaouen
A beautiful game made for the City Builder Jam, with Core (freely available on the Epic Store)
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Role-play as a tourist visiting the famous blue city of Chefchaouen
A beautiful game made for the City Builder Jam, with Core (freely available on the Epic Store)
6 - A Space for the Unbound
Slice-of-life adventure game by @MojikenStudio
Set in the late 90s rural Indonesia, a story about overcoming anxiety & the relationship between a boy and a girl with supernatural powers
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Slice-of-life adventure game by @MojikenStudio
Set in the late 90s rural Indonesia, a story about overcoming anxiety & the relationship between a boy and a girl with supernatural powers
7 - Nature Works.
An atmospheric experience by Ece Yavuz (Mac Only)
"The work extracts slivers of the human condition and portrays them in a new visual universe."
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An atmospheric experience by Ece Yavuz (Mac Only)
"The work extracts slivers of the human condition and portrays them in a new visual universe."
8 - Good Lookin Home Cooking
A narrative vignette game by @Toadhouse_Games
«Play as Jessica and Amira, childhood best friends, running their dream food court during the busy month of Ramadan. Will their friendship withstand the pressure?»
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A narrative vignette game by @Toadhouse_Games
«Play as Jessica and Amira, childhood best friends, running their dream food court during the busy month of Ramadan. Will their friendship withstand the pressure?»
9 - Djinn Alwaqt
A puzzle game made for Ludum Dare 47 (full credits in reply)
«Use your minions to foil your enemy& #39;s traps and puzzles and reach the magical portal playing with time itself.»
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A puzzle game made for Ludum Dare 47 (full credits in reply)
«Use your minions to foil your enemy& #39;s traps and puzzles and reach the magical portal playing with time itself.»