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Samer Abbas

@samerabbas.bsky.social

On a mission to support MENA region developers and elevate Arabic games globally.

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It's my absolute pleasure to present to you our labor of love: Poly Fighter!

We are HeartLoop Games! โ™ฅ

02.09.2025 13:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 481    ๐Ÿ” 151    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 62    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Learn about 4 games coming to PS5 from the Middle East and North Africa Hero Project: play.st/45M1DIF

โšฌ Red Bandits
โšฌ Enci's Solution
โšฌ The Perfect Run
โšฌ A Cat's Manor

23.08.2025 08:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 138    ๐Ÿ” 17    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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PlayStation MENA Hero Project titles announced โ€“ Red Bandits, Enciโ€™s Solution, The Perfect Run, and A Catโ€™sย Manor Sony Interactive Entertainment has announced the first four titles as part of its MENA Hero Project, an initiative that aims to "identify and support original voices and empower creators from to tell their stories through games."

PlayStation MENA Hero Project titles announced โ€“ Red Bandits, Enciโ€™s Solution, The Perfect Run, and A Catโ€™sย Manor

Sony Interactive Entertainment has announced the first four titles as part of its MENA Hero Project, an initiative that aims to "identify and support original voices and empowerโ€ฆ

23.08.2025 15:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Itโ€™s an honor to share this with you our film โ€œStill Playingโ€ won an award at its world premiere at the Locarno Film Festival

Weโ€™re just at the beginning of our journey with Dreams on a Pillow, an upcoming game, and this recognition gives us even more energy to keep going.
launchgood.com/1948

16.08.2025 22:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 61    ๐Ÿ” 22    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A Saturday morning cartoon gone #roguelite! ๐Ÿˆ

UnderMire, a first-person co-op adventure, lets you battle fear-fueled MONSTERS, SMUSH everyday junk into magical weapons, and encounter SPOOKY events! ๐Ÿ‘ป ๐Ÿ‘น

โœจ Wishlist UnderMire on Steam now: url.tableknightgames.com/Vgf

#gamedev #indiegame

26.05.2025 19:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 31    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5

Rasheed is the first game developer in Palestine to post a role to our job board. Inshallah he is the first of many.

Join @rasheedabueideh.bsky.social and an award-winning team of developers creating Dreams on a Pillow, a game inspired by a Palestinian folk tale set during the 1948 Nakba.

26.03.2025 17:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 100    ๐Ÿ” 37    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Join award-winning game creators in developing a unique pseudo-3D stealth-adventure game set during the Palestinian Nakba of 1948

๐Ÿ’ป Programming Lead (Unity, C#)
๐ŸŽจ Art Lead
๐Ÿ“† Contract (8-16 months)
๐ŸŒ REMOTE

๐Ÿ‘‡

25.03.2025 19:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 26    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Al-Sirah | LaunchGood | LaunchGood Experience the birth of Islam through play

๐Ÿ“ฃWe have moved our Al-Sirah game crowdfunding to LaunchGood! โœจ

Please visit & consider supporting the campaign at: LaunchGood.com/al-sirah

Sharing the link is very much appreciated. โค๏ธ

#CozyGames #Culture #History

28.02.2025 09:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 22    ๐Ÿ” 17    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

I always used the โ€œlight at the end of a tunnelโ€ idiom and mental image to describe clarity about long term goals, but I didnโ€™t think much about the darkness of the long tunnel surrounding it. Looking back this was blissful ignorance.

14.02.2025 03:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I donโ€™t understand folks wishing those affected by the layoffs to land on their feet. Do you realize that if they land on their feet they will never walk again?

28.01.2025 20:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Oh wow, yes pls more Wariowarelikes.

26.01.2025 20:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hear me out. Wind strength should be measured by how full a coffee cup is when it starts moving it.

26.01.2025 09:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The only useful thing Samwise did in the entire journey.

25.01.2025 21:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Itโ€™s just the latest chapter in more automation making us less human.

25.01.2025 21:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Xbox game that made Microsoft apologize to the Saudi Arabian government The full story behind Microsoftโ€™s infamous recall

Fun read on how not to do things!

Massive contrast to how Sony handled Little Big Planet.

www.polygon.com/features/507...

24.01.2025 20:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Can we just stop using BST, CET, EST, PST, etc when setting meetings? Some places have daylight saving, some places donโ€™t and if I donโ€™t add the S it always shows the non-daylight saving time and thatโ€™s just confusing. Just tell me which city you are in.

23.01.2025 14:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Watching the early survivors' footage out of Gaza -the dead, the massacred, the razed, the destroyed, the ravaged, the mutilated- and honestly, I don't think I have seen a scale of relentless pure evil like Israel's US-backed genocide, the apartheid, and the occupation of Palestine in my lifetime.

20.01.2025 14:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 544    ๐Ÿ” 137    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is a good interview about Palestinian history & present behind Dreams on a Pillow

19.01.2025 12:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 212    ๐Ÿ” 79    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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What is โ€˜Dreams on a Pillowโ€™, the Palestinian game about the Nakba? The game is based on the events of the 1948 Nakba, referring to the ethnic cleansing of 750,000 Palestinians.

Al Jazeera reports in-depth about @rasheedabueideh.bsky.social's Dreams on a Pillow.

www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/...

19.01.2025 12:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 247    ๐Ÿ” 84    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Brace yourself Elon, we will be murdering the vibe.

18.01.2025 15:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

15 years ago when I organized the first Game Zanga (MENA/Arabic focused game jam), Ludum Dare was a huge source of inspiration. I donโ€™t think Game Zanga would exist if it wasnโ€™t for Ludum Dare.

16.01.2025 00:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Dreams on a Pillow raises $240,000 to spotlight 'two decades of untold Palestinian history' The latest project from Palestinian developer Rasheed Abueideh is entering production thanks to the power of crowdfunding.

Dreams on a Pillow, its crowdfunding success, and how much the game managed to get talked about, prove that games --as all art-- can be crucial communication tools.

www.gamedeveloper.com/production/d...

15.01.2025 06:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Dreams on a Pillow funding page : 235 399 โ‚ฌ collected

Dreams on a Pillow funding page : 235 399 โ‚ฌ collected

Le financement de Dreams on a Pillow est enfin terminรฉ ๐Ÿ‰

Merci ร  tous ceux qui ont contribuรฉ ร  la rรฉussite de l'aventure de @rasheedabueideh.bsky.social ๐Ÿ™

Mais ce n'est que le dรฉbut, et je compte sur vous pour supporter ce projet et ses crรฉateurs jusqu'au bout ๐Ÿ‘Š๐Ÿ’ฅ

13.01.2025 21:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Dreams on a Pillow - a videogame experience about theย 1948ย Nakba, based onย aย trueย story | LaunchGood A pseudo-3D stealth adventure game about a land full of people being made into a people without land

~2 hours until Dreams on a Pillow is officially funded. In this evil world, who would've thought that a Palestinian would ever get to make a game about his lands' history? Thank you all that supported or signal boosted, & if you still wanna chip in, you still can!

www.launchgood.com/v4/campaign/...

13.01.2025 19:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 262    ๐Ÿ” 110    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

Lessgoooo ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ‘‡

13.01.2025 18:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Dreams on a Pillow - a videogame experience about theย 1948ย Nakba, based onย aย trueย story | LaunchGood A pseudo-3D stealth adventure game about a land full of people being made into a people without land

Less than 4 hours to go!

Weโ€™re 10k away from hitting 50% of total game budget. Can we do it?

Reserve your copy now:

Launchgood.com/1948

13.01.2025 18:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Dreams on a Pillow: Making Games Mean Something More Can video games be the best medium to convey tragedy? One indie dev thinks so.

Wonderful interview by @zaidkriel.bsky.social over at South Africa's IGN franchise, IGN ZA. Still having a fading hope that IGN International or Gamespot will share the story eventually too - for now, I'd appreciate if y'all went and read this.

za.ign.com/dreams-on-a-...

13.01.2025 11:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 106    ๐Ÿ” 43    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Dreams on a Pillow: Making Games Mean Something More Can video games be the best medium to convey tragedy? One indie dev thinks so.

Our own @zaidkriel.bsky.social spoke with Palestinian indie Dev @rasheedabueideh.bsky.social about his new game, Dreams on a Pillow, the tale of the 1948 Nakba. Are video games the right space for this kind of story? Rasheed thinks so.

13.01.2025 10:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Dreams on a Pillow: Making Games Mean Something More Can video games be the best medium to convey tragedy? One indie dev thinks so.

My first feature of 2025 & it was a real struggle. Got major anxiety writing this worried I would get the story wrong, sound biased, get the wrong attention from the wrong people. But it's here now and I hope it helps. Please share. Thank you @rasheedabueideh.bsky.social for trusting me with this.

13.01.2025 09:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 23    ๐Ÿ” 12    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Dreams on a Pillow - a videogame experience about theย 1948ย Nakba, based onย aย trueย story | LaunchGood A pseudo-3D stealth adventure game about a land full of people being made into a people without land

Final 10 hours!

www.launchgood.com/1948

13.01.2025 11:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 139    ๐Ÿ” 76    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

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