...one of the most honest & clever games I've ever played, by & about a Syrian refugee.
Rami Ismail
game developer & spokesperson
Rami Ismail
game developer & spokesperson
An Autobiographical Adventure Game
Escape a Civil War
Path Out is is an autobiographical adventure game that allows the players to replay the journey of Abdullah Karam, a young Syrian artist that escaped the civil war in 2014. Camouflaged as a Japanese RPG, Path Out is a tale full of surprises, challenges and paradoxical humor. Throughout the gameplay, we are offered insight into Abdullah's real-life adventure with streaming style commentary.
Available on STEAM and on Itch.io
Yet in asking a person to assume his place in a game, Karam makes his story engaging on an individual level, and his appearance in the videos further humanizes his story, especially through his humor...
Allison Meir
Hyperallergic.com
Allison Meir
Hyperallergic.com
Credits
Abdullah Karam
Artist, Story, Narration
Georg Hobmeier
Writer, Game Designer
Brian Main
Art Direction
Tilmann Hars
Development
Wobblersound
Music
Ben Wahl
Development
Future Friends Games
Promotion
Clients and Partners
