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! ♥
We are HeartLoop Games! ♥
New studio. New game.
Step into the ring with Poly Fighter, a single-player roguelike fighting game where every run reshapes your style.
🖊️ Sign up to playtest: bit.ly/polyfighterplaytest
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ilkn...
Step into the ring with Poly Fighter, a single-player roguelike fighting game where every run reshapes your style.
🖊️ Sign up to playtest: bit.ly/polyfighterplaytest
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ilkn...
Poly Fighter - Reveal Trailer | Roguelike Fighting Game
YouTube video by Poly Fighter Game
www.youtube.com
September 2, 2025 at 1:01 PM
It's my absolute pleasure to present to you our labor of love: Poly Fighter!
We are HeartLoop Games! ♥
We are HeartLoop Games! ♥
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Learn about 4 games coming to PS5 from the Middle East and North Africa Hero Project: play.st/45M1DIF
⚬ Red Bandits
⚬ Enci's Solution
⚬ The Perfect Run
⚬ A Cat's Manor
⚬ Red Bandits
⚬ Enci's Solution
⚬ The Perfect Run
⚬ A Cat's Manor
August 23, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Learn about 4 games coming to PS5 from the Middle East and North Africa Hero Project: play.st/45M1DIF
⚬ Red Bandits
⚬ Enci's Solution
⚬ The Perfect Run
⚬ A Cat's Manor
⚬ Red Bandits
⚬ Enci's Solution
⚬ The Perfect Run
⚬ A Cat's Manor
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PlayStation MENA Hero Project titles announced – Red Bandits, Enci’s Solution, The Perfect Run, and A Cat’s 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…
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…
PlayStation MENA Hero Project titles announced – Red Bandits, Enci’s Solution, The Perfect Run, and A Cat’s 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."
www.gematsu.com
August 23, 2025 at 3:08 PM
PlayStation MENA Hero Project titles announced – Red Bandits, Enci’s Solution, The Perfect Run, and A Cat’s 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…
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…
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It’s an honor to share this with you our film “Still Playing” won an award at its world premiere at the Locarno Film Festival
We’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
We’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
August 16, 2025 at 10:13 PM
It’s an honor to share this with you our film “Still Playing” won an award at its world premiere at the Locarno Film Festival
We’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
We’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
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A Saturday morning cartoon gone #roguelite! 🐈
UnderMire, a first-person co-op adventure, lets you battle fear-fueled MONSTERS, SMUSH everyday junk into magical weapons, and encounter SPOOKY events! 👻 👹
✨ Wishlist UnderMire on Steam now: url.tableknightgames.com/Vgf
#gamedev #indiegame
UnderMire, a first-person co-op adventure, lets you battle fear-fueled MONSTERS, SMUSH everyday junk into magical weapons, and encounter SPOOKY events! 👻 👹
✨ Wishlist UnderMire on Steam now: url.tableknightgames.com/Vgf
#gamedev #indiegame
May 26, 2025 at 7:02 PM
A Saturday morning cartoon gone #roguelite! 🐈
UnderMire, a first-person co-op adventure, lets you battle fear-fueled MONSTERS, SMUSH everyday junk into magical weapons, and encounter SPOOKY events! 👻 👹
✨ Wishlist UnderMire on Steam now: url.tableknightgames.com/Vgf
#gamedev #indiegame
UnderMire, a first-person co-op adventure, lets you battle fear-fueled MONSTERS, SMUSH everyday junk into magical weapons, and encounter SPOOKY events! 👻 👹
✨ Wishlist UnderMire on Steam now: url.tableknightgames.com/Vgf
#gamedev #indiegame
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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.
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.
March 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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.
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.
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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
💻 Programming Lead (Unity, C#)
🎨 Art Lead
📆 Contract (8-16 months)
🌍 REMOTE
👇
💻 Programming Lead (Unity, C#)
🎨 Art Lead
📆 Contract (8-16 months)
🌍 REMOTE
👇
March 25, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Join award-winning game creators in developing a unique pseudo-3D stealth-adventure game set during the Palestinian Nakba of 1948
💻 Programming Lead (Unity, C#)
🎨 Art Lead
📆 Contract (8-16 months)
🌍 REMOTE
👇
💻 Programming Lead (Unity, C#)
🎨 Art Lead
📆 Contract (8-16 months)
🌍 REMOTE
👇
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📣We have moved our Al-Sirah game crowdfunding to LaunchGood! ✨
Please visit & consider supporting the campaign at: LaunchGood.com/al-sirah
Sharing the link is very much appreciated. ❤️
#CozyGames #Culture #History
Please visit & consider supporting the campaign at: LaunchGood.com/al-sirah
Sharing the link is very much appreciated. ❤️
#CozyGames #Culture #History
Al-Sirah | LaunchGood | LaunchGood
Experience the birth of Islam through play
LaunchGood.com
February 28, 2025 at 9:06 AM
📣We have moved our Al-Sirah game crowdfunding to LaunchGood! ✨
Please visit & consider supporting the campaign at: LaunchGood.com/al-sirah
Sharing the link is very much appreciated. ❤️
#CozyGames #Culture #History
Please visit & consider supporting the campaign at: LaunchGood.com/al-sirah
Sharing the link is very much appreciated. ❤️
#CozyGames #Culture #History
I always used the “light at the end of a tunnel” idiom and mental image to describe clarity about long term goals, but I didn’t think much about the darkness of the long tunnel surrounding it. Looking back this was blissful ignorance.
February 14, 2025 at 3:33 AM
I always used the “light at the end of a tunnel” idiom and mental image to describe clarity about long term goals, but I didn’t think much about the darkness of the long tunnel surrounding it. Looking back this was blissful ignorance.
I don’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?
January 28, 2025 at 8:51 PM
I don’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?
Oh wow, yes pls more Wariowarelikes.
MINDWAVE
MAKE YOUR WAY TO THE TOP OF MINDSCAPE TOWER, DELVE INTO THE MINDS OF YOUR OPPONENTS IN THIS MICROGAME FRENZY.
BE CONSUMED BY THE TRUTH THEY SPEAK TO YOU, IN THE CEREBRAL BATTLE OF SIGHT AND SOUND HIDDEN WITHIN EACH OF US.
LIVE NOW ON KICKSTARTER, PLAY THE DEMO
#gamedev #warioware
MAKE YOUR WAY TO THE TOP OF MINDSCAPE TOWER, DELVE INTO THE MINDS OF YOUR OPPONENTS IN THIS MICROGAME FRENZY.
BE CONSUMED BY THE TRUTH THEY SPEAK TO YOU, IN THE CEREBRAL BATTLE OF SIGHT AND SOUND HIDDEN WITHIN EACH OF US.
LIVE NOW ON KICKSTARTER, PLAY THE DEMO
#gamedev #warioware
January 26, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Oh wow, yes pls more Wariowarelikes.
Hear me out. Wind strength should be measured by how full a coffee cup is when it starts moving it.
January 26, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Hear me out. Wind strength should be measured by how full a coffee cup is when it starts moving it.
The only useful thing Samwise did in the entire journey.
January 25, 2025 at 9:13 PM
The only useful thing Samwise did in the entire journey.
Fun read on how not to do things!
Massive contrast to how Sony handled Little Big Planet.
www.polygon.com/features/507...
Massive contrast to how Sony handled Little Big Planet.
www.polygon.com/features/507...
The Xbox game that made Microsoft apologize to the Saudi Arabian government
The full story behind Microsoft’s infamous recall
www.polygon.com
January 24, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Fun read on how not to do things!
Massive contrast to how Sony handled Little Big Planet.
www.polygon.com/features/507...
Massive contrast to how Sony handled Little Big Planet.
www.polygon.com/features/507...
Can we just stop using BST, CET, EST, PST, etc when setting meetings? Some places have daylight saving, some places don’t and if I don’t add the S it always shows the non-daylight saving time and that’s just confusing. Just tell me which city you are in.
January 23, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Can we just stop using BST, CET, EST, PST, etc when setting meetings? Some places have daylight saving, some places don’t and if I don’t add the S it always shows the non-daylight saving time and that’s just confusing. Just tell me which city you are in.
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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.
January 20, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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.
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This is a good interview about Palestinian history & present behind Dreams on a Pillow
January 19, 2025 at 12:49 PM
This is a good interview about Palestinian history & present behind Dreams on a Pillow
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Al Jazeera reports in-depth about @rasheedabueideh.bsky.social's Dreams on a Pillow.
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/...
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/...
What is ‘Dreams on a Pillow’, 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.
www.aljazeera.com
January 19, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Al Jazeera reports in-depth about @rasheedabueideh.bsky.social's Dreams on a Pillow.
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/...
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/...
Brace yourself Elon, we will be murdering the vibe.
January 18, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Brace yourself Elon, we will be murdering the vibe.
15 years ago when I organized the first Game Zanga (MENA/Arabic focused game jam), Ludum Dare was a huge source of inspiration. I don’t think Game Zanga would exist if it wasn’t for Ludum Dare.
Ludum Dare really is one of the more common pathways early indie game devs follow in this industry - a free, forgiving, community-focused event that also spotlights incredible work.
If you can, support Mike to help ensure LD can run in 2025 too. We shouldn't lose this.
www.patreon.com/mikekasprzak
If you can, support Mike to help ensure LD can run in 2025 too. We shouldn't lose this.
www.patreon.com/mikekasprzak
Get more from Mike Kasprzak on Patreon
creating Ludum Dare, videos, and more
www.patreon.com
January 16, 2025 at 12:39 AM
15 years ago when I organized the first Game Zanga (MENA/Arabic focused game jam), Ludum Dare was a huge source of inspiration. I don’t think Game Zanga would exist if it wasn’t for Ludum Dare.
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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...
www.gamedeveloper.com/production/d...
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.
www.gamedeveloper.com
January 15, 2025 at 6:27 AM
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...
www.gamedeveloper.com/production/d...
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Le financement de Dreams on a Pillow est enfin terminé 🍉
Merci à tous ceux qui ont contribué à la réussite de l'aventure de @rasheedabueideh.bsky.social 🙏
Mais ce n'est que le début, et je compte sur vous pour supporter ce projet et ses créateurs jusqu'au bout 👊💥
Merci à tous ceux qui ont contribué à la réussite de l'aventure de @rasheedabueideh.bsky.social 🙏
Mais ce n'est que le début, et je compte sur vous pour supporter ce projet et ses créateurs jusqu'au bout 👊💥
January 13, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Le financement de Dreams on a Pillow est enfin terminé 🍉
Merci à tous ceux qui ont contribué à la réussite de l'aventure de @rasheedabueideh.bsky.social 🙏
Mais ce n'est que le début, et je compte sur vous pour supporter ce projet et ses créateurs jusqu'au bout 👊💥
Merci à tous ceux qui ont contribué à la réussite de l'aventure de @rasheedabueideh.bsky.social 🙏
Mais ce n'est que le début, et je compte sur vous pour supporter ce projet et ses créateurs jusqu'au bout 👊💥
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~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/...
www.launchgood.com/v4/campaign/...
Dreams on a Pillow - a videogame experience about the 1948 Nakba, based on a true story | LaunchGood
A pseudo-3D stealth adventure game about a land full of people being made into a people without land
www.launchgood.com
January 13, 2025 at 7:26 PM
~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/...
www.launchgood.com/v4/campaign/...
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Lessgoooo 👇👇👇👇👇
Less than 4 hours to go!
We’re 10k away from hitting 50% of total game budget. Can we do it?
Reserve your copy now:
Launchgood.com/1948
We’re 10k away from hitting 50% of total game budget. Can we do it?
Reserve your copy now:
Launchgood.com/1948
Dreams on a Pillow - a videogame experience about the 1948 Nakba, based on a true story | LaunchGood
A pseudo-3D stealth adventure game about a land full of people being made into a people without land
Launchgood.com
January 13, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Lessgoooo 👇👇👇👇👇
Less than 4 hours to go!
We’re 10k away from hitting 50% of total game budget. Can we do it?
Reserve your copy now:
Launchgood.com/1948
We’re 10k away from hitting 50% of total game budget. Can we do it?
Reserve your copy now:
Launchgood.com/1948
Dreams on a Pillow - a videogame experience about the 1948 Nakba, based on a true story | LaunchGood
A pseudo-3D stealth adventure game about a land full of people being made into a people without land
Launchgood.com
January 13, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Less than 4 hours to go!
We’re 10k away from hitting 50% of total game budget. Can we do it?
Reserve your copy now:
Launchgood.com/1948
We’re 10k away from hitting 50% of total game budget. Can we do it?
Reserve your copy now:
Launchgood.com/1948