‘Aunty Fatima’: Saudi Horror Game brings Gulf folklore to Global Fear Fans
The Gulf is rich in folk tales, some are full of bravery and difficulty, others drowned in fear. Saudi YouTuber and Indie developer Abdullah Al Hamad turned to the terrible end of that spectrum for inspiration for their first person horror game, Aunty Fatima, The game attracts Emirati Jinen Legend Umm al duvisA supernatural unit that attracts and kills men with weak will. In Aunty FatimaPlayers enter an empty house due to being a similar maleist. Once inside, they should resolve the puzzle, provoking the creature that lures in the shade. Al Hamad says that he was surrounded by people’s passion with fear. “I realized that people are really afraid – it’s fun for them,” he told the local news outlet The national, “I wanted to make something simple but effective. Horror games do not require mass development, they only require five or six core mechanics. All the rest of the story is about creativity.”
about the game
Launched in October 2024, Aunty Fatima Regional material creators quickly received traction as showing their platry. Since then it has reached the audience in East Asia and Türkiye, Al Hamad says that similar folk songs share the roots.Played in first-parson, the game immerses the players into the hero’s shoes, which initially seems to be a deserted house. But it becomes clear that something is looking frightening. Players should solve the puzzle and navigate the space while avoiding the wrath of ghostly aunt Fatima. While comparing Resident Evil 7 And Hideo Kojima PotiAl Hamad says that they were not direct effects. “I am easily scared, I don’t even watch horror movies,” he laughs. “But somehow, I made a scary game.” Instead, his true inspiration came from his own environment. He made the game based on the house haunted in the game at his grandfather’s house and also visited the abandoned areas in Al Khobar, claiming the local people. “For example, the clock that chies every quarterly hour? It is from my grandfather’s house. Telephone, rugs, beds, and lamps are the real details of all the descriptions I have grown,” he said. He gives authenticity Aunty Fatima A separate regional identity. One in a scene also Mubkhar (Incense burner) On a table, filling the house with aromatic smoke which is a distinguished feature in bay houses. Despite being a single project, Aunty Fatima The gameplay includes more than an hour and is powered by Nvidia’s DLSS (deep learning super sampling) system. The AI-mangoing rendering increases the scene without sacrificing performance, making the game feel a polished that major studios rival titles. “To work a horror game, you need quick response time, and DLSS really made it possible,” said Al Hamad. “seeing Aunty Fatima Listed on NVIDIA site next to it God of war And Rivalry I was incredibly proud. , Woven in every shaded corner with Gulf folklore and indifferent authenticity, Aunty Fatima Regional Horror is setting a new standard for sports and getting international recognition while doing it.
