🎉 The House of Hikmah demo is live! 🎉 Explore scholar realms inspired by history, solve thoughtful puzzles, and step into Maya’s story. 🎮 Play it 💬 Tell us what you think 📖 Check out our new blog for behind-the-scenes insight (link in bio) 🌠 Wishlist store.steampowered.com/app/4397870/...

Today, the scholars are readying the House. Tomorrow, they open the doors. Explore realms inspired by history, solve thoughtful puzzles and step into Maya's story. Demo 🔗 store.steampowered.com/app/4397870/... See you tomorrow 🚪

Less than 48 hours until the doors to the House of Wisdom open for you. Step inside and: 🧩 Solve alchemical puzzles 🌄 Explore a beautiful world 📚 Meet scholars inspired by history #indiegame #emotionalgame #indiedev #cozygame #puzzlegame #thehouseofhikmah

In just three short days, our first demo for The House of Hikmah will be placed gently into your hands with curiosity and hope. What will you discover?

A little color inspo from our game for your Friday! 💜💛💙 Which is your favorite? #indiegame #narrativegame #cozygame #emotionalgame #colorpalate #thehouseofhikmah

Want the the 🍵? Intercept letters between the scholars in The House of Hikmah and get a glimpse into their lives, personalities, and *drama*. Who doesn't love some good gossip? 💅 #gamedev #indiegames #gaming #cozygames #indiegame #indiegaming #wholesomegames

📣 In one week, we will release our first demo for The House of Hikmah! We're excited to share our game with you, and we'd love to hear what you think. We hope everyone who plays will resonate with Maya's journey. 📚 Read about one of the first Scholars you meet in the demo in our blog. Link in bio!

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🧩 Solve alchemical puzzles 🌄 Explore beautiful worlds 📚 Meet scholars inspired by history #thehouseofhikmah

One one-way ticket, please 🎫✈🧳 Want to be one of the first to play our game? Sign up to be a playtester! Join our discord to apply. 🔗 Link in bio

If your kind of game is: 📚 Story-rich 🦋 Aesthetically pleasing 📜 Inspired by history Then we want YOU to playtest! Ready to sign up? Info below 👇

Playtesters, assemble! You've been invited to step into The House of Hikmah 🚪🦉 Join our Discord and sign up in the how-to-get-access channel! Link is in our bio #thehouseofhikmah #indiegame #playtest #indiedev

It's Groundhog Day! Will Maya see her shadow and give us 6 more weeks of winter? 👀❄ This video was from a bug we fixed months ago, but it was so funny we had to capture it. The music was unintended, but... really fits somehow? 😆

Bugs? 🐛 Who? 🤔 Don't even know them. 😎🤪 #gamedevishard #indiedev #unrealengine #animation #ue5

DYK: All the scholars in The House of Hikmah are inspired by real historical people 😲 We had a ton of fun researching and designing characters on legends like Ibn Sina, Mariam al-Astrulabi, Ismail al-Jazari, and more! HIstory buffs can read more at the link in our bio 🔗👀

We made a game that feels gentle to play, but is honest emotionally. Puzzles, exploration and history come together to tell a story about grief. Find out more about our approach to telling this relatable, moving story at the link in our bio. #thehouseofhikmah #cozygame #emotionalstory #storytelling

His eyebrows are doing the wave 🌊🥴😆 Want to learn more about al-Jazari and the other scholars in the House of Wisdom? Peep the latest blog at the link in our bio! #indiegame #indiegamedev

The House of Wisdom welcomes you, like a familiar friend... a friend who asks the hard questions. The House of Hikmah is a narrative adventure game about grief, legacy and the slow work of healing. #thehouseofhikmah #cozygame #indiegame

It's going great, actually 💅 #indiegame #indiegamedev #gamedev #thehouseofhikmah

Solve alchemical puzzles Explore beautiful worlds Meet scholars inspired by history #thehouseofhikmah

The House of Wisdom invites you to take your time, stay a little while... explore the reading nooks and watch the sunset at golden hour. Art and architecture help tell Maya's story as she journeys within the House. Read more: lunacystudios.com/art-and-arch...

Grief takes a lot of different forms. Showing how loss impacted each one of our characters was as important to our story as Maya's journey itself. Our latest blog explores how we approached telling a deeply relatable story from different perspectives. Read more at the link in our bio 🔗

When people ask what our game feels like... it's this. Exactly this. Soft, introspective, hopeful and magical. #indiegame #puzzlegame #narrativegame #cozygame #thehouseofhikmah

The House of Hikmah is a narrative-driven 3D adventure game from a new indie team (that's us!): 💜 1P 💜 Transmute elements 💜 Meet characters inspired by real scholars 💜 Solve alchemical puzzles 💜 Full VO in English and Arabic 💜 Non-violent 💜 9 distinct levels Wishlist now on Steam!

Worldbuilding in games usually means lore, backstory, codex entries... the optional items you can chose to read, or not. We took a deeper approach. Read about how we designed The House of Wisdom as part of the narrative 🔗 lunacystudios.com/art-and-arch... #gamedev #indiegame

If you liked these games, you'll enjoy our indie game: - The Talos Principle - Breath of the Wild - Stray - Rime

Dreams carry us toward what waking hearts sometimes cannot grasp. #indiegame #narrativegame #cozygame

Characters inspired by real scholars await within the halls of The House of Hikmah. They are brilliant, flawed, human and clever. They guide and challenge Maya with alchemical puzzles along her emotional journey. 🧩 Want to meet them? 🤝 Sign up to receive their letters 🔗 in bio

before // after five years creating a world that will capture you from your first keystroke... and it shows.

The House of Wisdom was a real place. An epicenter of science, translation and creativity that changed the course of human knowledge. Our game reimagines it through an emotional lens, connecting real history to Maya's healing journey. If you love history, this world is for you.

A beautiful escape from everything awaits just inside the doors to The House of Hikmah. Coming this year. Follow along on our journey, and wishlist now on Steam! Link is in our bio.

We're guessing nearly everyone will relate to Maya, a headstrong girl of 14, and the main protagonist of our story. You see, her story is a familiar one for many of us, who have searched for answers after the passing of a loved one. Learn more about her in our most recent blog, at the link in bio!

Happy New Year! May your 2026 bring you light and joy.

It's giving booktok vibes... or maybe that's just the sprawling library and floating scrolls 📜 #indiegame #puzzlegame #cozygame #gamesthatmakeyoucry

People change. Shouldn't matter be just as malleable?

We might be working on a serious game, but our team approaches design with joy and humor. Sometimes we like to share weird little moments that happen with our Discord. Join us: discord.gg/FWnpQDtsxq

This is about as close as you can get to actually sitting in our brainstorming sessions 👀 Our narrative designer's notebook, which reveals secrets of plotlines about our main character Maya. Zoom in for hints about story, character motivations, and some of the tiniest writing ever!

Maya is curious, stubborn, headstrong, and hurting. Today we’re sharing more about who she is, why she comes to the House of Wisdom, and how her journey shapes the entire story. Meet her yourself: lunacystudios.com/mayas-journe... #indiegame #indiedev

Can't wait to find out more about the Scholars waiting to meet you in The House of Wisdom? Sign up for our email newsletter at the link in our bio and you'll get letters from the scholars with exclusive lore, historical backgrounds, and more!

Sometimes grief feels like a puzzle, but you're missing the key to solve it. At least Maya gets a magical Key to help her.

Some days the path forward feels impossibly heavy. Other days... you catch the wind *just right*. #TheHouseofHikmah

We are very excited to announce that we're working with @lunacystudios.bsky.social on their beautiful and spellbinding game, The House of Hikmah. ✨ Have a peak!

An in-depth look at what you can expect from The House of Hikmah, just announced last week at PC Gaming Show: Most Wanted. Follow along for more upcoming information on lore, gameplay mechanics, historical inspiration and more! Find us on Steam at the link in our bio! #indiegame #indiedev

The House of Hikmah opens its doors to you 🚪 Step inside this sanctuary of knowledge and search for answers as you uncover a story of healing, discovery and hope. Watch the trailer below, and Wishlist on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3451680/...

The doors to The House of Hikmah have opened, but much has yet to be revealed. In our first in a series of blogs, we pull back to curtain to unveil just a bit about this story of grief, legacy, and loss. 📖: lunacystudios.com/introducing-... #gamedev #indiegames

A group of industry veterans have banded together to form a new outfit called Lunacy Studios, and its first game is an "emotional Islamic Golden Age adventure" about grief, legacy, and healing.

The doors to The House of Hikmah have opened. Have you wishlisted it yet? store.steampowered.com/app/3451680/...

I had a lovely chat with @lunacystudios.bsky.social founder and creative director Faris Attieh before The House of Hikmah was revealed. He talked grief, the struggles of creating a studio with no previous experience, and more. Read at @gamewatcher.com: www.gamewatcher.com/news/the-hou...

The House of Hikmah opens its doors to you 🚪 Step inside this sanctuary of knowledge and search for answers as you uncover a story of healing, discovery and hope. Watch the trailer below, and Wishlist on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3451680/...

Soon is never soon enough #indiedev #gamedev