Path Out uses real life commentary to tell a tale of escaping S yria
0Path Out uses real-life commentary to tell a tale of escaping Syria.
Path Out is an autobiographical role-playing game that goes beyond just telling a story through dialogue and quests. You play as a cartoon version of Abdullah Karam, a Syrian refugee who now resides in Austria. As you help him escape the civil war in his homeland, videos from present-day Karam pop up in the corner, and he talks to you about what was going through his head during certain events. Karam worked with indie studio Causa Creations to develop the title, and it’s available for free on Steam and Itch.io.
Karam is 21 and from Hama, Syria. He says that he’s always loved games, and that it was the perfect medium to tell his story.
“Just like any other person I have dreams and goals and I always dreamt of being involved in the video games industry, which was not an option while I lived in Syria,” said Karam in an email to GamesBeat. “When I came to Austria I met my current mentor Brian Main and Causa Creations’ founder Georg Hobmeier. Georg had experience with these kind of games and so we decided to give it a try and make my journey into an adventure game.”