Queen Boat
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The game is based on personal experiences and a famous LGBT incident in 2001 called the Queen Boat Incident or Cairo 52. The game looks from the perspective of one of the people who was arrested during the events. It talks about stigma, fear, and loneliness that could push any young person towards hating themselves and sometimes to suicide. This game is about raising awareness about LGBT life in Egypt and showing that our work as a community is not finished. There is a lot of work to be done to make sure the world is a safe place for everyone.
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Game by Ahmed Khalifa.
Edited by Stefano Gualeni & Daniel Vella.
Music by Kevin Macloed (Ancient Rite).
Inspired by In the Spider's Room by Mohammed Abdel Nabi.
Thanks to Aphrodite Andreou, Eman Ellul, and Daniel Cutajar for testing the game.
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.i usually dont like text game that much but this very close to my experience as queer person in india .. i used to have this nightmares that police gonna arrest me :(((((( . and its so disappointing to make friend , very relatable
So sorry about that, I feel you đ« I hope that you are feeling better and having better life đ
Thanks a lot for playing the game âșïž
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Amazing game! I loved it 100%. I just wish there was one last scene where the protagonist could enjoy the love he finally found <3 After that raw story, a calm ending would be the cherry on top. But either way, awesome job!
Thanks a lot, I am glad they you liked it :)
unfortunately, life is not always fair so I didnât want to have a happy ending they can dilute the message of the game.
Anyway, I am glad that you liked playing the game :)
Pardon the cliche but this game is art. The pacing from the engine gives it a very deliberate feel that lets the tension build until it vents just a little bit, which works because the incident may be over but as the conclusion says, the trauma lives on.
I liked the part where brief sexual encounters are described that the protagonist hoped would lead to friendships or relationships. The writing made me feel sympathetic to the other characters, even as they were portrayed as flawed in how they dealt with the oppression they lived under.
That is so amazing đ€© thanks a lot for saying that. I am glad that you enjoyed the game
Raw as hell and gets across exactly what it needs to. I love the flicksy engine so I was happy to see such a strong personal story (and how it ties together with an awful historical story) told with it. Having played both this and Hollow Floor your range as a creator is super-impressive!!
Thanks a lot, I am so happy that you enjoyed the game đ€© I am glad that it managed to get across the story well :) and thanks for the compliment, it means a lot to me :)
This is really well-done. I'm struck by the sense of pressure with every touch -- even the first scene, leaving the player to figure out if/how to reach out and touch a figure from the back, really embodies the vulnerability/power dynamics that keep expanding as play continues.
I am so happy that the game evoked these emotions while playing as that was my intention to feel that you donât have much.
Thanks again for your kind words and playing the game :)
Thank you for this difficult experience. It was raw and terrifying. It was very easy to miss with the tone of the game with such a topic, yet you got it absolutely right.
Thanks so much for playing :) I am glad that you managed to get the experience :)
such an amazing, gut wrenching experience
based egyptians
Yah getting killed by being honest and real is "based" how do you like that?
i love it
romans were better.
they got it...
what
Interesting story telling.
Thanks, I am glad that enjoyed it. It is inspired by âIn the Spiderâs Roomâ by âMohammed Abdel Nabiâ.
this was heart breaking. thank you for making this <3
Thanks for playing and I am glad that you enjoyed it :)