Retro-style game about Syrian refugee's experience will make you laugh and cry

Path Out is an RPG adventure game like no others. 

It lures you in with its nostalgic, 16-bit aesthetic but its aims are anything but reassuring. 

Based on designer Abdullah Karam's experience as a Syrian refugee escaping from the civil war to neighbouring Turkey, Path Out wants players to feel "right at home while creating friction with the portrayed content", German developer Georg Hobmeier from Causa Creations said. 

A tale of both immersion and alienation, the game entices the nostalgic player with a Final Fantasy VI-like ambiance only to ironically create distance with humorously well-placed video commentaries.   Read more...