My Father Lied

A project in Kuwait City, Kuwait by Ali Radhi
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Status: Active

A Mystery / Lovecaftian Puzzle Adventure about a daughter's search for the secret behind her father's 20 years disappearance.
Backers: 126
Average Daily Pledges: $239 CAD
Average Pledge Per Backer: $57 CAD

Funding: $7,182 CAD of $10,000 CAD
Dates: Feb 11th -> Mar 13th (30 days)
Project By: Ali Radhi
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Latest News

A Great Interview with the Awesome Megan Lewis from Digital Hammurabi

March 11th - via: kickstarter.com
It was fun, funny, informative, and all together awesome!  (Read More)

48 HOURS TO GO!!πŸ“’

March 11th - via: kickstarter.com
59% FUNDED WITH 48 HOURS TO GO!!!πŸ“’ We are at the end of our funding journey. My Father Lied is an indie game that involves Mesopotamian history, culture, and myths through an emotional story, and it should be told. Help us by boosting our signal... (Read More)

A New Scene Navigation

March 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Sharing a new scene navigation from our game. If you are an Assyriologist and don't recognize the artifacts, don't worry, it's not from the class you skipped. This is the fictional part I instilled in my game alongside the actual artifacts and... (Read More)

πŸ₯³50% Funded!!!!πŸ₯³

March 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Against all odds, we reached halfway through, with a week to spare. Let's make it this final week count. We are almost there.  (Read More)

Game Dev ProgressπŸ€“

March 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Today we share the most recent programmed scene. We also changed the UI for the movement which makes the character spawn at a specific location. Our Kickstarter is still going, and we have 9 days to make it happen. Support our game by spreading the... (Read More)

πŸ₯³My Father Lied is now 43% fundedπŸ₯³

February 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Only 13 days left for the campaign. So back our project and spread the word.πŸ‘‡ https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/myfatherlied/my-father-lied  (Read More)

A new Scene navigation.

February 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Today I'm sharing a new scene we code from My Father Lied. We have 13 days to go for the Kickstarter to finish, so don't forget to share our campaign, and help us realize our dream.πŸ‘‡ https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/myfatherlied/my-father-lied... (Read More)

πŸŽ™οΈAn audio read for "My Father Promised"πŸŽ™οΈ

February 25th - via: kickstarter.com
One of the prominent rewards from our Kickstarter campaign is the story/puzzle book MY FATHER PROMISED, which is like DLC in a book. Here I demonstrate through this video how this book is read. To do so, you will first need... the book, and most... (Read More)

πŸ₯³We Are 2370+ Wishlists on STEAMπŸ₯³

February 25th - via: kickstarter.com
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Revealing the top levels as promised

February 24th - via: kickstarter.com
We have reached >40% in our funding goals, so as promised, we reveal what's on top of this Ziggurat, which is an ancient Mesopotamian wonder. If you wish to know what's beyond the top, help us spread the word and we will reveal it when we reach... (Read More)

πŸ₯³WE ARE AT 40% WITH 17 DAYS TO GOπŸ₯³

February 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you all for helping us reach this far. Now we need you all to keep going. My email was blocked, and because of that the emails I used to correspond with are unable to receive replied emails about my game. More about it here. That's why I need... (Read More)

A Ziggurat in our game

February 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Today we are sharing a Gamedev update on one of the areas in the game. This is the most famous landmark from Mesopotamia; The Ziggurat. It was an ancient place of worship in Mesopotamia. Today, you cannot climb up the ones that are existing, but you... (Read More)

Sharing some new game footage. πŸŽ₯

February 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Here's a scene test from Hall 03 in the game. The portraits you see are of famous Iraqi and western archeologists, except for the one in the middle, who is fictional and has the word "Devil" written on him in Arabic. Also, big thanks to all of you.... (Read More)

36% Funded. 24 Days to go!! πŸ˜ƒ

February 16th - via: kickstarter.com
The Valentine/Early Bird discount is over, but the LOVE is still going! Thank you for helping us reach this far! Let's keep it going. πŸ’ͺ  (Read More)

πŸ₯³πŸ₯³ MY FATHER LIED ON "GAMER TRAILERS" πŸ₯³πŸ₯³

February 16th - via: kickstarter.com
In the early 2000s, I used to go almost every day to Gaming cafes, where I eagerly watched and rewatched game trailers on GameTrailers.com. I was really sad when they closed in 2016, but became happy when IGN bought them.Β  This is yet another great... (Read More)

πŸ₯³πŸ₯³ MY FATHER LIED IS ON IGN!!!!!! πŸ₯³πŸ₯³

February 14th - via: kickstarter.com
My Father Lied trailer is on IGNβ€˜s website! This is truly the best Valentine’s Gift of my life. For more than 20 years I’ve been visiting IGN and many other game covering sites long before they had a YouTube channel. So to see my trailer on... (Read More)

πŸ’•HERE'S WHY THIS YEAR'S VALENTINE IS THE MOST IMPORTANT ONEπŸ’•

February 14th - via: kickstarter.com
HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY EVERYONE!!! Are you not sure what to get your special someone? Then watch this video and all your problems will be solved. πŸ‘‡  (Read More)

Day 2: We are 1/5 there. πŸ₯³πŸ₯³πŸ₯³ All thanks to you all.

February 13th - via: kickstarter.com
My Father Lied is on its way into becoming a reality. Thank you for your support. Let's keep it up, shall we?  (Read More)

Day 01: 13% funded, and still going!!! πŸ₯³πŸ₯³πŸ₯³

February 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks you all for early backers. You are bringing our dream game closer to its realization. Let's keep it up. I will be sharing more updates with you and share some development images and gifs. Please consider spreading the word to help us more. We... (Read More)

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