Why Muslim-centric video games are a mine of gold
With millions of Muslim gamers across the globe and a wealth of Islamic stories that can unleash a plethora of game genres, it's a prime time to capitalize on the opportunity
Despite the well-known truism that gaming is a global business, Muslims accounting for nearly a quarter of the world’s population, continue to be underrepresented in video games.
Notwithstanding the occasional representation in mainstream games, the sizeable demographic is systematically presented in an orientalist way, and Muslims are only a scattershot target audience.
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