
The House of Hikmah is a fully voice-acted, narrative-driven 3D adventure game exploring grief, legacy and the search for answers after profound loss. Solve puzzles, encounter historical scholars of the Islamic Golden Age, and uncover timeless lessons in a beautifully imagined House of Wisdom.
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Every price cut of more than 20% we have observed, in each market that quoted one, with this game's chart position on either side of it. These are episodes, not a model: a sale is one event, and one event cannot tell you what the next one will do.
Reviews, worldwide (the counter carries no country): 0.14/day in the week to Aug 13 → 0.29/day in the week after.
For scale, across Steam · Top Sellers · Brazil over the last 30 days: the 26 chart moves that followed a price cut of more than 20% went a median of 7 places towards #1, and the 2,400 moves with no price cut behind them went 2 away. One store, one chart, one country — it is the only place we have enough observations to say even that.
Prices outside the United States have been collected since 6 August 2026 and chart positions since 19 July 2026, so a cut older than that has no market to compare and a market that joined later has no history yet. Nothing here is converted between currencies.
About
In the wake of her father’s death, Maya enters the House of Wisdom, a dreamlike sanctuary filled with centuries of knowledge. By transforming elements with a mysterious device, Maya must solve puzzles to traverse the realms of larger-than-life historical Scholars. Each door she opens uncovers the secrets of her father’s legacy, but behind them lie the shadows Maya may not be ready to face.

Explore the awe-inspiring House of Wisdom as Maya, a curious 14-year-old girl seeking answers in the wake of her father’s passing. Navigate nine distinct and thematic worlds inspired by the discoveries and inventions of great Scholars of the Islamic Golden Age. Along the way, enjoy emotionally resonant music by award-winning composer Austin Wintory.

Wield a remarkable heirloom that Maya’s father left behind to transform matter and solve physics-inspired puzzles that reflect her journey. Glide through looping wind channels, tip scales with metal transmutation, walk through walls of immaterial ether, bend light through glass, and more, to unlock Maya’s path. Experience an underlying current of hope that will guide her as she faces the trials of healing that lie ahead.

Experience the brilliant Scholars of the House of Wisdom brought to life by a fully-voiced cast in English and Arabic. Find wisdom and comfort in their scientific and philosophical teachings through entertaining yet meaningful conversations.
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Good puzzle game with excellent visuals, a resonant message, and a genuine representation of its culture. It introduces new mechanics at a reasonable pace, and its "alchemy" system presents a somewhat-trodden but still relatively fresh set of core mechanics. I think it suffers from some jank, some chunks of puzzle design feel a little clumsy, and puzzles which do not involve new mechanics (such as those in the final level) are typically kind of rote. It also falters a bit when levels have an increased focus on platforming due to the somewhat loose and slippery core movement. In general, I think it's not very hard to notice areas where House of Hikmah strains against its budget, but it's clearly made with heart, and I enjoyed my time with it well enough.
This game is incredible in so many different ways. The story is excellent, and full of references to the fascinating history of the thinkers from the Islamic golden age. The music and art direction are also incredible, featuring an absolutely stunning soundtrack from Austin Wintory that uses classic Arabic instruments and composing to really transport you back through time. While the game can use a little polish mechanically, the puzzle design is interesting and keeps you thinking. Strongly recommend!!
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Languages: English*, Arabic**languages with full audio support
Hours played at review time, across 45 reviews with recorded playtime.
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The art style, music and overall aesthetic of this game are beautiful. I'm just terrible at puzzles and therefore I'm already got stuck a couple of times as I missed levers and couldn't nail some jumps... I'm going to stick with it though, I think it has promise.
Charming with a beautiful environment and interesting characters with puzzle led storytelling. A good indie game worth the low price. It works on Linux but you may need to force a proton version (I am using GE) and add '-dx11' to the launch options. And I am running Bazzite on an ROG Ally.
Solid puzzle platformer.
A short, aesthetically delightful game. Its mechanics are shallow, its movement is clunky, its performance could be far better, and it's more buggy than it should be, but given its length, these complaints don't bite as hard as they should (I could easily imagine a far longer game with an equally shallow system that would've made me far more miserable). Its story is only serviceable, which is painful given how little its aesthetic actually accentuates it, and how clearly driven some of their designs are. Though, credit where it's due: its characters are definitely above-average especially given how little these characters actually talk throughout the runtime. If these devs ever get bigger, I trust them to make a bigger, deeper, and far more expansive version of this story that actually delivers on the aesthetic promise this story has.
Although quite short, it is a beautiful game with a beautiful message about grief and losing loved ones. This feels a lot like a PS3 era Puzzle-Plattformer, and I mean that in the most positive way, it felt almost nostalgic in it's slightly janky mechanics and gorgeously designed world. Really enjoyed the puzzles, the platforming was alrightish.
A short game, but easy to play, beautiful to behold, and with a touching story.
Good puzzle adventure with a historic twist. The music and visuals are a bonus.
nice prromising game
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