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Deep Current

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KUWAIT CITY · FOUNDED 2021 · 11 PEOPLE · CUSTOM ENGINE

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VERIFICATION ✓IDENTITY ✓CREDITS ✓CONTACT LAST VERIFIED: JUNE 2026

ABOUT

Independent studio in Kuwait City building narrative adventure games from Gulf folklore. Writes in Khaleeji Arabic first and localizes outward. Eleven people, one custom engine, one shipped title — Failaka Deep (2026).

TIMELINE

2021 Founded by three ex-telecom engineers in Kuwait City.

2023 Custom RTL-first engine "Tide" reaches production use.

2024 Seed funding from a Gulf family office; team grows to eleven.

2026 Ships Failaka Deep on PC and PS5 with a full Khaleeji dub.

SHIPPED

Failaka Deep2026

PC PS5 FULL ARABIC

8.5GAME 9.0ARABIC Our review →

Tidepool (prototype)2023

PC · ITCH FULL ARABIC

Free jam build — not reviewed

MADE BY

BABader Al-SabahDirector HQHessa Al-QattanLead Writer YFYousef FarhanEngine Lead + 8 more

PROFILES COMING WITH THE TALENT PLATFORM

IN OUR PAGES

REVIEW Failaka Deep: the Gulf finally gets its myth 26 JUL 2026

FEATURE "We stopped waiting for permission": the Kuwaiti trio behind Failaka Deep 25 JUL 2026

VIDEO Building Failaka Deep's freediving from real tide tables 18 JUN 2026

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