Actor Abubakar Salim Finds Healing in Video Games

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Abubakar Salim, an actor known for his roles in Raised by Wolves and House of the Dragon, has found healing in creating a video game that explores grief and coping with loss. The upcoming game, Tales of Kenzera: Zau, follows a young shaman who bargains with the god of death to bring his father back to life. Salim believes that gamifying grief allows for a truthful and honest depiction of the complex emotions involved.

A decade ago, Abubakar Salim lost his father. That grief lives within him. An actor by trade, with credits in Raised by Wolves and House of the Dragon’s upcoming season, he searched for years for the right medium to work through the hurt. A film. A TV show. Nothing did it justice—until he tried to make a video game . “If you’re really depicting grief in a truthful and honest way, it is so open and chaotic that actually, you can kind of gamify it,” he says.

Salim is the CEO and creative director of Surgent Studios, the developer behind the upcoming Metroidvania game Tales of Kenzera: Zau. The game, set to launch April 23, follows a young shaman, Zau, who has made a deal with the god of death to bring his father back to life in exchange for three great spirits. Its story is a reflection of coping with loss—even its premise is built on bargaining, a common stage for someone dealing with death

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Abubakar Salim Actor Video Game Grief Coping With Loss Tales Of Kenzera: Zau Healing

 

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