Lunacy Studios

Lunacy Studios is an independent game developer creating narrative-driven puzzle and adventure games rooted in personal experience, cultural history and emotional storytelling. Founded in 2020 by Faris Attieh, the studio operates as a fully remote, globally distributed team. Its work combines 3D environments, architectural worldbuilding and interactive puzzles with stories that explore grief, discovery and healing.

The studio’s debut game, The House of Hikmah, launched on PC through Steam on April 8, 2026, with Lunacy Studios serving as both developer and publisher. The narrative 3D puzzle-adventure takes place in a fantastical reimagining of the Abbasid-era House of Wisdom, or Bayt al-Hikmah, in Baghdad. Its setting draws on the intellectual and cultural legacy of the Islamic Golden Age, bringing historical ideas into an imaginative interactive world.

Players follow Maya, a 14-year-old girl mourning her father, through nine distinct puzzle realms. These environments draw on historical figures including Ibn al-Haytham, Jabir ibn Hayyan, Ibn Sina and Fatima al-Fihri. Physics- and alchemy-based mechanics connect the game’s puzzles with its historical inspirations, while its architecture and environments contribute to the storytelling. Full voice acting in English and Arabic supports the game’s dual-language presentation.

The project grew from Attieh’s experience of losing his father and his desire to explore bereavement through an interactive story. That personal foundation informs the studio’s combination of emotional themes and culturally grounded worldbuilding.

Lunacy Studios’ development capabilities span narrative design, creative direction, environment art and full-cycle game production. Following its debut release, the studio has continued post-launch patch support while developing a second, unannounced title. That project is described as a 3D atmospheric exploration game driven by discovery and mood, extending the studio’s interest in expressive environments and story-led interactive experiences.