The House of Hikmah review: Islamic history becomes video game wonders

A debut game from Lunacy Studios, the new puzzle-platformer hardly misses a step during its tight runtime. In three hours, it tells an impactful story of grief, gives players a clever set of ever-changing puzzles, delves into the vibrant history of the Islamic Golden Age, and does all that to a fantastic score that any big-budget game would kill to have. It may look small, but The House of Hikmah’s commitment to craft makes it every bit as grand and wondrous as games one hundred times its size.