Palestinian pseudo-stealth game Dreams on a Pillow paints a difficult, poetic picture in its first look at gameplay
Dreams on a Pillow is a pseudo-stealth adventure game developed by Palestinian creator Rasheed Abueideh, set during the 1948 Nakba. The game follows a woman named Khadra fleeing her village with a pillow mistaken for her child, symbolizing trauma through shifting realities. Inspired by Palestinian folklore, it blends historical narrative with personal memory and nightmare sequences.
- ▪Dreams on a Pillow is set during the Nakba, the 1948 ethnic cleansing of Palestinians.
- ▪The protagonist, Khadra, must carry a pillow that symbolizes her lost child and mental trauma.
- ▪The game alternates between reality, nightmares, and memories of life in the Palestinian village of Al Tantura.
- ▪Full production has begun, with a core team established and a 2027 release window planned.
- ▪The game draws from a Palestinian folktale and serves as an emotional response to the 2023 attacks on Gaza.
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Home News Dreams On A Pillow Palestinian pseudo-stealth game Dreams on a Pillow paints a difficult, poetic picture in its first look at gameplay Crowdfunding continues too Image credit: Rasheed Abueideh <img alt="Oisin Kuhnke avatar" src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/me-(1).jpg?width=2048&height=2048&fit=bounds&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" style="aspect-ratio: 1" width="400" height="400" > News by Oisin Kuhnke Contributor Published on May 16, 2026 Follow Dreams On A Pillow Back in late 2024, Palestinian developer Rasheed Abueideh announced Dreams on a Pillow, a "pseudo-stealth adventure game." It's set during the Nakba, the 1948 ethnic cleansing that saw Israel violently displacing Palestinians and dispossessing their land and homes, serving as Abueideh's emotional…
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