Rayha's Poem

This game was created as a thesis project at the NYU Game Center.

Rayha’s Poem is a third person narrative platformer about a young girl running away to the mythical Fairyland to escape injustice.  Drawing on themes of South Asian folklore and contemporary social issues, Rayha’s Poem seeks to tell a tale that’s both out of, as well as a product of, its time – a narrative that melds the always-relevant curse of forced marriage with the eternal dream of a land free from woe.

Primary Programming and 3D art by Gordon Lee

Design, Writing and Secondary Programming by Mostafa Haque

Starring Kate Smith as Rayha

Music by Jared Mills

QA by Justin Ha and Sean Park

Thesis Adviser: Bennet Foddy

MADE AT THE NYU GAME CENTER

Special thanks to

Frank Lantz

Matt Boch

Shak'ar Mujukian

Poe Sriwatanathamma

Nobonita Himani Bhowmik

Ben Andre