Bury me, my Love

4.1
1.3K reviews
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PEGI 7
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About this game

Bury me my Love tells the story of Syrian refugee Nour and her husband Majd, as Nour
undertakes a perilous journey to safety in Europe.

Winner of the best meaningful play - 14TH IMGA
Best Emotional mobile & handheld game - Emotional Games Awards
Winner of the Google Play Indie Games contest

Bury me, my Love is a Text Messaging Adventure game about Nour, a Syrian migrant trying to find her way to Europe. Her husband Majd, who remains behind in Syria, communicates with Nour through a messaging app, advising her as best he can so that she reaches her destination safely.

“Bury me, my love” is a Syrian goodbye phrase that roughly means, “Take care, don’t even think about dying before I do.” This phrase takes on a deeper meaning as Majd says it to his wife, Nour, as she undertakes her perilous journey to reach Europe.

A co-production from ARTE, the European cultural network, with The Pixel Hunt and Figs.

***A game in an instant messaging app
As Majd, you can communicate with Nour and follow her journey, just as if you were chatting with her via WhatsApp. You will text each other and exchange emojis, pics and selfies, relevant links…

*** Multiple narrative routes to discover
By reading instant messages and choosing response options, players help Nour overcome the hardships she will encounter.
Your choices in Bury me, my Love truly impact on the story, with Nour able to visit 50 different locations and reach 19 potential different endings with widely divergent outcomes.

*** Based on real-life events
Bury me, my Love is a “reality-inspired game”, a documented fiction that draws inspiration directly from real-world events. The original idea stems from an article written by Le Monde journalist, Lucie Soullier, telling the story of Dana, a young Syrian woman who fled her country and is now living in Germany.

This experience may affect the sensitivity of younger people.
Updated on
12 Jun 2024

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Ratings and reviews

4.1
1.25K reviews
Maria Stankiewicz
24 January 2025
It's a well made game, and the use of time delay was so clever and powerful. What I missed was any sort of backstory explaining why Nour has set out on this journey. There's a couple of mentions of war, but they are quite shallow and made it difficult to sympathise with her as she turns her nose at staying in central Europe or complains about having to queue to get a free tent. It would have helped to know WHY getting to Germany in particular is so important to her, if Bulgaria is safe.
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Micah Wilson
18 November 2020
The underlying story concept is touching and I can see the value in the messaging of the game. However, the actual gameplay has a lot to be desired. If you make a mistake you need to start the entire game again. This is utterly boring because you already know everything you need to say to get there. The replay experience is also awkward, if not stupidly designed. For example, if you tell her she forgot her deodorant she will say she already packed it. If you don't she says she forgot it. 🤨
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Sarra Rohr (Kaedyn)
14 May 2022
Nice game. It felt like a normal dialogue between a couple who are in love and help each other and respect each other. Nothing over the top, so it made it real. Got a happy ending first play through. I may play more choices but as others say, it'd be nicer to have a 'Choices Made' map so we can return to choices easier than playing from start all the time.
26 people found this review helpful
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What's new

• Increase SDK version to 34
• Bug fixes and improvements