Nina Penner's Reviews
Nina Penner is a music historian who teaches courses on game and film music and musical theatre at Brock University in St. Catharines, Ontario. Her love of gaming began with the Amiga and Super Nintendo. Today, she enjoys playing indie games with her husband and kids.
May 21, 2026
House of Hikmah is a narrative-driven 3D puzzle-platformer that explores themes of grief and legacy through alchemical puzzles and conversations with luminaries of the Islamic Golden Age. Audio is a standout with its Arabic voice acting and soundtrack featuring virtuosos of the Arab world. The game had some rough edges at launch, but all serious issues have been patched at the time of writing.