Mariam's game 2018

A new mobile game Mariam Game is taking the Gulf by storm and has sparked debates for it to be banned in Saudi Arabia and Oman.

The game 'Mariam' has also trended on Twitter over the past two days with the Arabic hashtag لعبة_مريم (Mariam's game).

The game caused a stir because it asks some personal and even political questions which raised worries amongst users that it may illicitly capture personal files within one’s phone maryam Game.

It starts with a white haired girl standing against a dark background. The player is meant to escort the girl to her home before hiding from her father, who is suspected by users to be the skeleton figure present in the game’s thumbnail maryam Game.

During the conversation with Mariam, the child informs players about trending news to demonstrate that it can read minds. At a certain point, the game asks you to wait 24 hours before you can continue maryam Game.