The game studio named 'weird pixel'Sourced
The studio was called Wixel.
It meant 'weird pixel'.
Lebanese game designer Reine Abbas co-founded Wixel Studios in 2008. The name shortened 'weird pixel', reflecting how unusual a game studio was in the region then. Its first game portrayed political leaders as puppets.
An odd pixel
helped start a local scene.
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Reviewed: 2026-10-01