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Fact sheet

Name: Modest Chibi: Muslim Dress Up
In one line: A cozy Islamic game for families: dress up, home design, voiced Islamic stories and mini games, with a gentle companion named Lulu.
Made by: Engineer Mom, a child development specialist, industrial engineer and mother of two, with software support from her husband
Platforms: Android and iOS (iPhone, iPad)
Languages: English and Turkish; all story scenes are fully voiced in both
Price: Free to download. Optional rewarded ads (an ad plays only when the player chooses to watch one) and in-app purchases. No banner or pop-up ads.
Players: More than 10,000 downloads on Google Play
Lulu: The game's companion and gentle guide. He shows players the way, cheers them on and reminds them of mercy, gratitude, patience and good manners; players collect achievements on their way to meeting him.
Islamic content: Written from the Quran and the major hadith collections. Lulu's Tales are original stories about character, not retellings of scripture.
Contact: modestchibi@gmail.com

What's inside

Lulu's Tales: 20 fully voiced audio stories in four chapters (Awakening, Worship, Ethics, Ihsan), each one unlocking the next
Girl and boy characters, over 450 outfit pieces: hijab styles, dresses, kufi caps, turbans
Home design with over 3,000 decor items across 12 rooms and gardens; decorating is never locked behind puzzle levels
Visit the Kaaba and famous mosques; learn salah step by step, from wudu to the final salam
32 Quran recitations recorded especially for the game by qari Resul Kırboğa
16 pets that grow through three stages and go on adventures for surprise rewards
Mini games including Lulu's Sherbet Shop, Lulu's Maze, a block puzzle, coloring and mandala art
A weekly Host of the Week home contest

A game I couldn't find, so I made it

Modest Chibi started at home. I'm a child development specialist, an industrial engineer and a mother of two. Like many Muslim parents, I spent a long time looking for a game I'd feel at peace having in our home: something clean and warm, something that makes faith feel close and beloved rather than like a lesson.

I couldn't find it. The games I tried didn't reflect our values, and ads kept popping up in the middle of play whether anyone wanted them or not. So I decided to build the game I was looking for, with my husband supporting me on the software side.

Modest Chibi is a cozy dress-up and home design game. You can style a girl or boy character in hijab, dresses, kufi caps and turbans, decorate a home room by room, raise pets, play mini games and enter a weekly home contest.

At the heart of it all is Lulu, a sweet little companion and gentle guide. From the first day, he shows you the way, cheers you on and kindly reminds you of mercy, gratitude, patience and good manners, and every achievement brings you a step closer to meeting him. His own spiritual journey unfolds in Lulu's Tales, twenty fully voiced stories that unlock one after another.

You can also visit the Kaaba and famous mosques, learn salah step by step from wudu to the final salam, and listen to Quran recitations recorded especially for the game by qari Resul Kırboğa. Where I couldn't trace a narration to a reliable source, I left it out rather than pass it on.

My background shaped many small choices. I decided against banner and pop-up ads altogether: an ad plays only when a player chooses to watch one for a reward. The game is free to download and has optional in-app purchases.

Modest Chibi has been downloaded more than 10,000 times on Google Play so far and is also available on iPhone and iPad. Messages from families shape what comes next.

Engineer Mom, developer of Modest Chibi

I write publicly as Engineer Mom; I keep my family's names and photos private.

How the Islamic content is handled

The lessons and duas in the game are written from primary sources — the Quran and the major hadith collections — and where I couldn't trace a narration to a reliable source, I left it out rather than pass it on.

Lulu's Tales are my own stories, built around manners and character rather than retellings of scripture: I wrote all twenty and made the artwork for them.

Modest Chibi teaches good manners and the basics of worship; it doesn't issue rulings.