Let’s be real, gaming is the future. And ofc, Saudi women are already one step ahead of all of us. In honour of the 91st Saudi National Day today, we’re spotlighting some need-to-know gamers. So, get ready to take notes!
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Bashayer, AKA @_.gh
Hailing from the Kingdom, Bashayer is a Twitch partner, YouTuber, and full-blown artist. We stan a multifaceted queen. We asked this girl gamer about representing Saudi on a global social media scale: “It gives me a sense of responsibility. I want to give and show the best content in this field so I can be proud of what I’m doing.”
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Sama, AKA @ttvsama
Another Twitch partner we love to see! 20-year-old Sama studies psychology, and in her free time the Jeddah-based gamer is a full-time streamer (chill,) with a cool 31.3k followers on Twitch and 4.39k on Youtube (cool.)
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Sara, AKA @a37g
Let us preface this paragraph by saying we’re ~obsessed~ with Sara’s super cute anime-bitmoji icon. The 22-year-old med student is a PC player who got into gaming by “stealing my brother’s PlayStation till I bought one for myself”. Her ultimate goal in this field is “to be a role model for not only Saudi women, but women in general, to get rid of the basic idea that gaming is for boys.”
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Jude, AKA @leoflii
This gamer is another star in the community thanks to her hilarious and quintessential Saudi personality. While Jude spent time on Crash Bandicoot (a classic) when she was younger, the streamer now plays POV games such as Overwatch and Call of Duty: Warzone. Her reaction vids are also our fave.
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Meshael, AKA @meshaelmr
This gamer does a lil bit of everything. Whether its content creation for fashion, beauty or lifestyle brands, Meshael is a true Saudi success story. With a whopping half a million subscribers on YouTube (plus an additional 144k on Twitch), you can’t deny that she knows what’s what.