# Alan Salam — Game Developer and 3D Artist in Erbil, Iraq

> Official portfolio and professional profile for Alan Salam (also publicly listed as Alan Salam Mohammed; Arabic: آلان سلام; Kurdish Sorani: ئالان سەلام), a Kurdish game developer and 3D artist based in Erbil, Kurdistan Region of Iraq.

Canonical website: https://www.alansalam.com/
Arabic version: https://www.alansalam.com/ar/
Kurdish (Sorani) version: https://www.alansalam.com/ku/
Contact: alansalammohammed@gmail.com

## About Alan Salam

Alan Salam is a game developer and 3D artist based in Erbil, Kurdistan Region of Iraq. He makes Unity and Godot games for mobile, web, and PC, VR and mixed reality experiences, shaders, and stylized 3D art. His work combines engineering, game design, technical art, and visual direction across independent games, educational games, XR simulations, and creative tools. He works in Iraq's young game development scene and was featured in an Ideas Beyond Borders article on Kurdish game developers.

## Selected achievements

- 8,500+ downloads for Mine Awareness, an educational mobile game funded by MAG Iraq
- GDWC 2024 Winter Best Hobby Game finalist for Ratslayer
- 500+ downloads for the OpenXR-based Archery VR simulation
- Full-pipeline experience spanning game systems, UI, shaders, environments, characters, and optimization

## Games and projects

- John Knuckles — lead artist, UI designer, and game designer for a first-person retro beat ’em up made for Game Gauntlet Game Jam 2026: https://www.alansalam.com/work/john-knuckles/
- Ratslayer — co-developer and lead artist for a stylized Vampire Survivors-like action game; GDWC 2024 Winter Best Hobby Game finalist: https://www.alansalam.com/work/ratslayer/
- Mine Awareness — lead developer and sole artist for an educational puzzle game funded by MAG Iraq for children in rural areas: https://www.alansalam.com/work/mine-awareness/
- Urban Designer — solo developer of an AI-assisted procedural 3D world-building tool for Unity using the Gemini API: https://www.alansalam.com/work/urban-designer/
- Archery VR — developer of a physics-driven OpenXR archery simulation: https://www.alansalam.com/work/archery-vr/
- Gulan Guide — independent, unofficial mall wayfinding demo with store search and an illustrative 3D map; not affiliated with or endorsed by Gulan Mall: https://www.alansalam.com/work/gulan-guide/
- Endless City — solo developer of a Unity rooftop endless runner for web, Windows, and phones, with an online leaderboard backed by Supabase (PostgreSQL): https://www.alansalam.com/work/endless-city/

## Core expertise

- Unity and C# game development
- Godot game development
- Game design and gameplay systems
- Mobile, web (WebGL), and PC games
- XR, virtual reality, and mixed reality (OpenXR)
- Shaders and technical art
- Stylized 2D and 3D art
- Blender, ZBrush, Substance 3D, and Unreal Engine

## Quick facts

- Who is Alan Salam? A game developer and 3D artist in Erbil, Iraq, working in Unity, Godot, C#, XR, shaders, and stylized 3D art.
- Can he be hired? Yes — he takes on select collaborations from Erbil, remotely or in person: game development, prototypes, VR/XR, educational games, shaders, and 3D art.
- Where can his games be played? Most are free on itch.io (https://alan5.itch.io/); Mine Awareness is on the Apple App Store.

## Alan Salam profiles

- Official website: https://www.alansalam.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alan-salam-664831224/
- ArtStation: https://alansalamm.artstation.com/
- itch.io: https://alan5.itch.io/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alan_salamm/
- GitHub: https://github.com/AlanSalamm55

## Independent references

- Feature on Kurdish game developers: https://ideasbeyondborders.org/kurds-enter-the-global-gaming-boom/
- Professional profile at the University of Kurdistan Hewlêr: https://www.ukh.edu.krd/faculty/alan-salam-mohammed/

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