Ayo: A Rain Tale is about surviving drought in sub-Saharan Africa

Ayo: A Rain Tale is a quest for water and survival in sub-Saharan Africa. It’s the debut from Lebanese indie studio Inkline Games, who wants to shine a light on an ongoing humanitarian crisis that affects millions of people. It will be available for PC and Mac on November 9.

A lack of clean drinking water imperils 319 million people in sub-Saharan Africa, according to the nonprofit The Water Project, which works to address water scarcity in those communities. It has huge ramifications on health, sanitation, and education, as children miss hundreds of schooldays because they’ve fallen ill from water-related diseases like cholera. The Water Project also notes that 72 percent of those who are sent to fetch water are girls and women, hurting their opportunities to attend school and to work. In Inkline’s game, you play one of these girls, Ayo, who has to brave harsh environments and enemies to help her family survive.