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17 indie games in this list, released 2016–2026, from developers such as Mad Hook, Shusmo, Eshi. Pick one to read our editorial note and jump to its store page.
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By Mad Hook · Jordan
Amer: Cop Pursuit is a mobile arcade chase game in which the character Amer tries to stay ahead of the police. It offers an endless chase mode scored on survival time and a mission mode where players take down targets and escape to unlock new levels and cars. The game is developed by Mad Hook, a studio based in Amman, Jordan, and is the mobile side of its The Chase series.
By Shusmo · Jordan
Baby Seat: Driving Sim is a mobile driving and racing simulation for Android and iOS that focuses on car handling and customisation, with the store listing highlighting its visuals and creative freedom. Players drive, tune and experiment with their vehicles across its environments. The game is made by Shusmo, one of the development studios listed in 962Games, the directory of Jordan's game industry.
By Eshi · Jordan
Drift & Waznyat Simulator is a mobile street-drifting game built on physics-based car handling, where players perform drifts and stunts on urban tracks set in Arabian cities and desert. The name refers to the waznyat balancing stunts of Gulf car culture. It is developed by Eshi Games, a Jordan-based mobile studio founded in 2023 by Omar Ibrahim and Feras Khalifa.
By AMBRATOR GAMES · Jordan
Drift for Life is a mobile racing and drifting game with more than 100 cars that players can tune and customise before racing others online and exploring city maps. It focuses on detailed cars and a collection-building progression. It is developed by Ambrator Games, a small mobile game team based in Amman, Jordan, and is published under the Amman-registered company Lamar Software.
By AMBRATOR GAMES · Jordan
Drift Tafheet is a mobile car game that mixes drifting with traffic races through city streets and an online open world where players can cruise and drift together; an offline mode is also included. Tafheet refers to the Gulf style of stunt driving. It is developed by Ambrator Games, a small studio based in Amman, Jordan, that specialises in games for mobile devices.
By ChickMania · Jordan
Gomat is a mobile car game that combines drifting, drag races, burnout arenas and an open world to explore. Players choose from more than 60 cars, modify them, collect limited premium cars and special licence plates, and challenge friends online. The game is developed by Chickmania Entertainment, a mobile studio based in Amman, Jordan, whose Google Play listing gives an Amman address.
By RABABA Games · Jordan
Hajwala 2 is an open-world racing game for PlayStation 5 about Middle Eastern drifting culture. Players drift through desert highways, ports and forests, take on timed challenges and multi-lap races, and can compete with friends. Its handling leans toward arcade fun with a regional flavour. It is developed by Rababa Games, a studio based in Jordan known for its HAJWALA driving series.
By AMBRATOR GAMES · Jordan
Hajwala Darb (Darb Alhajwala) is a free mobile drifting and racing game that mixes realistic and arcade handling. It offers over 100 vehicles, more than ten maps covering deserts, highways, race tracks and drift arenas, and detailed tuning of engines and driving physics. It is developed by Ambrator Games, a mobile game team based in Amman, Jordan.
By RABABA Games · Jordan
Hajwala Drift is the mobile racing and drifting game that started the HAJWALA series. Players customise their car and character, tune the vehicle, build their own tracks and drift in a style inspired by Middle Eastern street-driving culture. It has been available since 2016. It is developed by Rababa Games, a Jordan-based studio whose Google Play listing gives an Amman address.
By Mad Hook · Jordan
Highway Drifter: Hajwala Online is a mobile drifting game focused on hajwala-style driving on desert highways and city streets. Players tune engines and suspension, customise their cars and take part in real-time online drift battles against other players. It is the long-running mobile entry in the Highway Drifter series by Mad Hook, a game studio based in Amman, Jordan, and predates the 2026 PC simulator.
By Mad Hook · Jordan
Highway Drifter: Hajwala Simulator is a drifting game built around hajwala, the Gulf street-driving subculture of high-speed highway drifts. Players customise their cars, tune the physics settings and drift across desert highways, mountain roads and city streets, with steering-wheel support. It is made by Mad Hook, a studio based in Amman, Jordan, which also released it on PlayStation 5, including as a physical disc.
By ChickMania · Jordan
Misfits Run (Sebaq El Eyal) is an online multiplayer running race in which a gang of misfit characters compete on obstacle courses, using weapons, obstacles and each character's special ability to knock rivals out of the way. It supports ranked online races and an offline single-player mode. The game is developed by Chickmania Entertainment, a mobile studio founded in Amman, Jordan.
By Eshi · Jordan
Offroad Dune Racing Simulator (Tat'ees) is a mobile off-road driving game about climbing and racing over desert sand dunes. Players pick from a range of off-road vehicles and take on races and challenges with physics that emphasise the climbs and descents. It is the newest release from Eshi Games, a Jordan-based mobile studio that saw desert off-roading as an underserved niche.
By Eshi · Jordan
Taxi Drift Mania is a mobile taxi game in which passengers reward the driver for Arabian-style hajwala drifting rather than careful driving, and the wilder the stunts the bigger the tips. It combines arcade taxi runs with drift scoring. It is developed by Eshi Games, a Jordan-based mobile studio founded in 2023 that focuses on culturally rooted games for players in the MENA region.
By Mad Hook · Jordan
The Chase is a 2.5D arcade driving game in which players flee from the police while grabbing cash and completing missions. Progress unlocks new cars and comic characters, and the game is played in short, score-driven runs. It is the PC release of one of the best-known mobile series by Mad Hook, a game studio based in Amman, Jordan, whose chase games are also available on mobile and PlayStation.
By Eshi · Jordan
Trucks Drift Simulator Hajwala applies Arabian hajwala drifting to heavy trucks instead of cars. Players drift across highways and desert landscapes, with the weight and power of each truck shaping how it handles. It is one of the hajwala-themed driving games from Eshi Games, a Jordan-based mobile studio founded in 2023 that builds culturally rooted games for players in the MENA region.
By Mad Hook · Jordan
UHD: Hajwala Drift Simulator is a mobile driving game about hajwala drifting, with desert landscapes, city streets and a wide choice of cars. Players drift, race and compete with friends online, aiming to become the best hajwala driver. It focuses on more realistic handling and higher-detail visuals than the studio's earlier arcade titles. It is developed by Mad Hook, a game studio based in Amman, Jordan.