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8 indie games in this list, released 2012–2025, from developers such as Game Cooks, Inkline Ltd., Groovy Antoid. Pick one to read our editorial note and jump to its store page.
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By Game Cooks · Lebanon
AVO Escape Space is a story-driven escape-room game for VR set aboard a spaceship caught in a meteor storm. Playing as the last passenger, PatientZ, you solve a chain of puzzles with help from the ship's AI, AVO, while uncovering what the vessel was really for. It won at the Very Big Indie Pitch in Dubai. It comes from Game Cooks, the VR and mobile studio founded in Beirut by Lebanese brothers Arz and Lebnan Nader.
By Inkline Ltd. · Lebanon
Ayo: A Rain Tale is a puzzle platformer about a young girl who crosses the harsh lands of sub-Saharan Africa to fetch water for her family during a drought. Players push boulders, solve puzzles, face enemies and deal with heat and a day-night cycle along the way. The game was made to raise awareness of water scarcity. It is the debut of Inkline, a studio based in Beirut, Lebanon, and launched on PC before coming to mobile.
By Groovy Antoid · Lebanon
Fat Bunny is a one-touch mobile game that blends platforming with an endless hopper. Players time presses so a round bunny bounces up colourful mountains and across waterfalls to collect carrots; press too long or too short and it tumbles or drowns. Carrots unlock around thirty bunnies with their own world themes, plus timed power-ups. It is the first game of Groovy Antoid, a small studio in Lebanon.
By Game Cooks · Lebanon
Highway Madness is a free social VR game in which players meet online in a shared lobby and pick one of a dozen comic characters. From there they play short multiplayer modes such as road crossing, roof jumping, standoffs and shootouts. It is built for playing with friends and strangers rather than solo. It was released in early access by Game Cooks, a VR and mobile studio founded in Beirut by Lebanese brothers Arz and Lebnan Nader.
By Zakeh · Lebanon
Pou is a mobile virtual pet game in the Tamagotchi tradition. Players feed, clean, dress and entertain a small brown creature, play minigames to earn coins and spend them on cosmetic items for their pet. It became one of the most downloaded mobile games of 2014 and now lists more than a billion Google Play installs. It was created by Lebanese designer Paul Salameh and is published under his company Zakeh.
By Zakeh Limited · Lebanon
Pou 3D is the sequel to the mobile virtual pet game Pou, bringing its character into three dimensions. As in the original, players look after the creature's needs and customise it, now in a 3D presentation. It launched in December 2025 under Zakeh Limited, the company behind the first game. Pou was created by Lebanese designer Paul Salameh, and the original became one of the most downloaded mobile games of its time.
By Game Cooks · Lebanon
VINDICTA is a first-person VR shooter with a strong stealth element, made for room-scale headsets. As Agent V, players infiltrate the facility of UB Industries, climbing, crawling, taking cover and picking up weapons to destroy its robot army, and it uses an arm-swinging way to move. It launched in early access in 2017. It was developed by Game Cooks, a studio founded in Beirut by Lebanese brothers Arz and Lebnan Nader.
By Game Cooks · Lebanon
ZOLO - Zombies Only Live Once is a low-poly, blocky action game for PC VR in which you play a peace-loving zombie exiled for spreading love among his kind. Players punch enemies, use an arsenal of odd weapons and launch victims into the air to score points. The tone is comic rather than grim. It is an early-access title by Game Cooks, the studio founded in Beirut by Lebanese brothers Arz and Lebnan Nader.