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5 indie games in this list, released 2017–2026, from developers such as Light Studio | نقش الضوء, Bold Statement Games, Starvania Studio. Pick one to read our editorial note and jump to its store page.
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By Light Studio | نقش الضوء · Saudi Arabia
Wojdan is an adventure visual novel with puzzles that change the path of the story. It follows 11-year-old Jawad, his father Adel and sister Sara as they leave their village for the city to find a doctor who can cure him, only to learn the doctor has vanished. The title is an Arabic word for the soul or inner strength. It was released in 2017 by Light Studio (Naqsh Al-Daw), the Saudi team that later made Lefty.
By Bold Statement Games · Saudi Arabia
Tail Trail is a free, story-driven point-and-click game about P.I. Trevor, who takes his first solo case to find a missing person on a mysterious island. The developer built it as a mix of a linear game and a short animated film, with heavy cutscenes, investigation of areas and light quick-time events. It is by Bold Statement Games, the developer of VolleySmash from Steam's Games Made in KSA bundle.
By Bold Statement Games · Saudi Arabia
Sticks And Bones is a short interactive story about a boastful pirate who keeps hunting for treasure even after his death. It mixes quick-time events with shifting mechanics, from third-person sections to 2.5D scenes, puzzles and sword duels. The developer describes it as a one-person project and an episode zero for a planned series. It comes from Bold Statement Games, the developer of VolleySmash from Steam's Games Made in KSA bundle.
By Starvania Studio · Saudi Arabia
Bahamut and the Waqwaq Tree is a 2D underwater adventure drawn from Arabian mythology. You swim through Ma'een, a cosmic ocean overrun by dark entities, using light to shield yourself, clear corruption and decipher inscriptions left by a lost civilisation. It is the debut title of Starvania Studio, a team based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and is also listed on PlayStation.
By Lunacy Studios · Saudi Arabia
The House of Hikmah is a fully voiced 3D narrative adventure about Maya, a 14-year-old who enters a dreamlike House of Wisdom after her father dies. Using a device that transforms elements, she solves puzzles across nine worlds built around scholars and inventions of the Islamic Golden Age, while working through grief and her father's legacy. It was developed by Lunacy Studios and is part of Steam's Games Made in KSA bundle.