10 indie games in this list, released 2008–2026, from developers such as Stormling Studios, threeW, Curve Animation. Pick one to read our editorial note and jump to its store page.
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Stormling Studios, based in Turkey, made this first-person horror adventure in 3D, shaped by the writing of H. P. Lovecraft and running on the CPAGE engine. As police detective Howard E. Loreid, the player investigates the killing of an occult-linked rich man in the fictional town of Wellsmoth, with a vanished private investigator as the prime suspect. Lucid dreams and paranormal events blur the line between reality and hallucination.
Feather Party is a multiplayer party game built around a collection of short mini-games starring a cast of chicks. Up to eight players can compete, either with friends or against rivals, trying to finish on top across the rounds, and a board game mode ties the contests together. It was made by threeW, a developer based in Turkey, published by Teneke Kafalar Spotlight, and released for Windows in January 2026.
Liar's Bar is a card game from Curve Animation, a developer based in Turkey, that first appeared on Steam in October 2024. Its store listing groups it under casual, simulation and strategy categories, and it launched in Early Access for Windows. Available sources describe it only broadly as a card-based video game, so details of its rules and modes are best checked on its store page. It remains a notable recent indie release from the Turkish scene.
Mount & Blade is a medieval action role-playing game from Turkish company TaleWorlds Entertainment, released in 2008 with Paradox Interactive as publisher. Players create a custom character and fight, trade and manage a fief across the land of Calradia in open-ended sandbox play. It was created by TaleWorlds founders Armagan and Ipek Yavuz, and reviewers highlighted its combat mechanics and large modding community.
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord mixes strategy with action role-playing, casting players as a custom character in a vast medieval sandbox where diplomacy, crafting, trade and conquest are all options. Armies raised on the campaign map fight in large real-time battles with skill-based combat. A prequel set 173 years before Warband, it comes from Turkish studio TaleWorlds Entertainment and left early access in 2022.
ReStory: Chill Electronics Repairs is a relaxed job simulation about running a small repair business. Players take in broken gadgets and work through fixing a range of devices, with the setting placed in Japan during the mid-2000s. It was developed by Mandragora, a studio from Turkey, and published by tinyBuild. The game launched in August 2026 on Windows and Mac, offering a calm, hands-on take on the workshop sim.
Slots & Diapers is an absurdist incremental game about growing a gambling fortune from very humble beginnings. Players spin slot machines for jackpots, bring on hired gamblers to automate the spinning, and buy permanent upgrades that speed up later runs. It comes from Parodie Games, a developer based in Turkey, was published by Lazy Otter, and launched in June 2026 on Windows, macOS and Linux.
Conarium is a first-person Lovecraftian horror adventure from the Turkish studio Zoetrope Interactive, inspired by H. P. Lovecraft's novella At the Mountains of Madness. It follows a group of scientists who try to push past what they believe are the limits of nature, and it favors atmosphere, exploration and puzzles over combat. A good pick for fans of slow-burn cosmic horror.
Monochroma is a cinematic puzzle platformer and the first game from the Istanbul-based Nowhere Studios. You play a boy carrying his little brother through a dystopian 1950s world, and most puzzles revolve around keeping the younger child safe while you move ahead. Its focus on protecting a sibling gives the puzzles an emotional weight that most platformers never try for.
Remnants of Naezith is a fast precision platformer by Turkish developer Tolga Ay, built around a grappling hook. You swing and dash through short levels as Kayra, destroying enchanted fragments of a dragon before anyone can misuse their power, and leaderboards reward shaving seconds off every run. It is a tight, focused game made largely by a single developer.