External Discovery
28 indie games in this list, released 2016–2022, from developers such as Mahfouz Games, Game Cooks, Tafra Games. Pick one to read our editorial note and jump to its store page.
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By Mahfouz Games · Iraq
Weapons Master is a PC VR fighting game in which players control and throw weapons to defeat enemies. Swords, knives and axes can be hurled, and bodies can be thrown with bare hands, with support for Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. Sessions are short and arcade-like. It is one of the VR titles from Mahfouz Games, an independent studio based in Erbil, Iraq, that self-publishes games and also provides VR and AR development services.
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.
By Tafra Games · Egypt
Zombie Survivor! is a mobile zombie base-defence game in which players hold off hordes with an array of unusual weapons. It is the flagship title of Tafra Games and, according to the studio, has passed three million combined downloads on Google Play and the App Store, where it appears under publisher Lion Studios. Tafra is an independent studio based in Egypt, founded in late 2020 by CEO Ziad Elgabaly.
By The Game Bakers · France
Furi is a fast action game from the French indie studio The Game Bakers that consists entirely of boss fights. Each guardian stands between you and your freedom, and battles mix close sword fighting with twin-stick shooting in a colorful, retro science-fiction setting. It rewards learning patterns and reacting precisely.