External Discovery
122 indie games in this list, released 2014–2026, from developers such as Dannana Gaming, Limeless, Kolide Studio. Pick one to read our editorial note and jump to its store page.
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By Dannana Gaming · Saudi Arabia
Kashtah, named after a slang word for a desert trip, is a first-person survival horror game set in an abandoned Saudi village around a cursed castle. After your car breaks down you look for help, then must explore, collect clues, solve puzzles and avoid enemies to escape. It is being developed by Dannana, a Riyadh-based studio that makes games celebrating Saudi culture.
By Limeless · Saudi Arabia
Killer Issues is a short first-person comedy horror game in which you are a serial killer spending Halloween in a cabin with other serial killers. Between decorations and trick-or-treaters at the door, another killer starts hunting the household, and the hunters become the hunted. It is an upcoming title from Limeless Studio, a horror studio based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
By Kolide Studio · Jordan
Lucid Cats is an online co-op horror extraction game in which players fall asleep into a shared nightmare, search it for loot and then have to find the way out to keep what they collected. The mix of cooperative scavenging and a risky escape follows the extraction-game formula with a dream-world setting. It is developed and self-published on Steam by Kolide Studio, an indie game and music studio based in Amman, Jordan.
By AJB GAMES STUDIO · Morocco
Martha's Dolls is a first-person horror game set in an abandoned village said to be cursed by the dolls of an old woman named Martha. Players investigate the maze-like village, avoid traps, and deal with dolls that behave differently, some wandering and some hunting the player. It was made by the Moroccan studio AJB Games Studio and won Best Moroccan Game at the LGaming Awards 2025.
By AJB GAMES STUDIO · Morocco
Martha's Dolls 2 is a short horror sequel, about 45 minutes long, set in an expanded version of Martha's House. The player is an urban explorer who finds notes and gear left by earlier visitors while the porcelain dolls from the first game stalk the rooms and crawlspaces. The Moroccan studio AJB Games Studio released it on Steam in September 2026, and it was the studio's first game to reach a Very Positive user rating.
By Limeless · Saudi Arabia
My Peephole: Hotel Harborview is a psychological horror game in which a demon forces you to work as the receptionist of a strange hotel. From a cramped office you watch guests through a peephole, check their documents and make phone calls to decide who is normal and who is not, and mistakes are punished. It was made by Limeless Studio, a horror-focused studio based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
By SwordPlay Studios · Saudi Arabia
NightShift 198X is a retro first-person horror job simulator set in a cursed gas station. You manage the night shift, deal with twisted customers and events, and uncover what is hidden there, with consequences that carry from one shift to the next. It is developed by SwordPlay Studios, a Saudi studio founded in 2024 that focuses on narrative games, and published with Saudi publisher Level Up Gaming.
By Second Guess · Jordan
No Visitors Allowed is an upcoming psychological horror game inspired by The Exit 8, in which players try to escape a looping abandoned hospital corridor by spotting anomalies. It avoids traditional jump scares in favour of atmosphere, repetition and uncertainty. The game was built over two years by Jordanian solo developer Abdallah Shakhatreh, known as Shak, under the name Second Guess Studio, who handled programming, art, audio and writing himself.
By Kevir Entertainment · Iraq
Operation Stutter is a first-person psychological horror game set in a top-secret Cold War research bunker. You wake with no name or memory and explore a nuclear facility, using a film camera that shifts reality to solve puzzles while facing creatures tied to paranoia and a fractured identity. It was shown at Gamescom. It is the flagship project of Kevir Entertainment, a studio founded in 2023 in Duhok, in Iraq's Kurdistan Region.
By Entropy Minds · Saudi Arabia
Psi Break is an isometric survival horror game set in a ruined lunar colony. As an amnesiac prisoner you use elemental psychic powers against mutated colonists and a rogue AI overseer and solve puzzles, while a sanity meter drains as you rely on those powers. It is the debut title of Entropy Minds Studios, a studio based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
By AJB GAMES STUDIO · Morocco
Regretting is a first-person horror game about a house where a doctor and his wife died in strange circumstances after moving in back in 2009. The player is a detective who searches the house, examines items and completes objectives to find out what happened to the couple. It is one of the early PC horror games from AJB Games Studio, the Moroccan studio known for The Moroccan Castle and Martha's Dolls, and is available on itch.io.
By ASD Games Studio · Iraq
Silent Realm is an upcoming free single-player action-horror game set in a non-human realm where life has ended and skeletal forms assemble and decay. Searching for a missing brother, the player explores a hostile world with scarce resources, where the environment itself is the main threat. It is the second project of ASD Games Studio, the Iraqi studio founded by developer Ali Al-Abboodi, and is scheduled for 2027.
By PackDev · Saudi Arabia
SOS Recordings is a narrative psychological horror game based on the unsolved 1989 SOS incident on Mount Asahi in Hokkaido, where a giant SOS made of birch trunks was found near two rescued hikers. You review tapes, drive to real locations recreated in low poly, fly a helicopter and investigate with a flashlight under time pressure. It is developed by PackDev, listed by IsaKaba as a studio from Saudi Arabia.
By RYM GAMES · Morocco
The Dark Occult is a psychological horror game in which players explore a haunted house while grotesque creatures threaten to kill them at any moment. The design keeps the player under constant pressure, building from anxiety into panic, with survival as the only goal. It was released on Steam in September 2018 and remains one of the better-known horror titles from North Africa. It was developed by RYM Games, a studio from Morocco.
By AJB GAMES STUDIO · Morocco
The Moroccan Castle is a first-person horror escape game set in a historic castle near Tetouan in northern Morocco. Trapped inside, the player has until 4:00 AM to solve puzzles, decode clues and unlock hidden doors before time runs out. Moroccan developer Ayman Jbari built it alone as the first game of the AJB Games Studio trilogy that ended with The Moroccan Castle 3, and it is a free download on itch.io.
By AJB GAMES STUDIO · Morocco
The Moroccan Castle 3: Behind The Secrets is a first-person horror game set inside an old Moroccan castle. The player is a young archaeologist exploring its ruins, solving puzzles, finding clues and dodging traps and supernatural creatures to learn the castle's history. It is the final part of The Moroccan Castle trilogy by AJB Games Studio, the Moroccan studio founded by developer Ayman Jbari.
By AJB GAMES STUDIO · Morocco
The Moroccan Castle II continues the story of an old castle in Tetouan where an archaeologist disappeared in 2019. The player is a young archaeologist who goes looking for him, exploring the castle with an inventory, lean and peek controls and a save system while solving puzzles in a psychological horror setting. It is the second part of the trilogy by the Moroccan studio AJB Games Studio and can be downloaded on itch.io.
By AJB GAMES STUDIO · Morocco
UNCURSED is a first-person psychological horror game in which Alex returns to his grandmother's house after she stops answering his calls. The house is full of traces of old rituals, and the player explores it, solves logic puzzles and pieces together the family's past before escaping. The Moroccan studio AJB Games Studio released it on Steam in February 2025, and it reached the top five of the African-developed games sales chart in its launch week.
By NewGen · Tunisia
Zombie Within is a social deduction game for up to six players with horror and strategy elements. One player is a zombie imposter who slips into a survivor camp and tries to kill its population, while a group of Defenders works out who is infected. The Tunisian studio NewGen developed it in the visual style of its earlier West Hunt, and Wandering Wizard, the indie label of Snail Inc., published it.
By Krillbite Studio · Norway
Among the Sleep is a first-person horror adventure from the Norwegian studio Krillbite Studio in which you play a small child. Trapped in a strange nightmare, you crawl and toddle through your home and beyond while searching for your mother. Seeing everything from a toddler's height makes familiar spaces feel threatening.
By Zoetrope Interactive · Turkey
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.
By Acid Wizard Studio · Poland
Darkwood is a survival horror game from the Polish studio Acid Wizard Studio. By day you scavenge and explore a strange, ever-changing forest, and by night you barricade your hideout and try to survive until morning. It builds dread through sound, limited vision and uncertainty rather than cheap scares.
By Red Candle Games · Taiwan
Detention is a 2D atmospheric horror adventure from the Taiwanese studio Red Candle Games, set in 1960s Taiwan under martial law. It weaves religious elements from Taiwanese culture and mythology into a story about fear, guilt and memory. The game is widely admired for using horror to explore a real and painful period of history.
By Digital Happiness · Indonesia
DreadOut is a third-person supernatural horror game from the Indonesian independent developer Digital Happiness. A group of high school students find an abandoned town, and Linda has to face its ghosts armed mostly with her smartphone camera. Its Indonesian setting and supernatural themes make it a distinctive entry in the survival horror genre.