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16 indie games in this list, released 2014–2026, from developers such as threeW, Free Lives, Xelu, Those Awesome Guys. Pick one to read our editorial note and jump to its store page.
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By threeW · Turkey
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.
By Free Lives · South Africa
Genital Jousting is a party game designed for groups of players, with action listed among its genres. Available descriptions go little further than that, so the specifics of how a match plays out are not covered here. It was developed by the South African studio Free Lives and released in 2018 on Windows and macOS by publisher Devolver Digital, and it holds a Metacritic score of 68.
By Xelu, Those Awesome Guys · Romania
Built for groups of players, Move or Die is a party platformer from Romanian indie studio Those Awesome Guys, with Xelu also credited on development. It was released for Windows in January 2016 and reached PlayStation 4 in 2019. The game runs on the LÖVE framework and holds a Metacritic score of 80, and Steam lists it as an indie action title.
By Recreate Games · China
Party Animals is a multiplayer party game built around physics-based brawling, developed by Chinese studio Recreate Games, with Source Technology publishing. It released in September 2023 on Windows and both Xbox One and Series X/S, with a PlayStation 5 port following in January 2025. The game runs on Unity and is listed on Steam as a casual indie action title designed for playing with others.
By Die Gute Fabrik · Denmark
Sportsfriends is a party game compilation from Die Gute Fabrik, an independent developer collective in Denmark, bundling four titles: Hokra, BaraBariBall, Super Pole Riders and Johann Sebastian Joust. That last one needs no screen at all, as players try to keep their PlayStation Move controller steady while jostling rivals' controllers. Super Pole Riders is a pole-vaulting game by Bennett Foddy, and the project raised more than US$150,000 on Kickstarter.
By Indoor Astronaut · Switzerland
Unrailed! is a cooperative construction game from Indoor Astronaut, a Swiss developer, built with MonoGame and published by Daedalic Entertainment. Players work together to build railway track through endless, procedurally generated worlds, dealing with random encounters, upgrading the train and keeping it from running off the rails. After an early access period that began in 2019, the full release came in September 2020.
By Smiling Buddha Games, LLC · Canada
Use Your Words is a party game developed by Smiling Buddha Games, a studio from Canada, and published by Screenwave Media. It launched in April 2017 on PC, Mac, Wii U, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, with a Nintendo Switch version arriving in August 2017. Built as a party game for groups playing together, it is listed on Steam as a casual indie title rather than a solo experience.
By Classy Games · Saudi Arabia
Who Heckled? is an online social deduction party game for two to six players. One player goes on stage to complete absurd challenges while the others hide among an audience of computer-controlled characters, heckling with memes and sabotaging the show without being caught. It is an upcoming game from Classy Games, a studio listed in the IsaKaba directory under Saudi Arabia.
By Silver Thumb Games · Saudi Arabia
Biida-Bash is a turn-based multiplayer game built on tabletop marbles with physics that react to every impact. Players use powers such as energy pulses, flight and rebound control to set off chain reactions across modes that include elimination, racing and a football variant. Friends, family or strangers can join. It was developed by Silver Thumb Games, one of the studios in Steam's Games Made in KSA bundle of Saudi indie games.
By Kolide Studio · Jordan
Couch Party! is a local-multiplayer party game for PC in which friends move around a shared game board, play short mini-games against each other and collect crowns, with the most crowns deciding the winner. It is aimed at casual groups playing on one screen rather than online. The game is made by Kolide Studio, an independent game and music studio based in Amman, Jordan, founded by developer and musician Hani AlKarrain.
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 Maysalward(MRD) · Jordan
Konnichiwa Jordan is a collection of mini-games about Jordan itself. Players visit Petra, Jerash and the Dead Sea, cook traditional Jordanian dishes, dress in traditional costumes, play along with the oud and tabla, and collect photos in an album as they go. It is developed by Maysalward, a veteran mobile game studio headquartered in Amman, Jordan.
By NewGen · Tunisia
North Hunt is an online social deduction game set in a Viking village and the follow-up to West Hunt. Thieves pose as villagers, copy NPC behaviour and use disruptive abilities, while Chiefs try to expose them before they get away. The Tunisian studio NewGen made it, first releasing it in early access in April 2026 before the version listed on Steam today.
By Evlnu GameWorks · Saudi Arabia
Office Chaos is a physics-based co-op game for one to four players set in eight-minute workdays at a busy office. As interns you rush to complete office tasks, and small slips quickly turn into bigger disasters. It is the next release from Evlnu GameWorks, an independent studio based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which focuses on co-op and multiplayer games.
By Sandouq · Saudi Arabia
Robo Hunt is an asymmetric multiplayer game in which three hunters team up against a boss monster controlled by a fourth player. Hunters pick from classes with distinct abilities, while maps add traps, secrets and changing mechanics, and either side can win. It is developed by Sandouq, the independent Saudi studio that is also making Puppeteer: No Strings Attached.
By NewGen · Tunisia
West Hunt is a social deduction game for one to eight players set in an Old West town. One or two outlaws hide among NPC townsfolk and cause trouble while sheriffs try to spot the imposters by their behaviour before the town is thrown into chaos. NewGen, an indie studio based in Tunisia, developed it with Wandering Wizard as publisher, and the game has sold hundreds of thousands of copies since its 2022 early access launch.