External Discovery
52 indie games in this list, released 2018–2025, from developers such as Majestic Mind Games, Table Knight Games, Motion Twin. Pick one to read our editorial note and jump to its store page.
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By Majestic Mind Games · Saudi Arabia
Tri Survive is an action roguelite that takes the survive-the-horde formula into a fantasy RPG setting, but gives you a party of three heroes to control at once instead of one. Each hero brings separate skills, which shapes how you build and position during runs against invading demonic creatures. It is drawn in a hand-drawn JRPG-inspired style by Majestic Mind Games, an independent studio in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
By Table Knight Games · Saudi Arabia
UnderMire is a hand-drawn first-person roguelite for one to four players set in a shifting magical bunker. You craft absurd elemental weapons from junk, manage a fear gauge and use proximity voice chat while fighting spooky enemies and completing quests for a spirit cat. It is developed by Table Knight Games, a Riyadh-based studio founded in 2016 and known for Arabic trivia and party games.
By Motion Twin · France
Dead Cells is a roguelike Metroidvania action game from the French independent developer Motion Twin. You play a strange creature fighting its way out of a diseased island, with levels that change on every run and no checkpoints to fall back on. Fast, fluid combat and a huge variety of weapons keep each attempt feeling fresh.
By Four Quarters · Russia
Loop Hero is a roguelike from the Russian studio Four Quarters in which you never control the hero directly. Instead the hero walks a looping road on their own, and you shape each expedition by placing cards that add enemies, buildings and terrain around the loop. That simple twist turns a familiar fantasy adventure into a thoughtful game of planning and risk.