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47 indie games in this list, released 2012–2026, from developers such as Mad Hook, Shusmo, Eshi. Pick one to read our editorial note and jump to its store page.
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By Mad Hook · Jordan
Highway Drifter: Hajwala Online is a mobile drifting game focused on hajwala-style driving on desert highways and city streets. Players tune engines and suspension, customise their cars and take part in real-time online drift battles against other players. It is the long-running mobile entry in the Highway Drifter series by Mad Hook, a game studio based in Amman, Jordan, and predates the 2026 PC simulator.
By Shusmo · Jordan
Idle Block Miner is a mobile idle game with a blocky art style in which a miner digs down through underground caverns, collecting ore and treasure while upgrades let the digging continue with little input. It combines light management with the relaxed pace of idle games. It is developed by Shusmo, a game studio listed in Jordan's 962Games directory, and was also shown at Pocket Gamer Connects in Aqaba, Jordan.
By Eshi · Jordan
Idle Parking Tycoon Empire is a mobile idle management game in which players run a parking lot: directing cars to spaces, cleaning up, servicing vehicles and investing in upgrades to make the business more efficient and profitable. It follows the idle tycoon pattern of steady growth through upgrades. It is developed by Eshi Games, a mobile studio based in Jordan and founded in 2023.
By ChickMania · Jordan
Jackaro is an online social version of Jackaroo, the board game played by two teams of two with cards and marbles and popular in the Gulf. Players can join ranked matches, play private rooms with friends and voice chat, or practise offline against bots, and unlock boards, pieces and card designs. It is the flagship title of Chickmania Entertainment, a mobile studio founded in Amman, Jordan.
By COREGAME Studios LLC · Qatar
Khawi is a mobile action runner that ties progress to real-world walking: steps counted by the phone become the energy needed to play. In each run the player leads a soldier up a vertical road, choosing which numbered barrels can be shot through in time while fighting enemy waves and growing a squad through boosting gates. Its ten levels are modelled on Qatar landmarks such as Souq Waqif and The Pearl. It was developed by COREGAME Studios, a Media City Qatar licensed studio in Doha.
By Rasheed Abueideh · Palestine
Liyla and the Shadows of War is a short narrative platformer based on events of the 2014 Gaza War. The player helps a Palestinian family in Gaza escape their home to a safer place, making fast, hard choices under shooting and bombardment. Released as freeware on Android, iOS and Windows, it was made alone over two years by Rasheed Abueideh, a Palestinian software engineer from Nablus.
By Koala 4D · Jordan
Locust is a multiplayer arcade game in which players draw paths to steer a swarm of locusts toward trees and crops while avoiding enemies. Players also build defences around their own home and raid other players' homes in player-versus-player matches. It is developed by Koala 4D, a game development studio listed in Jordan's 962Games directory, and its store listing gives an address in Khilda, Jordan.
By Eshi · Jordan
Offroad Dune Racing Simulator (Tat'ees) is a mobile off-road driving game about climbing and racing over desert sand dunes. Players pick from a range of off-road vehicles and take on races and challenges with physics that emphasise the climbs and descents. It is the newest release from Eshi Games, a Jordan-based mobile studio that saw desert off-roading as an underserved niche.
By Koala 4D · Jordan
Pieces Puzzle is a tile-placement puzzle game played on 3x3 and 4x4 boards. Players place each animal in a suitable environment and arrange tiles so that predators cannot reach the other animals. It is a simple logic game for mobile devices. It is developed by Koala 4D, a game development studio founded in 2013 and listed in 962Games, the directory of Jordan's game industry.
By Zakeh · Lebanon
Pou is a mobile virtual pet game in the Tamagotchi tradition. Players feed, clean, dress and entertain a small brown creature, play minigames to earn coins and spend them on cosmetic items for their pet. It became one of the most downloaded mobile games of 2014 and now lists more than a billion Google Play installs. It was created by Lebanese designer Paul Salameh and is published under his company Zakeh.
By DIGITAL DUNES · Qatar
PSL - Pro Soccer Legends is a mobile football game that combines arcade-style matches with squad management. Players collect and train footballers, pick tactics, use special skills during games, and compete in real-time PvP modes to climb leaderboards. It was first revealed as Project Soccer Legends at Web Summit Qatar with Invest Qatar's support and was designed with players in the MENA region in mind. The developer and publisher, Digital Dunes, is based in Media City Qatar in Doha.
By SIV Games · Tunisia
Psps Dream Mart is a supermarket simulator where every customer is an animal, mostly cats. Players stock and price more than 300 products across 15 licences, buy shelves, expand the store and manage their energy while serving picky shoppers who complain when shelves run empty. SIV Games, a studio based in Tunisia, developed it for Android.
By Mahfouz Games · Iraq
Reflecto Ray is a VR puzzle game in which players guide a beam of light to its target by turning mirrors in the right directions. The story frames it as keeping city power stations running so magic tools can keep demons turned to stone. It supports headsets such as HTC Vive, Oculus Quest and Windows Mixed Reality. It is developed by Mahfouz Games, a studio founded in Erbil, Iraq in 2018 by Omar Mahfouz.
By QASBAHLABS · Morocco
Rivaldom: Lead or Fall is a turn-based strategy game in which factions compete inside controlled battle domes for territory and influence. Within a fixed number of turns, players attack, annex land, form and break alliances, play tactical cards and buy upgrades, in a readable, board-game-like format. Qasbah Labs, a Franco-Moroccan studio, makes it with art drawing on Moroccan heritage, and it is in early access on Android and iOS.
By TacSou · Morocco
Ronda brings the traditional Moroccan card game to phones, using the 40-card Spanish Carta deck. Players aim for the highest score in one-on-one or two-versus-two matches, offline against an AI opponent or online with friends, with emojis for table talk. It is one of the mobile titles by TacSou, the one-person studio of Moroccan developer Soufiane Tacherifine, and has more than 100,000 installs on Google Play.
By Mad Hook · Jordan
Rooftop Run is a mobile parkour game in which players run, jump, roll and slide across city rooftops to get from one building to the next as fast as possible. It is built around a large number of short levels with simple controls that take practice to master. The game is one of the best-known mobile titles from Mad Hook, a studio based in Amman, Jordan, whose Google Play listing gives an Amman address.
By SIV Games · Tunisia
Sweets Tile is a tile-matching puzzle game with a bakery theme, where players match cakes, cookies, tarts and macarons to clear hundreds of levels. It includes boosters and power-ups and can be played offline in short sessions. SIV Games, a studio based in Tunisia, developed it and released it for Android phones.
By Eshi · Jordan
Taxi Drift Mania is a mobile taxi game in which passengers reward the driver for Arabian-style hajwala drifting rather than careful driving, and the wilder the stunts the bigger the tips. It combines arcade taxi runs with drift scoring. It is developed by Eshi Games, a Jordan-based mobile studio founded in 2023 that focuses on culturally rooted games for players in the MENA region.
By Steer Studios · Saudi Arabia
Tom and Jerry Blast is a mobile tap-and-blast puzzle game featuring the classic cartoon cat and mouse. Players clear colourful levels, trigger boosters, collect characters and take on daily challenges, and the game was designed to work offline. It was developed in collaboration with Warner Bros. Games by Steer Studios, the Riyadh-based studio owned by Saudi Arabia's Savvy Games Group.
By BLUE BAG GAMING AND PUBLISHING - FZCO · United Arab Emirates
Tricky Blocks - Block Puzzle is a physics-based stacking game for mobile. Players pick blocks from a tray of three in any order and drop them onto a growing tower, where weight and friction decide whether the stack holds. A shadow preview shows valid placements, there is no timer, and three lives are allowed before the run ends. It is made by Blue Bag Studios, the brand of Blue Bag Gaming and Publishing FZCO, a mobile game company in Dubai, UAE.
By Eshi · Jordan
Trucks Drift Simulator Hajwala applies Arabian hajwala drifting to heavy trucks instead of cars. Players drift across highways and desert landscapes, with the weight and power of each truck shaping how it handles. It is one of the hajwala-themed driving games from Eshi Games, a Jordan-based mobile studio founded in 2023 that builds culturally rooted games for players in the MENA region.
By Mad Hook · Jordan
UHD: Hajwala Drift Simulator is a mobile driving game about hajwala drifting, with desert landscapes, city streets and a wide choice of cars. Players drift, race and compete with friends online, aiming to become the best hajwala driver. It focuses on more realistic handling and higher-detail visuals than the studio's earlier arcade titles. It is developed by Mad Hook, a game studio based in Amman, Jordan.
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.