6 indie games in this list, released 2023–2026, from developers such as Babil Games LLC, Shusmo, Maysalward(MRD). Pick one to read our editorial note and jump to its store page.
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Arkan: Dawn of Knights combines match-3 puzzle battles with 4X kingdom building. After a villain shatters the key of time, heroes from different eras and myths arrive in the player's world, and the player summons them from key shards to fight monsters in puzzle-driven combat while expanding a kingdom on a shared map. It was released for iOS in 2023. It is published by Babil Games LLC, a company PocketGamer.biz lists as based in Dubai, UAE.
3D48 takes the number-merging idea of 2048 into three dimensions: players merge matching numbered cubes and try to keep the board from filling up as the numbers grow. It is a casual mobile puzzle game for Android and iOS. The game is released under the Shusmo label, a studio listed in Jordan's 962Games industry directory, and Amman-based Kolide Studio lists 3D48 among its own games.
Arabian Puzzle: Ludo Quest combines spot-the-difference puzzles with Ludo. Each difference found earns dice powers used on the Ludo board. The story follows Zarqa al-Yamama, the sharp-eyed woman of pre-Islamic Arabian legend, and her companion Saqr across the desert. It is developed by Maysalward, a studio in Amman, Jordan, that makes culturally relevant games for Arab players.
Arrow Challenge is a logic puzzle game in which each arrow on the board must be moved in the right direction until the board is clear. Its 300 levels get steadily harder, and bombs and a drill can help with tricky boards. It is a departure from the driving games usually made by Ambrator Games, a small studio based in Amman, Jordan, that develops for mobile devices.
By Blue Bag Gaming And Publishing - FZCO · United Arab Emirates
Stack Blocks - Block Puzzle is a drag-and-drop block puzzle for mobile. Players place pieces on a grid to complete rows or columns, which then clear, and chain clears together to build combo multipliers. Besides the endless Classic mode, a Stack Clear mode asks players to clear stacked grids layer by layer. There is no timer; a round ends when no piece fits. It is developed by Blue Bag Studios, operated by Blue Bag Gaming and Publishing FZCO in Dubai, UAE.
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.