External Discovery
57 indie games in this list, released 2014–2026, from developers such as Arsi "Hakita" Patala, BlackMill Games, System Erasure. Pick one to read our editorial note and jump to its store page.
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By Arsi "Hakita" Patala · Finland
Ultrakill is a first-person shooter by Finnish developer Arsi Patala, known as Hakita, published by New Blood Interactive and available in Steam early access for Windows since September 2020. Its retro visuals recall games from the early PlayStation era, while its fast movement draws on modern shooters such as Titanfall and Doom Eternal. Its combat also borrows ideas from stylish action games like Devil May Cry.
By BlackMill Games · Netherlands
Verdun is an online first-person shooter built around squads and set in the First World War and inspired by the 1916 battle of the same name. Teams fight over trench lines in attack and defence rounds, using period weapons, uniforms and maps modelled on real Western Front battlefields. Built in Unity by independent studios M2H and the Netherlands-based BlackMill Games, it left Steam Early Access in April 2015 and later reached consoles.
By System Erasure · Finland
ZeroRanger is a scrolling shooter from System Erasure, a studio in Finland, released for Windows in September 2018 and built with GameMaker. It is mostly a vertically scrolling shoot 'em up, though some levels switch to side-scrolling. Players pilot one of two space-capable fighter craft, earning new weapons and abilities by defeating bosses, including the power to transform into a mech.
By COREGAME Studios · Qatar
Beyond Solar is a pixel-art bullet hell shooter in Early Access on Steam that pairs a retro arcade look with modern progression systems. Players pilot through waves of enemy fire, relying on precise movement and quick decisions to survive increasingly dense attack patterns. Its science-fiction setting draws on themes from the region, an angle rarely seen in the genre. It is the debut title of COREGAME Studios, an independent developer based in Doha, Qatar.
By Lobah · Saudi Arabia
SAMLA is a hero battle royale set in a dystopian Arabic-inspired world after a collapse. Squads of three pick heroes, ride hoverboards across shifting sands and ruins, and fight in 36-player matches and other modes where teamwork matters as much as aim. It is the most ambitious title from Lobah, a game developer and publisher headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
By Nuked Cockroach · Tunisia
Veterans Online is a free-to-play top-down twin-stick shooter built around team-based competitive modes, meant to be easy to learn and hard to master. The Steam listing is an open beta, and the developers say on the page that the pandemic made it hard to fund the project in Tunisia. It was made by Nuked Cockroach, an independent Tunisian studio that later shifted from PC to hyper-casual mobile games.
By Game Cooks · Lebanon
VINDICTA is a first-person VR shooter with a strong stealth element, made for room-scale headsets. As Agent V, players infiltrate the facility of UB Industries, climbing, crawling, taking cover and picking up weapons to destroy its robot army, and it uses an arm-swinging way to move. It launched in early access in 2017. It was developed by Game Cooks, a studio founded in Beirut by Lebanese brothers Arz and Lebnan Nader.
By Quicktequila · India
Lovely Planet is a fast first-person shooter platformer by the Indian indie developer Quicktequila, set in a bright, abstract world that looks cute but plays hard. Levels are short, precise runs where you jump and shoot targets in quick succession, often retrying until your timing is perfect. It is a small, sharp game about flow and precision.
By SUPERHOT Team · Poland
Superhot is a first-person shooter from the Polish studio Superhot Team with one big idea: time only moves when you move. That turns every firefight into a slow, deliberate puzzle where you plan each step, grab weapons from enemies and dodge bullets in slow motion. Its minimalist red-and-white style is instantly recognizable.