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6 indie games in this list, released 2009–2025, from developers such as Mindstorm Studios, BATOVI Games, Triband. Pick one to read our editorial note and jump to its store page.
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By Mindstorm Studios · Pakistan
Cricket Revolution is a multiplayer sports game devoted to cricket. Alongside offline and LAN modes, it is built around online matches and a community system that records detailed player statistics, plus tournaments against AI opponents. It was developed by Mindstorm Studios in Pakistan, released for Windows in 2009, and is described as the first game from a Pakistani developer to appear on Steam.
By BATOVI Games · Uruguay
Pixel Cup Soccer - Ultimate Edition is a retro-styled arcade football game. It offers friendly matches, tournaments and a career mode where players build a team, and up to eight people can play together locally or via Steam Remote Play, competing or cooperating. It was developed and published by BATOVI Games, a studio based in Uruguay, and released in October 2022 for Windows, macOS and Linux.
By BATOVI Games · Uruguay
Pixel Cup Soccer 17 is a retro-styled arcade football game that strips the sport down to quick, fast-moving matches. Rather than detailed simulation, it focuses on responsive controls and straightforward mechanics aimed at short bursts of play. It was developed and published by BATOVI Games, a studio based in Uruguay, and released in November 2021 for Windows, macOS and Linux.
By Triband · Denmark
What the Golf? is a comedic sports game from Danish studio Triband, first launched in 2019 as an Apple Arcade launch title. It uses golf as a starting point and twists it through miniature-golf style challenges and surreal humour. Critics acclaimed its humour and gameplay, it won multiple awards, and it later led to the follow-ups What the Clash? and What the Car?.
By HOLODOT STUDIO · Saudi Arabia
SHOTBALL is a free 3v3 competitive game that blends football with shotguns. Players pick class-based loadouts and use movement and precise shots to move the ball and score, with matches that swing between sport and combat. It is the debut of Holodot Studio, founded in Riyadh in 2023, and was published by Saudi publisher Naphora Games Group on PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.
By Bold Statement Games · Saudi Arabia
VolleySmash is a free-to-play 3D volleyball game built around short, quick matches that are simple to learn. You can play alone or with up to six players in local multiplayer, with the focus on positioning and teamwork rather than complicated controls. Its store page says it was built by a solo developer in under four months; the developer, Bold Statement Games, appears in Steam's Games Made in KSA bundle of Saudi indie games.