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926 indie games in this list, released 2017–2026, from developers such as Binary Lunar, Inkline Ltd., Ash Games Studio. Pick one to read our editorial note and jump to its store page.
These are editorial pages. The developers and publishers are not affiliated with The Gaming Nest unless explicitly stated.
By Binary Lunar · Syria
AvoCuddle is a 2D action adventure about two avocados, AvoRa and AvoLn, who live on a garden planet. After a quarrel, AvoLn is kidnapped by a spaceship and AvoRa travels across five planets, fighting creatures and solving puzzles to rescue him; the story is inspired by the triangular theory of love. It was made solo by Ramez Al-Tabbaa of Damascus, Syria, who had to publish it through a friend abroad because of sanctions.
By Inkline Ltd. · Lebanon
Ayo: A Rain Tale is a puzzle platformer about a young girl who crosses the harsh lands of sub-Saharan Africa to fetch water for her family during a drought. Players push boulders, solve puzzles, face enemies and deal with heat and a day-night cycle along the way. The game was made to raise awareness of water scarcity. It is the debut of Inkline, a studio based in Beirut, Lebanon, and launched on PC before coming to mobile.
By Ash Games Studio · Saudi Arabia
Azooma Escape is a comedy stealth game in which the danger is family hospitality. At your uncle's village gathering you try to slip out unnoticed, dodging aunts asking about grades, hosts pushing more food and a family djinn, while a small errand grows into a village mystery. It was made by Ash Games Studio, an indie team founded in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in 2022.
By Blue Tango Street · Saudi Arabia
Backspace Backspace Backspace is a short narrative game about a writer losing the will to create in an age when AI has automated the written word. Told in GBA-style pixel art with a chiptune soundtrack, it offers meaningful choices, two endings and dialogue in nine languages including Arabic. It comes from Blue Tango Street, a remote-first studio based between London and Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
By Starvania Studio · Saudi Arabia
Bahamut and the Waqwaq Tree is a 2D underwater adventure drawn from Arabian mythology. You swim through Ma'een, a cosmic ocean overrun by dark entities, using light to shield yourself, clear corruption and decipher inscriptions left by a lost civilisation. It is the debut title of Starvania Studio, a team based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and is also listed on PlayStation.
By Up One Games · Saudi Arabia
Bargan's Treasure is a narrative puzzle-platforming adventure set in a hand-painted, deserted village inspired by the mountains of Saudi Arabia. You explore ruins, work out the strange inventions of Bargan and restore water and power to the village while tracing a dagger lost for centuries. It is being made by Up One Games, which the IsaKaba directory lists as a studio from Saudi Arabia.
By Istikan Studio · Iraq
Bathroom Please! is an absurd comedy puzzle adventure about desperately needing a toilet. With no timer but a shrinking step counter, you cross a park, an office and a public pool, talk your way past strangers and learn each map by heart to reach relief in time. Failure means public humiliation and another attempt. It is listed among the projects of Istikan Studio, a game studio based in Kurdistan, Iraq.
By Bubble Head Games · Egypt
Beats of Fury is a rhythm bullet hell in which every shot the player fires contributes to the music. Players can turn any song into a battle, dodging patterns and firing in time with the beat, a design built around 2D rhythm-based play. It first appeared on Steam in April 2020 and its store page now lists a 2026 release. It is developed by Bubble Head Games from Egypt, with Gamera Games also listed as a publisher.
By Tafra Games · Egypt
Beyond Grief is an upcoming action roguelike set in the realms of ancient Egypt. Players fight gods and mythical creatures, stack active abilities, perks and weapon upgrades into strong builds, then die and are reborn to try again. Along the way they can gain allies, make enemies and befriend cats. It is developed by Tafra Games, an Egyptian studio known for its mobile titles, with early access planned for 2027.
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 Silver Thumb Games · Saudi Arabia
Biida-Bash is a turn-based multiplayer game built on tabletop marbles with physics that react to every impact. Players use powers such as energy pulses, flight and rebound control to set off chain reactions across modes that include elimination, racing and a football variant. Friends, family or strangers can join. It was developed by Silver Thumb Games, one of the studios in Steam's Games Made in KSA bundle of Saudi indie games.
By M4DOOM · Saudi Arabia
Billies Wheelie is a racing platformer starring Billie, a hamster rolling around in an exercise ball. You boost, drift and jump through obstacle tracks, collect cheese for rewards, customise your hamster and ball, and race up to eight players online in co-op or PvP. It was developed by M4DOOM, which the IsaKaba MENA games directory lists as a Saudi Arabian developer.
By AJB GAMES STUDIO · Morocco
BOKKIE is a short first-person mascot horror game set in a kindergarten that hides a toy factory run by the school's director. As a detective, the player explores the school, watches the haunted toys through a CCTV system, solves puzzles and avoids the bear mascot BOKKIE while uncovering what happened. It was developed by AJB Games Studio, a horror-focused studio from the Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region of Morocco.
By Addu Studio · Saudi Arabia
Breekha is a survival horror game set in an old district of Jeddah, where the protagonist investigates Breekha Hospital, whose dead disappear and return in twisted forms. Weapons are scarce and often useless, so stealth and hiding are the main tools, with fighting kept for moments you cannot avoid. It was built in Unreal Engine by Addu Studio, described by Saudi newspaper Arriyadiyah as a Saudi studio.
By Visionaries · Egypt
Business Heroes: Street Grub is a food-truck tycoon and strategy game in which you start with a burger bike and limited cash. You set prices, tune recipes, manage stock, hire staff and react to rivals and customer reviews as you try to grow a street-food business. The design takes cues from Lemonade Tycoon. It was made over more than three years by Visionaries, an Egyptian team, and is co-published by Hawthorn Games from China.
By Danar Dev · Iraq
Cat's Vote is a pastel-coloured resource management game in which you run a cat household on a tight budget. You pay for electricity, water, food and fun, while prices shift based on a cat government that you help elect by voting, so campaign promises can help or hurt you. It grew from a Game Zanga jam entry. It was made by Danar Kayfi (Danar Dev), a Kurdish Iraqi solo developer who also manages the Game Zanga jam.
By Space Crescent · Qatar
Clock Mayhem is an action platformer built around timed levels. Each stage has to be cleared against the clock, so players must combine tight movement with character skills and special abilities to reach the goal under pressure. The game has a Steam page and is listed for release in 2027. It is developed by Space Crescent, an independent game development studio with its office on Suhaim bin Hamad Street in Doha, Qatar.
By TACSOU · Morocco
Colored Effects is a 2D puzzle platformer in which each colour gives the player a different ability. You switch between colours and their effects to get through levels, collect gems, beat bosses and solve environmental puzzles. It is the first PC release from TACSOU, the one-person studio of Moroccan developer Soufiane Tacherifine, and it is also sold on Nintendo Switch.
By Kolide Studio · Jordan
Couch Party! is a local-multiplayer party game for PC in which friends move around a shared game board, play short mini-games against each other and collect crowns, with the most crowns deciding the winner. It is aimed at casual groups playing on one screen rather than online. The game is made by Kolide Studio, an independent game and music studio based in Amman, Jordan, founded by developer and musician Hani AlKarrain.
By Fast X Play · Iraq
CRETCELL is an upcoming first-person action-adventure mystery set in an engineered city of synthetic citizens whose memories can be edited. An officer enters to stop an event that should not exist, and choices ripple through the city's control systems, drones and residents. It supports Kurdish among its languages. It is in development at Fast X Play, a studio of more than 30 people based in Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.
By Gilded Games · Egypt
Crown's Trial is a Souls-like boss rush in which each fight takes place in its own realm, against legendary warriors drawn from eras such as Ancient Rome, feudal Japan and the Crusades. The structure is non-linear, so players choose which opponent to face first, and each duel brings its own loadout and abilities. A voiced, illustrated story ties the encounters together. It is the debut project of Gilded Games, a two-brother studio from Egypt.
By Stellar Mythical · Saudi Arabia
Crystalone is a turn-based RPG with side-scrolling exploration, set across four chapters in the ruined, plague-struck world of Mira. Battles revolve around the Sol, Luna and Stella phases, each changing buffs and penalties for both sides, and players can befriend nine companions or simply jump over enemies to avoid a fight. It is the second game from Stellar Mythical, an independent studio based in Saudi Arabia.
By Blue Tango Street · Saudi Arabia
Dance Dance Detective is a murder mystery set on a private cruise ship in 1986, where you play Detective Gene Burning undercover as the ship's ballroom dance teacher. You design dance routines, teach suspects to move on the beat, and combine the clues they reveal to find who killed a chocolate company's chief scientist. It is the third game from Blue Tango Street, a studio based between London and Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
By Foxrito Studios · United Arab Emirates
Darkness Road is a survival and psychological horror game set in 1996 in Dar Al Hai. Players control Hamdan, a resident trapped in a cursed town, fighting enemies and solving puzzles to escape. The story was inspired by a real road between Al Tayy and Al Khawaneej in Dubai and draws on Emirati folklore. Its demo passed 10,000 Steam downloads in three months. It is developed by Foxrito Studios, an independent Emirati studio founded by Ismail Ahli and Hussain Darwish.