9 indie games in this list, released 2018–2026, from developers such as Classy Games, Silver Thumb Games, Kolide Studio. Pick one to read our editorial note and jump to its store page.
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Who Heckled? is an online social deduction party game for two to six players. One player goes on stage to complete absurd challenges while the others hide among an audience of computer-controlled characters, heckling with memes and sabotaging the show without being caught. It is an upcoming game from Classy Games, a studio listed in the IsaKaba directory under 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.
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.
Highway Madness is a free social VR game in which players meet online in a shared lobby and pick one of a dozen comic characters. From there they play short multiplayer modes such as road crossing, roof jumping, standoffs and shootouts. It is built for playing with friends and strangers rather than solo. It was released in early access by Game Cooks, a VR and mobile studio founded in Beirut by Lebanese brothers Arz and Lebnan Nader.
Konnichiwa Jordan is a collection of mini-games about Jordan itself. Players visit Petra, Jerash and the Dead Sea, cook traditional Jordanian dishes, dress in traditional costumes, play along with the oud and tabla, and collect photos in an album as they go. It is developed by Maysalward, a veteran mobile game studio headquartered in Amman, Jordan.
North Hunt is an online social deduction game set in a Viking village and the follow-up to West Hunt. Thieves pose as villagers, copy NPC behaviour and use disruptive abilities, while Chiefs try to expose them before they get away. The Tunisian studio NewGen made it, first releasing it in early access in April 2026 before the version listed on Steam today.
Office Chaos is a physics-based co-op game for one to four players set in eight-minute workdays at a busy office. As interns you rush to complete office tasks, and small slips quickly turn into bigger disasters. It is the next release from Evlnu GameWorks, an independent studio based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which focuses on co-op and multiplayer games.
Robo Hunt is an asymmetric multiplayer game in which three hunters team up against a boss monster controlled by a fourth player. Hunters pick from classes with distinct abilities, while maps add traps, secrets and changing mechanics, and either side can win. It is developed by Sandouq, the independent Saudi studio that is also making Puppeteer: No Strings Attached.
West Hunt is a social deduction game for one to eight players set in an Old West town. One or two outlaws hide among NPC townsfolk and cause trouble while sheriffs try to spot the imposters by their behaviour before the town is thrown into chaos. NewGen, an indie studio based in Tunisia, developed it with Wandering Wizard as publisher, and the game has sold hundreds of thousands of copies since its 2022 early access launch.