6 indie games in this list, released 2023–2026, from developers such as very remarkable games, Khosouf Studio, Silver Thumb Games. Pick one to read our editorial note and jump to its store page.
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Shapes N Music is a bullet-hell rhythm game in which players dodge hazards and dash through levels timed to a varied soundtrack. Beyond the main levels it offers four further game modes, and a demo is available on Steam ahead of a planned late-2026 release. The game was built in Construct 3. It is the work of Saleh al Kindy, an Omani developer who began making it at 15, as reported by the Oman Observer; on Steam it is credited to very remarkable games.
Box To The Beat VR is a rhythm boxing workout game in which you punch in time with music across more than 30 levels and reactive environments. It adds custom song support, world bosses, cross-platform leaderboards, power-ups and collectable gloves, and IsaKaba calls it the first Middle East-developed game on PlayStation VR2. It comes from Khosouf Studio, now relocating its operations to Saudi Arabia.
Psycho Banger is an anti-rhythm roguelite in which everything except the player moves to the beat. You play Little One, a bunny dropped into shifting nightmarish dungeons, and fight dancing ghosts and demons with weapons, abilities, passives and masks. The studio pitches it as a cross between Pac-Man and Diablo. It is in development at Silver Thumb Games, the Saudi studio behind Biida-Bash.
Offsync is a 2D isometric narrative adventure in which rhythm drives both exploration and combat. Players read patterns, parry threats in time with the beat, restore broken places and face musical confrontations in a world powered by resonance. It is listed on Steam under Kiddo Interactive, the same developer account that publishes MathPunk Chronicles from the Moroccan studio Kiddo Education.
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.
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.