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9 indie games in this list, released 2022–2025, from developers such as Tafra Games, DaFluffs Games, Ash Games Studio. Pick one to read our editorial note and jump to its store page.
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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 DaFluffs Games · Saudi Arabia
Dungeon Blast! Action Shooter is a mobile action roguelike built on fast movement and constant shooting. Players clear dungeons across several modes, upgrade weapons and abilities and assemble builds to survive tougher encounters. It is in soft launch from DaFluffs Games, a Saudi Arabia-based mobile studio founded in 2024 that turns the exaggerated mechanics seen in mobile ads into real gameplay.
By Ash Games Studio · Saudi Arabia
Nomad: The Legend of Zarqa is a top-down action roguelite based on the Arabian legend of Zarqa al-Yamama, the woman whose sight reached beyond the horizon. After her village is destroyed, Zarqa takes up an enchanted bow to cleanse deserts, forests, canyons and the Copper City of dark magic, with each biome adding its own enemies, traps and bosses. It is the second game from Riyadh-born Ash Games Studio.
By Aiqona Productions · Saudi Arabia
Pizza Knight: Out To Deliver is a first-person roguelite driving shooter set in chaotic medieval streets. You ride a pizza-powered scooter, smash knights, dodge fire-breathing bats and deliver pizzas to wizards, goblins and strange royals, looting weapons and fitting your scooter with gadgets. It is the debut game of Aiqona Productions, a creative studio based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
By Ivalice Studio, TA Publishing · Morocco
Rogue Fantasy: Ever-Shifting Worlds combines turn-based JRPG party building with roguelike runs and auto-battler strategy. Players recruit heroes, build synergies between them and survive procedurally generated dungeons, quests and challenges that change from run to run. Ivalice Studio of Rabat, Morocco, is developing it with TA Publishing. The game was shown at Morocco Gaming Expo 2026 and Gamescom 2026.
By Knight Owl Games · Egypt
Run Build Pew! is a fast top-down roguelite shooter in which you are a ship being chased by bounty hunters. Drones gather scrap, your factory turns it into random parts, and you attach them piece by piece to build a working ship on the fly. Runs mix fleeing, raiding outposts and choosing which fights to take. It is one of the early releases of Knight Owl Games, an indie studio based in Alexandria, Egypt.
By Majestic Mind Games · Saudi Arabia
Tri Die is a turn-based tactical roguelite in which every turn starts with a roll of three dice. You assign each die to movement, attack or health, then fight across grid-based dungeon floors, shaping runs with elemental dice, modifiers and charms and facing bosses along the way. It is the follow-up to Tri Survive from Majestic Mind Games, an independent studio based in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
By Majestic Mind Games · Saudi Arabia
Tri Survive is an action roguelite that takes the survive-the-horde formula into a fantasy RPG setting, but gives you a party of three heroes to control at once instead of one. Each hero brings separate skills, which shapes how you build and position during runs against invading demonic creatures. It is drawn in a hand-drawn JRPG-inspired style by Majestic Mind Games, an independent studio in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
By Table Knight Games · Saudi Arabia
UnderMire is a hand-drawn first-person roguelite for one to four players set in a shifting magical bunker. You craft absurd elemental weapons from junk, manage a fear gauge and use proximity voice chat while fighting spooky enemies and completing quests for a spirit cat. It is developed by Table Knight Games, a Riyadh-based studio founded in 2016 and known for Arabic trivia and party games.