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5 indie games in this list, released 2025, from developers such as Ash Games Studio, Rasheed Abueideh, Evlnu GameWorks. Pick one to read our editorial note and jump to its store page.
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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 Rasheed Abueideh · Palestine
Dreams on a Pillow is an upcoming stealth-puzzle adventure based on a Palestinian folk tale and the real events of the 1948 Nakba. Players follow Khadra, a young mother fleeing a massacre, on a journey from Palestine to Lebanon marked by invasion and distorted perception. It is being made by Palestinian developer Rasheed Abueideh, creator of Liyla and the Shadows of War, and was partly crowdfunded.
By Evlnu GameWorks · Saudi Arabia
Mall Heist is a stealth game in which you play a security tester breaking into a shopping mall. You sneak past and confront guards, hack systems and use whatever each store offers, from bananas in the supermarket to boots in a clothing shop, as tools for the job. It was released by Evlnu GameWorks, an independent studio founded in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in 2023.
By Jana Games · Algeria
Shadowstalk is a top-down multiplayer stealth tactics game in which players are mythological figures summoned into a death game. Each character uses shadows and unique abilities to outwit rivals in real-time battles, aiming to be the last survivor. It is being developed in Unity by Jana Game Studios, an Algerian studio founded in 2014 by Seifeddine Wassim Haddar.
By Mad Hook · Jordan
Thieves Party is an upcoming four-player co-op stealth game about broke characters who turn to burglary to pay their rent. Players sneak into buildings, carry off whatever they can and escape before the police arrive, with the fun coming from coordinating a clumsy team. It is developed and self-published on Steam by Mad Hook, an independent game studio based in Amman, Jordan.