External Discovery
234 indie games in this list, released 2017–2026, from developers such as Danar Dev, Mad Hook, Maysalward(MRD). 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 Danar Dev · Iraq
Anonymous Messages is a short atmospheric adventure set in an eerie forest. You wake with no memory, carrying only a flashlight and a cassette player, and search for six tapes whose anonymous messages calm your rising heart rate while slowly restoring your past. The forest becomes more hostile with each tape. It is a game by Danar Dev, the label of Kurdish Iraqi solo developer Danar Kayfi, and it also appears on his itch.io page.
By Mad Hook · Jordan
Arabian Hero is a mobile archery action game with an Arabian setting in which the player's hero fights waves of enemies using bows, swords and axes. Victories unlock and upgrade abilities such as freezing, poison and speed boosts, letting players build their own combat strategy. It is developed by Mad Hook, a game studio based in Amman, Jordan, and is linked from the studio's own website.
By Maysalward(MRD) · Jordan
Arabian Puzzle: Ludo Quest combines spot-the-difference puzzles with Ludo. Each difference found earns dice powers used on the Ludo board. The story follows Zarqa al-Yamama, the sharp-eyed woman of pre-Islamic Arabian legend, and her companion Saqr across the desert. It is developed by Maysalward, a studio in Amman, Jordan, that makes culturally relevant games for Arab players.
By AMBRATOR GAMES · Jordan
Arrow Challenge is a logic puzzle game in which each arrow on the board must be moved in the right direction until the board is clear. Its 300 levels get steadily harder, and bombs and a drill can help with tricky boards. It is a departure from the driving games usually made by Ambrator Games, a small studio based in Amman, Jordan, that develops for mobile devices.
By Limeless · Saudi Arabia
At Night: Freakshow is an episode of the At Night horror series in which you play Samuel Finch, a protected witness hidden by the FBI inside a travelling carnival. Given a new act as the silent Birdman, you speak only through your parrot, train with the other performers and take part in the shows while trying to stay hidden. It was developed by Limeless Studio, based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
By Limeless · Saudi Arabia
At Night: Haunted Ride is a first-person psychological horror episode in which you play Jeremy Miller, a ride operator running final test runs of a haunted mine attraction the night before it opens. The loop is to ride the minecart, stop when something breaks, fix props and mechanisms, then ride again, each lap going deeper. It belongs to the At Night series from Limeless Studio, based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
By Limeless · Saudi Arabia
At Night: The Nurse is an episode of an anthology of psychological horror stories framed as a late-night TV show where survivors recount what happened to them. You play Emily Collins on a night shift at Bloomring Hospital, driving to work, answering texts, tending patients and exploring the wards as things go wrong. It is a short, choice-based walking experience from Limeless Studio of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
By Limeless · Saudi Arabia
At Night: The Student is a free, roughly 20-minute episode of the At Night horror series. You play Mio, a 16-year-old home alone in a Japanese village while a kidnapper is in town, going through a normal school day with no directions except photos on her phone of real places you must recognise. It uses a VHS-inspired look and comes from Limeless Studio of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
By Abdulla Al Hamad (DRTH) · Saudi Arabia
Aunt Fatima is a first-person horror game in which you play a kidnapping victim trying to escape the house of Aunt Fatima and her husband. You solve puzzles, gather items and hunt for keys while she patrols the rooms, and hiding in wardrobes is your main defence when she gives chase. The game was created by Saudi solo developer Abdulla Al Hamad (DRTH), with Saudi-dialect Arabic text.
By Game Cooks · Lebanon
AVO Escape Space is a story-driven escape-room game for VR set aboard a spaceship caught in a meteor storm. Playing as the last passenger, PatientZ, you solve a chain of puzzles with help from the ship's AI, AVO, while uncovering what the vessel was really for. It won at the Very Big Indie Pitch in Dubai. It comes from Game Cooks, the VR and mobile studio founded in Beirut by Lebanese brothers Arz and Lebnan Nader.
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 Tamatem Inc. · Jordan
King of Delivery 2 brings back Awad, the delivery character from Tamatem's 2014 mobile hit, in an open-world delivery and business game. Players complete delivery missions, collect cars, invest earnings in new businesses and explore an Arabic city. It is Tamatem's first internally developed title; Tamatem is a mobile games company headquartered in Amman, Jordan, and otherwise works mainly as a publisher.
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 Shusmo · Jordan
Baby Seat: Driving Sim is a mobile driving and racing simulation for Android and iOS that focuses on car handling and customisation, with the store listing highlighting its visuals and creative freedom. Players drive, tune and experiment with their vehicles across its environments. The game is made by Shusmo, one of the development studios listed in 962Games, the directory of Jordan's game industry.
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 NAPHORA GAMES GROUP · Saudi Arabia
BattleSwipe, first released as AFRSHO, is a free-to-play PvP squad battle game with fast real-time combat. Players assemble teams of characters, fight in arena modes and rotating mini-games, and progress through missions, events and seasons, with Arab customs and traditions woven into its fighting style. It was created by Riyadh's Raheebeen Studios and is published by Saudi publisher Naphora Games Group.
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.