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234 indie games in this list, released 2015–2026, from developers such as ALAA HAMASH, The Bad Nomads, Light Studio | نقش الضوء. Pick one to read our editorial note and jump to its store page.
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By ALAA HAMASH · Jordan
Last Hammashan: Awakening of a Hero is a free-to-play, story-driven action game in Early Access. The player enters Hammashan castle to save his village and wakes a war over the power of a civilisation believed to be extinct. Defeating bosses grants their powers and fighting styles, which can be switched mid-combat. It is the work of Alaa Hamash, a solo developer based in Jordan.
By The Bad Nomads · Egypt
Last Loremaster is an action RPG with roguelike elements in which the hero Jahir fights a spreading force called the Unravelling. Combat is built on switching between six elemental lores (fire, water, earth, wind, lightning and nature) and chaining them into combos, in the vein of Hades and Darksiders. Its fantasy world draws on Middle Eastern mythology. The game is the original project of The Bad Nomads, a development and co-development studio based in Cairo, Egypt.
By Light Studio | نقش الضوء · Saudi Arabia
Lefty is a cozy 3D puzzle game about a left-handed character who can only move to the right. To reach home you rotate each whimsical maze level so that right-only steps lead somewhere useful, with puzzles growing more complex as you go. The idea is drawn from the Arabic cultural habit of favouring the right hand, and the game was developed by Saudi team Light Studio (Naqsh Al-Daw).
By Evolite Studio · Saudi Arabia
Legacy Lens is a small photography game designed to introduce players to well-known heritage sites in Saudi Arabia. You are shown real photos of a landmark and must move and zoom the camera to capture matching shots, after which a QR code points you toward visiting the actual place. It was developed by Evolite Studio, a Saudi-based game studio from Jeddah.
By Maysalward(MRD) · Jordan
Leo Escape is an endless swimmer and a sequel to Maysalward's earlier game PuffOut. The fish Leo flees a gang of dangerous sea creatures, dodging obstacles for as long as possible while collecting coins and diamonds to buy upgrades and power-ups. It is developed by Maysalward, a studio founded in Amman in 2003 and one of the pioneers of mobile game development in Jordan.
By Dergham Games · Egypt
Light Dude is a skill-based action game built on a single rule: the level is visible while you stand still and goes dark once you move. Players scan each stage, memorise the hazards, then commit to running blind, with a limited supply of lights and several boss fights along the way. Difficulty and vision range can be adjusted. The concept started at Global Game Jam 2022 and is developed by Egyptian studio Dergham Games, led by Ramy Dergham.
By Rasheed Abueideh · Palestine
Liyla and the Shadows of War is a short narrative platformer based on events of the 2014 Gaza War. The player helps a Palestinian family in Gaza escape their home to a safer place, making fast, hard choices under shooting and bombardment. Released as freeware on Android, iOS and Windows, it was made alone over two years by Rasheed Abueideh, a Palestinian software engineer from Nablus.
By Koala 4D · Jordan
Locust is a multiplayer arcade game in which players draw paths to steer a swarm of locusts toward trees and crops while avoiding enemies. Players also build defences around their own home and raid other players' homes in player-versus-player matches. It is developed by Koala 4D, a game development studio listed in Jordan's 962Games directory, and its store listing gives an address in Khilda, Jordan.
By Kolide Studio · Jordan
Lucid Cats is an online co-op horror extraction game in which players fall asleep into a shared nightmare, search it for loot and then have to find the way out to keep what they collected. The mix of cooperative scavenging and a risky escape follows the extraction-game formula with a dream-world setting. It is developed and self-published on Steam by Kolide Studio, an indie game and music studio based in Amman, Jordan.
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 AJB GAMES STUDIO · Morocco
Martha's Dolls is a first-person horror game set in an abandoned village said to be cursed by the dolls of an old woman named Martha. Players investigate the maze-like village, avoid traps, and deal with dolls that behave differently, some wandering and some hunting the player. It was made by the Moroccan studio AJB Games Studio and won Best Moroccan Game at the LGaming Awards 2025.
By AJB GAMES STUDIO · Morocco
Martha's Dolls 2 is a short horror sequel, about 45 minutes long, set in an expanded version of Martha's House. The player is an urban explorer who finds notes and gear left by earlier visitors while the porcelain dolls from the first game stalk the rooms and crawlspaces. The Moroccan studio AJB Games Studio released it on Steam in September 2026, and it was the studio's first game to reach a Very Positive user rating.
By Knight Owl Games · Egypt
Mini Settlers is a minimalist city builder about settling islands and running supply chains. Players place houses and factories, then link them with roads, trains and ports so each building gets the resources it needs, growing the population to unlock new lands. The challenge comes from keeping logistics flowing without overloading the network. It is developed by Knight Owl Games, an indie studio in Alexandria, Egypt, and published by Goblinz Publishing and IndieArk.
By Maysalward(MRD) · Jordan
Mini Tank Blitz: PvP Battle is a multiplayer tank game with small, fast tanks fighting in Battle Royale and Capture the Flag modes. Players battle real opponents online or AI tanks offline, and climb a leaderboard. It is developed by Maysalward, a mobile game studio founded in 2003 and headquartered in Amman, Jordan, which also runs training and ecosystem programmes for local developers.
By ChickMania · Jordan
Misfits Run (Sebaq El Eyal) is an online multiplayer running race in which a gang of misfit characters compete on obstacle courses, using weapons, obstacles and each character's special ability to knock rivals out of the way. It supports ranked online races and an offline single-player mode. The game is developed by Chickmania Entertainment, a mobile studio founded in Amman, Jordan.
By Evolite Studio · Saudi Arabia
Mishwar is a short low-poly browser driving game in Arabic. You steer a car, avoid obstacles and collect energy orbs to travel through time and discover different eras from the history of Saudi Arabia, with simple keyboard controls for steering and drifting. It was made by Evolite Studio, an award-winning Saudi-based game studio from Jeddah that also developed Fateel and NOOR.
By LUNAR GAMES LTD · Iraq
My Father Lied is a story-driven mystery with Lovecraftian influences. Huda follows the trail of her father, missing for 20 years, into an abandoned Mesopotamian museum whose former residents left puzzles to hold on to their fading memories. The studio says Huda is the first Iraqi female lead in a video game, named after the ancient writer Enheduanna. It is developed by Lunar Games, a studio from Iraq.
By Limeless · Saudi Arabia
My Peephole: Hotel Harborview is a psychological horror game in which a demon forces you to work as the receptionist of a strange hotel. From a cramped office you watch guests through a peephole, check their documents and make phone calls to decide who is normal and who is not, and mistakes are punished. It was made by Limeless Studio, a horror-focused studio based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
By Buried Games Studio · Kuwait
Nabsh is a free real-time Arabic trivia game played in the browser. Players challenge friends in multiplayer quiz matches on history, culture and sport, and climb online leaderboards as they answer correctly. No download is needed. It was built by Buried Games Studio, a game development studio based in Kuwait that also creates mobile, multiplayer and Unity games for clients across the Gulf, and the game describes itself as born in Kuwait.
By Mezan Studios · Qatar
Nightscape is a 2.5D atmospheric adventure inspired by Arabian astronomy. Players follow Layla, a young girl travelling with a goat companion through an ancient Arabian land where the stars have fallen to earth, using stellar powers to explore and to fight dark creatures while searching for her missing father. A demo is available on Steam and the full game has not yet been released. It is developed by Mezan Studios, a team that has worked on the game in Doha, Qatar since 2021.
By SwordPlay Studios · Saudi Arabia
NightShift 198X is a retro first-person horror job simulator set in a cursed gas station. You manage the night shift, deal with twisted customers and events, and uncover what is hidden there, with consequences that carry from one shift to the next. It is developed by SwordPlay Studios, a Saudi studio founded in 2024 that focuses on narrative games, and published with Saudi publisher Level Up Gaming.
By Second Guess · Jordan
No Visitors Allowed is an upcoming psychological horror game inspired by The Exit 8, in which players try to escape a looping abandoned hospital corridor by spotting anomalies. It avoids traditional jump scares in favour of atmosphere, repetition and uncertainty. The game was built over two years by Jordanian solo developer Abdallah Shakhatreh, known as Shak, under the name Second Guess Studio, who handled programming, art, audio and writing himself.
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 Evolite Studio · Saudi Arabia
NOOR is an isometric action-adventure in which the hero Siraj carries a magical lantern that serves as weapon, shield and map. Its light reveals hidden paths and restores lost memories, which in turn unlock new combat and traversal powers across forests, mountains, lakes and deserts inspired by Arabic mythology. It is being developed by Evolite Studio, a game studio from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.