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234 indie games in this list, released 2012–2026, from developers such as NewGen, Northend Games, AstraValle. Pick one to read our editorial note and jump to its store page.
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By NewGen · Tunisia
North Hunt is an online social deduction game set in a Viking village and the follow-up to West Hunt. Thieves pose as villagers, copy NPC behaviour and use disruptive abilities, while Chiefs try to expose them before they get away. The Tunisian studio NewGen made it, first releasing it in early access in April 2026 before the version listed on Steam today.
By Northend Games · Iraq
Northend Tower Defense is a real-time tower defense game with a World War II flavour in which you deploy soldiers and vehicles rather than only static towers. It has more than 20 units, 77 upgrades, passive powers and special abilities across several battlefields, plus a zombie mode with traps. It spent two years in early access before its full release in 2024. It is made by Northend Games, an independent studio in Baghdad, Iraq.
By AstraValle · Saudi Arabia
Nrem is a 2D puzzle platformer set in surreal dream worlds and built around a reflection mechanic that opens new ways to move. You play Lou, a dream-world watcher who breaks a rule of non-intervention by stealing a piece of a mirror linked to a struggling human, which drives a quiet story about memory and empathy. It is developed by AstraValle, a three-person studio from Saudi Arabia.
By Regnum Studio · Bahrain
Odd Skunk Out is a short 2D puzzle game set in Zoocity, where animals distrust skunks after a series of bad incidents. Players guide Skunky, a young skunk who moves to the city to study, as he helps the residents and tries to win them over despite his unwelcome arrival. It is a free Windows prototype built in Unity. The game is published by Regnum Studio, an indie game development studio founded in 2018 and based in the Kingdom of Bahrain.
By Evlnu GameWorks · Saudi Arabia
Office Chaos is a physics-based co-op game for one to four players set in eight-minute workdays at a busy office. As interns you rush to complete office tasks, and small slips quickly turn into bigger disasters. It is the next release from Evlnu GameWorks, an independent studio based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which focuses on co-op and multiplayer games.
By Eshi · Jordan
Offroad Dune Racing Simulator (Tat'ees) is a mobile off-road driving game about climbing and racing over desert sand dunes. Players pick from a range of off-road vehicles and take on races and challenges with physics that emphasise the climbs and descents. It is the newest release from Eshi Games, a Jordan-based mobile studio that saw desert off-roading as an underserved niche.
By Outcast Digital · Morocco
Once Upon a Time in Morocco is a relaxed exploration game set in a dreamlike desert. Players cross golden dunes, use a compass to find interactive objects and ruins, and collect the Lost Tablets of Self Acceptance at their own pace. It was released on Steam in August 2022 as an early project of its team. It was developed by Outcast Digital Media, a group of creators based in Rabat, Morocco that formed in March 2022.
By Mad Hook · Jordan
Operation Candy Land is an upcoming wave-survival action game set in a candy world overrun by hostile sweets such as gummy bears, lollipops and marshmallows. Players run, shoot and build towers to survive increasingly difficult waves. It is developed and published on Steam by Mad Hook, a game studio based in Amman, Jordan, best known for its driving and chase games on mobile.
By Kevir Entertainment · Iraq
Operation Stutter is a first-person psychological horror game set in a top-secret Cold War research bunker. You wake with no name or memory and explore a nuclear facility, using a film camera that shifts reality to solve puzzles while facing creatures tied to paranoia and a fractured identity. It was shown at Gamescom. It is the flagship project of Kevir Entertainment, a studio founded in 2023 in Duhok, in Iraq's Kurdistan Region.
By Koala 4D · Jordan
Pieces Puzzle is a tile-placement puzzle game played on 3x3 and 4x4 boards. Players place each animal in a suitable environment and arrange tiles so that predators cannot reach the other animals. It is a simple logic game for mobile devices. It is developed by Koala 4D, a game development studio founded in 2013 and listed in 962Games, the directory of Jordan's game industry.
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 Zakeh · Lebanon
Pou is a mobile virtual pet game in the Tamagotchi tradition. Players feed, clean, dress and entertain a small brown creature, play minigames to earn coins and spend them on cosmetic items for their pet. It became one of the most downloaded mobile games of 2014 and now lists more than a billion Google Play installs. It was created by Lebanese designer Paul Salameh and is published under his company Zakeh.
By Zakeh Limited · Lebanon
Pou 3D is the sequel to the mobile virtual pet game Pou, bringing its character into three dimensions. As in the original, players look after the creature's needs and customise it, now in a 3D presentation. It launched in December 2025 under Zakeh Limited, the company behind the first game. Pou was created by Lebanese designer Paul Salameh, and the original became one of the most downloaded mobile games of its time.
By Okba Amrate · Algeria
Pre Dusk is a 2D action platformer in which the player is a small child exploring a dark world. Each level adds new skills and abilities, and the journey runs through varied environments with boss fights along the way. It was made by Okba Amrate, a developer listed in Games Industry Africa's report on Algeria's studios, and released on Steam in May 2024.
By 2024studios · Egypt
Project-Robot is an atmospheric 2.5D puzzle adventure set in a desolate, decaying world. The player travels with a loyal companion, solving environmental puzzles with the machinery that still works and piecing together what happened to those who lived there before. Its themes are loss, hope and not being alone. It is an original title from 2024 Studios, an Egyptian studio better known for its educational and work-for-hire games.
By COREGAME Studios · Qatar
Project Athanor mixes factory automation with card building and arena survival. Players set up automated production lines that create and upgrade elemental cards, assemble a six-card deck from the results, then take it into survivor-style arenas where temporary power-ups help them last through escalating waves. The game has a Steam page with no release date announced yet. It is being made by COREGAME Studios, an independent game studio based in Qatar.
By Entropy Minds · Saudi Arabia
Psi Break is an isometric survival horror game set in a ruined lunar colony. As an amnesiac prisoner you use elemental psychic powers against mutated colonists and a rogue AI overseer and solve puzzles, while a sanity meter drains as you rely on those powers. It is the debut title of Entropy Minds Studios, a studio based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
By DIGITAL DUNES · Qatar
PSL - Pro Soccer Legends is a mobile football game that combines arcade-style matches with squad management. Players collect and train footballers, pick tactics, use special skills during games, and compete in real-time PvP modes to climb leaderboards. It was first revealed as Project Soccer Legends at Web Summit Qatar with Invest Qatar's support and was designed with players in the MENA region in mind. The developer and publisher, Digital Dunes, is based in Media City Qatar in Doha.
By SIV Games · Tunisia
Psps Dream Mart is a supermarket simulator where every customer is an animal, mostly cats. Players stock and price more than 300 products across 15 licences, buy shelves, expand the store and manage their energy while serving picky shoppers who complain when shelves run empty. SIV Games, a studio based in Tunisia, developed it for Android.
By Sandouq Studio · Saudi Arabia
Puppeteer: No Strings Attached is a boss-rush action game set on a theatrical stage. You control a puppet fighting reimagined villains from classic fairy tales, learning each boss's patterns and your own abilities to break free from the Puppeteer, alone or with a friend in co-op. It is the lead title of Sandouq Studio, an independent Saudi studio founded in 2024.
By Mad Hook · Jordan
Quick Gun: PvP Standoff is an online player-versus-player western duel game. Players pick a character and a gun, then tilt the phone to draw and aim in a 360-degree 3D arena, trying to shoot the opponent first. Friends can challenge each other directly, and more weapons and characters unlock over time. The game is developed by Mad Hook, a studio based in Amman, Jordan.
By Funsoft · Morocco
Rangi is a single-player virtual reality puzzle adventure in which players explore hidden temples, cross dangerous platforms and fly through the world to restore the Musiki's stolen rhythms. It stands out for tribal art and music and landscapes inspired by African mythology and folklore. The game was designed by Funsoft, a Moroccan indie studio whose members include former Ubisoft Casablanca developers, and published by Digigo.
By Mahfouz Games · Iraq
Reflecto Ray is a VR puzzle game in which players guide a beam of light to its target by turning mirrors in the right directions. The story frames it as keeping city power stations running so magic tools can keep demons turned to stone. It supports headsets such as HTC Vive, Oculus Quest and Windows Mixed Reality. It is developed by Mahfouz Games, a studio founded in Erbil, Iraq in 2018 by Omar Mahfouz.
By AJB GAMES STUDIO · Morocco
Regretting is a first-person horror game about a house where a doctor and his wife died in strange circumstances after moving in back in 2009. The player is a detective who searches the house, examines items and completes objectives to find out what happened to the couple. It is one of the early PC horror games from AJB Games Studio, the Moroccan studio known for The Moroccan Castle and Martha's Dolls, and is available on itch.io.