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234 indie games in this list, released 2011–2026, from developers such as SIV Games, Dannana Gaming, Maysalward(MRD). Pick one to read our editorial note and jump to its store page.
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By SIV Games · Tunisia
Sweets Tile is a tile-matching puzzle game with a bakery theme, where players match cakes, cookies, tarts and macarons to clear hundreds of levels. It includes boosters and power-ups and can be played offline in short sessions. SIV Games, a studio based in Tunisia, developed it and released it for Android phones.
By Dannana Gaming · Saudi Arabia
Tarah, a slang term for a skilled driver, is a free PC racing game with solo races and online multiplayer across desert and city tracks by day and night. Players unlock cars modelled on locally popular models and customise them with parts and upgrades. It was developed by Dannana, a games studio based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
By Maysalward(MRD) · Jordan
Tarneeb Pro is a mobile version of Tarneeb, the four-player partnership card game popular in the Levant. Players bid for a number of tricks or go for a Kaboot, and play with a partner to target scores of 31, 41 or 61, relying on card counting and some luck. It is developed by Maysalward, a studio headquartered in Amman and one of the longest-running game developers in Jordan.
By Eshi · Jordan
Taxi Drift Mania is a mobile taxi game in which passengers reward the driver for Arabian-style hajwala drifting rather than careful driving, and the wilder the stunts the bigger the tips. It combines arcade taxi runs with drift scoring. It is developed by Eshi Games, a Jordan-based mobile studio founded in 2023 that focuses on culturally rooted games for players in the MENA region.
By Mad Hook · Jordan
The Chase is a 2.5D arcade driving game in which players flee from the police while grabbing cash and completing missions. Progress unlocks new cars and comic characters, and the game is played in short, score-driven runs. It is the PC release of one of the best-known mobile series by Mad Hook, a game studio based in Amman, Jordan, whose chase games are also available on mobile and PlayStation.
By OONY TEAM · Saudi Arabia
The Circle Move is a free first-person puzzle adventure set in a strange world. You explore without fixed routes, collect tools and clues, interact with the environment and solve logic puzzles while the story unfolds through the surroundings with a touch of horror. It supports English and Arabic and was developed by OONY TEAM, a Saudi indie studio; IsaKaba also lists it as a Saudi game.
By RYM GAMES · Morocco
The Dark Occult is a psychological horror game in which players explore a haunted house while grotesque creatures threaten to kill them at any moment. The design keeps the player under constant pressure, building from anxiety into panic, with survival as the only goal. It was released on Steam in September 2018 and remains one of the better-known horror titles from North Africa. It was developed by RYM Games, a studio from Morocco.
By Lunacy Studios · Saudi Arabia
The House of Hikmah is a fully voiced 3D narrative adventure about Maya, a 14-year-old who enters a dreamlike House of Wisdom after her father dies. Using a device that transforms elements, she solves puzzles across nine worlds built around scholars and inventions of the Islamic Golden Age, while working through grief and her father's legacy. It was developed by Lunacy Studios and is part of Steam's Games Made in KSA bundle.
By OONY TEAM · Saudi Arabia
The Infinity Road is a free endless driving game modelled on classic car-dodging arcade games. You steer to avoid traffic and chase a high score across four modes, with classic and modern control schemes and hard versions of each that reach top speed faster. It was developed by OONY TEAM, which describes itself as a Saudi indie game studio run by four members of the Aljunibi family.
By AJB GAMES STUDIO · Morocco
The Moroccan Castle is a first-person horror escape game set in a historic castle near Tetouan in northern Morocco. Trapped inside, the player has until 4:00 AM to solve puzzles, decode clues and unlock hidden doors before time runs out. Moroccan developer Ayman Jbari built it alone as the first game of the AJB Games Studio trilogy that ended with The Moroccan Castle 3, and it is a free download on itch.io.
By AJB GAMES STUDIO · Morocco
The Moroccan Castle 3: Behind The Secrets is a first-person horror game set inside an old Moroccan castle. The player is a young archaeologist exploring its ruins, solving puzzles, finding clues and dodging traps and supernatural creatures to learn the castle's history. It is the final part of The Moroccan Castle trilogy by AJB Games Studio, the Moroccan studio founded by developer Ayman Jbari.
By AJB GAMES STUDIO · Morocco
The Moroccan Castle II continues the story of an old castle in Tetouan where an archaeologist disappeared in 2019. The player is a young archaeologist who goes looking for him, exploring the castle with an inventory, lean and peek controls and a save system while solving puzzles in a psychological horror setting. It is the second part of the trilogy by the Moroccan studio AJB Games Studio and can be downloaded on itch.io.
By MW Hashem · Saudi Arabia
The Shepherd is a 2D single-player RPG in which a young city dweller heads into the Saudi desert, inspired by an old photo of his grandfather riding a camel. You raise and feed a herd, shear and sell wool, upgrade weapons and defend the flock from predators in turn-based fights driven by a timing bar rather than luck. It was made by Saudi developer MW Hashem.
By BLUE LIFE · Syria
The Trials 1 is a puzzle exploration game set on an island divided into seven main areas. Players use three abilities: recording a box's movement and playing it back, switching between two parallel worlds, and dropping a teleport station to return to. More than 30 side puzzles award gemstones that unlock new areas. It was the first game from Blue Life, a studio identified as Syrian, which followed it with The Trials 2.
By BLUE LIFE · Syria
The Trials 2 is a puzzle and exploration game set across a series of islands. It builds on the first game with new skills, including teleportation, time manipulation, gravity control and moving between alternate worlds, which players combine to solve intricate spatial puzzles. There is no combat. It was developed by Blue Life, a studio from Syria, and was one of the titles shown at the Arabic Games Conference 2025.
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.
By Istikan Studio · Iraq
Tiny Jar Farm is a cosy idle farming game played on a small seasonal grid. Seeds grow on their own, identical crops merge into stronger plants, and the harvest is cooked into recipes in a kitchen that feeds a gentle production economy. It is designed to reward both short sessions and long breaks. It is available on PC and mobile and is developed by Istikan Studio, a game studio rooted in Kurdistan, Iraq.
By Steer Studios · Saudi Arabia
Tom and Jerry Blast is a mobile tap-and-blast puzzle game featuring the classic cartoon cat and mouse. Players clear colourful levels, trigger boosters, collect characters and take on daily challenges, and the game was designed to work offline. It was developed in collaboration with Warner Bros. Games by Steer Studios, the Riyadh-based studio owned by Saudi Arabia's Savvy Games Group.
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 ChickMania · Jordan
Tribal Knights is a casual strategy game in which players lead a raided desert tribe back to strength. A wheel of fate hands out coins, attacks, raids and shields, and the tribe grows from a camp of tents into an oasis with crops and cattle while players raid rival tribes. It is part of the board and casual portfolio of Chickmania Entertainment, a mobile studio based in Amman, Jordan.
By BLUE BAG GAMING AND PUBLISHING - FZCO · United Arab Emirates
Tricky Blocks - Block Puzzle is a physics-based stacking game for mobile. Players pick blocks from a tray of three in any order and drop them onto a growing tower, where weight and friction decide whether the stack holds. A shadow preview shows valid placements, there is no timer, and three lives are allowed before the run ends. It is made by Blue Bag Studios, the brand of Blue Bag Gaming and Publishing FZCO, a mobile game company in Dubai, UAE.
By Maysalward(MRD) · Jordan
Trix is a mobile version of the four-player trick-taking card game played across the Middle East, including the Trix Complex variant. Each player takes a turn as owner of a kingdom and chooses contracts such as the King of Hearts, and a full game covers four kingdoms. It is made by Maysalward, founded in Amman in 2003 and one of the earliest mobile game studios in Jordan.
By Eshi · Jordan
Trucks Drift Simulator Hajwala applies Arabian hajwala drifting to heavy trucks instead of cars. Players drift across highways and desert landscapes, with the weight and power of each truck shaping how it handles. It is one of the hajwala-themed driving games from Eshi Games, a Jordan-based mobile studio founded in 2023 that builds culturally rooted games for players in the MENA region.