External Discovery
An editorial guide from The Gaming Nest to indie games from Europe, the Americas, Asia, Africa, MENA and Oceania — each with original notes and a link to its store page.
These are editorial pages. The developers and publishers are not affiliated with The Gaming Nest unless explicitly stated.
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 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.
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 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 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 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.