Ash Games Studio
Country: Saudi Arabia
Founded: 2022
Team Size: 18+ (international)
Platforms: PC (Steam), Nintendo Switch, PlayStation, and mobile
Status: Active
Website: https://www.ashgamesstudio.com/
Overview
Ash Games Studio is a Saudi Arabia-based independent developer building culturally rich, story-driven games with global appeal. Led by founder Yaser Alahmadi and CEO and co-founder Anas Bakhsh, the studio's stated long-term vision is to bring authentic Arab stories to a worldwide audience while keeping gameplay mechanics universally accessible.
The studio debuted with Azooma Escape, a stealth adventure that became one of the first Arabic indie games to land on Steam's global front page. It is now developing Nomad: The Legend of Zarqa, a top-down action roguelite rooted in ancient Arabian folklore, backed by NEOM, Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Monsha'at, and the Human Resources Development Fund.
In December 2025, Ash Games Studio signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Korean playtesting platform Plithus to run earlier and more structured CBT and OBT playtests for upcoming PC titles, to adapt Korean playtesting practices to support MENA developers more broadly.
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