Who’s taking the grand prix home this year?

In collaboration with leading mobile operator Zain Jordan, the International Mobile Gaming Awards has revealed that a total of 69 games have been selected to participate in its third competition in the Middle East and North Africa region. 

“We’re really looking forward to this year’s competition,” said Fahad Al Jasem, CEO of Zain Jordan. “Winners of IMGA MENA represent the best of what’s coming out of the region in the games industry, with projects that are ready to dominate on the global stage. IMGA MENA presents a wonderful opportunity to showcase their creativity, and we’re proud to be a strategic partner with IMGA in the region to help give these creators the spotlight they deserve.”

This year’s nominees include games submitted by developers and studios based in 14 different countries. This year, Jordan and Iran had the most entries, with a massive number of games submitted. Countries like the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Tunisia were also well represented in this contest.

The all-star judging panel is composed of international mobile gaming experts such as Stephanie Chan (YouTube), Christopher James (Steelmedia), Reine Abbas (Wixel Studios), Ivan Lobo (GameLab), MJ Fahmi (Babil Games), Christopher Kassulke (HandyGames), and more.

And the nominees are…

41148, by Fanaei Games, Iran
A letter a step – خطوة وحرف, by Ktowati, Saudi Arabia
ALTER, by Ruba Alhumaidi, Lebanon
Antura & the Letters, by Wixel Studios Offshore SAL, Lebanon
Black Rims, by Hamilcar / Behi Mohamed Alla Eddine, Tunisia
Bye Bye Sheep, by Hybrid Humans, United Arab Emirates
Catcheep, by JetLight studio, Algeria
City of Dreams: Financial literacy, by Appsinnovate, Egypt
Colimus!, by Lexip Games, Iran
Cuberis, by Addictive By Design, United Arab Emirates
Curvy Snake, by MuradDasi, Jordan
Deep Blue Dump- Protect baby turtle, by The Stories Studio, Bahrain
Eggnite, by Galactech Studio, Tunisia
Electron, by Black Cube Games, Iran
ELIMINATION, by Ahmed Khalifa, Egypt
Epic Stickman Legends Runner, by  Electronic Burger, Morocco
Escape: Close call, by  Call Tarboosh, United Arab Emirates
FaSolYa, by BeeLabs, Jordan
Find Me If You Can (a needle in a haystack), by Andriod studio, Jordan
Fisherboy, by Glitter Bomb Games, Iran
Flipper Knight: A Table Flipping Game, by Table Knight Games, Saudi Arabia
Flipping Filip, by Deedema, Iran
Genie in a Bottle, by After Work Games, United Arab Emirates
Harmony, by Lake Horse Iran
Hero Masters, by Unnyhog, United Arab Emirates
Irregular mobile, by EksirTech Studio, Iran
JUNGLE RUN TAP, by Tunisapp, Tunisia
Kawa & Khaje, by Fastwares, Iran
King Drink,  by Ahmed Jabeur, Tunisia
King of Wealth, by Anashid Games, Iran
Light Balloon, by MerryBerries, Lebanon
LightAway, by Gaming Lab, Jordan Aqaba
Magnis, by Paeezan, Iran   
 Mr. Crow Don’t open the envelope,  by Yoozpa, Iran
Pixel Drifters: Nitro, by Tarboosh, United Arab Emirates
Plug & Play, by Quokka Studio, Tunisia
Qawqa3a, by SakuraJo, Jordan
Racing Fever: Moto, by Gameguru, United Arab Emirates
Revolution Offroad: Spin Simulation, by Rooster Games, Turkey
ROPAS, by LoneDev, Tunisia
Russian Roulette Advanced, by Boumhaouss Tarik, Morocco
Santa Pee, by HeartRate Studio, Palestinian Territories
Sauter, by motion art, Saudi ArabiaScale, by Good job games, Turkey
Seas The Day, by Ankh Games, Egypt
Silly Ducks, by Dolab Games, Jordan
Silver Valley, by Ebruelous, Saudi Arabia
Skelewton’s First Law, by Youmaku Games, Egypt
Slippy Thief, by Ali Morgan, Egypt
Space Hero, by BeeLabs, Jordan
Startup Grave, by Unbeaten Pixel, Turkey
Sticky Ricky, by Elecore, Jordan
Sweet Lemon, by Lexip Games, Iran
The Chase – المطاردة, by Madbox Games, Jordan
The Dark Wings 2, by Lexip Games, Iran
The Tiny Giant, by Qalamar, Algeria
Thunder Chase, by Gigafun, Turkey
True Horror, by Mohammed Alsharefee, Kuwait
Turbo League, by Zero Four, United Arab Emirates
Word Globe, by Pick Games, Egypt
سائق محترف, by Outshine, Morocco
كبر عقلك, by Bzilla, Jordan
مريم Mariam, by Salman AlHarbi, Saudi Arabia
مغامرات ريم الصغيرة, by FreeWato, Morocco
هوشة بالعقال – Arabian Standoff, by Madbox Games, Jordan
O, by Mohammad Amin Rafiei Nia, Iran
Unicorn Slayer, by Yay Games, Lebanon

Winners, including the Grand Prix and the Jury’s Honorable Mention, will be announced at the 3nd IMGA MENA Ceremony held in Amman on November 3, 2018. during the Jordan Gaming Summit, the leading MENA conference for game developers.