The best Middle East games

Video games set in the Middle East (Egypt, Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Syria, etc.) usually involve an esotic ethnic setting (like Prince of Persia or Al-Qadim, or Magic Carpet). A few flight simulations are also set in the modern day Middle East.

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Les Aventures de Moktar - Vol 1: La Zoubida

DOS1991 Titus Interactive

Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf

DOS1994 Electronic Arts

Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf (1994) gives you one helicopter, a desert full of angry enemies, and more explosions than a summer blockbuster. It’s part shooter, part resource management, because while you’re rainin...

Prince of Persia

DOSMac OS1990 Broderbund

Prince of Persia is an abandoned DOS platform game set in Middle East, developed and released by Broderbund in 1990. Designer Jordan Mechner created a game that made a lasting impression of gamers thanks to a clever use of a ...

Disney's Aladdin

DOS1994 Virgin Interactive

If you grew up in the ‘90s, you probably remember Disney’s Aladdin as the game that made you want to bounce off rooftops while throwing apples at everything in sight. This DOS version captures the magic (and mischief) ...

Rick Dangerous

DOS1989 Core Design

Rick Dangerous is an action-packed platformer game set in the 1940s. As the fearless explorer Rick, you'll navigate treacherous environments, avoid deadly traps, and defeat enemies to uncover ancient treasures. With retro graphics...

Pharaoh

Windows XP/98/951999protected Impressions Games

Pharaoh is a city-building strategy game released in 1999 by Impressions Games and published by Sierra Studios. It is set in ancient Egypt and is heavily inspired by Caesar III, another game by the same developer. Pharaoh focuses ...

A-10 Tank Killer

DOS1989 Dynamix

Explosions? Check. Missiles? Check. Graphics that look like someone spilled gray soup on your monitor? Double check. A-10 Tank Killer lets you pilot a flying war machine and rain chaos upon tiny pixel tanks that may or may not be ...

F-15 Strike Eagle III

DOS1992 MicroProse Software

F-15 Strike Eagle III is a combat flight simulation video game released in 1992. It was developed by MicroProse and is the third installment in the F-15 Strike Eagle series. The game was designed for various computer platform...

Dogfight: 80 Years of Aerial Warfare

DOS1993 Vektor graphics

With a title like Dogfight: 80 Years of Aerial Warfare, you know you’re in for a serious history lesson disguised as a game. Released in 1993, this DOS flight sim spans decades of airborne combat, letting you pilot everythin...

F-15 Strike Eagle II

DOS1989 MicroProse Software

UMS 2: Nations at War

DOSMac OS1990 Intergalactic Development

Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame

DOSMac OS1993 Broderbund

Tomb Raider

DOS1996protected Core Design

Conflict

DOS1990 Mastertronic

Conflict is a turn-based war game where you get to play Commander-in-Chief and yell at your virtual generals when things go wrong (which they often do). It's part military sim, part lesson in frustration, with menus nested inside ...

Gulf Strike

DOS1986 Microcomputer Games Inc.

Pharoah's Curse

Windows 3.x1998remake

Strike Fleet

DOS1989 LucasArts

Daughter of Serpents

DOS1992 Eldritch Games

Part interactive novel, part point-and-click adventure, Daughter of Serpents (1992) is one of those games that makes you feel like you stumbled onto a forgotten pulp novel. Set in 1920s Alexandria, it’s dripping with mystery...

Quest for Glory 2: Trial by Fire

DOS1990protecteddemo Sierra On-Line

Quest for Glory II: Trial by Fire is the second installment in Sierra On-Line's Quest for Glory series, blending classic adventure gameplay with RPG elements in a world inspired by Middle Eastern folklore. Released in 1990 for Ami...

Magic Carpet 2: The Netherworlds

DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac OS1996protected Bullfrog

A Line in the Sand

DOS1992protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.

A Line in the Sand (1992) is what happens when a board game about modern Middle Eastern warfare gets turned into a DOS strategy title with all the subtlety of a cold war memo. You command military forces in a region that is perpet...

Lionheart: Legacy of the Crusader

Windows XP/98/952003protected Black Isle Studios

Al-Qadim: The Genie's Curse

DOS1994protected Cyberlore studios

In Al-Qadim: The Genie's Curse (1994), you’re not some grizzled barbarian or pointy-hatted wizard - no, you’re a noble corsair with charm, a sword, and a knack for getting into magical messes. This is Dungeons & Dr...

Ocean Ranger

DOS1988 Activision

Magic Carpet

DOSMac OS1994 Bullfrog

Magic Carpet is an action shooter game set in a fictional Middle East developed by Bullfrog and released by Electronic Arts in 1994 for DOS and Macintosh. Your goal is to fly around a magic carpet and collect mana to expand your c...

Navcom 6: The Persian Gulf Defense

DOS1988 Cosmi Corporation

Total Eclipse

DOS1988 Major Developments

Air Force Commander

DOS1992 Impressions Games

In Air Force Commander (1992), you don’t just fly planes - you run the whole air force. Think of it as being a general with a spreadsheet addiction. Assign squadrons, manage budgets, and try not to start World War III. It's ...