Games Industry Africa

by vbassey

1 min read – May 13, 2026

Feather’s Edge reaches 10k wishlists after 72h

by vbassey

2 min read – May 11, 2026

Assembly Games Egypt Launches to Unite and Grow Egypt’s Game Development Industry

by GIA

1 min read – May 8, 2026

GamesConnect AFRICA at Gamescom 2026

by vbassey

1 min read – May 6, 2026

BRIDGE Program Reopens Applications for African Game Studios

Outliver: Tribulation Joins Google Play Pass

by vbassey

1 min read – May 4, 2026

Outliver: Tribulation, the story-driven action-adventure game inspired by African mythology, is now officially available on Google Play Pass. This milestone follows the game’s successful Android launch through the Google-led Android Porting Challenge. Developed by Nigerian studio GBROSSOFT, Outliver: Tribulation blends intense combat, atmospheric environments, and a deeply immersive narrative rooted in African folklore. The game […]

Maliyo Games Strikes ASU Partnership to Bring International Credentials to African Talent

by vbassey

2 min read – April 29, 2026

Lagos-based Maliyo Games has announced a landmark partnership between the Endless Games and Learning Lab at Arizona State University (ASU) and GameUp Africa, its flagship talent acceleration programme. The deal, confirmed during a studio visit to Lagos by Endless Games and Learning Lab representatives Mark Ollila and Bola Akinrolabu, marks one of the most significant […]

Cape Town’s Clockwork Acorn takes flight: Feather’s Edge gets world premiere at Indie Live Expo

by vbassey

3 min read – April 27, 2026

Backed by Among Us developer Outersloth, the South African studio’s kinetic metroidvania arrives on Steam with a novel “dash and slash” controller that makes movement and combat one and the same. Cape Town-based studio Clockwork Acorn has unveiled Feather’s Edge, their kinetic metroidvania built around a combat system that lives inside the character controller itself […]

Jiwe IO Launches First Live Crowdfunding Campaign with Ma3 Simulator

by GIA

3 min read – April 24, 2026

Jiwe IO has launched its first live crowdfunding campaign, marking an important step in the platform’s effort to create new ways for African game developers to receive direct public support around clear development goals. The first campaign on the platform is for Ma3 Simulator, a game inspired by Nairobi’s matatu culture. The campaign is raising […]

Three Games, Two Continents, One Vision: The Story Behind a Unique Global Game Jam

by vbassey

3 min read – April 22, 2026

Futuregames and Elimu Goal’s 96-hour intercultural jam brought together senior developers across two continents, yielding three new titles and a vision for a deeper African-European game development partnership under the ‘Be Ubuntu’ moniker. When the final hour of the cross-continental game jam ticked over, sixteen studios across Africa and Europe had done something quietly remarkable: […]

FitNot Games Unveils 14th-Century Cairo Stealth Title

by vbassey

1 min read – April 20, 2026

FitNot’s upcoming project, titled Ali Al-Zeibaq, is described as a 2D isometric stealth adventure set in 14th-century Mamluk Cairo. Drawing heavily from Egyptian folklore, the game reimagines a legendary folk hero known for his intelligence, humor, and mastery of disguise. According to a post on social media, FitNot Games Founder, Abdallah Elshabrawy proclaimed that the […]