Emergence of African Game Studios as Globally Competitive Businesses
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TLDR
- The 2026 edition brings together 18 studios representing 12 African countries, reinforcing the growing recognition that collaboration, business development, and international partnerships are becoming just as important.
- The selected studios represent a diverse cross-section of Africa’s rapidly expanding game development landscape: 7Paw Studios (South Africa)Elder Studios (Ethiopia)Gbosaman (Nigeria)Geco Games Studios (Zambia)Idle Not.
- As Africa’s digital economy accelerates, the continent’s independent studios are steadily moving from emerging creators to globally competitive businesses.
- Africa’s game development industry continues to mature as the BRIDGE/PASSERELLE programme unveils its latest cohort of independent studios drawn from across the continent.
- For many African developers, producing a successful game is only part of the challenge.