The Role of Media in Supporting African Game Development

TLDR

• Built as a 3D action-adventure game for PC and console, HIRU follows the journey of a young Maasai prince whose family is devastated by poachers, forcing him into a quest to rescue his kidnapped sister while protecting.
• Supporting African studios today may prove similar to investing in Scandinavian mobile developers or Polish RPG studios before they became internationally recognised.
• For too long, African game development has received only occasional attention compared with global publishers.
• Rather than simply using African aesthetics as decoration, the game places African culture, landscapes, mythology and environmental themes at the centre of its narrative.
• Kunta Content describes its mission as creating story-driven games rooted in African mythology while building experiences that resonate with audiences worldwide.