Why You Should Be Paying Attention To The African Indie Development Scene
summary
Claims rapid growth with a cited 12% CAGR and Africa representing about 1% of global games but earning $570M+ in 2018, driven by a young, mobile-first audience and rising events (≈12 pan‑African events this year). Most studios ship mobile: over 80% mobile output, tooling centers on Unity and Unreal, average consumer connections around 30 Mbps avg in parts of Nigeria, teams are small (example studio: 9 in‑house + 3 freelancers), funding and data gaps persist, NFTs and blockchain experiments are being trialed.
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chapters (14)
- 0:00Start
- 0:50Intro
- 1:29What Is the African Games Industry
- 7:41Game Events
- 9:26South African Game Jam
- 9:57The Challenges Will Be Facing in the African Games Industry
- 12:32An Inability of African Gamers To Participate in Global Game Tournaments
- 19:11Need for More African Game Content
- 30:14Publishing
- 34:39What Should They Know and Understand When They'Re Working with New Developers in Africa
- 38:39African Game Dev Prototype Fund
- 43:51What Is the State of the Pc Market
- 45:30Release Date
- 49:59Final Words
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