Apple, Google Recognise Maliyo Games

Maliyo Games, a Pan-African crippled improvement studio, has received planetary designation from Apple and Google for its efforts successful promoting African creativity and endowment successful the gaming industry.

The disclosure was made successful a connection connected Wednesday, revealing that Apple is acceptable to diagnostic Maliyo titles including Safari City, Crazy Ludo, Whot King, and Secret Letter—all inspired by African traditions, art, music, and mundane experiences.

The steadfast stated that “the designation comes aft Maliyo was highlighted successful Google Play’s planetary #WeArePlay campaign, which profiled the studio’s founder, Hugo Obi, and its relation successful shaping Africa’s gaming ecosystem.”

Obi said the designation validates the company’s imaginativeness of placing African creativity connected the planetary stage. “At the bosom of our occurrence is the endowment pipeline we’re nurturing crossed Africa—we’re gathering for contiguous portion inspiring tomorrow’s innovators. Central to that pipeline is GameUp Africa, Maliyo’s grooming programme for aspiring developers. Since its motorboat successful 2021, it has trained much than 6,000 young talents from implicit 20 African countries successful programming, design, and audio engineering.

The 2025 variation of the program, present successful its 5th year, precocious commenced with a caller cohort of participants.”

Obi added that Maliyo is besides preparing to big its archetypal developer-led gaming conference, MaliyoCON 2025, scheduled for December successful Lagos. “The lawsuit volition bring unneurotic creators, investors, and policymakers to sermon opportunities successful Africa’s gaming manufacture and observe homegrown talent,” helium said.

Founded successful Lagos successful 2012, Maliyo Games has developed implicit 40 culturally inspired titles and partnered connected high-profile projects, including the Disney-backed Iwájú: Rising Chef.