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State of African Games 2026

The State of African Games 2026 report from Video Game Insights (Sensor Tower) offers a data-driven snapshot of how African-developed games perform on Steam, PlayStation and Xbox.

• South Africa dominates the African game development sector, accounting for all top-ten selling titles and contributing to a 2% share of global Steam unit sales.
• The industry is shifting from volume-driven growth to longer development cycles, evidenced by a decline in annual Steam releases from a peak of 23 in 2023 to 11 in 2025.
• There is a significant genre mismatch in the market, as action titles dominate release volume while simulation games achieve the highest median sales at approximately 372,000 units.