Maliyo Games Calls on African Developers to Shape the 2026 Africa Game Developer Survey

Maliyo Games is inviting game developers, creators and studio founders across Africa to take part in the 2026 Africa Game Developer Survey, announced on September 16, 2026. The call to participation aims to give a clearer, ground-level picture of the continent's evolving games industry, and developers are directed to an online survey portal to contribute their responses.

Now in its fifth year, the survey serves as the data backbone of the annual Africa Games Industry Report, which has become one of the sector's most frequently cited references for tracking the growth of African game development and identifying where support is still needed. Maliyo Games frames the exercise as foundational: understanding where the industry is heading requires first understanding what is happening on the ground, including new studio formation, game launches, experimentation with emerging technologies, access to new funding opportunities, and the export of African-made games to global audiences.

The announcement emphasizes the report's value to a broad set of stakeholders, including investors, policymakers, gaming platforms, development organisations and international industry players seeking context on both the opportunities and challenges facing African developers. Topics the survey is expected to capture include the growth of independent studios, the emergence of new markets, funding initiatives and export opportunities.

The announcement offers no data points, sample size, or methodological detail for the 2026 edition, nor does it specify a response deadline or a release date for the resulting report. Its central message is that developers can directly influence how the African games industry is represented in the data that informs investment, policy and partnership decisions across the continent.