Phase 4 · real growth data

Trends & momentum

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🇿🇦 South Africa leads overall market attractiveness at 73.0.

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🇳🇬 Nigeria has the largest audience in this dataset, but 🇲🇺 Mauritius scores higher on digital infrastructure.

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🇿🇦 South Africa has the most game studios currently catalogued (44).

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🇱🇾 Libya posts the fastest GDP growth tracked at 13.4%.

GDP + population growth · verified

Momentum ranking

Blend of verified GDP growth (60%) and population growth (40%), normalised. Click any figure for its source.

1🇳🇪Niger
82.1
2🇪🇹Ethiopia
81.4
3🇹🇩Chad
80.7
4🇨🇩Congo (DR)
78.8
5🇨🇫Central African Republic
77.5
6🇷🇼Rwanda
76.2
7🇧🇯Benin
75.6
8🇹🇿Tanzania
75.1

High momentum · low base

Emerging markets

Strong momentum from a below-median income base — runway markets.

🇳🇪 Niger82.1🇪🇹 Ethiopia81.4🇹🇩 Chad80.7🇨🇩 Congo (DR)78.8🇨🇫 Central African Republic77.5🇷🇼 Rwanda76.2

Structured · source-linked

Industry events

45 events

Derived from verified records — foundings, releases, disclosed funding, milestones and partnerships. Each links back to its source. Not a news feed.

  1. Game released2026🇿🇦 South Africa

    Relooted released on PC.source ↗

  2. Milestone2026🇿🇦 South Africa

    African-heritage themed heist IPsource ↗

  3. Game released2025🇿🇦 South Africa

    GORN 2 released on PC, VR.source ↗

  4. Milestone2025🇿🇦 South Africa

    Co-developed with Cortopia Studiossource ↗

  5. Game released2025🇿🇦 South Africa

    Stick It to the Stickman released on PC, macOS.source ↗

  6. Milestone2025🇿🇦 South Africa

    Published by Devolver Digitalsource ↗

  7. Game released2024🇿🇦 South Africa

    Anger Foot released on PC.source ↗

  8. Milestone2024🇿🇦 South Africa

    Published by Devolver Digitalsource ↗

  9. Game released2024🇿🇦 South Africa

    Cricket Through the Ages released on PC, Nintendo Switch.source ↗

  10. Game released2023🇿🇦 South Africa

    Terra Nil released on PC, macOS, Linux, Nintendo Switch, Mobile.source ↗

  11. Milestone2023🇿🇦 South Africa

    Co-developed with Clockwork Acornsource ↗

  12. Milestone2023🇿🇦 South Africa

    Published by Devolver Digitalsource ↗

  13. Game released2023🇿🇦 South Africa

    Desktop Dungeons: Rewind released on PC.source ↗

  14. Game released2023🇿🇦 South Africa

    STASIS: BONE TOTEM released on PC, macOS.source ↗

  15. Milestone2023🇿🇦 South Africa

    Highest-reviewed African-developed title tracked on Steamsource ↗

  16. Funding2022🇿🇦 South Africa

    Carry1st raised $27.00M (Series A extension), led by Bitkraft Ventures.source ↗

  17. Funding2021🇿🇦 South Africa

    Carry1st raised $20.00M (Series A), led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z).source ↗

  18. Game released2020🇿🇦 South Africa

    BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION released on PC, macOS, Linux.source ↗

  19. Milestone2020🇿🇦 South Africa

    Post-apocalyptic African setting built by an African studiosource ↗

  20. Game released2019🇿🇦 South Africa

    GORN released on PC, VR.source ↗