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Maliyo Games · Lagos

We Make Games. We Build Worlds.

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Our games

Your Next Favourite Game Starts Here.

Card tables, runways, kitchens and cities. Worlds made in Lagos for players everywhere.

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Fashion

Lagos Fashion

Dress up, style your look and walk the Lagos runway.

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Card

Whot King

The classic card game, crowned.

Crazy Ludo logo above a colourful ludo board

Board

Crazy Ludo

Roll fast. Play loud. Win big.

Safari City logo above an isometric building

Simulation

Safari City

Build a city where the wild things live.

Disney Iwájú: Rising Chef key art with cartoon characters serving food

Cooking

Disney Iwájú: Rising Chef

Cook your way through the city of tomorrow.

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Simulation

Kewa’s Boutique

Run the most stylish shop in town.

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The Maliyo ecosystem

We’re Not Just Making Games. We’re Building an Industry.

Studio culture

Great Games Are Made by Great People.

Artists, engineers, designers and storytellers. Playtesting at lunch, sketching on whiteboards and shipping games people love.

The Maliyo team gathered on sofas in front of the Maliyo wall mural
The team relaxing and laughing together on the studio steps
The colourful Safari City booth at an event
Visitors and team members in the Maliyo studio lobby
Three red Maliyo Games shopping bags on a table

Collaboration

Built in Africa. Connected to the World.

  • Disney
  • Google
  • PlayStation
  • French Embassy Nigeria
  • U.S. Embassy
  • GIZ
  • Endless
  • Supercell

Featured collaboration

Disney Iwájú: Rising Chef

VideoMeet the Team Behind Disney Iwájú Rising Chef

Our story

Since 2012. Still Building. Still Playing.

  1. 2012–2021

    The beginning

    Maliyo Games is founded in Lagos, with a vision to create African-inspired games for global audiences.

  2. 2021–2024

    Building the next generation

    GameUp Academy launches, expanding Maliyo’s commitment to talent development.

  3. 2024–2025

    A new chapter

    Maliyo expands its studio operations and collaborates on Disney Iwájú: Rising Chef.

  4. 2025–2026

    Growing the ecosystem

    Research, industry events, and international partnerships deepen Maliyo’s role in the African games industry.

  5. 2026–Present

    Building for what’s next

    New games, the evolution of GameUp Academy, MaliyoCON 2, and continued international engagement.

Let’s Make Something Extraordinary.

Have a game to build, a partnership to explore, or an idea worth bringing to life? We'd love to hear from you.

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