Four Mzansi studios make Google Play’s first Indie Games Fund Africa cohort
Clockwork Acorn, Disputed People, Studio Bo and Vetkoek Studios are four of the ten studios in Google Play’s first Indie Games Fund Africa cohort.
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Want to make games? Your 2027 starting points in South Africa
Scholarships, courses, open days and studio job shadows for South Africans who want to make games in 2027, with key dates and costs in one place.
Feather’s Edge: South Africa’s kinetic metroidvania now has a free demo
Clockwork Acorn’s Feather’s Edge, a fast metroidvania starring a hoopoe bird warrior, now has a free demo on Steam. Here’s what to expect and where it came from.
Dressmaker: how a Cape Town studio turned real sewing into a Steam hit
Dressmaker, from Free Lives’ new label Cozy Lives, turns fabric, patterns and sewing into a game. It launched on 21 September and players love it.
Shroom and Gloom: South Africa’s mushroom-munching deckbuilder is in Early Access
Team Lazerbeam’s Shroom and Gloom, published by Devolver Digital, entered Steam Early Access on 10 September. Two decks, edible enemies and big plans.
Taxi Ranked hits 500,000 downloads and Vetkoek Studios is just getting started
Johannesburg’s Vetkoek Studios has passed 500,000 Google Play downloads with Taxi Ranked, its mobile game built around South African taxi culture.
Esports Nations Cup Pushed to 2027
South Africa’s first trip to the Esports Nations Cup will have to wait another year. The Esports Foundation announced on…
GTA VI’s extended look premieres on Netflix: when you can watch if you’re in Mzansi
GTA VI's extended look premieres on Netflix at 21:00 SAST on 27 August, reaches Rockstar at 03:00 SAST on 28 August, and launches 19 November 2026.
Supercell has up to R3.3 million for African game studios. SA qualifies.
SA game studios can apply for R330,000 to R3.3 million from Supercell, with no equity taken. Applications close on 9 August 2026.
Modern Warfare 4’s beta dates are set. The Switch 2 getting Call of Duty is the bigger story.
Modern Warfare 4's beta runs over two weekends from 21 August, and the open weekend puts Call of Duty on Nintendo Switch 2 for the first time in over a decade.