Mobile Social Casino Game Developer & Publisher

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  Maliyo Games

  Lagos, Nigeria

  Maliyo Games is a pan-African mobile games studio founded in 2012 in Lagos, Nigeria, dedicated to creating culturally authentic, narrative-driven games that reflect African life and stories. The company designs, develops, and distributes casual mobile games for audiences across Africa and the global diaspora, with Android as its primary platform. Its portfolio includes over 40 published titles, notably *Safari City*, *Crazy Ludo*, and the Disney collaboration *Iwájú Rising Chef* – a tie-in for the Disney+ series *Iwájú*. Beyond game production, Maliyo runs GameUp Africa, a free pan-African training programme that has reached over 6,000 aspiring developers across 20+ countries; approximately 90% of its own team are alumni of this programme. The company also publishes the annual Africa Games Industry Report and launched MaliyoCON in 2025, billed as Africa’s first developer-led mobile games conference. With a distributed team of about 30 people across Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, and other African nations, Maliyo aims to shift the continent from a net consumer of digital content to a net creator. The studio’s long-term ambition is to build an engaged community of 500 million players by 2030.

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  AbZorba Games LLC

  Athens, Attica, Greece

  AbZorba Games LLC is a B2B mobile social casino game developer and publisher that was founded in Athens, Greece in 2011. The company creates and operates a portfolio of free-to-play multiplayer casino titles for iOS and Android, featuring live-dealer experiences like blackjack, poker, roulette, baccarat, and slot games. Its core offering, the Hub of Fun™ platform, brings these games together into a cohesive social gaming ecosystem. In 2015, AbZorba was acquired by Novomatic Interactive and now operates under the Greentube Novomatic Group, benefiting from its parent company's distribution network while keeping its own development studio in Athens. The company holds "Top Developer" status on Google Play and has attracted nearly 10 million mobile social casino players. Revenue comes mainly from in-app purchases of virtual chips and advertising, supplemented by white-label partnerships with brands and social networks such as Tango, a video chat network with 180 million users. AbZorba is also a co-founder and board member of the International Social Games Association (ISGA), underscoring its dedication to fair-play standards in social gaming.