Morocco makes Gamescom debut with 11 homegrown studios
Morocco has made its official Gamescom debut with 11 homegrown game studios, as the North African country looks to increase the international reach of its emerging gaming industry.
The country is exhibiting at Gamescom 2026 in Cologne, Germany, through its national pavilion, bringing Moroccan developers face-to-face with international publishers, investors and potential partners.
It marks Morocco's first official participation in Gamescom and comes as the country steps up efforts to establish itself as a gaming hub for Africa and the wider MENA region.
The 11 studios exhibiting are June Studio, Kiddo Education, BJR Pixels Agency, Ard Games, AtlaStudio, Even Games, Kelbox Studio, Ribat Studios, Dizzy Gaming, Qasbah Labs and Ivalice Studio.
Between them, the developers are showcasing a range of locally developed IP, including titles drawing directly on Moroccan cities, culture and artistic heritage.
BJR Pixels Agency is presenting Futurocco 2121, a science-fiction thriller set in a dystopian future Casablanca and featuring an aesthetic the developer describes as "Moroccan-punk."
Meanwhile, Cazafonia: Between Cities, from Dizzy Gaming and AJB Games Studio, draws on Moroccan music and urban culture, while Ard Games' strategy title Za-id takes inspiration from the geometric art of Moroccan zellige.
Ribat Studios is showcasing Kasbah, a first-person exploration game celebrating Moroccan architecture, while Qasbah Labs is presenting Rivaldom, a competitive turn-based strategy title set in a science-fiction universe but featuring an artistic identity influenced by Moroccan heritage.
Other games appearing in Cologne include June Studio's third-person action roguelike Renovatum, Kiddo Education's puzzle adventure Mathpunk Chronicles, Even Games' roguelike dungeon crawler CNAFA, Kelbox Studio's competitive puzzle title GemmaX and Ivalice Studio's Rogue Fantasy: Ever-Shifting Worlds.
AtlaStudio is showcasing two projects: pixel-art action game Discharged and LetterLand.
The Gamescom appearance represents the international stage of a wider effort by Morocco to develop a domestic game development ecosystem.
Eight of the 11 studios attending Gamescom are winners of the Video Game Incubator programme established by Morocco's Ministry of Youth, Culture and Communication in partnership with the French Embassy in Morocco. The remaining three received awards in the Game Preview Announcement category at Morocco Gaming Expo 2026.
Morocco's Gamescom presence is being used not only to showcase individual games, but also to pitch the country itself as a potential destination for gaming investment and development.
The participating studios are taking part in demonstrations, business meetings and matchmaking sessions aimed at securing publishing, investment, co-production and other international partnerships.
Morocco has increasingly focused on gaming as part of its cultural and creative industries strategy, establishing the Morocco Gaming Expo and supporting game developers through incubation and other programmes.
Its Gamescom debut now gives the developers emerging from those initiatives an opportunity to test their projects on one of the industry's biggest international stages.
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