Ghana has a seat at the table. Accra-based Leti Games Limited is one of 10 studios from across Sub-Saharan Africa chosen for Google Play’s very first Indie Games Fund on the continent, a $1 million programme built to help local developers grow and take their games to players worldwide.
What the studios get
Every studio in the 2026 cohort walks away with a slice of the fund, somewhere between $50,000 and $200,000, and none of them has to give up any ownership in return. On top of the cash, Google Play is offering one-on-one mentoring from its own specialists, help with growth and commercial strategy, and technical guidance from Unity to polish and scale their titles.
There is a condition attached: the chosen games have to launch on Google Play and be part of Google Play Pass, on a non-exclusive basis, for two years.
Ghana’s pick: Sweave
Leti Games is backing Sweave, a quick-play rhythm game for mobile that draws on Africa’s traditional weaving craft. Players steer a ball through a digital loom in time with the music, weaving past cultural obstacles and taking on boss battles along the way. It is exactly the kind of homegrown storytelling the fund says it wants to push onto the global stage.
The full line-up
Nigeria and South Africa lead the list with four studios each, while Ghana and Kenya have one apiece. The games cover a wide spread, from puzzles and platformers to cosy adventures and music titles:
- Leti Games Limited (Ghana) – Sweave, a weaving-inspired rhythm game
- Maliyo Games (Nigeria) – Safari City, a match-3 puzzler where you rebuild a run-down town
- Deluxe Entertainment Studios (Nigeria) – Rasta Santa, a Lagos-set 2D action platformer
- Fer Factor (Nigeria) – Chore Master, a satisfying room-cleaning game
- Gazuntype Entertainment (Nigeria) – Go North, a story-led maze adventure
- Clockwork Acorn (South Africa) – Jetstream, a minimalist puzzle game with over 100 levels
- Disputed People (South Africa) – Mitts and the Divine Recipes, a retro-style 3D cooking adventure
- Studio Bo (South Africa) – Idle Sands, a relaxing idle-clicker about cleaning up a beach with robots
- Vetkoek Studios (South Africa) – Taxi Ranked, a comic-style minibus taxi driving game
- Weza Interactive (Kenya) – Riziki, a rhythm adventure set to Afrobeats, Amapiano and Rhumba
Why it matters
Funding has long been one of the toughest walls African game developers run into when trying to build and sell new titles. Ten studios is a small number, but backing from a name like Google Play brings both money and credibility, which could open doors to bigger investment down the line.
For Ghana’s gaming community, Leti’s selection is another sign that games rooted in our own culture can stand toe to toe with the rest of the world. GGN will be keeping an eye on Sweave as it heads to Google Play.
