Leti Arts and MTN have announced a new Game Challenge aimed at finding, training and supporting emerging game developers across Ghana.
The initiative was announced during the MTN Gaming Conference 2026 in Accra, adding another developer-focused programme to the growing list of initiatives emerging from the conference.
The Game Challenge is designed to give young game developers an opportunity to take their ideas further through mentorship, funding and access to MTN’s platform.
Creating Opportunities for Ghanaian Developers
Ghana has a growing community of independent game developers and small development teams creating games from their own homes, studios, schools and shared workspaces.
For many of these developers, turning an idea into a finished and sustainable business can be difficult.
The Leti Arts × MTN Game Challenge is being positioned as a programme that can help bridge that gap.
The initiative will focus on identifying promising developers and providing them with hands-on support as they work on their projects.
From Game Ideas to Businesses
The goal goes beyond simply creating games.
Through mentorship, funding and access to MTN’s platform, the programme aims to help young creators move their projects towards sustainable businesses.
That could mean giving developers the opportunity to improve their games, learn more about the business side of development and potentially reach a larger audience.
For independent developers, access to these kinds of resources can be particularly important.
A strong game idea can often start with a single developer or a small team, but taking that project from a prototype to a commercially viable product requires much more than development skills.
MTN Enters the Developer Conversation
MTN’s involvement also brings a major corporate player directly into Ghana’s game-development ecosystem.
The telecommunications company has increasingly positioned gaming as part of the wider conversation around technology, youth employment and the digital economy.
The Game Challenge gives MTN an opportunity to work directly with creators developing games locally.
It also gives developers an opportunity to engage with a major technology and telecommunications company as they build their projects.
What Developers Can Expect
The announcement states that the Game Challenge will focus on finding, training and supporting rising game developers across the country.
Hands-on mentorship and funding are expected to form part of the programme, alongside access to MTN’s platform.
Further details about the application process, eligibility, selection process, funding structure and programme timeline will be important for developers looking to participate.
GGN will be watching for more information as those details become available.
A New Test for Ghana’s Gaming Industry
The announcement comes at an important moment for Ghana’s gaming ecosystem.
The MTN Gaming Conference brought together developers, educators, esports stakeholders, technology companies and other members of the industry, while the Game Challenge puts some of that conversation directly into action.
The opportunity now is to see what happens when emerging Ghanaian developers are given the resources and support to take their ideas further.
The developers are there. The ideas are there.
Now the challenge is turning those ideas into games that can compete in Ghana, across Africa and beyond.
Stay With GGN
The Leti Arts × MTN Game Challenge is one of the initiatives coming out of the MTN Gaming Conference that GGN will be following closely.
Follow Gasbros Gaming Network for updates on the Game Challenge, application details, Ghanaian game developers and the latest developments across Ghana’s gaming industry.
If you’re a developer looking to take your game to the next level, keep an eye on GGN for the next announcement.
