About the Studio
About the Studio
We're a team in Nairobi building games from the ground up. Here's what backs it up.
Nairobi-Based
Building from the streets we write about. Our office is 3km from Ngong Road.
Original IP, Fully Owned
We own BodaLands and GANGA outright. No external creative control.
Prototype In Development
The core riding loop is being built now. Not a concept doc — an actual build in progress.
Supported by advisors from EA, Scopely, and leading studios
What We're Building
A multi-game studio rooted in East African culture, shipping games that compete globally. We start with BodaLands, then GANGA, then more. Games that feel like they could only come from here.
We hire locally. We build here. We ship to the world. This is how you prove that great games come from anywhere, not just Silicon Valley or Seoul.
The Team
Three people building a studio. They've worked in games, film, and finance. Now they're building something they actually want to play.
Roy Gachoki
CEO & Founder
Studied law and finance before moving into game studios. Roy runs the business side—fundraising, hiring, keeping everyone aligned so the team can actually ship. He got tired of watching African ideas get built by outsiders.
Alex Ndubai
Strategy & Partnerships
Lives at the intersection of games and publishing. Alex talks to partners, publishers, and investors. He knows how to get games into the right hands and how studios actually work from the inside out.
Gael Olivier
Producer
9+ years in animation and film production. Gael handles every frame, every sound, every detail. He makes sure the world feels like it was made in Nairobi—because it was. Directs everyone from design to audio to keep the vision coherent.
A Massive Global Opportunity
2.7 billion people play games on mobile. Most of them play the same five games. There's room for something different.
Growing audience for innovative titles
Fast-growing and fragmented
Authentic, culturally-rooted games are rare
Why Zuberi. Why Now.
- African creators are shipping culture globally in music and film. Games are next.
- Players are bored of the same repetitive games. They want something that feels different.
- Publishers are actively looking for authentic games they can believe in.
- Zuberi is building an original title in-house. The team has shipped work before.
Next-Gen Gaming
BodaLands is what a game looks like when it's rooted in a place and shipped to the world. Not decoration. Not filter. The real thing.
"Players don't want games decorated with culture. They want games rooted in it."