Deluxe Creation Studios

Country: Nigeria

Founded: 2013

Team Size: 8-10

Platforms: PC, Mobile

Status: Active

Website: https://www.deluxecreation.com/

Overview

Deluxe Creation Studios is a Lagos-based media and interactive entertainment company focused on culturally grounded games inspired by Nigerian and African stories. Originally established as an animation and video production studio, the company shifted its core focus toward game development following the release of App Rush in 2014.

The studio has released more than 20 titles across mobile platforms and is increasingly expanding into PC and multiplayer development. Its portfolio blends action, platforming, and fighting genres, often rooted in African settings, characters, language, and music.

Games

• Rasta Santa: Retribution
• Adventures of Chike: Sky Raider
• Adventures of Chike: Lost in Meta
• Stickman: Magic Brawl
• Urban Fury
• Dambe – Spear & Shield
• Riders Playground
• Naija History
• Naija Chess

Intelligence

Deluxe Creation Studios is evolving from its origins as an animation-focused creative studio into a mobile-first game developer building culturally rooted action and fighting titles.

The studio combines original IP development with client animation work, using mobile distribution as its entry point while gradually expanding toward PC releases and multiplayer experiences.

Funding & Backing

• Orange Corners Incubation Fund recipient
• Funding Secured: €45,000
• Programme Value: Orange Corners incubation support programme
• Capital stage: Incubation-backed

Strategic Model

• Platform direction: Mobile-first with active PC expansion
• Core genres: Action-adventure, platformer, fighting
• Monetisation approach: Self-published titles monetised through ads and direct distribution
• Geographic focus: African studio with the majority of installs reported outside Africa
• Positioning: Culturally rooted IP builder with transmedia ambitions

Active & Upcoming Projects

• Rasta Santa - (mobile live; PC version in polishing stage; comic adaptation in development)
• Adventures of Chike: Lost in Meta - (3D open world sequel in Unreal Engine; animated short in development)
• Urban Fury - (collaborative fighting game set in Lagos)
• Dambe: Spear & Shield - (fighting title inspired by Hausa martial arts)

Performance Signals

• The majority of installs reported outside African markets
• Mobile-first titles driving early global reach
• Studio expanding toward PC releases and multiplayer capabilities

Key Person

• Edu Shola - CEO