Five takeaways from Lagos Games Week 2026
This year's event felt bigger and more alive than last year's.
Lagos Games Week 2026 has come to a close after two days of talks, B2B networking, and exhibitions for developers, publishers, and service providers.
The event featured panel sessions involving Hugo Obi, Temi Afolabi, Maria Burns Ortiz, Justin Bourque, Amy Duncan, and convener Bukola Akingbade, whose team brought the show to life. Here are five things that stood out.
1- A bigger, more alive show
The first thing worth saying is that this year's event felt bigger and more alive than last year. The panel sessions and the exhibition halls were both packed, and the energy across the two days mirrored that. The organisers fixed just about everything that was off with last year's event and made it better in every aspect. Even the stage looked good.
The networking carried the show too. Every break I took to write up a story, there was someone to catch up with, and I still didn't reach everyone on my list. That says a lot about how many people showed up, and about how fast the games industry in Nigeria is growing.
It's also worth noting, though, that for all the energy inside the venue, many people in Lagos itself still don't know there are Nigerian game developers, or that events like this exist. The industry is growing, but public awareness of it in the city hasn't caught up yet.
You can read the full list of takeaways here.
