Instinct Games
Country: Egypt
Founded: 2011
Team Size: 11-50
Platforms: PC, Console
Status: Active
Website: Instinct Games
Overview
Instinct Games is an Egyptian game development studio founded in 2011 and based in Cairo. The studio specialises in game development and engine programming, with a focus on producing high-quality games across major platforms using its development team in Egypt.
The studio has contributed to major international games including ARK: Survival Evolved and ATLAS. Instinct Games' website lists ARK: Survival Evolved as a multi-platform survival game and ATLAS as a massively multiplayer fantasy pirate adventure, with both projects co-developed alongside international development teams.
Instinct Games' work on ARK: Survival Evolved placed an Egyptian development team within the production of one of the industry's major survival games, while its broader expertise covers game programming and engine development.
The studio also contributes to Egypt's development ecosystem through industry and education initiatives, with Mohamed Seif serving as a technical consultant for game programming programmes run through Egypt's Information Technology Institute.
Games
Key People
- Mostafa Hafez - Founder & CEO
- Mohamed Seif - Development Manager
- Muhammed Yusuf - Principal Programmer
- Ossama Moussa - Senior Programmer
Intelligence
Instinct Games is one of Egypt's more established game development studios, with more than a decade of experience and a track record working on internationally distributed AAA survival titles. Its model is centred on technical development and engine programming rather than building a large catalogue of proprietary IP.
Funding & Backing
- Funding: No publicly disclosed external funding identified
- Ownership: Privately held
- Capital stage: Established / privately funded
Strategic Model
- Platform direction: PC and console
- Core expertise: Game development and engine programming
- Core genres: Survival, MMO and multiplayer
- Business model: Development partnerships and co-development
- Geographic focus: Egypt with international development partnerships
- Positioning: Established Egyptian technical development studio
Active & Upcoming Projects
- Current projects not publicly disclosed
- Ongoing game development and technical services
Performance Signals
- Founded in 2011
- Co-developed ARK: Survival Evolved
- Co-developed ATLAS
- ARK: Survival Evolved released on PC, Xbox One and PS4
- ATLAS released on Steam
- 11-50 employee company according to LinkedIn
- More than 20 employees currently listed on LinkedIn
- Technical expertise recognised through Egypt's Information Technology Institute game development programmes
Key Person
- Mostafa Hafez - Founder & CEO
- Mohamed Seif - Development Manager
- Muhammed Yusuf - Principal Programmer
- Ossama Moussa - Senior Programmer
Accepting introduction requests: Yes