Kucheza Gaming

Country: Nigeria

Founded: 2019

Team Size: 10+

Platforms: Mobile

Status: Active

Overview

Kucheza Gaming is a Nigeria-based game studio and education-focused organisation building original African IP while delivering game-based learning initiatives. Its studio arm develops culturally rooted titles such as Ìtàn Òrìṣà, inspired by Yoruba mythology, as well as co-development projects.

Through its Games in Education platform, Kucheza integrates computing education into public schools using game-based learning models. The studio combines entertainment, esports and education as part of a broader mission to expand access to gaming careers across Africa.

Games

The Wild Kingdoms
Sunday School'd
Oga Train Station (Upcoming)
Danfo Dash (Upcoming)

Intelligence

Kucheza Gaming has built its reputation less on shipping volume and more on ecosystem influence, using education, training and community infrastructure as the foundation for long-term IP development.

That model is strategically sound in markets where talent pipelines are weak, but it comes with a trade-off. Ecosystem leadership creates visibility and partnerships, yet it can slow commercial output if not tightly managed. The next phase for Kucheza will hinge on converting its training and community reach into scalable products and sustainable revenue.

Funding & Backing

Primarily self-sustained operations
Actively pursuing co-development and production partnerships
Engages mission-aligned and development-focused capital rather than purely commercial funding
Capital stage: Partnership-seeking / Self-sustained

Strategic Model

Platform direction: Mobile-first deployment with longer-term expansion into additional platforms
Core focus: Original IP development alongside structured Games in Education programmes
Monetisation approach: Hybrid model combining project revenue, partnerships and education services
Technology direction: Integration of AI tools across audio, editing and production workflows
Innovation direction: Early-stage exploration of AR and VR applications
Positioning: Ecosystem-led studio using education and community engagement as growth infrastructure

Ecosystem and Education Initiatives

Nigeria’s only authorised Unreal Engine training centre
Games in Education delivery in partnership with Digital Schoolhouse
More than 20,000 students trained through workshops and structured programmes
Host of Lagos Games Week industry event
Organiser of annual inter-school esports tournaments

Operational Structure

Lean core team of more than 10 staff supported by an extended creative network
Flexible production model designed to scale through partnerships and freelance collaboration
Operational focus on talent development and pipeline creation
Publicly endorsed by 343 Industries (Halo developer), which praised the studio's 'remarkable potential' in game development; other partners include HP, Epic Games' Unreal Engine, Xbox, and the French Consulate

Key Person

Bukola Akingbade - Founder and CEO