The Bad Nomads

Country: Egypt

Founded: 2021

Team Size: 11-50

Platforms: PC

Status: Active

Overview

The Bad Nomads is an independent game development and co-development studio based in Cairo, Egypt. Founded in 2021, the studio works with AA and indie developers across game design, technical design, gameplay engineering, 3D art, VFX and rapid prototyping.

The studio has built an increasingly international portfolio through co-development partnerships. Since early 2024, it has worked with Eleventh Hour Games on Last Epoch, contributing gameplay engineering, combat features, monsters, bosses, visual effects, bug fixing and quality-of-life systems. It has also partnered with GHST Studio on DIESELDOME: Oil & Blood, providing gameplay systems and technical development.

The Bad Nomads has also provided environment art for Nordhold by StunForge. Its own original project is Last Loremaster, an action RPG built around elemental combat and a mythological world. The game remains listed on Steam with a release date to be announced.

Games

Last Loremaster
DIESELDOME: Oil & Blood - co-development
Last Epoch - co-development
Nordhold - development support

Key People

Mohamed Ibrahim - Business Development & Finance
Omar Chakib - Game Designer / Technical Designer
Kareem Adawy - Game Developer

Intelligence

The Bad Nomads has developed from a small Cairo indie team working on its own ARPG into an international co-development partner, using external production work to build technical expertise and contribute to established PC games while continuing to develop its own IP.

Funding & Backing

Funding: No publicly disclosed external investment identified
Ownership: Independent partnership
Capital stage: Bootstrapped / privately operated

Strategic Model

Platform direction: PC-focused
Core expertise: Gameplay engineering, game design, 3D art, VFX and technical development
Core genres: Action RPG, roguelike FPS, action and fantasy
Business model: Co-development, outsourcing and original IP
Geographic focus: Egypt with international client partnerships
Positioning: Egyptian international co-development studio

Active & Upcoming Projects

Last Loremaster - TBA
Last Epoch - ongoing co-development
DIESELDOME: Oil & Blood - ongoing co-development

Performance Signals

Founded in 2021
11-50 employees listed on LinkedIn
Working with Eleventh Hour Games on Last Epoch since early 2024
Contributed to multiple Last Epoch seasons and production updates
Worked on DIESELDOME: Oil & Blood with GHST Studio
Last Loremaster has a playable Steam demo, with full release TBA
Team members have subsequently worked on major international productions, including Last Epoch

Key Person

Mohamed Ibrahim - Business Development & Finance
Omar Chakib - Game Designer / Technical Designer
Kareem Adawy - Game Developer

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