Publishing your game in Saudi Arabia is not as hard as you’d think

Too many misconceptions persist about how to publish mobile games in Saudi Arabia. Here are some guidelines for would-be publishers to follow.

You don’t need to hyper-localize! Yes, the top charts show that games like Tribal Rivals do well, but it’s not because the characters are in dishdashas and the landscape’s full of deserts. Gamers are gamers wherever you find them, and Saudis want the same entertainment from your content as someone in Canada or Finland. When we talk about the need to localize, we’re talking about the following: