About

Makouk is one of the leading Game Design and play-based education organizations in Egypt, designing educational games, tools and services. We have been offering our products and services since 2013 and have supported many organizations to develop their own games and tackle their most important issues and challenges through games, facilitating group sessions, and gamified curricula.

Our game design program is designed specifically to enable more humans to create games, thus contributing to our mission of spreading the culture of play.

Our Vision & Mission

Vision: To empower society by spreading a culture of play, curiosity, and lifelong learning.

Mission: To provide experiences, tools, and methodologies that empower individuals and organizations. We aim to increase open-source Arabic educational content and provide a platform for creative expression that addresses contemporary global and local challenges.

Makouk is an Experience that is

Cultural

We believe in games as an artistic and cultural medium that allows us and you to express ourselves and our communities, opening new spaces for dialogue and imagination

Playful

Play is at the heart of everything we create. We believe that play is a powerful way to connect, learn, grow, and discover.

Critical

We use play as a tool to question, reflect on, and engage with the social and cultural issues of our contemporary reality, opening spaces for collective creativity and critical thinking.

Collaborative

All about participatory decision-making! We embrace a participatory organizational model where key decisions are made collectively, and every individual has a meaningful voice in shaping our direction.

Self-Organized

Our organizational model is based on self-management, encouraging autonomy, shared responsibility, and collaboration beyond traditional hierarchies.

What We Do

Design and Publishing

We create and publish Arabic games and educational tools that combine storytelling, interaction, and educational experiences. From board and card games to playful educational posters, our products are in Arabic and about our part of the world. The products we work on are designed to spark your curiosity and immerse you in a fun experience with some critically engaged spunk.

Check out our games, books and educational tools in our Shop

Workshops & Training

We share our expertise in game design and play-based learning to help individuals and groups create their own tools and experiences.

Community Consulting and Services

We collaborate with NGOs, artistic, cultural, educational, and civil society organizations to integrate play-based and participatory methodologies into community work, learning programs, curricula, and cultural events.

Through gamification and participatory approaches, we help make complex issues more accessible, engaging, and collaborative.

We create and publish Arabic games and educational tools that combine storytelling, interaction, and educational experiences. From card games to posters, our products are designed to spark curiosity and critical thinking.