Lumba, Inc.

Lumba, Inc. was an independent mobile game developer and publisher focused on Arabic-speaking audiences in the Middle East and North Africa. Founded in January 2012 by Abdullah Alzabin and Ali Diab, the company combined a San Francisco creative and technical base with publishing and operational activity in Dubai. It developed and self-published games for smartphones, building original entertainment around regional settings, language and cultural references.

Its portfolio brought together city simulation, combat strategy and mobile defense games. Desert Tycoon, released in 2013, placed economic development and city building in an Arabian desert setting. Tribal Rivals, released in 2014, explored combat strategy in early twentieth-century Arabia and became the company's flagship regional title. Temsa7 Army followed in 2015 as a defense and strategy game developed with Saudi digital production studio Telfaz11.

Lumba's approach extended beyond translating existing games. Its productions incorporated Arabic architecture, colloquial humor, historical context and bespoke soundtracks. The studio worked across game design, software engineering, visual development and mobile asset production, with capabilities spanning character and environment modeling, Arabic typography and voice direction. Its publishing activities included distribution, player support and community management for regional audiences.

The company addressed a market in which growing smartphone adoption created demand for locally relevant mobile entertainment. Its games were developed in Arabic and English, combining regional cultural detail with familiar mobile strategy and simulation mechanics. By the period covered in contemporary profiles, the three-title portfolio had reached approximately 4.5 million cumulative downloads.

Lumba gradually ceased live operations around 2018. Its games were subsequently delisted, and its historical website went offline. The company is distinct from Luma Pictures, the separate visual effects studio.