Vatar Takes Lagos Life Into Ghana With Accra, Kumasi and Tema Virtual Cities

Vatar launched Lagos Life in Ghana on November 15, 2026, adding virtual versions of Accra, Kumasi and Tema to a game that passed 11 million players in its first month. MyJoyOnline reported the expansion, Vatar's first outside Nigeria.

Vatar Adds Accra, Kumasi and Tema to Lagos Life

Vatar is the African gaming company founded by Nigerian software developer Shalom Rayhamen, who built Lagos Life and released it on October 1, 2026, Nigeria's Independence Day. The game reached one million players in four days and, within its first month, grew beyond Lagos to include Abuja and Port Harcourt. With Ghana joining Nigeria, players can travel between six virtual cities across two countries in one shared world.

Rayhamen co-founded Vatar in October 2026 with Owen Rayhamen as Chief Product Officer, Anderson Oriahi as Chief Operating Officer and Shantel Oriahi as Chief Financial Officer. Players create a character, find a job, earn and spend virtual money, rent a home, ride public transport and socialise with other players in real time from a web browser. In the Ghana cities, players can shop at Accra Mall, browse Kejetia Market in Kumasi and explore the harbour city of Tema.

Ahead of the launch, Rayhamen and the Vatar team met partners and leaders in Ghana's gaming and creative industries, including Kwesi Hayford, President of the Esports Association, Ghana, to shape the expansion. "Lagos Life was born from my love for The Sims growing up," Rayhamen said. "My vision with Vatar is to build worlds from Africa to the world, where every city feels familiar and relatable, and every person feels seen." Hayford said: "Africa's games bridge cultures and build the digital skills that empower our youth."

Vatar's Funding and Payment Setup

Vatar's funding records on akta.pro show one round: an angel round of $500,000 in October 2026 with four investors. The same records list Flutterwave as the primary payment processor handling all transaction processing, card payments and billing, with Vatar receiving transaction references and status and never seeing or storing full card or bank details. Resend delivers service, booking confirmation and dispatch notifications by email under a contract to process personal data only on Vatar's instructions.

Where Lagos Life Goes Next

Ghana went live on Vatar at vatar.com on November 15, 2026. The game is free to play in a web browser on a phone or computer with no download, is available on the Google Play Store and is soon to be on the App Store. It is open to players aged 18 and over.