The Jinn
Beyond the veil of reality lies a war only legends remember.
PS5 · Xbox Series X|S · PC — Unreal Engine 5
Explore the world →Independent AAA · Middle East Rooted
The Night Remembers Every Story.
Jinn Studios crafts cinematic worlds where ancient myth meets modern play — built with discipline, made for the world.
This is Jinn Studios.
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The Studio
Every world we build carries a memory forward.
Jinn Studios is an independent AAA game studio based in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, building cinematic, emotionally driven games rooted in Middle Eastern heritage for a global audience. Recognized as the Middle East's first independent AAA narrative game studio, we are currently developing three titles in Unreal Engine 5 — The Jinn, The Rajputs, and Warfront Generals — spanning narrative action RPG, historical action-adventure, and modern-warfare RTS. Our heritage is explored with depth, respect, and authenticity rather than as set dressing, and paired with the same technical discipline and structured production process AAA players expect from any global studio. Every world we ship is built with that combination of cultural intention and technical rigor, from its first frame to its last.
3
Titles in development
UE5
Unreal Engine 5
UAE
Sharjah HQ
1st
Independent AAA narrative studio in the region
Who Founded Jinn Studios?
Muhammad Bilal is the founder and creative director of Jinn Studios. Born and raised in Lahore, Pakistan, he trained as an electrical and electronics engineer before a career that carried him across continents — leading an ERP transformation at Pak Suzuki, building AI-driven waste management systems in Belgium, and consulting internationally. He went on to attend Draper University in Silicon Valley and pursue advanced studies in AI and machine learning at the University of Texas at Austin, before returning to found Jinn Studios.
“1.8 billion Muslims exist without seeing themselves reflected in the highest form of interactive storytelling.”
What Does Jinn Studios Do?
What We Do
Six disciplines, one studio — everything a AAA narrative title needs from first concept to global launch.
AAA Game Development
Cinematic, technically disciplined titles built in Unreal Engine 5 — emotional depth, cultural authenticity, and global market ambition from day one.
Game Publishing
Distribution, funding structure, and growth strategy for titles ready to reach players across every major platform.
E-Sports & Competitive Gaming
Competitive systems and tournament-ready design built into our titles from the ground up, not bolted on after launch.
Digital Gaming Events
Showcases, live demos, and activations that put our worlds in front of players and press well before launch day.
Interactive Entertainment
Experiences that extend beyond the screen — narrative formats and interactive media built around our IP.
Platform & Partnership Readiness
Compliance, certification, and onboarding handled early, so platform and publishing partners never wait on us.
Our Worlds
Three titles in active development, each built to stand on its own and endure as a franchise.
The Rajputs
A kingdom divided. A legacy forged.
PS5 · Xbox · PC — Action-Adventure
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Warfront Generals
Command the battlefield. Control the warfront.
Cross-Platform — RTS / Modern Warfare
Explore the world →Have a game worth telling?
We review outside pitches for narrative-driven concepts that fit our studio's voice. Submissions are confidential and reviewed internally.
Who Is Behind Jinn Studios?
The People Behind the Worlds
A small, senior team — every person here shapes what ships.
Muhammad Bilal
Founder & Creative Director
Anas Idlibi
Director of Strategy & Partnerships
Abdul Wassay Majeed
Gameplay Systems & AI Engineer
Obaid Aqeel
Lead Software & Platform Engineer
Join the Studio
We're always looking for storytellers, engineers, and artists who want to build worlds that matter.
Press & News
Coverage of the studio and what we're building.
Our first 60 days, by the numbers
85% of our first title's vertical slice, completed in 60 days.
An update from the studio — August 2026.
Feature
Startup Muslim
April 20, 2026
By Mohammed Abubakr
How Muhammad Bilal Is Building Jinn Studios, the Muslim World's First AAA Gaming Universe
The feature traces founder Muhammad Bilal's path from electrical engineering and an international consulting career to founding Jinn Studios — and the studio's mission to give 1.8 billion Muslims AAA-quality representation in interactive storytelling. It also covers an early production milestone: 85% of the studio's vertical slice completed within 60 days of founding.
“There's no playbook for what we're building. So we had to create our own credibility through production.”Read the full feature →
Press inquiries — press@thejinnstudios.com
Investor Relations
Investing in Worlds That Matter
Jinn Studios is building culturally powerful, globally competitive AAA game experiences — combining cinematic storytelling, disciplined production, and a long-term franchise vision across three titles already in development.
Rapid Execution
85% of our vertical slice completed within 60 days of founding — an unusually fast pace for AAA production.
Portfolio, Not a Single Bet
Three titles — The Jinn, The Rajputs, Warfront Generals — already in active development across distinct genres.
Beyond Games
A long-term vision extending into publishing, music, film, and streaming — cultural IP infrastructure, not a single product.