SPARQ, a groundbreaking AI-native game engine and creator platform, has officially relocated its operations to Innovation City, Ras Al Khaimah’s free zone designed for innovators and powered by artificial intelligence. The strategic move marks a significant milestone for the UAE’s rapidly expanding gaming ecosystem and reinforces the Emirate’s ambition to become a global hub for next-generation game creation and frontier technology.
An AI Engine to Revolutionize Game Creation
Built by industry veterans, SPARQ aims to reimagine the process of game development by making creation entirely frictionless. The platform’s technology leverages full AI-assisted development, allowing creators to build and launch games 10 to 100 times faster than with legacy engines. By removing traditional bottlenecks like complex code and rigid pipelines, SPARQ empowers a new generation of creators, including designers, storytellers, and digital artists, to turn their ideas into interactive worlds without requiring deep technical expertise.
“We’ve lived the pain of building games the old way,” said Christopher Pail, Founder and CEO of SPARQ. “Some of our games took off, others didn’t – often because the tools got in the way. SPARQ is our answer to that problem. Game creation should be joyful, fast, and limitless. AI makes that possible.”
Why Ras Al Khaimah’s Innovation City
SPARQ’s founders cited Ras Al Khaimah’s unique value proposition as a key driver for the relocation. Having navigated fragmented regulatory landscapes across Europe and other markets, they found the Emirate offered clarity, speed, and a government aligned with their innovative vision, particularly in the fast-evolving sectors of gaming and AI.
“In Ras Al Khaimah, we’ve found a home that matches our ambition,” stated Christoffer Wilhelmsen, co-founder of SPARQ. “A place that doesn’t slow innovation – it accelerates it. Innovation City understands creators and builders. It moves at our speed.”
The move is a powerful endorsement of Innovation City’s model, which aims to provide an environment that operates at founder speed.
“SPARQ isn’t just building a game engine – they’re building a movement,” said Paul Dawalibi, CEO of Innovation City. “They represent exactly the kind of ambitious, world-changing company we created Innovation City for. Their arrival signals to the entire global gaming industry that Ras Al Khaimah is where the future will be built.”
A Long-Term Commitment to the Emirate
SPARQ has committed significant investment to relocating its team to Ras Al Khaimah and plans to attract top-tier global engineering and creative talent to the Emirate.
Looking ahead, the company will establish the SPARQ Creators Centre in Ras Al Khaimah, an AI-enabled studio hub for top creators to build new titles directly from the UAE. This initiative is part of a long-term strategy to support the region’s emergence as a global nexus for creative and technical excellence.
“For us, this is a long-term commitment – technology, talent, and the worlds that will be built here,” added Pail. “We’re not just moving to Ras Al Khaimah. We’re building the future of creation in Ras Al Khaimah.”
About SPARQ
SPARQ is the world’s first AI-native game engine and creator platform designed to make game creation frictionless. Its technology allows creators to build and ship games significantly faster than traditional engines by removing complexity and empowering imagination through full AI-assisted development.
Source: Entrepreneur Middle East
