1001 Threads of Mizan Announced at Gamescom 2026
The studio's team includes veterans from BioWare, Hi-Rez, Ubisoft Montreal, and Bungie, and is backed by MBC Group, the Middle East's largest media company, which signals a new regional player entering the global action game market.
Key Facts
- MBC Game Studio announced '1001 Threads of Mizan' at gamescom 2026 Opening Night Live on August 26, 2026, Japan time.
- The game supports solo play and co-op for up to three players, with free drop-in and drop-out.
- The game is planned for PC (Steam and Epic Games Store), PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch 2, with cross-platform support planned.
- A pre-alpha playable build is being shown at gamescom 2026, and the release date has not yet been announced.
- MBC Game Studio is backed by MBC Group, the Middle East's largest media company, and includes veterans from BioWare, Hi-Rez, Ubisoft Montreal, and Bungie.
Reporting from 3 sources: Automaton, Denfaminicogamer, Game Spark.
MBC Game Studio announced its debut title, '1001 Threads of Mizan', during the gamescom 2026 Opening Night Live broadcast on August 26, 2026, Japan time. The game is a co-op action-adventure inspired by 'One Thousand and One Nights' (Arabian Nights), set in an Arabian-style fantasy world. Players control one of three heroes, Yusra, Malik, and Sufyan, who are gathered by the storyteller Scheherazade to stop an ancient king of the Jinn from destroying humanity out of revenge. The core gameplay involves movement and aerial combat on flying carpets, with battles against giant Jinn that tower dozens of meters high. The game supports solo play and co-op for up to three players, with free drop-in and drop-out. A pre-alpha playable build is being shown at gamescom 2026, and the release date has not yet been announced. The game is planned for PC via Steam and Epic Games Store, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch 2, with cross-platform support also planned.
- MBC Game Studio CEO Daniel Engelhardt said the game is "crafted with heartfelt love, inspired by 'One Thousand and One Nights' and the rich Arabian legends behind it."
- Creative Director Lars Bonde said the vision began with "what it would be like to experience the grand adventure of a traditional single-player game as a full-fledged co-op experience with friends."
- The studio is led by CEO Daniel Engelhardt and COO Trevor Williams.
- The official synopsis names the three playable heroes as Yusra, Sufyan, and Malik, prisoners who wield wind-riding carpets and the "ancient wisdom of Mizan."
- The story involves Mizan Craft, a technology built on human-Jinn cooperation that seemed like magic, until war cast the Jinn into prison and exile.
- The demo's climax is a boss battle against the giant enemy Nazjush.
- The pre-alpha build is open to the general public, press, and content creators at the gamescom show floor.
- The trailer shows a shield that splits in two, a whip-like extending knife, a double-edged spear, and a bow.
- PC system requirements will be announced "when the release date approaches," per the official site.
- Because the official website supports Japanese, the in-game text is expected to support Japanese as well.
- The studio is building both first-party and third-party titles, with this as its debut.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 3 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.