A16Z Speedrun Accelerator: 12-week, fast-paced startup program run by Andreessen Horowitz (“a16z”) Early-stage founders building products and experiences at the intersection of tech, entertainment, AI, 3D, gaming, XR, next-gen content, etc. Investment of up to $1M in pre‑seed/seed startups

Big Bang Accelerator: Tailored accelerator/incubation program specifically for game startups
Ideal for small teams with big game ideas needing more than just funding—namely mentorship, guidance, and networks to create a vertical slice of their game.

Carbon Incubator: A games-incubator/accelerator (based in Eastern Europe) that helps indie developers build a viable business + game.

Core Labs Game Accelerator: A 6-month online (and some in-person) program helping game dev teams understand business + get to market.

GameFounders: A global accelerator focused exclusively on game-studios (teams with a playable game or demo) anywhere in the world.

GameBCN: A global incubation and acceleration program based in Barcelona, focused on professionalizing indie game studios. Public‑private funded, 100% free participation. Offers a €3,000 grant, up to €200,000 participation loan, Demo Day with publishers, and representation at events like Gamescom

Global Top Round: GTR is an interactive accelerator program for small game studios worldwide. It supports studios with funding, development guidance, publishing access, and fundraising expertise to help them scale globally and sustainably. Each year, GTR selects up to 10 studios to participate in a structured program, which spans around 6 months

Google for Startups: Connects startups globally with Google tools, mentorship, co-working spaces, and tailored programs to help scale ventures. Google offers Accelerators, Founders Funds, Cloud Program and Focused Academies through the program.

GTR Accelerator: Global Top Round (GTR) is a game accelerator and investor that supports early-stage studios with funding, publishing strategy, and business development. It runs an annual cohort program and partners with global publishers and investors.

Haven: Haven is designed for newly founded game studios in Sweden, and aims to help you build a sustainable company so that you can build your own games for as long as you like. They help you get up to speed on all the things running a game studio entails. Haven provides you with experts and peers to support you in getting the best possible start for your new game studio.

Helika and Avalance Accelerator: A 12-week intensive program that blends partner activations, deep analytics and hands-on mentorship to help studios refine, iterate on and scale their game products.

Launchpad: Launchpad is Game Habitat’s transition support and preincubation program launched to support game developers in South Sweden that have been affected by recent lay-offs or career transitions. The program has two purposes: To provide matchmaking, coaching, and workshops for those teams or individuals wishing to explore a game project or founding a game studio of their own, and to provide a chance to land in the new reality together with peers from around the South Swedish game dev community, while receiving practical information on the road ahead.

Microsoft For Startups: Microsoft for Startups provides robust technical and business support, especially via cloud credits and tools, with tiered offerings for early and more advanced-stage startups. This includes Azure credits, access to tech tools, support services and partner perks and discounts.

Narwal Accelerator: Your gaming industry accelerator for getting investments and growth. PC\Console\Mobile and GameTech startups. Up to $300k Investments.

NYU Game Center Incubator: While more of an incubator, this program offers game-studio support (business, marketing, legal) over a year-ish timeline.

Nvidia Startup: NVIDIA Inception helps early-stage AI startups scale faster through technology, training, investor connections, and brand exposure. It provides access to development tools and training, preferred pricing on Nvidia products, investor networking opportunities and brand amplification.

PearX: Pear VC’s small-batch, 12-week accelerator aimed at pre-seed startups, although it’s not gaming-specific—it spans across sectors such as AI, SaaS, marketplaces, and more. Funding for each company ranges from $250K–$2M, with seed follow-on rounds up to $6M or more. PearX boasts a high success rate: over 90% of companies raise a successful round post-accelerator. Additionally, PearX founders now gain access to up to $350K in Azure credits thanks to Pear VC’s partnership with Microsoft for Startups

Spawn Point Trondheim: Spawn Point Trondheim was created by the founders of Work-Work and Kick-Ass Invest. They want to build a vibrant game developer community together with regional contributors in Trøndelag, that will lead to sustainable businesses and successful video games from Norway.

SKALE: A program tailored to indie game developers working with (or considering) blockchain/Web3 gaming, offering funding & ecosystem support.

Stugan: A non-profit retreat-style accelerator/incubator for game developers: live, work, create together in a cabin/creative context.

Xsolla: Xsolla runs several programs tailored to game developers under the umbrella of Xsolla Funding and its Accelerator. Xsolla Funding is a free, curated matchmaking platform connecting developers with a network of 250+ investors and publishers, facilitating exposure and potential funding. Xsolla Accelerator offers educational materials and mentorship. The Funding Club has featured 660 games and 299 investors, with 176 games funded, totaling over $127 million in deals.

Agog: Agog is a philanthropic organization that brings together social-change agents, thinkers, and builders, helping them create new ways to learn, inspire, and collaborate through the use of immersive technologies such as virtual and augmented reality.

Climate Story Fund: Backs impactful media projects that elevate underrepresented climate narratives, offering sizable grants to help storytellers finalize or pilot their work. Up to $125,000 per project, supporting both the completion of nonfiction production and impact pilot initiatives for completed nonfiction or fiction projects.

Collegiate Games Challenge: The Collegiate Games Challenge is a national competition honoring video game projects from innovative students across the United States.

Dangen Entertainment Indie Fund: While smaller-scale, it is a game development grant from a publisher: “This grant is to help developers take the next steps for their indie game project. NO publishing obligation.”

EpicMegaGrants: Epic offers substantial financial support for Unreal-based projects, with structured application cycles and emphasis on clarity and creative ambition. Since its 2019 launch, it has awarded between $5,000 and $500,000 to over 200 developers – totaling approximately $42 million

F4 Fund: F4 backs consumer startups and the infrastructure that powers them.

Female Founders Fund: A pioneering VC fund investing exclusively in female-founded, tech-driven startups. They help deliver both capital and community to help female founders scale and succeed. Founded in 2014, they have contributed to over $3 billion in enterprise value across their portfolio 

GameDevFund: Early-stage investment fund dedicated to game-developer teams. They invest in “premium indie games for PC/consoles with a playable demo” available mostly in Europe. Typical investment size: ~ €100 k-€500 k

Game Devs of Color Grant: A total of $21,000 awarded across three grants during the annual Game Devs of Color Expo.

Games For Change: G4C fosters game-based social change through festivals, youth programs, and curated content.

Games Fund: An early-stage venture capital fund, founded by game industry veterans, investing in game developers, gaming tech, and services. As of mid‑2025, TGF has a portfolio of around 22 companies

Girls Make Games Scholarship Fund: A U.S.-registered nonprofit (501(c)(3)) established to provide $10,000 scholarships for female and non-binary students pursuing video game development degrees. It’s connected to the Girls Make Games organization, known for its summer camps and outreach to young aspiring game developers.

Global Games Fund: Designed to support game developers in “emergent territories” (regions outside of Western Europe, North America, Australia, and New Zealand) with pre-production and prototyping funding, mentorship, and development sessions. Grants fall between $5,000 and $50,000 per project.

Helen Grant Fund: The Hey Helen Grant gives $10,000 in financial support to women founders building impactful, mission-driven businesses in the USA. 

Indie Fund: Founded in 2010 by prominent indie developers (e.g., creators of Braid, The Witness, That Dragon, Cancer) to finance indie game development outside traditional publisher-driven models. It supports creators using profits from successful games. Funding is given as monthly payments over development, with IP ownership retained by creators. After release, devs repay the fund plus a modest revenue share – if they can’t, no further obligation exists beyond three years. There’s no open submission process; the fund itself scouts projects gaining recognition via press, conferences, or word of mouth.

Kowloon Nights: A global video game investment fund for independent PC and console developers. Funding plus global support—typically investing in “premium” indie titles. Has backed 51 games across 47 teams to date. Functions similarly to publishers but with financial investment; repayment terms vary by project.

Maker’s Fund: Maker’s Fund is a heavyweight VC in games and interactive media, offering substantial funding and strategic support across early to growth stages. They write checks ranging from $500K to $40M, with a typical median investment of around $5–$10M.

Microsoft Imagine Cup: Microsoft Imagine Cup is a premiere innovation competition for students, especially those designing socially impactful tech or game projects – though it’s not a fund in the traditional investment or grant sense. Includes both game and software design tracks. Historically had a $3 million grant program for select winning teams (~$75K per team) for product commercialization and further development.

Midgame Fund: Midgame Fund targets Dutch indie developers, offering modest funding and valuable industry guidance as part of a developer-led collective. Investments between €10K and €150K, with the fund aiming to support roughly 4–10 projects annually.

Moonrise Fund: Moonrise Fund is a mission-driven equity fund supporting inclusive and underrepresented game creators with both capital and hands-on mentorship. Equity checks of $100K–$250K for prototype development. Galaxy Grants of $10K for emerging artists.

The OKRE Fund: A UK-based grant fund supporting early-stage, cross-sector entertainment projects that blend creative media with research and lived experience. It aims to explore themes like mental health, international development, climate, and poverty. £500 to £25,000 GBP for R&D or early-stage development.

Outersloth: An indie game fund run by the creators of Among Us, designed to support other independent developers in finishing their games, while remaining hands-off. Typically between $50,000 and $2 million per project. Recoup + revenue-share, without creative oversight or publishing services such as marketing or localization.

Phantom Friends: Project funding with IP retention in exchange for revenue share for a limited time, focusing on games with a “low light” moody theme.

Rokit Game Fund: A substantial game development fund offering sizeable, equity-based investments for mobile and console indies, backed by ROKiT’s distribution channels. Up to $500,000 per project, in exchange for equity, total grant size of $50 million allocated for game development projects.

Serious Play: An initiative by the Serious Play Conference, recognizing outstanding projects in serious games—games designed for social impact, education, and research.

Transcend Fund: A VC built by game industry veterans, Transcend Fund backs early-stage game developers with both capital and deep industry expertise.

Unity for Humanity: Unity for Humanity empowers real-time 3D creators to realize impactful projects with financial support and global visibility – no equity required. Total fund increased to $600,000, shared among 10 winners and several honorable mentions, supporting development, prototyping, marketing, and distribution

Wings Fund: A developer-first gaming fund championing gender-marginalized creators, emphasizing creative freedom and equitable deals. Up to $500,000 per project, with favorable revenue-share: creators keep 50/50 until recoup, then only 15% to WINGS. Developers retain IP and full creative control

AVEK: Fosters and funds a wide spectrum of audiovisual creativity in Finland – from films and media art to game demos and professional development – via diverse grant streams. Annual €15,000 prize for outstanding creative work in media art or audiovisual culture. Applications are submitted via AVEK’s online portal. Supports include scriptwriting, international promotion, training, and demo grants.

Brazil Games Export Program: The program supports Brazilian game industry exports by offering global visibility, networking, and promotional platforms for local studios.

Business Finland: Business Finland equips Finnish game developers with robust, non-dilutive funding and scaling assistance across all stages from prototype to global growth. Since the mid-1990s, Business Finland has injected over €180 million into the Finnish game sector, with approximately €12 million provided in one year alone.

Canada Media Fund: The CMF is one of Canada’s most expansive audiovisual funds, enabling game developers with funding, co-production support, and inclusive storytelling initiatives. It supports content creators through annual multi-million-dollar budgets (e.g., $366M annually) and equity, training, and inclusive programming initiatives like the Changing Narratives Fund.

CNC Fonds d’aide au jeu vidéo: FAJV offers structured, stage-appropriate grants to support French video game development while promoting responsible industry practices. Pre-production grants up to 50% of prototype development costs.

Digital Game Development Program: Supports prototypes, development, launch/post-content of digital games in New York.

European Commission Grants: Creative Europe is the EU’s flagship funding program for cultural and creative sectors, including video games, immersive media, film, and audiovisual content. It operates across two main strands: Culture and MEDIA, plus a cross‑sectoral strand for policy and financial guarantees. Under the MEDIA strand, the Video Games & Immersive Content call funds the development of interactive narrative games or immersive experiences. Grants can reach up to €200,000 per project. Additionally, resources like mini‑slate development and cooperation projects offer grants ranging from €200,000 to over €1,000,000.

European Investment Fund: The EIF, part of the European Investment Bank (EIB) Group, specializes in providing risk financing for SMEs across Europe. It channels venture capital, micro-loans, equity, and guarantees through intermediary financial institutions

German Federal Film Fund: While not specific to games, it occasionally aligns with media-related projects; however, there’s no evidence it directly supports video games.

Global Ireland Media Fund: Managed by Ireland’s Department of Foreign Affairs under the Global Ireland Strategy, this fund supports Irish media organizations to report on global geopolitical developments, including Ireland’s role on the UN Security Council.

IMDA (Media Development Authority): IMDA oversees multiple funding schemes for media, including games, interactive media, animation, and more in Singapore. In 2024, IMDA sponsored a Games Prototype Grant, offering $50,000 per selected studio to develop a vertical-slice prototype rooted in Singaporean culture.

International Games Group: The International Games Group (TIGG) is games-focused financier and production company based and operating in Australia. TIGG provides project finance, strategic oversight, and publishing support, helping creators launch games with commercial potential while retaining ownership and creative control.

Iran Computer and Video Games Foundation: Non-profit foundation under the Ministry of Culture supporting game dev in Iran.

J-LOD (Japan Content Localization and Distribution): A mid-to-large scale Japanese government subsidy to help content creators – including game developers – localize, prototype, and promote digital content abroad. Funding Includes Localization and promotional costs for overseas expansion, production of prototypes or plan videos and development of advanced digital content using new technologies. Past subsidies have totalled around ¥3 billion.

Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA): A major South Korean creative agency offering multi-tiered support – development grants, export financing, global market assistance – for game and content creators across the board. Funded with billions of KRW, supporting categories like AI/VR/AR/cloud games (up to 300M KRW), mobile games (up to 400M KRW), arcade, board, and function-driven games (education, healthcare, etc.) Offers export financing via guarantees up to ₩1 billion (~USD 740K).

Mica (Mercado de Industrias Culturales Argentinas): An event-based platform (rather than a grants program) that boosts visibility, networking, and market access for Argentine creative industries, including game developers.

Midnorsk Filmsenter: Midtnorsk Film is a regional film and games development support centre based in Central Norway that manages and distributes public funding and professional development resources for creative audiovisual projects. Its purpose is to help grow the film and video game industries in the Trøndelag region and support creators at different stages of their careers.

Mid Nordic Visual Fund: Mid Nordic Visual Lab brings together the film and game industries in the Trøndelag, Jämtland and Väster-Norrland regions. The project aims to create synergies between the film and game industries in the shared area. Budget has 3,080,000 NOK contributed and a total of 861,005 Euros € in funding available.

National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF): NFVF is South Africa’s comprehensive film and video fund -covering development, production, marketing, and festival support, promoting inclusion and industry growth.

NIMBI: Through subsidies for digital games that break new ground, NIMBI promotes originality and quality in Danish game development. Through collaboration, dissemination and knowledge sharing, we develop the culture of good games in Denmark.

Nordic Game Program: Grant program for game development in the Nordic region.

Norwegian Film Fund: Norwegian Film Institute (NFI) plus regional funds like Western Norway Film Fund, Zefyr Media Fund, Filminvest, Filmfond Nord, and Oslo Filmfond. Norway provides structured national and regional funding for game development, from early-stage support to production and distribution, aligned with cultural and diversity policies.

NSF Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR): Part of “America’s Seed Fund,” coordinated by the SBA and NSF, with assistance from regional incubators improving proposal success rates. A U.S. federal R&D funding program providing non-dilutive grants to small businesses to help explore proof-of-concepts (Phase I) and advance technology development (Phase II). Phase I: Proof-of-concept over 6–12 months, ranging from $50,000 to $275,000. Phase II: Technology development awards go up to $1.8 million.

NZGDC / NZFC Interactive Development Fund: Administered by the NZ Film Commission, this fund supports concept development of original, narrative-driven interactive and game content across platforms (mobile, console, VR/AR). Grants usually range from NZD 5,000 to NZD25,000, and in some cases up to NZD 50,000 for exceptional projects.

Screen Australia: Emerging Gamemakers Fund: Up to AUD 30,000 for early-stage creators and experimental projects; budgets up to AUD 500K. Games Production Fund: Grants up to AUD 100,000 to develop independent Australian games to further milestones like vertical slices or release prep.

Swedish Film Institute: Sweden’s national film body supports film & media, including grants for narrative development, production, and international co-productions. The institute does not list video game-specific programs, but general media funding might apply.

Texas Media Incentive Grant: Cash grant incentive up to ~30 % of eligible Texas spending for video game projects.

UK Games Prototype Fund: Funded by the UK government through the Department for Culture, Media, and Sport, executed by UK Games Talent and Finance CIC. Prototype fund provides up to £30,000 for UK-based studios to fund prototypes. Content fund adds another £5 million to UK Games Fund for mid-stage development, with grants ranging between £50,000–£150,000 for high-potential companies.

Vicscreen: Victoria’s state-level screen agency supporting film, TV, VR, and digital games. Victoria production fund supports development phases (pre-production, production, post-release) with up to AUD 300,000 per stage, and up to AUD 500,000 per project; applicants retain full equity. Originate Games Grant provides AUD 10,000–50,000 to help early-stage concept development, emphasizing new voices and original IP in Victoria.

1000 Rivers: 1000Rivers Venture aims to address the missing links between web2 & web3 in the exciting worlds of gaming, gamefi, AI and Metaverse. We are dedicated to helping startups achieve their goals and reach their fullest potential

1Up Ventures: A venture capital firm founded in 2018 focused on empowering early-stage game development studios. They invest capital and offer strategic mentorship, actively fostering diversity and innovation in indie game creation

AET Fund: AET Fund is a venture capital fund by Akatsuki that invests in early-stage startups at the intersection of technology and entertainment. Corporate venture fund focused on entertainment technology (AR/VR, AI, blockchain, eSports, live streaming) with a $50M fund investing mainly at seed and Series A.

Agnitio Capital: Corporate finance advisory focused on video games & digital media (M&A and capital raising)

Agora Gaming Partners: A publishing and service-focused partner for indie studios, specializing in funding, marketing, distribution, and live operations support.

Akur Capital: Akur is an independent capital markets adviser providing corporate finance advice, asset management and deal execution.

Alignment Growth: Alignment Growth invests in growth-stage media, entertainment, and gaming (‘MEG’) companies, leveraging its team’s unique operating, strategic, and dealmaking expertise to drive value creation.

Altered Ventures: “Investing in GAMES and related tech since 2016. Indie Games – VR/AR Startups – Esports – AI + Entertainment.

Amplifier Game Invest: A game-investment firm under Embracer Group, funding and incubating mid-sized studios to create sustainable IP. They’ve established multiple teams globally, including Studio Hermitage and Infinite Mana Games.

Andreessen Horowitz: A top-tier Silicon Valley VC firm investing across tech and gaming. Their Games team supports interactive startups, including funding tools like Omni Creator Products, and managing major gaming funds.

Aonic: Aonic is a fast-growing, global technology and video gaming group spanning more than 600 employees across 12 companies. The group operates proprietary user acquisition platforms serving many of the world’s largest mobile game developers, as well as developing and publishing a wide range of its own multiplatform video games to excite gamers worldwide.

Apphouse Family: A dynamic and forward-thinking private equity fund based in Germany and operating in Poland… with a shared passion for technology, gaming, and apps.

Arbitrum Gaming Ventures: A venture initiative under the Arbitrum DAO that funds and supports teams building Web3 gaming and entertainment on Arbitrum. Provides capital plus strategic support and partnerships for studios from AAA to indie.

Ascend Vietnam Ventures: Ascend Vietnam Ventures is a seed-stage venture capital firm located in Ho Chi Minh City.

Ascent Capital: Ascent Capital is a leading Independent Private Equity Fund Manager that goes beyond capital.

Atinum Invest: Leading Venture Capital, they invest in growth-stage startups with a focus on market/technology innovation and paradigm-shifting IT, biotech, healthcare startups. Growth-stage venture capital, investment in tech, media, gaming, and TMT sectors.

Awin Capital: Awin is a technology venture capital fund based in London, investing in digital infrastructure & platform businesses.

AvaGames: Professional Center of Investing and Publishing Top Iranian Games, focusing on investing and publishing Iranian games.

Aves Lair: Early stage VC and seed stage accelerator… focus on the new wave of technology / Web3.

AZ Angels: Early-stage investor network (per official site).

Behold Ventures: Early-stage, video game investor backing creators of digital magic. VC focused on games.

Betaworks: American startup studio and seed-stage investor based in New York City that builds products and invests in early-stage companies; it originally produced the mobile game Dots before spinning out Playdots. Recent materials note investments and company-building activities rather than traditional game publishing.

Better Capital: An early-stage VC firm backing founders in India and beyond.

Big Brain Holdings: A fully committed and deeply crypto-native firm, specializing in early-stage investments navigating the still-developing landscapes of technology – early-stage, crypto-native (blockchain, DeFi, Web3 gaming, metaverse)

Billionsoft: Little publicly available info; known as a smaller game publisher/developer in Asia, sometimes associated with retro or licensed projects.

Bitkraft Ventures: A major global esports and gaming-focused venture capital firm, investing in studios, platforms, and technology companies across the games industry.

Bitfrost: Early-stage games industry investor/publisher, focused on helping indie developers with funding and publishing support (limited public data).

Box Group: Early-stage venture capital firm investing in technology startups, typically from pre-seed through Series A. Based in New York City and San Francisco.

Braavo Capital: Revenue-based funding and analytics for mobile apps and games – providing capital without equity dilution

Bright Gambit: We’re a small private video game funding initiative, based in Sweden. We’d love to support more studios and projects coming from developing regions or underrepresented backgrounds.

Buzz Capital Group: UK-based group funding startups across media, gaming, and entertainment verticals.

BY Venture Partners: LA-based venture capital firm investing in early-stage game and entertainment companies.

Byzantium: New York–based venture firm investing at the intersection of media, gaming, and culture.

Causeway Media Partners: Media partnership specialist supporting development, licensing, and publishing for entertainment IP.

Chroma Ventures: Venture firm investing in meta and creative digital futures, including gaming and entertainment technologies.

Cinereach: Nonprofit storytelling studio and story incubator based in New York that funds and develops films and other media. Recently engages with interactive media and video games via initiatives such as the Just Play game jams.

CMT Digital Ventures: Venture branch of CMT Digital, investing in digital-first media opportunities — gaming possibly included (based on media focus).

Concept Ventures: Concept Ventures is a venture capital firm that provides funding and strategic development for early-stage technology startups.

Courtside VC: Courtside VC is a UK-based venture capital firm investing in startups at the intersection of sports, media, and interactive entertainment.

Denmu: DENMU is a next-gen investment fund franchise 100% focused on video game content. They seek iconic games and would love to partner with game makers & publishers globally.

Double Jump Capital: Double Jump.Tokyo is a pioneering Japanese Web3 gaming company and VC that actively funds and co-develops blockchain-based games and infrastructure.

Dune Ventures: Venture capital firm investing $1–3M lead checks in founders building overlooked opportunities across interactive/content & tech.

Elbow Grease Games: Y Combinator style accelerator and investor funding early stage video game prototypes, founded in 2022 by John Graham. Focuses on equity based prototype funding via SAFE and connecting studios with investors and publishers

Electric Ant: Early‑stage investment firm backing crypto/tech founders; submits/accepts pitches directly via site.

Emona Capital: Private investment firm providing growth capital and strategic support for gaming and tech companies.

Endeavor Catalyst: Co-investment vehicle of Endeavor supporting high-impact entrepreneurs in scaling their companies globally.

Erebor Capital: Web3 venture fund investing in blockchain infrastructure and decentralized projects.

Euro Games Funding Club: Luxembourg‑based financier offering secured loans/equity to mid‑sized game developers via a club‑deal model.

Evangelion Capital: Crypto‑focused investment firm acting as both incubator and backer for blockchain ventures.

Evernew Capital: Web3/crypto venture fund investing from seed to growth and offering hands‑on support (product, tokenomics, GTM).

F4 Fund: Early‑stage venture capital firm investing in ‘magical’ products across tech; founded by veteran games entrepreneurs.

FF Venture Capital: Seed & early‑stage venture capital firm investing across AI, manufacturing, energy, robotics, and security.

Finstock Capital: UK lender offering VGTR/R&D tax credit loans and venture debt to early‑stage companies.

First Fund: First Fund is a venture capital firm focused on early-stage investments in technology, including gaming and interactive media.. Canada’s most‑active pre‑seed fund, investing up to US $250k as the first cheque.

Flashpoint VC: International tech investor (VC, venture debt, secondaries), ~US$500M AUM.

Forever Seed Funding: Forever Seed Fund is a Polish seed-funding and publishing support initiative under Forever Entertainment Group that helps smaller indie games get developed, published, and scaled globally.

ForsVC: Belgian venture capital fund focused on the gaming industry, investing in studios, technology, and services across Belgium, the Netherlands, France, and Germany. Fund size is about EUR 18 million with typical tickets from EUR 150,000 to 1,500,000.

Galaxy Interactive: Galaxy Interactive is a stage-agnostic venture capital franchise focused on interactive entertainment, gaming, and related technologies, based in New York, United States. It backs game studios and infrastructure companies rather than publishing games itself.

GameFounders: GameFounders is a game-focused accelerator and pre-seed investor founded in 2012 that supports early-stage studios via mentoring programs and small investments. It has operated programs in Estonia, Malaysia, and Saudi Arabia and reports 67 portfolio studios from 26 countries.

GamesBoost42: GamesBoost42 is a Cyprus-based funding partner for game and app developers that offers non-dilutive financing and UA-focused growth support. The company also operates a small publishing label and states it can publish select projects.

Game Seer: Boutique venture fund that finances and occasionally publishes indie PC and console games. Headquartered in Aschaffenburg, Germany.

Gamevestor: Gamevestor is a France-based crowdinvesting platform for video games preparing to launch in Q4 2025 pending EU regulatory approval. It enables users to invest in game projects for a share of revenue.

Gem Capital: International investment firm focused on Games and Entertainment, established in 2017 with offices in Paphos, Cyprus and Dubai, UAE. Typically invests at pre-seed to Series A stages in mobile, PC, console, and VR studios.

Global Founders: Global Founders Capital is a Berlin-based venture capital firm investing from pre-seed to growth worldwide. It is stage-agnostic and backs founders across geographies.

GOAL Ventures: Venture capital firm focused on investing in games, digital media, and related technologies, founded by Ned Sherman and Josh Gutfreund. They co-invest and occasionally lead select opportunities.

Golden Ventures: Seed-stage venture capital firm investing across North America with a hands-on, founder-driven approach. Currently managing a $100M fund announced for 2024.

Green Bay Ventures: San Francisco-based venture capital firm founded by Anthony Schiller and C. Richard Dick Kramlich that invests in a small number of high conviction technology companies. Portfolio includes Dropbox, Lyft, Databricks, and gaming adjacent companies such as 100 Thieves, Dapper Labs, and Endgame.

Griffin Gaming Partners: Venture capital firm focused exclusively on the global games industry with approximately $1.5B in assets under management. Invests across content, social platforms, and software infrastructure.

Grishin Robotics: Early-stage venture capital firm based in Silicon Valley investing in consumer markets including online entertainment and gaming. Portfolio gaming-related investments include Rogue Games, Arctic7, Playbite, and Ziva Dynamics.

Harlan Capital: Private investment firm focused on asset-based and opportunistic private credit across Media, Sports and IP (including video games), founded in 2010 and based in Palm Beach, Florida. Partners with companies and rights holders to unlock value in niche, uncorrelated assets.

Haveli Investments: Austin-based private equity firm with a dedicated gaming fund investing in developers and publishers. Focus areas include PC, mobile and console companies.

Heartcore Capital: Heartcore Capital is a European early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2007 with offices in Copenhagen, Stockholm, Berlin and Paris. It backs technology startups from pre-seed through Series A.

Hiro Capital: Hiro Capital is a London and Luxembourg venture capital firm investing in games, spatial computing, esports and sports technology at Seed to Series B stages.

Hypergryph: COREBLAZER is the global video game investment brand of HYPERGRYPH, operating as a cross-border initiative to support exceptional game developers through equity funding, incubation, creative and operational support, and international events.

Improbable: London-based metaverse technology company (Improbable Worlds Ltd) best known for SpatialOS and Morpheus; today it focuses on infrastructure, building large-scale virtual experiences, and a venture-builder model. It has published the multiplayer title Scavengers on Steam.

Index Ventures: Index Ventures is a global venture capital firm founded in Geneva in 1996 and headquartered in London, with additional offices in San Francisco and New York. It invests across technology sectors and has backed gaming-related companies such as Roblox, Supercell and Dream Games.

Infinity Ventures Crypto: Infinity Ventures Crypto is a Web3 venture capital firm investing in gaming, GameFi and broader Web3 projects, founded in 2021 and headquartered in Taipei. It closed a $70M first fund to back early-stage teams globally.

Initial Capital: Seed and early-stage investor focused on games, consumer services and technology enablers, with a strong current emphasis on the Bitcoin ecosystem; based out of London and Austin. They invest their own capital and actively partner with teams.

INVIGA: Belgo-French private investment fund dedicated to the European video game market, founded in 2022 and based in Antwerp. Invests minority stakes and provides portfolio support via an investment and incubation committee.

IVP: Institutional Venture Partners is a later-stage venture capital firm investing in high growth technology companies, including gaming. The firm reports 400 investments with 130+ IPOs.

Jackson Square Ventures: Jackson Square Ventures is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm that invests in Series A rounds for software and marketplace businesses. They lead investments and join boards to help early-stage companies grow.

Javelin Venture Partners: Early-stage venture capital firm based in San Francisco investing in late Seed and early Series A; typical initial checks are $500K-$4M.

Joystick Ventures: VC-backed indie publisher and investor that finances and publishes games while providing marketing guidance to developers.

Juno Capital Partners: Boutique merchant bank focused on investment and advisory services for digital entertainment companies, including M&A and strategic consulting. Based in the United States with offices listed in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and London.

Kalaari Capital: Early-stage, technology-focused venture capital firm based in Bengaluru, India, investing primarily from Seed to Series A. Active in gaming among other sectors and known for portfolio support beyond capital.

Konvoy Ventures: Early-stage venture capital firm investing in gaming platforms and technologies, headquartered in Denver, Colorado. The firm reports about $260m under management and is currently investing from a $150m Fund III.

Kowloon Nights: A video game investment fund established in 2017 that finances independent developers globally. Known for developer-first terms including IP retention and flexible revenue sharing.

Lakestar: Lakestar is a European venture capital firm investing in technology companies from seed to growth. The firm reports around 2bn in assets under management and closed new funds totaling about $600m in April 2024.

Lightspeed Ventures: Global venture capital firm with a dedicated gaming and interactive media practice. Invests from seed to growth with typical gaming checks of $2M-$100M+.

London Venture Partners: London Venture Partners is a London-based venture capital seed fund that invests exclusively in the games ecosystem, backing studios, platforms, and technologies. They focus on early-stage interactive entertainment companies globally.

Ludus Ventures: Gaming-focused venture capital firm established in 2021 with two funds investing in gaming, game tech, and emerging categories. Manages about $60M AUM and supports early-stage teams.

MTG: Publicly listed international gaming group that owns and operates multiple studios and supports founders via investment and M&A; mobile-first with global IPs. Headquartered in Sweden and listed on Nasdaq Stockholm (tickers MTGA, MTGB).

Nelstone Ventures: Nelstone Ventures is a U.S.-based venture capital firm investing across technology sectors including gaming. It invests at multiple stages and provides strategic capital plus M and A and exit advice.

Neo: Neo is a San Francisco Bay Area venture capital firm and accelerator founded by Ali Partovi that backs early stage technology startups. It also operates the Neo Accelerator program for technical founding teams.

NFX: Seed-stage venture capital firm based in San Francisco and Israel that invests in areas including Gaming; typical initial check size is $1M-$5M.

Nordic Game Ventures: Venture capital firm investing in early-stage games, games tech and applied games companies across the Nordic region. Operates funds supervised in Finland and Sweden and focuses on seed and early-stage equity investments.

The 98: The 98 is an early-stage venture capital firm investing in technology businesses led by women, based in the United States. Founded in 2022, they pair capital with operating expertise for portfolio companies.

Offline: Offline Digital L.L.C is an indie game developer and self-publisher of 5th Cataclysm on Steam.

Outersloth: Outersloth is an indie game fund created by Innersloth that finances original projects on developer-friendly, hands-off terms. It sometimes co-publishes select titles on Steam while developers retain their IP.

PixCapital: Early-stage venture capital fund focused exclusively on the gaming industry, supporting founders across content, tools, platforms and esports. Invests mainly at pre-seed, seed and Series A stages.

PlayCap Angel Investors: PlayCap is a women-led angel investment network founded by Bibbi Wikman that backs early-stage game studios, game-related companies, and game tech with pooled angel capital. Typical equity checks range from $20,000 to $125,000 with targets up to $6M pre-money valuation.

Play Ventures: Early-stage venture capital firm investing in gaming, games-inspired consumer products, and related services and infrastructure. Founded in 2018; headquartered in Singapore with an office in Helsinki.

PlutusVC: Digital assets venture fund based in Hong Kong investing in blockchain, crypto and GameFi; also provides institutional crypto loans. States it can invest up to US$5M in equity and averages ~US$500k in token deals.

Rainfall Ventures: Rainfall Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm in the United States that invests globally across sectors including gaming. They list partnerships with 230+ founders and 100+ companies.

Round Ventures: Round Ventures is a Singapore-based venture capital fund that invests in video game companies. It operates within GXC’s ecosystem and has been described as a roughly $40M fund focused on early-stage gaming startups.

Runa Capital: Runa Capital is a global venture capital firm investing in early-stage software and deep tech startups. It reports $600M+ AUM and typical first checks of $0.5M-$5M.

Rustic Canyon Partners: Early-stage venture capital firm based in Los Angeles that invests in technology-focused companies; not a game publisher or developer. Also known as Rustic Canyon Ventures in some listings.

Science: We back companies shaping tomorrow’s markets, leveraging Science’s platform to uncover trends and reveal insights across our portfolio — reflected in the signature brands we’ve proudly helped grow and invest in.

Shred Capital: Vancouver-based early-stage funding and venture consulting firm that works with startups across sectors including games and XR. Focuses on non-dilutive and equity financing support and investor readiness.

Sigma Capital: Dubai-based Web3 venture firm focused on early-stage investments, including gaming and the metaverse. In January 2025 it announced a $100M fund to back 100 Web3 projects over three years.

Signia Venture Partners: Early-stage venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, California that invests across technology sectors including mobile gaming and VR. The firm typically makes 6-8 investments per year and partners closely with portfolio companies.

Sisu Ventures: Early-stage venture capital fund focused 100% on games, founded in 2014 with headquarters in Helsinki and a global portfolio. Invests very early (pre-seed/seed) and supports founders with expertise and networks.

Smash Capital: Growth equity investor backing growth-stage technology companies across consumer internet, software, and sports and gaming; headquartered in the United States with teams in New York and Los Angeles.

Smok VC: US venture capital fund investing $100k-$1M in early-stage startups across Central and Eastern Europe with a focus on software, game development and AI. Operates fast and emphasizes founder transparency.

Spartan Group: Blockchain and Web3-focused investment and advisory firm with operations in Singapore and Hong Kong; active in crypto and GameFi deals. Not a traditional game publisher or developer.

STAKRN INVEST: Financial consulting firm specialized in financing for esports, gaming and immersive technologies; subsidiary of STAKRN Group. Focuses on helping startups with fundraising and helping investors with targeting and due diligence.

TCG Capital Management: TCG Capital Management (The Chernin Group) is a U.S. growth equity investment firm focused on sports, media and other passion-driven consumer businesses, including gaming. The firm is not a game publisher or developer.

TenOneTen Ventures: Los Angeles-based early-stage venture capital firm that invests early in technical teams transforming major industries. Not a game publisher; invests across sectors including media and gaming.

The Games Angels: Angel investor collective of games industry veterans investing in early-stage games and games-related companies; not a fund and members invest individually or as a syndicate.

The Venture Reality Fund: Early-stage venture capital firm investing in AI and Spatial Computing (VR, AR, MR) across consumer and enterprise sectors. Founded in 2016 and based in California, USA.

Tencent: Tencent is a China-based games company whose Tencent Games division is a major global publisher with internal studios including TiMi, LightSpeed and NExT. It also operates the Level Infinite label for international publishing.

Tirta Ventures: Early-stage venture capital firm focused on interactive entertainment, investing across content, creator tools, and infrastructure/platforms. Headquartered in New York, USA.

Transcend Fund: Early-stage venture capital firm focused on games and digital entertainment, founded by game industry veterans in San Francisco. Partners with founders to build interactive entertainment companies.

TransLink Capital: Venture capital firm investing from Seed to Series B (focus on Series A) and connecting portfolio companies with Asian multinationals. Founded in Silicon Valley in 2007; 11 funds and 150+ early stage investments.

Triple Dragon: Triple Dragon is a London-based specialist finance company for the games industry offering user acquisition finance, cashflow funding, and project finance. They provide non-dilutive loans to developers and publishers across mobile, PC, and console platforms.

TRUST ESPORT VC Fund: Seed and early-stage venture capital fund focused on esports, gaming, and gametech, created by industry entrepreneurs and managed with Apicap. Portfolio includes companies such as Anybrain, EVA, Prodigy Agency, Toornament, and more.

Ubisoft Radar Funds: Ubisoft RADAR is Ubisoft’s first investment fund dedicated to Quebec indie studios, providing flexible financing and optional support. Operated from Ubisoft’s Montreal office, it offers access to Ubisoft expertise alongside funding.

Velan Ventures: Velan Ventures advises and invests in game studios and game-technology companies. Founded by Guha and Karthik Bala and operating from Troy, New York, it focuses on early-stage opportunities.

VGames: Israel-based venture capital fund focused on game entrepreneurs, investing from early stages and supporting founders with expertise. Headquartered in Tel Aviv and active globally.

Wallimage: Wallimage is Wallonia’s public audiovisual and gaming investment fund that finances video game projects and AV productions to grow the regional industry. 100 percent owned by the Walloon Region and active via departments including Wallimage Gaming created in 2021.

WePlay Ventures: WePlay Ventures is a Dutch-based, gaming-focused venture capital firm investing in early-stage game studios across Europe, Central Asia, and Turkey. They also run the WePlay HUB accelerator and typically invest with tickets up to $300k.

Winklevoss Capital: Winklevoss Capital is a New York-based family office and venture capital firm investing in early-stage startups across sectors including crypto, space, energy, and bio. It backs “builders” with capital and support to work on hard problems.

Workplay Ventures: San Francisco-based family office that incubates and invests in technology startups. Founded by Mark Pincus.

Alan’s Game Dev Resources: Created by @heylookitsalan

Beamable Publisher List: Acquiring funds is one of the most preliminary stages of game development. Some independent studios or developers might have funds from crowdfunds or previous games, but for many, it’s an altogether different struggle. A struggle that Beamable understands, having collaborated with developers on many successful games.

Gamalytic Publisher List: List of all active video game publishers on Steam. Useful for finding relevant publishers to publish your game.

Impress Publisher Database: Analyze live indie game publisher performance metrics — find the perfect publisher accepting submissions that fits your game’s genre!

Indie Friendly Publishers: To make this list useful and keep short: publisher needs to have at least 1 release in previous year.

IndieGameBusiness Publisher List: Get your FREE listing of over 590 video game publishers and investors!

Seyed’s Publisher List: If you want to contribute, go to the discord of Support Your Indies (https://discord.gg/zvPjkRYhzV)

Wikipedia Publisher List: This is a list of video game publisher companies.

A Good Pitch: Advice on how to appeal to publishers from Rami Ismail

DevPods: Dev Pods is an online community that builds freeware games together. Pick a game in progress (or lead one), develop your skills by contributing, and get to know other developers by having fun making games.

Developer Resources: Pitch deck template, MNDA, financial spreadsheet, and publishing agreement from Raw Fury.

Digital Thriving Playbook: Drawing from a global network of hundreds of companies, we leverage deep industry knowledge and academic research to provide tailored best practices and development support for game studios of all sizes.

Game Dev’s Guide to To Publishing Agreements: A guide designed to help devs navigate the complexities of video game publishing agreements. It consists of several articles that explain the clauses most commonly found in these contracts.

Indie Game Publishing: The aim of the 2025 Publishing Agreement Market report, which builds off our 2020 GDC presentation of the same name, is to democratize publishing agreement data. By analyzing data from over 100 publishing agreements we hope to level the playing field between both developers and publishers when negotiating publishing agreements.

Indie Guide to Game Publishers: Breakdown of game publishers from indie game developer Greg Lobanov.

Five Key Publishing Contract Pitfalls: Attorney Kellen Voyer laid out five common problem areas for indie developers to watch out for in publishing contracts, including issues with licensing, DLC, and IP.

Microsoft Publishing Documentation: Publicly available guidance from sign up to release, so anyone can explore how to plan, prepare, and launch their games for Xbox on PC, Handhelds, and Xbox consoles.

Owlcat Learning: Cyprus-based studio Owlcat Games has partnered with other game studios and publishers to launch GameDev Learning Drop, a free directory of resources for game developers.

Publisher Contract Red Flags: By Rami Ismail.

Publishing 101: Should You Use a Publisher, or Self Publish from Akupara Games

Publishing 102: How to Find the Right Publisher from Akupara Games

Publishing 103: How to Pitch to Publishers from Akupara Games

Starting a Studio: A small package of templates etc. you can use for budgets, project planning, some slides on the topic, some early vision documents and company handbook from Bloom & Gloom Games.

Steam Sales Estimator Tool: Advanced forecasting tool from Fellow Traveller

Steam Sales Estimator Tool: Basic forecasting tool from GameDiscoverCo

What Makes a Good Publishing Contract: A breakdown of Raw Fury’s publishing contract by GameDiscoverCo

Video Game Publishing Agreements: What Developers Need to Know in 2025 by Zachary Strebeck, Attorney at Law.

Dissecting Discord: How to Set Up an Indie Discord Server from Akupara Games

Ethical Community Management: Victoria Tran on the positive role of community management

GameDiscoverCo: Analytics Newsletter from Simon Carless

Hooks & Anchors: Marketing advice from Akupara Games

How to Make a Steam Page: Free Video Tutorial Series from Chris Zukowski

How to Market a Game: Expert Advice from Chris Zukowski

Making People Understand And Care About Your Game: Dive into customer value proposition with Victoria Tran

Metaroot Opportunity Bot: The Metaroot Opportunity Bot alerts you to Steam event submissions, funding opportunities, and content creators looking for games. Get instant notifications and deadline reminders. This year alone, we already covered around 300 opportunities to help developers maximize their chances to get discovered.

Publishing 104: How Partners Amplify Your Games Success from Akupara Games

Scrappy Social Media Management: How to re-use content by Victoria Tran

TikTok Guide for Indie Games Devs: 10 TikTok tips from Thomas Reisenegger

Quantic Foundry: Looks into player motivation and audience profiles based on game types.

Video Game Trailer Specs: Partner specs for trailer creation from Derek Lieu

Video Game Trailer Specs Checklist: A checklist of trailer specs when creating for partner platforms

Able Gamers: They utilize fun to bring inclusion and improved quality of life for people with disabilities through the power of video games.

Anxiety Gaming: A 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to providing mental health resources for the gaming community.

Any key: A non-profit focused on inclusion and diversity in esports, competitive gaming, and live streaming.

Bungie Foundation: Founded by the game company Bungie, Inc., this foundation works on a range of charitable efforts (including product donations, community support) in the gaming space.

Checkpoint: A charity that provides mental health resources for gamers and the gaming community.

Child’s Play: A game industry charity dedicated to improving the lives of children with toys and games in their network of over 185 hospitals worldwide.

Extra Life: Focuses on raising money year round for hospitals in the Children’s Miracle Network culminating in a 24-hour marathon of playtime at the end of each year.

GAAM: Games Art And Music throws events throughout the year, some small, some mid-sized, and once a year they throw the GAAM Show for charity fundraising!

Gamers Outreach: A charity dedicated to providing gaming equipment and experiences in hospitals to children and families during treatment.

Games for Love: Started in 2018, Games for Love is a non-profit dedicated to easing suffering, saving lives, and creating sustainable futures for children. We engage in various initiatives involving technology and gaming that is Helping Kids For Life.

Games Done Quick: A series of charity video game marathons. These events feature high-level gameplay by speedrunners raising money for charity.

Games For Change: A 501(c)3 nonprofit that empowers game creators and social innovators to drive real-world impact through games and immersive media.

Humble Bundle: Sells games, ebooks, software, and other digital content. Their mission is to support charity while providing awesome content to customers at great prices.

Into Games: A UK charity that helps working-class and low-income talent to access, learn, and thrive in games careers.

Safe In Our World: Their mission is to foster positive mental health wellbeing and deliver support not only for players but also developers, publishers, retailers and the other incredible folk and teams who make up the video games industry.

Starlight Children’s Foundation: At Starlight, we ensure hospitals are easier places for kids to be. By delivering programs that ease fear, distract from pain, and spark joy. Through play, comfort, and imagination, we help kids feel better—because healing begins with happiness.

Take This: Was founded to let people know that there’s help for people with mental health challenges who are also passionate about making games.

The GameHers: A women-led community dedicated to amplifying and centering the voices of women, femme-identifying gamers and non-binary gamers who are comfortable in spaces that center women.

Video Games and Esports Foundation: Provides grants and scholarships to students, educators, game designers, streamers, and organizations in the gaming and esports industry.

Black Game Devs: List of POC game devs available to hire onto projects.

Black Games Archive: A multimedia, public-facing database of games, digital resources, accessible scholarship, and designer interviews that are relevant to the intersections between Black culture, games, and play.

Dames Make Games: A not-for-profit videogame arts organization that creates space for marginalized creators to make, play and critique videogames within a cultural context.

Game Workers Unite: A broad-reaching organization that seeks to connect pro-union activists, exploited workers, and allies across disciplines, classes, and countries in the name of building a unionized game industry.

Gay Gaming Pros: GGP is a leading organization of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender game industry professionals and enthusiasts from around the world.

Global Game Jam: The world’s largest game creation event taking place around the globe, typically at physical locations.

Girls Make Games: A series of summer camps, workshops and game jams designed to inspire the next generation of designers, creators, and engineers.

Girls Who Code: An organization that values diversity, equity, and inclusion as essential to their mission. Girls Who Code focuses their work not only on gender diversity but also on young women who are historically underrepresented in computer science fields, specifically girls who come from underrepresented minority groups.

GLAAD: Queer Emerging Developers offers a cohort of LGBTQ game developers the opportunity to accelerate their careers via dedicated mentorship from members of the GLAAD Gaming team and celebrated leaders across the game development space.

Hand Eye Society: Toronto not-for-profit dedicated to supporting and showcasing videogames made primarily as a form of creative expression.

IGDA: The International Game Developers Association (IGDA) is the world’s largest nonprofit membership organization serving all individuals who create games.

IGEA: Interactive Games & Entertainment Association is the industry association representing the voice of Australian and New Zealand companies in the computer and video games industry.

LGBTQ+ Video Game Archive: Documenting the history of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer content in digital games.

Sustainable Games Alliance: The Sustainable Games Alliance is a non-profit founded by the world’s leading game entrepreneurs and environmental researchers with one goal: to make the games industry the leader in sustainability by setting ambitious and achievable standards for environmental and social responsibility.

Theesa: The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) is where the major players of the video game industry work together to support the bright future of video games.

TIGA: The non-profit trade association representing the UK’s games industry.

WIGI: Women in Games International cultivates resources to advance economic equality and diversity in the video games industry.

Game Confs: A calendar that tracks all running game conferences and events.

Games Industry Gathering: (#TheGIG) was created to virtually replicate the experience of connecting with industry friends and strangers like we used to at the various social gatherings during large scale gaming conventions, while in a much safer and inclusive environment. Once you register (and are approved) you’ll get access to their weekly Friday Night ZOOM networking events, regularly industry professional Q A sessions, and active Discord server featuring networking rooms, job listings, and event live chats.

GameDevDrinkUp: An international organization that has regular in-person drinking, gaming and networking events. During times of COVID, this has expanded into an active Discord and virtual networking space.

GameDev Network: A very active Discord server for game development collaboration and advice.

IndieDB: Indie games are changing the world, one giant pixel at a time. With Indie DB they aim to support independent developers and their games, by providing them with a place to showcase their hard work (in-progress or complete) to fans seeking original gaming experiences.

IndieGameBusiness: Focuses on building positive relationships between various forms of media and the game space as well as bringing top developers and publishers together to create great products and organizes regular industry talks and events.

Indie Game Jams: A calendar that tracks all running game jams.

Indie MegaBOOTH: Games that make it to the MEGABOOTH go through a rigorous curation process involving a jury of developers, academics, and tastemakers from the indie gaming community. Every title passes through the hands of jury members and committees before landing on the show floor. These selections are quirky, diverse, and genre-bending, among many other descriptors. They have a supportive mailing list and Discord for alumnis.

Indie World Order: Provides a welcoming community. They are full of independent game developers, artists and content creators who have come together to provide each other with support, knowledge, encouragement, and fun!

Media Indie Exchange: (MIX) is all about the games – created by indies and indie game enthusiasts to provide a casual yet professional setting for developers to showcase their projects to top journalists and key folks in the industry. They showcase games at major events and online.

NotGDC: #notGDC is a way for people who make games to share ideas, skills and things they love with the international games community.

Amir Satvat Community: Committed to empowering gamers at every stage of their career with comprehensive support, resources, and a thriving community environment.

Game Companies Map: A map of game companies by location – zoom in for further granularity!

Game Dev Map: Gamedevmap is a living map and catalog of game development organizations. Publishers, development studios with a staff of five or more, studios with previously published games, and studios under contract with a publisher are listed. Middleware companies, service providers, and schools are not currently being tracked. gamedevmap does not track individual talent, consultants, or mod groups.

GameDev.Jobs: Are you looking for a job in the games industry? Search the GameDev.jobs database, upload your resume manually or by importing from LinkedIn, and track your job applications. You can also sign up for Job Alerts, and we’ll let you know whenever a game development job shows up that meets your criteria. Also look for our twitter hashtag #gamedevjobs!

GameJobs.Co: Job listings are collected from hundreds of game company websites several times a day. Instantly search and filter to discover exactly what you’re looking for.

Game Jobs Direct: A well-established job board covering UK/US/Canada game-industry positions (artists, devs, programming, contract & full-time)

Games Careers Resources: A list of helpful resources, articles, websites & courses! Have fun browsing.

Games Industry Remote Job Spreadsheet: A community-driven list of remote games industry job openings.

Grackle: A job board for the game industry that compiles listings from multiple studios and tracks their career pages.

Hitmarker: One of the largest gaming & esports jobs platforms globally, focused on game-industry roles across development, publishing, operations, etc.

InGame Job: A broad global jobs site for game-industry roles: art, programming, QA, management, publishing, etc.

Remote Game Jobs: A specialized board focusing on remote game-industry work – ideal for developers/artists/QA seeking remote roles in games.

Student Job Resources: A collection of some of the best work-from-home, remote options that you can use while you’re still in school. The nice thing about some of these options is that they could translate into more work experience and help you prepare for a more serious role after you graduate.

Work With Indies: Finally, a single place to find all the cool jobs in indie games.