2023 European Video Games Industry Insight Report

Key insights

7 takeaways · ~3 min read

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In 2023, the EU was home to 5,900 game developer studios.See it on page 6
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Public funding plays a crucial role in financing new game studios and supporting research and development across Europe.See it on page 20
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Each European country exhibits unique platform preferences for game development.See it on page 12
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The Czech Republic's video game industry saw its number of studios grow from 110 in 2019 to 1748 in 2022, with turnover reaching 226 million euros in 2022.See it on page 34
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Norway's video game industry had 24 studios in 2022, employing 824 people, and generated 55 million euros in turnover in 2022.See it on page 48
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Slovenia's game industry had 14 studios in 2022, employing 400 people, and recorded 35 million euros in turnover in 2022.See it on page 54
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Numerous formal institutions across Europe, such as the University of Ostrava in Czechia and Breda University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands, offer education relevant to the video game industry.See it on page 63

Summary

By European Games Developer Federation (EGDF) Supported by Video Games Europe European Video Games Industry Data 5 Number of game developer studios 7 Number of people working in the video games industry 8 Percentage of women working in the industry 9 Main European game dev hubs by the number of employees ...