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Investors get a net return of roughly 25% of budget.
Belgium's Tax Shelter for video games gives private investors a net return of roughly 25% of the production budget, capped at about €1 million. Grants are paid upfront.
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- 01The Belgian Tax Shelter for video games gives private investors a net return of roughly 25% of the production budget, capped at about €1 million, with grants paid upfront while studios keep full revenue and intellectual property ownership.See it on page 2
- 02BelgianGames at GDC 2024 was a promotional directory for Belgium's presence at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, held March 18–22, 2024, aimed at attracting international attention, partnerships, and investment.See it on page 1
- 03The document profiles roughly eighteen exhibiting Belgian companies, spanning app store marketing and analytics firms such as AppTweak and Sparkers Data Company to game and XR developers including Briganti, Cognition, Cyborn, Myron Games, Fishing Cactus, Maracas Studio, Team Panoptes, Triangle Factory, and Wild Bishop.See it on page 9
- 04Featured current projects include Skystranded, Breachers, and the early-access title JudgeBall, while CrazyGames reports a reach of 30 million monthly users.See it on page 13
- 05Maracas Studio aims to grow to 50 staff and 10 projects by 2030.See it on page 20
- 06Belgium's game industry is supported by regional agencies (AWEX, Flanders Investment & Trade, hub.brussels) and industry associations (FLEGA, WALGA, TWIST, Infopole) spanning the Brussels, Flanders, and Wallonia regions.See it on page 7
- 07The document contains little quantitative data and draws no industry-wide statistical conclusions, so its value lies mainly in documenting the breadth of Belgian studios and their institutional framework at a specific point in time.See it on page 2
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BelgianGames at GDC 2024 is a promotional and directory document prepared for Belgium's presence at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, held March 18–22, 2024. Its primary purpose is to attract international attention, partnerships, and investment to the Belgian game industry, and it is anchored by an overview of the country's Tax Shelter for video games. That scheme offers private investors a net return of roughly 25% of the production budget, capped at about €1 million, with grants paid upfront, while studios keep full revenue and intellectual property ownership.
The bulk of the document functions as a directory of roughly eighteen exhibiting Belgian companies. These range from app store marketing and analytics firms such as AppTweak and Sparkers Data Company to game and XR developers including Briganti, Cognition, Cyborn, Myron Games, Fishing Cactus, Maracas Studio, Team Panoptes, Triangle Factory, and Wild Bishop. Entries consist mainly of company descriptions, current projects such as Skystranded, Breachers, and the early-access title JudgeBall, and contact details. Quantitative detail is sparse; notable figures include CrazyGames' reach of 30 million monthly users and Maracas' goal of growing to 50 staff and 10 projects by 2030.
The document draws no explicit industry-wide conclusions or statistical findings. Its scope is national, covering Belgium's Brussels, Flanders, and Wallonia regions, with support from regional agencies such as AWEX, Flanders Investment & Trade, and hub.brussels, and industry associations including FLEGA, WALGA, TWIST, and Infopole. Its value lies chiefly in documenting the breadth of Belgian studios and the institutional framework supporting them at a specific point in time.
