Discover How the Video Game Industry Works in Colombia

Colombia's investment promotion agency, ProColombia, makes the case that the country's video game industry is an attractive, already-established destination for foreign investors. Published in May 2024 as promotional content on its Invest in Colombia portal, the piece frames game development as a maturing segment of the broader Software & IT sector rather than a nascent one, and argues that investors would be joining an existing ecosystem instead of building one from scratch.

The central argument rests on experience, infrastructure, and international recognition. Local studios such as Dreams Uncorporated, Madbricks, Teriun Games, and Timba Games are cited as evidence of an active developer base exporting titles globally. Medellín is highlighted as a hub of the fourth industrial revolution, and connectivity is credited to more than ten submarine cables, which the piece links to Colombia's strength in exporting services such as virtual and augmented reality development and its access to a sizeable consumer base.

On validation, the text notes collaborations between Colombian companies and foreign firms including Cartoon Network, Disney Interactive Studios, Atari, MGM, and Square Enix. It points to Rainak and Prisma, both nominated for the 2024 Game Connection Game Development Awards, and to titles such as Ark: Survival Evolved, El Chavo Kart, Poltergeist: A Pixelated Horror, and Story Warriors: Fairy Tales. These are said to be available on Android, iOS, Nintendo, Xbox, Steam, and PlayStation, which is presented as proof that major platform holders have embraced Colombian output.

The scope is national, with a regional comparison to Latin America, and the piece is qualitative. It offers no market size, revenue, employment, or growth figures, and no stated methodology or data sources. It reads as marketing material meant to encourage investor inquiries, so its claims about Colombia's regional leadership are asserted rather than quantified.