The Games Monitor 2018

Dutch games industry jobs grew over 60% between 2015 and 2018.

Net job growth was concentrated in Utrecht, Eindhoven, and Amsterdam.

Entertainment game companies increased by over 50 since 2015.

This increase continues a previous trend in the industry. Meanwhile, the number of applied game developers stabilized at 114 companies.

Healthcare and education remain the largest segments for applied games.

Applied games have a strong foothold in the Dutch industry. In 2018, 62% of studios worked on five or more projects.

Applied focus. Healthcare and education remain the largest market segments for applied game companies.

Studios struggle with finding players, funds, and suitable personnel.

These challenges affect both applied and entertainment game studios. The report notes a lack of investors in the Netherlands.

Studio hurdles. Key challenges include finding enough players/sales, acquiring sufficient funds, and securing suitable personnel.

Companies are most positive about growth for mobile and AR.

Dutch game companies are most positive about growth for mobile games, consoles/PC, and Augmented Reality. They are less positive for Virtual Reality.

Game-related educational programs remained stable at 44 in 2018.

There was an increase at research universities and universities for applied sciences. However, there was a decrease in vocational game studies.

Entertainment studios primarily develop for PC, Mac, and Android.

The most used development engine for applied game studios is Unity. Entertainment studios primarily develop for PC (75%), Mac (50%), and Android phones (46%).