The Games Monitor 2018

Key insights

7 takeaways · ~3 min read

01
The Dutch games industry saw a net job growth of over 60% concentrated in Utrecht, Eindhoven, and Amsterdam between 2015 and 2018.See it on page 14
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The total number of entertainment game companies increased by over 50 since 2015, continuing a previous trend, while the number of applied game developers stabilized at 114 companies.See it on page 24
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Applied games have a strong foothold in the Dutch industry, with healthcare and education remaining the largest market segments for applied game companies, and 62% of studios working on five or more projects in 2018.See it on page 5
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Dutch game companies are most positive about growth for mobile games, consoles/PC, and Augmented Reality (AR), but less so for Virtual Reality (VR) due to expensive hardware and lack of user-friendliness.See it on page 28
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Key challenges for both applied and entertainment game studios include finding enough players/sales, acquiring sufficient funds, and securing suitable personnel, with a noted lack of investors in the Netherlands.See it on page 42
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The number of game-related educational programs in the Netherlands remained stable at 44 in 2018, with an increase at research universities and universities for applied sciences, but a decrease in vocational game studies.See it on page 32
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The most used development engine for applied game studios is Unity, while entertainment studios primarily develop for PC (75%), Mac (50%), and Android phones (46%).See it on page 25

Summary

We are honored to present The Games Monitor 2018 edition with the latest facts, figures, trends and developments in the Dutch games industry. The Games Monitor was first published in 2012 and was followed by new research in 2015. Both reports generated a lot of interest into the Dutch games industry’s facts and figures, which is why we are pleased to be able to provide you with an update for 2018.