The German games industry association, game, maintains a comprehensive digital directory known as gamesmap.de, which serves as a central repository for companies and organizations operating within the German games sector. The primary purpose of this platform is to provide an accurate, organized overview of the industry, facilitating business networking and enabling the association to generate reliable, up-to-date statistics for political and public advocacy.
The directory covers a broad spectrum of industry participants, including game studios, indie developers, publishers, audio engineers, and academic institutions. As of the spring 2021 update cycle, the platform hosted over 200 entries specifically for the Hamburg region. These data points are critical for the association’s efforts to quantify the economic impact of the sector, with a particular emphasis on tracking employment figures across various regions and professional categories.
To ensure the integrity of the data, the association periodically conducts major updates to the database. Participation is free of charge, and while companies are encouraged to provide accurate employee counts to support industry-wide reporting, the platform offers privacy protections by aggregating these figures rather than displaying them at the individual company level. Organizations are responsible for verifying their own entries and submitting necessary revisions through the platform’s standardized submission forms.