Values Value
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Values Value is a recruitment agency for the games industry that matches game development talent with companies. It publishes reports and articles on the game job market, including European and Cyprus employment.
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European Gaming Job Market: 2026
The European gaming job market in 2026 is characterized by declining employee sentiment, significant structural shifts toward contract-based labor, and widespread uncertainty regarding the integration of artificial intelligence.
- Employee loyalty in the European gaming industry has plummeted, with the eNPS falling from +9.7 in 2024 to -9.8 in 2026, marking a continuous decline since 2022.
- Full-time employment is shifting from a default to a privilege, as studios increasingly adopt a model of maintaining a small core of permanent staff while relying on contractors for specific development phases.
- AI adoption is significantly impacting hiring and operations, with 35% of founders bypassing hires due to AI tool capabilities and 61% of workers reporting pressure to increase output speed.
Values ValueSep 2026
Report19 pages
Cyprus Game Industry: Senior+ Employment Landscape 2025
The study examines the senior-level employment landscape in Cyprus’s game industry for 2025, drawing on an anonymous survey of 113 professionals and a comparative analysis with European peers.
- Senior-level talent in Cyprus exhibits low job mobility, with 71% of professionals reporting no change in employment over the past year.
- A significant retention risk exists in the form of burnout, which affects 66% of senior professionals, compounded by the fact that only 53% receive employer-funded training.
- Median salaries for top management in Cyprus are approximately €98k, falling significantly short of the €135k desired by professionals in these roles.
Values ValueMar 2026