GameDev Estonia is a non-profit organization and fully operates based on support from the game development community, a small list of local game development companies, indie game developers, individuals, and members of our small but very passionate community.
Despite very limited funding and running mostly based on the enthusiasm of our small team and support from the community, in 2023 we managed to arrange six meetups, two game jams (hackathons), organize the Estonian Games Expo, and participate in several international events to promote Estonian game development. We are thrilled to have a friendly and welcoming community, and we also collaborate with many educational institutions to raise the next wave of video game developers in our country.
Estonia is very well known for our IT startups (we have the world’s largest number of unicorn IT startups per capita), so our ultimate goal is to replicate (and overcome) this success in the game development industry.
Your support is extremely important for us! We won’t be able to operate without the community’s and sponsors’ support. Any assistance, small or large, helps us achieve our goals while also helping our community grow and evolve!
Our events were well-attended by members of the game development community (the average attendance at meetings is 60-80 people), and they assisted numerous studios in developing deeper relationships and cooperation. We also administer and keep active the main GameDev Discord channel (1300 members) in Estonia, as well as numerous other social media channels.
We launched GameDev HUB at the start of 2024 as a new initiative. It’s an affordable coworking space where small game development companies or game development enthusiasts can get together, work in a welcoming atmosphere with other professionals in the field, collaborate on projects, or just work in a nice and relaxed atmosphere. With the support of our sponsors and members of the community, we were able to rent an entire floor (more than 585 square meters) at Kadaka 63, which we then completely transformed into a warm and welcoming space where we can host community activities and lectures. We have over 40 fully equipped work spaces in the HUB, a nice kitchen, and great meeting areas. Our aim is to make GameDev HUB to be a TRUE HEART AND HOME for Game Development in Estonia.
Here is the main areas where your support of GameDev Estonia goes to and bring most of the value to Estonian Game Development:
We are fully transparent on all our expenses and spendings, so if you need any additional information – please feel free to reach out!
We would appreciate any help. Small or big, whatever is comfortable for you – any amount will help us to continue our growth and support our community. While we greatly appreciate any help – we are most happy with “recurrent payments” sign-ups. This helps us to better plan our finances and activities for the future.
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If your company have possibility to support Game Dev Estonia – we have various sponsorship packages and would be happy to discuss it with you! So please reach out: