Directory

GameDev startup ecosystem

We track 11 organisations in this sector across 6+ countries.

11 entries.

Chiliz

Gzira, Malta · Startup

Chiliz is the blockchain infrastructure company behind Socios.com, the world's leading sports fan token platform. Founded in Malta in 2018 by Alexandre Dreyfus through the Mediarex Group and headquartered in Gzira, the company develops the Chiliz Chain blockchain and powers officially licensed fan tokens for over 120 sports organisations including Juventus, Paris Saint-Germain, and FC Barcelona. Fans use tokens to participate in club polls, unlock exclusive rewards, and access digital collectibles. The company has 220+ employees worldwide with 100+ based in Malta, has raised $66 million in a private token sale, and holds full regulatory authorisation from the Malta Financial Services Authority.

Fingersoft

Oulu, Finland · Startup

Fingersoft is an independent mobile game studio headquartered in Oulu, 170 km south of the Arctic Circle. It is best known for Hill Climb Racing and Hill Climb Racing 2, which together surpassed 2.5 billion installs, with Hill Climb Racing alone crossing 2 billion downloads in January 2026. Founded in 2012 by Toni Fingerroos, the company remains bootstrapped and profitable, making it one of Finland's most commercially successful independent game studios. In 2026 it launched an open beta for Hill Climb Racing 3 across Finland, Norway, Poland, Sweden and the UK.

GIC Sprint Katowice 2026

Katowice, Poland · Event

New summer edition of Game Industry Conference bringing 120+ speakers across 8 parallel tracks, 30+ B2B exhibitors and 1200+ attendees to Silesia's International Congress Centre with lower ticket prices than the Poznań flagship.

iGaming Studio Summit 2026

Riga, Latvia · Event

Second annual summit at Radisson Blu Daugava Hotel uniting iGaming studio heads, product managers, game designers and marketing leads for two days of market-expansion strategy, technology insights and cross-region networking.

Mad Head Games

Novi Sad, Serbia · Startup

Mad Head Games is an award-winning video game developer based in Novi Sad, Serbia, co-founded in 2011 by Nenad Tomic, Uros Banjasevic, and Aleksa Todorovic. From casual hidden-object games through publisher Big Fish Games to action titles for global audiences, the studio has shipped more than 60 games and was instrumental in founding the Serbian Games Association. Known for the action RPG Scars Above and the upcoming Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival developed in partnership with Saber Interactive, Mad Head Games operates as an independent studio within the Saber Interactive group, drawing on 15 years of Unreal Engine expertise.

Two Desperados

Belgrade, Serbia · Startup

Two Desperados is an independent mobile game development studio of around 80 people based in Belgrade, Serbia. Founded in 2010 by Marija Ilic and Vojislav Milutinovic after five years building a software startup, the studio pivoted to casual gaming and created the #1 marble-shooter franchise Woka Woka and Viola's Quest, which together have attracted 30 million players worldwide. Their third title NoNo Crossing, launched in 2023, extends the portfolio beyond the marble-shooting genre. The studio is a proud alumnus of the Google for Startups accelerator program and a founding member of the Serbian Games Association.