Supporting Game Developers, Building Ecosystems: What Incubators and Accelerators Reveal About the Future of Game Industry Support

Participants will learn how game incubators and accelerators operate as more than startup programs, combining business support, talent development, market access, and ecosystem building. They will understand the main challenges faced by emerging game teams, especially around business skills, funding, market readiness, production management, and long-term sustainability. The session will also show why support programs need better evaluation models, moving beyond short-term revenue or investment metrics to consider team growth, network formation, talent retention, and ecosystem impact.