The Slovak gaming industry recorded its first significant decline in 2023. Total turnover fell from EUR 77.1 million in 2022 to EUR 70 million. There are currently 69 game development companies operating in Slovakia, employing 1,017 workers, also down from 1,080 in 2022.

According to statistics from the Slovak Game Developers Association, key indicators in the Slovak video game industry continue to decline, following a pandemic rise that coincides with trends in the global gaming market. The latter has been forced to cope with declining profits in recent years, mainly through consolidation and layoffs, which have not, however, significantly affected Slovakia.

The top 10% of companies accounted for EUR 58.6 million of the total turnover of EUR 70 million in 2023. The share of the economically best performing companies in the total turnover compared to the others remained almost unchanged at 83.5%. Smaller businesses thus continue to keep pace with the larger companies.

There are 69 gaming companies operating in Slovakia, the largest of which has long been the Bratislava-based studio Pixel Federation. Other large companies include QORPO, Nine Rocks Games, Superscale and STUDIO 727. 65% of all companies are concentrated in and around Bratislava, while 29% are based in Košice and the eastern part of Slovakia. The largest companies from the East include Inlogic Software and Games Farm.

In 2023, domestic developers released 80 of their own games and 157 projects were created through cooperation with other entities. In total, more than 310 upcoming games are in the works, with the largest target platforms for release being PC (72.5%), mobile devices (31.9%), Xbox consoles (23.2%) and Playstation consoles (18.8%).

Companies in the gaming industry currently employ 1017 workers, 21% of whom are women and 9% of whom are foreign developers. The most in-demand jobs include programming, game design, graphic design, and marketing, which are also the most difficult to fill.

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The aim of the Slovak Game Developers Association (SGDA) is to shape an attractive environment and improve conditions for game development in Slovakia, to support game developers and game startups, to educate and develop talent and to educate the professionals and general public in the field of digital game development. For more information visit: www.sgda.sk

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Maroš Brojo (SGDA Executive director)
maros.brojo@sgda.sk