The Slovak gaming industry continued its consolidation and mild decline in 2024. Last year, companies creating digital games in our territory achieved a combined turnover of 67.85 million EUR. Currently, 77 gaming companies operate in Slovakia, employing 982 professionals, which is 35 fewer compared to 2023.

According to statistics from the civic association Slovak Game Developers Association, key indicators in the Slovak video game industry continue to decline, which after the pandemic growth aligns with trends in the global gaming market. The market has been forced to deal with declining profits in recent years, as well as more cautious investors and publishers, mainly through consolidation and layoffs, which continue to persist in Slovakia as well.

The top 10% of companies contributed 56.5 million EUR to the total turnover of almost 68 million EUR in 2024. The share of the economically most successful companies in total turnover, compared to others, remained almost unchanged and represents 83.2%. Smaller business entities thus continue to keep pace with larger companies.

Slovakia is home to 77 gaming companies, with the largest being the long-standing Bratislava studio Pixel Federation. Other major companies include QORPO, Nine Rocks Games, Superscale, and PowerPlay Studio. Bratislava and its surroundings concentrate 63.7% of all companies, while 28.6% are based in Košice and eastern Slovakia. The largest companies from the east include Inlogic Software and Games Farm.

In 2024, domestic developers released 83 original games and created 178 projects in collaboration with other entities. In total, work is underway on more than 366 games in development, with the main target platforms for release being PC (76.6%), mobile devices (37.7%), Xbox consoles (24.7%), PlayStation consoles (23.4%), and Nintendo consoles (18.2%).

Companies in the gaming industry currently employ 982 workers, of whom 19.65% are women and 11.6% are developers from abroad. The most sought-after job positions include programming, game design, graphics creation, and marketing, which are also the most difficult to fill.