SwissGames at GDC 2018

26 studios represent the Swiss gaming industry in San Francisco

The Game Developers Conference (GDC) is the world’s largest professional game industry event. It attracts over 26,000 attendees, and is the primary forum where programmers, artists, producers, game designers, business decision-makers gather to exchange ideas and shape the future of the industry.

The SWISSGAMES area at GDC presents a selection of games and technologies developed by 18 independent studios and start-ups, 13 studios are joining the Matchmaking Event Game Connection America and 3 game studios are representing Switzerland at the European Game Showcase. Other studios will show or talk about their projects at Unity 3D Art Challenge or at the GDC conference. All in all, 26 Swiss teams are taking part in GDC. They will also be joined by managers of the Ludicious – Zurich Game Festival and by several Swiss journalists.

The SWISSGAMES selection reflects the diversity of this developing industry in Switzerland. It includes games with innovative design for every platform, as well as groundbreaking technologies. This year’s special focus lies on young, emerging Swiss studios on the one hand, and on interactive and immersive Virtual Reality experiences on the other.

Swiss Studios and Developers presented at GDC and GCA:

Nifty Production

Playables

Amstad Digital

N-Dream

Koboldgames

Furinkazan

Struckd

EverdreamSoft

Colorful Darkness

OZWE Games

Stray Fawn Studio

Cogs Lab Studio

Ctrl Movie

Solarski Studio

Falkenbrew

Hidden Fields

Maniax Games

PXL Vision

Bisbog

Zarkonnen

Blindflug Studios AG

Karios Games

MMOS Sarl

Apelab

Imverse

ESRI Schweiz