In 2023 he recorded Slovak gaming industry significant decline for the first time. Total turnover fell from €77.1 million in 2022 to €70 million. There are currently 69 gaming companies operating in Slovakia, employing 1,017 people, which is also down from 1,080 people in 2022.
According to the Slovak Game Developers Association. the situation in Slovakia coincides with trends in the global gaming market. There has been significant growth around the world during the pandemic that is now impossible to keep up with. Instead of growth, companies have to deal with declining profits through consolidation and layoffs. Fortunately, this did not significantly affect Slovakia.
“The top 10% of companies contributed €58.6 million to a total turnover of €70 million. The share of the most cost-effective companies in total turnover compared to the rest remained virtually unchanged and amounted to 83.5%. This way, small businesses continue to keep pace with larger companies.” states the SGDA in its report.
They work for our neighbors 69 gaming companies. The largest of them has long been the Bratislava studio Pixel Federation, specializing in mobile games. Other large companies include QORPO, Nine Rocks Games, Superscale and STUDIO 727. 65% of all companies are concentrated in the capital of Slovakia and its surrounding areas, and 29% are located in Kosice and eastern Slovakia. Among the largest companies in the East are Inlogic Software and Games Farm.
In 2023, Slovak developers released 80 custom games. 157 projects have been created in the form of cooperation with other organizations. The total number of released and unreleased projects was 310. They are mainly focused on PC (72.2%), mobile devices (31.9%), Xbox consoles (23.2%) and PlayStation consoles (18.8%).
Gaming industry companies are currently hiring 1017 workersof which 21% are women and 9% are developers from abroad. Some of the most in-demand jobs include programming, game design, graphic design, and marketing, which are also the hardest to fill.
Source :Indian TV
