playdev.club

Ten years ago, developer Adriaan de Jongh wanted to create a kind of ‘platform’ for Dutch developers to show their prototypes and receive feedback and other thoughts on them—in the form of a meetup. This was the birth of playdev.club. In 2018 Aran Koning (Sokpop Collective) joined Adriaan in organizing the playtest meetups.

In 2022 Adriaan decided that playdev.club had run its course, for various reasons. But we have good news: with the permission of Adriaan, the Dutch Games Association is reviving playdev.club. We found a special venue for the playdev.club reboot: the offices of Sokpop in Utrecht.

Important details
When: 24 September 2025
Where: Sokpop Collective, Kintgenshaven 2a, Utrecht
Start: 18.00h
End: 22.00h

Sokpop will provide soft drinks, some beer, and pizza!

How to sign up?
Click here to sign up.

Once the event is full, it’s full. Extra sign-ups will then be waitlisted. Due to the limited space per event, we unfortunately have to limit students to one person per meetup.

What is playdev.club?
A meetup where game developers can have their (early) prototypes tested by other game developers. Everything is under FrieNDA. Since these events are hosted at small venues, there is a limited maximum capacity. Therefore, we allow one person per team, so that as many teams as possible can participate in playdev.club.

What to expect?
Games, all unreleased, some perhaps even in a very early prototype stage, and valuable feedback from your peers.

Want to host your own playdev.club?
If you want to host your own playdev.club, please send an email to Alessandra.