Our Projects
What we organize
We organize several game-related events throughout the year, ranging from trade missions & pavilions to an award show & small meetups to get inspired
Dutch Game Mentors
Dutch Game Mentors is a mentorship program aimed at people working in the NL games industry. Participants are paired with a mentor who is an established entrepreneur or professional in their field. We believe that together, we can level up the Dutch games industry!
Applications are open to both mentors and mentees who can commit to at least 4 hours of mentorship over the span of 6 months. Participation is free of charge. Membership of the Dutch Games Association is not required, although we do appreciate it.
DGA Network Lunch
Every first Wednesday of the month, from 12:00 to 14:00, we host the DGA Network Lunch at Dotslash Utrecht! Visitors to our event come to chat with the industry, look for a new job or internship, play fresh games, or walk around looking for inspiration for a new project.
The Network Lunch is a great place to build your network, ask for advice, or give advice to others who need your help. developers showcase exciting new games and playable concepts. Developers are often keen on feedback so they can improve their games.
Dutch Games Monitor
The Games Monitor is published every three years since 2012. The Games Monitor looks into the trends and developments for applied and entertainment games in the Netherlands, such as the number of companies, jobs, and game students. It was executed by Dutch Game Garden until the 2022 edition. From 2025 the Dutch Games Association took over the execution of the Games Monitor.
Click on the button below to read the most recent Games Monitor.
Dutch Game Awards
The Dutch Game Awards was founded in 2007, and was organized by ImproVive for 10 years. After a 4 year break, the Dutch Games association continued the organization of the Awards in 2021.
The Dutch Game Awards aims to promote, highlight and celebrate Dutch games, its 600+ game companies, its 4000+ professionals, and educational institutes and students.
The Dutch Game Awards are an acknowledgement of creativity, skill and business insight of the dutch game developers. They will be handed out to game companies and entrepreneurs who have distinguished themselves (inter-)nationally.
INDIGO
Since 2025, the most important event for game developers in the Benelux, INDIGO, continues as a two-day event, taking place in Rotterdam!
After 15 successful editions organized by the Dutch Game Garden, the event is now under the new leadership of the Benelux Games Promotional Initiative, with support from the DGA.
Netherlands Pavilion
We host the yearly Netherlands Pavilion at gamescom and Tokyo Game Show, bringing together all relevant publishers, investors, and developers.
If you are interested in participating as well, please send an email to contact@dutchgamesassociation.nl, or subscribe to our newsletter to stay updated. Find all the upcoming Pavilions and events on our Events page.
DGA Talks & Roundtable
Our DGA Talks & Roundtables are bi-monthly events that are open to all Dutch Game Industry professionals.
DGA Talks
These seminars (live or online) have two or three expert speakers from the Dutch industry or international presenters to help Dutch companies to discover new tracks.
DGA Roundtable
We use our DGA Roundtables to gather and discuss subjects relevant to the entire industry.
Subscribe to our newsletter to stay updated about the latest events. Find all the upcoming events on our Events page.
playdev.club
Ten years ago, Adriaan de Jongh started playdev.club to give Dutch game developers a platform to showcase prototypes and receive peer feedback. In 2018, Aran Koning (Sokpop Collective) joined him to organize the meetups. After a pause in 2022, the Dutch Games Association is now reviving playdev.club at the Sokpop offices in Utrecht.
At playdev.club, developers bring early prototypes to share with peers and gather constructive feedback in an intimate, collaborative setting. Each meetup is limited in capacity, with one representative per team to allow as many projects as possible. Events are held in the early evening with light refreshments provided, and registration is via an online form on a first-come, first-served basis.
Government Lobby
We have a task force that gets together on a weekly basis to discuss the government lobby, to keep government bodies up to date on the state of our industry and communicate our industry’s needs.
Want to join us? Or do you have ideas for the Government Lobby? Please send an email to contact@dutchgamesassociation.nl
Dutch Game Day, powered by Control
Dutch Game Day took place from 2022 to 2024 at Beeld & Geluid in Hilversum. The event was a cooperation between Dutch Media Week, Dutch Games Association and Control.
With two tracks filled with national and international speakers, Dutch Game Day facilitated inspiration, knowledge sharing and networking among game professionals.
