Games From Spain News Recap: June 28 – July 5, 2024

According to EGDF:

1) Spain is the 5th European country with the highest revenue. In the period covered the Spanish industry generated €1,383 million.

We’re also the 5th country that created more new companies, behind Sweden, Germany, France and Poland. 8.4% of the studios set up in Europe, equivalent to 447 out of 5,300, are Spanish.

2) When it comes to games development, we’re proud to say that Spanish studios are extremely creative, innovative, and prolific. In 2022, our industry became the second biggest producer of video games in Europe — 193 of our companies launched 242 games on one or more platforms.

3) 10.7% of the total jobs of the European games industry are located in Spain. In absolute figures, there are 9,600 people shaping the future of videogame development in Spain. This makes us the fourth country with the highest employment rate behind Poland, France and Germany.

4) 26.4% of these 9,621 employees are women. This result puts us above the European average in gender inclusion, and has helped us climb to 5th position from the 7th one Spain held the previous year. Still, we know there’s a lot to do to create a games industry truly inclusive to all women (and dissident identities).

5) Finally, Spain is the 6th European country with more educational studies specialized in video games. The number of schools that offer degree and post-degree studies in subjects as varied as programming, game design, 2D/3D art, sound, production, translation, marketing and many others has increased in the last years, making Spain a bountiful fishing ground for talent for developers, publishing companies and outsourcing companies alike.