Let me introduce you to June! ☀️
Explore new upcoming talks, some new game announcements and the latest industry updates.
New studios joining the Support program!
*Drrrrumroll*
At the end of May, we opened applications for new studios to join the Flanders Game Hub Support Program. The studios that applied pitched their projects to a jury of 23 international experts with diverse backgrounds in business and game development.
We’re excited to welcome the newest members to our community, carefully selected by the jury:
- Polygoat, based in Peer
- Purple Puppet, based in Bruges
- StageVFX, based in Kortrijk
- Bioreactor Studios, based in Brussels
- Couch Potato Studios, based in Genk
- Fire Foot Studios, based in Opwijk
How will we support these studios, you ask? Bi-weekly sync meetings to track progress & identify challenges, access to market insights & playtesting tools, network access, financial support in freelance experts, and much more. We're here to accelerate the industry!
Not in the program?
Discover what FGH has to offer!
We organise events & free expert talks, open to everyone, where industry professionals share insights on topics within their expertise. From game design to business strategy, marketing…
Check out what content is available in our Vault.
If you have a cool idea or ambition to bring your own game to the market, feel free to reach out to us at info@flandersgamehub.be. We’re here for everyone!
Game updates
Roadside Research - Cybernetic Walrus
Foot on the gas, aliens! 👽 It’s time to act human: restock shelves, prep for the invasion… and whatever you do, don’t get caught.
Roadside Research has hit 65,000 wishlists since its reveal last week!
Spice Odyssey - Godspear Games
A roguelite cooking game about a misfit chef running a small spaceship restaurant on the outskirts of space. 🛸
Cook and serve dishes, upgrade your equipment, and decorate your restaurant. Expand your culinary fame across the galaxy!
Modules - Happy Volcano
Early Access: October 22
Cut ✂️, color 🎨, stamp, and assemble 3D building blocks. Design and optimize sprawling factories with creative freedom.
Modulus has officially announced it will enter Early Access on October 22.
Devil Jam - Rogueside
Rogueside just dropped the demo for Devil Jam!
Rampage through hell’s metal artists and their countless followers in this hand-animated, survivor-like experience. Devil Jam combines beat-driven combat.
Kick’n Hell - Fire Foot Studios
Kick, climb, fall, rage… Rise to the top and take on Satan, or fall like the rest. Beware, there’s no mercy in Hell.
Stay tuned for UNWRAP Nov. 5-7.
And yes, it’s of great value to our game ecosystem.
Here’s what you can expect:
The industry experts on the UNWRAP stage offer valuable insights for indie studios.
The Career Fair helps indie studios connect with passionate talent.
Hire great interns who value creativity and innovation.
Schedule one-on-one meetings with the Meet To Match tool.
Network with industry pro’s, stakeholders, partners, investors, and many more!
Tickets and our first speakers are coming online soon, don’t miss it!
Stay up to date about the latest UNWRAP news
Ah! Don’t forget our awsome afterparties where the whole industry shows off their greatest dance moves. 🕺💃
Upcoming Expert Talks
The Founder Blueprint: getting it right together
In this talk, we’ll share how to align with your co-founders from day one, split the equity, avoid dead equity, and make sure everyone is in it for the long run. We’ll also show how our new tech tool, the Blueprint, helps founders lay a strong foundation, before the real challenges begin.
If you want your startup to level up, start with your team.
📅 June 24, 3 P.M.
💻 Online Webinar
DevOps: The Hidden Advantage - Joke van Oijen
DevOps is often overlooked, treated as something to add later or only when things start to break. But behind every smooth release is a hidden layer of systems that supports speed, clarity, and stability.
Joke is a DevOps engineer and founder of FlowMechanic.
With over a decade of experience across iOS, web, and game development, she worked on titles like Divinity: Original Sin II and led DevOps for Baldur’s Gate 3 at Larian Studios.
📅 June 30, 3 P.M.
💻 Online Webinar
New videos in the Vault
Game Economy Design - Oscar Clark
Learn the basic principles of game economy design starting from understanding what players care about.
Inception Publishing: The Future of Indie Funding - Jason Della Rocca
Studios are facing the new reality of evidence-based investing and need to start their market validation and community building.
Industry insights
𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀
🌍The Six One Indie Showcase announced they are starting a new publisher label, focusing mostly on marketing support.
🌍More film adaptations on the way, With Ubisoft's Rider's Republic (directed by Belgian duo Adil & Bilall) and FromSoftware, Inc.'s Elding Ring both getting a movie!
🌍Wondering about how to get marketing support from Xbox, PlayStation and Nintendo? Pirate PR has shared a new article with tips! Read more.
🌍 Working on an Upcoming game? Alpha Beta Gamer is doing an event for yet-to-be-released games. Taking place on June 16th. Submit here.
🌍Rising Tide is a concept trailer competition, designed to discover and spotlight innovative indie game ideas. Participants do not need a playable version of the game but rather submit early, in-engine gameplay footage. Deadline: 31 May - Submit here.
🌍Pokémon software nears 500M units sold. Launching in 1996 in Japan and 1998 in the US, the game series has sold over 489 million units to date.
🌍The Nintendo Switch 2 launches next week on June 5th
🌍The US Federal Trade Commission has dropped its complaint against Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard
𝗕𝗲𝗹𝗴𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀
👉 The Spell Brigade by Bolt Blaster Games has sold over 600K units already, while it's still in Early Access.
👉 Mantis Games and Clever Trickster teamed up for a Haunts & Blood steam bundle with Deck of Haunts & Blood Bar Tycoon
👉30 Birds by RamRam Games is coming to Switch & Xbox tomorrow (28 May)
👉 Please, Touch The Artwork 2 by Thomas Waterzooi is Out Now on Nintendo Switch
👉New Games on the Belgian horizon:
Galactic Vault by MeepMeep Games, a fast-paced FPS roguelite
Vampirates by Abonneer, a tavern brawler with vampire pirates and an otter god? (demo available)
Dino-Ducks Mayhem by Duckosaurus Games, a bullet-heaven with their titular dino-ducks.
Devil Jam by Rogueside also just got a demo.
👉Belgian games playable at Nerdland:
- Curiosmos
- STIP
- Diode Arena
- Lunar Strike
- Please, touch the artwork 1 & 2
- Purple
- Mister Antonio
- BOO!
- Sugar Game
- Logica Emotica
- Empire clicker
