About us
The St. Louis Game Development meetup is dedicated to bringing game developers, both professional and amateur, together to socialize and collaborate. Each month we host a get together for veterans and newcomers of the development world. This includes individuals with skills or aspirations in game design, programming, animation, 3D modeling, or any other craft related to producing a video game.
At its core, game development depends on the relationships between all those involved to bring a project to fruition. We'd like to provide a supportive atmosphere for people to get together and share their experiences, and maybe make a few friends along the way. Who knows, you may just find someone who can help you with your next idea!
Feel free to join our Discord server as well. https://discord.gg/mTMKpre
Featured event
Spring Game Jam 2026
This event is FREE and OPEN TO ANY THAT WANT TO MAKE A GAME!
Join STLGameDev in challenging yourself to make a game over a week! It can be a board game or a video game, it's up to you!
We would like to encourage everyone to collaborate with local devs in person if possible. We think jamming in person is just more fun. If you must, you can work with remote friends as well. Students, hobbyists, and professionals are all welcome to submit games.
To find teammates and stay up to date on event details, join our Discord server! All participants must abide by the STLGameDev Community Guidelines.
A theme will be announced at the start of the jam. The theme reveal will be streamed live on Twitch. See the schedule below!
EVENT SCHEDULE
FRIDAY APRIL 24th
- 6:30 PM - Theme Reveal streamed online on Twitch
MONDAY APRIL 27th
- 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM - Open Gamedev Work Night at the St. Louis County Clark Family Library's Creative Lab
SATURDAY, MAY 2nd
- 1:00 PM - Game submission deadline
- 3:00 PM - In-person showcase of submitted game demos at the St. Louis County Grand Glaize Library, Meeting Room 1
- 5:30 PM - Celebrate with us at the after-party at Dirty 20 (14051 Manchester Rd, Ballwin, MO). ALL AGES welcome!
Upcoming events
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Game Club: Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion
·OnlineOnlineGame Club is like a book club except we pick a game to play each month and then meet up to discuss it with a focus on game design.
To keep the group budget-friendly, games we play are generally under $15. Each month we randomly select someone in the group to pick a few game options and then we vote on which one to play for the month. You must attend a meeting to be selected, and voting is done on our Discord server.
This month's game is ... Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion!
We will be meeting virtually on Discord this month (in the "game club" voice chat). Come share your thoughts on the game with us!
4 attendees
April Game Audio Club
·OnlineOnlineIf you’re into making video game music or sound design (or just curious) come hang out with us once a month! Doesn’t matter if you’re a pro or just starting out— everyone’s welcome. Just bring your love for game audio.
We’re a chill group where you can share your work, get feedback, or just vibe with people who love game audio.Stuff We Do:
- Show off what we’re working on (or just listen)
- Talk about how to write music for different game moments
- Mess around with making sound effects
- Give mini-presentations (if you’re into that)
- Share random ideas and nerd out
- Watch videos, play games, and pick apart the audio
- Basically, anything cool related to game sounds
This month we will meet virtually in the voice chat on our Discord server!
Bring a piece of your own original music to share if you have anything.
You can send your music to lazcomposer@gmail.com or PM on Discord.
Can’t wait to hear what everyone’s been working on!
4 attendeesSpring Game Jam 2026
·OnlineOnlineThis event is FREE and OPEN TO ANY THAT WANT TO MAKE A GAME!
Join STLGameDev in challenging yourself to make a game over a week! It can be a board game or a video game, it's up to you!
We would like to encourage everyone to collaborate with local devs in person if possible. We think jamming in person is just more fun. If you must, you can work with remote friends as well. Students, hobbyists, and professionals are all welcome to submit games.
To find teammates and stay up to date on event details, join our Discord server! All participants must abide by the STLGameDev Community Guidelines.
A theme will be announced at the start of the jam. The theme reveal will be streamed live on Twitch. See the schedule below!
EVENT SCHEDULE
FRIDAY APRIL 24th- 6:30 PM - Theme Reveal streamed online on Twitch
MONDAY APRIL 27th
- 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM - Open Gamedev Work Night at the St. Louis County Clark Family Library's Creative Lab
SATURDAY, MAY 2nd
- 1:00 PM - Game submission deadline
- 3:00 PM - In-person showcase of submitted game demos at the St. Louis County Grand Glaize Library, Meeting Room 1
- 5:30 PM - Celebrate with us at the after-party at Dirty 20 (14051 Manchester Rd, Ballwin, MO). ALL AGES welcome!
5 attendees
April Gamedev Work Night
St. Louis County Library - Clark Family branch, 1640 South Lindbergh Blvd, St. Louis, MO, USSt. Louis County Library Clark Family branch is hosting casual work time for local game developers in the Creative Lab. Bring your project to work on and talk with other devs for feedback or fun. This is a great time to work on your Spring Jam game with your team! This is open to EVERYONE ages 14 and up.
https://www.slcl.org/events/gamedev-work-nite9 attendees
Past events
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