What we’re about
The Game Dev Group is a welcoming and collaborative community of programmers, artists, musicians, voice actors, designers, indie devs, modders... Basically anyone who has even a passing interest in the process of game development.
We provide a chilled, informal space to meet other game devs, and to learn from one another.
The main events run once a month and cover all things game dev. We run a number of different event formats, from fireside chats with industry veterans, to talks from subject matter experts and round-tables with community input.
We also host side-events such as game-jams, games nights and socials.
We want The GDG to be the most welcoming, engaging and knowledgeable community of game devs in the world, and we would love for you to join us in making that happen
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- The Future of Finance & the Future of the Creative Industries1 Mill Street, Royal Leamington Spa
Ever wondered how games get funded? Creare Capital are on a mission to help.
They have built an app for the creative industries to better access finance and are looking to revolutionise game developers' access to capital.
They are currently making improvements and upgrades to the app and they are looking for feedback to ensure that the platform is built to serve your funding needs. This is your chance to get involved and co-design the platform to tailour it to your specific requirements.
We want to help our community of devs better understand how to get access to funding for their games and so have partnered with Creare to bring you a workshop that is geared towards helping you to understand the funding landscape and getting funding ready, as well as to help them build the best product they can to better support game devs!
Creare Capital will help us settle in with a brief icebreaker and then move into an introductory talk. We will then move on to a panel with Finance and Creative professionals, where they can share their expertise.
Come along and get involved to learn about games funding, and shape the future of access to capital for the creative industries!
Find out more about Creare Capital here.
Schedule:
6:00–7:00 PM – Arrival, Drinks & Networking
Join us early for informal networking, drinks, and a chance to meet fellow creatives and funders.
7:00–7:10 PM – Welcome & Overview
Creare Capital introduces the project, our mission, and why this event matters to the creative economy.
7:10–7:25 PM – Icebreaker: “You Won’t Believe This Was Funded”
A quick quiz where individuals guess how unusual creative projects were funded — surprising insights guaranteed.
7:25–7:45 PM – Financial Identity & IP Mapping Activity
Map your income streams, funding journey, and IP value — then reflect in pairs to explore new funding angles.
7:45–8:20 PM – Panel: The Future of Creative Finance
Hear from founders, VCs, and innovation leaders on where creative funding is headed and how to access it.
8:20–8:30 PM – Final Q&A + What’s Next
Ask questions, share ideas, and find out how to stay involved as we shape future events and resources. - Speaker Event - Speakers TBA1 Mill Street, Royal Leamington Spa
The Game Dev Group is a chilled, friendly place for anyone interested in game development to meet, learn and collaborate together.
Speakers for this event - TBA
If you're interested in bacomming a speaker please fill out the form below:
https://forms.gle/hCJsazgg6rkfgwGt5Structure:
6:30PM - Doors Open - Bar Snacks, Drinks, Networking/ Chatting
7:00PM - Introduction and Talk Begins
8:30PM - Talk Finishes, More Chatting, More Snacks, More Drinks
9:30PM - Last OrdersPlease let your game dev friends and colleagues know about this group too. We hope to build it into a great resource for the community over the coming months and years.
1 Mill Street is the incredible home of TheGDG, a place designed to blur the lines between work and play. For more information about the co-working facilities, podcast studio or event space, check out their website.
Maverick Games is a UK-based independent video game studio, focused on creating premium open-world AAA titles for consoles and PC. The studio champions a developer-first culture that encourages creativity, bold ideas, and risk-taking to craft innovative gaming experiences.
Playground Games are an award-winning studio based in the heart of Leamington Spa. They have built one of the biggest franchises on Xbox with Forza Horizon, and are currently building one of the most highly anticipated games of the decade: Fable. They are recruiting across both teams, so check their website to see if there is a role for you!
Code Wizards Group – Code Wizards and Multiplayer Wizards – help studios build and run games that players love. Their company specialises in video game consulting services for backend elements, powering up gaming projects with expert gametech, esports-tech, and LiveOps services for game dev professionals and studios.
Rebellion is an independent video games studio that also produces books, comics, TV, Film, board games, etc. They make great games such as the genre-defining Sniper Elite series and Zombie Army, and before 2010 have worked on multiple amazing external projects including the likes of Aliens vs Predator and Star Wars Battlefront.
Creare Capital is a financial platform dedicated to empowering small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and freelancers in the creative industries by connecting them with tailored grants, loans, and investment opportunities. Their mission is to bridge the gap between finance and creativity, offering inclusive, flexible funding solutions that help creative businesses grow and thrive.
Sorcery.gg is a jobs platform built by game devs, for game devs. The platform is one of the biggest in the industry, with over 15,000 roles listed. Sign up for an account and start your hunt.
Black Cat Entertainment is an indie studio focused on supporting junior game devs get their chance in the industry.
In order to show appropriate respect to the organisers, speakers, and your fellow community members, please ensure you attend if you RSVP!
See you there!
A disclaimer:
This event is intended for an audience of people aged 18+ and alcohol will be present. Anyone under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a responsible adult. - TheGDG Game Jam 6.0Link visible for attendees
The Game Dev Group Game Jam is back for its sixth edition!
The game jam is the embodiment of our community principles.
Meet. Learn. Collaborate. (and Say Hello!).This time we are trialling a new week-long format! The event is hosted online and most communication will be taking place on the community Discord: https://discord.gg/djd9HfggJ3
Anyone is welcome to participate!
Feel free to start looking for teams on the Discord straight away. Minimum team size is 1, maximum is 5.
Submissions will be made through the Game Jam page on Itch.
The Theme will be announced on Sunday, 14th September on stream on TheGDG Discord.
Schedule:
Sunday, September 14th, 12:00 - Theme Announcement Stream
Sunday, September 14th, 12:30 - Jam Begins
Sunday, September 21st, 12:30 - Jam ends, voting startsAll submissions must be made by Sunday, September 21st 12:30 pm to be counted for voting. Voting closes two weeks later at 23:59 on 5th October.
Additional details on the schedule and resources will be communicated via the Game Jam section on our Discord. Make sure to sign up for updates via the #game-jam-sign-up channel.
Be sure to play entries and vote and be the awesome, supportive community of Devs that we all are!
If you have any questions ahead of time, drop didi@thegamedevgroup.com an email, or post up on the Discord and we'll get back to you.
Can't wait to see you there!
P.s please share far and wide with your game dev friends, colleagues, frenemies even, so we can build it into the biggest, best most welcoming Game Jam in the world :)
- Speaker Event - Speakers TBA1 Mill Street, Royal Leamington Spa
The Game Dev Group is a chilled, friendly place for anyone interested in game development to meet, learn and collaborate together.
Speakers for this event - TBA
If you're interested in bacomming a speaker please fill out the form below:
https://forms.gle/hCJsazgg6rkfgwGt5Structure:
6:30PM - Doors Open - Bar Snacks, Drinks, Networking/ Chatting
7:00PM - Introduction and Talk Begins
8:30PM - Talk Finishes, More Chatting, More Snacks, More Drinks
9:30PM - Last OrdersPlease let your game dev friends and colleagues know about this group too. We hope to build it into a great resource for the community over the coming months and years.
1 Mill Street is the incredible home of TheGDG, a place designed to blur the lines between work and play. For more information about the co-working facilities, podcast studio or event space, check out their website.
Maverick Games is a UK-based independent video game studio, focused on creating premium open-world AAA titles for consoles and PC. The studio champions a developer-first culture that encourages creativity, bold ideas, and risk-taking to craft innovative gaming experiences.
Playground Games are an award-winning studio based in the heart of Leamington Spa. They have built one of the biggest franchises on Xbox with Forza Horizon, and are currently building one of the most highly anticipated games of the decade: Fable. They are recruiting across both teams, so check their website to see if there is a role for you!
Code Wizards Group – Code Wizards and Multiplayer Wizards – help studios build and run games that players love. Their company specialises in video game consulting services for backend elements, powering up gaming projects with expert gametech, esports-tech, and LiveOps services for game dev professionals and studios.
Rebellion is an independent video games studio that also produces books, comics, TV, Film, board games, etc. They make great games such as the genre-defining Sniper Elite series and Zombie Army, and before 2010 have worked on multiple amazing external projects including the likes of Aliens vs Predator and Star Wars Battlefront.
Creare Capital is a financial platform dedicated to empowering small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and freelancers in the creative industries by connecting them with tailored grants, loans, and investment opportunities. Their mission is to bridge the gap between finance and creativity, offering inclusive, flexible funding solutions that help creative businesses grow and thrive.
Sorcery.gg is a jobs platform built by game devs, for game devs. The platform is one of the biggest in the industry, with over 15,000 roles listed. Sign up for an account and start your hunt.
Black Cat Entertainment is an indie studio focused on supporting junior game devs get their chance in the industry.
In order to show appropriate respect to the organisers, speakers, and your fellow community members, please ensure you attend if you RSVP!
See you there!
A disclaimer:
This event is intended for an audience of people aged 18+ and alcohol will be present. Anyone under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a responsible adult.
