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Spotlight Magazine 24
We’re thrilled to unveil the 2024 edition of Spotlight Magazine, our ultimate guide to Portugal’s vibrant game development scene! Dive into the world of Portuguese game developers, and discover the current games, studios, events and communities active through 2023/2024.
Community Events
Game Dev Meetups
Monthly community networking events in and around Lisbon. We promote big and small gatherings, from small dinners to sponsored showcases and mini-talks for the Portuguese game industry.
Industry Event
Game Dev Camp
Game Dev Camp is an event fully designed by the community, for the community. It always had in its mission to become one of the top meeting points for both local communities and professionals around the world.
Showcase Event
LoadingZone
The creation, development and production of Video games in Portugal have a privileged showcase at Lisboa Games Week through the Loading Zone space. Studios, Developers, Universities and Polytechnics, publicize and test their projects with the public.
Nov 2023 - 2nd Edition
Spotlight Awards 23
Winners
Game of the Year Little Goody Two Shoes
Studio of the Year AstralShiftPro
Developer of Year Diogo Rato
Community Impact APVP - Associação de Produtores de Videojogos Portugueses
Reveal of the Year Carina Soares
Best student game Morphoplay: Costa Nova
August 2024 - 2nd Edition
Spotlight Magazine 24
Content
A catalogue of 51 Games & Studios
Map of active Portuguese Studios
Community Spotlights with projects like GAGE, Spotlight Awards and Glitch Gamecast.
Find out about communities, events, schools and more!
Who are we?
We are a collective of game developers from and based in Lisbon, founded on the idea of
local action with international reach.
Our goal is to create a space to connect different sectors of the industry, from development to marketing.By sharing opportunities, goals and knowledge in a professional forum, we hope to promote a safe, engaging and thriving space for debate, growth and showcasing our talent to each other and the world around us.
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We are building a professional online community to those that work in the games industry in a diverse range of roles. Our main goal is to connect the Portuguese games industry, reframing the opportunities within.
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