A major part of Nordic Game 2019 on 22-24 May, the 17 studios that won Nordic Game Discovery Contest qualifiers (and wild card selections) across Europe met in Malmö, Sweden for the NGDC Season III Grand Finals and Finalist Expo.

The NGDC finals at NG19 kicked-off with the NGDC Finalist Expo, where all conference attendees could test the finalist’s games, chat with the developers and vote for their “People’s Choice Award” favorite.

On Wednesday and Thursday, secret balloting in the Finalist Expo by the NGDC jury, consisting of Warren Spector (Otherside Ent.), Cassia Curran (Jagex) and Steve Escalante (Versus Evil), brought the season’s competition near to a close, as the NGDC Season III Final Four were announced: Metamorphosis by Ovid Works (Poland), Drawkanoid by QCF Design (South Africa), Helheim Hassle by Perfectly Paranormal (Norway) and Interrogation by Critique Gaming (Romania).

Friday, 24 May featured the long-awaited NGDC Season III Finals, the culmination of twelve months of live NGDC qualifiers at European partner events and two wild card selections. After a nerve-racking final pitch battle between the remaining four studios in the Unreal Theatre at NG19, the NGDC Grand Finals expert panel recessed to determine the winner – and following an intense jury debate, the NGDC Season III Game of the Year was announced – South Africa’s QCF Design with their action arcade game for PC Drawkanoid.

Check out the Drawkanoid trailer (featured by Humble Bundle):

As this season’s NGDC GotY winner, QCF Design will also receive prizes from Dolby, Xsolla, 80.lv, Plan of Attack and Matchmade.

The results of the popular vote from the NGDC Finalist Expo at NG19 were also revealed, with Finnish Red Stage winning the NGDC Season III People’s Choice Award for their game based on Sámi mythology, Skábma – Polar Night.

Check out the Skábma – Polar Night teaser:

Our warmest congratulations to the winners! It will be very exciting to follow QCF Design, Red Stage and the rest of the NGDC Season III finalists in the future.

Also a very big thank you to our NGDC Season III sponsors – Xsolla, Dolby, Steam, Plan of Attack, Matchmade, 80 Level and Nordic Game Ventures – and our partners across Europe – learn more about them right here. We’ll also be revealing tour plans for NGDC Season IV very soon, kicking off on 26 June at the BIG Festival in Sao Paolo, Brazil – so stay tuned!

About the Nordic Game Discovery Contest
In 2016, building on fourteen years of running major successful events in the games industry, including several live-pitching events, selection processes and support systems, Nordic Game created the Nordic Game Discovery Contest (NGDC) – an exciting, competitive challenge, where selected game projects are showcased at live-pitch events in several countries.

NGDC Season III sponsors
NGDC Season III is sponsored by Xsolla, Dolby, Steam, Plan of Attack, Matchmade, 80 Level and Nordic Game Ventures.

About Xsolla
Xsolla ensures the best ideas get made, get seen and get played. Launch, monetize and scale with Xsolla tools and services. Learn more at xsolla.com.

About Dolby
Dolby transforms the science of sight and sound into spectacular experiences. Learn more at www.dolby.com.

About Steam
The ultimate entertainment platform. Play, connect, create and more – install Steam today and start gaming! Learn more at store.steampowered.com.

About Plan of Attack
Working with the right media at the right time, Plan of Attack helps organisations tell their stories and generate the most value from their projects. Learn more at planofattack.biz.

About Matchmade
Matchmade is the leading influencer marketing platform for games. Founded in Helsinki by games industry veterans Jiri Kupiainen and Leo Lännenmäki in 2014, the company also has offices in Berlin, San Francisco and Los Angeles. Learn more at matchmade.tv.

About 80 Level
80 Level is the best source of valuable information about the gaming industry and its recent trends. Learn more at 80.lv.

About Nordic Game Ventures
Nordic Game Ventures grows great companies and secures future jobs for the Nordic games industry. Learn more at nordicgameventures.com.

Interested in becoming an NGDC partner or sponsor? Contact Nordic Game BD director Teddy Florea here to learn about great opportunities available for NGDC Season IV.

The two remaining seats for this season’s Nordic Game Discovery Contest Finals have been chosen from this month’s online wild card submissions.

Poland’s Atomic Wolf grabbed the NGDC wild card selection jury’s attention with Liberated. Set in a dark world in the near future where technology turned against people, Liberated is an interactive dystopian graphic novel that unfolds on the pages of a comic book.

Danish Octato picked-up the last remaining seat with Airhead, a unique platform adventure featuring a headless body carrying a dying organism on its shoulders, determined to rescue it. With its life rapidly seeping out, time is of the essence, but the world is complex and nothing is obvious.

The two wild card finalists now join fifteen other contestants to battle their way through secret final four voting by the NGDC jury from Wednesday-Thursday, 22-23 May, and then on-stage competition by the final four in the NGDC Season III finals on Friday, 24 May.

NG19 attendees will also cast ballots for their favorites during the NGDC Finalist Expo, with the NGDC Season III “People’s Choice Award” to be announced during the final wrap-up session of NG19.

The NGDC Season III winner and runner-ups will receive prizes from Dolby, Xsolla, 80.lv, Plan of Attack and Matchmade.

About the Nordic Game Discovery Contest
In 2016, building on fourteen years of running major successful events in the games industry, including several live-pitching events, selection processes and support systems, Nordic Game created the Nordic Game Discovery Contest (NGDC) – an exciting, competitive challenge, where selected game projects are showcased at live-pitch events in several countries.

NGDC Season III Tour Plan 2018-2019
30-31 Aug: Game Dev Days – Graz, Austria
28-29 Sep: Game Dev Camp – Lisbon, Portugal
4-5 Oct: DevPlay – Bucharest, Romania
4-5 Oct: Northern Game Summit – Kajaani, Finland
11-14 Oct: Game Industry Conference – Poznan, Poland
17-19 Oct: Sweden Game Conference – Skövde, Sweden
20-21 Oct: Athens Games Festival – Athens, Greece
2-3 Nov: GameOn – Vilnius, Lithuania
20-21 Nov: Gamerome – Rome, Italy
28-29 Nov: Make Games Africa – Cape Town, South Africa
7-10 Dec: F&S Play – Bilbao, Spain
5 Jan: NM in Gameplay – Oslo, Norway
31 Jan-2 Feb: Ludicious – Zürich, Switzerland
11-13 Apr: Reboot Develop Blue – Dubrovnik, Croatia
25-28 Apr: Nordic Game Jam – Copenhagen, Denmark
1-9 May: Wild card selection (online)

NGDC Season III Grand Finals
22-24 May: Nordic Game 2019 – Malmö, Sweden

NGDC Season III wild cards
Two wild card selections for the NGDC Season III finals have been chosen.

NGDC Season III sponsors
NGDC Season III is sponsored by Xsolla, Dolby, Steam, Plan of Attack, Matchmade, 80 Level and Nordic Game Ventures.

About Xsolla
Xsolla ensures the best ideas get made, get seen and get played. Launch, monetize and scale with Xsolla tools and services. Learn more at xsolla.com.

About Dolby
Dolby transforms the science of sight and sound into spectacular experiences. Learn more at www.dolby.com.

About Steam
The ultimate entertainment platform. Play, connect, create and more – install Steam today and start gaming! Learn more at store.steampowered.com.

About Plan of Attack
Working with the right media at the right time, Plan of Attack helps organisations tell their stories and generate the most value from their projects. Learn more at planofattack.biz.

About Matchmade
Matchmade is the leading influencer marketing platform for games. Founded in Helsinki by games industry veterans Jiri Kupiainen and Leo Lännenmäki in 2014, the company also has offices in Berlin, San Francisco and Los Angeles. Learn more at matchmade.tv.

About 80 Level
80 Level is the best source of valuable information about the gaming industry and its recent trends. Learn more at 80.lv.

About Nordic Game Ventures
Nordic Game Ventures grows great companies and secures future jobs for the Nordic games industry. Learn more at nordicgameventures.com.

Interested in becoming an NGDC partner or sponsor? Contact Nordic Game BD director Teddy Florea here to learn about great opportunities still available for NGDC Season III.

On 26 April, three contestants took the stage at Nordic Game Jam in the Danish capital for the final qualifier of this season’s Nordic Game Discovery Contest – and a coveted spot in the NGDC finals at NG19 next month.

The fifteenth NGDC qualifier in Copenhagen saw Danish Kong Orange come out on top, closing out the competition with their game Vokabulantis, a puppet animation game about language and love.

A big congrats to Kong Orange and see you in Malmö at Nordic Game 2019! And a warm thank you to the organisers of Nordic Game Jam for hosting this season’s final NGDC qualifier.

About the Nordic Game Discovery Contest
In 2016, building on fourteen years of running major successful events in the games industry, including several live-pitching events, selection processes and support systems, Nordic Game created the Nordic Game Discovery Contest (NGDC) – an exciting, competitive challenge, where selected game projects are showcased at live-pitch events in several countries.

NGDC Season III Tour Plan 2018-2019
30-31 Aug: Game Dev Days – Graz, Austria
28-29 Sep: Game Dev Camp – Lisbon, Portugal
4-5 Oct: DevPlay – Bucharest, Romania
4-5 Oct: Northern Game Summit – Kajaani, Finland
11-14 Oct: Game Industry Conference – Poznan, Poland
17-19 Oct: Sweden Game Conference – Skövde, Sweden
20-21 Oct: Athens Games Festival – Athens, Greece
2-3 Nov: GameOn – Vilnius, Lithuania
20-21 Nov: Gamerome – Rome, Italy
28-29 Nov: Make Games Africa – Cape Town, South Africa
7-10 Dec: F&S Play – Bilbao, Spain
5 Jan: NM in Gameplay – Oslo, Norway
31 Jan-2 Feb: Ludicious – Zürich, Switzerland
11-13 Apr: Reboot Develop Blue – Dubrovnik, Croatia
25-28 Apr: Nordic Game Jam – Copenhagen, Denmark

NGDC Season III Grand Finals
22-24 May: Nordic Game 2019 – Malmö, Sweden

NGDC Season III wild cards
Not attending our partner events? Fear not. The online submission process for a wild card seat at the NGDC Finals will be announced in April 2019. Stay tuned!

NGDC Season III sponsors
NGDC Season III is sponsored by Xsolla, Dolby, Steam, Plan of Attack, Matchmade, 80 Level and Nordic Game Ventures.

About Xsolla
Xsolla ensures the best ideas get made, get seen and get played. Launch, monetize and scale with Xsolla tools and services. Learn more at xsolla.com.

About Dolby
Dolby transforms the science of sight and sound into spectacular experiences. Learn more at www.dolby.com.

About Steam
The ultimate entertainment platform. Play, connect, create and more – install Steam today and start gaming! Learn more at store.steampowered.com.

About Plan of Attack
Working with the right media at the right time, Plan of Attack helps organisations tell their stories and generate the most value from their projects. Learn more at planofattack.biz.

About Matchmade
Matchmade is the leading influencer marketing platform for games. Founded in Helsinki by games industry veterans Jiri Kupiainen and Leo Lännenmäki in 2014, the company also has offices in Berlin, San Francisco and Los Angeles. Learn more at matchmade.tv.

About 80 Level
80 Level is the best source of valuable information about the gaming industry and its recent trends. Learn more at 80.lv.

About Nordic Game Ventures
Nordic Game Ventures grows great companies and secures future jobs for the Nordic games industry. Learn more at nordicgameventures.com.

Interested in becoming an NGDC partner or sponsor? Contact Nordic Game BD director Teddy Florea here to learn about great opportunities still available for NGDC Season III.

The fourteenth qualifier of the Nordic Game Discovery Contest Season III took place on 11 April at Reboot Develop Blue in Dubrovnik, Croatia.

Returning to the Dalmatian coast for a third NGDC season, hopes were high for another great contest with really strong games. And the expectations were certainly fulfilled, with the judges having a very difficult time picking a winner from among this year’s outstanding competitors.

In the end, it was the narrative-driven conversational puzzle game Interrogation from Critique Gaming that came out on top.

Check out the teaser trailer:

Congratulations to Critique Gaming and see you for the NGDC Grand Finals at NG19 next month!

Also a big thanks to the organisers of Reboot Develop Blue, who also once again did a great job organising their event, gathering many of the most talented developers from Croatia and across Europe to Dubrovnik.

About the Nordic Game Discovery Contest
In 2016, building on fourteen years of running major successful events in the games industry, including several live-pitching events, selection processes and support systems, Nordic Game created the Nordic Game Discovery Contest (NGDC) – an exciting, competitive challenge, where selected game projects are showcased at live-pitch events in several countries.

NGDC Season III Tour Plan 2018-2019
30-31 Aug: Game Dev Days – Graz, Austria
28-29 Sep: Game Dev Camp – Lisbon, Portugal
4-5 Oct: DevPlay – Bucharest, Romania
4-5 Oct: Northern Game Summit – Kajaani, Finland
11-14 Oct: Game Industry Conference – Poznan, Poland
17-19 Oct: Sweden Game Conference – Skövde, Sweden
20-21 Oct: Athens Games Festival – Athens, Greece
2-3 Nov: GameOn – Vilnius, Lithuania
20-21 Nov: Gamerome – Rome, Italy
28-29 Nov: Make Games Africa – Cape Town, South Africa
7-10 Dec: F&S Play – Bilbao, Spain
5 Jan: NM in Gameplay – Oslo, Norway
31 Jan-2 Feb: Ludicious – Zürich, Switzerland
11-13 Apr: Reboot Develop Blue – Dubrovnik, Croatia
25-28 Apr: Nordic Game Jam – Copenhagen, Denmark

NGDC Season III Grand Finals
22-24 May: Nordic Game 2019 – Malmö, Sweden

NGDC Season III wild cards
Not attending our partner events? Fear not. The online submission process for a wild card seat at the NGDC Finals will be announced in April 2019. Stay tuned!

NGDC Season III sponsors
NGDC Season III is sponsored by Xsolla, Dolby, Steam, Plan of Attack, Matchmade, 80 Level and Nordic Game Ventures.

About Xsolla
Xsolla ensures the best ideas get made, get seen and get played. Launch, monetize and scale with Xsolla tools and services. Learn more at xsolla.com.

About Dolby
Dolby transforms the science of sight and sound into spectacular experiences. Learn more at www.dolby.com.

About Steam
The ultimate entertainment platform. Play, connect, create and more – install Steam today and start gaming! Learn more at store.steampowered.com.

About Plan of Attack
Working with the right media at the right time, Plan of Attack helps organisations tell their stories and generate the most value from their projects. Learn more at planofattack.biz.

About Matchmade
Matchmade is the leading influencer marketing platform for games. Founded in Helsinki by games industry veterans Jiri Kupiainen and Leo Lännenmäki in 2014, the company also has offices in Berlin, San Francisco and Los Angeles. Learn more at matchmade.tv.

About 80 Level
80 Level is the best source of valuable information about the gaming industry and its recent trends. Learn more at 80.lv.

About Nordic Game Ventures
Nordic Game Ventures grows great companies and secures future jobs for the Nordic games industry. Learn more at nordicgameventures.com.

Interested in becoming an NGDC partner or sponsor? Contact Nordic Game BD director Teddy Florea here to learn about great opportunities still available for NGDC Season III.

On Saturday, 2 February the Nordic Game Discovery Contest caravan arrived in Switzerland to host the third season’s thirteenth NGDC qualifier.

Zürich was the city and Ludicious the event, with the three selected contestants delivering a great battle in front of a live audience and panel of judges including industry veterans Kate Edwards, Kathleen Evers, Saku Lethinen and Mikael Haveri.

The jury had a great time peppering the contestants with pointed questions, which led to a few split decisions over the four qualifying rounds. In the end, US developer Bad Dream Games took the top spot with their game One Hand Clapping, an innovative a 2D puzzle platformer where players sing into a microphone to solve musical puzzles and change the game world around them.

Big congrats to Bad Dream Games and see you at the NGDC Grand Finals at NG19 in May! Also warm thanks to Ludicious for welcoming the NGDC again to Zürich.

About the Nordic Game Discovery Contest
In 2016, building on fourteen years of running major successful events in the games industry, including several live-pitching events, selection processes and support systems, Nordic Game created the Nordic Game Discovery Contest (NGDC) – an exciting, competitive challenge, where selected game projects are showcased at live-pitch events in several countries.

NGDC Season III Tour Plan 2018-2019 (more events to be announced)
30-31 Aug: Game Dev Days – Graz, Austria
28-29 Sep: Game Dev Camp – Lisbon, Portugal
4-5 Oct: DevPlay – Bucharest, Romania
4-5 Oct: Northern Game Summit – Kajaani, Finland
11-14 Oct: Game Industry Conference – Poznan, Poland
17-19 Oct: Sweden Game Conference – Skövde, Sweden
20-21 Oct: Athens Games Festival – Athens, Greece
2-3 Nov: GameOn – Vilnius, Lithuania
20-21 Nov: Gamerome – Rome, Italy
28-29 Nov: Make Games Africa – Cape Town, South Africa
7-10 Dec: F&S Play – Bilbao, Spain
5 Jan: NM in Gameplay – Oslo, Norway
31 Jan-2 Feb: Ludicious – Zürich, Switzerland
8-9 Apr: Quo Vadis – Berlin, Germany
11-13 Apr: Reboot Develop – Dubrovnik, Croatia
25-28 Apr: Nordic Game Jam – Copenhagen, Denmark

NGDC Season III Grand Finals
22-24 May: Nordic Game 2019 – Malmö, Sweden

NGDC Season III wild cards
Not attending our partner events? Fear not. The online submission process for a wild card seat at the NGDC Finals will be announced in April 2019. Stay tuned!

NGDC Season III sponsors
NGDC Season III is sponsored by Xsolla, Dolby, Steam, Plan of Attack and Nordic Game Ventures.

About Xsolla
Xsolla ensures the best ideas get made, get seen and get played. Launch, monetize and scale with Xsolla tools and services. Learn more at xsolla.com.

About Dolby
Dolby transforms the science of sight and sound into spectacular experiences. Learn more at www.dolby.com.

About Steam
The ultimate entertainment platform. Play, connect, create and more – install Steam today and start gaming! Learn more at store.steampowered.com.

About Plan of Attack
Working with the right media at the right time, Plan of Attack helps organisations tell their stories and generate the most value from their projects. Learn more at planofattack.biz.

About Nordic Game Ventures
Nordic Game Ventures grows great companies and secures future jobs for the Nordic games industry. Learn more at nordicgameventures.com.

Interested in becoming an NGDC partner or sponsor? Contact Nordic Game BD director Teddy Florea here to learn about great opportunities still available for NGDC Season III.

Last Saturday was a day of celebrations in Norway. Besides the annual NM in Gameplay event, taking place along side the Norwegian industry award show Spilprisen, the Nordic Game Discovery Contest brought this season’s twelveth qualifier to Oslo.

Norwegian studio Perfectly Paranormal impressed the jury and took the prize with their upcoming game Helheim Hassle, set in the same quirky universe as the humorous and critically acclaimed Manual Samuel from 2016.

Big congrats to Perfectly Paranormal, and see you at Nordic Game 2019 for the Grand Finals! Also a warm thanks to the organisers of NM in Gameplay for hosting the NGDC for a second year.

About the Nordic Game Discovery Contest
In 2016, building on fourteen years of running major successful events in the games industry, including several live-pitching events, selection processes and support systems, Nordic Game created the Nordic Game Discovery Contest (NGDC) – an exciting, competitive challenge, where selected game projects are showcased at live-pitch events in several countries.

NGDC Season III Tour Plan 2018-2019 (more events to be announced)
30-31 Aug: Game Dev Days – Graz, Austria
28-29 Sep: Game Dev Camp – Lisbon, Portugal
4-5 Oct: DevPlay – Bucharest, Romania
4-5 Oct: Northern Game Summit – Kajaani, Finland
11-14 Oct: Game Industry Conference – Poznan, Poland
17-19 Oct: Sweden Game Conference – Skövde, Sweden
20-21 Oct: Athens Games Festival – Athens, Greece
2-3 Nov: GameOn – Vilnius, Lithuania
20-21 Nov: Gamerome – Rome, Italy
28-29 Nov: Make Games Africa – Cape Town, South Africa
7-10 Dec: F&S Play – Bilbao, Spain
5 Jan: NM in Gameplay – Oslo, Norway
31 Jan-2 Feb: Ludicious – Zürich, Switzerland
8-9 Apr: Quo Vadis – Berlin, Germany
11-13 Apr: Reboot Develop – Dubrovnik, Croatia
25-28 Apr: Nordic Game Jam – Copenhagen, Denmark

NGDC Season III Grand Finals
22-24 May: Nordic Game 2019 – Malmö, Sweden

NGDC Season III wild cards
Not attending our partner events? Fear not. The online submission process for a wild card seat at the NGDC Finals will be announced in April 2019. Stay tuned!

NGDC Season III sponsors
NGDC Season III is sponsored by Xsolla, Dolby, Steam, Plan of Attack and Nordic Game Ventures.

About Xsolla
Xsolla ensures the best ideas get made, get seen and get played. Launch, monetize and scale with Xsolla tools and services. Learn more at xsolla.com.

About Dolby
Dolby transforms the science of sight and sound into spectacular experiences. Learn more at www.dolby.com.

About Steam
The ultimate entertainment platform. Play, connect, create and more – install Steam today and start gaming! Learn more at store.steampowered.com.

About Plan of Attack
Working with the right media at the right time, Plan of Attack helps organisations tell their stories and generate the most value from their projects. Learn more at planofattack.biz.

About Nordic Game Ventures
Nordic Game Ventures grows great companies and secures future jobs for the Nordic games industry. Learn more at nordicgameventures.com.

Interested in becoming an NGDC partner or sponsor? Contact Nordic Game BD director Teddy Florea here to learn about great opportunities still available for NGDC Season III.

The Nordic Game Discovery Contest Season III caravan arrived at the F&S Play Festival in Bilbao, Spain this past weekend for the season’s eleventh qualifier on the road to the finals at NG19 next May.

After a classic NGDC battle between the three Spanish contestants, studio Sons of a Bit came out on top with their party game Islabomba – check it out right here

Big congrats to Son of a Bit and see you in Malmö at Nordic Game 2019! And a warm thank you to the organisers of the F&S Play Festival for a well-executed event and the great hospitality

About the Nordic Game Discovery Contest
In 2016, building on fourteen years of running major successful events in the games industry, including several live-pitching events, selection processes and support systems, Nordic Game created the Nordic Game Discovery Contest (NGDC) – an exciting, competitive challenge, where selected game projects are showcased at live-pitch events in several countries.

NGDC Season III Tour Plan 2018-2019 (more events to be announced)
30-31 Aug: Game Dev Days – Graz, Austria
28-29 Sep: Game Dev Camp – Lisbon, Portugal
4-5 Oct: DevPlay – Bucharest, Romania
4-5 Oct: Northern Game Summit – Kajaani, Finland
11-14 Oct: Game Industry Conference – Poznan, Poland
17-19 Oct: Sweden Game Conference – Skövde, Sweden
20-21 Oct: Athens Games Festival – Athens, Greece
2-3 Nov: GameOn – Vilnius, Lithuania
20-21 Nov: Gamerome – Rome, Italy
28-29 Nov: Make Games Africa – Cape Town, South Africa
7-10 Dec: F&S Play – Bilbao, Spain
5 Jan: NM in Gameplay – Oslo, Norway
31 Jan-2 Feb: Ludicious – Zürich, Switzerland
11-13 Apr: Reboot Develop – Dubrovnik, Croatia
25-28 Apr: Nordic Game Jam – Copenhagen, Denmark

NGDC Season III Grand Finals
22-24 May: Nordic Game 2019 – Malmö, Sweden

NGDC Season III wild cards
Not attending our partner events? Fear not. The online submission process for a wild card seat at the NGDC Finals will be announced in April 2019. Stay tuned!

NGDC Season III sponsors
NGDC Season III is sponsored by Xsolla, Dolby, Steam, Plan of Attack, Mail.ru and Nordic Game Ventures.

About Xsolla
Xsolla ensures the best ideas get made, get seen and get played. Launch, monetize and scale with Xsolla tools and services. Learn more at xsolla.com.

About Dolby
Dolby transforms the science of sight and sound into spectacular experiences. Learn more at www.dolby.com.

About Steam
The ultimate entertainment platform. Play, connect, create and more – install Steam today and start gaming! Learn more at store.steampowered.com.

About Plan of Attack
Working with the right media at the right time, Plan of Attack helps organisations tell their stories and generate the most value from their projects. Learn more at planofattack.biz.

About Mail.ru
Mail.Ru Group is the largest internet business in Russia, based on mobile daily audience. Learn more at corp.mail.ru.

About Nordic Game Ventures
Nordic Game Ventures grows great companies and secures future jobs for the Nordic games industry. Learn more at nordicgameventures.com.

Interested in becoming an NGDC partner or sponsor? Contact Nordic Game BD director Teddy Florea here to learn about great opportunities still available for NGDC Season III.

The Nordic Game Discovery Contest debuted in Cape Town last week for the contest’s first qualifier on the African continent, hosted by Make Games Africa in conjunction with Africa Games Week.

Three contestants were selected to compete in this season’s tenth qualifier, vying for a spot in the NGDC Season III Grand Finals at NG19 this May. The following studios took the stage on 29 November in Cape Town:

Silvernode Studios (South Africa) presenting Nine Noir Lives
Augmentors (South Africa) presenting Augmentors
QCF Design (South Africa) presenting Drawkanoid

In an exciting qualifier, South African developer QCF Design came out on top, closing out the competition with Drawkanoid, their action arcade game for PC.

“Travelling to Cape Town for our first NGDC in Africa was a really interesting trip,” says NGDC organiser Jacob Riis. “We got so much praise for being part of the first Africa Games Week and for helping them build their games community.”

A big congrats to QCF Design and see you in Malmö at Nordic Game 2019! And a warm thank you to the organisers of Make Games Africa and Africa Games Week for welcoming this season’s tenth NGDC qualifier.

About the Nordic Game Discovery Contest
In 2016, building on fourteen years of running major successful events in the games industry, including several live-pitching events, selection processes and support systems, Nordic Game created the Nordic Game Discovery Contest (NGDC) – an exciting, competitive challenge, where selected game projects are showcased at live-pitch events in several countries.

NGDC Season III Tour Plan 2018-2019 (more events to be announced)
30-31 Aug: Game Dev Days – Graz, Austria
28-29 Sep: Game Dev Camp – Lisbon, Portugal
4-5 Oct: DevPlay – Bucharest, Romania
4-5 Oct: Northern Game Summit – Kajaani, Finland
11-14 Oct: Game Industry Conference – Poznan, Poland
17-19 Oct: Sweden Game Conference – Skövde, Sweden
20-21 Oct: Athens Games Festival – Athens, Greece
2-3 Nov: GameOn – Vilnius, Lithuania
20-21 Nov: Gamerome – Rome, Italy
28-29 Nov: Make Games Africa – Cape Town, South Africa
7-10 Dec: F&S Play – Bilbao, Spain
5 Jan: NM in Gameplay – Oslo, Norway
31 Jan-2 Feb: Ludicious – Zürich, Switzerland
11-13 Apr: Reboot Develop – Dubrovnik, Croatia
25-28 Apr: Nordic Game Jam – Copenhagen, Denmark

NGDC Season III Grand Finals
22-24 May: Nordic Game 2019 – Malmö, Sweden

NGDC Season III wild cards
Not attending our partner events? Fear not. The online submission process for a wild card seat at the NGDC Finals will be announced in April 2019. Stay tuned!

NGDC Season III sponsors
NGDC Season III is sponsored by Xsolla, Dolby, Steam, Plan of Attack, Mail.ru and Nordic Game Ventures.

About Xsolla
Xsolla ensures the best ideas get made, get seen and get played. Launch, monetize and scale with Xsolla tools and services. Learn more at xsolla.com.

About Dolby
Dolby transforms the science of sight and sound into spectacular experiences. Learn more at www.dolby.com.

About Steam
The ultimate entertainment platform. Play, connect, create and more – install Steam today and start gaming! Learn more at store.steampowered.com.

About Plan of Attack
Working with the right media at the right time, Plan of Attack helps organisations tell their stories and generate the most value from their projects. Learn more at planofattack.biz.

About Mail.ru
Mail.Ru Group is the largest internet business in Russia, based on mobile daily audience. Learn more at corp.mail.ru.

About Nordic Game Ventures
Nordic Game Ventures grows great companies and secures future jobs for the Nordic games industry. Learn more at nordicgameventures.com.

Interested in becoming an NGDC partner or sponsor? Contact Nordic Game BD director Teddy Florea here to learn about great opportunities still available for NGDC Season III.

On 22 November, three contestants took the stage at Gamerome in the Italian capital for the ninth qualifier of this season’s NGDC. Their challenge – to win a coveted spot in the Nordic Game Discovery Contest Season III Grand Finals at NG19 next May.

The NGDC qualifier in Rome saw Italian Dusk Developers come out on top, closing out the competition with their game Dusk, a 2D sci-fi puzzle-platformer influenced by heavy stealth mechanics.

A big congrats to Dusk Developers and see you in Malmö at Nordic Game 2019! And a warm thank you to the organisers of Gamerome for hosting this season’s ninth NGDC qualifier.

About the Nordic Game Discovery Contest
In 2016, building on fourteen years of running major successful events in the games industry, including several live-pitching events, selection processes and support systems, Nordic Game created the Nordic Game Discovery Contest (NGDC) – an exciting, competitive challenge, where selected game projects are showcased at live-pitch events in several countries.

NGDC Season III Tour Plan 2018-2019 (more events to be announced)
30-31 Aug: Game Dev Days – Graz, Austria
28-29 Sep: Game Dev Camp – Lisbon, Portugal
4-5 Oct: DevPlay – Bucharest, Romania
4-5 Oct: Northern Game Summit – Kajaani, Finland
11-14 Oct: Game Industry Conference – Poznan, Poland
17-19 Oct: Sweden Game Conference – Skövde, Sweden
20-21 Oct: Athens Games Festival – Athens, Greece
2-3 Nov: GameOn – Vilnius, Lithuania
20-21 Nov: Gamerome – Rome, Italy
28-29 Nov: Make Games Africa – Cape Town, South Africa
7-10 Dec: F&S Play – Bilbao, Spain
5 Jan: NM in Gameplay – Oslo, Norway
31 Jan-2 Feb: Ludicious – Zürich, Switzerland
11-13 Apr: Reboot Develop – Dubrovnik, Croatia
25-28 Apr: Nordic Game Jam – Copenhagen, Denmark

NGDC Season III Grand Finals
22-24 May: Nordic Game 2019 – Malmö, Sweden

NGDC Season III wild cards
Not attending our partner events? Fear not. The online submission process for a wild card seat at the NGDC Finals will be announced in April 2019. Stay tuned!

NGDC Season III sponsors
NGDC Season III is sponsored by Xsolla, Dolby, Steam, Plan of Attack, Mail.ru and Nordic Game Ventures.

About Xsolla
Xsolla ensures the best ideas get made, get seen and get played. Launch, monetize and scale with Xsolla tools and services. Learn more at xsolla.com.

About Dolby
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About Plan of Attack
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About Mail.ru
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About Nordic Game Ventures
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Interested in becoming an NGDC partner or sponsor? Contact Nordic Game BD director Teddy Florea here to learn about great opportunities still available for NGDC Season III.

On 3 November, the three contestants from across Europe met at GameOn in Vilnius, Lithuania to vie for a spot in the Nordic Game Discovery Contest Season III Grand Finals at NG19 next May.

Victory in this season’s exciting eighth NGDC qualifier went to Finnish Panzerdog and their game Tacticool, a fast-paced multiplayer shooter.

A big congrats to Panzerdog and see you in Malmö at Nordic Game 2019! And a warm thank you to the organisers of the GameOn for hosting the NGDC – see you again next year!

About the Nordic Game Discovery Contest
In 2016, building on fourteen years of running major successful events in the games industry, including several live-pitching events, selection processes and support systems, Nordic Game created the Nordic Game Discovery Contest (NGDC) – an exciting, competitive challenge, where selected game projects are showcased at live-pitch events in several countries.

NGDC Season III Tour Plan 2018-2019 (more events to be announced)
30-31 Aug: Game Dev Days – Graz, Austria
28-29 Sep: Game Dev Camp – Lisbon, Portugal
4-5 Oct: DevPlay – Bucharest, Romania
4-5 Oct: Northern Game Summit – Kajaani, Finland
11-14 Oct: Game Industry Conference – Poznan, Poland
17-19 Oct: Sweden Game Conference – Skövde, Sweden
20-21 Oct: Athens Games Festival – Athens, Greece
2-3 Nov: GameOn – Vilnius, Lithuania
20-21 Nov: Gamerome – Rome, Italy
31 Jan-2 Feb: Ludicious – Zürich, Switzerland
11-13 Apr: Reboot Develop – Dubrovnik, Croatia
25-28 Apr: Nordic Game Jam – Copenhagen, Denmark

NGDC Season III Grand Finals
22-24 May: Nordic Game 2019 – Malmö, Sweden

NGDC Season III wild cards
Not attending our partner events? Fear not. The online submission process for a wild card seat at the NGDC Finals will be announced in April 2019. Stay tuned!

NGDC Season III is sponsored by Nordic Game Ventures, Steam, Dolby, Mail.ru, Plan of Attack and Xsolla.

Interested in becoming an NGDC partner or sponsor? Contact Nordic Game BD director Teddy Florea here to learn about great opportunities still available for NGDC Season III.

On 20 October, three competitors battled live on-stage at the Athens Games Festival for a chance to join the Nordic Game Discovery Contest Season III Grand Finals at NG19 next May.

The season’s intense seventh NGDC qualifier in the Greek capital was settled in the end by Pixel Reign and their game Robbie Swifthand and the Orb of Mysteries, a mind-bending, hardcore 2D platformer.

A big congrats to Pixel Reign and see you in Malmö at Nordic Game 2019! And a warm thank you to the organisers of the Athens Games Festival for hosting the NGDC again this year.

About the Nordic Game Discovery Contest
In 2016, building on fourteen years of running major successful events in the games industry, including several live-pitching events, selection processes and support systems, Nordic Game created the Nordic Game Discovery Contest (NGDC) – an exciting, competitive challenge, where selected game projects are showcased at live-pitch events in several countries.

NGDC Season III Tour Plan 2018-2019 (more events to be announced)
30-31 Aug: Game Dev Days – Graz, Austria
28-29 Sep: Game Dev Camp – Lisbon, Portugal
4-5 Oct: DevPlay – Bucharest, Romania
4-5 Oct: Northern Game Summit – Kajaani, Finland
11-14 Oct: Game Industry Conference – Poznan, Poland
17-19 Oct: Sweden Game Conference – Skövde, Sweden
20-21 Oct: Athens Games Festival – Athens, Greece
2-3 Nov: GameOn – Vilnius, Lithuania
20-21 Nov: Gamerome – Rome, Italy
31 Jan-2 Feb: Ludicious – Zürich, Switzerland
11-13 Apr: Reboot Develop – Dubrovnik, Croatia
25-28 Apr: Nordic Game Jam – Copenhagen, Denmark

NGDC Season III Grand Finals
22-24 May: Nordic Game 2019 – Malmö, Sweden

NGDC Season III wild cards
Not attending our partner events? Fear not. The online submission process for a wild card seat at the NGDC Finals will be announced in April 2019. Stay tuned!

NGDC Season III is sponsored by Nordic Game Ventures and Steam, with regional and finals support from Dolby, Mail.ru, Plan of Attack and Xsolla.

Interested in becoming an NGDC partner or sponsor? Contact Nordic Game BD director Teddy Florea here to learn about great opportunities still available for NGDC Season III.

On 18 October, three contestants took the stage in Skövde, Sweden at the Sweden Game Conference to battle for seat in the Nordic Game Discovery Contest Season III Grand Finals at NG19 next May.

In the end, the season’s sixth NGDC qualifier saw Valiant Games come out victors in Skövde with their game Pendula Swing, an episodic adventure game with RPG elements set in a fantasy version of the American “Roaring 20s”.

A big congrats to Valiant Games and see you in Malmö at Nordic Game 2019! And a warm thank you to the organisers of the Sweden Game Conference for hosting the NGDC again this year.

About the Nordic Game Discovery Contest
In 2016, building on fourteen years of running major successful events in the games industry, including several live-pitching events, selection processes and support systems, Nordic Game created the Nordic Game Discovery Contest (NGDC) – an exciting, competitive challenge, where selected game projects are showcased at live-pitch events in several countries.

NGDC Season III Tour Plan 2018-2019 (more events to be announced)
30-31 Aug: Game Dev Days – Graz, Austria
28-29 Sep: Game Dev Camp – Lisbon, Portugal
4-5 Oct: DevPlay – Bucharest, Romania
4-5 Oct: Northern Game Summit – Kajaani, Finland
11-14 Oct: Game Industry Conference – Poznan, Poland
17-19 Oct: Sweden Game Conference – Skövde, Sweden
20-21 Oct: Athens Games Festival – Athens, Greece
2-3 Nov: GameOn – Vilnius, Lithuania
20-21 Nov: Gamerome – Rome, Italy
31 Jan-2 Feb: Ludicious – Zürich, Switzerland
11-13 Apr: Reboot Develop – Dubrovnik, Croatia
25-28 Apr: Nordic Game Jam – Copenhagen, Denmark

NGDC Season III Grand Finals
22-24 May: Nordic Game 2019 – Malmö, Sweden

NGDC Season III wild cards
Not attending our partner events? Fear not. The online submission process for a wild card seat at the NGDC Finals will be announced in April 2019. Stay tuned!

NGDC Season III is sponsored by Nordic Game Ventures and Steam, with regional and finals support from Dolby, Mail.ru, Plan of Attack and Xsolla.

Interested in becoming an NGDC partner or sponsor? Contact Nordic Game BD director Teddy Florea here to learn about great opportunities still available for NGDC Season III.

On 12 October, three contestants took the stage at the GIC in Poznan, Poland. Their mission – to battle for a coveted spot in the Nordic Game Discovery Contest Season III Grand Finals at NG19 next May.

Kicking-off the GIC on the day before the conference, the NGDC qualifier in Poznan saw Polish studio Ovid Works come out on top, closing out the competition with their game Metamorphosis.

Metamorphosis is as Kafkaesque first-person adventure where puzzle-platforming, stealth and exploration merge with an extraordinary story about a tiny bug on a heroic quest to save its humanity.

A big congrats to Ovid Works and see you in Malmö at Nordic Game 2019! And a warm thank you to the organisers of GIC for hosting this season’s fifth NGDC qualifier.

About the Nordic Game Discovery Contest
In 2016, building on fourteen years of running major successful events in the games industry, including several live-pitching events, selection processes and support systems, Nordic Game created the Nordic Game Discovery Contest (NGDC) – an exciting, competitive challenge, where selected game projects are showcased at live-pitch events in several countries.

NGDC Season III Tour Plan 2018-2019 (more events to be announced)
30-31 Aug: Game Dev Days – Graz, Austria
28-29 Sep: Game Dev Camp – Lisbon, Portugal
4-5 Oct: DevPlay – Bucharest, Romania
4-5 Oct: Northern Game Summit – Kajaani, Finland
11-14 Oct: Game Industry Conference – Poznan, Poland
17-19 Oct: Sweden Game Conference – Skövde, Sweden
20-21 Oct: Athens Games Festival – Athens, Greece
2-3 Nov: GameOn – Vilnius, Lithuania
20-21 Nov: Gamerome – Rome, Italy
31 Jan-2 Feb: Ludicious – Zürich, Switzerland
11-13 Apr: Reboot Develop – Dubrovnik, Croatia
25-28 Apr: Nordic Game Jam – Copenhagen, Denmark

NGDC Season III Grand Finals
22-24 May: Nordic Game 2019 – Malmö, Sweden

NGDC Season III wild cards
Not attending our partner events? Fear not. The online submission process for a wild card seat at the NGDC Finals will be announced in April 2019. Stay tuned!

NGDC Season III is sponsored by Nordic Game Ventures and Steam, with regional and finals support from Dolby, Mail.ru, Plan of Attack and Xsolla.

Interested in becoming an NGDC partner or sponsor? Contact Nordic Game BD director Teddy Florea here to learn about great opportunities still available for NGDC Season III.

For a third consecutive season, the Northern Game Summit hosted the Nordic Game Discovery Contest on 5 October in Kajaani, Finland.

This year’s three competitors battled for the qualifier win in a packed auditorium at the NGS, with the audience enthusiastically cheering the contestants along.

All three studios made a great impression, but it was Finnish Red Stage Entertainment with their game Skábma – Polar Night that took the evening’s prize – a spot in the NGDC Grand Finals at NG19 next May, as well as PR services from Plan of Attack and Mail.ru.

Based on Sámi mythology, Skábma – Polar Night follows the journey of the young Áilu, as the child treks through Sámiland and the spirit Worlds to restore balance between light and dark.

Congratulations to Red Stage Entertainment and see you at the NGDC finals next year!

A big thanks as well to the organisers of the Northern Game Summit for another great event, and for welcoming the NGDC back to Kajaani.

About the Nordic Game Discovery Contest
In 2016, building on fourteen years of running major successful events in the games industry, including several live-pitching events, selection processes and support systems, Nordic Game created the Nordic Game Discovery Contest (NGDC) – an exciting, competitive challenge, where selected game projects are showcased at live-pitch events in several countries.

NGDC Season III Tour Plan 2018-2019 (more events to be announced)
30-31 Aug: Game Dev Days – Graz, Austria
28-29 Sep: Game Dev Camp – Lisbon, Portugal
4-5 Oct: DevPlay – Bucharest, Romania
4-5 Oct: Northern Game Summit – Kajaani, Finland
11-14 Oct: Game Industry Conference – Poznan, Poland
17-19 Oct: Sweden Game Conference – Skövde, Sweden
20-21 Oct: Athens Games Festival – Athens, Greece
2-3 Nov: GameOn – Vilnius, Lithuania
20-21 Nov: Gamerome – Rome, Italy
31 Jan-2 Feb: Ludicious – Zürich, Switzerland
11-13 Apr: Reboot Develop – Dubrovnik, Croatia
25-28 Apr: Nordic Game Jam – Copenhagen, Denmark

NGDC Season III Grand Finals
22-24 May: Nordic Game 2019 – Malmö, Sweden

NGDC Season III wild cards
Not attending our partner events? Fear not. The online submission process for a wild card seat at the NGDC Finals will be announced in April 2019. Stay tuned!

NGDC Season III is sponsored by Nordic Game Ventures and Steam, with regional and finals support from Dolby, Mail.ru, Plan of Attack and Xsolla.

Interested in becoming an NGDC partner or sponsor? Contact Nordic Game BD director Teddy Florea here to learn about great opportunities still available for NGDC Season III.

The third qualifier of the Nordic Game Discovery Contest Season III took place on 5 October at the DevPlay conference in Bucharest, Romania.

As last season’s NGDC champion Breadcrumb Studios and their game Yaga qualified at DevPlay, expectations were high for another great contest with really strong games. And the expectations were certainly fulfilled, with the judges having a very difficult time picking a winner from among this year’s outstanding competitors.

In the end, a game from last season’s NGDC qualifier came out on top: Bossgard, created by Romanian developer Sand Sailor Studio.

Bossgard is a fast-paced asymmetrical multiplayer game where players choose from a variety of unique bosses to command – or to “drop the pain” on the exact same bosses as a Viking favored by the gods.

Congratulations to Sand Sailor Studio and see you for the NGDC Grand Finals at NG19 next May!

Also a big thanks to the organisers of DevPlay, who also once again did a great job organising their event, gathering many of the most talented developers from Romania and across Europe to Bucharest.

About the Nordic Game Discovery Contest
In 2016, building on fourteen years of running major successful events in the games industry, including several live-pitching events, selection processes and support systems, Nordic Game created the Nordic Game Discovery Contest (NGDC) – an exciting, competitive challenge, where selected game projects are showcased at live-pitch events in several countries.

NGDC Season III Tour Plan 2018-2019 (more events to be announced)
30-31 Aug: Game Dev Days – Graz, Austria
28-29 Sep: Game Dev Camp – Lisbon, Portugal
4-5 Oct: DevPlay – Bucharest, Romania
4-5 Oct: Northern Game Summit – Kajaani, Finland
11-14 Oct: Game Industry Conference – Poznan, Poland
17-19 Oct: Sweden Game Conference – Skövde, Sweden
20-21 Oct: Athens Games Festival – Athens, Greece
2-3 Nov: GameOn – Vilnius, Lithuania
20-21 Nov: Gamerome – Rome, Italy
31 Jan-2 Feb: Ludicious – Zürich, Switzerland
11-13 Apr: Reboot Develop – Dubrovnik, Croatia
25-28 Apr: Nordic Game Jam – Copenhagen, Denmark

NGDC Season III Grand Finals
22-24 May: Nordic Game 2019 – Malmö, Sweden

NGDC Season III wild cards
Not attending our partner events? Fear not. The online submission process for a wild card seat at the NGDC Finals will be announced in April 2019. Stay tuned!

NGDC Season III is sponsored by Nordic Game Ventures and Steam, with regional and finals support from Dolby, Mail.ru, Plan of Attack and Xsolla.

Interested in becoming an NGDC partner or sponsor? Contact Nordic Game BD director Teddy Florea here to learn about great opportunities still available for NGDC Season III.

It may have been 29 degrees outside, but inside Forum Lisboa it felt even warmer, as three contestants took the stage at Game Dev Camp in Lisbon, Portugal to fight for a seat in the Nordic Game Discovery Contest Season III finals next May.

After a close race between the contestants, presenting themselves and their games, as well as answering jury questions and working to sway the live audience, Flying Pan Studio finished on top with their game Keg Wars.

Keg Wars is an innovative take on the classic tic-tac-toe game, with players choosing cards of different abilities to dominate the board and achieve a three-in-a-row winning scenario.

As winner of the NGDC Season III qualifier in Lisbon, Flying Pan Studio has earned coverage by Mail.ru as well as PR support from Plan of Attack. They’re now ready for the NGDC Grand Finals, taking place at Nordic Game 2019, 22-24 May in Malmö, Sweden.

A big thanks to the organisers of Game Dev Camp for hosting the NGDC qualifier!

About the Nordic Game Discovery Contest
In 2016, building on fourteen years of running major successful events in the games industry, including several live-pitching events, selection processes and support systems, Nordic Game created the Nordic Game Discovery Contest (NGDC) – an exciting, competitive challenge, where selected game projects are showcased at live-pitch events in several countries.

NGDC Season III Tour Plan 2018-2019 (more events to be announced)
30-31 Aug: Game Dev Days – Graz, Austria
28-29 Sep: Game Dev Camp – Lisbon, Portugal
4-5 Oct: DevPlay – Bucharest, Romania
4-5 Oct: Northern Game Summit – Kajaani, Finland
11-14 Oct: Game Industry Conference – Poznan, Poland
17-19 Oct: Sweden Game Conference – Skövde, Sweden
20-21 Oct: Athens Games Festival – Athens, Greece
2-3 Nov: GameOn – Vilnius, Lithuania
20-21 Nov: Gamerome – Rome, Italy
31 Jan-2 Feb: Ludicious – Zürich, Switzerland
11-13 Apr: Reboot Develop – Dubrovnik, Croatia
25-28 Apr: Nordic Game Jam – Copenhagen, Denmark

NGDC Season III Grand Finals
22-24 May: Nordic Game 2019 – Malmö, Sweden

NGDC Season III wild cards
Not attending our partner events? Fear not. The online submission process for a wild card seat at the NGDC Finals will be announced in April 2019. Stay tuned!

NGDC Season III is sponsored by Nordic Game Ventures and Steam, with regional and finals support from Dolby, Mail.ru, Plan of Attack and Xsolla.

Interested in becoming an NGDC partner or sponsor? Contact Nordic Game BD director Teddy Florea here to learn about great opportunities still available for NGDC Season III.

It all happened in Graz on 1 September. On that glorious night, following the last session of the Game Dev Days conference, attendees gathered to be the first to experience the new on-stage format in the NGDC’s third season debut. Streamed live on Twitch, one could feel the anticipation in the air as NGDC host Teddy Florea went on stage to explain the rules and kick-off the show.

After an intense pitch battle, with all three contestants presenting their games, answering questions from the expert panel and entertaining the lively audience, Austrian developer Causa Creations and their game Path Out came out on top.

Path Out depicts the real story of Abdullah Karam, a Syrian war refugee who escaped trauma and death in his home country. Abdullah is safe now, and part of the team at Causa Creations. His tongue-in-cheek advice for those playing their game: “Don’t get me killed!” And he says it with a smile. Incredible.

The Causa Creations team, NGDC Season III qualifier winners at Game Dev Days in Graz, Austria.

As winner of the NGDC Season III qualifier in Graz, Causa Creations has earned coverage by Mail.ru as well as PR support from Plan of Attack. They’re now ready for the NGDC Grand Finals, taking place at Nordic Game 2019, 22-24 May in Malmö, Sweden.

About the Nordic Game Discovery Contest
In 2016, building on fourteen years of running major successful events in the games industry, including several live-pitching events, selection processes and support systems, Nordic Game created the Nordic Game Discovery Contest (NGDC) – an exciting, competitive challenge, where selected game projects are showcased at live-pitch events in several countries.

NGDC Season III Tour Plan 2018-2019 (more events to be announced)
30-31 Aug: Game Dev Days – Graz, Austria
28-29 Sep: Game Dev Camp – Lisbon, Portugal
4-5 Oct: DevPlay – Bucharest, Romania
4-5 Oct: Northern Game Summit – Kajaani, Finland
11-14 Oct: Game Industry Conference – Poznan, Poland
17-19 Oct: Sweden Game Conference – Skövde, Sweden
20-21 Oct: Athens Games Festival – Athens, Greece
2-3 Nov: GameOn – Vilnius, Lithuania
20-21 Nov: Gamerome – Rome, Italy
31 Jan-2 Feb: Ludicious – Zürich, Switzerland
11-13 Apr: Reboot Develop – Dubrovnik, Croatia
25-28 Apr: Nordic Game Jam – Copenhagen, Denmark

NGDC Season III Grand Finals
22-24 May: Nordic Game 2019 – Malmö, Sweden

NGDC Season III wild cards
Not attending our partner events? Fear not. The online submission process for a wild card seat at the NGDC Finals will be announced in April 2019. Stay tuned!

NGDC Season III is sponsored by Nordic Game Ventures and Steam, with regional and finals support from Dolby, Mail.ru, Plan of Attack and Xsolla.

Interested in becoming an NGDC partner or sponsor? Contact Nordic Game BD director Teddy Florea here to learn about great opportunities still available for NGDC Season III.