Overview

• After a nearly two-year freeze on funding applications, developers can file full grant requests from August.
• The new scheme raises the maximum grant per project to €8 million to enable larger and multi-year game development initiatives.
• The federal government has earmarked €88 million for game funding in 2025 with a further €125 million allocated for 2026 under the revamped program.
• Industry leaders have welcomed the expanded support and urged the introduction of tax incentives for the sector as laid out in the coalition agreement.
• Germany’s homegrown titles account for less than 5 percent of local gaming expenditures, a gap policymakers hope to close as the sector takes the spotlight at Gamescom.