Industry information
Polish game industry for years has remained one of the most crucial sectors of both Polish economy and culture. Nowadays, game production in Poland is booming.
Starting form 2016, the sector has achieved a strong growth of around 30% a year. In 2019 there were 440 game development studios in Poland which generated the revenue of around 570 mln USD. 43 of those companies were listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
According to sectoral reports, Polish studios release on average 480 productions a year. These releases include games for PCs, consoles, VR games as well as mobile games.
Polish studios produce a wide variety of games ranging from smaller titles, budget-wise games to AAA products employing advanced technologies. In the last few years especially Polish premium sector games have won international acclaim both from critics and users. Some of excellent releases published during the last few years were the most awarded “The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt” as well as “Dead Island”, “Dying Light”, “Gears of War: Judgment”, “FrostPunk”, “Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3”, “Lords of the Fallen” or “Cyberpunk 2077”.
Polish companies are also well known for the development of a wide selection of horror games. Some of the well-known titles are “Medium”, “Layers of Fear” or “The Beast Inside”. Worth noting are also Polish games developed with the objective of not only entertaining but also raising important social problems as well as historical issues. Recent productions include “Invisible Fist”, “Solstice”, “Indygo” or “This War of Mine”.
96% of games produced in Poland are exported. The key export destinations are the USA (around 50% of games produced in Poland is sold there) and European countries (with primary focus on Germany, the UK and France). Currently the export to Asian countries accounts for slightly over 10% with China being the biggest Asian market for Polish games.
Experts project a bright future for Polish game industry. One of the reasons is the high quality of IT education in Poland. Game development courses are flourishing at Polish universities – currently Polish universities offer 60 majors in software development related to broad area of games, including 26 in programming.
The outlook for the future of Polish game industry is optimistic. Experts predict that the number of Polish studios making their mark on the global stage will steadily increase. So will the popularity of Polish games among Asian consumers.