12 Welsh game studios secure $775,000 in funding to help develop “innovative games and immersive experiences”

12 Welsh game studios have collectively secured over £580,000 (c.$775,000) to “help them to develop innovative video games and immersive experiences for commercial release.”

With content varying from “quests set in the rural mountains, to virtual reality experiences and Welsh mythology-inspired adventures,” Creative Wales’ Games Development Fund, which distributed the funding as part of a raft of initiatives from Creative Wales, hopes to encourage new creative concepts “with robust market strategies, supporting businesses on their way to achieving self-sustaining growth and long-term commercial success.”

“Thanks to the Development Fund, Rarebit Studios is doubling in size and launching an ambitious new Solitaire.io project,” Rarebit Studios’ Gaz Thomas said. “We’re proud to be creating world-class games from North Wales and Creative Wales’ support is helping us take it to another level.”

Will Humphrey, from Sugar Creative in Cardiff, added: “Securing support from Creative Wales has been transformative for Sugar Creative. This funding has enabled us to push the boundaries of immersive storytelling and accelerate the development of a project with Hat Trick Productions and HTM Television, scaling our ambitions further. It’s more than just financial support; it’s a vote of confidence in our vision and in Wales as a hub for cutting-edge games innovation.”

The Games Scale Up Fund for Wales, the first of its kind for the devolved UK nation, was launched earlier this year as part of a campaign by Creative Wales and the UK Games Fund. It awarded six independent Welsh game developers a total $1.15 million (£850,000) in funding.