4th of September 2026 – The European Game Developers Federation (EGDF) continues its expansion as CreaTech Bulgaria, the Bulgarian creative industries association representing game developer studios, joins EGDF.
CreaTech Bulgaria’s membership further strengthens EGDF as the voice of European game developer studios. The association brings EGDF strong expertise on the challenges game developer studios and creative and art tech developers face in Europe, helping EGDF take even more targeted action to defend European digital and cultural sovereignty and ensure upcoming EU funding instruments match industry needs.
“Joining EGDF is an important step for CreaTech Bulgaria and for strengthening the representation of the Bulgarian game development ecosystem at the European level. Bulgaria has a growing community of talented studios, developers and creative technology companies, and being part of EGDF gives us an opportunity not only to bring their perspectives into European discussions, but also to learn from and collaborate more closely with game developer associations across Europe. We look forward to contributing to a stronger, more connected and competitive European games industry,” said Genoveva Christova, President of CreaTech Bulgaria.
CreaTech Bulgaria is the 27th member of the Federation. The Federation has been steadily expanding its activities, especially in Eastern and Southeastern Europe, and now covers 24 European countries. EGDF focuses on helping European game developers access talent, funding, and a route to the top of the game industry value chain—challenges Bulgarian game developers also face.
“We are excited to have CreaTech Bulgaria supporting us with our European agenda. Bulgaria is one of the key emerging game development countries in the EU. Its own talent base is growing, and it is strategically located between Turkey, Romania and Serbia, which are among the key game dev talent hubs in Europe. We are happy to share best practices, learn about common challenges and unite game developers to grow the identity of the European game industry,“ said Jari-Pekka Kaleva, Managing Director, EGDF
MEDIA CONTACT
Jari-Pekka Kaleva, tel: +358 40 716 3640
Managing Director, European Games Developer Federation (EGDF)
Email: jari-pekka.kaleva@egdf.eu
ABOUT CREATECH BULGARIA
Established in 2021, CreaTech Bulgaria is Bulgaria’s first cluster bringing together companies working at the intersection of creativity and technology. Its members operate across sectors including game development, film and audiovisual production, design, immersive technologies, digital content and other technology-driven creative fields.
CreaTech Bulgaria works to strengthen the ecosystem around these industries by fostering collaboration, innovation and international partnerships, supporting access to new markets and opportunities, and representing the interests of its members at the national and European levels. Game development is one of the key sectors within the cluster and an important part of Bulgaria’s growing creative technology ecosystem.
ABOUT EGDF
The European Games Developer Federation e.f. (EGDF) unites 27 national trade associations representing game developer studios based in 24 European countries: Austria (PGDA), Belgium (FLEGA and WALGA), Bulgaria (CreaTech Bulgaria), Croatia (CGDA), Czechia (GDACZ), Finland (Suomen pelinkehittäjät), France (SNJV), Germany (GAME and GBM), Ireland (IMIRT), Italy (IIDEA), Lithuania (LZKA), Netherlands (DGA), Norway (VIRKE Produsentforeningen), North-Makedonia (MGI), Poland (PGA and IGP), Portugal (APVP), Romania (RGDA), Serbia (SGA), Slovakia (SGDA), Spain (DEV), Sweden (Spelplan-ASGD), Switzerland (SGDA), Turkey (TOGED) and the United Kingdom (TIGA). Through its members, EGDF represents more than 2 500 game developer studios, most SMEs, employing more than 45 000 people.
The games industry represents one of Europe’s most compelling economic success stories. Located at the crossroads of the ICT and cultural industries, the game industry is one of the rapidly growing segments of the cultural and creative industries. In 2024, there were around 6 600 game developer studios and publishers in the EU, employing over 95 000 people and running a combined turnover of close to €24bn. In 2025, Europe’s games market was worth €29,7bn. The European digital single market is the third-largest game market globally.