STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN – XX CEST, 17 APRIL 2024 – Midjiwan, the award-winning independent studio behind The Battle of Polytopia, today announces the opening of Game Town, Stockholm's first coworking space for game developers.
In addition to being a new home for Midjiwan, Game Town will also serve as a base for Toppluva AB, the makers of Grand Mountain Adventure; Warm Kitten AB, the developers behind Justin Wack and the Big Time Hack; Gro Play AB, a studio creating educational games; and Dataspelsbranschen, Sweden's trade association for video game companies. More game development companies are expected to join over the next few months.
The Swedish games industry, including subsidiaries abroad, generated SEK 86.5 billion (USD $7.9 billion) in 2022, according to a Dataspelsbranschen report. Gaming is a strong growth industry, accounting for over 4 percent of Sweden's total service exports. Game Town will become a creative, innovative, and social meeting place, further solidifying Stockholm as a key games industry hub with industry meetups, mixers, and game showcases hosted for indie and AAA developers.
Södermalm, the Stockholm island where Game Town is located, has one of the highest concentrations of game developers. The nearby areas constitute a cluster for companies within game development, housing among others Paradox, DICE, Fatshark, and Epic Games.
Christian Lövstedt, General Manager at Midjiwan, commented:
“Game Town will become a professional and playful environment for smaller game studios that want to work and develop among other developers. We’re looking to create a community of people who share our same passion for gaming and game development. Game Town will bring together indie developers and freelancers to create an open and welcoming place for the entire industry to gather.”
Per Strömbäck, Chairman of Dataspelsbranschen.
“Within a kilometer radius of Södermalm, there are at least 3,000 game developers, making it perhaps the most densely populated place for game developers in the world. Here, games are created for billions of players worldwide. Perhaps there is something in the Earth's magnetic field that makes local games particularly good? Game Town will be located right in the middle of this hub, so it is only right that our own office should be right here.”
Game Town is located at Magnus Ladulåsgatan 65, a building owned by property developer AMF Fastigheter. Membership enquiries about workspace hire at Game Town are now open. Click here to learn more.
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About Game Town
Game Town is a coworking space for small game studios with big ambitions, founded by the game studio Midjiwan AB. Game Town brings together established game studios that want to operate in a unique and creative environment close to other game developers. Read more at www.gametown.se
About Midjiwan
Midjiwan AB is an award-winning independent game developer based in Stockholm. The company released its hit 4X strategy game The Battle of Polytopia in 2016, which is available across the App Store, Google Play, Steam, Nintendo Switch™ and more. The title has received accolades from The Lovie Awards, International Mobile Gaming Awards, and the PC Indie Pitch, as well as receiving nominations for the Google Play Indie Games Contest and the Pocket Gamer Awards 2022. You can learn more about Midjiwan AB and find details on The Battle of Polytopia at midjiwan.com and polytopia.io.
About AMF Fastigheter
AMF Fastigheter is one of Sweden's largest real estate companies with 35 commercial properties in Stockholm and Sundbyberg. By developing and managing our offices, commercial areas, and neighborhoods, we contribute to a vibrant and attractive city. The property portfolio managed by AMF Fastigheter has a market value of approximately SEK 78 billion. AMF Fastigheter is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the pension company AMF. Read more at www.amffastigheter.se.