Event Highlights:

Celebrate the 10th anniversary of Dev.Play Conference in 2025!

Join us for an exciting two-day event in downtown Bucharest, featuring:

New Tracks: Dive into specialized content tracks, including the all-new External Development Track, along with Indie Game Development, AAA Development, and Fundraising.

Expanded Networking Opportunities: With up to 500 expected participants and professional meeting system, you’ll be able to connect with developers and industry leaders.

Indie Festival & Expo: Experience a vibrant on-site and live-streamed indie game showcase, with curated game presentations, developer interviews, and a dedicated Steam sale page.

Exclusive Events: Don’t miss out on the official Dev.Play party and VIP side events, including a special one-day trip to Bran Castle in Romania!

Renowned Speakers: Gain insights from top-tier industry veterans, with a lineup featuring leaders from global companies.

Get ready to learn, share, and celebrate the game development community in Romania and beyond. Join us for this milestone edition of Dev.Play!

Ticket Information:

🎟️ Get ready to secure your spot at Dev.Play 2025!

Early Bird tickets are now on sale until April 13th! You can now find:

📌𝐕𝐈𝐏 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬: Limited to 20 passes, providing exclusive entry to VIP side events.

📌 RGDA members are eligible for a 𝟐𝟎% 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭

📌 Also, there will be a 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭-𝐮𝐩 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭: start-ups and independent developers that have only released one game will receive a 30% discount!

📌 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐞 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭: Purchase after receiving approval confirmation for the Indie Festival.

📌𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 may also choose to purchase a special discounted ticket

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October 9 – 10

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Access to Lectures 

Official Discord

Official Party

Access to Romanian Game Awards Gala


full pass & awards

FULL PRICE

135 EURO

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ON-SITE TICKETS

Full Pass

This ticket includes full access on-site:

all lectures

workshops

business matchmaking

official Discord

official party

PRICE: 130 EUR

Startup Pass*

This ticket includes full access on-site:

all lectures

workshops

business matchmaking

official Discord

official party

*(equivalent to Full Pass, only available for startups / indies with max 1 game released)

PRICE: 91 EUR

VIP Pass

This ticket includes full access on-site:

all lectures

workshops

business matchmaking

official Discord

official party

VIP Dinner& Side Events

PRICE: 260 EUR

ONLINE TICKETS

Full Pass

This ticket includes full access online:

all lectures

workshops

business matchmaking

official Discord

PRICE: 75 EUR

Startup Pass*

This ticket includes full access online:

all lectures

workshops

business matchmaking

official Discord

*(equivalent to Full Pass, only available for startups / indies with max 1 game released)

PRICE: 53 EUR

Content Pass

This ticket includes access online to:

all lectures

official Discord

PRICE: FREE

Speakers

Philip Martin
Philip Martin Senior Cinematic Editor @ Hazelight
Phil Knowles
Phil KnowlesCo-Dev & Outsourcing Lead @ Amazon Games
George Lemnaru
George Lemnaru CEO @ Green Horse Games
Emily Brown
Emily BrownLead Designer @ ustwo games
Vlad Calu
Vlad CaluScout & Portfolio Manager @ Oro Interactive
Victor Rubistein
Victor RubisteinFounder @ EdgeFlow Studio
Madalina Niculae
Madalina NiculaeProduction Leader @ Improbable
Bobby Wertheim
Bobby WertheimFounder @ Kando Factory
Kate Edwards
Kate EdwardsCEO & Principal Consultant @ Geogrify
Jay Powell
Jay PowellCEO @ The Powell Group & Founder of IndieGameBusiness®
Radu Ziemba
Radu ZiembaCo-Founder @ Deadlime Games
Shawn Foust
Shawn FoustCo-Founder & COO @ Fortis
Malin-Iulian Stefanescu
Malin-Iulian StefanescuFounder @ EEU Softwares
Andrei Olaru
Andrei OlaruStudio Lead @ Critique Gaming
Alice Rendell
Alice RendellNarrative Lead @ Off-Leash Interactive
Luke Savage
Luke SavageEducation Advisor @ Epic Games
Tara Phillips
Tara PhillipsArt Service line Director @ Keywords Studios
Claudia Ilea
Claudia Ilea Senior Animator @Playtika
Sebastian Colea
Sebastian Colea2d Senior Artist @Playtika
Lewis Speller
Lewis SpellerPartner Development Manager @ Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe
Gina Jackson
Gina JacksonOBE
Nav Sunner
Nav SunnerLEGAL CONSULTANT
Marian Iacob
Marian IacobQA Director @ Testronic
Tudor Postolache
Tudor Postolache COO @ Amber
Razvan Safta
Razvan SaftaHead of QA @ Funcom
Stefan Seicarescu
Stefan SeicarescuFounder and CEO @ Quantic Lab
Vlad Micu
Vlad MicuCEO @ VGVisionary
Cătălin Butnariu
Cătălin ButnariuFounder & Host @ Dev.Play Conference
Jaime Giné
Jaime Giné Chief Advisor and Board Member @ Amber

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Platinum Sponsors

Gold Sponsors

Silver Sponsors

Communication & Logistics Partners

https://code2cup.ro/

Media Partners

Find the description of all sessions here: Dev.Play conference 2024 Session Description

Location

The conference will take place at Novotel Bucharest City Centre Hotel, situated in downtown Bucharest.

Past Editions

Dev.Play 2025 – Indie Festival

At Dev.Play we will have an on-site Indie Expo featuring a curated selection of the best 20 Coming Soon games that are participating in the Indie Festival, from all genres. The expo will be a great opportunity for the developers of those games to gather precious peer-to-peer feedback and to participate at the Dev.Play Awards, allowing them to increase their market exposure!

Dev.Play 2025 – Indie Festival (PC Only)

Our now traditional online showcase is returning in 2025 during Dev.Play week!

The Indie Festival is an online, live-streamed indie games showcase, presented by professional streamers. A curated selection of 20 games will be featured during the 10-hour showcase, including developer interviews.

In parallel, we are organizing the usual Steam Sale Page*, including released and upcoming games from Eastern and Central Europe.

Eligible countries:  Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Slovakia, Turkey, Ukraine. By submitting an entry through this form, you acknowledge that you have read and agreed the Rules mentioned here

*Dev.Play will deploy all efforts to secure Steam featuring for the Sale Page, but such featuring cannot be guaranteed.

In order to be eligible to participate please fill in this form by 11-April-2025 latest and tell us more about you, your game and your studio.

Dev.Play is a conference which takes place annually in Bucharest, being organized and managed by the Romanian Game Developers Association.

RGDA was founded in 2013 with the mission to support and promote the Romanian video game developers market into making them more successful and profitable on the internal and international market.. Its members currently cover over 90% of the local game dev professionals.