Four Indonesian Game Developers Selected to Participate in Google Indie Games Accelerator

Four game developer Indonesia will take part in the 2024 Indie Games Accelerator (IGA) for ten weeks. Algorocks, Dreams Studio, Lentera Nusantara, and Own Games are among the 24 game developerindie in Asia Pacific which has been selected by Google.

Later, IGA will connect participants with 60 studios indie games from around the world with various Google products (including AI and cloud) as well as a global network of mentors who have deep knowledge of the industry. Meanwhile, game genre Those attending this program vary, from puzzles, RPGs, to education.

Indie Games Accelerator (IGA) is a program from Google Play which started in 2018. This program aims to build talent in the gaming sector in the Asia Pacific region.

A 2022 IGA graduate from Yogyakarta, Gambir Studio is said to have increased its income by 20% after receiving guidance from mentors. Besides that, Ninja Games who graduated from IGA 2018, got an agreement with game publishers who is also a mentor in the IGA program.

Niji Games developed the 3D puzzle game Umbra which has been downloaded more than 3 million times worldwide - also receiving a nomination in the "Best Game" category at the International Mobile Gaming Awards (Southeast Asia).

Local gaming industry

Indonesia is a market mobile game third largest with total downloads on Google Play of 3,37 billion in 2022. Para gamer Indonesia was recorded to have spent a total of $288 million on shopping items in Indonesia mobile games. In research The report of Statista, total market Gaming Indonesia is estimated to reach $505,4 billion, and is projected to reach $649,8 billion in 2027 with a CAGR of around 8,74%.

Despite this potential, the gaming market is underdeveloped game developer local area still needs to be improved. The reason is, currently the domestic game market is dominated by foreign-made games. Apart from that, the domestic gaming industry is still not seen as such serious business. Not to mention the number of talents and limited capital.

Nevertheless, some game developer local have succeeded in penetrating the global market, such as Agate, Toge Productions, and Mojiken Studio. Industry game developer The local area has also attracted the interest of venture capitalists. A number were recorded game developer local ones that receive funding from VCs, such as SoleLands and Anantarupa.