The gaming industry is growing fast, and a surprising share of it runs on community money. In the local scene, around 30% of investment already comes through crowdfunding. To help more teams tap into that model, Brodoto teamed up with the Serbian Games Association (SGA) to run a free online crowdfunding meetup for the gaming industry, as part of the German-Serbian Initiative for Sustainable Growth and Employment.
Watch the full recording here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5AqOSzKrfA
Who it was for
The meetup was open to gaming teams and companies at any stage, whether they were planning their first campaign or just exploring the idea. Formal and informal teams were equally welcome, as were studios with a finished game, one still in development, or previous campaign experience, successful or not. The goal was simple: to show developers that crowdfunding is a realistic, repeatable way to fund a game and build an audience around it.
What the session covered
Held online over about two hours, the meetup walked through the essentials and the real-world challenges of running a campaign:
- an introduction to crowdfunding and how it works for games
- the prospects for crowdfunding in the local gaming industry
- the challenges campaign creators actually face, from preparation to delivery
- a first-hand studio story with concrete numbers
The speakers
- Andriy Garbuza, German-Serbian Initiative for Sustainable Growth and Employment, opened the session.
- Dušan Vulović, director of Brodoto and a crowdfunding expert, and Luka Božović, project manager and crowdfunding expert, led the core content.
- Predrag Lazović of Forsage Games joined as a guest and shared why his studio turned to crowdfunding, what the campaigns demanded, and what he learned. His studio has run five campaigns that together raised over 280,000 USD, vivid proof that the model works.
Why it mattered
For a scene where nearly a third of investment already flows through crowdfunding, practical know-how is the missing piece. The meetup gave developers a direct line to people who have run successful campaigns, and a clear sense of what it takes to do it well. It also strengthened the link between the gaming community and the crowdfunding expertise needed to turn a good game into a funded one.
Watch the full recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5AqOSzKrfA
Brodoto, in cooperation with the Serbian Games Association and the German-Serbian Initiative for Sustainable Growth and Employment (supported by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, BMZ).