European Videogame Accelerator supports studios to ambitious growth and success while preserving cultural value. 120+ studios supported since 2016. Get ready for the new and improved EVA 2026!
European Videogame Accelerator supports studios to ambitious growth and success while preserving cultural value. 120+ studios supported since 2016. Get ready for the new and improved EVA 2026!
Applications for this program will open again at the end of the year.
Remember to submit your application by February 17nd, 2026 at 23:59 CET.
You can do it! Let us know if you need help.
Individual business analysis
Expert-led business webinars
Group mentoring sessions
In-person & online workshops
1-on-1 business mentoring
Peer-to-peer sessions & webinars
Hybrid workshop at Gamescom
On-site business retreat
Finance mentoring & Pitch training
We actively and directly work with you on your business and long-term growth potential.
Here are the deliverables that await you in the program:
It is important to note that benefits are only available to those in full who take advantage of all stages of the program.
The program runs annually from March to November. It is divided into three stages. At the end of every stage there is a selection process for the next stage.
Studios can opt to exit the program after any stage, but may only start the program through stage 1.
August to April: monthly Webinars, regular check-ins, and online mentoring.
August to November: Exclusive networking and pitch events.
Dates may vary slightly, additional events, pitch contests, and meetings may follow. Attendance at all events (in-person and online) is mandatory in order to be eligible for all benefits.
The program is supporting Indie video game studios who are dedicated to grow their competence and skills for long term financial independence.
The program’s fees are staggered and become applicable per stage.
To access Stage 1 of the program, an enrollment fee of €300,- is charged.
Access to Stage 2 of the program is subject to selection and, if selected, an enrollment fee is charged of €450,-.
Access to Stage 3 of the program is subject to selection and, if selected, an enrollment fee is charged of €600,-.
Studios may opt out of progressing to further stages at any point of the program without being charged additional fees.
We provide food and drinks at all our events. Travel and accommodation costs are not covered by the program.
All fees are excl. VAT.
The call for applications closes after 17 February 2026, 23:59 CET.
Anybody who is representing an Indie videogame studio. Your studio needs to be a registered company, and you need to be actively working on an IP of your own.
Yes! But please note that participation at all in-person workshops is mandatory. This also applies if you hold a passport that requires a visa to travel. Make sure you can realistically attend all events before applying.
Most of the different parts of the program take place online (Zoom, Discord…). However, we do run an in-person kick-off workshop in Málaga, Spain on 8-9 April 2025, and an in-person wrap-up workshop in Düsseldorf, Germany on 18 August 2025.
Attendance at these workshops is mandatory.
We require participants to attend all the workshops. Failure to do so may lead to an expulsion from the program.
Please note that some workshops are in-person and may require traveling.
We receive many applications to our program and places are limited. Your application will be reviewed by an independent jury of industry leaders, who will decide if you are going to be admitted to the program.
You know that your application has been received when you get a confirmation email. Please make sure to check your spam folders, too.
After receiving a confirmation email, you can still go back and edit or complete your application until the application deadline. If you are selected for a spot in the program, we will reach out to you for a call to onboard you. Please reach out to us, if you have not heard back from us by 28 February 2026.
We will inform you about whether or not your application has been successful by the 20th of February 2026.
We are happy to welcome any member of your team for all online parts of our program. Since we have to keep in mind health and safety regulations for our in-person events, we ask you to plan on attending those alone. We therefore ask you to carefully choose the contact person before submitting your application, keeping travelling and attendance in mind.
If you have female or gender-diverse co-founders or senior staff, they may apply for an exception to our 1-person attendance rule. Please reach out to matthes@spielfabrique.eu to inquire further regarding this.
Many people from the same studios are allowed on our Discord server, which is our main channel of communication.
Join the server here!
The program’s language, in both verbal and written communication, will be English.
Most people in the program are not native English speakers, so we are not expecting perfection. However, your mentor and other studios in the program may not speak your local language, so please make sure that your studio’s contact person can comfortably converse in English.
As part of our program and through our partner network, we offer a host of opportunities, many involving pitching in front of potential financiers – both through in-person events and online. Most of these opportunities have fewer spots than there are participants in the program, however, so we reserve the right to select, in case there are more interested applicants than spots available.
No. We are not an investment firm.
We are here to prepare you to pitch in front of publishers or investors. We invite you to exclusive events where potential financiers are present, and we connect you to our own network of publishers and investors, if we think your company is a good fit for them. Participants in our program vastly expand their network and pitching skills, and have a much higher chance of finding financial support.
Other questions? Please reach out to matthes@spielfabrique.eu to ask for more details.
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