Global Game Development Software Market 2024-2028

Global Game Development Software Market 2024-2028


The game development software market is forecasted to grow by USD 62.8 mn during 2023-2028, accelerating at a CAGR of 5.42% during the forecast period. The report on the game development software market provides a holistic analysis, market size and forecast, trends, growth drivers, and challenges, as well as vendor analysis covering around 25 vendors.

The report offers an up-to-date analysis regarding the current market scenario, the latest trends and drivers, and the overall market environment. The market is driven by growth in demand for pc games and gaming consoles, increase in demand for mobile gaming, and increasing popularity of esports tournaments.

Technavio's game development software market is segmented as below:

By Component
  • Game engine
  • Audio engine
By End-user
  • Enterprises
  • Individual
By Geography
  • North America
  • APAC
  • Europe
  • South America
  • Middle East and Africa
This study identifies the growing popularity of ar/vr games as one of the prime reasons driving the game development software market growth during the next few years. Also, emergence of cloud gaming and emergence of cross-platform gaming will lead to sizable demand in the market.

The report on the game development software market covers the following areas:
  • Game development software market sizing
  • Game development software market forecast
  • Game development software market industry analysis
The robust vendor analysis is designed to help clients improve their market position, and in line with this, this report provides a detailed analysis of several leading game development software market vendors that include Adobe Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Apricot Investments Ltd., Audiokinetic Inc., Autodesk Inc., Bandicam Co., Degica Co. Ltd., Electronic Arts Inc., Epic Games Inc., Firelight Technologies Pty Ltd., GameSalad Inc., Microsoft Corp., NVIDIA Corp., Perforce Software Inc., Playtech Plc, Scirra Ltd., Silicon Studio Corp., The Game Creators Ltd., Unity Software Inc., and ZeniMax Media Inc.. Also, the game development software market analysis report includes information on upcoming trends and challenges that will influence market growth. This is to help companies strategize and leverage all forthcoming growth opportunities.

The study was conducted using an objective combination of primary and secondary information including inputs from key participants in the industry. The report contains a comprehensive market and vendor landscape in addition to an analysis of the key vendors.

The publisher presents a detailed picture of the market by the way of study, synthesis, and summation of data from multiple sources by an analysis of key parameters such as profit, pricing, competition, and promotions. It presents various market facets by identifying the key industry influencers. The data presented is comprehensive, reliable, and a result of extensive research - both primary and secondary. The market research reports provide a complete competitive landscape and an in-depth vendor selection methodology and analysis using qualitative and quantitative research to forecast the accurate market growth.


  • Executive Summary
    • Market overview
      • Table Executive Summary - Data Table on Market Overview
      • Table Executive Summary - Data Table on Incremental Growth
  • Market Landscape
    • Market ecosystem
      • Table Data Table on - Parent Market
    • Market characteristics
    • Value chain analysis
  • Market Sizing
    • Market definition
    • Market segment analysis
    • Market size 2023
    • Market outlook: Forecast for 2023-2028
      • Table Data Table on Global - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Global Market: Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
  • Historic Market Size
    • Global Game Development Software Market 2018 - 2022
      • Table Historic Market Size - Data Table on Global Game Development Software Market 2018 - 2022 ($ million)
    • Component segment analysis 2018 - 2022
    • End-user segment analysis 2018 - 2022
    • Geography segment analysis 2018 - 2022
    • Country segment analysis 2018 - 2022
  • Five Forces Analysis
    • Five forces summary
    • Bargaining power of buyers
    • Bargaining power of suppliers
    • Threat of new entrants
    • Threat of substitutes
    • Threat of rivalry
    • Market condition
  • Market Segmentation by Component
    • Market segments
      • Table Data Table on Component - Market share 2023-2028 (%)
    • Comparison by Component
      • Table Data Table on Comparison by Component
    • Game engine - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
      • Table Data Table on Game engine - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Game engine - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
    • Audio engine - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
      • Table Data Table on Audio engine - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Audio engine - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
    • Market opportunity by Component
      • Table Data Table on Market opportunity by Component ($ million)
  • Market Segmentation by End-user
    • Market segments
      • Table Data Table on End-user - Market share 2023-2028 (%)
    • Comparison by End-user
      • Table Data Table on Comparison by End-user
    • Enterprises - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
      • Table Data Table on Enterprises - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Enterprises - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
    • Individual - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
      • Table Data Table on Individual - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Individual - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
    • Market opportunity by End-user
      • Table Data Table on Market opportunity by End-user ($ million)
  • Customer Landscape
    • Customer landscape overview
  • Geographic Landscape
    • Geographic segmentation
      • Table Data Table on Market share by geography 2023-2028 (%)
    • Geographic comparison
      • Table Data Table on Geographic comparison
    • North America - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
      • Table Data Table on North America - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on North America - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
    • APAC - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
      • Table Data Table on APAC - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on APAC - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
    • Europe - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
      • Table Data Table on Europe - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Europe - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
    • South America - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
      • Table Data Table on South America - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on South America - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
    • Middle East and Africa - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
      • Table Data Table on Middle East and Africa - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Middle East and Africa - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
    • US - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
      • Table Data Table on US - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on US - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
    • Japan - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
      • Table Data Table on Japan - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Japan - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
    • China - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
      • Table Data Table on China - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on China - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
    • UK - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
      • Table Data Table on UK - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on UK - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
    • Germany - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
      • Table Data Table on Germany - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Germany - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
    • Market opportunity by geography
      • Table Data Tables on Market opportunity by geography ($ million)
  • Drivers, Challenges, and Opportunity/Restraints
    • Market drivers
      • Growth in demand for PC games and gaming consoles
      • Increase in demand for mobile gaming
      • Increasing popularity of eSports tournaments
    • Market challenges
      • Availability of open-source game development software
      • Threat of cybercrime in gaming
      • Poor Internet connectivity in developing countries
    • Impact of drivers and challenges
    • Market opportunities/restraints
      • Growing popularity of AR/VR games
      • Emergence of cloud gaming
      • Emergence of cross-platform gaming
  • Competitive Landscape
    • Overview
    • Competitive Landscape
    • Landscape disruption
    • Industry risks
  • Competitive Analysis
    • Companies profiled
    • Market positioning of companies
    • Amazon.com Inc.
    • Audiokinetic Inc.
    • Autodesk Inc.
    • Bandicam Co.
    • Degica Co. Ltd.
    • Electronic Arts Inc.
    • Epic Games Inc.
    • Firelight Technologies Pty Ltd.
    • Microsoft Corp.
    • NVIDIA Corp.
    • Playtech Plc
    • Scirra Ltd.
    • The Game Creators Ltd.
    • Unity Software Inc.
    • ZeniMax Media Inc.
  • Appendix
    • Scope of the report
      • Market definition
      • Objectives
      • Notes and caveats
    • Inclusions and exclusions checklist
    • Currency conversion rates for US$
    • Research methodology
    • Data procurement
    • Data validation
    • Validation techniques employed for market sizing
    • Data synthesis
    • 360 degree market analysis
    • List of abbreviations

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