For 10 years, we have been analyzing the pulse of the games industry. Today, we are proud to announce the launch of the Big Games Industry Employment Survey 2026, a joint project by VALUES VALUE and InGame Job.
The 2026 gamedev landscape is unlike anything we have seen before. It is no longer just another market cycle: it is a restructuring of talent, compensation, and production standards. We need your voice to find the real answers to the most pressing questions:
🔹 How are salaries actually changing?
🔹 What is the truth behind hiring and layoffs?
🔹 How is AI reshaping our daily workflows?
🔹 How are careers evolving in the current climate?
Time: ~15 minutes (a small investment for industry-wide transparency).
This year the project is supported by Exclusive Partner Mellow , a platform helping 200+ gamedev companies worldwide hire and manage contractors across 100+ countries.
The research is also supported by partners Scorewarrior and Tribe, with networking and media partners gamescom dev , DevGAMM , Hivemind World , Games Gathering Conference , GDBAY , and The Global Game Jam.
The Roadmap:
August: First insights at gamescom dev
November: Full report (Free access for everyone)
Take the survey here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RNT2DTJ
Please share this with your team: more voices mean a more accurate picture for all of us!
