GGFest24 Recap: Guildford.Games Festival takes over Glive Guildford for our biggest event yet!

Guildford.Games festival is the culmination of our 23/24 calendar of Guildford.Games community events. This year, we took over the whole of Glive Guildford and welcomed over 4000 attendees in a single day – making this year’s festival our biggest event yet! Wowzers!

The Guildford.Games Festival boasted an impressive lineup of exhibitors with 40 exhibitors showcasing a diverse range of games, services and businesses. From indie devs to seasoned studios, every exhibitor brought a unique experience to the show floor and all were keen to speak with attendees about how to pursue a career in the Games Industry.

The festival was also the host of a stellar roster of speakers, with 64 industry experts across 27 talks and panels. The event program offered a diverse perspective on topics such as Immersive Narratives, Creating VR Worlds, Diversity in the industry and more! A new exciting addition to this year’s schedule was “The Audio Track” in collaboration with horror connoisseurs Supermassive Games & their senior audio director Barney Pratt. We might need a bigger room next time though, as the space was filled - and remained so all day - with eager audio professionals and newcomers!

Another highlight of the day was the introduction of portfolio reviews with game devs across multiple disciplines – which proved incredibly popular and a resounding success. This allowed aspiring game devs to receive invaluable feedback and guidance from established devs paving the way to hopefully more future success stories. 

As we wrap up another successful Guildford.Games Festival, we extend our heartfelt thanks to our sponsors, volunteers, speakers and exhibitors for making another year of Guildford.Games goodness possible. Your passion and dedication are invaluable, and we wouldn’t be able to do all of this without you! 

With such phenomenal turnout, the festival cemented its place as a highlight in the games industry events calendar and once again proved its prowess in hosting one of the most welcoming & insightful community-driven events of the year. 

Check out the Guildford.Games Festival photos!