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1、FOREWORDItiswithgreatpleasurethatIintroducetheAustralianGameDevelopmentSurvey(AGDS)FY2023IndustrySnapshot.Thisyear,sreportmarkstheseventhyearthatIGEAhasundertakenthisimportantsurvey,providingvaluableinsightsintothesize,scope,andhealthoftheAustraliangamedevelopmentindustry.TheAGDSFY2023IndustrySnapsh
2、otpaintsapictureofanindustrycontinuingtogrowandmatureatasteadypace.Over$345millionwasgeneratedbyAustraliangamedevelopersinFY2023,representinganincreaseof21%overthepreviousyear.Atleast2,458peopleworkdirectlyinthesector,representingemploymentgrowthof17%.Thelocalindustryismaturingwithasignificantnumber
3、ofbusinesseshavingmorethanadecade*sworthofexperience.MuchofthisgrowthhasbeenunderpinnedbythesuiteofsupportofferedbythegovernmentsatbothFederalandStatelevels,providingconfidencetothesectorandtheabilitytocommencemanynewgameprojects.Despiteadverseglobaleconomicconditionsdirectlyimpactingoursector,Austr
4、aliandevelopersremaincautiouslyoptimistic,withalmosttwo-thirdsofrespondentsaimingtohiremoreStaffin2024.Securingprivateinvestmentandpublishingdealswillbechallengingforgamedevelopersasweenter2024,aswashighlightedinthesurvey.NodoubttheAustralianindustrywillinnovateandadapttomeetthesechallenges,havingan
5、enviablereputationaroundtheworldfordevelopinghighlycreativeanduniqueproducts,plustheabilitytolift,persistandsupporteachotherthroughsuchdifficulttimes.Wesincerelythankthosestudioswhoparticipatedinthissurvey,asitprovidesthevitaldataIGEArequirestoadvocateontheindustry,sbehalf.Theprovisionofreliableandc
6、onsistentdataallowsIGEAtoseekandproviderecognitionandsupportfromallformsofgovernmentand,inturn,enhancetheAustraliangamedevelopmentecosystem.Enjoythissnapshotofourever-changinganddynamicindustry,andremembertosupportAustralian-madegames.Ifyouneedalistofrecommendations,trythegamerIiomC)UrAGDASWinnerSnn
7、dfinalistslistsforthelastfewyears.Yourssincerely,RonCurryCEO,IGEAAustraian1NDUSTRYSNAPSHOTThebignumbersfis345,5MINCOMEGENERATEDBYAUSTRALIANGAMEDEVELOPMENTSTUDIOSINFY2023/ANINCREASEOF工2458Numberoffulltimeemployees*inAUSTRALIANGAMEDEVELOPMENTSTUDlOS4/OVERT2,PREVIOUSI/OYEAREstimatedatover200+曜FH%OFSTUD
8、IOSAREPLANNINGTOHIRENEWSTAFFINFY2024ProjectedgrowthZOFSTUDIOSAREPREDICTINGINCOMEOOA)GROWTHOVERTHENEXTYEARO4OFSTUDIOSAREPREDICTINGSTABLE4I/OINCOMENEXTYEARIPimportanceExportfocusedOF RESPONDENTSDEVELOP THEIR OWN IP7%OFTHOSEDEVELOPERSSELLINGGAMESOFREVENUECOMESFROMOUTSIDEOFAUSTRALIAAustraian1ameDeveOlPm
9、entNINDUSTRYSNAPSHOTHighlyskilledemployeesEmployee*genderdiversityincludesutimeeivlentsMdcontr8tfS2%NARRATIVE1.35%PROGRAMMERS/ENGINEERS69%ARE(CISGENDER)MALE2%AUDIOARTISTS26%ARE(CISGENDER)FEMALEOTHERPRODUCERS9%DESIGNERS10%MANAGEMENT,ADMINANDMARKETINGStudiooutput5%ARETRANSGENDER,NON-BINARYORGENDERDIVE
10、RSEQQzofrespondentswereZA)developingtheirfirstgame、WofrespondentshavemadeL3Amorethan10gamesAustraian1ameDeveOlPmentINDUSTRYSNAPSHOTStudiolocationFuUtimeempIoyee*locationincludeshillUnoMurvalantsandcontractors.CO/BASEDINZ%NT20%BASEDINQLD11%BASEDINWABASEDINSA%N2edw,-S2ban6%BASEDINACT1.1%BASEDINTAS41%V
11、IC1o/BASEDinJybWA1%basedin12%BASmzSAStudiostage32%OFSTUDIOSARE10YEARSOLDORMORE10%HAVESTAFFWORKINGIN-25%BASEDINQLDBASLD8-Attr16%BASEDINNSWBASEDINTASMULTIPLELOCATIONS45%OFSTUDIOSARE5YEARSOLDORLESS23%OFSTUDIOSARE6-9YEARSOLDStudiosize7OQ/0FRESPONDENTS/ZA)HAVESTUDIOSWITH1.essthan20EMPLOYEES51%INTEND TO U
12、TILISE THE DGTO IF ELIGBLEAustraianomeD三vopmentANINDUSTRYSNAPSHOTImpactsofDGTOSincetheannouncementoftheDGTO,Australianbusinesseshaveseen:DevelopmentofplanstoundertakemoreprojectsIncreasedinterestfrominternationalbusinessesyQQ/OFRESPONDENTSRECEIVEDSOMEFORMOFR0GOVERNMENTFUNDING4QQ/OFDERIVEINCOMEANDINV
13、ESTMENTFROMy/oOVERSEASBUSINESSESChallengesfacingtheindustry1TTHIRINGEMPLOYEESWITHSPECIALISEDSKILLSATTRACTINGEARLY-STAGEDEVELOPMENTFUNDINGSECURINGINTERNATIONALPUBLISHERDEALSAustralianGameDeveIopmentANINDUSTRYSNAPSHQTFY2023KeyFiguresFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2017FY2016No.ofcompanies1111021879714
14、311463Revenue(Million)$345.5$284.4$226.5$184.6$143.5$118.5$114.8No.ofemployees24582104132712451275928842Men16961578878996995752683Women639442302212268167156Genderdiverse*12384147371293*PleaseseeFAQandnotethatintheFY2021rFY2022andFY2023survey,GenderDiverseasacategoryincludesTransgenderMale,TransgenderFemaleandNon-Binarypeople.Revenue$75M$4OoM$3OoM$225M$150MTherevenuegeneratedbyAustraliangamedeveloperscontinuesasteady,upwardtrectory,reporting21%growthoverthepreviousyear.Infact,r