GameDev Conference
GameGap brings developers, publishers, and investors together to build, and back the next generation of games made in Uzbekistan.
September 25 at CAEX, Hall 3
Uzbekistan GameDev Market Overview
Hicham Nouhou — where the market stands today, its growth potential, and how Uzbekistan fits into the global gaming industry.
Government Support
Azamat Rakhmon-Zoda — IT Park Uzbekistan's GameDev strategy, residency, export programs and incentives.
Investment Opportunities: Powered by IT Park Ventures
Anastasia Filipova & Vladimir Varenik — funding for studios, investment readiness, and what investors look for.
Publishing in Uzbekistan: A Success Story
Vladimir Varenik — building and publishing games from Uzbekistan and turning them into commercial successes.
Homegrown Heroes
Firdavs Mamadkhonov & Otabek Baratov — GameDev journeys of local startupers building for international audiences.
Sherdor Games: Achievements and Results
Aygul Minbaeva — participating teams, successful projects, and growing the next generation of GameDev talent.
Panel Discussion with Industry Experts
GameDev — High Risk, High Potential? With JP Isham, Valentin Tsaranov, Burak Yılmaz, Vasiliy Ovchinnikov & Hicham Nouhou. Moderated by Akmal Salikhov.
Networking
Connect with developers, publishers, investors and industry partners.
People shaping the conference
Experts, founders, and industry voices from across Central Asia and beyond. Lineup subject to change.
Hicham Nouhou
Uzbekistan GameDev Market Overview · Panel
ex-Tencent
Azamat Rakhmon-Zoda
Government Support
IT Park Uzbekistan
Anastasia Filipova
Investment Opportunities
IT Park Ventures
Vladimir Varenik
Publishing in Uzbekistan · Investment Opportunities
Head of Publisher, IndieGo Fund
Firdavs Mamadkhonov
Homegrown Heroes
CEO, Doomers Entertainment
Otabek Baratov
Homegrown Heroes
CEO, Grimoire Entertainment
Aygul Minbaeva
Sherdor Games: Achievements and Results
Co-founder, Sherdor Games
JP Isham
Panel Discussion
VP Investor Relations & Capital Formation, Xsolla
Valentin Tsaranov
Panel Discussion
COO / Art-Department Head, EVEGOPLAYON
Burak Yılmaz
Panel Discussion
General Partner, Firstpoint VC · Board Advisor, WePlay Ventures
Vasiliy Ovchinnikov
Panel Discussion
CEO, Video Game Industry Development Organization
Akmal Salikhov
Moderator · Panel Discussion
Director of Business Development, East Games
Expand the world via Uzbekistan
A launchpad for game teams going global — government support, incentives, and business opportunities for studios building from Central Asia.
Meet the studios building here
Uzbekistan game developers shaping the next generation of games — from art outsourcing to original AAA-scale productions.
EVEGOPLAYON
External art & development studio founded in 2021. Delivers high-quality 3D and 2D art for mobile, PC and console projects for partners worldwide.
Visit site →The Golden Horde
Central Asian action RPG set in 13th-century Central Asia, built in Unreal Engine 5 by Doomers Entertainment. A flagship original title from Uzbekistan.
Visit site →Grimoire Entertainment
Full-cycle game development studio since 2019. Covers everything from idea to release across 20+ titles spanning platformers, RPGs and casual games.
Visit site →East Games
The biggest game studio in Uzbekistan, bringing global industry experience to the local market and building beloved games from Tashkent.
Visit site →