• IGDA Chicago

    Local chapter of the International Game Developers Association focused on improving the games industry.

  • Industry Night

    A monthly social gathering for game developers of all disciplines and proficiencies.

  • Sugar Gamers

    Company specializing in tech advocacy and inclusivity in gaming, geek and tech spaces.

  • Bit Bash

    Chicago's first Indie Games festival celebrates games that create social play, feature alternative controls, or promote community diversity.

  • Chicago Video Game Law Summit

    Our city's premiere video game law related event featuring academic panels and debates.

  • Junior Development Experience

    A student-run studio at DePaul University for people of various disciplines to work together on projects as they would in a real development environment.

  • Chicago Loot Drop

    A charitable organization that unites gaming and nerd communities to do good around Chicagoland.

  • VGA Gallery

    This non-profit seeks to increase cultural appreciation and education of video games through exhibition, study, and sale of art.

  • PETAL et al

    Non-profit organization providing entertainment technology arts education, which co-hosts a bi-monthly meetup with the Indie Video Game Developers Association.

  • Chicago Unreal Engine Heroes

    A place where anyone using UE4 can get together and share projects, demos, ideas and any fun things they're doing with the engine.

  • Chicago Game Lab

    A members-driven community for project work and collaboration with special focus on game development and creative and technical disciplines.

  • Chicago Unity Developers Meetup

    A user group for devs working with the Unity 3D game engine.

  • Experimental Game Dev Group

    Meetup catering to aspiring game developers that further the boundaries of play.

  • Weston Game Lab

    The Weston Game Lab at the University of Chicago features a classroom, studio space, and open work areas for collaborative design and development games that produce social impact or experiment with form.

  • Indie City Games

    A monthly forum for Midwest-based developers learning, playtesting, and talking about indie games.