A few weeks after FFF Bayern published the funding decisions, Bavaria’s Minister for Digital Affairs, Fabian Mehring, presented the cheques to the grant recipients at the Gamerei in Munich.
At the end of March, FFF Bayern announced the results of the first funding round for the games sector. As previously reported, 14 studios were awarded grants totalling more than €1.030.000. The fact that this sum is unusually high for a first round is partly because Bavaria intends to double its games funding this year, even though the budget is still awaiting approval.
The studios, however, do not have to wait for their cheques. Digital Minister Fabian Mehring presented them today in Munich at the Gamerei, where the GG Bavaria Business Day will also take place at the end of April in the run-up to DCP 2026.
“The projects in this funding round are a particularly fine example of creative excellence, digital innovation and the entrepreneurial spirit of the Bavarian games industry. They also demonstrate that our strategy is paying off and that Bavaria is increasingly becoming an attractive location for international studios. New companies are coming to Bavaria, integrating into our established ecosystem and bringing fresh ideas. The fact that we are now even able to support companies that have relocated from Bangkok to Nuremberg is a welcome testament to the international appeal of Bavaria as a games hub. By doubling our games funding framework, we are now providing Bavaria’s pixel pioneers with a particularly strong tailwind and sending a powerful signal of support to this dynamically growing economic sector. This year’s first round of funding marks another milestone in our mission to develop the Free State of Bavaria into Germany’s home for games, esports and XR. The funding recommendations signal the start of countless further activities that lie ahead of us in this year of gaming. The huge popularity of GG Bavaria, with another record number of visitors, and the upcoming German Computer Game Awards in Munich impressively demonstrate the appeal that Bavaria has now developed as a hub for games. We are consistently continuing on this path to success and creating the best possible conditions for fresh ideas to flourish in new markets here in Bavaria!” says Fabian Mehring.
