Arctic Game

30/09/2026

What is game investment, really?

In our fireside chat Lars Henriksen took us through the fundamentals: how investors evaluate opportunities, the misconceptions founders often bring to the table, and practical guidance for early-stage studios.

A few things that stuck:
👾 Know your numbers, including what your company is actually worth.
👾 The right investor brings much more than money.
👾 Early traction and a solid team speak louder than projections.

Afterwards, new cases had the chance to show what they're working on and get valuable feedback. Thanks to everyone who joined!

⭐ The event is made possible through the Game Attraction North project, which is funded by: The European Union, Region Norrbotten, Region Västerbotten, Skellefteå Municipality, Umeå Municipality, Luleå Municipality and Boden Business Park.

28/09/2026

Invite: What is game investment? 👾

Are you building a game studio, or thinking about starting one? Join us for an informal conversation with Lars Henriksen, game investor at Apex Group Ltd, about what game investment really is and when it makes sense for an early-stage studio.

📅 Tuesday 29 September, 11:00–12:00
📍 Bockholmsvägen 23, C-huset, Skellefteå

Signup here: https://dztdebgej0.ungapped.io/Events/911c7054-19a3-4a38-a62a-2dbdd26c8b1f

⭐ The event is made possible through the Game Attraction North project, which is funded by: The European Union, Region Norrbotten, Region Västerbotten, Skellefteå Municipality, Umeå Municipality, Luleå Municipality and Boden Business Park.

📅 Tuesday 29 September, 11:00–12:00 📍 Bockholmsvägen 23, C-huset, Skellefteå Are you building a game studio, or thinking about starting one? Join us for an informal conversation with Lars Henriksen, game investor at Apex Group, about what game investment really is and when it

18/09/2026

Skellefteå look this way! 👀

Join us for Lunch + Hands-on Workshop for Game Developers – September 30
Improving Game Distribution by Optimizing Energy Efficiency

Arctic Game, in collaboration with the Sustainable Games Alliance, invites you to join the Hands-on Workshop for Game Developers – where we’ll enjoy lunch together at Campus Luleå tekniska universitet in Skellefteå.

📅 September 30 – Join indie game developer Ashe Foltin, Co-Founder of Bold Beetle Games UG (haftungsbeschränkt) and creator of Dung Slinger, for a 90-minute workshop on building energy-efficient games that reach more players and run smoother across devices.

Energy-efficient design improves distribution: it lets your game run on more hardware, cuts infrastructure costs, and expands your reach.

What you'll leave with:
👾 Understanding of how energy efficiency affects distribution
👾 Where your game uses energy
👾 Practical optimization strategies
👾 An action plan based on a real game example
👾 Includes a breakdown of a real game's systems and a hands-on exercise to build your own roadmap.

Ideal for developers, technical designers, and indie creators who want efficient, future-ready games without losing performance or creativity.

⏰ 11.30–13.00, 30 September
📍 Luleå University of Technology, Forskargatan 1, Campus Skellefteå
🥗 Lunch will be provided at the workshop

Sign-up here: https://skellefteasciencecity.ungapped.io/Events/ccf0b642-f171-4802-ba61-d238ffebd96c

⭐ The event is made possible through the Game Attraction North project, which is funded by: The European Union, Region Norrbotten, Region Västerbotten, Skellefteå Municipality, Umeå Municipality, Luleå Municipality and Boden Business Park.

23/06/2026

Big congratulations to Spinoff Games with Disc Golf Masters!

Today marks the Early Access launch of Disc Golf Masters and we're thrilled to share that Spinoff Games has been part of our acceleration pilot here at the Arctic Game Incubator.

This pilot is designed to support studios with more advanced needs: teams that are scaling up and need targeted support to get to release faster. For Spinoff Games, that meant:

👾 Mocap studio sessions to bring real world disc golf champions inside the game
👾 Access to international showcases to connect with new audiences and partners
👾 Business development and innovation support to help shape their path to launch

Built in the same factory as Latitude 64° discs, as part of the House of Discs family, Disc Golf Masters brings real authenticity to a sport with a passionate, fast-growing community and a built-in audience of over a million players from Disc Golf Valley. Published by Bonus Stage Publishing, the game lands in great hands with a team known for backing niche games built for passionate communities.

We're proud to see a Skellefteå-based studio reach this milestone, and to have been part of the journey. Wishing you and the whole Spinoff Games and Bonus Stage team the best of luck with the launch! 🥏

The support is made possible through the project Game Attraction North, funded by the European Union, Region Norrbotten, Region Västerbotten, Skellefteå Municipality, Umeå Municipality, Luleå Municipality and Boden Business Park.

17/06/2026

👾 Big news for the Arctic Game Incubator. We just wrapped our first cohort and secured funding through 2029 as part of a new initiative CreativeTech North led by Luleå University of Technology.

Three teams went through the program since November, including Polysoup Interactive, whose game Aisle Be Quick was showcased at Nordic Game 2026.

The model is simple. Six to nine months, release focused, helping teams scope realistically and learn from actually shipping games. As Tim Lukas Leinert puts it: “we're building companies, not just games.”

"LTU Skellefteå has long educated some of Sweden's strongest game development talent. Together with Arctic Game Incubator, we want to build a collaboration that gives students a real opportunity to go from prototype to company." Says Kåre Synnes from Luleå tekniska universitet

That's exactly what's coming next. With LTU's new Bachelor in Game Design launching in Skellefteå in 2027, the pipeline from education into incubation only gets stronger.

Read more: https://arcticgame.se/news/arctic-game-incubator-secures-continued-funding/

Huge thanks to our mentors and partners who made the first cohort possible, including Linn-Marie Edlund, Petri Ahonen, Johan Pilestedt, and Jannike Lindbergh.

⭐ The incubator 2025–2026 was made possible via the project Game Attraction North, which is funded by: Europeiska unionen, Region Norrbotten, Region Västerbotten, Skellefteå kommun, Umeå kommun, Luleå kommun and Boden Business Park.

⭐ CreativeTech North is funded by: Europeiska regionala utvecklingsfonden, Region Västerbotten, Region Norrbotten, Luleå tekniska universitet, Skellefteå kommun, Boden Business Park och Umeå kommun.

15/06/2026

What an energy at Demo Evening! 🤩

Together with gscept, we hosted a Demo Evening in Skellefteå and showed off 16+ games currently in production. Student projects, Incubator teams, and studios heading toward Early Access: all in one room. With 150+ playtesters!

Kåre Synnes and Stefan Reuterswärd also gave us a look at what's coming to Campus Skellefteå, and it's going to be a big deal for the local and regional games and creative tech industry.

Thanks to our speakers: Tim Lukas Leinert, Kåre Synnes, Stefan Reuterswärd, Johan Pilestedt and Linn-Marie Edlund, and to Incubator teams David L. and Fredrik Lindahl for presenting. More exciting news coming soon.

⭐ The event was made possible via the project Game Attraction North, which is funded by: Europeiska unionen, Region Norrbotten, Region Västerbotten, Skellefteå kommun, Umeå kommun, Luleå kommun and Boden Business Park.

03/06/2026

The afternoon devided in to four worlds - Imagination, Collaboration, Tools and Mythology. Here you see the world of Collaboration hosted by our friends .se 🌟🤩

03/06/2026

Skeå Creative Connect 2026 is now live!

29/05/2026

We're sold out 🎉
Skeå Creative Connect is fully booked. See you June 3rd, Skellefteå.

See you there 👋

⭐ Skeå Creative Connect is made possible through the project Game Attraction North and Intersective Game, funded by the European Union, Region Norrbotten, Region Västerbotten, Skellefteå Municipality, Umeå Municipality, Luleå Municipality and Boden Business Park.