The Screen Queensland Digital Games Incentive aims to attract game development projects to Queensland and encourage further growth in the local sector. 

This incentive is designed to support local developers, as well as international game companies looking to establish a new studio in Queensland to expand their business.

The objectives of the Incentive are to:

• increase game publisher engagement with independent Queensland game developers;
• incentivise game companies interested in establishing or growing a presence in Queensland;
• create employment and skill development opportunities for Queensland game; and
• to equitably support the games industry in Queensland by providing incentives to as large a number of games entities as possible.

Applicants with projects that are eligible for the Incentive may also be eligible for funding through other Screen Queensland programs.

Incentive amount

The Incentive is calculated at up to fifteen percent (15%) of qualifying QGDE and may be subject to a cap.

The final Incentive amount will be at the absolute discretion of Screen Queensland and is subject to factors including the availability of funding at the time of application, the total funding available for the Incentive and the total number of qualifying applicants.

The Incentive will be administered with the objective of equitably supporting the games industry in Queensland and providing incentives to as large a number of games entities as possible.

This is a rolling fund. Apply at any time. 

Eligibility

The Incentive is available to game developers, publishers and studios with game projects that:

• are spending a minimum of AU$250,000 on qualifying Queensland Game Development Expenditure (QGDE);
• have a development team made up of Genuine Queensland Residents. Screen Queensland defines this as a person or company who has been resident in Queensland for at least 2 months.

The following game formats are eligible to receive the Incentive:

• entertainment games;
• premium and free-to-play games;
• live-ops development;
• games for mobile phones, PC/Mac, Consoles, VR/AR; and
• games intended for public release.

The following are ineligible to receive the Incentive:

• games that are not completely digital (boardgames or hybrid digital/physical games);
• gambling games;
• games that are, in Screen Queensland’s opinion, likely to be refused classification under the Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Act 1995;
• games designed to, in Screen Queensland’ opinion, predominantly or substantially market, promote or advertise a product or service;
• games designed primarily for educational or training purposes. 

Only one company may apply for the Incentive per game.

• Phone: 07 3248 0500
• Email: content@screenqld.com.au