Product Code: IRTNTR40408
The game development software market is forecasted to grow by USD 62.8 mn during 2023-2028, accelerating at a CAGR of 5.42% during the forecast period. The report on the game development software market provides a holistic analysis, market size and forecast, trends, growth drivers, and challenges, as well as vendor analysis covering around 25 vendors.
The report offers an up-to-date analysis regarding the current market scenario, the latest trends and drivers, and the overall market environment. The market is driven by growth in demand for pc games and gaming consoles, increase in demand for mobile gaming, and increasing popularity of esports tournaments.
Technavio's game development software market is segmented as below:
Market Scope |
Base Year | 2024 |
End Year | 2028 |
Series Year | 2024-2028 |
Growth Momentum | Accelerate |
YOY 2024 | 5.14% |
CAGR | 5.42% |
Incremental Value | $62.8mn |
By Component
By End-user
By Geography
- North America
- APAC
- Europe
- South America
- Middle East and Africa
This study identifies the growing popularity of ar/vr games as one of the prime reasons driving the game development software market growth during the next few years. Also, emergence of cloud gaming and emergence of cross-platform gaming will lead to sizable demand in the market.
The report on the game development software market covers the following areas:
- Game development software market sizing
- Game development software market forecast
- Game development software market industry analysis
The robust vendor analysis is designed to help clients improve their market position, and in line with this, this report provides a detailed analysis of several leading game development software market vendors that include Adobe Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Apricot Investments Ltd., Audiokinetic Inc., Autodesk Inc., Bandicam Co., Degica Co. Ltd., Electronic Arts Inc., Epic Games Inc., Firelight Technologies Pty Ltd., GameSalad Inc., Microsoft Corp., NVIDIA Corp., Perforce Software Inc., Playtech Plc, Scirra Ltd., Silicon Studio Corp., The Game Creators Ltd., Unity Software Inc., and ZeniMax Media Inc.. Also, the game development software market analysis report includes information on upcoming trends and challenges that will influence market growth. This is to help companies strategize and leverage all forthcoming growth opportunities.
The study was conducted using an objective combination of primary and secondary information including inputs from key participants in the industry. The report contains a comprehensive market and vendor landscape in addition to an analysis of the key vendors.
The publisher presents a detailed picture of the market by the way of study, synthesis, and summation of data from multiple sources by an analysis of key parameters such as profit, pricing, competition, and promotions. It presents various market facets by identifying the key industry influencers. The data presented is comprehensive, reliable, and a result of extensive research - both primary and secondary. The market research reports provide a complete competitive landscape and an in-depth vendor selection methodology and analysis using qualitative and quantitative research to forecast the accurate market growth.
Table of Contents
1 Executive Summary
- 1.1 Market overview
- Executive Summary - Chart on Market Overview
- Executive Summary - Data Table on Market Overview
- Executive Summary - Chart on Global Market Characteristics
- Executive Summary - Chart on Market by Geography
- Executive Summary - Chart on Market Segmentation by Component
- Executive Summary - Chart on Market Segmentation by End-user
- Executive Summary - Chart on Incremental Growth
- Executive Summary - Data Table on Incremental Growth
- Executive Summary - Chart on Company Market Positioning
2 Market Landscape
- 2.1 Market ecosystem
- Parent Market
- Data Table on - Parent Market
- 2.2 Market characteristics
- Market characteristics analysis
- 2.3 Value chain analysis
3 Market Sizing
- 3.1 Market definition
- Offerings of companies included in the market definition
- 3.2 Market segment analysis
- 3.3 Market size 2023
- 3.4 Market outlook: Forecast for 2023-2028
- Chart on Global - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
- Data Table on Global - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
- Chart on Global Market: Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
- Data Table on Global Market: Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
4 Historic Market Size
- 4.1 Global Game Development Software Market 2018 - 2022
- Historic Market Size - Data Table on Global Game Development Software Market 2018 - 2022 ($ million)
- 4.2 Component segment analysis 2018 - 2022
- Historic Market Size - Component Segment 2018 - 2022 ($ million)
- 4.3 End-user segment analysis 2018 - 2022
- Historic Market Size - End-user Segment 2018 - 2022 ($ million)
- 4.4 Geography segment analysis 2018 - 2022
- Historic Market Size - Geography Segment 2018 - 2022 ($ million)
- 4.5 Country segment analysis 2018 - 2022
- Historic Market Size - Country Segment 2018 - 2022 ($ million)
5 Five Forces Analysis
- 5.1 Five forces summary
- Five forces analysis - Comparison between 2023 and 2028
- 5.2 Bargaining power of buyers
- Bargaining power of buyers - Impact of key factors 2023 and 2028
- 5.3 Bargaining power of suppliers
- Bargaining power of suppliers - Impact of key factors in 2023 and 2028
- 5.4 Threat of new entrants
- Threat of new entrants - Impact of key factors in 2023 and 2028
- 5.5 Threat of substitutes
- Threat of substitutes - Impact of key factors in 2023 and 2028
- 5.6 Threat of rivalry
- Threat of rivalry - Impact of key factors in 2023 and 2028
- 5.7 Market condition
- Chart on Market condition - Five forces 2023 and 2028
6 Market Segmentation by Component
- 6.1 Market segments
- Chart on Component - Market share 2023-2028 (%)
- Data Table on Component - Market share 2023-2028 (%)
- 6.2 Comparison by Component
- Chart on Comparison by Component
- Data Table on Comparison by Component
- 6.3 Game engine - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
- Chart on Game engine - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
- Data Table on Game engine - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
- Chart on Game engine - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
- Data Table on Game engine - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
- 6.4 Audio engine - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
- Chart on Audio engine - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
- Data Table on Audio engine - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
- Chart on Audio engine - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
- Data Table on Audio engine - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
- 6.5 Market opportunity by Component
- Market opportunity by Component ($ million)
- Data Table on Market opportunity by Component ($ million)
7 Market Segmentation by End-user
- 7.1 Market segments
- Chart on End-user - Market share 2023-2028 (%)
- Data Table on End-user - Market share 2023-2028 (%)
- 7.2 Comparison by End-user
- Chart on Comparison by End-user
- Data Table on Comparison by End-user
- 7.3 Enterprises - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
- Chart on Enterprises - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
- Data Table on Enterprises - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
- Chart on Enterprises - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
- Data Table on Enterprises - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
- 7.4 Individual - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
- Chart on Individual - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
- Data Table on Individual - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
- Chart on Individual - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
- Data Table on Individual - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
- 7.5 Market opportunity by End-user
- Market opportunity by End-user ($ million)
- Data Table on Market opportunity by End-user ($ million)
8 Customer Landscape
- 8.1 Customer landscape overview
- Analysis of price sensitivity, lifecycle, customer purchase basket, adoption rates, and purchase criteria
9 Geographic Landscape
- 9.1 Geographic segmentation
- Chart on Market share By Geographical Landscape2023-2028 (%)
- Data Table on Market share By Geographical Landscape2023-2028 (%)
- 9.2 Geographic comparison
- Chart on Geographic comparison
- Data Table on Geographic comparison
- 9.3 North America - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
- Chart on North America - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
- Data Table on North America - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
- Chart on North America - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
- Data Table on North America - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
- 9.4 APAC - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
- Chart on APAC - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
- Data Table on APAC - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
- Chart on APAC - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
- Data Table on APAC - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
- 9.5 Europe - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
- Chart on Europe - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
- Data Table on Europe - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
- Chart on Europe - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
- Data Table on Europe - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
- 9.6 South America - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
- Chart on South America - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
- Data Table on South America - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
- Chart on South America - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
- Data Table on South America - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
- 9.7 Middle East and Africa - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
- Chart on Middle East and Africa - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
- Data Table on Middle East and Africa - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
- Chart on Middle East and Africa - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
- Data Table on Middle East and Africa - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
- 9.8 US - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
- Chart on US - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
- Data Table on US - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
- Chart on US - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
- Data Table on US - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
- 9.9 Japan - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
- Chart on Japan - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
- Data Table on Japan - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
- Chart on Japan - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
- Data Table on Japan - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
- 9.10 China - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
- Chart on China - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
- Data Table on China - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
- Chart on China - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
- Data Table on China - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
- 9.11 UK - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
- Chart on UK - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
- Data Table on UK - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
- Chart on UK - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
- Data Table on UK - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
- 9.12 Germany - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
- Chart on Germany - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
- Data Table on Germany - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
- Chart on Germany - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
- Data Table on Germany - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
- 9.13 Market opportunity by geography
- Market opportunity By Geographical Landscape($ million)
- Data Tables on Market opportunity By Geographical Landscape($ million)
10 Drivers, Challenges, and Opportunity/Restraints
- 10.1 Market drivers
- 10.2 Market challenges
- 10.3 Impact of drivers and challenges
- Impact of drivers and challenges in 2023 and 2028
- 10.4 Market opportunities/restraints
11 Competitive Landscape
- 11.1 Overview
- 11.2 Competitive Landscape
- Overview on criticality of inputs and factors of differentiation
- 11.3 Landscape disruption
- Overview on factors of disruption
- 11.4 Industry risks
- Impact of key risks on business
12 Competitive Analysis
- 12.1 Companies profiled
- 12.2 Market positioning of companies
- Matrix on companies position and classification
- 12.3 Amazon.com Inc.
- Amazon.com Inc. - Overview
- Amazon.com Inc. - Business segments
- Amazon.com Inc. - Key news
- Amazon.com Inc. - Key offerings
- Amazon.com Inc. - Segment focus
- 12.4 Audiokinetic Inc.
- Audiokinetic Inc. - Overview
- Audiokinetic Inc. - Product / Service
- Audiokinetic Inc. - Key offerings
- 12.5 Autodesk Inc.
- Autodesk Inc. - Overview
- Autodesk Inc. - Product / Service
- Autodesk Inc. - Key offerings
- 12.6 Bandicam Co.
- Bandicam Co. - Overview
- Bandicam Co. - Product / Service
- Bandicam Co. - Key offerings
- 12.7 Degica Co. Ltd.
- Degica Co. Ltd. - Overview
- Degica Co. Ltd. - Product / Service
- Degica Co. Ltd. - Key offerings
- 12.8 Electronic Arts Inc.
- Electronic Arts Inc. - Overview
- Electronic Arts Inc. - Product / Service
- Electronic Arts Inc. - Key offerings
- 12.9 Epic Games Inc.
- Epic Games Inc. - Overview
- Epic Games Inc. - Product / Service
- Epic Games Inc. - Key offerings
- 12.10 Firelight Technologies Pty Ltd.
- Firelight Technologies Pty Ltd. - Overview
- Firelight Technologies Pty Ltd. - Product / Service
- Firelight Technologies Pty Ltd. - Key offerings
- 12.11 Microsoft Corp.
- Microsoft Corp. - Overview
- Microsoft Corp. - Business segments
- Microsoft Corp. - Key news
- Microsoft Corp. - Key offerings
- Microsoft Corp. - Segment focus
- 12.12 NVIDIA Corp.
- NVIDIA Corp. - Overview
- NVIDIA Corp. - Business segments
- NVIDIA Corp. - Key offerings
- NVIDIA Corp. - Segment focus
- 12.13 Playtech Plc
- Playtech Plc - Overview
- Playtech Plc - Business segments
- Playtech Plc - Key offerings
- Playtech Plc - Segment focus
- 12.14 Scirra Ltd.
- Scirra Ltd. - Overview
- Scirra Ltd. - Product / Service
- Scirra Ltd. - Key offerings
- 12.15 The Game Creators Ltd.
- The Game Creators Ltd. - Overview
- The Game Creators Ltd. - Product / Service
- The Game Creators Ltd. - Key offerings
- 12.16 Unity Software Inc.
- Unity Software Inc. - Overview
- Unity Software Inc. - Product / Service
- Unity Software Inc. - Key offerings
- 12.17 ZeniMax Media Inc.
- ZeniMax Media Inc. - Overview
- ZeniMax Media Inc. - Product / Service
- ZeniMax Media Inc. - Key offerings
13 Appendix
- 13.1 Scope of the report
- 13.2 Inclusions and exclusions checklist
- Inclusions checklist
- Exclusions checklist
- 13.3 Currency conversion rates for US$
- Currency conversion rates for US$
- 13.4 Research methodology
- 13.5 Data procurement
- 13.6 Data validation
- 13.7 Validation techniques employed for market sizing
- Validation techniques employed for market sizing
- 13.8 Data synthesis
- 13.9 360 degree market analysis
- 360 degree market analysis
- 13.10 List of abbreviations