Polish Video Game Days

Today, video games are not only a technological and commercial product, but also a fully-fledged cultural medium – combining art, storytelling, music, design and new technologies. Polish productions reach audiences all over the world, becoming an important vehicle for knowledge about Poland, its history, culture and creative innovation.

Polish Video Game Days (DPGW) is a multifaceted initiative combining promotion, culture, education and business. Its aim is to showcase the scale and diversity of the domestic video game sector and its significance for contemporary Polish culture and the economy.

The concept for this annual event was conceived in 2025 during the Polish Game Development Round Table in Poznań, organised by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage. The Creative Industries Institute is responsible for preparation and implementation of the project, in collaboration with Polish game development studios and industry organisations.

The programme comprises activities taking place simultaneously in the digital, urban, exhibition and educational spheres. Their common aim is to demonstrate that Polish games are not only successful export products, but also an important part of contemporary culture.

Immersive exhibition ‘From Poland to a Million Worlds’

The free immersive exhibition ‘From Poland to a Million Worlds’, open to the public from November until 15 December 2026, will allow visitors to step into the worlds of Poland’s most significant games and discover their characters, aesthetics and the behind-the-scenes story of their creation in a physical space. This is a must-see for everyone – not just for video game fans.

The Polish Video Games Trail

Sculptures depicting characters from games will appear in Polish cities, marking locations reflected in virtual worlds or linked to the history of the industry. The locations will be linked to the towns where individual titles were developed (including Bytom, Mistów, Wrocław and Warsaw). At the same time, a map will be created to enable visitors to explore Poland via a trail of home-grown productions.

Central & Eastern European Game Awards (CEEGA)

This is the most prestigious award for video games in Central and Eastern Europe, showcasing titles from 16 countries across the region. This year’s final gala will take place on 23 October in Poznań, once again forming an official part of the PGA trade fair and the Game Industry Conference. Further information about the award can be found on the project’s website and at ceega.eu.

Student Games Festival

Event organised by the Kultura Interaktywna Foundation with the younger generation of creators, students and independent academic teams in mind. The festival showcases, amongst other things, prototypes, early projects and ideas that often set the direction for development of the Polish industry. The conference is co-organised with 12 academic societies from Polish universities and will feature the 22 best student games. This year’s guests at the Student Game Festival will include Marcin Borkowski, Maciej Miąsik, Jakub Szamałek, Rami Ismail and Jakub Dvorský from Amanita Design. More information about the event can be found on the Student Games Festival website.

International campaign on GOG.com

A global digital campaign is underway from 12 to 22 October 2026 in collaboration with the GOG.com platform. As part of the event, a special page will be created on the platform showcasing the broad spectrum of the Polish video game industry – from global bestsellers and distinctive indie games to upcoming titles with playable demos. The campaign will be accompanied by special offers and an international marketing campaign featuring influencers and is aimed at gamers from around the world.

‘Join the Game: 40 Years of Polish Games’ exhibition

Exhibition area whose name refers to the 40th anniversary of the release of Puszka Pandory – the first Polish adventure game, created in 1986 by Marcin Borkowski for the ZX Spectrum computer. ‘Join the Game’ will visit five Polish cities (Opole, Zielona Góra, Toruń, Wrocław and Piotrków Trybunalski). Visitors will have the opportunity to play various Polish games, learn interesting facts about their history and watch a film about the Polish video game industry. The event is co-organised with Actina.

‘Digital Dreamers’ on the walls of Warsaw’s Barbican

Part of the initiative is the outdoor exhibition ‘Digital Dreamers’ on the walls of the historic Barbican in Warsaw, open from 1 to 16 October 2026. The exhibition, prepared in collaboration with the Indie Games Poland Foundation, the Department of Cultural Diplomacy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland, and the GOG.com platform, explores the phenomenon of the Polish video game industry. On Polish-English information panels, you can follow the evolution of the Polish sector – from pioneering titles created for 8-bit computers in the 1980s to contemporary hits. The exhibition places the work of Polish developers within a historical and cultural context and is complemented online by the official platform digitaldreamers.games.

Nationwide quiz on the history of Polish games on gram.pl

A knowledge competition, organised on the gram.pl platform and aimed at the general public and enthusiasts, is taking place from 9 to 31 October 2026. Questions for the quiz are automatically selected at random from a database, and a participant’s final position in the rankings is determined by both the number of correct answers and the time taken to complete the quiz. Every week, the organisers select winners, who will receive prizes.

For more information, we encourage you to visit the event page.

Campaign partner: gog.com.