Ukrainian Game Festival 2024 on Steam broke attendance record, attracting 1.4 million users. The event presented more than 450 games from domestic developers and announced 9 new projects, demonstrating the growing potential of the Ukrainian gaming industry.
Ukrainian gaming triumph
Record attendance
Ukrainian Games Festival 2024, which took place on Steam from August 19 to 26, set a new popularity record. According to the event organizer, GPT Media agency, within a week the festival page was visited by 1.4 million registered users of the platform, which is 100 thousand more than last year. Notably, the event was once again featured on the Steam home page.
Scale and gratitude
The organizers compared the number of visitors with the population of the entire country - Estonia. They expressed deep gratitude to all festival participants: developers, bloggers, journalists and players. Special thanks went to those who created video content, wrote announcement articles, spread the word about the festival to Western audiences, and participated in discussions on Reddit.
Continued availability
Despite the end of the special sale, the festival page remains open to users. They can still wishlist games featured during the event. It is important to note that more than 450 projects of Ukrainian developers took part in the festival.
New announcements
Nine new game projects were presented during the festival, including:
- Soul Shuffler - a card roguelike about a demon who specializes in the souls of objects.
- Comix Zero is a platformer in the souls-like style in the open world of a comic book.
- BEYONDER is a co-op horror shooter that combines elements of a roguelike and 90s horror.
- Whispers of the Void is a popular science VR adventure with an exciting plot.
- Armageddonica - a single-player roguelike ARPG about leadership of the celestial army.
Future prospects
The organizers emphasized that UGF 2024 was their largest event in Steam for four years. They announced the return of the Ukrainian Games Festival next year and promised new initiatives for Ukrainian developers, one of which they plan to present in the near future.
Glossary
- Steam - a digital platform for the distribution of computer games and programs
- GPT Media - agency, organizer of Ukrainian Games Festival
- Ukrainian Games Festival - an annual event dedicated to Ukrainian computer games
- Reddit - a social news site where registered users can post links to various information
- VR (Virtual Reality) - a technology that allows you to immerse yourself in an artificial world using special devices
Links
- DOU
- Nachasi
- Festival Page
- Soul Shuffler
- Comix Zero
- BEYONDER
- Whispers of the Void
- Armageddonica
- Boxville 2
- Angelo & Deemon 2: Too Hell of a Quest
- Bloody Cleanup
- PockeDate!
Answers to questions
How many visitors were registered at the Ukrainian Games Festival 2024?
How many games were presented at the festival by Ukrainian developers?
What new projects were announced during the Ukrainian Games Festival 2024?
How long did the Ukrainian Games Festival 2024 last and where was it held?
What are the organizers of the Ukrainian Games Festival planning for the future?
Hashtags
Save a link to this article
Discussion of the topic – Ukrainian Games Festival 2024: Record 1.4 million visitors on Steam
Ukrainian Games Festival 2024 on Steam set a new attendance record with 1.4 million users, which is comparable to the population of Estonia. The festival took place from August 19 to 26.
There are no reviews for this product.
Write a comment
Your email address will not be published. Required fields are checked *