1、This past year has been a time of change and opportunity.Studios and companies are working towards a new normal,while developers have their eye on how to reshape the game industry and their role within it.The metaverse has become more than a buzzword,as have the topics of unionization and the Great

2、Resignation.This is all happening under the umbrella of increased studio conglomeration,which could change the shape of the video game industry as we know it.We asked over 2,300 game developers about their work and the industry.We found developers are more engaged in sustainability efforts;many pref

3、er remote work even as some of their studios are moving to hybrid schedules;and they widely agree that player harassment of developers is a problem,though they arent sure what can fix it.The 2023 State of the Game Industry survey is the eleventh in an ongoing series of annual reports that offer insi

4、ght into the shape of the industry.Margin of error for this survey is+/-3%at a 99%confidence level.This years report marks the first collaboration with Game Developer on the State of the Game Industry survey,with the two teams working together to provide more context and clarity for the survey resul

5、ts.Thanks to all who participated for their thoughts and perspectives.2State of the Game Industry 2023Majority of developers surveyed have a decade or less experience,more work for indie studios than AAA The number of people we surveyed who have been involved with game development for 10 years or le

6、ss continues to be in the majority(57%).Additionally,in our response base,there are about the same number of people in game development who have less than two years of experience (15%)compared to people with 21 years or more experience(13%)How many years(if any)have you been involved in game develop