Gamebridge 2026

Games festival for students/graduates aged 17ys+. Featuring industry talks, and the opportunity to showcase your work and win cash prizes!

Gamebridge 2026

The Gamebridge Student Games Festival is a free live-event happening on Saturday 27th June 2026 in Cambridge, UK. It has been designed to highlight the best work created by students/graduates from across the country, as well as supporting all attendees in their journey towards a career in games through talks, industry booths, bookable 1-to-1s with industry professionals, and other networking opportunities. You can find more information about the event on our website:

http://www.gamebridge.uk

Showcase & Awards

The main focus of this one day festival is to showcase the best work created by students and graduates from across the country. With awards and cash prizes being given by industry sponsors to the best and most innovative work. Entries fall into categories such as best 2D Art, 3D Character Art, 3D Environment Art, Design Excellence, Technical Excellence, and a Best Team Game.

And this year there will be a special dragons den pitching competition to win industry support for commercial game development.

To submit your work to the showcase and/or dragons den, visit our itchi.io page:

https://itch.io/jam/gamebridge-2026

Industry Talks, Workshops, and 1:1s

For those that attend there will be the opportunity to book a 1:1 slot to chat with someone from industry, show them your portfolio, and gain valuable industry advice. You'll be given a list of industry professionals and their job role so you can try to book a slot with someone who can really help you. There are also various industry talks and workshops across the day that will hopefully inspire and educate.

Venue

For the fourth consecutive year, Anglia Ruskin University are very generously hosting the event at their Cambridge campus on East Road. Please make sure you are able to get to the venue for the event before registering for a ticket.

Travel Bursary

Gamebridge will be operating a travel bursary for those who require financial assistance to attend the event. If you feel that this applies to you, there will be a link below for details. Please check back here in in the next few days.

Child Care Bursary

Unfortunately, our event has a policy of no attendees under the age of 17. Because of this we are offering a child care bursary to any student/graduate attending, that might need financial support with child care for the day. If you would like more details, please contact us through the contact link below.