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2022 TOP 5 VIDEO GAME SCHOOLS & Studios IN EUROPE

TOP 5 EUROPEAN video GAME SCHOOLS 

schools with the best job placement results in the video game industry



TOP 5 EUROPEAN VIDEO GAME STUDIOS

studios that have recruited the most graduates


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#1 ISART Digital

Paris, France

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#2 BUas - Breda University of Applied Sciences

Breda, Netherlands

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#3 abertay university

Dundee, Scotland 

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#4 Rubika

  Valenciennes, France

With origins reaching back to 1988, Rubika was created in 2013 with the merger of the Institut Supérieur de Design, Supinfocom and Supinfogame.  Rubika is a "pure player" school. All of its programs train in digital technology and half of them are dedicated to video games and animation.

ACADEMICS: 

Rubika offers bachelor’s and master’s degree video game study programs in three domains:

Out of the Rubika alumni who have entered the video game industry in the last five years, 1/3rd hold a bachelor’s degree and 2/3rds hold a master’s degree.


STUDENT PROJECTS:

Rubika students develop very successful games, often comparable to those produced by professional studios, and are regularly awarded in various competitions such as the GDWC (Game Development World Championship), Ping Awards, Unity Awards and Imagine Cup.

The school has released more than sixty student game projects since 2016.


Live Adventure (2021), is a second-person puzzle adventure game that follows a duo's expedition into the lost ruins of a lush forest. Live Adventure won the Best Student Game Award at the IGF (Independence Game Festival) held during the GDC (Game Developer Conference) in San Francisco 2022.

Live Adventure (2021)


Swift (2021), is a competitive multiplayer PC game with sophisticated gameplay and environment in which two teams of three players compete in capture-the-flag matches.

Swift (2021)

RECRUITMENT:

The following are the main video game studios that have recruited Rubika alumni since 2016: 



Ubisoft is by far the leading recruiter, with more than 20% of Rubika alumni from these past five years entering the video game industry.

The alumni work in four professions with a clear design orientation: 44% are game designers, 29% are game/tech artists, 17% are programmers and 10% are producers.


On a broader scale, Rubika alumni recruited since 2016 to video game professions by 73 studios present a fairly similar structure, making Rubika the most art-oriented school in this European ranking, with 38% game designer positions, 33% artistic positions (game/tech artists), 21% programming positions and 8% producers.

#5 U-tad, University of Technology, Arts and Design 

Madrid, Spain

U-tad is considered a “pure player” university because of its 29 programs in digital domains, including eight specifically in video games.   The university was founded in 2011 by the originator of Ilion, an animation studio, and Pyro Studios, a mobile game studio.  It was developed in symbiosis with professionals in the sector who also constitute the majority of teachers and who provide the material resources.

ACADEMICS: 

U-tad offers three bachelors and three master’s programs in video games.  Out of the U-tad alumni hired in the video game industry since 2016, 39% hold a bachelor’s and 65% hold a master’s degree.  


STUDENT PROJECTS:

Ronin-Hood Sisters (2021) isa tactical RPG with elements of Rogue-Lite, where the player takes control of a group of magical manga-inspired girls. Developed as a final master´s degree project.

Ronin-Hood Sisters (2021)


SteelBound (2021) is a cooperative 3D adventure for two players in isometric view in which two princes must put an end to the corruption that is consuming the world. Best Original Sound Track at the PlayStation Talents Awards 2021.

SteelBound (2021)

RECRUITMENT:

The main video game studios who have hired U-tad graduates since 2016 are: 



The U-tad alumni workforce is mainly involved in three tech professions: 46% game designers, 25% programmers and 24% game artists.


Looking at all 91 studios that employ U-tad alumni from 2016 to today, this pattern is much the same: 39% game designers, 28% programmers and 29% game & technical artists.