Interactive Arts Alberta/GDX
An Alberta wide general game development Discord server organized by Interactive Arts Alberta, the hosts of the annual Game Discovery Expo in Edmonton. If you want to join your fellow Albertans, or get GDX info from the source, come join in!
Game Camp Edmonton Game Developers Association
A general game development Discord server focused around the Capitol City of Edmonton, with events and community spanning all of Alberta.
Calgary Game Developers Association
A general game development Discord server bound to the Major Metropolitan city of Calgary. Join an engaged community of Calgary Developers, Studios, and allies.
Edmonton Screen Industries Association
A special focus Screen Based Media Industry Discord Server organized by the Edmonton Screen Industries Office, a non-profit Incubator organization funded by the City of Edmonton.
Lethbridge Game Developers Guild
A general game development Discord server based in Lethbridge and the surrounding area, with events and a tight knit local community. Come join this strong standing municipal and rural community that stands apart from the sister Metro Cities of Alberta.
#YEGFEMDEV
A Feminine figures in game development Discord server located in Edmonton. Come take part in this special community and connect in this safe and inclusive space for professional female, non-binary, and allied game developers!
Alberta Game Jam
The Alberta branch of Global Game Jam, join in on the annual Alberta Game Jam and contribute to a bustling community of game developers!
Alberta Slow Jam
A game jam Discord server focused low pressure, low competition, slower game development. Take it slow and make a game over 2 weeks in the bi-annual Alberta Slow Jam!
The Games Den – University of Alberta
The Game Development Club for the University of Alberta focused on helping students and other members gain access to design resources and providing opportunities for them to make, discuss, and showcase their games. Anyone is welcome to join!
Games Creator Space – Northern Alberta Institute of Technology
The Game Development Club for NAIT in Edmonton. With the goal to invite 3D/2D digital artists, programmers, musicians, creative writers, and more to join and cooperate with club members. With the hope to promote and foster self-learning while giving students the opportunity to connect with leading industry companies, participate in Game Jams, and connect with the wider game production community.
Game Design Club – University of Calgary
The Game Development Club for the University of Calgary.
Game Audio YEG
A Game Audio enthusiasts group based in Edmonton. Gather around likeminded and local composers, foley artists, and fanatics of all things audio! With proffesionals from the industry, connect with people of all stages of progress in their field!
YEG Animation
An Edmonton based Animation community. Supporting animation in all forms, from 3D and 2D, frame by frame and tweened, animation across any media! Join and celebrate and connect with a community of passionate animators.
Alberta Indie Game Studio Community Servers Index
Genome Studios
The HUB for all things Genome Studios! Yup, we’re an Alberta based Game Studio ourselves! Come talk Genome Studios projects, or just game dev and media production! We’d love to have you!
Studio Monsoon
A heavy hitting studio out of Calgary. Studio Monsoon is known for their work on LOTR: Return to Moria, Ruined King: A Leave of Legends Story, and Nightingale, among many more!
Caldera Interactive
A rising studio out of Edmonton. Caldera Interactive is churning away at their flagship project, The Rabbit Haul, sweeping away conventions and contests. Don’t miss out on the opportunity to see them and their games grow from the ground up!
Only By Midnight
An institution in Edmonton, Only By Midnight has a long library of titles under their belt. Known for their title Curved Space, available on PC, and Nintendo Switch. Now with a new title ready to make waves, Ctrl.Alt.Deal. Come join their community and keep your finger on the pulse of OBM happenings!
Crimson Herring Studios
An overnight avalanche, Crimson Herring Studios shook up the world of narratively driven role play game with their flagship title Sovereign Syndicate. Now ready for their next project, come join them as their stories take form and take hold of your heart and mind!
The Frozen Machine
With a large library of titles The Frozen Machine is an established studio out of Edmonton. With their new title, Penguins vs. Pirates, they are happily chipping away at their next big hit! Whether you know them through their games, or their many speaking positions at local events, you gotta join this community server.
https://thefrozenmachine.com/
Cube Crusaders
A solo dev following the grassroots game dev dream, follow them as they create their flagship project: Cube Crusaders! With a dedicated community, and regular playtests, if you want to see how games get made from nothing. This is the server for you!
Red Iron Labs
An institution in Calgary, Red Iron Labs is a long standing Service developer. Breaching into IP generation with their VR title, Muffin Fight, they are a fully featured studio capable of creating any project. Join in and share ideas and insights, as well as access resources and highly experienced professionals all in their server.
Retro Reactor Games
With their titles One Strike, and sequel Two Strikes, Retro Reactor Games are an experienced team in competitive combat games. Utilizing a beautiful art-style, and enchanting music and sound their titles captivate and engross it’s players. Join in the play and keep track of all sorts of new developments on their studio server!
Itzy Interactive
With a powerful library of titles, Itzy Interactive is an institution in Edmonton. Join their game servers to get to the pulse of Itzy fun and entertainment, bring a friend! There’s no lack of games to be hooked by.
Will-o-Works
We make cute-dark games with love and malice ♥
With a new title in production, Will-o-Works is a strong standing studio. With a dazzling series, Star Apprentice, along with their offshoot titles, there is no lack of beautiful, narratively driven projects to wet your appetite. Join the community and keep tabs on progress on their new project!
Lucid Rain Studios
An up and coming studio working on their first commercial title, Inferius, they are captivating audiences with their dark and grim style and theme. Join in their journey as they found their studio and develop their flagship project!
Nice Axe Games
Formed in 2021, Nice Axe Games wants to shake up the game development world with a new vision for how a game company should be. Currently establishing themselves with development service work, game jams, and smaller projects, they are priming themselves for a strong sustainable foundations to build their own IP’s from.
Neojac Entertainment
If you’re a Unity developer you will know of Neojac’s incredible tools available on the Asset Store. Neojac Entertainment is a powerhouse of versatility, creating tech and tools, as well as a powerful library of games including the MMO Arcfall! Their newest title in production, Frontier Legends, will be dropping this year, 2024. Join their booming community and get directly to the core of Neojac and all their work!
Swordmonkey Studios
Swordmonkey Studios is a strong standing studio both in IP development as well as industry service. With their Something Classic brand, they focus on turn-based, narrative driven RPGs. On top of that they offer full-cycle game development, art direction, console porting and VR development through Swordmonkey itself. Join them and access all things game development, and game business. A powerful place to access industry professionals and fans alike!
ODE Software
ODE Software is an indie development team based in Edmonton, AB. They are currently working on their flagship release: Highway Hijinks. A synthwave-themed action roguelike that captures the ever evolving fun of item progression style games with the fast-paced and bumping gameplay of an endless runner! Join them on their journey as they produce and launch their first project!
The Mercenary Co.
The Mercenary Co. is an industry serving Voice Acting Studio and School teaching the next generation of Voice Actors and working with indie studios to provide voices/directing/audio engineering/writing and even composing music if needed. Join the server if you have a love of voice acting, want to grow your own skills, or access a growing pool of local actors ready to take part in the industry!
COG Studios
COG Studios is a recent startup coming from students from the University of Alberta. Join them as they begin their journey entering the video game development ecosystem.
Thousand Hour Games
Thousand Hour Games is a strong studio out of Calgary, developing the Roguelike MOBA, Everstorm. Join them as they develop, playtest, and expand the title in anticipation of a booming release!