Within the framework of its Autumn 2024 Game Design Work Grants, Pro Helvetia has selected eleven projects for pre-production and production funding.
Pro Helvetia emphasizes projects that demonstrate high artistic quality, originality, and market awareness. The foundation assesses whether the project is implemented according to professional standards, and a lasting impact can be expected.
The awarded projects are:
Pre-Production
- Hohl, Denise; Rüegg, Eileen ‘Lizard Express’
- Häberlin, Alex; Beeler, Jonathan; Bhuiyan, Nabil, et. al. ‘The Copperfield Department‘
- Bach, Lisa; de Leon, Charisse Ann ‘In Full Bloom’
- Amberbite ‘Shoe it All!‘
- Bach, Lisa: Bock, David; Büchi, Janosch ‘ABSCONDER‘
- Sax, Rémy; Staub, Michael ‘Rustbuckets’
- Mancini, Alberto; Merchie, Joachim; Schärer, Dorias ‘sys.CHKDSK’
- Bendinelli, Roberto et. al. ‘SPORD!‘




Production
- LUAL Games ‘Eldritch Empathy‘
- Coaz, Nino; Meier, Sikharin ‘Monuments to Ruin‘
- Oopsie Daisies Studio ‘Tom the postgirl‘



Game Design Work Grants
The next Game Design Work Grants open on 1 January 2025.
Please apply by 1 March here.