Building Missouri’s Game Dev Hub — Together
We’re saving you a seat. Researchers with an idea and nowhere to take it. Schools who want a partner instead of a vendor. Students who’d rather build games than just play them. Developers who want to be part of something bigger than one studio.
Missouri needs a real hub for game development. We’re building one, on purpose, because the talent here deserves a place to land.
That’s why we drive to schools to talk about why math and English actually matter in game design. Why we run game dev clubs in middle schools. Why we host interns and show up at conventions to demo what we’ve built.
Every person who joins in makes the hub more real — that’s where you come in.
Find your way in.
There’s more than one road into this. Here’s where to start.
Game Jam — for makers.
Once a year, we throw open the doors and issue a challenge: make something worth playing from scratch in a single weekend. No portfolio required, no experience necessary — just an idea and forty-eight hours. Bring a team, or find yours here.
Learn more about Game JamInternships — for student workers.
This isn’t busywork — it’s an invitation into our mission. Bring a goal, a skill you want to build, a role you want to explore, and we’ll help you find your lane, whether that’s art, design, development, or production. If you’re excited about what we’re building, there’s a place for you here.
Explore internshipsInnovation Playground — for schools.
We’re not looking to hand you a product and walk away — we build relationships. What that looks like depends on what your school needs: classroom-ready games, a hand setting up a game dev club, equipment mailed straight to your students, or our founder showing up to talk to your kids himself.
See what's possibleHeartland Games Network — for game dev programs.
Missouri’s game development programs have been working in parallel with no way to talk to each other — we’re changing that. Bring your program into the room, and help make this state a real hub for game development.
Join the networkFrom concept to community — that’s the whole point.
Come see it for yourself.
We just finished remodeling the studio, and we like company. If you’re a researcher with an idea, a school looking for a partner, a student who wants to learn the craft, or a developer who wants to be part of something growing in the Midwest — stop by.