Tech Events by The Games Co-Op

The Games Co-Op's last meetup of 2026, in the back room at The Circular in Rialto. The usual monthly format: presentations from Irish game developers, playtesting of in-development games, and networking with the local game-dev community. Bring a build if you want feedback. This month's One Game A Month jam theme is Null and Void, so expect a few prototypes made to it. Anyone who wants to present signs up through the group's form. Monday 23 November, 7pm to 11pm. Free, RSVP on Meetup. Why go: the most hands-on room in Dublin's games scene, where you play what people are building rather than hear about it. Best for indie developers, students and anyone curious about how Irish game makers prototype.

The monthly gathering of Ireland's game development community, in the back room of The Circular in Rialto. The format is presentations, playtesting and networking: developers show what they have been working on, and anyone can bring a build and get it played and critiqued on the night. The group runs 1GAM, a one-game-a-month jam, and October's theme is 'Shocking' - prototypes made to that theme turn up here first. If you want to present there is a sign-up form in advance. Free, 19:00, with a Discord that keeps the conversation going between meetups. Why go: it is the one regular room in Dublin where unfinished games get played by other developers rather than pitched to publishers. Best for game developers, artists and designers, from hobbyists to studio staff.

Come join us Monday the 21st of September at the The Circular in Rialto at 7pm. We’ll be at the Backroom, which you can find behind the curtain. We will have the usual presentations, playtesting, socialising and networking with others in the Irish game development community. See what they have been working on, play test in-development games!