Celebrating the UK’s undiscovered
working-class games talent
🏆 The IG50 2025 nominations are now open!
📝 Submit your application by the 16th of May!
🏆 The IG50 2025 nominations are now open! 📝 Submit your application by the 16th of May!
Get noticed and get hired.
The IG50 is a yearly award for 50 of the most employable, unemployed people in games!
We want to celebrate underrepresented candidates from working-class and low-income backgrounds (see our FAQ to see how this is defined) who want to get noticed in the games sector but haven’t got their foot in the door yet.
You could be:
🎓 A games graduate
⚒️ Someone from another sector who wants to break in
✅ A bedroom game maker who wants a shot with a big studio
All you need is a portfolio and CV and two short paragraphs about the skills and project experience that make you ready to be snapped up by a studio straight away! From aspiring game artists to budding programmers, this is for you.
Why take part?
Sponsored by Playground Games and run by non-profit careers and skills organisation, Into Games, the IG50 is the perfect launchpad for a career in the world’s most exciting sector.
As a winner you will;
✅ Get in front of hiring managers and recruiters from the Into Games Partner network
✅ Receive free access to an interactive skill boosting workshop and to past Into Games Sprints – designed by top industry professionals
✅ Get an invite and subsidised travel to the first Working Class in Games Meetup at Develop:Brighton 2025
✅ Win a Slow Game Club Membership for a year and receive £279 worth of games.
✅ Get press and attention highlighting you and your work!
…. and more! Check out the FAQs for the full list.
Nominate and celebrate with us.
Not eligible to be nominated? That’s okay! There’s still a range of ways you can support IG50.
✅ Encourage somebody to apply who fits the bill
✅ Share the initiative on your social channels using the hashtag #IG50
✅ Feature us in upcoming newsletters
For studios, industry professionals and press who want to support or cover this initiative, get in touch.