Grants for video game creation
In brief
A video game creation studio can fund its activity through the video game tax credit (up to €6 million), the CNC's Video Game Support Fund (FAJV), dedicated Bpifrance loans, and numerous regional grants for prototyping and production. This page lists the schemes currently validated for this trade, with their funder and maximum amount where available.
This sector covers video game creation studios, from prototyping to full-scale production.
The tax credit for video game creators is the largest scheme by amount (up to €6 million), jointly managed by the CNC and the tax authorities.
Bpifrance offers a dedicated loan (Prêt Touch 4, up to €2 million), and many Regions fund prototyping (Occitanie, Grand Est) and production (Hauts-de-France, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Sud).
This page helps you identify relevant funding leads. It does not, however, replace an individual check of your eligibility.
Run a personalised scan to identify the public grants and funding your company may be able to access.
Which projects are covered?
The grants listed here fund the prototyping and production of a video game, as well as, for already established studios, the tax credit on creation expenses.
How much can be obtained?
The known maximum amount reaches €6 million for the video game tax credit and €2 million for Bpifrance's Prêt Touch 4; regional prototyping grants range from €25,000 to €100,000.
How to identify the right funding for your studio?
The number of schemes listed makes manual selection slow, and sometimes imprecise.
The Capital OS scan automatically cross-references these criteria against the full set of listed public grants, to identify those that genuinely apply to you:
- Your location
- The stage of your project (prototyping, production)
- Your eligibility for the tax credit (creation expenses incurred in France)
Public grants for video game creation
Crédit d'impôt en faveur des créateurs de jeux vidéo
Centre National du Cinéma (CNC), Ministère de la Culture, Ministère de l’Economie, des Finances et de la Souveraineté Industrielle, Energétique et Numérique
Up to €6,000,000
Closes on 31 Dec 2031
Prêt Touch 4
Bpifrance
Up to €2,000,000
Fonds régional d'aide au jeu vidéo
Région Hauts-de-France
Up to €200,000
Aide à la production de jeux vidéos
Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Up to €150,000
Aide au prototypage et à la production de jeu vidéo
Région Sud Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Up to €100,000
Aide au prototypage de vidéo
Région Occitanie
Up to €45,000
Aide à la création et à la production d’œuvres immersives
Région Sud Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Up to €30,000
Aide au prototypage de jeux vidéo
Région Grand Est
Up to €25,000
AFDAS — Financement de la formation pour les secteurs culture, médias, loisirs et sport
AFDAS (OPCO Culture, Médias, Loisirs, Sport)
Up to €15,000
Fonds d'Aide au Jeu Vidéo (FAJV)
Centre National du Cinéma (CNC), État
Closes on 20 Sept 2027
Fonds d'aide à la création de jeux vidéo
Région Ile-de-France
France 2030 - Appel à projets 'Transition numérique de la Culture et appropriation de l’intelligence artificielle'
Bpifrance
Closes on 16 Jun 2027
Appel à projets 'Jeux vidéo européens et contenus immersifs'
Union européenne
Closes on 2 Feb 2027 · Added on 1 Nov 2026
Human-validated links (AideTagLink, VALIDATED status only — unreviewed proposals are never shown here). Sorted by amount, highest first (then by internal identifier to break ties between the many identical titles). 1 additional grant(s) linked but currently closed, not listed.
Frequently asked questions about grants for video game creation
What public grants exist for a video game studio?
13 open schemes are listed for this trade on Capital OS: the tax credit, the FAJV, a Bpifrance loan and numerous regional grants.
The full list is shown further up this page, with the funder and the maximum amount of each grant where known.
What is the difference between the Video Game Support Fund (FAJV) and the tax credit?
The FAJV is a selective grant awarded on application review, accessible from the prototyping stage; the tax credit is a tax benefit calculated on creation expenses already incurred, and can be combined with the FAJV.
Both schemes are managed by the CNC, working with the State on the FAJV.
Is my company eligible for these grants?
The tax credit requires that creation expenses be incurred in France; regional grants most often require a specific presence in the relevant area.
This page does not assume your company's eligibility; a personalized diagnostic checks it against your real criteria.
How do I apply for this type of grant?
The FAJV and the tax credit are applied for with the CNC, the Prêt Touch 4 with Bpifrance, and regional grants with the relevant Region.
A personalized diagnostic first identifies the schemes that are genuinely relevant to your company, before starting the process.
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Check the grants suited to your company
This page lists the schemes associated with this sector. The personalised report applies your real criteria — industry, size, location, project — before drawing any conclusion on eligibility.
See the opportunities identified by the scan, then access your personalised report.