Game Demo Corner by Espoo Game Lab
Ever wondered what the next big indie game might feel like?
Forget polished perfection and step into the raw energy of tomorrow’s games.
At the Espoo Game LAB Game Corner, a new generation of game developers are dropping their freshest builds for you to test-drive — from story-driven adventures to experimental gameplay experiences.
Hosted by Espoo Game LAB (EGL), the Game Corner brings together up-and-coming teams, including developers from EGL’s 2024 and 2025 cohorts and other rising talents.
Join us on Friday and Saturday from 10:00 to 17:00 at the Gilda Theatre lobby to meet the creators, explore their work, and get a firsthand glimpse of the ideas shaping the future of Finland’s game industry.
Play. Connect. Create. Be part of the next wave of game innovation!
Espoo Game LAB
Espoo Game LAB (EGL), located in Otaniemi, Espoo, is at the heart of a broader initiative to boost the number, quality, cooperation, and employment readiness of small and medium-sized Finnish game companies. At EGL, selected participants develop their games – and themselves – in a professional, collaborative environment.
The main goal of the project is to create a sustainable framework for the growth of new game industry businesses in the Capital Region, while strengthening Finland’s position as a world-class centre of expertise in the game industry. EGL is part of the Game Hub for SMEs in the Capital Region project, co-funded by the European Union and the City of Espoo.
2025 lineup
- 5 Lessons About Short Form Success: Audience & Format as Game Changers
- Ääniholvi: DJ Hapan Korppu (FI)
- Ada Aik (FI)
- Anna Brear: They Shiver on a Spring Evening
- Anni Pohto: Sharing my live recording experience at Abbey Road
- ANOTHER: Kimmo Helistö, Asko Keränen & Anja Närä (FI)
- Art, Artist & AI: Rethinking creativity in the age of algorithms
- Arthur Brooks (US)
- Atte Jääskeläinen (FI)
- Aves (FI)
- BajaMyArt by Humak (FI)
- Bodytalk by Simo Vassinen
- Carla Aakre (FI)
- Casper Clausen (DK)
- Chronovariations by Heli Hartikainen
- Club Balkan Fever Helsinki with Live Drummers
- Creative Failups by EIT Culture & Creativity
- Creative Matchmaking Lounge by KLOV & Henga App
- Creative Matchmaking powered by KLOV & Henga App
- Cycloop by Koje
- Dr. Marja-Liisa Permikangas (FI)
- Drug Store Raid (FI)
- Efterklang: The Makedonium Band (DK)
- Emilia Qvist (FI)
- Emmi Saunders (FI)
- Fashion: a Language of Identity – Talk
- Fireside chat: Equity & Inclusion in Digital Spaces
- From Cringe to Cult: Building a Brand People Obsess Over by Maxine Buchert
- FunDesign – Art Market
- Game Demo Corner by Espoo Game Lab
- Goya Gumbani (US/UK)
- Happiness in Our Times: Arthur brooks & Humak talk
- Iiro Komulainen: Improv Piano
- Ilpo Väisänen (Pan Sonic) (FI)
- Immersive Sound Stage by Genelec (FI)
- Industry only: Film x TV x Gaming x Comics Networking
- Jaajo Linnonmaa (FI)
- Jäbät ja Tunteet (Dudes & Feelings) by RFSU
- Joel Sundqvist (FI)
- Jonsjooel (FI/GE)
- Kaarlo Hilden (FI)
- Kati Uusi-Rauva (FI)
- Kimmo Syväri: Creativity still needs a driver
- Koray Tahiroğlu (FI)
- Laura Meriluoto (FI)
- Leandro Righini (SA)
- Lights, Camera, Revolution: Challenging the Creative Status Quo
- Lotta Savolainen (FI)
- Masterclass: Creating a Transmedia Strategy with Kurt McClung
- Miika Saksi (FI)
- Mikko Makkonen
- MUSH (FI/ES)
- MxM Hack-AI-thon, powered by LTX studio
- Natural High: Yoga
- Nikita Rafaelov (FI)
- ODDfest Audio Brand Installation
- ODDfest Audio Brand Installation
- Oddly Finnished – AI Art Exhibition by Anttu.ai
- Päivi Balomenos (FI)
- Pantyhose by Wildhog Productions (FI)
- PEOPLE – a music film by Vincent Moon (DE)
- Peter Vesterbacka (FI)
- Pink Siifu (US)
- Pro DJ Finland: DJ Breik & DJ Nikolucky (FI)
- Project ALMA: Co-creating with Making Movies and Dreamloop
- Puut Ooppera (FI)
- Reidar Wasenius – Finding our place in an AI driven World
- Reidar Wasenius (FI)
- Riikka Mäkikoskela (FI)
- Roblox: Entering the Virtual Ballroom
- Rony Rex (FI)
- Saara Saarinen (FI)
- Salad Factory: Oddacity feat. JustJulius, Gas Gas, Luoma, Kevin Paul, Cream & Samondatrack
- Scoring with Scores: Music in the World of Games
- Shida Shahabi (SWE)
- Siamäk Naghian (FI)
- Siinai (FI)
- Simo Vassinen
- SOITTO by Heli Hartikainen & Andrew Melchior
- Song production booth by Nordic Music Creators
- Speakers Corner Quartet (UK)
- Svante Gullichsen (FI)
- Tanja Piha (FI)
- Tanssin talo presents Culture Reloaded – DJ Wekesa & dancers Prince Black Eagle & Pops Xqlusiv
- Tanssin talo presents Mikko Makkonen & Mia Jaatinen
- The Sound of Storytelling: How Audio Transforms Our Media Landscape
- Tuomo & Markus: Music for Roads, album production in Atmos
- Tuomo & Markus: Music for Roads, album production in Atmos
- Unconventional Ways of building Community on Social Media
- uneton48 Showcase (FI)
- Virtual Dawn
- What are the odds? – A Discussion from the Perspective of Two Independent Music Industry Professionals
- Write This Down: How to Make the Media Talk About You
- You are what you breathe by Nina Parenteau (CA)