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.
2025 lineup
- 5 Lessons About Short Form Success: Audience & Format as Game Changers
- Ääniholvi: DJ Hapan Korppu (FI)
- Ada Aik (FI)
- Anna Brear & Tommi Uniluoto: They Shiver on a Spring Evening
- Arthur Brooks (US)
- Aves (FI)
- BajaMyArt by Humak (FI)
- Bodytalk by Simo Vassinen
- Carla Aakre (FI)
- Casper Clausen (DK)
- Club Balkan Fever Helsinki with Live Drummers
- Creative Matchmaking powered by Suomen Yrittäjät and Henga App
- Cycloop by Koje
- Dr. Marja-Liisa Permikangas (FI)
- Drug Store Raid (FI)
- Efterklang: The Makedonium Band (DK)
- Emmi Saunders (FI)
- From Cringe to Cult: Building a Brand People Obsess Over by Maxine Buchert
- Game Demo Corner by Espoo Game Lab
- Goya Gumbani (US/UK)
- Hack-AI-thon by Make X Media
- Iiro Komulainen: Improv Piano
- Ilpo Väisänen (Pan Sonic) (FI)
- Immersive Sound Stage by Genelec (FI)
- Jaajo Linnonmaa (FI)
- Joel Sundqvist (FI)
- Jonsjooel (FI/GE)
- Kaarlo Hilden (FI)
- Kati Uusi-Rauva (FI)
- Koray Tahiroğlu (FI)
- Laura Meriluoto (FI)
- Leandro Righini (SA)
- Lilya Lagerbohm (FI)
- Lotta Savolainen (FI)
- Masterclass: Creating a Transmedia Strategy with Kurt McClung
- MUSH (FI/ES)
- 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
- Project ALMA: Co-creating with Making Movies and Dreamloop
- Puut Ooppera (FI)
- 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
- Shida Shahabi (SWE)
- Siamäk Naghian (FI)
- Siinai (FI)
- Speakers Corner Quartet (UK)
- Speculative Design Session by LAB & Hi Shine
- Susanna Pettersson (FI)
- Svante Gullichsen (FI)
- Tanja Piha (FI)
- Tanssin Talo presents Dancehall with Sophia Wekesa
- Transmedia: Industry Networking Panel
- uneton48 Showcase (FI)
- You are what you breathe by Nina Parenteau (CA)