Join The GDevelop Workshop: Shape the Future of Game Creation

GDevelop has grown so much over the past few years, and it’s all thanks to the community. From Discord to the GDevelop Forums, people are chasing bugs, discussing features, and even creating Extensions to expand the engine’s possibilities.

In less than five years, GDevelop has evolved to include features that once felt like distant dreams, like creating multiplayer games, 3D environments, or even experimenting with AI agents.

Searching for new horizons requires a guiding compass, and to celebrate 2026, we’re starting a new guild to help us in our quest: The GDevelop Workshop.

The Workshop is a group of GDevelop users who help us during design, testing, and app development.
Their role is to share honest feedback based on their own experience so the core team can adapt our designs to different kinds of creators. Just as game developers playtest their games to make sure they’re fun and accessible, we test our features with people to ensure they’re easy to use.

What kind of questions would “The Workshop” help us answer?

The questions we explore will change over time. Some might be simple, like “Do people in Y country prefer the desktop app or the mobile version?” Others might go deeper, like “How do people who don’t code learn to use GDevelop?”

To understand things like whether “not knowing how to code” slows down progress, we might reach out to Workshop members with specific traits, such as:

• Little or no experience with programming languages
• Someone who’s used GDevelop for less than a month (so we get a fresh perspective)
• Someone with enough time to complete the testing tasks

Members of the Workshop help us identify where users struggle so the core team can fix issues early in design or during beta testing.

Are there any rules to join the Workshop?

Workshop members help us make sure that new features are easy to use and reflect real needs. To keep the results meaningful, they follow a simple “guild oath”:

• Only respond to missions that match their experience.
  Otherwise, the results might be misleading and affect how features are built.
• Try their best to complete each mission.
  Finishing the activity helps us understand the whole experience from start to end.

Is participation free?

Yes, everything in the Workshop is completely free.
From the moment you join the GDevelop community, you’re automatically part of The Workshop.

The strength of GDevelop’s no-code engine comes from the diversity of its creators: from beginners to advanced users.
But, if you’d rather not participate in these activities, you can easily opt out of The Workshop activities through the email's "unsubscribe" link.

What kind of activities will Workshop members do?

It depends on the type of question we’re exploring. Some activities can be done independently, while others involve a live session with a core team member.

Here are some examples of Workshop activities:

1. Quick surveys
   Short questionnaires that help us understand a specific topic.
   For example: “Do you follow GDevelop on social media?”
   These can be completed at your own pace between 3 to 10 minutes.
2. Beta prototype testing
   Sometimes we redesign an interface and need feedback on usability.
   You might test it by:
   • Completing a short task in an image-based prototype, and
   • Recording your screen while you test the prototype and sending the video to the core team
3. Chat sessions with the core team
   Some things can’t be captured in a simple yes/no answer.
   Questions like “Why did you start creating games?” often reveal deeper motivations. Live video calls help us understand your story and how you think as a creator.
4. Feature testing
   When we introduce a new feature, we need to see how it works in real use. You might test it for a few days and share a short report on your experience.

Where will I receive my missions?

Missions might be shared through:

• The GDevelop Forum
• The GDevelop Discord
• Your email
• A feature request topic you’ve commented on or followed

Available spots can be limited, so if you’d like to participate, make sure to complete them quickly. Most activities stay open for only 2 to 5 days.

2025 brought many exciting features to GDevelop. As we prepare for 2026, we’re focusing on activities that will help us imagine the future of the engine together.

Join The Workshop and help us build the tools that will make your next game even better!