Report > 2026 State of Real-Time Workflows Report: Game Technology & Beyond

Research Methodology & Respondent Profile

This year’s survey collected data from 608 practitioners who work across high growth industries to examine the expanding influence of game development technology and generative AI. 

What Best Describes Your Current Role?

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35%

Developer or Programmer

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14%

Visual Artist or Animator

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9%

Executive, Studio Owner or Lead 

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8%

Technical Lead or Architect

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7%

Producer or Director

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6%

Project or Program Manager

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5%

Engineer or QA Specialist

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2%

Product or UX Designer

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13%

Other

What Best Describes the Industry or Field You Work In? 

Regions Represented

About How Many People Work at Your Company? 

How Long Have You Been Working in Your Industry or Field?

Reporting And Classification

In this report, indie game developers (or indies) refer to individuals, small teams, or midsize game studios who typically finance their projects through crowdfunding or direct investments. AAA game development studios (or AAAs) refer to major game publishers and the large teams they employ. Classification as an ‘Indie’ or ‘AAA’ was made by the survey respondent through a user- selected field.  

The terms EMEA, APAC, and LATAM are also used in this report, and denote groups of respondents that designated their company headquarters as being located within Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA), Asia-Pacific regions (APAC), or Latin American (LATAM) countries respectively. North America or NORAM, refers to groups of respondents with company headquarters located in the United States or Canada.  

All reported stats and their percentages have been rounded to the nearest whole number.