GDC 2025 Indie Arcade Party with Reddit, Tipalti & Unity

​The Largest GDC 2025 After-Hours Event is Back—And It’s FREE! 🎮🔥 We would like to invite you to attend SF Game Development’s 4th Annual GDC Indie Arcade Party. Join us at DNA Lounge on Tuesday, March 18th, from 7:00 PM to 12:00 AM, alongside Reddit, Tipalti, and Unity. Best of all—it’s completely FREE. Just RSVP now on Luma to secure your spot. Here's what you can expect:

​🔥 Four massive rooms packed with game demos, tech-talks and music
🎲 30+ indie game demos from members of the SF Game Development community
🎤 10 tech talks featuring industry-leading companies & speakers
🎵 Video game-themed music in The Lounge for dancing

​Whether you're a developer, publisher, artist, student, indie creator, journalist, or just love games, this is the perfect place to expand your career and learn about the new games and solutions coming to market.

​🚀 No GDC pass? No problem! This event is open to the public (18+)
🎥 Want a taste of last year’s event? Watch the recap video

​Speaker Lineup:
🕢 7:30 PM – Jason Harris | CCO, Devoted Studios
🎙️ Skyrocketing Game Dev Costs! What Can We Do? 🎙️
As game development costs soar due to new platforms, rising salaries, and shifting business models, studios must find ways to remain profitable. This discussion explores the forces behind escalating costs and how developers can adapt to sustain success.

​🕗 7:50 PM – Fireside Chat Panel feat. Tipalti
🎙️ How Innovative Gaming Companies Scale User-Generated Content Platforms 🎙️
Featuring Evan Heby, Marty Caplan, and Matt Marcou
With the rising demand for fresh content, game studios must prepare for rapid growth while engaging their creator communities. This panel delves into the strategies successful gaming companies use to scale UGC platforms effectively.

​🕣 8:20 PM – Live Reddit AMA Live Reddit AMA
🎙️ An AMA with Mayank Yadav Director of Organic Product at Reddit 🎙️
In this AMA, you'll learn about Reddit's 1300+ leaned-in gaming communities and with conversations that provide gamers countless ways to enhance their gaming experience. 73% of US redditors agree that Reddit provides gaming discussions they can’t find elsewhere and 71% of them say they purchased a gaming product based on information they found on Reddit. Hear first hand how you can join these communities to build, launch, drive adoption, and get real feedback on your games. You'll also hear about Reddit Pro - Reddit's free new business tools that can help you get started. Come ready to ask your questions!

​🕤 8:50 PM – Unity | Esteban Enrique Maldonado Cabán, Sr. Developer Advocate
🎙️ Accelerate the Creation of Your Competitive Multiplayer Game 🎙️
Learn how to improve iteration times and scalability when developing competitive multiplayer games using the new end-to-end multiplayer workflow in Unity 6.

🕘 9:20 PM – Tipalti | Reut Golan, Sr Director of Product Management at Tipalti & Matthew Jakubowski CEO of Warp World
🎙️ How a payout API can help your game and platform grow effortlessly🎙️
Indie game developers face unique challenges when it comes to scaling their business and managing a growing marketplace. This technical session will delve into the benefits of Tipalti's API, including how it can simplify tax compliance, reduce administrative overhead, and provide a seamless payment experience for your marketplace.

🕙 9:40 PM – Reddit | Edgar Neto, Partner Engineer at Reddit
🎙️ Build your first game with Devvit - Reddit's Developer Platform 🎙️
Meet Devvit: Reddit’s Developer Platform that lets you build powerful apps to enhance Reddit’s communities. Devvit lets you create rich, immersive posts that integrate into Reddit’s ecosystem.

​🕚 10:00 PM – Unity | Manuel Sainsily, Sr. Emerging Tech Advocate for AI & XR
🎙️ Improving Your In-Editor Workflows with Unity Muse 🎙️
Discover how Unity Muse enhances development, streamlines scene customization, and accelerates workflows directly within the Unity Editor.

​🕥 10:30 PM – Glossbird | Alina Matson CEO and Co-Founder
🎙️From Day Job to Game Dev: Launching Your Studio with No Experience 🎙️
Discover the essential steps and key considerations for launching your own game studio, even if you have no prior game development experience.

​🕚 11:00 PM – Wrap-Up by Jordan Schuetz
Join Jordan Schuetz, founder of SF Game Development, for a final send-off as we close out another incredible year of reaching over 10,000+ members.

​📧 Contact for Sponsorship: For sponsorship inquiries reach out to Jordan at jordan.schuetz@gmail.com

​See you all there!
SF Game Development is the largest gaming meetup in the United States, with over 10,000+ members, and this is our favorite after-hours event of the entire year! You do not need a GDC pass to attend, this is an event open to the public, so please RSVP, attend and show your support. Get ready to network, and celebrate the vibrant world of game development at our epic after party! By registering, personal data may be shared with third parties. Please note, this event is not affiliated officially with GDC or Informa PLC in anyway. See you there! 🚀