We, the Gamedev.js Community (led by Andrzej Mazur from Enclave Games, creator of the js13kGames competition), were wondering what tools and technologies people use to develop web games, how much do they earn, what monetization strategies are they using, and more. There was almost no up-to-date, solid data on the topic, so we decided to ask the community directly and publish the results afterwards.
The Gamedev.js Survey 2026 is open between August 18th and September 18th 2026, and flling the form should take no more than 20 minutes. The results will be used to evaluate the state of Web Game Development in 2026, we plan on sharing the report publicly by the end of September.
You can see the reports from previous years: 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025 if you'd like to compare the results. Any help getting as many answers as possible this year will be much appreciated!
To encourage participation we will be giving away a cash prize of $500 total to 10 random folks, $50 each. To be eligible you'll have to leave your email address in the form as we will need a way to contact you afterwards about the details of redeeming the prize.
Join Gamedev.js Jam 2027 for Web Game Developers happening online between April 13th and 26th 2027, hosted on Itch.io. There will be prizes!
If you have any questions, feedback about the survey itself, or any other inquiries, please get in touch via email. You can also follow @Gamedevjs on X⁄Twitter, or join our Discord server.
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