Playtopia Games Festival in Cape Town with Polish touch
06.12.2025
In December 2025, the 5th edition of the Playtopia Festival took place in Cape Town. This year, Polish expertise and experience in gaming industry were represented by Mr. Kacper Szymczak, CEO and Creative Director at Artificer.
The Playtopia Indie Games & Immersive Arts Festival is the largest of its kind in South Africa. It successfully gathers creators, producers and gamers. Over the course of several days, attendees could not only learn from top experts from around the world – Poland included– but also play their favorite games.
Kacper Szymczak, CEO and Creative Director at Artificer, shared his insights on how to obtain positive opinions from gamers and what should be taken into account during the process of the game development.
Poland is one of the world's leading computer game producers. Vast majority (90%) of original products, developed by over 800 different Polish studios, are sold outside of the country.
Photos: Playtopia Event photograther/Kapsztad