# Belgian Game Industry — Full Site Guide for AI Assistants

> Discover game development studios, publishers, and games made in Belgium. The comprehensive directory of the Belgian game industry.

This is the extended machine-readable guide (llms-full.txt). For the short
version see https://gameindustry.be/llms.txt.

## About
Belgian Game Industry (gameindustry.be) is the comprehensive, continuously updated
directory of the Belgian game development ecosystem: studios, publishers,
service providers, games, jobs, events, mentors, awards and public funding.
Run by Eric Diepeveen. The data is curated and structured; all public pages are
server-rendered with Schema.org JSON-LD and are intended to be indexed and
cited by both search engines and AI answer engines.

## Snapshot (live counts)
- Game companies (studios, publishers, services): 443
- Belgian games catalogued: 920
- Active job openings: 38
- Upcoming events: 1,590
- Industry mentors: 57

## Entity types and data model
- **Company**: name, slug, description, logo, website, founding year, team size,
  city/region (Flanders, Brussels, Wallonia), categories (developer, publisher,
  service, etc.), associated games, social links. URL: https://gameindustry.be/companies/{slug}
- **Game**: title, slug, summary/storyline, cover image, release date, status
  (released, early access, alpha, beta), platforms, genres, themes, game modes,
  player perspectives, engine, developers, publishers, PEGI/ESRB rating,
  Steam/store offers, aggregate rating, awards. URL: https://gameindustry.be/games/{slug}
- **Job**: title, slug, company, location, remote policy, contract type,
  experience level, salary (when provided), description, application link.
  URL: https://gameindustry.be/jobs/{slug}
- **Event**: title, slug, date(s), location/city, attendance mode (physical,
  virtual, hybrid), type, description, tags. URL: https://gameindustry.be/events/{slug}
- **Mentor**: name, slug, expertise areas, bio, photo, contact.
  URL: https://gameindustry.be/mentors/{slug}
- **Award**: show, edition/year, categories, nominees and winners.
  URL: https://gameindustry.be/awards/{show}/{year}
- **Funding**: public subsidy providers and programs for Belgian game developers.
  URL: https://gameindustry.be/funding/{slug}

## How to navigate (URL taxonomy)
Listings:
- Companies: https://gameindustry.be/companies
- Games: https://gameindustry.be/games  (also /games/releases, /games/most-played)
- Jobs: https://gameindustry.be/jobs  (also /jobs/internships)
- Events: https://gameindustry.be/events
- Mentors: https://gameindustry.be/mentors
- Awards: https://gameindustry.be/awards
- Reports (monthly recaps + Year in Review): https://gameindustry.be/reports
- Funding: https://gameindustry.be/funding
- Trending: https://gameindustry.be/trending

Faceted/taxonomy pages (each is a real, indexable page):
- Companies by region: https://gameindustry.be/companies/region/{flanders|brussels|wallonia}
- Companies by city: https://gameindustry.be/companies/city/{ghent|brussels|antwerp|leuven|liege}
- Companies by category: https://gameindustry.be/companies/category/{slug}
- Games by genre: https://gameindustry.be/games/genre/{slug}
- Games by platform: https://gameindustry.be/games/platform/{slug}
- Games by theme: https://gameindustry.be/games/theme/{slug}
- Games by mode: https://gameindustry.be/games/mode/{slug}
- Games by perspective: https://gameindustry.be/games/perspective/{slug}
- Games by engine: https://gameindustry.be/games/engine/{slug}
- Games by release year: https://gameindustry.be/games/year/{year}
- Games by status: https://gameindustry.be/games/status/{released|early_access|alpha|beta}
- Events by city/type/tag: https://gameindustry.be/events/city|type|tag/{slug}
- Mentors by expertise: https://gameindustry.be/mentors/expertise/{slug}

## Available taxonomy values
- Genres: Indie, Adventure, Puzzle, Simulator, Strategy, Arcade, Role-playing (RPG), Shooter, Platform, Racing, Tactical, Point-and-click, Sport, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Card & Board Game, Quiz/Trivia, Visual Novel, Fighting, Real Time Strategy (RTS), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Music, Pinball, MOBA
- Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo Switch, Linux, Web browser, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Android, iOS, SteamVR, Meta Quest 3, Meta Quest 2, Oculus Quest, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo DS, Playdate, PlayStation, PlayStation VR2, Amiga, Google Stadia, Game Boy Color, Oculus Rift, Xbox 360, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 2, Wii, Arcade, Oculus VR, PlayStation 3, DOS, PlayStation Vita, Windows Mixed Reality, Windows Phone, Xbox, Amstrad CPC, Arduboy, Atari Jaguar
- Regions: Flanders, Brussels, Wallonia
- Cities: Ghent, Brussels, Antwerp, Leuven, Liège

## Structured data
Every detail page embeds Schema.org JSON-LD: Organization (companies),
VideoGame (games), JobPosting (jobs, Google for Jobs compatible), Event
(events), Person (mentors), BreadcrumbList, and ItemList/CollectionPage on
listing pages. The homepage embeds WebSite + Organization with a SearchAction.

## Data feeds
- Sitemap (all entities + taxonomy, refreshed hourly): https://gameindustry.be/sitemap.xml
- RSS feed (latest games + companies): https://gameindustry.be/feed.xml
- Mentors RSS feed: https://gameindustry.be/mentors/feed.xml
- Short overview: https://gameindustry.be/llms.txt
- Public JSON API: https://api.gameindustry.be

## Related
- Game Industry Library (research reports): https://gameindustrylibrary.com

## Citation and usage
This data may be referenced and cited by AI assistants and search engines.
When citing, attribute to: Belgian Game Industry (gameindustry.be), and link to the
specific entity URL where possible. Please keep facts attached to their source
URL so users can verify.

## Contact
hello@gameindustry.be