Work with the Belgian game industry
For publishers, investors and studios abroad: how the Tax Shelter works, which funds a game can apply to, what each region offers, and how to set up — with 412 companies in the directory to partner with.
Key figures
412
Companies in the directory
924
Belgian games
47
Games certified for the Tax Shelter, on record
€24.8M
In game grants on record, 401 projects
Counted live from this directory and its subsidy register (VAF, Wallimage, Creative Europe MEDIA, Tax Shelter certificates). Projects without a published amount are counted but not summed.
Five reasons to work with Belgium
Hits made in Belgium
Larian Studios in Ghent made Divinity: Original Sin and Baldur's Gate 3, which passed 20 million copies sold by December 2025. Behind it sits a scene of independent studios shipping on every platform.
Browse Belgian gamesA federal Tax Shelter for games
Belgian companies that invest in a game production get a provisional tax exemption of 421% of their investment, capped and final once the certificate is issued. For the producer that can finance up to about a third of the budget, and spending anywhere in the EEA counts.
How the Tax Shelter worksA game fund in every region
VAF/Gamefonds in Flanders (up to €500,000 per game), Wallimage Gaming in Wallonia (up to €400,000) and screen.brussels (up to €500,000), plus Creative Europe for development.
All funding schemesTalent and a tax regime to hire it
Howest Digital Arts & Entertainment in Kortrijk has been ranked the world's best game school by The Rookies several times. Inbound hires can get a 35% tax-free allowance under the expat regime.
Hiring and setting upThree regions, one industry
Flanders, Brussels and Wallonia each run their own funds and agencies, and their associations — FLEGA, games.brussels and WALGA — work together as BelgianGames.
The regions
The guide
Tax Shelter for games
Who can use it, which games qualify, what counts as eligible spend, and the steps from approval to certificate.
Read morePublic funding
Regional game funds, Creative Europe, R&D tax measures, loans and equity — and which ones a foreign studio can reach.
Read moreRegions
Flanders, Brussels and Wallonia: their funds, certifying bodies, associations and studio scenes.
Read moreSetting up
Co-producing with a Belgian studio, opening a branch or company, and hiring international talent.
Read more
Looking for a Belgian partner?
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Last checked: November 2026. This guide summarises public sources; it is not tax or legal advice. Sources are listed on each page.