Madrid grants 16 video game subsidies totaling 481,722 euros in 2026

The Community of Madrid has resolved the call for grants for companies and individuals for the creation and development of video game projects for 2026, with a total of 16 beneficiaries and 481,722.00 euros granted. The decision corresponds to the Minister of Culture, Tourism and Sport, Mariano de Paco Serrano, through Order 2039/2026, of October 29, published in the OFFICIAL GAZETTE OF THE COMMUNITY OF MADRID no. 264, of November 3, 2026 (section I.C, Other Provisions, page 282; reference BOCM-20261103-44).

A grant framework with seven years of history

The call is based on the regulatory bases established by Order 892/2019, of June 6, of the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Sports, published in BOCM no. 148, of June 24, 2019. Its development for the current financial year came with Order 411/2026, of March 9, corrected by Order 505/2026, of March 20, the summary of which was published on March 19, 2026 (BOCM no. 66) and whose correction of errors appeared on April 9, 2026 (BOCM no. 83).

The expenditure is charged to sub-concept 47399 of program 334A of the Expenditure Budget of the Community of Madrid. The grants fall under the de minimis regime of Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/2831, of December 13, regarding the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.

The selected projects, one by one

Annex I of the Order details the beneficiary, project, budget, score, and amount granted. The complete list is as follows:

• FICTIORAMA ESTUDIOS, SL — LUX: 31,250.00 euros (budget of 236,460.13 euros, 91 points).
• KRAKENS DEN GAMES S.L. — HEARTWEAVER: 31,250.00 euros (140,200.00 euros, 87 points).
• HIDDEN CHAPTER S.L. — GLAIA: ROAD TO SURVIVE: 31,250.00 euros (81,300.00 euros, 87 points).
• PEPITA FILMS, S.L. — THE RED TENT: 29,722.00 euros (454,722.04 euros, 86 points).
• ONE DIGITAL CONSULTING SMART BUSINESS SOLUTIONS, SL — SAID WORLDS. THE IMMERSIVE GAME EXPERIENCE: 31,250.00 euros (31,250.00 euros, 84 points).
• DANIEL BURÓN GARCÍA — CRONOHISPANIA: 31,250.00 euros (37,500.00 euros, 84 points).
• DESARROLLOS DE SOFTWARE EDAD PERDIDA, SL — YOU’RE NUTS!: 25,000.00 euros (63,201.86 euros, 83 points).
• FIRENUT CONSULTING, SL — SOLIS NIGRI: ECOS DEL RETIRO: 31,250.00 euros (33,000.00 euros, 82 points).
• VIRGINIA CALVO MANGAS — THE MIDNIGHT CHANNEL: 27,000.00 euros (60,000.00 euros, 81 points).
• ROCK CASTLE STUDIO SL — EL UMBRAL DEL RETORNO: 31,250.00 euros (54,000.00 euros, 80 points).
• INFINITE THREAD GAMES, SL — THE SLOW ROAD: 31,250.00 euros (100,000.00 euros, 79 points).
• NOSOLOROL — CUATRO CORTES: 31,250.00 euros (145,325.00 euros, 79 points).
• DOJO SYSTEMS, SL — ART ODDYSSEY, UN VIDEOJUEGO CHANANTE: 31,250.00 euros (61,256.00 euros, 78 points).
• CONTENTO SOCIETY, SL — FAME ROM: 31,250.00 euros (46,290.00 euros, 78 points).
• INFINITY TALENT, SL — MADRID CHESS: 31,250.00 euros (32,500.00 euros, 77 points).
• MIRIAM C. MOLINA LECHÓN — SIETE UNIVERSOS DEL PROYECTO: 25,000.00 euros (34,620.00 euros, 77 points).

The maximum amount per project is 31,250 euros, a threshold reached by eleven of the sixteen selected. Four of the beneficiaries are individuals and the rest are commercial companies.

Eight projects out and one process with appeals

Annex II lists the rejected applications, seven of them with the same explanation: the maximum number of grants provided for in the call, set at 16, was exhausted. These are ISMAEL GARRIDO DE JUAN (PROYECTO M-666, 75 points), BEATRIZ GASCÓN JIMÉNEZ (LA MEMORIA DEL GUARDIÁN, 70), ESPACIOS QUE TRASCIENDEN SL (UDOU: TU SE TU UN JUEGO CON SENTIDO, 68), ÁTICO GAMES, SL (DIE IN THE DUNGEON 1.0, 67), DAVID PEDRO CHICO GARCÍA (DEAD RECKONING, 65), FERNANDO GUELER BERDASCO (BLINKIES, 65) and PONTICA ARTES DIGITALES, S.L. (COMICVANIA: PLUS ULTRA, 62). The eighth, PABLO MANUEL PRIETO HUANG (LA CUNA DEL GOL, VIDEOJUEGO NARRATIVO DE FÚTBOL FEMENINO PARA ANDROID, 58 points), is excluded for not reaching the minimum score.

The text recalls that the Sectoral Commission for Cinema and Audiovisual of the Culture Council of the Community of Madrid, in its meeting on July 24, 2026, formulated the provisional resolution proposal, published on the Electronic Office with ten business days for allegations. Those submitted were dismissed, and the proposal was elevated to definitive by the General Directorate of Culture and Creative Industries as the instructing body.

Single payment and appeal process

Payment will be made in a single installment via bank transfer, following justification of the fulfillment of the aid’s purpose in accordance with provision 16 of the Call Order. Beneficiaries assume the obligations of articles 8 and 10 of Law 2/1995, of March 8, on Subsidies of the Community of Madrid. The Order concludes the administrative process: a motion for reconsideration may be filed within one month, or a contentious-administrative appeal within two months before the High Court of Justice of Madrid, and it takes effect from the day following its publication.

The resolution arrives with the resolution period extended by two months and set until December 13, 2026, so that the Ministry complies with the calendar. For studios and professionals in the sector, the distribution confirms a ceiling of 31,250 euros per project and very tight competition: seven projects with scores between 62 and 75 points remained without funding simply because the call exhausted its sixteen grants.

Source: OFFICIAL GAZETTE OF THE COMMUNITY OF MADRID, no. 264, of November 3, 2026, section I.C, page 282 (official reference: BOCM-20261103-44).