Make your own games.
Whether you’re looking to learn, collaborate, co-work, or play, BGS has something for you.
Established in 2013, Buffalo Game Space has served as home to a thriving community of artists, designers, musicians, and developers, all sharing a passion for making games.
Buffalo Game Space is a 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to helping people make games, by offering the educational, mentorship, and equipment resources to both professional and aspiring game developers.
Our supporters enable us to run events, workshops, operate a co-working space, and provide mentorship to our community. Please consider donating today!
BGS Game Development Meeting (In-Person!)
Thursday, September 25th, 2025 - 7pm
Come join us at our monthly in-person game developer meeting!
Here we discuss game development techniques, art, music, news, show off member projects and most importantly, have a great time.
This meeting will be in-person at our location at the Tri-Main center in Buffalo.
This meeting is a free and open to the public event.
Virtual Game Developer Hangout
Thursday, October 9th, 2025 - 7pm
Come join us at our monthly online game dev hangout! We will be chatting about all aspects of game development -- art, music, design, writing, programming, sound, and more.
This is a free and open to the public event.
Villa Maria College presents BGSJamXXI
Friday, October 24th - Sunday, October 26th, 2025
This year, Buffalo Game Space is partnering once again with Villa Maria College to host BGSJamXXI. Doors open at 7:00pm at Villa Maria. No experience required!
We want you to come create something awesome with us. No matter your skill level or interests, if you ever wanted to create art, music, or code for a game this is the perfect time to do it.
BGSJamXXI marks the twenty-first time we as artists, designers, musicians, and programmers will be getting together to collaborate on fresh game ideas and build something new over the course of a single weekend. If you've ever wanted to try your hand at making a game, there's never been a better way to do it. Whether it's your first game or your 500th, there's something for everyone at BGSJamXXI!
RSVP on Meetup today! Follow instructions there to join our Discord!
In the meantime, you can check out some of the games we made at BGSJamXX.
Join our Community Discord
The best way to stay in touch is to join our Discord Server.
We use Discord to keep everyone connected when we’re not at events. Join today and say hi in our #welcome channel!
Our Discord is the perfect place to ask all your game dev questions, whether it’s about Unity, Unreal, Godot, or even your own game engine. Feel free to show off your work, get help fixing bugs, and ask for feedback.
Join us at an Event
You can see our full calendar on Meetup.
Whether you’re a seasoned game dev professional, just getting started, or looking to learn, our events are the place to be for game developers in the Western New York region.
