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NSW Digital Games Rebate 2025-26

NSW Government

Funding amountFrom $35,000
DeadlineCloses Thu, 31 Dec 2026
RegionNSW

Overview

The NSW Government is offering a 10 per cent rebate for eligible digital games production. Games must have a Qualifying NSW Expenditure of at least AU$350,000 to be eligible.

Eligibility

Who can apply Please see the full guidelines on the Screen NSW website. To be eligible for the Rebate the applicant must: Have an Australian Business Number (ABN), and Be the company that is either carrying out or is responsible for making the arrangements for the carrying out of all the activities in NSW that are related to the production of the game. The applicant may be: A fully or partly NSW based digital game development company, or An international or interstate developer engaging a fully or partly NSW based game developer. Only one company can apply for the Rebate for a particular game. If more than one NSW developer is working on the game, the company commissioning the development work will generally make the application. Other government departments and agencies are not eligible to apply. The applicant must not be in breach of any obligation under any funding agreement it has with the NSW Government including under this Rebate program. Types of projects funded under this grant Eligible games for the Rebate include: Games for entertainment purposes Games for any platform including console, desktop, tablet, mobile, VR/AR Multi-player and single-player games. Games must be intended for public release. A major update of an existing game is eligible if it meets the AU$350,000 threshold. An applicant must submit an application to Screen NSW before commencing any eligible work for which the Rebate is sought. If production has already commenced on the game, only work carried out on or after the date of application will be eligible for the Rebate. The exception is applications registered on or after ( published date ) and up until ( six weeks from published date ) where expenditure incurred on or after 16 October 2024 can count towards Qualifying NSW Expenditure to meet the minimum threshold of AU$350,000. Types of projects not funded under this grant Ineligible games include but are not limited to: Games involving gambling, for example games falling within the definition of ‘gambling service’ as defined in Section 4 of the Interactive Gambling Act, 2001 (Cth) Games involving ‘gambling’ and ‘unlawful game’ as defined in the Unlawful Gambling Act 1998 (NSW) Games developed for advertising or corporate marketing Games made for internal training purposes Curriculum material Games that are likely to be Refused Classification (classified RC) under the Classification ( Publications, Films and Computer Games) Act 1995, the National Classification Code and the classification guidelines . Games that are not completely digital (board games or hybrid digital/physical games).

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