Chicago Game Lab

About The Lab

The Chicago Game Lab is a members-driven community for project work and collaboration with special focus on game development and creative and technical disciplines. Our goal is to provide a unique project space that can lead to information sharing, serendipitous conversations, and building new connections across projects and disciplines. 

Click here to see some of the current Lab members.

Upcoming Events at the Lab

Open Work Day
Thursday, February 6, 2025
10 am - 6 pm

Grab your laptop and come join us for a free, open work day at the Chicago Game Lab! The first Thursday of each month, we'll have up to five spots available for anyone working in games or adjacent fields to come by and work for the day. We've got fast WiFi, lots of coffee and a great lunchtime crowd of Chicago game devs and other creatives.

Sign up for our monthly newsletter to receive the registration link.

Indie City Games
February Playtesting
Saturday, February 22, 2025
1 pm - 4 pm

Join us for our February playtesting! Bring your project for feedback, games in any state are welcome :) You will need to bring whatever materials to run your own game (laptop, peripherals, boards, dice, etc.)

RSVP here.

Indie City Games
Speaker Series: Spit it Out! Audio with Adding An Audio Pipeline To Your Indie Game Dev Combo
Saturday, March 1, 2025
2 pm

Do you regularly find yourself approaching the finish line for your game without music or audio? Justin Cavazos & Max Volpert from Spit It Out! Audio are back with Indie City Games for a talk on the game audio pipeline, discussing everything from UI to level music. By integrating audio programming, sound design, and music composition earlier in the development process, you can enhance interactivity, increase player engagement, and inspire creative decisions in your other designs!

More info and RSVP here.

Membership Features

As of April 8, 2024, we do not have any available desks.

All memberships include:

Reserved Desks
$325 / month

At this time, we have 0 Reserved Desks available.

Email information@chicagogamelab.com if you would like to be placed on the wait list for Reserved Desks.

Drop-in Desks
$210 / month

At this time, we have 0 Drop-in Desks available.

Email information@chicagogamelab.com if you would like to be placed on the wait list for Drop-In Desks. 

The Lab is located in North Center in Chicago, near the intersection of Irving Park Road with Lincoln and Damen Avenues. Easy street parking is available on permit-free side streets south of Irving Park Road. It's a short walk to the Irving Park stop on the CTA Brown Line and the 80 Irving Park and 50 Damen CTA buses stop at the corner. 

If you would like more information or to schedule a trial work day, please contact information@chicagogamelab.com.