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Video and Board Games
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Gaming Scotland (
Facebook) -
Gaming Scotland is a community of gamers who get together regularly to play computer games across a local area network.
Gaming Bars
Gaming Cafes
Gaming Podcasts
Gaming Nights
GlesGames -
GlesGames is a bimonthly event which focuses on local multiplayer video games in Glasgow. From retro to modern, we provide a unique gaming experience.
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Roll Wi' It -
Se are a small group of board game enthusiasts and dungeon masters who want to bring the fun of board gaming to a wide audience of people. We offer a service of Game Nights For Hire, we bring the games and the equipment and teach you the ropes! We have a huge variety of all things nerdy.
Burn to Fight -
Play the newest fighters and the old favourites. Train up for monthly tournaments. Take your skills to the next level every Wednesday and Friday 3PM-9:30PM at The Summoners
WednesdaysAre3D (W3D) -
The only community of fighting game players in Scotland dedicated to learning Tekken. Weekly Tekken 7 sessions are on Wednesdays [16:00-22:00] at Max XP Gaming
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Glasgow Phoenix Wargames Club -
A friendly gaming club that meets in Partick Burgh Hall on Tuesday evenings. Most weeks will have both board games and tabletop games taking place. Visitors and new members are welcome.
Gaming Groups
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Versus Scotland (
Facebook,
Twitter) -
Scotland's biggest annual fighting games event. Versus-Scotland is keen to get online VS fighters together to play a variety of games in a variety of formats all over Scotland.
Dungeons and Dragons Glasgow -
Aimed at helping people get together, to play some Dungeons & Dragons, roleplaying or general table top games.
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Unplugged Games Group -
Friendly group on the South Side of Glasgow which meets every month to play board, card and table top games of all descriptions. We are a family friendly club, so whether you're a veteran game geek or just discovering the hobby, we'd love to see you at one of our events!
West End Games -
We are an online retailer and gaming community operating in Glasgow, Scotland. We offer a friendly and personable service, with a focus on community and creating quality interactions.
Scottish Pathfinders Society (
Facebook) -
The Scottish Pathfinders Society is Scotlands pioneer Pathfinder Society. Currently based out of Geek Retreat and Avant Garde, in the heart of Glasgow, we run Pathfinder Society Organised Play fortnightly for fresh faced and veteran roleplayers alike.
Student Groups
Meetups
Gaming Sites
The Giant Brain -
The Giant Brain is an independent tabletop game review site based in Scotland. We are also the home of the Brainwaves podcast, a fortnightly cast bringing you the best in tabletop gaming news.
Shops
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Static Games -
A1 Comics's sister shop Static Games, taking the gaming world by storm in epic proportions. Static Games incorporates Miniatures gaming, Board gaming, RPG books, Card gaming and everything in between.
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Comics
Models
Events
KupoCon - Final Fantasy Fan Event (Feb 2020)
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Charities
Developers
Blazing Griffin -
Founded in 2011 as a game development studio, the company has grown from a team of three to a group of companies spanning game development, film production and end-to-end post-production with around 40 staff based in Glasgow.
Focus Games: The White Studios -
Focus Games was founded in 2004. Our design studio is in Glasgow and we do all our own development work in this studio. We have developed over 60 game-based resources to improve training, education and engagement in health and social care. The NHS is our biggest client.
Courses
Other
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Press Start -
Press Start is an open access, peer-reviewed student journal that publishes the best undergraduate and postgraduate research, essays and dissertations from across the multidisciplinary subject of Game Studies.
Web Comics
Bridge
Chess
Defunct
Hypespotting -
The UK’s largest and most hype fighting game event returns to Glasgow (last updated April 2017)
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Physmo -
Physmo is an independent game developer based in Scotland. Currently Developing: Mos Speedrun 2
Games in Glasgow
Games set in Glasgow.
The Cone Game -
The Cone Game is a persistent online world - every cone that is placed updates in real-time worldwide. That's right - every cone you see has been placed by another player and it’s your job to reach them! You play as one of the many cones that have been placed atop the head of the Duke of Wellington's statue in Glasgow, Scotland - Now it's your chance to prove you're the very best one!