Quai 10 in Charleroi is running a free Belgian gaming event through 28 September, with 15 locally developed titles on display for public play at the venue’s gaming space. The annual Made in Belgium programme brings together commercial releases and beta-stage works, giving players hands-on access to games at different points in their development.
Visitors can try finished titles including Blood Bar Tycoon by Clever Trickster and Is This Seat Taken? by Poti Poti Studio, as well as two games still in beta: Ballad: As the music goes by 50 Rats Games and Trackastrophe! by Kinoko Studio. The full selection covers 15 games from across Belgium’s independent development community.
Several of the featured titles appeared at Gamescom in Cologne at the end of August. The annual expo is the largest video game trade fair in Europe, drawing hundreds of developers and publishers over the course of a week. For Belgian studios, appearing at Gamescom means exposure to an international audience of buyers and press. The Charleroi event follows shortly after, bringing the same titles to local players.
Belgian gaming developers meet players on September 12
The main event in the programme is a developer session on Friday, 12 September at 17:00. Developers from the featured studios will be at Quai 10 to talk with visitors, answer questions, and collect feedback on their games in person.
“This annual event always excites both players and creators,” said Sébastien Capette, communication manager at Quai 10. “Last year, some developers even brought surveys to directly improve their games based on player input.”
That direct feedback matters most for studios still building toward launch. Games like Ballad: As the music goes and Trackastrophe! are in active development, and player responses gathered at the event can still shape design decisions before a final release. For visitors, the session gives access to developers at an early stage of a game’s life, something that rarely happens outside industry-facing events. The Quai 10 format makes that access available to the general public at no cost.
The annual structure also builds continuity for the local Belgian gaming community. Returning each year to the same venue lets developers track how player responses shift over time and compare reactions across editions. Regular attendees, meanwhile, can follow studios they discovered in a previous year and see how their projects have evolved.
Free entry and practical details
Admission to Quai 10’s gaming space is free, and the developer session on 12 September has no entry fee. The Belgian gaming event continues at the Charleroi venue until 28 September.
Quai 10 is a cultural center in Hainaut that hosts programming across film, comics, and games. Practical details and opening hours are available at quai10.be.