Digital Games Research Association (DiGRA)

An international association for academics and professionals who research digital games and associated phenomena.


What’s New at DiGRA

  • Self Nominations Open

    Self Nominations Open

    The self-nomination period for the 2027-9 Digital Games Research Association Executive Board will be open from now to 30 September. Please consider if you have the time and passion to donate your time to serving DiGRA through a seat on the executive board. Eligibility criteria: Open roles: The President is responsible for ensuring the continuity…

  • Published: Games and Literature (Open Access)

    Published: Games and Literature (Open Access)

    The volume »Games and Literature« explores the intersections of literary studies and digital games. This volume examines how games function as narrative media, cultural artefacts, and objects of scholarly preservation.

  • Call for papers – ‘‘Exploring Kingdom Come: Deliverance’’

    We invite submissions for the EHGS 2(1)/2027 special issue devoted to Kingdom Come: Deliverance, a series of role-playing video games developed by Warhorse Studios and set in medieval Bohemia. This thematic issue seeks to examine Kingdom Come: Deliverance (2018) and Kingdom Come: Deliverance II (2025) not merely as works of entertainment but also as sites…

Our Next Conference

DiGRA 2025

DiGRA 2025 will take place in Valletta, Malta, 30th June – 4th July 2025. A pre-conference will be held one day prior to the official beginning of the conference, on Monday 30th June, with a PhD Consortium and Workshops.

The theme of the conference will be Games at the Crossroads, exploring games and game studies at points of (cultural, disciplinary) encounter and divergence.


Digital Games Research

DiGRA Research Resources

DiGRA’s Digital Library and Research Journal provide an open access archival service for research papers and proceedings from a variety of academic venues including DiGRAs flagship and regional conferences.


Become a DiGRA Member

Join the premier international association for professionals, academics, developers and other individuals interested in the evolving fields of digital gaming and game studies.