Poland & CEE Tech — 2026-09-22
Today's coverage is anchored by the fresh PARP report on the Polish gaming industry, published just one day ago, which highlights Bloober Team's surging revenues and strong industry economics. Meanwhile, Poland's supra-regional business cluster funding call formally opens today, and the HPCI CEE trade fair kicks off in Warsaw tomorrow.
Poland & CEE Tech — 2026-09-22
Key Highlights
- PARP: The Polish Gaming Industry in 2025 — A new industry report published by Poland's PARP (via Mellow/Gamedev Reports) just one day ago outlines the state of the Polish gaming sector. Key figures include: operating profit of PLN 21.9 million and net profit of PLN 6.94 million for featured operators; Bloober Team's Silent Hill 2 remake selling more than 2 million copies; and Bloober announcing in June 2026 that revenue from Cronos: The New Dawn had already exceeded its development costs.
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Supra-regional cluster call opens today — From 22 September 2026, Poland opens applications for supra-regional business cluster support, following the mid-September window for National Key Clusters. This is part of Poland's broader September funding cycle covering research, digitalisation and innovation drawn from EU funds and KPO.
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HPCI CEE in Warsaw (23–24 September) — The HPCI CEE trade fair for the specialty ingredients/personal care ecosystem takes place tomorrow and Thursday at Expo XXI in Warsaw, with exhibitors including Tern Nordic (Booth 511) — another sign of continued regional event activity in the Polish capital.
Analysis
While most CEE startup coverage this month has focused on funding rounds and AI scale-ups, the freshest datapoint today comes from gaming — arguably Poland's most mature export sector. The PARP-backed report confirms that studios like Bloober Team are not only shipping but turning profitable on large licensed and original titles, with Silent Hill 2 crossing 2 million units and Cronos: The New Dawn recouping development costs within months of launch. That profitability-at-scale, alongside dual-ecosystem layers like CD Projekt and 11 bit Studios, is what keeps Poland central to CEE's tech credibility — and today's opening of the supra-regional cluster funding call shows the state continuing to underpin regional innovation hubs.
What to Watch
- EU/KPO funding draws — With the supra-regional cluster call now open as of 22 September, cluster coordinators in Poland should monitor deadlines under the September funding cycle.
- Gaming earnings and sell-through — Bloober Team's trajectory (Silent Hill 2 past 2M copies; Cronos already cost-recouped) suggests upcoming Polish studio earnings reports may skew positive.
- Regional events — HPCI CEE at Expo XXI Warsaw on 23–24 September.
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