Rebates for digital games production
A Screen NSW program providing a 10% rebate on eligible Qualifying NSW Expenditure for eligible digital games production in New South Wales, payable where the project has at least AU$350,000 in Qualifying NSW Expenditure.
To be eligible the applicant must:
- have an Australian Business Number (ABN)
- be the company that is either carrying out or is responsible for making the arrangements for the carrying out of all the activities in NSW that are related to the production of the game
The applicant may be a fully or partly NSW based digital game development company, or an international or interstate developer engaging a fully or partly NSW based game developer.
Only one company can apply for the Rebate for a particular game.
Games must have Qualifying NSW Expenditure of at least AU$350,000.
Games must be intended for public release.
A major update of an existing game is eligible if it meets the AU$350,000 threshold.
An applicant must submit an application to Screen NSW before commencing any eligible work for which the Rebate is sought (with a specified exception in the guidelines allowing some earlier expenditure to count for applications registered on or after the published date and up until six weeks from the published date, where expenditure incurred on or after 2024-10-16 can count towards the AU$350,000 threshold).
The applicant must not be in breach of any obligation under any funding agreement it has with the NSW Government including under this Rebate program.
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Last updated: 3 March 2026