The Malaysian authorities want to make the country more attractive for foreign game developers. In 2024, a special gaming fund for 30 million Malaysian ringgit ($6.3 million) will be launched in Malaysia.

Extra-curricular esports classes and esports clubs may appear in Malaysian schools. The head of the Ministry of Youth and Sports of the country, Hannah Yeoh, intends to discuss the launch of the initiative with representatives of the Ministry of Education.

In recent years, Malaysia has become one of the largest gaming markets in Southeast Asia. In 2019 alone, residents of the country spent $673 million on games. But what do local developers think about working in the industry? Among the main problems they name crunches, customer fraud and problems in process management.KrASIA spoke with several experienced developers to get their opinion on the pros and cons of working in the Malaysian gaming industry.

PC games, which used to dominate in these countries, began to give way to mobile, according to Niko Partners. Over the past two years, mobile games revenue has grown by $135 million, and PC games – by $35 million.

The video game market in Malaysia earned $673 million in 2019. This makes the country one of the largest gaming markets in Southeast Asia.