Play the City

designs games

for collaborative

decision making.

Policy & Design

We use gaming as an integral problem-solving method; bringing policy makers, market parties, and citizens around the table.

Participation

In the accessible environment of games, free from professional jargon, players engage with each other and reach shared solutions.

Events

Gaming offers a real alternative to standard formats of engagement in the 21st century.

Research

A hands-on team with academic backgrounds integrates research and implementation in all projects.

Games Worldwide

Play the City method has been acknowledged internationally and has been implemented for cities such as Amsterdam, Istanbul, Brussels, Shenzhen, Cape Town, Dublin and Prague.

Since 2010, 4902 participants joined 42 city games in 3 continents, 9 countries, 20 cities through a total of 185 Play the City game sessions.