Exploring the Intersection of Gaming and Entrepreneurship: A Decade of Trends and Growth Patterns Insights

One area of study that has become increasingly important in recent years is gaming entrepreneurship. The present research attempts to investigate the historical trends and growth patterns in this area over an entire decade. Author employed a bibliometric method based on an analysis of 580 papers in the Scopus database from 2014 to 2023 which contained keywords about gaming and entrepreneurship. Our results show an average increase rate of 27.2 percentage point in the number of annual publications, this reflects a rising recognition of gaming and its importance within entrepreneurial context. The international collaborative nature of this research is highlighted with 88 countries contributing and an international collaboration rate of 24.3%. This paper has covered thematic analyses in various research areas - game development, strategies for monetization and the role of gaming on human entrepreneurial skills. The high average citation rate of 14.11 per document is an indicator that the field has academic and industry relevance. Further research is also needed on emergent themes and where video gaming intersects with areas such as education, healthcare, or sustainable development requiring strong cross-cultural collaborations to understand regional differences. Implications is apparent that the intersection of gaming and entrepreneurship in a broader sense represents an important area for continued research with significant real-world applications from informing investments to policy-making as well as potentially inspiring future generations of gaming entrepreneurs.