Don't just make a great game.

Build a great games business.

 

Games Scale Up is a 3-week live group coaching programme for indie developers serious about building a commercially successful games business.

Previously available by invitation only - now open worldwide for the first time.

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Created and delivered by Chris Bain PhD, former Xbox executive and games business consultant with 25+ years of experience across 100+ studios.

What you'll get from Games Scale Up

 

 

A strategic framework built for games

The business models, marketing plans and strategic tools that apply specifically to game studios. Not generic business theory — everything is grounded in the realities of the industry, from indie to AAA.

Real insights from inside the games industry

Every session draws on 25+ years of games industry experience - as a consultant, as an Xbox executive and as an advisor to over 100 studios. Learn what worked, what didn't and why.

Commercial skills to match your creative vision

Understand how to drive growth within your business and make better strategic decisions that enable your games to succeed commercially as well as creatively.

 

Testimonials

"If you have a games business and are serious about scaling up, then this program is going to be a huge boost to your ambitions"

Rob  Hewson

Huey Games

"The program has enabled our business to reach out to new contacts, find new clients, find new business partners"

Vicky Potts

Whitepot Studios

"It challenged our thinking around scale strategies, leadership, and studio positioning, and resulted in tangible, actionable insights" 

Alex Moretti

Fallen Planet Studios

"As a startup working on my first demo, the program gave me clear, practical advice on strategy and studio finances"

Theresa Johnson

Off Chain Games

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 Ready to build a games business that lasts?

 

Early bird pricing available until 31st March — founding cohort places are limited.

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