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.
Founding Cohort 11th May - More Details Here
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 sustained revenue growth, build a highly effective team and make better strategic decisions that enable your games to succeed commercially as well as creatively.
Explore the Full Curriculum
Week 1 : Unlock Growth With Successful Strategy
Week 2 : Master Funding, Finance & Operations
Week 3 : Make Your Game a Commercial Success
Testimonials
"If you have a games business and are serious about scaling up, then this programme is going to be a huge boost to your ambitions"
Rob Hewson
Huey Games
"The Games Scale Up programme enabled our business to reach out to new contacts, find new clients, find new business partners"
Vicky Potts
Whitepot Studios
"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...gave me clear, practical advice on strategy and studio finances. Highly recommended"
Theresa Johnson
Off Chain Games
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