How to get into games without making games

This article is part of our Get into Games special, offering students insight on life in the games industry and advice on how to get into the business

When thinking about the games industry, we naturally think about the people and companies making the games, and so assume it's an industry only for those with hard technical skills. But as a £7.05 billion industry in the UK alone (based on the UK Consumer Games Market Valuation in 2022), there's many moving parts that make up the industry that don't involve core game development.

For people interested in getting into games but worried that they lack the technical skills, there are just as many roles – more importantly, paid ones – that are still creative and could be a good fit. A panel at EGX 2023 gathered individuals from a range of roles, and while some are from organisations that are linked to other sectors, their day-to-day is very much part of the games industry.

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