Games Development

From designing characters and environments to pitching ideas to industry, leave with an enviable portfolio of work and thrive in the world of games development. Find your niche in this multidisciplinary course by focusing on one of three key gaming areas: games art, technical design (engine technologies) or design and production.

The course engages you in industry skillsets to enable individual and team-based games making, using game engine technologies, scripting, production methodologies, concepting and ideation, prototyping, documentation, 2D/3D art pipelines, character design, environment design, and game design fundamentals.

Our Universal Design for Learning framework caters to the diverse cohort that Ravensbourne attracts, supporting multiple learning inputs and outputs that students with challenges require to thrive. The framework encourages self-efficacy and team building through project work, fostering creative and innovative outcomes to a broad range of games industry briefs.

Game making is central to this course, pushing students to develop their own practice in a supportive and critical environment. Students work with a broad range of briefs across table top, TTRPG, mobile, console and PC and engage with the wider elements of games culture and practice. With a focus on industry opportunities, innovative teaching methods, and skill acquisition, this course is the perfect launchpad for your gaming career.

Why study this course?


• Games-first approach, putting making at the centre of teaching



• Truly understand the needs and desires of computer games players



• Flexibility to specialise in your favourite games development discipline



• Build a critical language and understanding of games development



• Develop a diverse understanding of games technologies.



Career pathways


You will graduate with strong concept skills and technical expertise. Graduates work in areas such as typography, editorial design, packaging, information design, wayfinding, exhibition design, user experience and user interface design, art direction and design strategy.

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Do you want to study in a top 3 student city in the world?* Unleash your creativity at Ravensbourne University London.

Located in London's Design District, Ravensbourne sits opposite the O2, next to Greenwich, and at the heart of the city's cutting-edge creative community. With London's impressive skyline and iconic river just opposite, you're bound to find inspiration all around.

Ravensbourne courses cover Architecture, Business, Computing and Games, Design, Fashion and Film, TV and Media. You'll experience live industry briefs and learn from those who are already excelling in their chosen industries, giving you connections and career confidence from the very start. You'll also have the opportunity to work alongside other specialisms as you will when you enter the workplace.

With spaces available through Clearing, you can join a unique community of makers and innovators this September.

* (QS Best Student Cities 2026)