Overview

Taught by industry professionals, you will learn to design video games from concept to implementation, developing gameplay, environments and user experiences to produce engaging play experiences. You will have the transferable skills to work and support teams in both technical and artistic capacities, across different real-time and interactive production environments, such as virtual reality and other forms of interactive entertainment.

The Video Games Design (Hons) course from Escape Studios will provide rich and varied opportunities to work on collaborative projects, developing the soft and technical skills that video games companies look for in Games Designers.

Career opportunities

A high level of industry project feedback from external developers throughout our courses will connect you to current development practice. This coupled with our studio-based practice and high-spec equipment will give you the best foundation to become a Games Designer.

Programme Structure

Courses include

Art direction and visual language

3D graphics

Technical scripting

Worldbuilding

Games design

Character control

Real-time FX

Interactive - jam group project

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-14 00:00:00

Language

English

PTE Academic

62

Schedule a PTE test!

IELTS

6

Prepare for Your English Test

Cathoven AI IELTS Preparation

Learn your IELTS Score

AI-powered IELTS feedback. Clear, actionable, and tailored to boost your writing & speaking score. No credit card or upfront payment required.

Trusted by 300k learners
98 accuracy using real exam data
4.9/5 student rating

Credits

360 alternative credits

MSci - 480 credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

London, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Game Design View 255 other Bachelors in Game Design in United Kingdom

Join for free or log in to access our complete career info list.

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

PTE Academic

62

Schedule a PTE test!

IELTS

6

Prepare for Your English Test

Cathoven AI IELTS Preparation

Learn your IELTS Score

AI-powered IELTS feedback. Clear, actionable, and tailored to boost your writing & speaking score. No credit card or upfront payment required.

Trusted by 300k learners
98 accuracy using real exam data
4.9/5 student rating

Other requirements

General requirements

UK students

GCSE English at grade 4/C or equivalent

GCSE Maths at grade 4/C or equivalent
80-120 UCAS points (or equivalent), plus a portfolio. Conditional offers are based on individuals' predicted grades up to a maximum of 120 UCAS points.

International students (non-UK)

We welcome applications from qualified candidates all over the world.

Undergraduate applicants will usually need good high school grades and an undergraduate portfolio.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

17995 GBP / year

≈ 17995 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

9790 GBP / year

≈ 9790 GBP / year

Additional Details

Fees (2026 entry)

UK students: £9,790 per year
EU/EEA students: £9,790 per year (£17,995 before EU/EEA discount applied)
International students: £17,995 per year

Living costs

London

United Kingdom

1137 - 2157 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

In order for us to give you accurate scholarship information, we ask that you please confirm a few details and create an account with us.

Loading

Scholarships Information

Below you will find Bachelor's scholarship opportunities for Video Games Design (Hons).

Available Scholarships

You are eligible to apply for these scholarships but a selection process will still be applied by the provider.

About

Overview

Career opportunities

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

Prepare for Your English Test

Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

Prepare for Your English Test

Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic Applies to you

Additional Details

Living costs

London

Funding

Scholarships Information

Available Scholarships

Our partners