50 Best Business Ideas For Gamers

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Updated: August 3rd, 2021

50 Best Business Ideas For Gamers

Seeking to start a business for gamers but not quite sure what to start?

The good news is, there are so many opportunities to become an entrepreneur and build an innovative product/service in this line of work.

If you're looking to start your own business for gamers, there are several low-capital options you can choose from.

We put a list together below of the most profitable business ideas for gamers you can start today!

Here they are:

1. Start a film production company ($7.2M/year)

Hope Horner from Los Angeles, California, USA started Lemonlight over 7 years ago, a film production company.

Revenue: $600,000/ month
Founders: 3
Employees: 45
Location: Los Angeles, California, USA

I grew up in Johnson City, TN - a small town in the northeast corner of the state. For as long as I can remember, I dreamed of moving to Los Angeles and starting my own business. When I was 18, I moved to LA to attend college and haven’t left yet.

I started my first business in 2008 when the startup culture was very limited in Los Angeles. Resources were scarce and it was difficult to learn how to start and run a company with no experience. Nonetheless, I trudged through the journey for a few years trying to figure it out. It was filled with some success and a lot of learning lessons, but ultimately, it didn’t end the way I had hoped. I spent a few more years working with startup companies and learning more about the landscape and how to hone my skills as a leader and entrepreneur.

In April of 2014, I started my second company, Lemonlight, out of a second bedroom with my two co-founders, Daniel Marlow, and Chad Rogers. Lemonlight’s mission was to offer small and medium-sized businesses access to high-quality, affordable video content that they could use to advertise their brand online.

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Hope Horner, on starting Lemonlight ($600,000/month) full story ➜

2. Start a video game modding business ($324K/year)

Kyle from Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania, USA started Hand Held Legend over 7 years ago, a video game modding business.

Revenue: $27,000/ month
Founders: 1
Employees: 0
Location: Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania, USA

Hand Held Legend was born while I was in graduate school for a degree in the medical profession. In order to effectively study, one needs an escape for the mind; I found my escape restoring old, broken and dilapidated Game Boys for about 3 years. Not only did I have fun repairing, but I also found that I could make a buck or two modifying and upgrading old consoles as not everyone can complete technical mods.

I started off Hand Held Legend in my graduate school apartment with an old kitchen table and a soldering iron. Initially, I was selling 1-2 modified consoles per week as I completed and listed them on eBay. Soon enough this became time intensive and I searched for a way to bring in revenue while still maintaining time to study. Surrounding student loan debt is a great motivator!

To that extent, I began to create our first product, an LED backlight for the original Game Boy. This was something I had seen done before and it was not a novel or propriety idea although I thought I could make one better and keep a portion of my cost of goods sold. Sales started slowly as we had zero brand awareness. I had to engage with the local online internet community of gaming obsessed nerds like me. Soon enough the word got out but we have gone on to sell over 25,000 backlight panels for the original game boy console alone.

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Kyle , on starting Hand Held Legend ($27,000/month) full story ➜

3. Start a blogging business ($60K/year)

Chhavi Agarwal from New Delhi, Delhi, India started Mrs Daaku Studio about 3 years ago, a blogging business.

Revenue: $5,000/ month
Founders: 2
Employees: 3
Location: New Delhi, Delhi, India

I am a licensed attorney in India and right after my master’s in law, I started working with a leading company as a lawyer. I worked there for about two years before I quit my job to become more location independent.

Choose a niche in whatever you start. It is critical for streamlining your efforts and make money.

My job paid me well but I worked 12 hours a day, I was exhausted by the end of each day, spent my weekends sleeping and I almost quit the things I liked to do - for example, sketching, yoga, traveling, etc.

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Chhavi Agarwal, on starting Mrs Daaku Studio ($5,000/month) full story ➜

4. Start a gaming cafe business

Examples of a successful gaming cafe business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a gaming cafe business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a gaming cafe business ➜

5. Start a paintball game center business

Examples of a successful paintball game center business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a paintball game center business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a paintball game center business ➜

6. Become a gaming content provider business

Examples of a successful gaming content provider business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a gaming content provider business:

Learn more about starting a gaming content provider business ➜

7. Start a gaming gadgets rental business

Examples of a successful gaming gadgets rental business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a gaming gadgets rental business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a gaming gadgets rental business ➜

8. Start a video games competitions business

Examples of a successful video games competitions business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a video games competitions business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a video games competitions business ➜

9. Start a rugby video games development business

Examples of a successful rugby video games development business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a rugby video games development business:

❌ Why We Don't Need Another Rugby Video Game

Learn more about starting a rugby video games development business ➜

10. Start a skins' selling store business

Examples of a successful skins' selling store business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a skins' selling store business ➜

11. Start a video games center business

Examples of a successful video games center business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a video games center business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a video games center business ➜

12. Start a game development business ($14.4M/year)

Examples of a successful game development business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a game development business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a game development business ➜

And for some real world inspiration, give Jamey Stegmaier's story on creating Stonemaier Games a read:

Hi! I’m Jamey Stegmaier, and I run Stonemaier Games, a tabletop game company based in St. Louis. We publish strategy games like Wingspan, Scythe, and Viticulture.

Stonemaier Games started with a Kickstarter campaign in 2012 that raised $65,980, and in 2020 our annual revenue eclipsed $18 million. Our latest game, Red Rising, is shown here (photo credit: Tim Chuon).

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Jamey Stegmaier, on starting Stonemaier Games ($1,200,000/month) full story ➜

13. Start a video game download website business

Examples of a successful video game download website business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a video game download website business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a video game download website business ➜

14. Become a professional gamer

Examples of a successful professional gamer:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a professional gamer:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a professional gamer ➜

15. Start a shooting video games development business ($1.2M/year)

Examples of a successful shooting video games development business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a shooting video games development business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a shooting video games development business ➜

16. Start an online simulation game

Examples of a successful online simulation game:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a online simulation game:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting an online simulation game ➜

17. Start a video games rental service business

Examples of a successful video games rental service business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a video games rental service business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a video games rental service business ➜

18. Start a video games repair shop business

Examples of a successful video games repair shop business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a video games repair shop business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Push Start: The Art Of Video Games (English and German Edition)

Learn more about starting a video games repair shop business ➜

19. Start a 3d gaming center business

Examples of a successful 3d gaming center business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a 3d gaming center business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a 3d gaming center business ➜

20. Start a video games importation business

Examples of a successful video games importation business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a video games importation business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a video games importation business ➜

21. Start an arcade game parlor business

Examples of a successful arcade game parlor business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a arcade game parlor business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting an arcade game parlor business ➜

22. Start a soccer video games development business

Examples of a successful soccer video games development business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a soccer video games development business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Automatic Soccer Video Summarization

Learn more about starting a soccer video games development business ➜

23. Start a game play testing business

Examples of a successful game play testing business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a game play testing business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a game play testing business ➜

24. Start a games animation designing business

Examples of a successful games animation designing business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a games animation designing business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a games animation designing business ➜

25. Start a video game parlor business

Examples of a successful video game parlor business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a video game parlor business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a video game parlor business ➜

26. Start a video games development business ($300K/year)

Examples of a successful video games development business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a video games development business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a video games development business ➜

And for some real world inspiration, give Abhinav Chokhavatia's story on creating Zatun a read:

Hello all, my name is Abhinav Chokhavatia and I am the founder and CEO of Zatun.

Zatun is synonymous with quality within the games industry, and we have earned a loyal customer base.

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Abhinav Chokhavatia, on starting Zatun ($25,000/month) full story ➜

27. Start a vr gaming business

Examples of a successful vr gaming business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a vr gaming business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a vr gaming business ➜

28. Start a video games franchise business

Examples of a successful video games franchise business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a video games franchise business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

29. Start a basketball video games development business

Examples of a successful basketball video games development business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a basketball video games development business:

How Nba 2k Makes Basketball Players Look Real In Video Games

For further info, check out these books and products:

Atari 400 / 800 Basketball Video Game Instruction Manual

Learn more about starting a basketball video games development business ➜

30. Start a gaming lounge business

Examples of a successful gaming lounge business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a gaming lounge business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Business & Legal Primer For Game Development: S. Gregory Boyd

Learn more about starting a gaming lounge business ➜

31. Start a video games one-stop shop business

Examples of a successful video games one-stop shop business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a video games one-stop shop business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a video games one-stop shop business ➜

32. Become a video game seller

Examples of a successful video game seller:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a video game seller:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a video game seller ➜

33. Start a tennis video games development business

Examples of a successful tennis video games development business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a tennis video games development business:

Learn more about starting a tennis video games development business ➜

34. Become a tutorial video creator

Examples of a successful tutorial video creator:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a tutorial video creator:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a tutorial video creator ➜

35. Start a gaming app development business

Examples of a successful gaming app development business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a gaming app development business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a gaming app development business ➜

36. Start a golf video games development business

Examples of a successful golf video games development business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a golf video games development business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a golf video games development business ➜

37. Start a video game reality show business

Examples of a successful video game reality show business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a video game reality show business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a video game reality show business ➜

38. Start a car racing video games development business

Examples of a successful car racing video games development business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a car racing video games development business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a car racing video games development business ➜

39. Start a video game tv/radio talk show business

Examples of a successful video game tv/radio talk show business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a video game tv/radio talk show business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a video game tv/radio talk show business ➜

40. Start a boxing video games development business

Examples of a successful boxing video games development business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a boxing video games development business ➜

41. Start a gaming accessories store business

Examples of a successful gaming accessories store business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a gaming accessories store business ➜

42. Start a gaming tutorial business

Examples of a successful gaming tutorial business:

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Learn more about starting a gaming tutorial business ➜

43. Start an online lottery business

Examples of a successful online lottery business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a online lottery business:

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Learn more about starting an online lottery business ➜

44. Start a horse racing video games development business

Examples of a successful horse racing video games development business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a horse racing video games development business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a horse racing video games development business ➜

45. Start a standard betting system business

Examples of a successful standard betting system business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a standard betting system business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a standard betting system business ➜

46. Start a laser tag game center business

Examples of a successful laser tag game center business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a laser tag game center business:

Learn more about starting a laser tag game center business ➜

47. Start a bricks laying video game development business

Examples of a successful bricks laying video game development business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a bricks laying video game development business ➜

48. Start a wrestling video games development business

Examples of a successful wrestling video games development business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a wrestling video games development business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a wrestling video games development business ➜

49. Start an online casino game business ($120K/year)

Examples of a successful online casino game business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a online casino game business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting an online casino game business ➜

And for some real world inspiration, give Arjun Patel's story on creating onlinecasinoguide.in a read:

Hi! My name is Arjun Patel and I started onlinecasinoguide.in, an online casino affiliate for the Indian market. Onlinecasinoguide. provides completely honest and detailed reviews of casino sites that accept Indian players. Our reviews help our readers choose an online casino that suits their needs.

The platform also provides guides for popular casino games played in India. Most importantly, we recommend the best casino sites to play different games. Then, we also provide information about promotions and bonus offers at casinos that Indians can benefit from. Today, we have about 30K visitors each month.

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Arjun Patel, on starting onlinecasinoguide.in ($10,000/month) full story ➜

50. Start an online video gaming center business

Examples of a successful online video gaming center business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a online video gaming center business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting an online video gaming center business ➜

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1. Start a film production company ($7.2M/year)

2. Start a video game modding business ($324K/year)

3. Start a blogging business ($60K/year)

4. Start a gaming cafe business

5. Start a paintball game center business

6. Become a gaming content provider business

7. Start a gaming gadgets rental business

8. Start a video games competitions business

9. Start a rugby video games development business

10. Start a skins' selling store business

11. Start a video games center business

12. Start a game development business ($14.4M/year)

13. Start a video game download website business

14. Become a professional gamer

15. Start a shooting video games development business ($1.2M/year)

16. Start an online simulation game

17. Start a video games rental service business

18. Start a video games repair shop business

19. Start a 3d gaming center business

20. Start a video games importation business

21. Start an arcade game parlor business

22. Start a soccer video games development business

23. Start a game play testing business

24. Start a games animation designing business

25. Start a video game parlor business

26. Start a video games development business ($300K/year)

27. Start a vr gaming business

28. Start a video games franchise business

29. Start a basketball video games development business

30. Start a gaming lounge business

31. Start a video games one-stop shop business

32. Become a video game seller

33. Start a tennis video games development business

34. Become a tutorial video creator

35. Start a gaming app development business

36. Start a golf video games development business

37. Start a video game reality show business

38. Start a car racing video games development business

39. Start a video game tv/radio talk show business

40. Start a boxing video games development business

41. Start a gaming accessories store business

42. Start a gaming tutorial business

43. Start an online lottery business

44. Start a horse racing video games development business

45. Start a standard betting system business

46. Start a laser tag game center business

47. Start a bricks laying video game development business

48. Start a wrestling video games development business

49. Start an online casino game business ($120K/year)

50. Start an online video gaming center business

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