Game Development Business

1 Tips For Starting A Successful Game Development Business (2025)

Updated: April 15th, 2025

Want to start your own game development business? Here are some tips you should know:

We've interviewed thousands of successful founders at Starter Story and asked what advice they would give to entrepreneurs who are just getting started.

Here's the best advice we discovered for starting a game development business:

#1: Jamey Stegmaier, founder of Stonemaier Games:

We chatted with with Jamey, founder of Stonemaier Games ($1.73M/month). In our interview, Jamey says:

One mistake I still make (but I’m getting better at it) is to compare myself to others. The result is never healthy for me. Rather, I try to admire and appreciate what others are doing, but not think more or less of what I’m doing as compared to someone else.

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