7 Video Game Modding Business Success Stories [2024]

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Updated: November 19th, 2023

Start A Video Game Modding Business

Here are some real life success stories of starting a video game modding business:

1. Hand Held Legend ($2.76M/year)

Founder Kyle Capel came up with the idea for Hand Held Legend while restoring old Game Boys as a hobby during graduate school. He began selling modified consoles on eBay and realized there was a market for DIY upgrades and modifications. After launching the company with a Shopify store and one product, they have experienced consistent revenue growth, with nearly 40% of sales coming from international customers.

How much they make: $2.76M/year
Current team size: 5

How I Started A $27K/Month Business Modifying And Upgrading Game Consoles

Founder Kyle Capel started Hand Held Legend, a DIY upgrade shop for vintage handheld consoles, which generates an average revenue of $27,000 a month and grew 30% in Q1 of 2020, offering an array of modern LCD upgrades for various consoles and serving an audience of mostly male customers aged between 13 and 45, 40% of which are international.

About

Kyle started Hand Held Legend over 10 years ago

Revenue

Kyle grew the business to $230K/month

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4. Nexus Mods

Where they're located: In Salah, In Salah, Algeria
Website traffic: 38.5M/month

5. 4chan

4chan is a simple image-based bulletin board where anyone can post comments and share images anonymously.

Where they're located: In Salah, In Salah, Algeria
Website traffic: 39.6M/month

So... can you actually make money with a video game modding business?

Of course. There are millions to be made in this industry.

But how?

Research real, profitable businesses and see exactly how much money they make.
Study exactly what works, and what doesn’t.
Take action, because now you have the roadmap.

Join Starter Story and build your next big thing:

Start Now

7. GOG.com

Download the best classic and new games on Windows, Mac & Linux. A vast selection of titles, DRM-free, with free goodies and 30-day money-back guarantee.

Where they're located: South Australia, Australia
Website traffic: 9.77M/month