Overview

The Game Design course from Escape Studios aims to produce graduates who 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.

This cutting-edge course will enable you to develop and refine your skills, with individual projects, as well as working alongside our Technical Art and Game Art programmes. We will provide rich and varied opportunities to work on collaborative projects, developing the soft and technical skills that games companies look for in Games Designers.

Career opportunities

This degree was created to meet industry demand for new creative talent and is dedicated to enhancing your skills with a particular focus on the science and psychology of game design, as well as the efficient and elegant technical implementation of systems and mechanics.

Upon completion of this course, you'll have developed the transferable skills to enable you to contribute to teams in technical and/or design roles across various real-time and interactive production environments.

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Programme Structure

Modules include:

Paper and Digital Prototyping

The 3 C's Characters, Controls and Cameras

Industry specialism

Final project

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-14 00:00:00

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International students needing a UK visa should apply early and allow at least two months to obtain it before their course start date.

Language

English

PTE Academic

62

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IELTS

6

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus, Online

Campus Location

London, United Kingdom

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

Required

English requirements

PTE Academic

62

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IELTS

6

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Other requirements

General requirements

Minimum requirements

An undergraduate honours degree in a related subject or equivalent industry experience, plus a portfolio of creative work.

International students

We welcome applications from qualified candidates all over the world.

Postgraduate applicants will need a good undergraduate degree in a relevant subject (or significant professional experience) and a postgraduate portfolio.

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Tuition Fees

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

International Applies to you

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Non-residents

19995 GBP / year

≈ 19995 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

12850 GBP / year

≈ 12850 GBP / year

Additional Details

Live online: £12,850

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

Fees

London campus:

UK students: £12,850 (September 2026 intake)
International students: £19,995*

*Escape Studios reserves the right to increase this tuition fee if a levy is imposed for the academic year 2026/27.

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£12,850 (September 2026 intake)

The postgraduate fees are payable within the first 18 weeks of the course, with a deposit to be paid one month before the start of the course. Please note, its reviews its fees every year.

Funding for UK students

For UK students living in England, you have the option to apply for a Government Masters Loan and borrow up to £12,858 in 2025/26, to help fund your course.

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