An editorial about indie game studios, written in the third person.

The site's editorial position

Making Games Is Fun is an independent editorial publication covering indie and small-team game studios in the United Kingdom and, by extension, the rest of Europe. It is not a reboot of the photo-essay project of the same name. The site operates as a journalistic outlet: it profiles, it summarises, and it reports — it does not represent, endorse, or speak on behalf of any studio it covers.

Coverage is written in neutral third person. Studios mentioned on the site are described from the outside, based on public information, published interviews, and third-party reporting. The site does not have a commercial relationship with any studio profiled and is not paid for coverage.

Scope

• Studios under fifty people. The editorial is about small teams, not platform holders or AAA publishers.
• UK-rooted, Europe-aware. The home patch is the UK indie scene — Guildford, Brighton, Cambridge, London, Edinburgh, Manchester — but European coverage is welcome where the story warrants it.
• Behind-the-scenes culture, not launch news. Patch notes, release dates, and storefront listings are well covered elsewhere. This site looks at office culture, business decisions, founder lineage, and what shipping a game actually looks like.
• Cornerstone over churn. A small number of pieces, edited carefully, kept current, with a long shelf life.

What this site does not do

• It does not republish photo essays from the original Making Games Is Fun project.
• It does not claim continuity with the original publisher of those essays.
• It does not host affiliate links, sponsored content, casino content, or promotional widgets.
• It does not write in first-person plural ("we") on behalf of any studio.

Editorial voice

Articles are bylined "Editorial" by default. The byline is collective rather than personal; pieces are reviewed before publication for factual accuracy, source attribution, and tone. Studios named in any piece are entitled to a right of reply on factual matters via the contact details below.

Corrections and contact

Factual corrections, right-of-reply requests from studios, or general editorial enquiries can be sent to the editorial address listed below. The site aims to action factual corrections within seven days of receipt and to label corrected pieces with a visible updated-date.

Contact: editorial @ this domain. Right-of-reply queries from named studios are prioritised over general correspondence.

Independence and trademarks

Making Games Is Fun is an independent publication. It is not affiliated with Hello Games, No Man's Sky, the original MGIF project, Gareth Dutton, or any other studio, person, or platform mentioned on the site. All studio names, game titles, and trademarks are the property of their respective owners and are used here for editorial reference only.