UK Games Fund (Content / Prototype / Starter)
UK Games Fund (DCMS-backed)
Worth
up to £250,000
Deadline
Rolling — no fixed deadline
What it is
Grant funding for UK video games studios — £20,000 (Starter), ~£100,000 (Prototype), or £100,000–£250,000 (Content Fund). Sector-specific: video games / interactive entertainment only.
Video games / interactive entertainment studios only. Content Fund (£100k–£250k) open for EOIs — verified on ukgamesfund.com. Prototype (~£100k) and Starter (~£20k) amounts from press; verify at dedicated portals before citing. Three tracks by studio stage: Starter (newly formed), Prototype (early-stage), Content (commercial-ready). Part of £30m DCMS Games Growth Package FY2026/27–2028/29. Apply via per-track portals; rounds are competitive.
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