Steph Darrah, video games consultant

Fractional Operations, Production, Indie Publishing, Business Developer and Mentor

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Norwich, UK


Steph Darrah Video Games Consultancy


Areas of Expertise

Operations

Production

Indie Publishing

Business Development

Teaching

Mentoring

Event Speaker

Inclusion Support and Events

About me

Steph is a Game Development consultant who specialises in Indie Publishing, Production, Operations, Pitching, Business Development and Commercial Game Design. Having worked in the industry since 2013 on over 15 shipped titles, Steph has worked extensively across video games development, publishing and retail. She is also a highly respected advocate for diversity and inclusion within the industry.

Worked with

Games London Swiss Arts Council
Newfangled Games
Next Gen Academy
Fairer Games
Backslash Audio
Norwich University of the Arts The Forum, Norwich
TIGA
Safe in our World
GI Academy
HELOA
Conical

Shipped titles

Paper Trail Lil Gator Game Cattle Country Thank You For Your Application The Spirit and the Mouse Blossom Tales II: The Minotaur Prince Demon Turf: Neon Splash Demon Turf Brewess Victory Heat Rally Elsie Yooka-Laylee A Little Golf Journey

Worked for

Playtonic Games
Playtonic Friends
Fanatical
Green Man Gaming
Goodgame Studios

She has built long term relationships with clients including Games London, Swiss Arts Council, Newfangled Games and Next Gen Academy.

  • Over 15 shipped titles
  • Reviewed 1250+ pitches
  • Analyzed 300+ demos
  • Production expert for Games London’s Self Publishing Toolkit
  • In depth knowledge of the publishing process on PC and Console
  • Over 4 years experience mentoring
  • Carer and Neurodiversity Advocate

Panels and Podcasts

  • BBC Access All Podcast 26
  • Let’s TALK Podcast 25
  • Games Growth Summit Panel 25
  • Ukie Fempowerment Panel 24
  • Games London Investors Panel 24
  • Good Game Dev Club Expert Talk 24
  • Norwich Games Festival 24
  • Games London Investors Panel 23
  • Tiga Awards Judge 23
  • GDC Pitch Panel 22
  • First Playable Panel 22 - The Fun in Funding
  • Playable Futures Podcast 22 - The Future of Indie
  • Safe in our World 22 - A Conversation with a Carer Panel
  • Games London 22 - Investors Q & A

Steph is a mum and carer to two lovely sons, both with a passion for gaming, and one of whom has Autism.


Testimonials

Gordon Bell - CTO Nosebleed Interactive
We have had the pleasure of knowing Steph since we appeared on a GI.biz podcast with her that was recorded at Gamescom '22. Since then she has become a firm 'friend of the studio', both socially at industry events, but also as a trusted pair of ears whenever we want to discuss game production with someone. We have shared our pitch documents with her regularly, both in an official capacity when she was with Playtonic, and less formally when we want informed feedback on our decks and demos.

Justin Cook - Designer Playtonic Ltd
During her time with Playtonic she was a key member of the publishing team, finding independent developers and negotiating publishing deals. She is excellent at starting conversations with new people and introducing the services that Playtonic had to offer. Playtonic successfully signed and published a number of games and gained a good reputation as a publisher through Stephanie’s work. Stephanie was a highly regarded member of Playtonic, she was a sociable and caring presence in the office. Her work was consistently high quality and she seemed able to turn her hand to anything that she was presented with. I cannot recommend her highly enough.

Katja Wolff - Whimsical Wolff Games
Steph is/was my mentor during the SheGotGame program, I am so grateful for her support and shared knowledge! I can only recommend working with her! She helped me prepare for GDC including pitching and talking to publishers and I ended up winning the Very Big Indie Pitch!