What is Games as a Service?
Games as a Service: Model of continuous game updates and monetization post-launch, rather than one-time purchases.
- Categories:
- Industry, Monetization
- Also written as:
- Games-as-a-Service
Other definitions
- MonetizationA business model where games are continuously updated with new content and services over a long period.
Games as a Service in the library
57 documents in the library cover Games as a Service; the 8 most relevant:
- The D&D company is spending $1bn making video games, and none of them are games-as-a-service
The Game Business · 2026 · Video
- Session: How to run Mobile Games as a Service for Decades? Introducing Beacon, Niina Ojala, Rovio.
PocketGamer.biz · 2024 · Video
- Lessons Learned in the Trenches: Developing Games as a Service
Game Developers Conference · 2022 · Video
- Games as a Service is Dead
Game Developers Conference · 2020 · Video
- Beyond Games as a Service with Live Ops
Game Developers Conference · 2020 · Video
- How Double Fine Survived The Xbox Bloodbath
Jason Schreier · 2026 · Video
- Arkane veterans Harvey Smith and Ben Horne reunite: “We’re going back to the games we love”
The Game Business · 2026 · Video
- Xbox's big reset | Week in Mobile Games podcast
PocketGamer.biz · 2026 · Video