--- title: Should you work on your own games as an external... description: Multiple external game development studios share their perspectives on whether service studios should also develop their own original games. Studios like... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/should-you-work-on-your-own-games-as-an-external-development-studio--w10eyejw6 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Should you work on your own games as an external development studio? | daily.dev og:description: Multiple external game development studios share their perspectives on whether service studios should also develop their own original games. Studios like... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/should-you-work-on-your-own-games-as-an-external-development-studio--w10eyejw6 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/W10Eyejw6.png og:image:alt: Should you work on your own games as an external development studio? og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Should you work on your own games as an external development studio? **[GamesIndustry.biz](https://daily.dev/sources/gamesindustry)** · 9 min read · 10 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Multiple external game development studios share their perspectives on whether service studios should also develop their own original games. Studios like Redcatpig, Lab42, Pipeworks, and Third Kind Games argue that internal projects provide creative fulfillment, end-to-end production experience, and skill development that benefits client work. Others like Airship, Tanglewood Games, and CodeDev caution that owning IP can drain resources, divide team loyalty, and put studios in competition with their own clients. The consensus is that there is no universal right answer — it depends on the studio's mission, risk tolerance, and how deliberately internal projects are resourced and siloed from client commitments. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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