Medical Games

We strongly believe in the power of games to communicate important messages

Today, the vast majority of people — including both healthcare professionals (HCPs) and patients — engage with games across a variety of platforms, from mobile phones and tablets to computers and consoles. At the same time, research increasingly highlights the effectiveness of interactive learning and games in boosting engagement and enhancing knowledge retention.

We believe games are uniquely powerful in portraying medical conditions. Games offer players an active, immersive experience that allows them to walk a mile in the shoes of someone living with a condition. By making decisions and experiencing their consequences within the game, players are given the time and space to reflect — often continuing to think about the experience long after the gameplay ends.

However, creating a truly impactful game requires more than simply layering educational content in a game-like format. It demands the expertise of a team that understands professional game design principles as well as the underlying scientific principles and messaging that need to be conveyed.

We provide a bespoke service, designing and developing meaningful, high-quality games tailored for HCPs, patients, or internal training purposes. Our games communicate key messages, while remaining engaging and thought-provoking experiences in their own right.

With extensive experience working alongside pharmaceutical companies, medical professionals, academic experts, and legal teams, we fully understand the unique regulatory and compliance constraints of the industry. We are also highly attuned to the differences between creating games for specialized audiences versus the general public. Thanks to this expertise, we are confident in our ability to meet your objectives on time and within budget.

We write great games

We do not make generic off-the-shelf games. We are interested in collaborating with anyone interested keen to create bespoke meaningful experiences to communicate their message using game-design concepts.

We think our experience speaks for itself:

• Our short game, We’ll always have Paris, was nominated for a BAFTA in 2023 in the Games Beyond Entertainment category

• We have shipped 3 commercial games under our IP using custom engines, and worked on many others

• With over a decade’s experience in medicine, medical communications, and learning theory, we are in a position to quickly understand and communicate complex concepts in a clear and compelling way

• We have deployed numerous apps, desktop games, mobile games, web games and games requiring servers

We have given talks/seminars about making games and medical communications at Imperial College, London and the University of Oxford, as well as many talks and interviews about our published games - see here

Let’s talk!

We’d love to have a no-pressure convesation to learn more about your goals, and how we can turn them into a compelling game, so please contact us on hello@cowleyforniastudios.com