d3t recognised as a GamesIndustry.biz Best Place to Work for 2024

30th Sep 2024

We are excited to announce that d3t alongside our sister studio Coconut Lizard, have been recognised as a GamesIndustry.biz Best Place to Work for 2024! 

The award highlights the best games studios to work for in the UK, and 2024 marks the sixth consecutive year in a row that d3t has won the award and the seventh time in our history.  

However, what makes this award all the more special for us is that it is voted for primarily by our team, with 80% of a studios score coming from an anonymous employee survey and the final 20% via an in-depth company questionnaire.  

Speaking on the announcement, our Head of Studio, Richard Badger, said: “I am overjoyed that both d3t and Coconut Lizard have been announced as two of the best games studios in the UK to work for. This is now the second that Coconut Lizard has been recognised, but it is also the seventh time that d3t has received the award – 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and now 2024.  

“We are proud to be people-focused co-development studios that have not slowed down over the past 12-18 months. This is despite a range of challenges – rising cost-of-living, inflation, and the turbulent games industry job losses. Instead, both our studios have seen strong growth over this period including our team size which now stands at over 200 strong.  

“Crucially for our studios, this growth has been achieved by ensuring that above else, our people remain our top priority. In doing so, we are pleased that despite the current industry challenges surrounding both job losses and project cancellations, d3t and Coconut Lizard remain in a strong position.  

“However, we are in a strong position, because of one key thing. Our team. And put simply without our team’s incredible talent and passion for all things games, we would not be where we are today. So, a massive thank you goes to every single of them as they have and continue to make our studios great places to work.” 

This award comes off the back of the studios being nominated as a Best Studio finalist, at the Develop:Star Awards, alongside the likes of Remedy Entertainment, Playground Games, and Larian Studios. In addition to being nominated as a Co-Development Studio of the Year finalist at the MCV/Develop Awards.