Limit Break Mentorship
@limitbreak.co.uk
The largest mentorship program for marginalised people working in the UK games industry.
Applications for 2025 are closed
Applications for 2025 are closed
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Limit Break Mentorship
@limitbreak.co.uk
· Apr 26
⚔️ Applications for Limit Break 2025 are now closed ⚔️
A huge thankyou to everyone who applied this year! And a special thankyou to our incredible volunteer Limit Break committee for working through all the applications!
We can't wait to get started with all of you for 6 months of mentoring 💖
A huge thankyou to everyone who applied this year! And a special thankyou to our incredible volunteer Limit Break committee for working through all the applications!
We can't wait to get started with all of you for 6 months of mentoring 💖
Without our sponsors Limit Break would not be able to exist so we want to give a huge shout out to them all 💖
✨ Sumo Group
✨ Playground Games
✨ @teamjunkfish.com
✨ @yrstruly.uk
✨ BIMM University
With additional support from:
✨ Sheridans
✨ @insertcoin.bsky.social
✨ @baftagames.bsky.social
✨ Sumo Group
✨ Playground Games
✨ @teamjunkfish.com
✨ @yrstruly.uk
✨ BIMM University
With additional support from:
✨ Sheridans
✨ @insertcoin.bsky.social
✨ @baftagames.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Without our sponsors Limit Break would not be able to exist so we want to give a huge shout out to them all 💖
✨ Sumo Group
✨ Playground Games
✨ @teamjunkfish.com
✨ @yrstruly.uk
✨ BIMM University
With additional support from:
✨ Sheridans
✨ @insertcoin.bsky.social
✨ @baftagames.bsky.social
✨ Sumo Group
✨ Playground Games
✨ @teamjunkfish.com
✨ @yrstruly.uk
✨ BIMM University
With additional support from:
✨ Sheridans
✨ @insertcoin.bsky.social
✨ @baftagames.bsky.social
A massive thank you to our training team who crushed it in 2025, handing out 65+ certificates & upskilling so many people on their essential mentoring & allyship skills 💖
Seeing all the positive feedback & success on social media is the real win!
Shoutout to the dream team: Harún, Cinzia & Irem!
Seeing all the positive feedback & success on social media is the real win!
Shoutout to the dream team: Harún, Cinzia & Irem!
November 6, 2025 at 2:14 PM
A massive thank you to our training team who crushed it in 2025, handing out 65+ certificates & upskilling so many people on their essential mentoring & allyship skills 💖
Seeing all the positive feedback & success on social media is the real win!
Shoutout to the dream team: Harún, Cinzia & Irem!
Seeing all the positive feedback & success on social media is the real win!
Shoutout to the dream team: Harún, Cinzia & Irem!
As Limit Break 2025 is drawing to a close we're looking back at the incredible year that we've had 💖
Our events team hosted 15 different events!
Talks covering everything from Professional Communication Skills to AI in Game Development and How to Build a Great Team Culture!
Our events team hosted 15 different events!
Talks covering everything from Professional Communication Skills to AI in Game Development and How to Build a Great Team Culture!
November 3, 2025 at 4:47 PM
As Limit Break 2025 is drawing to a close we're looking back at the incredible year that we've had 💖
Our events team hosted 15 different events!
Talks covering everything from Professional Communication Skills to AI in Game Development and How to Build a Great Team Culture!
Our events team hosted 15 different events!
Talks covering everything from Professional Communication Skills to AI in Game Development and How to Build a Great Team Culture!
The last round of our CPD certified training for 2025 is in 2 weeks!
Sign up for part 1 (Allyship) and part 2 (Mentoring) via the link below
👇
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Sign up for part 1 (Allyship) and part 2 (Mentoring) via the link below
👇
buff.ly/X3d5qFJ
October 7, 2025 at 4:07 PM
The last round of our CPD certified training for 2025 is in 2 weeks!
Sign up for part 1 (Allyship) and part 2 (Mentoring) via the link below
👇
buff.ly/X3d5qFJ
Sign up for part 1 (Allyship) and part 2 (Mentoring) via the link below
👇
buff.ly/X3d5qFJ
🚌💨 WE WENT ON TOUR! 🚌💨
Limit Break travelled around the country to give our members the chance to meet us and others in this year's cohort.
Thank you to everyone who swung by in Birmingham, Manchester and Brighton. It was lovely to meet and see you all! 💖
Limit Break travelled around the country to give our members the chance to meet us and others in this year's cohort.
Thank you to everyone who swung by in Birmingham, Manchester and Brighton. It was lovely to meet and see you all! 💖
October 6, 2025 at 3:16 PM
🚌💨 WE WENT ON TOUR! 🚌💨
Limit Break travelled around the country to give our members the chance to meet us and others in this year's cohort.
Thank you to everyone who swung by in Birmingham, Manchester and Brighton. It was lovely to meet and see you all! 💖
Limit Break travelled around the country to give our members the chance to meet us and others in this year's cohort.
Thank you to everyone who swung by in Birmingham, Manchester and Brighton. It was lovely to meet and see you all! 💖
Our Mentoring training sessions are all about equipping you with the tools and confidence to become an impactful mentor.
We're so thrilled to share some fantastic feedback from recent participants Emma, Hamish and Kali. Their words truly highlight the value and insight our training provides!
We're so thrilled to share some fantastic feedback from recent participants Emma, Hamish and Kali. Their words truly highlight the value and insight our training provides!
September 19, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Our Mentoring training sessions are all about equipping you with the tools and confidence to become an impactful mentor.
We're so thrilled to share some fantastic feedback from recent participants Emma, Hamish and Kali. Their words truly highlight the value and insight our training provides!
We're so thrilled to share some fantastic feedback from recent participants Emma, Hamish and Kali. Their words truly highlight the value and insight our training provides!
At Limit Break, we believe true allyship is an ongoing practice, and it's so rewarding to see our participants embrace the challenge of becoming better mentors and advocates.
A huge thank you to everyone who has attended any of our Allyship Training sessions!
#Mentoring #Training
A huge thank you to everyone who has attended any of our Allyship Training sessions!
#Mentoring #Training
September 13, 2025 at 10:28 AM
At Limit Break, we believe true allyship is an ongoing practice, and it's so rewarding to see our participants embrace the challenge of becoming better mentors and advocates.
A huge thank you to everyone who has attended any of our Allyship Training sessions!
#Mentoring #Training
A huge thank you to everyone who has attended any of our Allyship Training sessions!
#Mentoring #Training
We're DE&I Support Network of the Year Finalists in this year's Diversity in Tech Awards! 🎉
This is such an honour for us and we're thrilled to be among such incredible nominees. Wish us luck on 17th September 🤞
This is such an honour for us and we're thrilled to be among such incredible nominees. Wish us luck on 17th September 🤞
September 5, 2025 at 11:35 AM
We're DE&I Support Network of the Year Finalists in this year's Diversity in Tech Awards! 🎉
This is such an honour for us and we're thrilled to be among such incredible nominees. Wish us luck on 17th September 🤞
This is such an honour for us and we're thrilled to be among such incredible nominees. Wish us luck on 17th September 🤞
Happy International Cat Day from the feline companions of the Limit Break Committee 🐱
We'll take any excuse to show off our incredible volunteer committee (and post a cute cat picture thread!)
Pictured below are:
✨ Tigger & Jett from Charlotte Wilkinson on our branding team
We'll take any excuse to show off our incredible volunteer committee (and post a cute cat picture thread!)
Pictured below are:
✨ Tigger & Jett from Charlotte Wilkinson on our branding team
August 8, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Happy International Cat Day from the feline companions of the Limit Break Committee 🐱
We'll take any excuse to show off our incredible volunteer committee (and post a cute cat picture thread!)
Pictured below are:
✨ Tigger & Jett from Charlotte Wilkinson on our branding team
We'll take any excuse to show off our incredible volunteer committee (and post a cute cat picture thread!)
Pictured below are:
✨ Tigger & Jett from Charlotte Wilkinson on our branding team
💖 Look at these incredible folks 💖
It was so good to see so many of the Limit Break committee down in Brighton last week for Develop Conference
We also need to give a special shoutout to one of our sponsors @yrstruly.uk for hosting an amazing party 🎉
It was so good to see so many of the Limit Break committee down in Brighton last week for Develop Conference
We also need to give a special shoutout to one of our sponsors @yrstruly.uk for hosting an amazing party 🎉
July 16, 2025 at 1:51 PM
💖 Look at these incredible folks 💖
It was so good to see so many of the Limit Break committee down in Brighton last week for Develop Conference
We also need to give a special shoutout to one of our sponsors @yrstruly.uk for hosting an amazing party 🎉
It was so good to see so many of the Limit Break committee down in Brighton last week for Develop Conference
We also need to give a special shoutout to one of our sponsors @yrstruly.uk for hosting an amazing party 🎉
We could not be more thrilled (hence the jumping) to have won Best EDI Initiative at the 2025 @developconference.com Star Awards 🏆
The category had so many incredible initiatives all working to make the games industry a better place 💖
🎉 Massive congrats to all the nominees and winners 🎉
The category had so many incredible initiatives all working to make the games industry a better place 💖
🎉 Massive congrats to all the nominees and winners 🎉
July 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
We could not be more thrilled (hence the jumping) to have won Best EDI Initiative at the 2025 @developconference.com Star Awards 🏆
The category had so many incredible initiatives all working to make the games industry a better place 💖
🎉 Massive congrats to all the nominees and winners 🎉
The category had so many incredible initiatives all working to make the games industry a better place 💖
🎉 Massive congrats to all the nominees and winners 🎉
🎉🏆🎉🏆🎉🏆🎉🏆
The Develop:Star Awards 2025 Best EDI Initiative winner is @limitbreak.co.uk! Congratulations! ⭐️ #DevelopStars
July 9, 2025 at 7:18 PM
🎉🏆🎉🏆🎉🏆🎉🏆
A lovely bunch of the LB crew are down in Brighton this week for @developconference.com 🍦
Where you'll find us:
🌟 Develop Star Awards tonight
🌟 Our Roundtable on Thursday 'Mentorship Matters: How Limit Break is levelling up careers in games'
🌟 Our casual hangout afterwards for LB cohort & friends
Where you'll find us:
🌟 Develop Star Awards tonight
🌟 Our Roundtable on Thursday 'Mentorship Matters: How Limit Break is levelling up careers in games'
🌟 Our casual hangout afterwards for LB cohort & friends
July 9, 2025 at 9:20 AM
A lovely bunch of the LB crew are down in Brighton this week for @developconference.com 🍦
Where you'll find us:
🌟 Develop Star Awards tonight
🌟 Our Roundtable on Thursday 'Mentorship Matters: How Limit Break is levelling up careers in games'
🌟 Our casual hangout afterwards for LB cohort & friends
Where you'll find us:
🌟 Develop Star Awards tonight
🌟 Our Roundtable on Thursday 'Mentorship Matters: How Limit Break is levelling up careers in games'
🌟 Our casual hangout afterwards for LB cohort & friends
LGBTQIA+ Pride might be over (And welcome to Disability Pride btw!) but we continue to be allies every day, June or not!
Here's some quick tips if you'd like to join us in being effective allies in the thread below 👇
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Here's some quick tips if you'd like to join us in being effective allies in the thread below 👇
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July 7, 2025 at 5:09 PM
LGBTQIA+ Pride might be over (And welcome to Disability Pride btw!) but we continue to be allies every day, June or not!
Here's some quick tips if you'd like to join us in being effective allies in the thread below 👇
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Here's some quick tips if you'd like to join us in being effective allies in the thread below 👇
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We wanted to give a HUGE thanks to Jamie Naden for hosting our first roundtable of 2025, 'So you finally got into the games industry: What now?!'
And thankyou, of course, to the Limit Break cohort who came along and contributed as well 💖
And thankyou, of course, to the Limit Break cohort who came along and contributed as well 💖
June 23, 2025 at 2:35 PM
We wanted to give a HUGE thanks to Jamie Naden for hosting our first roundtable of 2025, 'So you finally got into the games industry: What now?!'
And thankyou, of course, to the Limit Break cohort who came along and contributed as well 💖
And thankyou, of course, to the Limit Break cohort who came along and contributed as well 💖
🎉 WE WON!
We could not be more thrilled to win the Outstanding Association Award at the MCV/DEVELOP Awards last night.
Limit Break would not be where it is today without the support of our incredible committee members, our sponsors, & the mentors & mentees who sign up for Limit Break every year 💖
We could not be more thrilled to win the Outstanding Association Award at the MCV/DEVELOP Awards last night.
Limit Break would not be where it is today without the support of our incredible committee members, our sponsors, & the mentors & mentees who sign up for Limit Break every year 💖
We, @limitbreak.co.uk won tonight. This was my acceptance speech. This is my message to the games industry.
Thank you all 💖
Thank you all 💖
June 20, 2025 at 11:40 AM
🎉 WE WON!
We could not be more thrilled to win the Outstanding Association Award at the MCV/DEVELOP Awards last night.
Limit Break would not be where it is today without the support of our incredible committee members, our sponsors, & the mentors & mentees who sign up for Limit Break every year 💖
We could not be more thrilled to win the Outstanding Association Award at the MCV/DEVELOP Awards last night.
Limit Break would not be where it is today without the support of our incredible committee members, our sponsors, & the mentors & mentees who sign up for Limit Break every year 💖
⚔️ Meet our incredible Training Team ⚔️
✨ @retroali93.bsky.social has over five years in QA working at No Brakes Games, TT Games and Cloud Imperium Games. He is passionate about promoting game development, he leads Limit Break's training division and mentors aspiring mentors.
lu.ma/limitbreaktr...
✨ @retroali93.bsky.social has over five years in QA working at No Brakes Games, TT Games and Cloud Imperium Games. He is passionate about promoting game development, he leads Limit Break's training division and mentors aspiring mentors.
lu.ma/limitbreaktr...
June 19, 2025 at 11:21 AM
⚔️ Meet our incredible Training Team ⚔️
✨ @retroali93.bsky.social has over five years in QA working at No Brakes Games, TT Games and Cloud Imperium Games. He is passionate about promoting game development, he leads Limit Break's training division and mentors aspiring mentors.
lu.ma/limitbreaktr...
✨ @retroali93.bsky.social has over five years in QA working at No Brakes Games, TT Games and Cloud Imperium Games. He is passionate about promoting game development, he leads Limit Break's training division and mentors aspiring mentors.
lu.ma/limitbreaktr...
The next round of our CPD certified training kicks off at 4pm on Monday 16th June.
Part 1 of our training teaches you how you can best support and champion diverse talent within the games industry!
Find out more about Limit Break Training: www.limitbreak.co.uk/training
Book here: lu.ma/8qkujh7p
Part 1 of our training teaches you how you can best support and champion diverse talent within the games industry!
Find out more about Limit Break Training: www.limitbreak.co.uk/training
Book here: lu.ma/8qkujh7p
June 10, 2025 at 10:10 AM
The next round of our CPD certified training kicks off at 4pm on Monday 16th June.
Part 1 of our training teaches you how you can best support and champion diverse talent within the games industry!
Find out more about Limit Break Training: www.limitbreak.co.uk/training
Book here: lu.ma/8qkujh7p
Part 1 of our training teaches you how you can best support and champion diverse talent within the games industry!
Find out more about Limit Break Training: www.limitbreak.co.uk/training
Book here: lu.ma/8qkujh7p
We want to give a huge 💖 THANK YOU 💖 to @imomellor.bsky.social and our incredible sponsors @yrstruly.uk for running our first event of the year on 'How to Attend a Conference (incredibly useful with @developconference.com just around the corner!)
June 9, 2025 at 9:40 AM
We want to give a huge 💖 THANK YOU 💖 to @imomellor.bsky.social and our incredible sponsors @yrstruly.uk for running our first event of the year on 'How to Attend a Conference (incredibly useful with @developconference.com just around the corner!)
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Really happy to have been accepted to @limitbreak.co.uk as a mentee and matched with a great mentor in Narrative! You mean someone is actually going to... teach me how to write better? Instead of just being left to struggle by myself?? Frickin amazing 😀 #mentorship #narrativedesign #LimitBreak2025
May 29, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Really happy to have been accepted to @limitbreak.co.uk as a mentee and matched with a great mentor in Narrative! You mean someone is actually going to... teach me how to write better? Instead of just being left to struggle by myself?? Frickin amazing 😀 #mentorship #narrativedesign #LimitBreak2025
Want to be a better ally but not sure where to start? Here are 4 things you could start doing right now:
1.) Speak up for trans rights. If you are a games studio, use your social platforms to support your trans employees. Visibility and allyship from cis people is more important than ever.
1.) Speak up for trans rights. If you are a games studio, use your social platforms to support your trans employees. Visibility and allyship from cis people is more important than ever.
June 2, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Want to be a better ally but not sure where to start? Here are 4 things you could start doing right now:
1.) Speak up for trans rights. If you are a games studio, use your social platforms to support your trans employees. Visibility and allyship from cis people is more important than ever.
1.) Speak up for trans rights. If you are a games studio, use your social platforms to support your trans employees. Visibility and allyship from cis people is more important than ever.
We are standing with our trans friends, colleagues, and community, and will continue to strive to create inclusive spaces for people of all genders within Limit Break.
@outmakinggames.bsky.social has offered guidance, resources, & further information here: www.outmaking.games/open-letter-...
@outmakinggames.bsky.social has offered guidance, resources, & further information here: www.outmaking.games/open-letter-...
June 2, 2025 at 11:30 AM
We are standing with our trans friends, colleagues, and community, and will continue to strive to create inclusive spaces for people of all genders within Limit Break.
@outmakinggames.bsky.social has offered guidance, resources, & further information here: www.outmaking.games/open-letter-...
@outmakinggames.bsky.social has offered guidance, resources, & further information here: www.outmaking.games/open-letter-...
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The Develop:Star Awards 2025 Best EDI Initiative finalists are...
⭐ Brainspark Games
⭐ Ensemble (part of London Games Festival)
⭐ Limit Break Mentorship
⭐ Out Making Games
⭐ Playground Games
⭐ Women in Games
#DevelopStars #DevelopConf
⭐ Brainspark Games
⭐ Ensemble (part of London Games Festival)
⭐ Limit Break Mentorship
⭐ Out Making Games
⭐ Playground Games
⭐ Women in Games
#DevelopStars #DevelopConf
May 15, 2025 at 11:10 AM
The Develop:Star Awards 2025 Best EDI Initiative finalists are...
⭐ Brainspark Games
⭐ Ensemble (part of London Games Festival)
⭐ Limit Break Mentorship
⭐ Out Making Games
⭐ Playground Games
⭐ Women in Games
#DevelopStars #DevelopConf
⭐ Brainspark Games
⭐ Ensemble (part of London Games Festival)
⭐ Limit Break Mentorship
⭐ Out Making Games
⭐ Playground Games
⭐ Women in Games
#DevelopStars #DevelopConf
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DnD groups, regional channels, selfies being taken and shared from the gather town opening ceremony...
This year's @limitbreak.co.uk is going hard and wholesome and I am loving seeing the new friendships and support networks being formed in otherwise challenging times 💖
This year's @limitbreak.co.uk is going hard and wholesome and I am loving seeing the new friendships and support networks being formed in otherwise challenging times 💖
May 15, 2025 at 7:27 PM
DnD groups, regional channels, selfies being taken and shared from the gather town opening ceremony...
This year's @limitbreak.co.uk is going hard and wholesome and I am loving seeing the new friendships and support networks being formed in otherwise challenging times 💖
This year's @limitbreak.co.uk is going hard and wholesome and I am loving seeing the new friendships and support networks being formed in otherwise challenging times 💖
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I'm beyond excited to start my mentoring with @limitbreak.co.uk. it's been such a tough decision to pick a mentor because everyone has been incredibly kind and generous but I'm ready and raring to go now! 💪
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May 21, 2025 at 8:22 PM
I'm beyond excited to start my mentoring with @limitbreak.co.uk. it's been such a tough decision to pick a mentor because everyone has been incredibly kind and generous but I'm ready and raring to go now! 💪