"It's extraordinarily hard to exist as a woman" – Jessica Curry calls out systemic issues in the games industry

Curry, who co-founded The Chinese Room in Brighton alongside Dan Pinchbeck, composed the music for almost all of the studio's games. "The games industry, I would say, is still resistant to any form of difference. In December last year, a dozen women spoke to GamesIndustry.biz about their experiences in the games industry in the decade since Gamergate. The Chinese Room was acquired by the Sumo Group in 2018, which in turn was acquired by Tencent in 2021. But in July 2025, The Chinese Room announced it was once again going independent.