The games industry pays tribute to Andy Brammall
On June 6th, 2025, industry veteran Andy Brammall passed away aged 64.
He was a highly thought of figure within the games industry, beloved across his various roles as a peer, mentor and friend.
During his career he is best known for his work at engine giant Unity, but also spent time at the likes of Autodesk, SpiritAI and Magic Leap. That’s on top of setting up his own consulting operation, Enterprise Games – named after his love of Star Trek – which ran between 2018 and 2021.
He is survived by his wife, Sara, as well as his children, Joe, Jenny and Kathryn.
“He cared deeply about everyone he shared his life and work with. He will be forever loved and missed by all who knew him,” Sara Brammall wrote on LinkedIn.
“Andy’s 40-plus year career was extremely important to him and a strong part of his identity. He very much appreciated all of the many, and often close, friendships and professional relationships he was able to make over these years. He really loved and valued his work and community, whether in the biomechanics or games industries.”
Andy’s family is raising money for the South East Coast Ambulance Service Charity to thank them for their service in supporting them in this trying time – if you’d like to donate and leave a message on Andy’s fundraising page, you can do so here.
To honour his passing, some of Andy’s peers and friends have shared their tributes to an industry legend:
Tracey McGarrigan
Wow, I am so saddened by this news. Andy always, and I mean always, made time to say hello at events, and was a great advisor to me when I first entered the industry. I'd like to take the chance to say thank you to him, for his wisdom, his insights, and his good humour. I will miss him.
Will Lowther
What awful news, so sudden. Andy was such a lovely human and just always had time for me throughout my career even when I had nothing to offer. No matter the problem, he was always there to help and advise. I'll really miss him.
Wayne Emanuel
So sorry to hear about Andy’s passing. Although we hadn’t spoken in a couple of years, he was one of my key contacts at Unity during my time running the HELP! project at War Child UK.
Through his support and compassion for the project, we were able to secure Unity as a partner, providing free engine licenses to all the studios who contributed game jam-developed titles to our collection on Steam.
Andy played a vital role in making that collaboration possible; he'll be greatly missed.
Tomas Rawlings
For a number of years, Andy was our Unity contact for Auroch Digital and Bristol Games Hub. He was always kind and supportive for both Auroch and the development scene here in Bristol. I always enjoyed his company and a catch-up with him was always a great meeting. His loss will be felt.
Shahid Ahmad
My sincere condolences to Andy’s family. He was one of the warmest, kindest and most generous men I’ve had the privilege to know.
Henrique Olifiers
One always had the certainty of finding a smile in any interaction with Andy. His cheerful, helpful and kind demeanour would invariably be paired with useful insights and the willingness to make things better for whomever needed his support or that of the companies he represented.
Andy will be missed; the industry lost a unique soul, and someone I considered a friend.
Mark Backler
So shocked and saddened to hear this. Sincere condolences to all Andy’s family. He was such a lovely person and was so always kind and supportive.
Melissa Phillips
Andy was a wonderful human who made such a difference to the Industry. He was a fierce supporter of BAFTA Young Game Designers competition and gave up his time to help with a number of workshops, juries and events. Sending my condolences to the family. He will be much missed.
Mitu Khandaker
Such sad and shocking news. I will treasure the time that Andy and I got to work together when we were building Spirit AI and I learned so, so much from him. He was a wonderful cheerleader. He will be missed.
Christopher Pope
Being a friend and colleague with Andy for the best part of 15 years, Andy was one of the kindest and most generous people I’ve ever had the pleasure to work with.
Andy was my manager for a couple of years, and he went out of his way to guide, mentor me to help shape my trajectory at Unity and become a better man. He was a father figure at Unity, and it amazes me to this day how he found the time to maintain such a broad network of friends in the industry.
He was authentic and genuine. Would listen, support, or simply share a laugh with you, making the workplace human. His deep care for people shone through in everything he did, and he made a lasting impression on everyone lucky enough to cross his path.
I’ll miss him hugely, both as a colleague and as a friend. I miss his out of the blue messages where we laugh about all sorts. The games industry has lost one of its brightest, warmest lights.
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