Gaming house for a team: what it is and the alternatives
A gaming house is a shared home for an esports team, where players live and train together under one roof. Fans of big organisations know the model well, but for an amateur squad it is often out of reach. Luckily there is a cheaper way to train with the whole roster in one place.
What is a gaming house
A gaming house is a house or flat rented by an esports organisation, where the team lives and practises for an extended period. Players have gaming stations on site, a shared living space and a training schedule, and often a coach plus staff who handle everyday matters.
The model works in professional esports because it closes the distance between players and allows daily training. It has a downside, though: keeping a house, the gear and a whole crew running for many months costs a great deal, so mostly big organisations with sponsor budgets can afford it.
In practice a gaming house is not only about hardware but also a lifestyle. Shared meals, training at fixed times and free time spent together build a cohesion you cannot get from a few hours of online play a week.
Gaming house vs an hourly bootcamp
For most amateur and semi-pro squads a permanent gaming house is too expensive. A far more sensible option is a bootcamp, meaning intensive training in a rented space for a few hours or days, only when you really need it.
Instead of paying for a house all year round, you book a soundproofed room with ready-to-go gear before a tournament or for a weekend push. You get similar benefits, namely training together in one place and fast communication, without huge fixed costs and paperwork.
An hourly bootcamp has one more advantage: flexibility. You book as much time as you actually need and do not tie yourselves to a contract for many months, which is a huge plus for an amateur roster.
A cheaper alternative to a gaming house in Gdansk
Kinguin Esports Lounge in Galeria Metropolia has four soundproofed bootcamp rooms, each with six computers. It is a ready-made, closed space for a team, where you can run training without investing in your own house and gear.
All stations run on Ryzen 7 7700 processors, RTX 5070 cards and 240 Hz monitors. The venue is open Monday to Friday from 12:00 to 24:00, and on Saturdays until 6:00 am, so a night bootcamp before a tournament is not a problem. For the team it means training in near-tournament conditions, but without the fixed costs of renting a house.
Frequently asked questions
How does a gaming house differ from a bootcamp?
A gaming house is a permanent place where a team lives and trains for a long time. A bootcamp is a short, intensive camp in a rented space, organised whenever it is needed.
How much does your own gaming house cost?
Keeping a house, gear and a team running for many months is a very high cost that mostly big organisations can afford. For amateur squads an hourly bootcamp usually pays off better.
Where in Gdansk can a full roster train together?
Kinguin Esports Lounge has four soundproofed bootcamp rooms with six computers each, where a team can train in one place without setting up its own gaming house.
Skip the expensive gaming house and book a bootcamp room for your team at Kinguin Esports Lounge in Gdansk.