It was founded in 2002 by game developer Jesse Schell.

The company creates video games and interactive experiences for education and entertainment.

Before founding Schell Games in 2002, Jesse Schell was the creative director[1] of the Disney Imagineering Virtual Reality Studio.

Since creating the studio, Jesse and Schell Games have worked with and created games for Google, Yale, Legendary, Fred Rogers Company and more.

Schell Games has designed and developed a number of serious games meant to change a player's behavior when they complete the game: Schell Games has designed and developed several experiences for partners for casual gaming and entertainment: Schell Games also operates under "Schell Attractions",[14] when the studio bids for projects dealing with location-based experiences and amusement parks.