video-games-developers.csv

Developer,City,Administrative division,Country,Est.,"Notable games, series or franchises",Notes
0verflow,Tokyo,,Japan,1997,School DaysSummer DaysCross Days,Visual Novel brand (both developer and publisher)
11 bit studios,Warsaw,Masovian Voivodeship,Poland,2010,Frostpunk,Indie developer/publisher
1C Company,Moscow,,Russia,1991,King's Bounty: Warriors of the North,"Game localization. The game development subsidiary, Snowball Studios [ru], was dissolved and former employees of the studios formed Snowbird Game Studios."
1-Up Studio,Tokyo,,Japan,2000,Mother 3,Subsidiary of Nintendo. Formed by former employees of Square
2K Czech,Brno,,Czech Republic,1997,MafiaMafia II,Former subsidiary of 2K Games; previously known as Illusion Softworks; closed in 2017 after merged into Hangar 13
2K Games,Novato,California,United States,2005,,Developer/publisher/distributor/marketer; owned by Take-Two Interactive
2K Sports,Novato,California,United States,2005,NBA 2K seriesNHL 2K seriesWWE 2K series,Developer/publisher and subsidiary of 2K Games
343 Industries,Redmond,Washington,United States,2009,Halo series,"Subsidiary of Microsoft Studios, took over development for the Halo franchise from Bungie"
38 Studios,Providence,Rhode Island,United States,2006,Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning,Defunct in 2012; their assets were acquired by THQ Nordic
3D Realms,Garland,Texas,United States,1987,Duke Nukem,
42 Entertainment,Pasadena,California,United States,1993,I Love Bees,
4A Games,KyivSliema,,UkraineMalta,20052014,Metro series,They moved its headquarters from Ukraine to Malta; acquired by Embracer Group in 2020[1]
5th Cell,Bellevue,Washington,United States,2003,Scribblenauts series,
989 Studios,Foster City,California,United States,1995,Twisted Metal III–4Jet Moto 2124,Division of Sony Computer Entertainment America
Acclaim Entertainment,Glen Cove,New York,United States,1987,,Developer/Publisher; declared Bankruptcy August 2004
Acclaim Studios Austin,Santa Clara,California,United States,1991,Turok seriesAll-Star Baseball seriesSouth Park series,Acquired by Acclaim Entertainment in 1995
Accolade,San Jose,California,United States,1984,HardBall! seriesStar Control seriesTest Drive II–III,"Former publisher and developer. Acquired by Atari, SA née Infogrames in 1999, name retired."
Access Games,Osaka,,Japan,2002,Deadly Premonition,Subsidiary of Digital Media Lab [ja]
Access Software,Salt Lake City,Utah,United States,1982,Under a Killing MoonThe Pandora Directive,Acquired by Microsoft
ACE Team,Santiago de Chile,,Chile,2007,Zeno Clash series,
Aces Studio,Redmond,Washington,United States,,Microsoft Flight Simulator,Acquired by Microsoft
Acquire,"Chiyoda, Tokyo",,Japan,1994,Tenchu seriesWay of the Samurai seriesShinobido seriesAkiba seriesNo Heroes Allowed! seriesOctopath Traveler,Developer/publisher; acquired by GungHo Online Entertainment
Action Forms,Kyiv,,Ukraine,1995,Carnivores series,Their main employees moved to Tatem Games
Active Gaming Media,Osaka,,Japan,2006,,"Game localization, debugging/testing, international indie game distribution, publishing"
Activision,Santa Monica,California,United States,1979,Call of Duty seriesCrash Bandicoot seriesSpyro the Dragon seriesTony Hawk's Pro Skater seriesGuitar Hero seriesSkylanders seriesMechWarrior 2,Also video game publisher; acquired several other developers; merged with Vivendi to form Activision Blizzard in 2008
Adventure Soft,Birmingham,England,United Kingdom,1992,Simon the Sorcerer series,"The development company is now defunct but the publishing company, Adventure Soft Publishing, is still active."
Akella,Moscow,,Russia,1995,Age of Sail IIAge of Pirates seriesSea Dogs,Defunct in 2012
Alfa System,Kumamoto City,,Japan,1988,Tales of the World seriesOreshika series,
AlphaDream,Tokyo,,Japan,2000,Mario & Luigi series,Defunct in 2019
Amazon Game Studios,Seattle,Washington,United States,2012,New World,Subsidiary of Amazon.com
"Amazon Game Studios, Orange County (formerly Double Helix Games)",Irvine,California,United States,2007,Silent Hill: HomecomingKiller InstinctFront Mission Evolved,acquired by Amazon and incorporated in Amazon Game Studios
Ambrella,Tokyo,,Japan,1996,"Hey You, Pikachu!Pokémon Rumble series",
Amusement Vision,Tokyo,,Japan,2000,Super Monkey Ball seriesF-Zero GX,Subsidiary of Sega
Ancient,Hino,,Japan,1990,,
Anino,Manila,,Philippines,2001,Despicable Me: Minion Mania,
Ankama Games,Roubaix,,France,2001,WakfuDofus,
Appy Entertainment,Carlsbad,California,United States,2008,,
AQ Interactive,Tokyo,,Japan,2005,,Merged into Marvelous Entertainment in 2011
Aquria,Kanagawa,,Japan,2002,Sword Art Online series,
Arc System Works,Yokohama,,Japan,1988,Guilty Gear seriesBlazBlue seriesDragon Ball FighterZGranblue Fantasy Versus,Developer/publisher
Arcane Kids,Los Angeles,California,United States,2010,Bubsy 3D: Bubsy Visits the James Turrell RetrospectiveSonic Dreams Collection,
Arcen Games,Durham,North Carolina,United States,2009,AI War seriesA Valley Without Wind seriesBionic DuesThe Last FederationStarward Rogue,
Arkane Studios,Lyon,,France,1999,Arx FatalisDeathloopDishonored seriesPrey,Subsidiary of ZeniMax Media
Arkedo Studio,Paris,,France,2006,Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit,Defunct in 2013
ArenaNet,Bellevue,Washington,United States,2000,Guild WarsGuild Wars 2,Subsidiary of NCSoft
Arika,Tokyo,,Japan,1995,Endless Ocean seriesStreet Fighter EX seriesTetris: The Grand Master seriesTetris 99,
"Art Co., Ltd",Tokyo,,Japan,1995,,
Artdink,Tsukishima,,Japan,1986,A-Train seriesSword Art Online series,
ArtePiazza,Tokyo,,Japan,1989,,
Artificial Studios,Gainesville,Florida,United States,2001,,Subsumed by Ignition Entertainment which was defunct in 2012
Artoon,Yokohama,,Japan,1999,Yoshi's Island DS,Subsidiary of AQ Interactive; defunct in 2010
Arzest,Yokohama,,Japan,2010,Wii Play: MotionYoshi's New Island,Formed by former employees of Artoon
Ascaron,Gütersloh,,Germany,1989,Sacred series,Developer/publisher; closed in 2009
Asobo Studio,Bordeaux,,France,2002,Kinect Rush: A Disney–Pixar AdventureA Plague Tale: InnocenceMicrosoft Flight Simulator (2020),
Atari,Pawtucket,Rhode Island,United States,1995,,Acquired by Infogrames in 2001
Atlus,Tokyo,,Japan,1986,Megami Tensei franchise Shin Megami Tensei series Persona series Devil Summoner series Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE Etrian Odyssey seriesTrauma Center seriesCatherine,Developer/publisher; acquired by Sega in 2013
Atomic Planet Entertainment,Middlesbrough,England,United Kingdom,2000,Taito Legends series,Closed in 2009
Attic Entertainment Software,Albstadt,,Germany,1990,Realms of Arkania: Blade of Destiny,Developer/publisher; defunct in 2001
Avalanche Studios Group,Stockholm,,Sweden,2003,Just Cause seriestheHunter series,Acquired by Nordisk Film in 2018
Aventurine SA,Athens,,Greece,2002,Darkfall,
Babaroga,Chicago,Illinois,United States,2001,,
Backflip Studios,Boulder,Colorado,United States,2009,DragonVale,Subsidiary of Hasbro; closed in 2019[2]
Bandai Namco EntertainmentBandai Namco Studios,"Minato, Tokyo",,Japan,19552012,Pac-Man franchiseTekken franchise Tekken series Tekken Tag Tournament series Soul Calibur seriesTales seriesKatamari seriesAce Combat seriesThe Idolmaster seriesTaiko no Tatsujin seriesGod Eater seriesSuper Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii UPokkén TournamentMr. Driller seriesMojipittan seriesFamily Stadium seriesCode VeinNew Pokémon Snap,Bandai Namco Entertainment is a subsidiary of Bandai Namco Holdings; Bandai Namco Studios was split off from Bandai Namco Entertainment in 2012
Bauhaus Entertainment,Tokyo,,Japan,2006,,Division of Imagica DigitalScape [ja]
B.B. Studio,Tokyo,,Japan,1994,Digimon World seriesSuper Robot Wars series,Formerly known as Banpre Kikaku and Banpresoft; Subsidiary of Bandai Namco Entertainment
Beenox,Quebec City,Quebec,Canada,2000,Spider-Man game seriesCrash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled,"Acquired by Activision on May 25, 2005"
Behaviour Interactive,Montreal,Quebec,Canada,1992,Dead by Daylight,
Behaviour Santiago,Santiago de Chile,,Chile,2002,Assault Heroes series,Subsidiary of Behaviour Interactive; closed in 2017
Bethesda Game Studios,Rockville,Maryland,United States,2001,The Elder Scrolls seriesFallout series,In-house development team of Bethesda Softworks LLC
Bethesda Softworks,Rockville,Maryland,United States,2001,The Elder Scrolls seriesFallout series,In-house development team of Bethesda Softworks LLC
Big Blue Bubble,Ontario,,Canada,2004,My Singing Monsters franchise,Acquired by Enad Global 7 in 2020.[3]
Big Finish Games,Salt Lake City,Utah,United States,2007,Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure,
Big Huge Games,Baltimore,Maryland,United States,2000,Rise of NationsKingdoms of Amalur: ReckoningDomiNations,Acquired by Nexon in 2016
BioWare,Edmonton,Alberta,Canada,1995,Baldur's Gate seriesMass Effect seriesDragon Age seriesNeverwinter NightsStar Wars: The Old RepublicAnthem,Acquired by Electronic Arts in 2007
The Bitmap Brothers,London,England,United Kingdom,1987,Xenon series,Dissolved.[4][5] Their portfolio was acquired by Rebellion Developments in 2019.[6]
Best Way,Luhansk,,Ukraine,1991,Men of War series,
Bits Studios,London,England,United Kingdom,1991,Spider-Man: Return of the Sinister Six,Acquired by PlayWize in 2008
Bizarre Creations,Liverpool,England,United Kingdom,1994,Project Gotham Racing seriesGeometry Wars series,Defunct in 2011
Black Forest Games,Offenburg,,Germany,2012,Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams,Acquired by THQ Nordic in 2017
Black Isle Studios,Orange County,California,United States,1996,Fallout 2Planescape: TormentIcewind Dale,Subsidiary of Interplay Entertainment; closed in 2003
Black Rock Studio,Brighton,England,United Kingdom,1998,MotoGP 2ATV Offroad Fury 3,Defunct in 2011
Black Wing Foundation,Dnipro,,Ukraine,2006,Stalin vs. MartiansSpeed Kills,
Blitz Games Studios,Leamington Spa,England,United Kingdom,1990,Karaoke Revolution,Liquidated[7]
Blizzard Entertainment,Irvine,California,United States,1991,Diablo seriesStarCraft seriesWarcraft seriesHearthstoneHeroes of the StormOverwatch,Developer/publisher; acquired by Vivendi and became part of Vivendi Games group in 1998; merged into Activision Blizzard in 2008
Bloober Team,Kraków,Lesser Poland Voivodeship,Poland,2008,Layers of Fear series,
Bluepoint Games,Austin,Texas,United States,2006,Shadow of the Colossus remakeDemon's Souls remake,
Blueside,Seoul,,South Korea,2003,Kingdom Under Fire series,Founded by former employees of Phantagram
Blue Fang Games,Waltham,Massachusetts,United States,1998,Zoo Tycoon series,Shut down in 2011
Blue Tongue Entertainment,Melbourne,Victoria,Australia,1995,Jurassic Park: Operation Genesisde BlobMarvel Super Hero Squad,Shut down in 2011; subsidiary of THQ
Bluehole,Seongnam,,South Korea,2007,TERAPlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds,
Bohemia Interactive,Prague,,Czech Republic,1999,Operation Flashpoint: Cold War CrisisArma seriesTake On HelicoptersCarrier Command: Gaea MissionDayZ,
Boss Fight Entertainment,McKinney,Texas,United States,2013,,
Boss Key Productions,Raleigh,North Carolina,United States,2014,LawBreakers,Founded by Cliff Bleszinski and Arjan Brussee
BreakAway Games,Hunt Valley,Maryland,United States,1998,,
Brøderbund,Eugene,Oregon,United States,1980,Prince of Persia series,Closed in 1998
Bugbear Entertainment,Helsinki,,Finland,2000,FlatOut seriesWreckfest,Acquired by THQ Nordic in 2018
Bullfrog Productions,Guildford,England,United Kingdom,1987,Theme ParkMagic CarpetSyndicateDungeon Keeper series,Acquired by Electronic Arts in 1995 and closed in 2001
Bungie,Bellevue,Washington,United States,1991,Halo seriesMarathonOniMythPathways into DarknessMinotaur: The Labyrinths of CreteOperation: Desert StormDestiny series,Formerly a subsidiary of Microsoft Game Studios
Camelot Software Planning,Tokyo,,Japan,1990,Shining seriesMario Golf seriesMario Tennis seriesGolden Sun series,
Capcom,Osaka,,Japan,1979,Mega Man franchise Mega Man series Mega Man X series Mega Man Legends series Mega Man Battle Network series Mega Man Zero series Mega Man ZX series Mega Man Star Force series Street Fighter franchiseResident Evil franchiseDevil May Cry franchiseMonster Hunter franchiseGhost 'n Goblins seriesStrider seriesFinal Fight seriesDino Crisis seriesDarkstalkers seriesAce Attorney franchiseOnimusha seriesSengoku BASARA seriesDragon's Dogma seriesViewtiful Joe seriesŌkami seriesDead Rising seriesMarvel vs. Capcom seriesBreath of Fire series,Developer/publisher
Capcom Vancouver,Burnaby,British Columbia,Canada,2005,Dead Rising series,"Founded as Blue Castle Games; acquired by Capcom in 2010; closed on September 18, 2018"
Carbine Studios,Aliso Viejo,California,United States,2005,WildStar,Subsidiary of NCSoft
Cattle Call,Tokyo,,Japan,1998,Metal Max seriesArc the Lad series,Formed by former employees of Data East
Cauldron,Bratislava,,Slovakia,1996,Chaser,Their assets were acquired by Bohemia Interactive[8]
Cave,"Shinjuku, Tokyo",,Japan,1994,DoDonPachi,
Cavia,Tokyo,,Japan,2000,Drakengard seriesNier,
CCP Games,Reykjavík,,Iceland,1997,Eve Online,Their Newcastle studio was acquired by Sumo Digital. CCP Games itself was acquired by Pearl Abyss.
CD Projekt Red,Warsaw,Masovian Voivodeship,Poland,2002,The Witcher seriesCyberpunk 2077,Game development studio of CD Projekt
Certain Affinity,Austin,Texas,United States,2006,Halo series,Co-developed the Halo series
Chair Entertainment,Salt Lake City,Utah,United States,2005,UndertowShadow ComplexInfinity Blade series,Subsidiary of Epic Games
Chunsoft,"Shinjuku, Tokyo",,Japan,1984,Mystery Dungeon seriesDragon Quest I–V,Merged with Spike to become Spike Chunsoft in 2012
Cing,Fukuoka,,Japan,1999,Little King's Story,
Clap Hanz,Yokohama,,Japan,1998,Everybody's Golf seriesEverybody's Tennis series,
Climax Entertainment,Tokyo,,Japan,1990,Runabout series,
Climax Studios,Portsmouth,England,United Kingdom,1988,Silent Hill: OriginsAssassin's Creed Chronicles series,
Clover Studio,Osaka,,Japan,2004,Viewtiful Joe seriesOkamiGod Hand,Subsidiary of Capcom; became defunct in 2007.
Coded Illusions,Rotterdam,,Netherlands,2005,,
Codemasters,Southam,England,United Kingdom,1985,F1 seriesColin McRae Rally seriesOperation Flashpoint seriesGrid series,Former subsidiary of Reliance Entertainment; developer/publisher
Coffee Stain Studios,Skövde,,Sweden,2010,Goat Simulator Satisfactory,Acquired by THQ Nordic AB (latterly Embracer Group) in 2018
Cohort Studios,Cardiff,Wales,United Kingdom,2006,Buzz! Junior series,
Coktel Vision,Paris,,France,1985,Inca series,Former publisher
Colossal Order,Tampere,,Finland,2009,Cities in MotionCities: Skylines,Developer for Paradox Interactive
Compile Heart,Tokyo,,Japan,2006,Hyperdimension Neptunia franchiseMary Skelter seriesRecord of Agarest War,Developer/publisher; subsidiary of Idea Factory
Compulsion Games,Montreal,Quebec,Canada,2009,ContrastWe Happy Few,Acquired by Microsoft Studios in 2018
Core Design,Derby,England,United Kingdom,1988,Tomb Raider series,Subsidiary of Eidos Interactive; closed down in 2006
Crafts & Meister,Osaka,,Japan,2004,Gundam Breaker series,
Crawfish Interactive,Croydon,England,United Kingdom,1997,,Defunct in 2002
Creat Studios,Canton,Massachusetts,United States,1990,American Chopper 2: Full Throttle,
Creative Assembly,Horsham,England,United Kingdom,1987,Total War seriesAlien: Isolation,Acquired by Sega in 2005
Creatures,Tokyo,,Japan,1995,Pokémon Ranger seriesDetective Pikachu,
Criterion Games,Guildford,England,United Kingdom,1993,Burnout series,Subsidiary of Electronic Arts
Croteam,Zagreb,,Croatia,1993,Serious Sam seriesThe Talos Principle,
Cryo Interactive,Paris,,France,1992,DuneEgypt series,Bankrupt in 2002
Culture Brain Excel,Tokyo,,Japan,1980,Hiryū no Ken seriesSuper Chinese series,
Crea-Tech,Tokyo,,Japan,1988,Metal Max series,
Cryptic Studios,Los Gatos,California,United States,2000,City of HeroesChampions OnlineStar Trek Online,Subsidiary of Perfect World
Crystal Dynamics,Redwood City,California,United States,1992,Legacy Of Kain seriesTomb Raider series (second era),Acquired by Square Enix in 2009
Crytek,Frankfurt,,Germany,1999,Far CryCrysis seriesRyse: Son of Rome,
Crytek UK,Nottingham,England,United Kingdom,1999,TimeSplitters series,Founded as Free Radical Design; acquired by Crytek in 2009; defunct in 2014
Cyan Worlds,Mead,Washington,United States,1987,Myst series,
Cyanide,Nanterre,,France,2000,Pro Cycling Manager series,Acquired by Bigben Interactive (latterly Nacon) in 2018
CyberConnect2,Fukuoka,,Japan,1996,.hack franchise .hack series .hack//G.U. series Naruto: Ultimate Ninja seriesDragon Ball Z: Kakarot,
Cyberlore Studios (Blueline Simulations[9]),Northampton,Massachusetts,United States,1992,Majesty: The Fantasy Kingdom Sim,Developer of computer games
CyberStep,Tokyo,,Japan,2000,GetAmpedCosmic BreakGetAmped2Onigiri,Developer/publisher of global online games
Cygames,Tokyo,,Japan,2011,The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls seriesGranblue Fantasy seriesShadowversePrincess Connect! seriesDragalia Lost,Subsidiary of CyberAgent
Dambuster Studios,Nottingham,England,United Kingdom,2014,Homefront: The RevolutionDead Island 2,Formed by former employees of Crytek UK; acquired by Koch Media in 2014 and managed by its Deep Silver division
Danger Close Games,Los Angeles,California,United States,1995,Medal of Honor series,Subsidiary of Electronic Arts; defunct in 2013
Day 1 Studios,Chicago,Illinois,United States,2001,Axis & Allies seriesMechAssault series,Merged with WarGaming[10]
Daybreak Game Company,San Diego,California,United States,1997,EverQuest seriesPlanetSide seriesH1Z1 series,Acquired by Enad Global 7 in 2020.[11]
Deadline Games,Copenhagen,,Denmark,1996,Total OverdoseWatchmen: The End Is NighFaith and a .45,
Deck13,Frankfurt,,Germany,2001,Ankh seriesThe Surge series,Acquired by Focus Home Interactive in 2020.[12]
Deep Silver Volition,Champaign,Illinois,United States,1996,Saints Row seriesRed Faction series,Acquired by Koch Media in 2013 and managed by its Deep Silver division
Demiurge Studios,Cambridge,Massachusetts,United States,2002,,acquired by Sega in 2015
DeNA,Tokyo,,Japan,1999,Final Fantasy Record KeeperPokémon MastersMario Kart Tour,
devCAT Studios (Nexon development 3rd division),Seoul,,South Korea,2001,MabinogiVindictus,Division of Nexon Korea
Developer House (Developer House Technology PVT LTD)[13],Panchkula,,India,2015,
Dhruva Interactive,Bangalore,,India,1997,,Acquired by Starbreeze Studios in 2016 and then they were acquired by Rockstar Games and were merged into Rockstar India in 2019
Die Gute Fabrik,Copenhagen,,Denmark,2006,Where is my Heart?JoustSportsfriends,
Digital Extremes,London,Ontario,Canada,1993,Warframe,"Subsidiary of Leyou; Founded by James Schmalz, co-creator of Unreal series."
Digital Eclipse,Emeryville,California,United States,1992,,Division of Other Ocean Group[14]
Digitalmindsoft,Ulm,,Germany,2006,Men of War series,
Digital Reality,Budapest,,Hungary,1991,Imperium Galactica series,Defunct in 2013; their assets were acquired by Nordic Games[15]
Dimps,Osaka,,Japan,2000,Street Fighter IVDragon Ball Z: Budokai seriesDragon Ball Xenoverse seriesSword Art Online: Fatal Bullet,
Disney Interactive Studios,Glendale,California,United States,1988,,Publisher and subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company; closed in 2016
Dontnod Entertainment,Paris,,France,2008,Life Is Strange seriesTell Me Why,
DotEmu,Paris,,France,2007,Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap Streets of Rage 4,
Double Fine Productions,San Francisco,California,United States,2000,PsychonautsBroken AgeGang Beasts,Founded by former employees of LucasArts; acquired by Microsoft in 2019
Dynamix,Eugene,Oregon,United States,1984,Red BaronFront Page Sports seriesBetrayal at KrondorTribes seriesMechWarrior,Closed in 2001
Dovetail Games,Chatham,England,United Kingdom,2008,Train Simulator franchise,
The Dovetail Group,,,United States,c. 1984,,Early developer of music video games
EA Black Box,British Columbia,,Canada,1998,Skate series,Subsidiary of Electronic Arts; closed in 2013
EA Digital Illusions CE (EA DICE),Stockholm,,Sweden,1992,Battlefield seriesMirror's Edge,Acquired by Electronic Arts in 2004
EA Gothenburg,Gothenburg,,Sweden,2011,Need for Speed Payback,Subsidiary of Electronic Arts
EA Vancouver (formerly Distinctive Software),Burnaby,British Columbia,Canada,1982,Test DriveSSX series,Acquired by Electronic Arts in 1991
Eat Sleep Play,Salt Lake City,Utah,United States,2007,Twisted Metal series,Defunct in 2017
Eko Software,Paris,,France,1999,,Acquired by Bigben Interactive (latterly Nacon) in 2018
Egosoft,Würselen,,Germany,1988,X series,
Eden Games,Lyon,,France,1998,Test Drive Unlimited series,Former subsidiary of Atari SA
Eighting,Tokyo,,Japan,1993,Kururin seriesKamen Rider: Climax seriesKamen Rider: Battride War seriesMarvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds,Acquired by COLOPL
Electronic Arts,Redwood City,California,United States,1982,FIFA seriesNeed For Speed seriesPlants vs. Zombies series Apex Legends,Developer/publisher/distributor
EA Sports,Redwood City,California,United States,1982,FIFA seriesNeed For Speed seriesPlants vs. Zombies series Apex Legends,Developer/publisher/distributor
Elemental Games,Vladivostok,,Russia,1999,Space Rangers,Defunct in 2015
Engine Software,Doetinchem,,Netherlands,1995,,Also middleware developer
Ensemble Studios,Dallas,Texas,United States,1995,Age of Empires seriesAge of MythologyHalo Wars,Former subsidiary of Microsoft Studios
Epic Games,Cary,North Carolina,United States,1991,Unreal seriesGears of War seriesShadow ComplexInfinity Blade seriesFortnite,"Developer, publisher, and distributor"
Epics,Tokyo,,Japan,1987,PoPoLoCrois series,
Epicenter Studios,Sherman Oaks,California,United States,2007,Real Heroes: Firefighter,
Epyx,San Francisco,California,United States,1978,California Games seriesImpossible Mission seriesJumpman seriesPitstop seriesSummer Games series,"Developer/publisher, defunct 1993"
ESA (formerly Softmax),Seoul,,South Korea,1994,TalesWeaver,ESA left from game business. The former employees formed Studio 4Leaf and the studio was acquired by NextFloor [ko].[16]
Étranges Libellules,Lyon,,France,1994,Asterix & Obelix XXL,
Eugen Systems,Paris,,France,2000,Act of War seriesWargame seriesSteel Division series,
Eurocom,Derby,England,United Kingdom,1988,GoldenEye 007,
Evolution Studios,Runcorn,England,United Kingdom,1999,World Rally Championship seriesMotorStorm series,Division of SIE Worldwide Studios and subsidiary of Sony Computer Entertainment; defunct in 2016
Examu,Tokyo,,Japan,2007,Arcana Heart series,Their business operations were suspended in 2020 and their business was taken over by Team Arcana.[17]
Eyedentity Games,Seoul,,South Korea,2007,Dragon Nest,Acquired by Shanda Games (currently Shengqu Games) in 2010
F4,Paris,,France,2002,Empire of Sports,
Facepunch Studios,Walsall,England,United Kingdom,2009,Garry's Mod  Rust,
FarSight Studios,Big Bear Lake,California,United States,1989,The Pinball Arcade,
FASA Studio,Redmond,Washington,United States,1994,MechCommander seriesMechWarrior 4,defunct in 2007
Fatshark,Stockholm,,Sweden,2008,War of the RosesWarhammer: Vermintide series,Subsidiary of Tencent
feelplus,Tokyo,,Japan,1992,No More Heroes: Heroes' Paradise,Merged into AQ Interactive
Felistella,Gifu,,Japan,2010,Summon Night 5,
Firaxis Games,Sparks,Maryland,United States,1996,Civilization series (part 3 and later)XCOM (Reboot) series,Subsidiary of 2K Games; founded by former employees of MicroProse.
Firefly Studios,London,England,United Kingdom,1999,Stronghold series,
Firesprite,Liverpool,England,United Kingdom,2012,,Formed by former employees of SCE Studio Liverpool
First Star Software,Chappaqua,New York,United States,1982,,Defunct in 2018. Their name and assets were acquired by BBG Entertainment
Flagship Studios,San Francisco,California,United States,2003,Hellgate:LondonMythos,Closed down in 2008
Flight-Plan,Gifu,,Japan,1989,Black/Matrix seriesSummon Night series,Defunct in 2010
Flying Wild Hog,Warsaw,,Poland,2009,Hard ResetShadow Warrior series,Acquired by Embracer Group in 2020.[18]
Focus Home Interactive,Paris,,France,1996,Cities XL series (2011 and later),
Foundation 9 Entertainment,Emeryville,California,United States,1992,,Dissolved in 2016
Fox Digital Entertainment,Los Angeles,California,United States,2002,,"Subsidiary of 20th Century Studios. The company still exists, but 20th Century Fox's video game business was rearranged to FoxNext."
FoxNext,Los Angeles,California,United States,2017,Marvel Strike Force,Division of 20th Century Studios. The company still exists but their game development studios were acquired by Scopely in 2020.[19]
Frictional Games,Helsingborg,,Sweden,2001,Penumbra seriesAmnesia: The Dark DescentSOMA,
Frogwares,Kyiv,,Ukraine,2000,Adventures of Sherlock Holmes series,
FromSoftware,Tokyo,,Japan,1986,Armored Core series Souls series  Demon's Souls Dark Souls series BloodborneSekiro: Shadows Die Twice,Subsidiary of Kadokawa Corporation
Frontier Developments,Cambridge,England,United Kingdom,1994,Elite seriesThrillvilleLostWindsKinectimalsRollerCoaster Tycoon 3Planet Coaster,
Frozenbyte,Helsinki,,Finland,2001,Shadowgrounds seriesTrine series,
FTL Games,San Diego,California,United States,1982,Dungeon Master series,Closed in 1982
FUN Labs,Bucharest,,Romania,1999,MIB: Alien CrisisCabela's series,
Funcom,Oslo,,Norway,1993,The Longest Journey seriesAnarchy OnlineAge of ConanThe Secret WorldConan Exiles,Developer/publisher; acquired by Tencent in 2020[20]
FuRyu,Tokyo,,Japan,2007,Unchained Blades seriesBeyblade Burst seriesCardfight!! Vanguard series,
Futuremark,Espoo,,Finland,1997,Shattered Horizon,Their game development division was acquired by Rovio Entertainment. Futuremark itself was acquired by UL and was merged into them.
Gaijin Entertainment,Moscow,,Russia,2002,War ThunderIL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey,
Game Arts,"Chiyoda, Tokyo",,Japan,1985,Thexder seriesLunar seriesGrandia series,Acquired by GungHo Online Entertainment in 2005.
Game Freak,"Setagaya-ku, Tokyo",,Japan,1989,Pokémon series,
GameHouse,Seattle,Washington,United States,1998,Delicious series,"Casual game developer, publisher and portal; acquired by RealNetworks"
Gameloft,Paris,,France,1999,Modern Combat: DominationOrder & Chaos OnlineAssassin's Creed (for mobile)Asphalt,Subsidiary of Vivendi; developer/publisher of mobile games
Ganbarion,Fukuoka,,Japan,1999,One Piece seriesJump Super Stars seriesWii Fit UDragon Ball Fusions,
Gearbox Software,Plano,Texas,United States,1999,Brothers In Arms seriesBorderlands seriesHalf-Life: Opposing Force,
Geewa,Prague,,Czech Republic,2005,,
Genius Sonority,Tokyo,,Japan,2002,Pokémon Colosseum seriesPokémon Trozei! seriesThe Denpa Men series,
Genki,"Shinjuku, Tokyo",,Japan,1990,Shutokou Battle series,Subsidiary of Daikoku Denki [ja]
Glu Mobile,San Francisco,California,United States,2001,Deer Hunter series,Developer and publisher of mobile games
Gogii Games,Moncton,New Brunswick,Canada,2006,,Developer/publisher
Good-Feel,Kobe,,Japan,2005,Kirby's Epic YarnYoshi's Woolly WorldYoshi's Crafted World,Founded by former employees of Konami
Granzella,Nonoichi,,Japan,2011,Disaster Report 4 Plus: Summer Memories,Founded by former Irem employees
Grasshopper Manufacture,"Chiyoda, Tokyo",,Japan,1998,"The Silver CaseFlower, Sun, and Rainkiller7No More Heroes seriesShadows of the DamnedLollipop ChainsawKiller Is DeadLet It Die",Founded by Suda51; acquired by GungHo Online Entertainment in 2013
Gravity,Seoul,,South Korea,2000,Ragnarok Online,Acquired by GungHo Online Entertainment
Gray Matter Interactive,Los Angeles,California,United States,1993,Call of Duty: United Offensive,Merged into Treyarch in 2005
Gremlin Interactive,Sheffield,England,United Kingdom,1984,Zool and Premier Manager,Taken over by Infogrames in 1999 studio closed in 2003
Grezzo,"Shibuya, Tokyo",,Japan,2006,The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3DThe Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3DThe Legend of Zelda: Tri Force HeroesEver OasisThe Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (2019 Remake),Second-party developer of Nintendo
Grinding Gear Games,Auckland,,New Zealand,2006,Path of Exile,Acquired by Tencent
Griptonite Games,Kirkland,Washington,United States,1994,Marvel Super Hero Squad: Comic Combat,Acquired by Glu Mobile
GSC Game World,Kyiv,,Ukraine,1995,S.T.A.L.K.E.R series,"Defunct in 2011, reopened in 2014"
Guerrilla Cambridge,Cambridge,England,United Kingdom,"1997 (as SCE Cambridge Studio), 2013",MediEvil series,Branch of Guerrilla Games and division of SIE Worldwide Studios; closed in 2017
Guerrilla Games,Amsterdam,,Netherlands,2000,Killzone seriesHorizon Zero Dawn,Division of SIE Worldwide Studios since 2004
Gunfire Games,Austin,Texas,United States,2014,Darksiders IIIRemnant: From the Ashes,Formed by former employees of Vigil Games; acquired by THQ Nordic in 2019
GungHo Online Entertainment,"Chiyoda, Tokyo",,Japan,1998,Puzzle & Dragons series,Developer/publisher
Gust,Nagano,,Japan,1993,Atelier seriesFairy Tail,Became a division of Koei Tecmo Games in 2014
Haemimont Games,Sofia,,Bulgaria,1997,Tropico 5,
HAL Laboratory,"Chiyoda, Tokyo",,Japan,1980,Kirby series Earthbound/Mother seriesPokémon Snap,Developer closely associated with Nintendo
Halfbrick,Brisbane,Queensland,Australia,2001,Fruit Ninja seriesJetpack Joyride,Mobile game developer/publisher
Hanaho,Cerritos,California,United States,1992,,
h.a.n.d.,Sapporo,,Japan,1993,Aikatsu! seriesKingdom Hearts 358/2 DaysDisney Magical World series,
Hangar 13,Novato,California,United States,2014,Mafia III,Subsidiary of 2K Games
Harebrained Schemes,Seattle,Washington,United States,2011,Shadowrun ReturnsShadowrun: DragonfallShadowrun: Hong Kong,Acquired by Paradox Interactive in 2018
Harmonix Music Systems,Cambridge,Massachusetts,United States,1995,Guitar Hero seriesRock Band seriesDance Central series,Former subsidiary of Viacom
Headstrong Games,London,England,United Kingdom,2000,Battalion Wars seriesArt Academy series,Subsidiary of Kuju Entertainment; defunct in 2017
Heartbeat,Tokyo,,Japan,1992,Dragon Quest VI–VII,
HB Studios,Lunenburg,Nova Scotia,Canada,2000,The Golf Club series,
HeroCraft,Kaliningrad,,Russia,2001,"Warhammer 40,000: Space Wolf",
High Impact Games,Burbank,California,United States,2003,Ratchet & Clank: Size MattersSecret Agent ClankJak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier,Founded by former employees of Insomniac Games & Naughty Dog
High Moon Studios,San Diego,California,United States,2005,Transformers: War for Cybertron seriesDeadpool,Subsidiary of Activision
High Voltage Software,Hoffman Estates,Illinois,United States,1993,The Conduit series,
Hoplon Infotainment,Florianópolis,Santa Catarina,Brazil,2004,Taikodom,
Hothead Games,Vancouver,British Columbia,Canada,2006,DeathSpankSwarm,Founded by former employees of Radical Entertainment
Housemarque,Helsinki,,Finland,1995,Super Stardust,
Hudson Soft,Tokyo,,Japan,1973,Bomberman seriesAdventure Island seriesFar East of Eden seriesMomotaro Dentetsu seriesMario Party series,Developer/publisher; acquired and dissolved by Konami
Human Entertainment,Tokyo,,Japan,1983,Fire Pro Wrestling seriesFormation Soccer seriesTwilight Syndrome series,
Human Head Studios,Madison,Wisconsin,United States,1997,RunePrey,
Humongous Entertainment,Bothell,Washington,United States,1992,Fatty Bear's Birthday SurprisePutt-Putt seriesFreddi Fish seriesPajama Sam seriesSpy Fox seriesBackyard Sports series,Former subsidiary of Infogrames; closed in 2006; their assets and brand were acquired by Tommo and relaunched in 2013
Hyperion Entertainment,Brussels,,Belgium,1999,,
Ice-Pick Lodge,Moscow,,Russia,2002,Pathologic series,
id Software,Mesquite,Texas,United States,1991,Wolfenstein seriesDoom seriesQuake series,"Acquired by ZeniMax Media on June 24, 2009"
Idea Factory,"Shibuya, Tokyo",,Japan,1994,Amnesia series,Developer/publisher
Idol Minds,Westminster,Colorado,United States,1997,Cool Boarders 3–4PainNeopets:  Darkest FaerieRally Cross,
Imageepoch,Tokyo,,Japan,2005,Luminous Arc seriesFate/Extra series,Defunct in 2016
Image & Form,Gothenburg,,Sweden,1997,SteamWorld series,Subsidiary of Thunderful
Imagineer,Tokyo,,Japan,1986,Shape Boxing series,
Infinity Ward,Woodland Hills,California,United States,2002,Call of Duty series,Acquired by Activision in 2003.
Infocom,Cambridge,Massachusetts,United States,1979,Zork seriesPlanetfall seriesThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyLeather Goddesses of Phobos,Closed in 1989.
Incognito Entertainment,Salt Lake City,Utah,United States,1999,Twisted Metal seriesWarhawk (2007),Formed by former employees of SingleTrac; subsidiary of SCE Worldwide Studios; defunct in 2009
Incredible Technologies,Arlington Heights,Illinois,United States,1985,Golden Tee Golf,"Defunct in 2016; arcade game designer, arcade game manufacturer"
indieszero,Musashino,,Japan,1997,Cooking Guide: Can't Decide What to Eat?,
Innerloop Studios,Oslo,,Norway,1996,Project I.G.I. series,Defunct in 2003
Insomniac Games,Burbank,California,United States,1994,Spyro the Dragon seriesRatchet & Clank seriesResistance seriesSunset OverdriveSpider-Man (2018),Acquired by Sony Interactive Entertainment in 2019 as a division of SIE Worldwide Studios
Intelligent Systems,Tokyo,,Japan,1986,Fire Emblem franchiseAdvance Wars seriesPaper Mario seriesPuzzle League series,Developer closely associated with Nintendo
Interplay Entertainment,Beverly Hills,California,United States,1983,Earthworm Jim seriesClayFighter seriesWastelandFallout seriesThe Bard's Tale series,Developer/publisher
Introversion Software,London,England,United Kingdom,2002,DarwiniaDEFCON,
inXile Entertainment,Newport Beach,California,United States,2002,Wasteland 2The Bard's Tale IV: Barrows Deep,Founded by one of Interplay Entertainment founders; acquired by Microsoft Studios in 2018
IO Interactive,Copenhagen,,Denmark,1998,Hitman seriesKane & Lynch series,"Subsidiary of Square Enix until 2017 when they dropped IO, they then became independent"
Ion Storm,Dallas,Texas,United States,1996,DaikatanaAnachronox,Shut down in 2001; subsidiary of Eidos Interactive
Ion Storm Austin,Austin,Texas,United States,1997,Deus ExThief: Deadly Shadows,Shut down in 2005; subsidiary of Eidos Interactive
Irem,Hakusan,,Japan,1974,R-Type seriesDisaster Report series,Subsidiary of Eizo
Iron Galaxy Studios,Chicago,Illinois,United States,2008,DivekickBorderlands 2 (PSVita),
Iron Lore Entertainment,Maynard,Massachusetts,United States,2000,"Titan Quest seriesWarhammer 40,000: Dawn of War – Soulstorm",Defunct in 2008
Irrational Games,Quincy,Massachusetts,United States,1996,System Shock 2Freedom Force seriesBioShock series,Subsidiary of 2K Games; defunct in 2017. Their main employees moved to Ghost Story Games.
Ivory Tower,Lyon,,France,2007,The Crew series,Subsidiary of Ubisoft;[21] founded by former employees of Eden Games
Jadestone Group,Stockholm,,Sweden,2000,,"Subsidiary of WMS Industries; Online game developer, mobile game developer"
Jagex,Cambridge,England,United Kingdom,2001,RuneScape,Subsidiary of Shanghai Fukong Interactive Entertainment (formerly Zhongji Holding); online game developer
Jaleco,Tokyo,,Japan,1974,Idol Janshi Suchie-Pai series,Acquired by Game Yarou in 2009 and defunct in 2014
Jam City,Los Angeles,California,United States,2007,Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery,Subsidiary of Netmarble;[22] mobile game developer
Javaground,Irvine,Massachusetts,United States,2001,God of War: Betrayal,Mobile game developer
Jupiter,Kyoto,,Japan,1996,Picross seriesPokémon Pinball series,
JV Games,Las Vegas,Nevada,United States,1999,,
Kairosoft,Tokyo,,Japan,1996,Game Dev Story,
Kalypso Media,Worms,,Germany,2006,Tropico series,Developer/publisher
Kaos Studios,New York City,New York,United States,2006,Frontlines: Fuel of WarHomefront,Subsidiary of THQ
Keen Software House,Prague,,Czech Republic,2010,Space Engineers,
Kesmai,Charlottesville,Virginia,United States,1981,Island of Kesmai,Subsidiary of Electronic Arts; closed in 2001
Kiloo Games,Aarhus,,Denmark,2000,Subway SurfersFrisbee Forever,Mobile game developer
King,Stockholm,,Sweden,2003,Candy Crush series,Subsidiary of Activision Blizzard; Mobile game developer
Koei Tecmo Games (formerly Koei),Ashikaga,,Japan,1978,Warriors franchise Dynasty Warriors series Samurai Warriors series Warriors Orochi series Trilogy of Histories franchise  Nobunaga's Ambition series Romance of the Three Kingdoms series Genghis Khan series Ninja Gaiden seriesDead or Alive franchiseNioh seriesHaruka seriesFire Emblem: Three Houses,Developer/publisher; subsidiary of Koei Tecmo Holdings
KOG Studios,Seoul,,South Korea,2000,Elsword,
Kojima Productions,Tokyo,,Japan,2005,Death Stranding,
Konami,Tokyo MidtownMinato,,Japan,1969,Gradius seriesContra seriesMetal Gear seriesCastlevania seriesPro Evolution Soccer seriesSilent Hill seriesTwinBee seriesBemani seriesPower Pros seriesProfessional Baseball Spirits seriesMystical Ninja seriesTokimeki Memorial seriesLovePlus seriesSuikoden series,Developer/publisher
Kongzhong,Beijing,,China,2002,,
Krome Studios,Brisbane,Queensland,Australia,1999,The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning,Defunct
Krome Studios Melbourne,Melbourne,Victoria,Australia,1988,Horace series,Defunct
Kuju Entertainment,Shalford,England,United Kingdom,1998,Microsoft Train Simulator,Subsidiary of Catalis SE
Kunos Simulazioni,Rome,,Italy,2005,Assetto Corsa series,Subsidiary of Digital Bros
Kush Games,Camarillo,California,United States,1998,,
Kuma Reality Games,New York City,New York,United States,2003,,
Kylotonn,Paris,,France,2002,WRC 5–V-Rally 4,Acquired by Bigben Interactive (latterly Nacon) in 2018[23]
Larian Studios,Oudenaarde,,Belgium,1996,Divinity seriesBaldur's Gate III,
Legacy Interactive,Los Angeles,California,United States,1998,Emergency Room series,
Legend Entertainment,Chantilly,Virginia,United States,1989,Spellcasting seriesSuperhero League of HobokenThe Wheel of TimeUnreal II,Closed in 2004.
Legendo Entertainment,Gothenburg,,Sweden,2004,,Developer/publisher
Level-5,Fukuoka,,Japan,1998,Dark Cloud seriesRogue GalaxyProfessor Layton seriesInazuma Eleven seriesNi no Kuni seriesYo-Kai Watch franchiseFantasy Life seriesThe Snack WorldDragon Quest VIII–IX,Developer/publisher and founded by Akihiro Hino
Lift London,London,England,United Kingdom,2012,videogame developer for Microsoft Hololens,Subsidiary by Microsoft Studios in 2018
Limbic Entertainment,Langen,,Germany,2002,Might & Magic X: LegacyMight & Magic Heroes VIITropico 6,
Lionhead Studios,Guildford,England,United Kingdom,1997,Black & White seriesFable series,Closed by Microsoft Studios in 2016
Liquid Entertainment,Pasadena,California,United States,1999,Battle Realms,Dissolved in 2018[24]
Little Green Men Games,Zagreb,,Croatia,2006,Starpoint Gemini,
LK Avalon,"Świlcza, Rzeszów",,Poland,1989,Hans KlossSchizm: Mysterious Journey,
Llamasoft,Reading,England,United Kingdom,1982,,
Linden Lab,San Francisco,California,United States,1999,Second Life,
Locomotive Games,Santa Clara,California,United States,1997,Jet Moto 3,Defunct in 2008
Looking Glass Studios,Cambridge,Massachusetts,United States,1990,Ultima Underworld seriesSystem Shock seriesThief series,
Love-de-Lic,Tokyo,,Japan,1995,Moon: Remix RPG Adventure,Formed by former employees of Square
LucasArts,San Francisco,California,United States,1982,Maniac MansionSam & Max Hit the RoadDay of the TentacleMonkey Island seriesThe DigFull ThrottleGrim FandangoStar Wars: The Force Unleashed seriesStar Wars: Battlefront series,"Publisher and former developer; closed as developer of April 3, 2013 by Disney"
Luma Arcade,Johannesburg,,South Africa,2006,,Division of Luma Animation
Luxoflux,Santa Monica,California,United States,1998,True Crime series,
MachineGames,Uppsala,,Sweden,2009,Wolfenstein series,Founded by former employees of Starbreeze Studios; acquired by ZeniMax Media in 2010
Magenta Software,Liverpool,England,United Kingdom,1994,Buzz! Junior series,
MAGES.,"Shibuya, Tokyo",,Japan,2005,Science Adventure franchise Steins;Gate series Robotics;Notes series Chaos;Child series,Acquired by COLOPL in 2020.[25] Former subsidiary of Dwango.
Majesco Entertainment,Edison,New Jersey,United States,1986,,"Defunct December 8, 2016"
Marvelous,"Shibuya, Tokyo",,Japan,1997,Senran Kagura seriesSoul Sacrifice series Story of Seasons franchise  Rune Factory series Fate/Extella seriesKandagawa Jet GirlsDaemon X MachinaSuper Monkey Ball: Banana Splitz,Developer/publisher
Massive Entertainment,Malmö,,Sweden,1997,Ground ControlWorld In ConflictTom Clancy's The Division series,Founded in 1997; former subsidiary of Activision and acquired by Ubisoft in 2008
Masthead Studios,Sofia,,Bulgaria,2005,Earthrise,
Matrix Software,Tokyo,,Japan,1994,Omega Labyrinth seriesBrigandine: The Legend of Runersia,
Maxis,Emeryville,California,United States,1987,The Sims seriesSimCity series,Became a subsidiary of Electronic Arts in 1997
Mean Hamster Software,Deer Park,Washington,United States,1985,,
Media Molecule,Guildford,England,United Kingdom,2006,LittleBigPlanet seriesTereaway,Founded by former employees of Lionhead Studios; division of SIE Worldwide Studios since 2010
Media.Vision,Tokyo,,Japan,1993,Wild Arms seriesChaos Rings seriesDigimon Story: Cyber SleuthSummon Night 6,
Mediatonic,London,England,United Kingdom,2005,Robot Unicorn AttackFable Fortune,
MegaZebra,Munich,,Germany,2009,,
Mercury Steam,Madrid,,Spain,2002,Castlevania: Lords of Shadow series,
Metropolis Software,Warsaw,,Poland,1992,TeenagentGorky 17Infernal,Studio was bought by CD Projekt in 2008 and closed in 2009.
MicroProse Software,Hunt Valley,Maryland,United States,1982,Silent ServiceGunshipPirates!Railroad TycoonCivilization series,
Microsoft Games Studio,Redmond,Washington,United States,2013,SolitaireMahjongMinesweeperWordament,Subsidiary by Microsoft Studios
Microsoft,Redmond,Washington,United States,2013,SolitaireMahjongMinesweeperWordament,Subsidiary by Microsoft Studios
Midway Games,Chicago,Illinois,United States,1988,Mortal Kombat series,"As of 2012, Midway is a corporation existing under Delaware law subject to a Chapter 11 bankruptcy liquidation plan"
Midway Studios – Newcastle,Gateshead,England,United Kingdom,1996,Test Drive 4–6,Defunct in 2009
miHoYo,Shanghai,,China,2012,Guns GirlHonkai Impact 3rdGenshin Impact,"Developer and publisher; founded by Cai Haoyu, Liu Wei, and Luo Yuhao, three former students from Shanghai Jiao Tong University"
Milestone,"Suginami, Tokyo",,Japan,2003,Chaos Field series,
Milestone srl,Milan,,Italy,1996,Superbike seriesMotoGP seriesWRC 1–4MXGP seriesRide series,Acquired by Koch Media in 2019
Mimimi Games,Munich,,Germany,2011,Desperados III,
Mistwalker,Tokyo,,Japan,2004,Blue Dragon,
Mitchell Corporation,Tokyo,,Japan,1960,PolariumPuzz Loop series,
MLB Advanced Media,New York City,New York,United States,2000,R.B.I. Baseball 18,
Mode 7 Games,Brighton,East Sussex,United Kingdom,2005,Frozen Synapse seriesTokyo 42,Developer and publisher; publisher-only since 2019.
Mojang AB,Stockholm,,Sweden,2009,MinecraftScrollsCobalt,"Former Indie developer and publisher; acquired by Microsoft on September 15, 2014"
Monolith Productions,Kirkland,Washington,United States,1994,F.E.A.R. seriesMiddle-earth: Shadow of Mordor Middle-earth: Shadow of War,Acquired by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment in 2004
Monolith Soft,Tokyo,,Japan,1999,Xenosaga seriesXenoblade Chronicles seriesProject X Zone series,Founded by Tetsuya Takahashi and former subsidiary of Namco; acquired by Nintendo as a first-party developer and subsidiary in 2007
Monster Games,Northfield,Minnesota,United States,1996,NASCAR Heat series,
Monte Cristo,Paris,,France,1995,City Life seriesCities XL,Defunct in 2010
Moon Studios,Vienna,,Austria,2010,Ori series,
MTO,Yokohama,,Japan,1996,GT Advance series,
Mythic Entertainment,Fairfax,Virginia,United States,1995,Dark Age of Camelot,Acquired by Electronic Arts in 2006 and closed in 2014
Nadeo,Paris,,France,2000,TrackMania,Acquired by Ubisoft in 2009
Namco Tales Studio,Tokyo,,Japan,1986,Tales series,Originally it was division or subsidiary of Telenet Japan but it became a jointly-owned company of Namco and Telenet Japan
Namco,Tokyo,,Japan,1986,Tales series,Originally it was division or subsidiary of Telenet Japan but it became a jointly-owned company of Namco and Telenet Japan
Namco Bandai,Tokyo,,Japan,1986,Tales series,Originally it was division or subsidiary of Telenet Japan but it became a jointly-owned company of Namco and Telenet Japan
Nanobit,Zagreb,,Croatia,2008,,
NAPS team,Messina,,Italy,1993,Gekido series,NAPS team is the oldest Italian development studio
Natsume,"Shinjuku, Tokyo",,Japan,1987,Harvest Moon seriesMetabots series,
NaturalMotion,London,England,United Kingdom,2001,Backbreaker series,Acquired by Zynga
Naughty Dog,Santa Monica,California,United States,1986,Crash Bandicoot seriesJak and Daxter seriesUncharted seriesThe Last of Us series,Division of SIE Worldwide Studios since 2001
NCSoft,Seoul,,South Korea,1997,AionLineage seriesBlade & Soul,Online game developer/publisher
NDcube,Tokyo,,Japan,2000,Wii Party seriesMario Party seriesClubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics,Subsidiary of Nintendo
NDOORS Corporation,Seoul,,South Korea,1999,Atlantica Online,Developer/publisher; subsidiary of Nexon; merged into Nexon Red in 2017[26]
Neko Entertainment,Montreuil-sous-Bois,,France,1998,CocotoThe Mysterious Cities of Gold: Secret PathsKung Fu RabbitPuddle,Developer/publisher; defunct in 2017
Nerve Software,Richardson,Texas,United States,1999,,
NetDevil,Louisville,Colorado,United States,1997,LEGO Universe,
NetDragon Websoft,Fuzhou,,China,1999,Disney Fantasy Online,
NetEase,Guangzhou,,China,1997,Fantasy Westward Journey,"Developer, publisher, and online services company"
NetherRealm Studios,Chicago,Illinois,United States,2010,Mortal Kombat seriesInjustice: Gods Among Us Injustice 2,Successor to Midway Games; Subsidiary of Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Neverland,Tokyo,,Japan,1993,Rune Factory series,
Neversoft,Woodland Hills,California,United States,1994,Guitar Hero seriesTony Hawk seriesGun,Acquired by Activision in 1999; merged into Infinity Ward in 2014
Nevosoft,St. Petersburg,,Russia,2002,,
New World Computing,Agoura Hills,California,United States,1984,Might and Magic franchise Heroes of Might and Magic series,
New World Interactive,Denver,Colorado,United States,2010,Insurgency,Acquired by Embracer Group in 2020[1]
NexonNexon Korea,TokyoSeoul,,JapanSouth Korea,20021994,MapleStoryMabinogiVindictusAtlantica Online,"Online video game developer, publisher and distributor; moved its headquarters from Korea to Japan."
Next Level Games,Vancouver,British Columbia,Canada,2002,Super Mario StrikersLuigi's Mansion: Dark MoonLuigi's Mansion 3Spider-Man: Friend or Foe,
Niantic,San Francisco,California,United States,2010,IngressPokémon Go,
Nibris,Kraków,,Poland,2000,,
Nicalis,Santa Ana,California,United States,2007,VVVVVVCave StoryNightSky1001 SpikesThe Binding of Isaac: RebirthCrystal Crisis,Indie developer/publisher
Nihon Falcom,Tokyo,,Japan,1981,Ys seriesDragon Slayer series The Legend of Heroes franchise  Xanadu series The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel series Zwei!!Zwei: The Ilvard InsurrectionBrandishVantage MasterGurumin: A Monstrous Adventure,Developer/publisher
Nikita Online,St. Petersburg,,Russia,1991,,
Nimble Giant Entertainment,Buenos Aires,,Argentina,2002,Regnum OnlineMaster of Orion: Conquer the Stars,Acquired by Embracer Group in 2020.[18]
Ninjabee,Orem,Utah,United States,2005,,Division of Wahoo Studios
Ninja Theory,Cambridge,England,United Kingdom,2000,Heavenly SwordEnslaved: Odyssey to the WestDmC: Devil May CryHellblade: Senua's Sacrifice,Former Indie developer and publisher; acquired by Microsoft Studios in 2018
Nintendo,Kyoto,,Japan,1889,Super Mario franchiseThe Legend of Zelda franchisePokémon franchiseFire Emblem franchiseSplatoon seriesMetroid franchiseKid Icarus seriesPikmin seriesXenoblade Chronicles seriesAnimal Crossing seriesF-Zero seriesStar Fox seriesKirby franchiseMother seriesSuper Smash Bros. seriesTomodachi seriesBrain Age seriesWave Race series,First-party developer/publisher/console manufacturer
Nippon Ichi Software,Kakamigahara,,Japan,1991,Rhapsody: A Musical AdventureLa Pucelle: TacticsDisgaea seriesPhantom BraveGrimGrimoireHotaru no Nikki,Developer/publisher
Nival,St. Petersburg,,Russia,1996,Etherlords seriesBlitzkrieg seriesHeroes of Might and Magic V,
Nordeus,Belgrade,,Serbia,2009,Top Eleven Football Manager,Developer/publisher
NovaLogic,Agoura Hills,California,United States,1985,Delta Force seriesJoint Operations series,Their assets were acquired by THQ Nordic
Novarama,Barcelona,,Spain,2003,Invizimals series,
Now Production,Osaka,,Japan,1986,Mario Super SluggersSonic Riders,
Nude Maker,Tokyo,,Japan,2002,Steel Battalion seriesInfinite SpaceNightCry,Formed by former employees of Human Entertainment
n-Space,Orlando,Florida,United States,1994,"Heroes of RuinPort for various video games, include Call of Duty series",
Obsidian Entertainment,Irvine,California,United States,2004,Fallout New VegasNeverwinter Nights 2Dungeon Siege IIISouth Park: The Stick of TruthPillars of EternityThe Outer Worlds,Acquired by Microsoft Studios in 2018
Oddworld Inhabitants,San Luis Obispo,California,United States,1994,Oddworld series
Omega Force,Ashikaga,,Japan,1997,Warriors franchise Dynasty Warriors series Dynasty Warriors: Gundam series Samurai Warriors series Warriors Orochi series One Piece: Pirate Warriors series Hyrule Warriors Fire Emblem Warriors Dragon Quest Heroes seriesDragon Quest Builders 2Persona 5 Strikers,Division of Koei Tecmo Games
Origin Systems,Austin,Texas,United States,1983,Ultima seriesUltima OnlineWing Commander series,Acquired by Electronic Arts in 1992 and closed in 2004
OtherSide Entertainment,Boston,Massachusetts,United States,2013,Underworld AscendantSystem Shock 3,Founded by one of Looking Glass Studios founders.
Outfit7,Ljubljana,,Slovenia,2010,Talking Tom and Friends franchise,"Acquired by Zhejiang Jinke Entertainment Culture Co., Ltd. in 2017"
Outrage Entertainment,Ann Arbor,Michigan,United States,1996,Descent 3,Closed in 2004
Overkill Software,Stockholm,,Sweden,2009,Payday series,Acquired by Starbreeze Studios in 2012
Oxygen Studios,Croydon,England,United Kingdom,2006,King of Clubs,
Page 44 Studios,San Francisco,California,United States,1998,FreekstyleHigh School Musical 3: Senior Year DanceMadden NFL 11 iOSuDraw PictionaryWorld of Goo iOS,Subsidiary of Zynga; closed in 2011.
Pangea Software,Austin,Texas,United States,1987,,
People Can Fly,Warsaw,,Poland,2002,BulletstormPainkiller,
Project Sora,Tokyo,,Japan,2009,Kid Icarus: Uprising,Subsidiary of Nintendo; became defunct in 2012
Purple Lamp Studios,Vienna,,Austria,2018,SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated,Acquired by Embracer Group in 2020.[18]
Papaya Studio,Irvine,California,United States,1999,,
Project Soul,Tokyo,,Japan,1996,Soul series,Division of Bandai Namco Studios
Panther Games Pty Ltd,Canberra,,Australia,1985,Fire-BrigadeCommand Ops: Battles from the Bulge,
Paradox Development Studio,Stockholm,,Sweden,1995,Europa Universalis seriesHearts of Iron seriesCrusader Kings series,In-house development studio and subsidiary of Paradox Interactive
Parallax Software,Ann Arbor,Michigan,United States,1993,Descent series,Split into Volition and Outrage Entertainment
Pandemic Studios,Los Angeles,California,United States,1998,Star Wars: BattlefrontDestroy All Humans! seriesFull Spectrum WarriorMercenaries: Playground of DestructionThe Saboteur,Acquired by Electronic Arts in 2007 and closed in 2009.
Pendulo Studios,Madrid,,Spain,1993,Runaway series,
Penguin Software,Geneva,Illinois,United States,1978,Transylvania series,
Perfect World,Beijing,,China,2004,Perfect World series,Developer/publisher
Petroglyph,Las Vegas,Nevada,United States,2003,Star Wars: Empire at WarUniverse at War: Earth AssaultGrey Goo,
Phantagram,Seoul,,South Korea,1994,Kingdom Under Fire series,Acquired by Blueside in 2010[27]
Phenomic Game Development,Ingelheim am Rhein,,Germany,1997,SpellForce seriesBattleForgeLord of UltimaCommand and Conquer: Tiberium Alliances,Acquired by Electronic Arts in 2006; shut down in 2013
Pipeworks Studios,Eugene,Oregon,United States,1999,Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters MeleeDeadliest WarriorZumba Fitness,Subsidiary of Northern Pacific Group
Piranha Bytes,Essen,,Germany,1997,Gothic 1–3Risen seriesELEX,Acquired by THQ Nordic in 2019
Piranha Games,Vancouver,British Columbia,Canada,2000,MechWarrior 5MechWarrior OnlineBass Pro Shops: The StrikeDie Hard: Nakatomi Plaza,Acquired by Enad Global 7 in 2020.[3]
Pi Studios,Houston,Texas,United States,2002,Bomberman Live: Battlefest,
Pivotal Games,Bath,England,United Kingdom,2000,Conflict seriesThe Great Escape,
Pixel Federation,Bratislava,,Slovakia,2007,Galactic Junk League,Developer/Publisher
Playdom,San Francisco,California,United States,2009,,"Facebook, Myspace game developer Subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company; closed in 2016"
Playfish,London,England,United Kingdom,2007,The Sims Social,"Facebook, Myspace game developer Acquired by Electronic Arts; closed in 2013"
PlayFirst,San Francisco,California,United States,2004,,"Acquired by Glu Mobile in 2014; Casual game developer, publisher and portal"
Playground Games,Royal Leamington Spa,England,United Kingdom,2009,Forza Horizon seriesFable (2020),Acquired by Microsoft Studios in 2018
PlatinumGames,Osaka,,Japan,2006,MadWorldBayonetta seriesVanquishAnarchy ReignsMetal Gear Rising: RevengeanceThe Wonderful 101Star Fox ZeroNier: AutomataAstral Chain,"Successor to Clover Studio, and founded by Shinji Mikami, Atsushi Inaba, and Hideki Kamiya."
Polyphony Digital,Tokyo,,Japan,1998,Gran Turismo seriesTourist Trophy,Division of SIE Worldwide Studios
PopCap Games,Seattle,Washington,United States,2000,Bejeweled seriesPlants vs. Zombies seriesPeggle seriesZuma,"Casual game developer, publisher and portal; subsidiary of Electronic Arts since 2011"
Press Play,Copenhagen,,Denmark,2006,Max & the Magic MarkerMax: The Curse of Brotherhood,Former subsidiary of Microsoft Studios; defunct in March 2016
Psyonix,San Diego,California,United States,2001,Rocket LeagueXCOM: Enemy Unknown,Acquired by Epic Games in 2019
Punch Entertainment,Hanoi,,Vietnam,2005,,"Subsidiary of Evolable Asia [ja]; Casual games, social games developer"
Pyro Mobile,Madrid,,Spain,1996,Commandos series,Subsidiary of Zed Group; their assets were acquired by Kalypso Media[28]
Q Entertainment,Tokyo,,Japan,2003,Lumines series,Acquired by Sanyo Kasei Seisakusho in 2013 and the parent company was defunct in 2018.
Q-Games,Nakagyō-ku,,Japan,2001,Star Fox CommandPixelJunk seriesThe Tomorrow Children,
Quantic Dream,Paris,,France,1997,FahrenheitHeavy RainBeyond: Two SoulsDetroit: Become Human,
Quest Corporation,Tokyo,,Japan,1988,Ogre Battle series,The game development division was acquired by Square in 2002
Radical Entertainment,Vancouver,,Canada,1991,Prototype series,Shut down by Activision and dissolved in 2013[29]
Rage Games,Liverpool,England,United Kingdom,1992,Incoming series,Defunct in 2003
Rainbow Studios,Phoenix,Arizona,United States,1996,MX vs. ATV series,"Acquired by THQ, later closed by THQ"
Rare,Twycross,England,United Kingdom,1985,Battletoads seriesDonkey Kong Country seriesKiller Instinct seriesBanjo-Kazooie seriesDonkey Kong 64GoldenEye 007Conker's Bad Fur DayPerfect Dark seriesSea of Thieves,Successor to Ultimate Play the Game; second-party developer for Nintendo; turned; Acquired by Microsoft Studios in 2002 as a first-party developer
Raven Software,Middleton,Wisconsin,United States,1990,HereticHexenSingularityCall of Duty seriesStar Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi OutcastSoldier of Fortune II: Double HelixMarvel: Ultimate Alliance,Acquired by Activision in 1997
Ready at Dawn,Irvine,California,United States,2003,DaxterThe Order: 1886DeformersLone Echo,Formed by former members of Naughty Dog and Blizzard Entertainment. Acquired by Facebook in 2020.[30]
Red Entertainment,Tokyo,,Japan,"1976 (as the Red Company), 2000 (as Red Entertainment)",Sakura Wars seriesGungrave series,Developer/publisher; acquired by Oizumi Corporation [ja] in 2014
Reality Pump Studios,Kraków,,Poland,1995,Two Worlds series,Division of TopWare Interactive
Realtime Associates,Los Angeles,California,United States,1986,,
Realtime Worlds,Dundee,Scotland,United Kingdom,2002,Crackdown,Closed in 2010
Rebellion Developments,Oxford,England,United Kingdom,1992,Aliens vs. Predator seriesSniper Elite series,
Rebellion Warwick,Leamington Spa,England,United Kingdom,2013,SkySaga: Infinite Isles,Formed by former employees of Blitz Games Studios; acquired by Rebellion Developments in 2018
RedLynx,Helsinki,,Finland,2000,Trials series,Subsidiary of Ubisoft
Red Thread Games,Oslo,,Norway,2012,Dreamfall Chapters: The Longest Journey,Founded by former employees of Funcom
Red Storm Entertainment,Cary,North Carolina,United States,1996,Tom Clancy's Ghost ReconTom Clancy's Rainbow Six,Acquired by Ubisoft in 2000
RedTribe (Tribalant),Melbourne,Victoria,Australia,2003,,
Reflexive Entertainment,Lake Forest,California,United States,1997,Airport Mania series,Subsidiary of Amazon.com
Relic Entertainment,Vancouver,British Columbia,Canada,1997,Company of Heroes seriesWarhammer 40000: Dawn of War seriesHomeworld series,Acquired by Sega in 2013
Remedy Entertainment,Espoo,,Finland,1995,Max Payne seriesAlan Wake seriesControl,
Respawn Entertainment,"Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles",California,United States,2010,TitanfallApex LegendsStar Wars Jedi: Fallen Order,Acquired by Electronic Arts in 2017.
Reto-Moto,Copenhagen,,Denmark,2008,Heroes & Generals,
Retro Studios,Austin,Texas,United States,1998,Metroid Prime seriesDonkey Kong Country series,First-party developer and subsidiary of Nintendo
Revolution Software,York,England,United Kingdom,1990,Broken Sword seriesBeneath a Steel Sky,
Riot Games,Santa Monica,California,United States,2006,League of Legends Legends of Runeterra Valorant,Acquired by Tencent in 2011
Rising Star Games,Luton,England,United Kingdom,2004,,Acquired by Thunderful in 2018
Robot Entertainment,Plano,Texas,United States,2009,Orcs Must Die! seriesHero Academy seriesAge of Empires Online,
Rockstar Games,New York CityBangaloreLeedsLincolnLondonBallardvaleEdinburghCarlsbadOakville,New YorkKarnatakaEnglandScotlandMassachusettsCaliforniaOntario,United States,199820162004200220052008200220021999,Grand Theft Auto franchiseManhunt seriesMidnight Club seriesRed Dead seriesBully,Developer/publisher; owned by Take-Two Interactive
Rocksteady Studios,London,England,United Kingdom,2005,Batman: Arkham seriesSuicide Squad: Kill the Justice League,Subsidiary of Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Robinson Technologies,Hiroshima,,Japan,1989,Dink Smallwood,
Rovio Entertainment,Espoo,,Finland,2003,Angry Birds franchise,"Publisher, developer and distributor"
Ruffian Games,Dundee,Scotland,United Kingdom,2008,Crackdown 2,
Runic Games,Seattle,Washington,United States,2008,Torchlight,Subsidiary of Perfect World; closed in 2017
Running with Scissors,Tucson,Arizona,United States,1997,Postal series,
Saber Interactive,Millburn,New Jersey,United States,2001,World War Z,Acquired by Embracer Group in 2020.[31]
Sand Grain Studios,Bucharest,,Romania,2002,Cabela's Big Game Hunter: 2004 Season,Dissolved in 2009[32]
Sandlot,Tokyo,,Japan,2001,Robot Alchemic DriveEarth Defense Force seriesZangeki no Reginleiv,Formed by former employees of Human Entertainment
Sanzaru Games,Foster City,California,United States,2006,Sly Cooper: Thieves in TimeSonic Boom: Shattered CrystalSonic Boom: Fire & Ice,Acquired by Facebook in 2020.[33]
Sir-Tech,Ogdensburg,New York,United StatesCanada,1979,Wizardry seriesJagged Alliance series,
Schell Games,Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania,United States,2002,I Expect You To Die,Developer and publisher
SCS Software,Prague,,Czech Republic,1997,18 Wheels of Steel seriesEuro Truck Simulator series,
Sega,"Ota, Tokyo,San Francisco",California,United States,1960,Sonic the Hedgehog franchiseGolden Axe seriesStreets of Rage seriesThe House of the Dead seriesSuper Monkey Ball seriesPuyo Puyo seriesJet Set Radio seriesPhantasy Star seriesSakura Wars seriesYakuza seriesValkyria Chronicles seriesMushiking seriesHatsune Miku: Project DIVA series,"Third-party (Formerly first-party) developer, publisher, and former console manufacturer; subsidiary of Sega Sammy Holdings"
SEGA Interactive R&D Division 1 (Sega AM1),Tokyo,,Japan,1984,World Club Champion Football series,Division of SEGA Interactive
SEGA Interactive R&D Division 2 (Sega AM2),Ota,,Japan,1985,Virtua Fighter seriesShenmue seriesBorder Break series,"Division of SEGA Interactive, founded by Yu Suzuki"
Sega AM3,Tokyo,,Japan,1991,Crazy Taxi seriesVirtua Tennis series,Division of Sega
Sega CS Research and Development No. 2 (Sonic Team),Tokyo,,Japan,1996,Sonic The Hedgehog franchisePuyo Puyo seriesProject Sakura Wars,Division of SEGA Games
Sega Sports R&D,Tokyo,,Japan,1994,Panzer Dragoon seriesJet Set Radio seriesLet's Make a Soccer Team! seriesMario & Sonic at the Olympic Games series,Division of Sega
Sensible Software,Cambridge,England,United Kingdom,1986,Sensible Soccer seriesCannon Fodder seriesMega Lo ManiaWizballWizkidMicroprose SoccerShoot-'Em-Up Construction KitParallaxSensible Golf,"Developer, studio closed and company acquired by Codemasters in 1999"
Shift,Kanagawa,,Japan,1996,Ape Escape Academy seriesGod Eater series,
SIE Bend Studio,Bend,Oregon,United States,"1993 (Founded as Blank, Berlyn and Co., later Eidetic)",Syphon Filter seriesDays Gone,"Founded by Blank, Berlyn and Co. and Eidetic, acquired by Sony Interactive Entertainment as a part of SIE Worldwide Studios in 2000."
SIE San Mateo Studio (formerly SIE Foster City Studio),San Mateo,California,United States,1998,,Division of SIE Worldwide Studios; relocated from Foster City to San Mateo
SIE Japan Studio,Tokyo,,Japan,1993,Ape Escape seriesIcoShadow of the ColossusSiren seriesPatapon seriesLoco Roco seriesGravity Rush seriesKnack seriesThe Last Guardian,Division of SIE Worldwide Studios
SIE London Studio,London,England,United Kingdom,2002,SingStar series,Division of SIE Worldwide Studios
SIE San Diego Studio,San Diego,California,United States,2001,MLB: The Show series,Division of SIE Worldwide Studios
SIE Santa Monica Studio,Los Angeles,California,United States,1999,God of War series,Division of SIE Worldwide Studios
SCE Studio Liverpool,Liverpool,England,United Kingdom,1984,Wipeout seriesFormula One seriesColony Wars series,"Former Division of SIE Worldwide Studios; shut down by Sony on August 22, 2012"
SIE Worldwide Studios,"Tokyo, Fukuoka, Santa Monica, Los Angeles, San Diego, Bend, Amsterdam, London, Guildford, Cambridge","California, Washington, Oregon, England","Japan, United States, Netherlands, United Kingdom",2005,,A group of first-party development studios and subsidiaries owned by Sony Interactive Entertainment
SingleTrac,Salt Lake City,Utah,United States,1994,Twisted Metal 1–2Jet Moto 1–2Warhawk (1995),Defunct in 2000
Shengqu Games,Shanghai,,China,1999,,Acquired by Zhejiang Century Huatong in 2017
Sherman3D,Petaling Jaya,,Malaysia,2003,Alpha Kimori,
Shin'en Multimedia,Munich,,Germany,1999,Fast Racing League series,
Sierra Entertainment,Oakhurst,California,United States,1979,Mystery HouseKing's Quest seriesSpace Quest seriesPolice Quest seriesLeisure Suit Larry seriesQuest for Glory seriesGabriel Knight series,Subsidiary of Activision; internal development ceased in 1999; closed in 2004
Silicon Knights,St. Catharines,Ontario,Canada,1992,Blood Omen: Legacy of KainEternal Darkness: Sanity's RequiemToo Human,Closed in 2014
Silicon Studio,Tokyo,,Japan,2000,Bravely Default series,They still develop game middlewares but their game contents division was sold to CREEK & RIVER.[34]
Simtex,Austin,Texas,United States,1988,Master of Orion seriesMaster of Magic,Closed in 1997
skip Ltd.,Tokyo,,Japan,2000,bit Generations seriesChibi-Robo! series,Formed by former employees of Love-de-Lic
Slant Six Games,Vancouver,British Columbia,Canada,2005,SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs seriesResident Evil: Operation Raccoon City,Defunct in 2013
Sledgehammer Games,Foster City,California,United States,2009,Call of Duty: Advanced Warfareco-developer of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3,Subsidiary of Activision
Snail,Suzhou,,China,2000,Voyage Century Online,
Snapshot Games,Sofia,,Bulgaria,2013,Chaos Reborn,Acquired by Embracer Group in 2020.[18]
Slightly Mad Studios,London,England,United Kingdom,2008,Project CARS series,Acquired by Codemasters in 2019[35]
Slipgate Ironworks,Aars,,Denmark,2017,Rad Rodgers,Formed by former employees of Interceptor Entertainment
Slitherine Software,Epsom,England,United Kingdom,2000,Horrible Histories: Ruthless Romans,
Smilegate,Seoul,,South Korea,2002,CrossFire series,
SNK,Osaka,,Japan,2001,Fatal Fury seriesThe King of Fighters seriesMetal Slug seriesSamurai Showdown seriesThe Last Blade seriesWorld Heroes series,Acquired by 37Games in 2015; game hardware and software developer/publisher/manufacture
Sobee Studios,Istanbul,,Turkey,2000,I Can FootballSüpercan,Merged into TTNET
Snowblind Studios,Seattle,Washington,United States,1997,Top Gear OverdriveChampions of Norrath,Subsidiary of Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment; defunct in 2012
Software 2000,Eutin,,Germany,1987,Pizza Tycoon series,Closed in 2002
Sony Computer Entertainment,"Tokyo (SIE, Inc.) San Mateo (SIE, LLC)","Japan (SIE, Inc.) California (SIE, LLC)",United States,1994,Various titles,"First-party developer, publisher and console manufacturer"
Sora Ltd.,Tokyo,,Japan,2005,Kid Icarus: UprisingSuper Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii USuper Smash Bros. Ultimate,
Spellbound Entertainment,Offenburg,,Germany,1994,Desperados seriesArcania: Gothic 4,Closed in 2012
Spiders,Paris,,France,2008,The TechnomancerGreedFall,Acquired by Bigben Interactive (latterly Nacon) in 2019[36]
Spike,Tokyo,,Japan,1991,Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi series,Merged with Chunsoft to become Spike Chunsoft in 2012
Spike Chunsoft,Tokyo,,Japan,2012,Zero Escape seriesDanganronpa franchiseAI: The Somnium FilesMystery Dungeon franchise Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series Jump Force,The result of a merger between Spike and Chunsoft and is owned by Dwango
Spil Games,Hilversum,,Netherlands,2001,,Web game developer/publisher. Acquired by Azerion.[37][38]
Splash Damage,London,England,United Kingdom,2001,Enemy Territory: Quake WarsBrinkDirty Bomb,Subsidiary of Leyou
Sproing Interactive Media,Vienna,,Austria,2001,Cursed Mountain,Defunct in 2017; their assets were acquired by Purple Lamp Studios
Square Enix,"Shinjuku, Tokyo",,Japan,1975,Final Fantasy franchiseMana seriesSaGa seriesChrono TriggerBrave Fencer MusashiStar Ocean franchiseValkyrie Profile seriesKingdom Hearts franchiseDragon Quest franchiseDrakengard series Nier series Bravely Default seriesOctopath TravelerFront Mission series,Developer/publisher; previously known as Square Co. and Enix
Squad,Mexico City,,Mexico,2009,Kerbal Space Program series,
Stainless Games,Newport,England,United Kingdom,1993,Magic: The Gathering – Duels of the Planeswalkers series,
Stainless Steel Studios,Cambridge,Massachusetts,United States,1998,Empire Earth,Closed in 2005
Starbreeze Studios,Uppsala,,Sweden,1998,EnclaveRiddickSyndicateBrothers: A Tale of Two Sons,
Stardock,Plymouth,Michigan,United States,1991,Galactic Civilizations series,Developer/publisher
Sting Entertainment,Tokyo,,Japan,1989,Baroque seriesDungeon Travelers series,
Strategic Simulations,Sunnyvale,California,United States,1979,Gold Box seriesPanzer General series,Closed in 1994
Stoic Studio,Austin,Texas,United States,2011,The Banner Saga series,Founded by former employees of BioWare
Strawdog Studios,Derby,England,United Kingdom,2003,Geon series,
Straylight Studios,Dunedin,,New Zealand,2004,,Closed in 2009
Streamline Studios,Kuala Lumpur,,Malaysia,2001,,
Success,Tokyo,,Japan,1978,Touch Detective series,
Sucker Punch Productions,Bellevue,Washington,United States,1997,Rocket: Robot on WheelsSly Cooper seriesInfamous seriesGhost of Tsushima,Division of SIE Worldwide Studios since 2011
Sumo Digital,Sheffield,England,United Kingdom,2003,LittleBigPlanet 3Crackdown 3,
Supercell,Helsinki,,Finland,2010,Clash of ClansHay DayBoom BeachClash Royale,Subsidiary of Tencent
Supermassive Games,Guildford,England,United Kingdom,2008,Until Dawn,
SuperVillain Studios,Orange County,California,United States,2004,Order Up!,acquired by Nicalis in 2017
Survios,Los Angeles,California,United States,2013,,
Studio Wildcard,Kirkland,Washington,United States,2014,Ark: Survival Evolved,
Swingin' Ape Studios,Aliso Viejo,California,United States,2000,Metal Arms: Glitch in the System,Acquired by Blizzard Entertainment
StormRegion,Budapest,,Hungary,2001,S.W.I.N.E.Codename: Panzers series,Acquired by 10tacle Studios AG in 2007 and then defunct in 2008
Sunstorm Interactive,Indianapolis,Indiana,United States,1995,Deer Hunter series,Defunct in 2003
Syn Sophia,Tokyo,,Japan,1995,WCW/nWo RevengeSimCity DS seriesStyle Savvy seriesPretty Series franchise Pretty Rhythm series PriPara series Pri Chan series,
SystemSoft Beta,Tokyo,,Japan,1999,Daisenryaku series,"Subsidiary of Nippon Ichi Software, successor of SystemSoft Alpha[39]"
Taito,"Shinjuku, Tokyo",,Japan,1953,Space InvadersBubble Bobble series,Developer/publisher; acquired by Square Enix
Tango Gameworks,"Minato, Tokyo",,Japan,2010,The Evil Within seriesGhostwire: Tokyo,"Acquired by ZeniMax Media in 2010, and founded by Shinji Mikami."
Tag Games,Dundee,Scotland,United Kingdom,2006,,
TaleWorlds Entertainment,Ankara,,Turkey,2005,Mount & Blade series,
Tamsoft,Asakusa,,Japan,1992,OneeChanbara seriesSenran Kagura series,
T&E Soft,Aichi,,Japan,1982,Hydlide series,Merged into Spike Chunsoft in 2013
Tantrumedia,Wirral,England,United Kingdom,2003,,
Tantalus Media,Melbourne,Victoria,Australia,1994,,
Tarsier Studios,Malmö,,Sweden,2004,Little Nightmares,Acquired by Embracer Group in 2019.[40]
Tate Multimedia,Warsaw,,Poland,2002,Urban Trial Freestyle,
Team17,Ossett,England,United Kingdom,1990,Alien Breed seriesWorms seriesThe Escapists series,
Team Bondi,Sydney,New South Wales,Australia,2003,L.A. Noire,Closed in 2011
Team Ico,Tokyo,,Japan,1997,IcoShadow of the Colossus,Division of SIE Japan Studio; Their staffs moved to genDESIGN [ja]
Team Ninja,Tokyo,,Japan,1995,Ninja Gaiden seriesDead or Alive franchiseNioh seriesMarvel Ultimate Alliance 3,Division of Koei Tecmo Games; formerly a division of Tecmo
Techland,Ostrów Wielkopolski,,Poland,1991,Chrome seriesCall Of Juarez seriesDead Island seriesDying Light,Developer/publisher
Tecmo,Tokyo,,Japan,1967,Ninja Gaiden seriesDead or Alive franchiseMonster Rancher seriesGallop Racer seriesFatal Frame series,Tecmo and Koei co-founded Koei Tecmo Holdings in 2009 and Tecmo was merged into Koei Tecmo Games in 2010
Telltale Games,San Rafael,California,United States,2004,Sam & Max episodic seriesThe Walking Dead seriesThe Wolf Among UsTales from the BorderlandsGame of ThronesMinecraft: Story Mode,Founded by former employees of LucasArts
Tencent,Shenzhen,,China,1998,,"Developer, publisher, online services company"
Tencent Games,Shenzhen,,China,2003,Ring of Elysium,Division of Tencent Interactive Entertainment
Tequila Works,Madrid,,Spain,2009,Deadlight,
Terminal Reality,Lewisville,Texas,United States,1994,Monster Truck Madness series,Closed in 2013
Tetris Online,Honolulu,Hawaii,United States,2006,Tetris Friends,Closed in 2019
Teyon,Kraków,,Poland,2006,Heavy Fire series,
Thatgamecompany,Santa Monica,California,United States,2006,JourneySky,
The Chinese Room,Brighton,England,United Kingdom,2007,Amnesia: A Machine For Pigs,Subsidiary of Sumo Digital
The Coalition,Vancouver,,Canada,2010,Gears of War series,Subsidiary of Microsoft Studios
The Farm 51,Gliwice,,Poland,2005,Get Even,
The Initiative,Santa Monica,California,United States,2018,,Subsidiary of Microsoft Studios
THQ,Agoura Hills,California,United States,1989,,"Developer/publisher; defunct in 2013; their assets were acquired by Nordic Games, 505 Games, or Gearbox Software[41]"
THQ Nordic,ViennaKarlstad,,AustriaSweden,2011,SpellForce 3,Developer/publisher
Three Fields Entertainment,Petersfield,England,United Kingdom,2014,Danger Zone seriesDangerous Driving series,Founded by the founders of Criterion Games
Three Rings Design,San Francisco,California,United States,2001,Doctor Who: Worlds in Time,
TimeGate Studios,Sugar Land,Texas,United States,1998,Kohan seriesSection 8 series,
TiMi Studios,Shenzhen,,China,2008,Call of Duty: MobilePokémon Unite,Subsidiary of Tencent Games
Toaplan,Tokyo,,Japan,1984,Snow Bros.,Developer of arcade games; went bankrupt and closed in 1994
ToeJam & Earl Productions,San Francisco,California,United States,1989 (as Johnson Voorsanger Productions),ToeJam & Earl series,Founded by Mark Voorsanger and Greg Johnson; became defunct in 2003
Tokyo RPG Factory,Tokyo,,Japan,2014,I Am SetsunaLost SphearOninaki,Subsidiary of Square Enix
TopWare Interactive,Karlsruhe,,Germany,1995,,Publisher (developing in Reality Pump Studios division)
Torpex Games,Bellevue,Washington,United States,2005,Schizoid,
Torus Games,Bayswater,Victoria,Australia,1994,Scooby-Doo! First FrightsScooby-Doo! and the Spooky SwampShrek Smash n' Crash RacingMonster Jam,
Tose,Kyoto,,Japan,1979,The Legendary Starfy seriesDragon Quest Monsters seriesSlime seriesWorld of Final Fantasy,
Toys for Bob,Novato,California,United States,1989,Skylanders seriesSpyro Reignited Trilogy,Subsidiary of Activision
Trapdoor,Montreal,Quebec,Canada,2010,Warp,
Transmission Games,Melbourne,Victoria,Australia,1996,Heroes of the PacificHeroes Over Europe,Closed in 2009
Traveller's Tales,Knutsford,England,United Kingdom,1990,Lego series,Subsidiary of TT Games
Treyarch,Santa Monica,California,United States,1996,Call of Duty seriesSpider-Man (2002),Acquired by Activision in 2001.
Treasure,Tokyo,,Japan,1992,Gunstar HeroesDynamite HeaddyGuardian HeroesAlien SoldierBangai-OIkarugaSin and PunishmentSin & Punishment: Star SuccessorGaist Crusher,
tri-Ace,Tokyo,,Japan,1995,Star Ocean franchiseValkyrie Profile series,Acquired by Nepro Japan (currently NJ Holdings [ja]) in 2015
tri-Crescendo,Tokyo,,Japan,1999,Digimon World Re:Digitize series,
Trion Worlds,Redwood City,California,United States,2006,Rift,Defunct in 2018; their assets were acquired by Gamigo [de][42]
Tripwire Interactive,Roswell,Georgia,United States,2005,Killing Floor seriesRed Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45,
Triumph Studios,Delft,,Netherlands,1997,Age of Wonders seriesOverlord series,Acquired by Paradox Interactive
Turn 10 Studios,Redmond,Washington,United States,2001,Forza Motorsport series,Subsidiary of Microsoft Studios
Turtle Rock Studios,Lake Forest,California,United States,2002,Left 4 Dead seriesEvolve,
Two Point Studios,Surrey,England,United Kingdom,2016,Two Point Hospital,Formed by former employees of Lionhead Studios; acquired by Sega in 2019
Two Tribes,Amersfoort,,Netherlands,2000,Toki Tori,
Typhoon Games (HK),Hong Kong SAR,,China,2001,,Subsidiary of Typhoon Entertainment (Asia)
Ubisoft,Montreuil-sous-Bois,,Europe,1986,Rayman seriesAssassin's Creed seriesJust Dance seriesPrince of Persia seriesFar Cry seriesZombiUTom Clancy's Ghost Recon seriesTom Clancy's Rainbow Six seriesTom Clancy's Splinter Cell seriesBeyond Good & Evil series,Developer/publisher
Ubisoft Blue Byte,Düsseldorf,,Germany,1988,Battle Isle seriesThe Settlers seriesAnno series,Acquired by Ubisoft
Ubisoft Reflections,Newcastle upon Tyne,England,United Kingdom,1984,Driver seriesDestruction Derby series,Acquired by Ubisoft
UEP Systems,Tokyo,,Japan,1985,Cool Boarders series,Defunct in 2001
Ultimate Play the Game,Ashby-de-la-Zouch,England,United Kingdom,1982,JetpacLunar JetmanAtic AtacSabreman seriesAlien 8,Predecessor to Rare; Defunct in 1988
Undead Labs,Seattle,Washington,United States,2009,State of Decay series,Acquired by Microsoft Studios in 2018
United Front Games,Vancouver,British Columbia,Canada,2006,ModNation RacersSleeping DogsLittleBigPlanet Karting,Defunct in 2016
United Game Artists,Tokyo,,Japan,1996,Space Channel 5 seriesRez,Subsidiary of Sega
Universomo,Tampere,,Finland,2002,,Defunct in 2010
Valve,Kirkland,Washington,United States,1996,Half-Life seriesPortal seriesLeft 4 Dead seriesTeam Fortress 2Dota 2Counter-Strike series,"Developer, publisher and distributor"
Vanillaware,"Chūō-ku, Osaka",,Japan,2002,Odin SphereGrimGrimoireMuramasa: The Demon BladeDragon's Crown13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim,
Vanpool,Tokyo,,Japan,1999,Tingle seriesSuper Kirby Clash,Formed by former employees of Love-de-Lic
Venan Entertainment,Cromwell,Connecticut,United States,2002,Ninjatown,Their assets were acquired by Megaspace Industries.
Vicarious Visions,Albany (Menands),New York,United States,1990,Guitar Hero seriesTony Hawk seriesCrash Bandicoot N. Sane TrilogyMarvel: Ultimate Alliance 2,Acquired by Activision in 2004.
Vigil Games,Austin,Texas,United States,2005,Darksiders series,Subsidiary of THQ; defunct in 2013
Virtual Heroes,Raleigh,North Carolina,United States,2004,Moonbase Alpha,
Virtuos,,,Singapore,2004,Monster Jam: Path of DestructionGhost Recon Predator,
Visceral Games,Redwood City,California,United States,1998,Dead Space series,"Formerly known as EA Redwood Shores, former in-house development studio and subsidiary of Electronic Arts, closed in 2017."
Visual Concepts,Novato,California,United States,1988,NFL 2KNBA 2K seriesMLB 2K series,Subsidiary of 2K Sports
Vostok Games,Kyiv,,Ukraine,2012,Survarium,"Vostok Games was founded in March 2012 by former employees of GSC Game World, following that firm's closing"
VoxelStorm,Manchester,England,United Kingdom,2012,AdvertCity,
Wahoo Studios,Orem,Utah,United States,2001,,
Warhorse Studios,Prague,,Czech Republic,2011,Kingdom Come: Deliverance,Acquired by Koch Media in 2019
Wargaming,NicosiaMinsk,,CyprusBelarus,1998,World of Tanks,Developer/publisher
Wargaming Saint Petersburg,Saint Petersburg,,Russia,1991,World of Warships,Subsidiary of Wargaming
Wargaming Seattle,Redmond,Washington,United States,1998,Supreme Commander,Subsidiary of Wargaming
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment,Chicago,Illinois,United States,1988,Batman: Arkham seriesLego seriesF.E.A.R. seriesMortal Kombat series,Division of Warner Bros. Entertainment which is a subsidiary of WarnerMedia
WB Games Boston (formerly Turbine),Needham,Massachusetts,United States,1994,Asheron's Call seriesDungeons & Dragons OnlineThe Lord of the Rings Online,Subsidiary of Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
WB Games - Avalanche (formerly Avalanche Software),Salt Lake City,Utah,United States,1995,Disney Infinity series,Subsidiary of Disney Interactive Studios; defunct in 2016Relaunched by Warner Bros. in 2017.
Webfoot Technologies,Chicago,Illinois,United States,1993,Dragon Ball Z: The Legacy of GokuYou Don't Know Jack!  series[which?]Deadly Rooms of Death,Creators of many Dragon Ball Z games for Atari; specializes in Nintendo platforms
WeMade,Seoul,,South Korea,2000,The Legend of Mir series,
Westone Bit Entertainment,Tokyo,,Japan,1986,Wonder Boy seriesMonster World series,Bankrupt and became defunct in 2014
Westwood Studios,Las Vegas,Nevada,United States,1985,Eye of the BeholderDune IIThe Legend of Kyrandia seriesLands of Lore seriesCommand & Conquer series,Acquired by Electronic Arts in 1998 and closed in 2003.
Wideload Games,Chicago,Illinois,United States,2003,Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse,Subsidiary of Disney Interactive Studios; closed in 2014
Wildfire Studios,Brisbane,Queensland,Australia,1995,,
Wizet studio (Nexon development 1st division),Seoul,,South Korea,1999,MapleStory,Acquired by Nexon and became to its division
Wolfire Games,Berkeley,California,United States,2003,,
World Forge,Voronezh,,Russia,2004,Ancient Wars: Sparta,Founded by Burut Creative Team employees.
Xbox Game Studios,Redmond,Washington,United States,2002,Age of Empires seriesCrackdown seriesForza Motorsport seriesGears of War seriesHalo seriesMicrosoft Flight Simulator seriesZoo Tycoon series,"First-party developer, publisher, and console manufacturer; established as Microsoft Game Studios"
XPEC Entertainment,Taipei,,Taiwan,2000,Bounty Hounds,Developer/publisher
Yager Development,Berlin,,Germany,1999,Spec Ops: The Line,
Yuke's,Osaka,,Japan,1993,WWE SmackDown! vs Raw,
ZeniMax Online Studios,Hunt Valley,Maryland,United States,2007,The Elder Scrolls Online,Subsidiary of ZeniMax Media Inc
Zen Studios,Budapest,,Hungary,2003,Pinball FX series,Acquired by Embracer Group in 2020.[18]
Zipper Interactive,Redmond,Washington,United States,1995,SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs seriesMechWarrior 3,Shut down in 2012 by Sony Computer Entertainment
Zombie Studios,Seattle,Washington,United States,1994,Spec Ops: Rangers Lead the WayBlacklight: Retribution,
ZootFly,Ljubljana,,Slovenia,2002,Marlow Briggs and the Mask of Death,Acquired by Elektroncek
Zynga,San Francisco,California,United States,2007,FarmVilleZynga Poker,Social network game developer.