List of video game companies of Sweden

Last updated September 04, 2025

This is a list of video game companies originating from Sweden.

Notable developers

10 Chambers AB
Aftnareld
AmberWing
Armchair Developers
Arrowhead Game Studios
Art of Sully (Aka. "SULLY")
Atod
Aurora Punks (collective)
- Limit Break Studio ^[a]
- LootLocker (Backend tools)
- Pixadome Games
- Wimasima
Avalanche Studios
- Expansive Worlds
- Systemic Reaction
Bear Twigs
Blackfox Studios AB
Blamorama Games AB
Blue Goo Games AB
Caspian Interactive
Chromatic Ink
Chronocle^[1]
Clifftop Games AB
Cockroach Inc.
Cresthelm Studios
DeadToast Entertainment AB
Dennaton Games
Devm Games
Doomlord Interactive AB
DoubleMoose Games AB (Former publisher)
EA DICE
Elscar Games
Ember Paw Games
Embracer Group
- Amplifier Game Invest (Some of its devs are Swedish. Ex-Goodbye Kansas Game Invest AB (2016-2020).)
  - A Creative Endeavor
  - Fall Damage Studio
  - Frame Break
  - Green Tile Digital
  - Kavalri Games
  - Neon Giant
  - Palindrome Interactive AB (Also publisher)
  - Plucky Bytes
  - Tarsier Studios
- Coffee Stain Holding
  - Box Dragon
  - Coffee Stain Studios (4 branches)
  - Easy Trigger
  - Lavapotion
- Embracer Freemode
  - Bitwave Games (Ex-Retroid Interactive AB in 2014-2022)
  - Clear River Games AB (publisher)
  - Game Outlet Europe (distributor)
Enad Global 7 (Holding group. Ex-Toadman Interactive AB (2013-2020).)
Experiment 101
Fancade (game engine, by Martin Magni) ^[b]
Faravid Interactive
Far Out Games
Fatshark
FeWes Games
Fredaikis AB (Also co-dev: games, web, software, security)
Friendly Fire Games
Frogsong Studios AB (Also co-dev. Former publisher.)
Frojo Apps
Frictional Games
Ghost Games
Grenaa Games
Hadoque
Hazelight Studios
Hello There AB (Former publisher)
HolmCom
IDUN Interactive AB
Illwinter Game Design
Iron Gate Studio
Jadestone Group
KasperDev
Keepsake Games AB (Has former Hazelight/Coffee Stain/Mojang/DICE people)
Legendo Entertainment (Ex-Iridon Interactive)
Let It Roll AB
Liquid Swords (Setup by Avalanche Studios co-founder)
Lutra Interactive
Malformation Games (Aka Malformation AB. HQ.)
MachineGames
Martin Magni (Single developer)
Massive Entertainment
Might and Delight
MindArk
Mirage Game Studios
Mojang
MoonHood AB
Nifflas
Nodbrim Interactive AB (Former publisher)
Overflow Games
Paradox Development Studio
Pathos Interactive AB
Philisophic Games
Pixleon Games
Planeshift Interactive
Plausible Concept AB
Powersnake
Pugstorm Game Studios
Redbeet Interactive
Redikod
Resolution Games
Ringtail Games
River End Games
Section 9 Interactive AB
SetShape Studio
Silkworm Games
SimBin Studios
Simogo
Skygoblin
Solid Core
SolidIcon
Southend Interactive
Starbreeze AB (Holding group. Starbreeze Studios merged into O3 Games in 2001. Group renamed Starbreeze in 2002.)
- Starbreeze Studios
  - Overkill Software
Star Stable Entertainment
Stunlock Studios
Sutur Studio
Team Psykskallar
The Bearded Ladies Consulting
The Fine Arc Nordic AB
The Outsiders
Thunderful Development AB
- Guru Games (Aka Guiding Rules Games AB. Publisher & dev.)
- Image & Form (Publisher & dev)
- Stormteller Games (Ex-Thunderful Gothenburg in 2017-2025)
- The Station (Also Station Interactive AB. Dev, porting; former publisher.)
- Zoink (Publisher & dev)
Toppluva AB
Triassic Games AB (Offices in Sweden, Germany & Poland)
Tuxedo Labs
Tymedust Games
VRESKI
Windup Games AB
Wishfully Studios
Wonderscope AB
Yarnot Games
Zordix AB
- Dimfrost Studio

Misc games

Blue Scarab Entertainment AB (Online games)
Chief Rebel AB (Online games)
Cortopia Studios (Also Cortopia AB. VR/AR. Former publisher.)
Gellyberry Studios (Online games)
Really Interactive (VR/AR. Also co-dev: VR/AR, core & mobile games.)
Stillfront Group (Holding group. Mobile & online games.)
- Coldwood Interactive
- Power Challenge AB

Co-development

Envar Entertainment AB (Aka Envar Holding AB. HQ. Art.)
- Envar Games (Aka Envar Studio. Core dev.)
Goodbye Kansas Studios AB (Cutscenes, mo-cap, custom 3d animation. Former: voice recording. Ex-Northern Light Studios (2004? till 2009); Imagination Studios AB (2009-2017).)^[2]
Tableflip Entertainment AB
Two Feathers Studio HB (Sound & music production)

Defunct developers

Amuze (Founded 1996. Defunct 2005.)
Bitsquid AB (Founded 2009. Acquired by Autodesk in mid 2014. Website down 2015. Ceased work in 2018. Middleware engine.)
Bonnier Multimedia AB (Founded 1993. Defunct 2002.)
Colossai Studios AB (Founded 2005. Website down early 2014.)^[3]
ComputerHouse GBG AB (Founded 1996. Defunct 2001.)
Daydream Software (Swedish dev. Founded 1994. Defunct 2004. Different to later Spanish dev 'Daydream Software SLL'.)
GRIN (Founded 1997. Defunct 2009.)
Hajtech Produktioner (Founded 1997. Defunct 2004.)^[4]
Lockpick Entertainment (Founded 2004. Defunct 2011. Online game & co-development.)
Meqon Research AB (Founded 2002. Acquired by AGEIA Technologies in 2005. Physics engine middleware.)^[5]
Paradox Arctic (Founded 2014. Closed 2023. Part of Paradox Interactive. Co-dev & porting.)
Paradox North AB (Founded 2013. Ceased 2016. Part of Paradox Interactive. Also co-dev.)
Paradox South AB (Founded 2012. Closed 2016. Co-dev division of Paradox Interactive.)
Pixeldiet Entertainment AB (Founded 2011. Inactive after 2020. Co-development.)
Refraction Games (Founded 1998. Merged with DICE in 2000.)
Termite Games (Ex-Insomnia Software in 1997 to 2000. Acquired by Dutch publisher, Project 3 Interactive in 2002. Defunct 2006.)
Unique Development Studios AB (Founded 1993. Defunct 2004. Games.)
Upside Studios AB (Founded 2001. Closed 2009. Kids games.)
Villa Gorilla AB (Founded 2013. Defunct 2018.)

Notable publishers

Ashes & Diamonds Entertainment AB (Marketing & video game consultancy)
Aonic AB (Holding group)
- Megabit Publishing
Aurora Punks
Beyond Frames Entertainment AB (XR games)
Coffee Stain Publishing (Publishing division of Coffee Stain Studios AB)
Killmonday Games AB
Mighty Diamonds (Video game consultancy)
PAN Vision AB (Ex-PAN Interactive from 1998 till 2001. Publisher & distributor.) (SV wiki, FI wiki)
Paradox Interactive
Raw Fury
Snapbreak Games AB (Games. Mostly mobile.)
Spelkollektivet
Starbreeze Publishing AB (Separate publishing arm of Starbreeze Studios AB)
Swedish Game Development AB (Publisher)
- Donut Games (Publisher & dev: mobile games)
Thunderful Publishing AB
- Bergsala (Distributor for Nintendo supplies. Former publisher.)
WINGS Interactive (Trading name of Vingar Interaktiva AB. Publisher & funding.)

Publisher & developer firms

5 Fortress AB (Online games)
Allvis STHLM AB
Angry Demon Studio
Apoapsis Game Laboratories AB (Also Apog Labs. Ex-Apoapsis Studios in 2017-2021.)
Apskeppet AB (From founder of older dev, Free Lunch Design AB)
Athletic Design AB (Online games)
Atomic Elbow AB
Axolot Games
Black Voyage Games AB (HQ)
Brimstone Games AB (HQ)
Bumblebee Studios (Also BBS Games AB)
Classy Lemon (AVN games)
Composition GS
Crackshell AB (Firm's games)
Cult of the North AB (Online games)
Dead People Dreaming AB
Diax Arts (Ex-Diax Game AB)
Doublecap Games
Early Morning Studio
El Huervo AB
Embark Studios (Online games)
Fast Travel Games AB (VR)
Flamebait Games
Gamatron AB
Gaming Corps AB (Mostly mobile & iGaming content)
Haenir Studio
Hörberg Productions
Jumpgate AB (Ex-Three Gates AB in 2011-2021)
Kikimora Games
King (Mobile & casual games)
Landell Games AB
Landfall Games AB
Midjiwan AB
Morgondag (Games, tools, web)
North Modding Company AB
Perfect Random
Pixel Ferrets
Pounce Light AB
Pretty Fly Games AB (Ex-CasualGames.nu; Casual Games FK AB in 2013-2021)
RednapGames
RobTop Games AB (Mobile games)
Rymdfall AB
semiwork (Also Semiwork Studios AB)
Sharkmob (Online games)
Shotgun Anaconda
Snowprint Studios AB (Online games)
Something We Made
Striped Panda Studios
Swarm Creations AB
The Gang Sweden AB (HQ. Core & ad games.)
Turborilla AB (HQ. Mobile focused.)
Venturous HB (Indie & web games)
VoDoo Studios
Wicket Gaming AB (Mobile & F2P sports games)
Woodhill Interactive
Xekvera
Y/CJ/Y (Simple name: YCJY Games)

Defunct publishers

E-game AB (Founded 1998. Inactive after 2001. Publisher & dev.)^[6]
Echo Entertainment (Founded 2018. Defunct late 2023. Publisher & dev.)^[7]
Free Lunch Design AB (Founded 1998. Bought by Muskedunder Interactive AB in 2008. Inactive after 2012. Now part of Apskeppet.)
Isbit Games AB (Founded 2014. Inactive after 2020. Publisher, dev & co-dev.)
Pieces Interactive (Founded 2007. Closed 2024. Publisher & dev.)
Shortfuse Games AB (Founded 2007. Acquired by Pieces Interactive in 2012. Publisher & dev.)^[8]^[9]
Software of Sweden (Founded 1986. Inactive after 1998. Publisher & dev.)^[10]
The Working Parts HB (Founded 2011. Inactive after 2020. Publisher & dev.)
TimeTrap AB (Founded 2008. Inactive after 2011. Website down after 2017. Publisher & dev.)^[11]
Toadman Interactive (Founded 2013. Dev division closed 2025 by Enad Global 7. Publisher, dev, co-dev.)

Notes

↑ Limit Break Studio has no relation to an US game studio.
↑ Fancade is listed here as it contains multiple games created by it’s creator (Martin Magni), therefore making it a small game studio open to the public.

References

↑ "Chronocle's Indie Cup bio". Indie Cup. GTP Media. Retrieved February 11, 2025.
↑ Imagination Studios's archived website
↑ Colossai Studios AB's archived website
↑ Hajtech Produktioner's archived website
↑ Meqon Research AB's archived website ^{[ usurped ]}
↑ "E-game AB's official website". www.e-game.com. Archived from the original on July 3, 2001. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
↑ "Echo Entertainment's Steam forum update". Steam client . Archived from the original on February 17, 2025. Retrieved February 17, 2025.
↑ Henrik Törnqvist's companies list at MobyGames
↑ Keren Coghill. "QuaddGod's Patreon post on Valheim's team". Patreon . Archived from the original on November 27, 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
↑ "Software of Sweden's official website". www.obsti.se. Archived from the original on February 25, 1998. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
↑ Erik Möller (August 6, 2011). "TimeTrap AB's official website". www.timetrap.se. Archived from the original on November 11, 2017. Retrieved July 5, 2024.

External links

Swedish game developers Goodgame website (archived)
Positive turnover for Swedish game developers MCV
Swedish Games Industry Formed As Unified Trade Body Gamasutra
Dataspelsbranschen - Swedish Games Industry Swedish games industry trade organisation
East Sweden Game (Community, workplace and business incubator for developers of computer games and digital experiences. Registry of ~50 individual companies & 20+ member companies. Games in development page has companies' names.)
Game Developers Index page (By Swedish Games Industry. Webpage has annual Swedish game devs index reports starting from 2008 onward. 667 companies in 2021 report!)
- European Games Developer Federation (Additional links to recent index reports as seen in above website)

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[1] Limit Break Studio has no relation to an US game studio.

[3] Fancade is listed here as it contains multiple games created by it’s creator (Martin Magni), therefore making it a small game studio open to the public.

[Chronocle_IC-2] "Chronocle's Indie Cup bio". Indie Cup. GTP Media. Retrieved February 11, 2025.

[4] Imagination Studios's archived website

[5] Colossai Studios AB's archived website

[6] Hajtech Produktioner's archived website

[7] Meqon Research AB's archived website ^{[ usurped ]}

[E-game_Site_EN-8] "E-game AB's official website". www.e-game.com. Archived from the original on July 3, 2001. Retrieved 28 November 2023.

[EchoE_Steam-9] "Echo Entertainment's Steam forum update". Steam client . Archived from the original on February 17, 2025. Retrieved February 17, 2025.

[10] Henrik Törnqvist's companies list at MobyGames

[QuaddGod_Patreon-11] Keren Coghill. "QuaddGod's Patreon post on Valheim's team". Patreon . Archived from the original on November 27, 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.

[SoS_Site_EN-12] "Software of Sweden's official website". www.obsti.se. Archived from the original on February 25, 1998. Retrieved 25 December 2022.

[TT_Site-13] Erik Möller (August 6, 2011). "TimeTrap AB's official website". www.timetrap.se. Archived from the original on November 11, 2017. Retrieved July 5, 2024.

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