List of video game developers

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This is a list of notable video game companies that have made games for either computers (like PC or Mac), video game consoles, handheld or mobile devices, and includes companies that currently exist as well as now-defunct companies.

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See the list of video games for other lists relating to video games, and defunct video game companies for a more specific list of companies that no longer exist. Many of the developers publish their own games.

List of notable developers

Legend
Active independently
Active as subsidiary
Defunct and no longer active
DeveloperCity Administrative division CountryEst.Notable games, series or franchisesNotes
0verflow Tokyo Japan1997 School Days
Summer Days
Cross Days
Visual Novel brand (both developer and publisher)
11 bit studios Warsaw Masovian Voivodeship Poland2010 This War of Mine
Frostpunk
Indie developer/publisher
1C Company Moscow Russia1991 King's Bounty: Warriors of the North The company still exists, but Snowball Studios  [ ru ], the game development subsidiary, was dissolved in 2012 and former employees of the studios formed Snowbird Game Studios, and 1C Entertainment, the game publishing, localization, and development subsidiary, was acquired by Tencent and was renamed Fulqrum Games in 2022.
1-Up Studio Tokyo Japan2000 Mother 3 Subsidiary of Nintendo. Formed by former employees of Square
2K Czech Brno Czech Republic1997 Mafia
Mafia II
Former subsidiary of 2K; previously known as Illusion Softworks; closed in 2017 after merged into Hangar 13
2K Novato California United States2005Developer/publisher/distributor/marketer; owned by Take-Two Interactive
343 Industries Redmond Washington United States2009 Halo seriesSubsidiary of Microsoft Studios, took over development for the Halo franchise from Bungie
38 Studios Providence Rhode Island United States2006 Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning Defunct in 2012; their assets were acquired by THQ Nordic
3D Realms Garland Texas United States1987 Duke Nukem seriesAcquired by Embracer Group in 2021
42 Entertainment Pasadena California United States1993 I Love Bees
4A Games Kyiv
Sliema
Ukraine
Malta
2005
2014
Metro seriesThey moved its headquarters from Ukraine to Malta; acquired by Embracer Group in 2020 [1]
5th Cell Bellevue Washington United States2003 Scribblenauts series
989 Studios Foster City California United States1995 Twisted Metal III–4
Jet Moto 2124
Division of Sony Computer Entertainment America
Acclaim Entertainment Glen Cove New York United States1987Developer/Publisher; declared Bankruptcy August 2004
Acclaim Studios Austin Santa Clara California United States1991 Turok series
All-Star Baseball series
South Park series
Acquired by Acclaim Entertainment in 1995
Accolade San Jose California United States1984 HardBall! series
Star Control series
Test Drive II–III
Former publisher and developer. Acquired by Atari, SA née Infogrames in 1999, name retired.
Access Games Osaka Japan2002 Deadly Premonition Subsidiary of Digital Media Lab  [ ja ]
Access Software Salt Lake City Utah United States1982 Under a Killing Moon
The Pandora Directive
Acquired by Microsoft
ACE Team Santiago de Chile Chile2007 Zeno Clash series
Aces Game Studio Redmond Washington United States1988 Microsoft Flight Simulator Acquired by Microsoft
Acquire Chiyoda, Tokyo Japan1994 Tenchu series
Way of the Samurai series
Shinobido series
Akiba series
No Heroes Allowed! series
Octopath Traveler
Developer/publisher; acquired by GungHo Online Entertainment in 2011 and then acquired by Kadokawa Corporation in 2024
Action Forms Kyiv Ukraine1995 Carnivores seriesTheir main employees moved to Tatem Games
Active Gaming Media Osaka Japan2006Game localization, debugging/testing, international indie game distribution, publishing
Activision Santa Monica California United States1979 Call of Duty series
MechWarrior 2
Also video game publisher; acquired several other developers; merged with Vivendi Games to form Activision Blizzard in 2008
Adventure Soft Birmingham England United Kingdom1992 Simon the Sorcerer seriesThe development company is now defunct but the publishing company, Adventure Soft Publishing, is still active.
Akella Moscow Russia1995 Age of Sail II
Age of Pirates series
Sea Dogs
Defunct in 2012
Alfa System Kumamoto City Japan1988 Tales of the World series
Oreshika series
Acquired by Meteorise in 2021
AlphaDream Tokyo Japan2000 Mario & Luigi series Defunct in 2019
Amazon Game Studios Seattle Washington United States2012 New World Subsidiary of Amazon.com
Animation Magic Gaithersburg Maryland United States1991 Link: The Faces of Evil
Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon
Acquired by Davidson & Associates, a subsidiary of Cendant Software (latterly Vivendi Games), in 1997; closed in 2001
Amazon Game Studios, Orange County (formerly Double Helix Games) Irvine California United States2007 Silent Hill: Homecoming
Killer Instinct
Front Mission Evolved
acquired by Amazon and incorporated in Amazon Game Studios
Ambrella Tokyo Japan1996 Hey You, Pikachu!
Pokémon Rumble series
Acquired and merged by Creatures in 2020
Ancient Hino Japan1990
Anino Manila Philippines2001 Despicable Me: Minion Mania
Ankama Games Roubaix France2001 Wakfu
Dofus
Appy Entertainment Carlsbad California United States2008
AQ Interactive Tokyo Japan2005Merged into Marvelous Entertainment in 2011
Aquria Yokohama Kanagawa Japan2002 Sword Art Online series
Arc System Works Yokohama Japan1988 Guilty Gear series
BlazBlue series
Dragon Ball FighterZ
Granblue Fantasy Versus
Developer/publisher
Arcane Kids Los Angeles California United States2010 Bubsy 3D: Bubsy Visits the James Turrell Retrospective
Sonic Dreams Collection
Arcen Games Durham North Carolina United States2009 AI War series
A Valley Without Wind series
Bionic Dues
The Last Federation
Starward Rogue
Arkane Studios Lyon France1999 Arx Fatalis
Deathloop
Dishonored series
Prey
Subsidiary of ZeniMax Media
Arkedo Studio Paris France2006 Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit Defunct in 2013
ArenaNet Bellevue Washington United States2000 Guild Wars
Guild Wars 2
Subsidiary of NCSoft
Arika Tokyo Japan1995 Endless Ocean series
Street Fighter EX series
Tetris: The Grand Master series
Tetris 99
Pac-Man 99
Art Co., Ltd Tokyo Japan1995
Artech Digital Entertainment Ottawa Ontario Canada1982 Monopoly Star Wars
Monopoly (2000)
Defunct in 2011
Artdink Tsukishima Japan1986 A-Train series
Sword Art Online series
ArtePiazza Tokyo Japan1989
Artificial Studios Gainesville Florida United States2001Subsumed by Ignition Entertainment which was defunct in 2012
Artoon Yokohama Japan1999 Yoshi's Island DS Subsidiary of AQ Interactive; defunct in 2010
Arzest Yokohama Japan2010 Wii Play: Motion
Yoshi's New Island
Formed by former employees of Artoon
Ascaron Gütersloh Germany1989 Sacred seriesDeveloper/publisher; closed in 2009
Asobo Studio Bordeaux France2002 Kinect Rush: A Disney–Pixar Adventure
Monopoly Plus
A Plague Tale series
Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020)
Aspyr Austin Texas United States1996Game porting. Acquired by Embracer Group as a subsidiary of Saber Interactive in 2021.
Atelier 801 Lille Hauts-de-France France2011 Transformice
Dead Maze
Indie developer/publisher
Atari Interactive (formerly Hasbro Interactive) Pawtucket Rhode Island United States1995Acquired by Infogrames in 2001
Atlus Tokyo Japan1986 Megami Tensei franchise

Etrian Odyssey series
Trauma Center series
Catherine

Developer/publisher; acquired by Sega in 2013
Atomic Planet Entertainment Middlesbrough England United Kingdom2000 Taito Legends seriesClosed in 2009
Attic Entertainment Software Albstadt Germany1990 Realms of Arkania: Blade of Destiny Developer/publisher; defunct in 2001
Audiogenic Essex England United Kingdom1985 Brian Lara Cricket series
Avalanche Studios Group Stockholm Sweden2003 Just Cause series
theHunter series
Acquired by Nordisk Film in 2018
Aventurine SA Athens Greece2002 Darkfall
Babaroga Chicago Illinois United States2001
Backflip Studios Boulder Colorado United States2009 DragonVale Subsidiary of Hasbro; closed in 2019 [2]
Bandai Namco Entertainment
Bandai Namco Studios
Minato, Tokyo Japan1955
2012
Pac-Man franchise
Tekken franchise

Soul Calibur series
Tales series
Katamari series
Klonoa series
Ace Combat series
The Idolmaster series
Taiko no Tatsujin series
God Eater series
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U
Pokkén Tournament
Mr. Driller series
Mojipittan series
Family Stadium series
Go Vacation
Code Vein
New 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 Japan2006Division of Imagica DigitalScape  [ ja ]
B.B. Studio Tokyo Japan1994 Digimon World series
Super Robot Wars series
Formerly known as Banpre Kikaku and Banpresoft; Subsidiary of Bandai Namco Entertainment
Beamdog Edmonton Alberta Canada2009 Baldur's Gate: Siege of Dragonspear Acquired by Aspyr in 2022
Beenox Quebec City Quebec Canada2000 Spider-Man game series
Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled
Guitar Hero Smash Hits
Skylanders: SuperChargers
Acquired by Activision on May 25, 2005
Behaviour Interactive Montreal Quebec Canada1992 Dead by Daylight
Behaviour Santiago Santiago de Chile Chile2002 Assault Heroes seriesAcquired by Vivendi Games in 2007 and then acquired by Behaviour Interactive in 2008; closed in 2017
Bethesda Game Studios Rockville Maryland United States2001 The Elder Scrolls series
Fallout series
In-house development team of Bethesda Softworks LLC which is a subsidiary of ZeniMax Media.
Big Blue Bubble Ontario Canada2004 My Singing Monsters franchiseAcquired by Enad Global 7 in 2020. [3]
Big Finish Games Salt Lake City Utah United States2007 Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure
Big Huge Games Baltimore Maryland United States2000 Rise of Nations
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
DomiNations
Acquired by Nexon in 2016
BioWare Edmonton Alberta Canada1995 Baldur's Gate series
Mass Effect series
Dragon Age series
Neverwinter Nights
Star Wars: The Old Republic
Anthem
Acquired by Electronic Arts in 2007
The Bitmap Brothers London England United Kingdom1987 Xenon seriesDissolved. [4] [5] Their portfolio was acquired by Rebellion Developments in 2019. [6]
Best Way Luhansk Ukraine1991 Men of War series
Bits Studios London England United Kingdom1991 Spider-Man: Return of the Sinister Six Acquired by PlayWize in 2008
Bizarre Creations Liverpool England United Kingdom1994 Project Gotham Racing series
Geometry Wars series
Acquired by Activision in 2007; defunct in 2011
Black Forest Games Offenburg Germany2012 Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams
Destroy All Humans! (2020 remake)
Acquired by THQ Nordic in 2017
Black Isle Studios Orange County California United States1996 Fallout 2
Planescape: Torment
Icewind Dale
Subsidiary of Interplay Entertainment; closed in 2003
Black Rock Studio Brighton England United Kingdom1998 MotoGP 2
ATV Offroad Fury 3
Defunct in 2011
Blind Squirrel Games Irvine California United States2010 BioShock: The Collection
Sonic Colors: Ultimate
Subsidiary of Blind Squirrel Entertainment
Blitz Games Studios Leamington Spa England United Kingdom1990 Karaoke Revolution Liquidated [7]
Blizzard Entertainment Irvine California United States1991 Diablo series
StarCraft series
Warcraft series
Hearthstone
Heroes of the Storm
Overwatch
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 Poland2008 Layers of Fear series
Silent Hill 2
Bluepoint Games Austin Texas United States2006 Shadow of the Colossus remake
Demon's Souls remake
Acquired by Sony Interactive Entertainment in 2021
Blueside Seoul South Korea2003 Kingdom Under Fire seriesFounded by former employees of Phantagram
Blue Fang Games Waltham Massachusetts United States1998 Zoo Tycoon seriesShut down in 2011
Blue Tongue Entertainment Melbourne Victoria Australia1995 Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis
de Blob
Marvel Super Hero Squad
Shut down in 2011; subsidiary of THQ
Bluehole Studio Seongnam South Korea2007 TERA Subsidiary of Krafton
Bohemia Interactive Prague Czech Republic1999 Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis
Arma series
Take On Helicopters
Carrier Command: Gaea Mission
DayZ
Boss Fight Entertainment McKinney Texas United States2013Acquired by Netflix in 2022
Boss Key Productions Raleigh North Carolina United States2014 LawBreakers Founded by Cliff Bleszinski and Arjan Brussee
BreakAway Games Hunt Valley Maryland United States1998
Brøderbund Eugene Oregon United States1980 Prince of Persia seriesClosed in 1998
Budcat Creations Iowa City Iowa United States2000 Madden NFL 2002 handheld versionAcquired by Activision Blizzard in 2008; defunct in 2010
Bugbear Entertainment Helsinki Finland2000 FlatOut series
Wreckfest
Acquired by THQ Nordic in 2018
Bullfrog Productions Guildford England United Kingdom1987 Theme Park
Magic Carpet
Syndicate
Dungeon Keeper series
Acquired by Electronic Arts in 1995 and closed in 2001
Bungie Bellevue Washington United States1991 Halo series
Marathon
Oni
Myth
Pathways into Darkness
Minotaur: The Labyrinths of Crete
Operation: Desert Storm
Destiny series
Formerly a subsidiary of Microsoft Game Studios, acquired by Sony Interactive Entertainment in 2022
Camelot Software Planning Tokyo Japan1990 Shining series
Mario Golf series
Mario Tennis series
Golden Sun series
Capcom Osaka Japan1979 Mega Man franchise

Street Fighter franchise
Resident Evil franchise
Devil May Cry franchise
Monster Hunter franchise
Ghost 'n Goblins series
Strider series
Final Fight series
Dino Crisis series
Darkstalkers series
Ace Attorney franchise
Onimusha series
Sengoku BASARA series
Dragon's Dogma series
Viewtiful Joe series
Ōkami series
Dead Rising series
Marvel vs. Capcom series
Breath of Fire series
Bionic Commando

Developer/publisher
Capcom Vancouver Burnaby British Columbia Canada2005 Dead Rising seriesFounded as Blue Castle Games; acquired by Capcom in 2010; closed on September 18, 2018
Carbine Studios Aliso Viejo California United States2005 WildStar Subsidiary of NCSoft
Cattle Call Tokyo Japan1998 Metal Max series
Arc the Lad series
Formed by former employees of Data East
Cauldron Bratislava Slovakia1996 Chaser Their assets were acquired by Bohemia Interactive [8]
Cave Shinjuku, Tokyo Japan1994 DoDonPachi
Cavia Tokyo Japan2000 Drakengard series
Nier
CCP Games Reykjavík Iceland1997 Eve Online Their Newcastle studio was acquired by Sumo Digital. CCP Games itself was acquired by Pearl Abyss.
CD Projekt Red Warsaw Masovian Voivodeship Poland2002 The Witcher series
Cyberpunk 2077
Game development studio of CD Projekt
Certain Affinity Austin Texas United States2006 Halo seriesCo-developed the Halo series
Chair Entertainment Salt Lake City Utah United States2005 Undertow
Shadow Complex
Infinity Blade series
Subsidiary of Epic Games
Chunsoft Shinjuku, Tokyo Japan1984 Mystery Dungeon series
Dragon Quest I–V
Merged with Spike to become Spike Chunsoft in 2012
Cing Fukuoka Japan1999 Another Code series
Little King's Story
Clap Hanz Yokohama Japan1998 Everybody's Golf series
Everybody's Tennis series
Climax Entertainment Tokyo Japan1990 Runabout series
Climax Studios Portsmouth England United Kingdom1988 Silent Hill: Origins
Assassin's Creed Chronicles series
Acquired by Keywords Studios in 2021
Clover Studio Osaka Japan2004 Viewtiful Joe series
Okami
God Hand
Subsidiary of Capcom; became defunct in 2007.
Coded Illusions Rotterdam Netherlands2005
Codemasters Southam England United Kingdom1985 F1 series
Colin McRae Rally series
Operation Flashpoint series
Grid series
Brian Lara Cricket series
Former subsidiary of Reliance Entertainment; acquired by Electronic Arts in 2021
Coffee Stain Studios Skövde Sweden2010 Goat Simulator

Satisfactory

Acquired by THQ Nordic AB (latterly Embracer Group) in 2018
Cohort Studios Cardiff Wales United Kingdom2006 Buzz! Junior series
Coktel Vision Paris France1985 Inca seriesFormer publisher
Colossal Order Tampere Finland2009 Cities in Motion
Cities: Skylines
Developer for Paradox Interactive
Compile Heart Tokyo Japan2006 Hyperdimension Neptunia franchise
Mary Skelter series
Record of Agarest War
Developer/publisher; subsidiary of Idea Factory
Compulsion Games Montreal Quebec Canada2009 Contrast
We Happy Few
Acquired by Microsoft Studios in 2018
Com2uS Seoul South Korea1998 Summoners War: Sky Arena
Skylanders Ring of Heroes
Acquired by Gamevil in 2013
Com2uS Holdings (formerly Gamevil) Seoul South Korea2000 Zenonia series
Core Design Derby England United Kingdom1988 Tomb Raider seriesSubsidiary of Eidos Interactive; closed down in 2006
Crafts & Meister Osaka Japan2004 Gundam Breaker series
Crawfish Interactive Croydon England United Kingdom1997Defunct in 2002
Creat Studios Canton Massachusetts United States1990 American Chopper 2: Full Throttle
Tony Hawk's Motion
Creative Assembly Horsham England United Kingdom1987 Total War series
Alien: Isolation
Acquired by Sega in 2005
Creatures Tokyo Japan1995 Pokémon Ranger series
Detective Pikachu
Criterion Games Guildford England United Kingdom1993 Burnout seriesSubsidiary of Electronic Arts
Croteam Zagreb Croatia1993 Serious Sam series
The Talos Principle
Acquired by Devolver Digital in 2020
Cryo Interactive Paris France1992 Dune
Egypt series
Bankrupt in 2002
Culture Brain Excel Tokyo Japan1980 Hiryū no Ken series
Super Chinese series
Crea-Tech Tokyo Japan1988 Metal Max series
Cryptic Studios Los Gatos California United States2000 City of Heroes
Champions Online
Star Trek Online
Acquired by Atari, SA in 2008 and then acquired by Perfect World in 2011 and managed by Perfect World Entertainment, the North American subsidiary, which was acquired by Embracer Group in 2021
Crystal Dynamics Redwood City California United States1992 Legacy Of Kain series
Tomb Raider series (second era)
Acquired by Square Enix in 2009 and then acquired by Embracer Group in 2022
Crytek Frankfurt Germany1999 Far Cry
Crysis series
Ryse: Son of Rome
Crytek UK Nottingham England United Kingdom1999 TimeSplitters seriesFounded as Free Radical Design; acquired by Crytek in 2009; defunct in 2014
Cyan Worlds Mead Washington United States1987 Myst series
Cyanide Nanterre France2000 Pro Cycling Manager seriesAcquired by Bigben Interactive (latterly Nacon) in 2018
CyberConnect2 Fukuoka Japan1996 .hack franchise

Naruto: Ultimate Ninja series
Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot

Cyberlore Studios (Blueline Simulations [9] ) Northampton Massachusetts United States1992 Majesty: The Fantasy Kingdom Sim Developer of computer games
CyberStep Tokyo Japan2000 GetAmped
Cosmic Break
GetAmped2
Onigiri
Developer/publisher of global online games
Cygames Tokyo Japan2011 The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls series
Granblue Fantasy series
Shadowverse
Princess Connect! series
Dragalia Lost
Subsidiary of CyberAgent
Daedalic Entertainment Hamburg Germany2007 Edna & Harvey series
Blackguards series
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
Acquired by Bastei Lübbe in 2014 and then acquired by Nacon in 2022
Dambuster Studios Nottingham England United Kingdom2014 Homefront: The Revolution
Dead 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 States1995 Medal of Honor seriesSubsidiary of Electronic Arts; defunct in 2013
Day 1 Studios Chicago Illinois United States2001 Axis & Allies series
MechAssault series
Merged with WarGaming [10]
Daybreak Game Company San Diego California United States1997 EverQuest series
PlanetSide series
H1Z1 series
Acquired by Enad Global 7 in 2020. [11]
Deadline Games Copenhagen Denmark1996 Total Overdose
Watchmen: The End Is Nigh
Faith and a .45
Deck13 Frankfurt Germany2001 Ankh series
The Surge series
Acquired by Focus Home Interactive(currently Focus Entertainment) in 2020. [12]
Demiurge Studios Cambridge Massachusetts United States2002acquired by Sega in 2015; became independent in 2020; acquired by Embracer Group in 2021
DeNA Tokyo Japan1999 Final Fantasy Record Keeper
Pokémon Masters
Mario Kart Tour
devCAT Studios (Nexon development 3rd division) Seoul South Korea2001 Mabinogi
Vindictus
Division of Nexon Korea
Dhruva Interactive Bangalore India1997Acquired 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 Denmark2006 Where is my Heart?
Sportsfriends
Digital Extremes London Ontario Canada1993 Warframe Subsidiary of Leyou, which was acquired by Tencent in 2020; Founded by James Schmalz, co-creator of Unreal series.
Digital Eclipse Emeryville California United States1992 Spyro handheld series Division of Other Ocean Group [13]
Digital Happiness Bandung West Java Indonesia2013 DreadOut
Digitalmindsoft Ulm Germany2006 Men of War series
Digital Reality Budapest Hungary1991 Imperium Galactica seriesDefunct in 2013; their assets were acquired by Nordic Games [14]
Dimps Osaka Japan2000 Street Fighter IV
Crash Boom Bang!
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai series
Dragon Ball Xenoverse series
Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet
Disney Interactive Studios Glendale California United States1988Publisher and subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company; closed in 2016
Don Bluth Entertainment Dublin Ireland1979 Dragon's Lair II III Defunct in 1995
Don't Nod Paris France2008 Life Is Strange series
Tell Me Why
DotEmu Paris France2007 Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap
Streets of Rage 4
Acquired by Focus Home Interactive in 2021
Double Fine Productions San Francisco California United States2000 Psychonauts
Broken Age
Gang Beasts
Founded by former employees of LucasArts; acquired by Microsoft in 2019
Dovetail Games Chatham England United Kingdom2008 Train Simulator franchiseAcquired by Focus Entertainment in 2023 [15]
The Dovetail Group United Statesc. 1984Early developer of music video games
Dr. Panda Chengdu China2011Role-playing apps aimed at children ages 5 and under
Dynamix Eugene Oregon United States1984 Red Baron
Front Page Sports series
Betrayal at Krondor
Tribes series
MechWarrior
Closed in 2001
EA Black Box British Columbia Canada1998 Skate series
NHL Hitz series
Subsidiary of Electronic Arts; closed in 2013
EA Digital Illusions CE (EA DICE) Stockholm Sweden1992 Battlefield series
Mirror's Edge
Acquired by Electronic Arts in 2004
EA Gothenburg Gothenburg Sweden2011 Need for Speed Payback Subsidiary of Electronic Arts
EA Phenomic Ingelheim am Rhein Germany1997 SpellForce series
BattleForge
Lord of Ultima
Command and Conquer: Tiberium Alliances
Acquired by Electronic Arts in 2006; shut down in 2013
EA Salt Lake Salt Lake City Utah United States1992 Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2001–08
Littlest Pet Shop series
Nerf N-Strike series
Monopoly Streets
Acquired by Electronic Arts in 2006; defunct in 2017
EA Tiburon Maitland Florida United States1994 Madden NFL series
NBA Live series (2013–)
NFL Head Coach series
NCAA Football series
EA Sports NASCAR series
Acquired by Electronic Arts in 1998
EA Vancouver (formerly Distinctive Software) Burnaby British Columbia Canada1982 Test Drive
SSX series
NHL series
NBA Live series (1994–2010)
Acquired by Electronic Arts in 1991
Eat Sleep Play Salt Lake City Utah United States2007 Twisted Metal seriesDefunct in 2017
Eko Software Paris France1999Acquired by Bigben Interactive (latterly Nacon) in 2018
Egosoft Würselen Germany1988 X series
Eden Games Lyon France1998 Test Drive Unlimited seriesFormer subsidiary of Atari SA; acquired by Engine Media in 2017 and then acquired by Animoca Brands in 2022
Eidos-Montréal Montreal Quebec Canada2007 Deus Ex seriesSubsidiary of Square Enix Europe
Eighting Tokyo Japan1993 Kururin series
Kamen Rider: Climax series
Kamen Rider: Battride War series
Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds
Acquired by COLOPL
Electronic Arts Redwood City California United States1982 FIFA series
Need For Speed series
Apex Legends
Developer/publisher/distributor
Elemental Games Vladivostok Russia1999 Space Rangers Defunct in 2015
Elite Systems Lichfield England United Kingdom1984 Dragon's Lair: The Legend
Engine Software Doetinchem Netherlands1995Also middleware developer
Ensemble Studios Dallas Texas United States1995 Age of Empires series
Age of Mythology
Halo Wars
Former subsidiary of Microsoft Studios
Epic Games Cary North Carolina United States1991 Unreal series
Gears of War series
Shadow Complex
Infinity Blade series
Fortnite
Developer, publisher, and distributor
Epics Tokyo Japan1987 PoPoLoCrois series
Epicenter Studios Sherman Oaks California United States2007 Real Heroes: Firefighter
ESA (formerly Softmax)SeoulSouth Korea1994 TalesWeaver ESA left from game business. The former employees formed Studio 4Leaf and the studio was acquired by NextFloor  [ ko ]. [16]
Eric Barone Seattle United States2012 Stardew Valley Developer/publisher
Epyx San Francisco California United States1978 California Games series
Impossible Mission series
Jumpman series
Pitstop series
Summer Games series
Developer/publisher, defunct 1993
Étranges Libellules Lyon France1994 Asterix & Obelix XXL
The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon
Eugen Systems Paris France2000 Act of War series
Wargame series
Steel Division series
Eurocom Derby England United Kingdom1988 GoldenEye 007
Crash Bash
Spyro: A Hero's Tail
Defunct in 2012
Evolution Studios Runcorn England United Kingdom1999 World Rally Championship series
MotorStorm series
Division of SIE Worldwide Studios and subsidiary of Sony Computer Entertainment; defunct in 2016
Examu Tokyo Japan2007 Arcana Heart seriesTheir business operations were suspended in 2020 and their business was taken over by Team Arcana. [17]
Eyedentity Games Seoul South Korea2007 Dragon Nest Acquired by Shanda Games (currently Shengqu Games) in 2010
Facepunch Studios Walsall England United Kingdom2009 Garry's Mod
Rust
FarSight Studios Big Bear Lake California United States1989 The Pinball Arcade
FASA Studio Redmond Washington United States1994 MechCommander series
MechWarrior 4
defunct in 2007
Fatshark Stockholm Sweden2008 War of the Roses
Bionic Commando Rearmed 2
Warhammer: Vermintide series
Subsidiary of Tencent
feelplus Tokyo Japan1992 No More Heroes: Heroes' Paradise Merged into AQ Interactive
Felistella Gifu Japan2010 Summon Night 5
Firaxis Games Sparks Maryland United States1996 Civilization series (part 3 and later)
XCOM (Reboot) series
Subsidiary of 2K; founded by former employees of MicroProse.
Firefly Studios London England United Kingdom1999 Stronghold seriesAcquired by Devolver Digital in 2021
Firesprite Liverpool England United Kingdom2012Formed by former employees of Studio Liverpool; acquired by Sony Interactive Entertainment in 2021
First Star Software Chappaqua New York United States1982Defunct in 2018. Their name and assets were acquired by BBG Entertainment
Flagship Studios San Francisco California United States2003 Hellgate:London
Mythos
Closed down in 2008
Flight-Plan Gifu Japan1989 Black/Matrix series
Summon Night series
Defunct in 2010
Flying Wild Hog Warsaw Poland2009 Hard Reset
Shadow Warrior series
Acquired by Embracer Group in 2020. [18]
Focus Entertainment Paris France1996 Cities XL series (2011 and later)
Foundation 9 Entertainment Emeryville California United States1992Dissolved in 2016
Fox Digital Entertainment Los Angeles California United States2002Subsidiary 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 States2017 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 Sweden2001 Penumbra series
Amnesia: The Dark Descent
SOMA
Frogwares Kyiv Ukraine2000 Adventures of Sherlock Holmes series
Frog City Software San Francisco California United States1994 Imperialism series
Tropico 2: Pirate Cove
Acquired by Take-Two Interactive in 2003 and closed in 2006
FromSoftware Tokyo Japan1986 Armored Core series
Dark Souls series
Bloodborne
Sekiro
Elden Ring
Subsidiary of Kadokawa Corporation
Frontier Developments Cambridge England United Kingdom1994 Elite series
Thrillville
LostWinds
Kinectimals
RollerCoaster Tycoon 3
Planet Coaster
Frozenbyte Helsinki Finland2001 Shadowgrounds series
Trine series
FTL Games San Diego California United States1982 Dungeon Master seriesClosed in 1982
Fun Labs Bucharest Romania1999 MIB: Alien Crisis
Cabela's series
Acquired by Maximum Entertainment in 2023 [20]
Funcom Oslo Norway1993 The Longest Journey series
Anarchy Online
Age of Conan
The Secret World
Conan Exiles
Developer/publisher; acquired by Tencent in 2020 [21]
FuRyu Tokyo Japan2007 Unchained Blades series
Beyblade Burst series
Cardfight!! Vanguard series
Futuremark Espoo Finland1997 Shattered Horizon Their game development division was acquired by Rovio Entertainment. Futuremark itself was acquired by UL and was merged into them.
Gaijin Entertainment Budapest Hungary2002 War Thunder
IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey
Game Arts Chiyoda, Tokyo Japan1985 Thexder series
Lunar series
Grandia series
Acquired by GungHo Online Entertainment in 2005.
Game Freak Setagaya-ku, Tokyo Japan1989 Pokémon series
Pocket Card Jockey series
GameHouse Seattle Washington United States1998Delicious series Casual game developer, publisher and portal; acquired by RealNetworks
Gameloft Paris France1999 Modern Combat: Domination
Order & Chaos Online
Assassin's Creed (for mobile)
Asphalt
Subsidiary of Vivendi; developer/publisher of mobile games
Ganbarion Fukuoka Japan1999 One Piece series
Jump Super Stars series
Wii Fit U
Dragon Ball Fusions
Gearbox Software Plano Texas United States1999 Brothers In Arms series
Borderlands series
Half-Life: Opposing Force
Risk of Rain series
Acquired by Embracer Group in 2021.
Geewa Prague Czech Republic2005Acquired by AppLovin in 2020
Genius Sonority TokyoJapan2002 Pokémon Colosseum series
Pokémon Trozei! series
The Denpa Men series
Genki Shinjuku, Tokyo Japan1990 Shutokou Battle seriesSubsidiary of Daikoku Denki  [ ja ]
Glu Mobile San Francisco California United States2001 Deer Hunter seriesDeveloper and publisher of mobile games; acquired by Electronic Arts in 2021
Gogii Games Moncton New Brunswick Canada2006Developer/publisher
Good-Feel Kobe Japan2005 Kirby's Epic Yarn
Yoshi's Woolly World
Yoshi's Crafted World
Founded by former employees of Konami
Goodgame Studios Hamburg Hamburg Germany2009Developer/publisher
Granzella Nonoichi Japan2011 Disaster Report 4 Plus Founded by former Irem employees
Grasshopper Manufacture Chiyoda, Tokyo Japan1998 The Silver Case
Flower, Sun, and Rain
killer7
No More Heroes series
Shadows of the Damned
Lollipop Chainsaw
Killer Is Dead
Let It Die
Founded by Suda51; acquired by GungHo Online Entertainment in 2013; later acquired by NetEase Games
Gravity Seoul South Korea2000 Ragnarok Online Acquired by GungHo Online Entertainment
Gray Matter Studios Los Angeles California United States1993 Call of Duty: United Offensive Acquired by Activision in 2002; merged into Treyarch in 2005
Gremlin Interactive Sheffield England United Kingdom1984 Monopoly (1997)
Zool series
Premier Manager series
Taken over by Infogrames in 1999 studio closed in 2003
Grezzo Shibuya, Tokyo Japan2006 The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D
The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes
Ever Oasis
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (2019 Remake)
Second-party developer of Nintendo
Grin Stockholm Sweden1997 Bionic Commando Rearmed
Bionic Commando (2009)
Defunct in 2009
Grinding Gear Games Auckland New Zealand2006 Path of Exile Acquired by Tencent
Griptonite Games Kirkland Washington United States1994 Marvel Super Hero Squad: Comic Combat Acquired by Glu Mobile
GSC Game World Kyiv Ukraine1995 Cossacks series, S.T.A.L.K.E.R seriesDefunct in 2011, reopened in 2014
Guerrilla Cambridge Cambridge England United Kingdom1997 (as SCE Cambridge Studio), 2013 MediEvil seriesBranch of Guerrilla Games and division of SIE Worldwide Studios; closed in 2017
Guerrilla Games Amsterdam Netherlands2000 Killzone series
Horizon series
Division of SIE Worldwide Studios since 2004
Gunfire Games Austin Texas United States2014 Darksiders series
Remnant: From the Ashes
Formed by former employees of Vigil Games; acquired by THQ Nordic in 2019
GungHo Online Entertainment Chiyoda, Tokyo Japan1998 Puzzle & Dragons seriesDeveloper/publisher
Gust Nagano Japan1993 Atelier series
Blue Reflection series
Fairy Tail
Became a division of Koei Tecmo Games in 2014
Haemimont Games Sofia Bulgaria1997 Tropico 3 –5
HAL Laboratory Chiyoda, Tokyo Japan1980 Kirby series
Earthbound/Mother series
Pokémon Snap
Developer closely associated with Nintendo
Halfbrick Brisbane Queensland Australia2001 Fruit Ninja series
Jetpack Joyride
Mobile game developer/publisher
Hanaho Cerritos California United States1992
h.a.n.d. Sapporo Japan1993 Aikatsu! series
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
Disney Magical World series
Hangar 13 Novato California United States2014 Mafia III Subsidiary of 2K
Harebrained Schemes Seattle Washington United States2011 Shadowrun Returns
Shadowrun: Dragonfall
Shadowrun: Hong Kong
Acquired by Paradox Interactive in 2018
Harmonix Music Systems Cambridge Massachusetts United States1995 Guitar Hero I–II
Rock Band series
Dance Central series
Former subsidiary of Viacom; acquired by Epic Games in 2021
Hazelight Studios Stockholm Sweden2014 It Takes Two
Headstrong Games London England United Kingdom2000 Battalion Wars series
Art Academy series
Subsidiary of Kuju Entertainment; defunct in 2017
Heartbeat Tokyo Japan1992 Dragon Quest VI–VII
Heavy Iron Studios Manhattan Beach California United States1999 SpongeBob's Truth or Square
UFC Personal Trainer
Family Guy: Back to the Multiverse
Acquired by Keywords Studios in 2020.
HB Studios Lunenburg Nova Scotia Canada2000 PGA Tour 2K seriesAcquired by 2K in 2021
HeroCraft Kaliningrad Russia2001 Warhammer 40,000: Space Wolf
HexaDrive Osaka Japan2007 Rez HD
Ōkami HD
Super Bomberman R
High Impact Games Burbank California United States2003 Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters
Secret Agent Clank
Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier
Founded by former employees of Insomniac Games & Naughty Dog
High Moon Studios San Diego California United States2005 Transformers: War for Cybertron series
Deadpool
Subsidiary of Activision
High Voltage Software Hoffman Estates Illinois United States1993 The Conduit seriesAcquired by Keywords Studios in 2020.
Hothead Games Vancouver British Columbia Canada2006 DeathSpank
Swarm
Founded by former employees of Radical Entertainment
Housemarque Helsinki Finland1995 Super Stardust
Returnal
Acquired by Sony Interactive Entertainment as a subsidiary of PlayStation Studios in 2021
Hudson Soft Tokyo Japan1973 Bomberman series
Adventure Island series
Far East of Eden series
Momotaro Dentetsu series
Mario Party series
Developer/publisher; acquired and dissolved by Konami
Human Entertainment Tokyo Japan1983 Fire Pro Wrestling series
Formation Soccer series
Twilight Syndrome series
Human Head Studios Madison Wisconsin United States1997 Rune
Prey
Humongous Entertainment Bothell Washington United States1992 Fatty Bear's Birthday Surprise
Putt-Putt series
Freddi Fish series
Pajama Sam series
Spy Fox series
Backyard Sports series
Former subsidiary of Infogrames; closed in 2006; their assets and brand were acquired by Tommo and relaunched in 2013
Hyperion Entertainment Brussels Belgium1999
Ice-Pick Lodge Moscow Russia2002 Pathologic series
id Software Mesquite Texas United States1991 Wolfenstein series
Doom series
Quake series
Acquired by ZeniMax Media on June 24, 2009
Idea Factory Shibuya, Tokyo Japan1994 Amnesia seriesDeveloper/publisher
Idol Minds Westminster Colorado United States1997 Cool Boarders 3–4
Pain
Neopets: Darkest Faerie
Rally Cross
Imageepoch Tokyo Japan2005 Luminous Arc series
Fate/Extra series
Defunct in 2016
Image & Form Gothenburg Sweden1997 SteamWorld seriesSubsidiary of Thunderful; merged into Thunderful Development in 2020.
Imagineer Tokyo Japan1986 Shape Boxing series
Infinity Ward Woodland Hills California United States2002 Call of Duty seriesAcquired by Activision in 2003.
Infocom Cambridge] Massachusetts United States1979 Zork series
Planetfall series
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Leather Goddesses of Phobos
Acquired by Activision in 1986; closed in 1989.
Incognito Entertainment Salt Lake City Utah United States1999 Twisted Metal series
Warhawk (2007)
Formed by former employees of SingleTrac; subsidiary of SCE Worldwide Studios; defunct in 2009
Incredible Technologies Arlington Heights Illinois United States1985 Golden Tee Golf Defunct in 2016; arcade game designer, arcade game manufacturer
indieszero Musashino Japan1997 Cooking Guide: Can't Decide What to Eat?
Theatrhythm series
Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory
Innerloop Studios Oslo Norway1996 Project I.G.I. seriesDefunct in 2003
Insomniac Games Burbank California United States1994 Spyro the Dragon series
Ratchet & Clank series
Resistance series
Sunset Overdrive
Spider-Man (2018)
Acquired by Sony Interactive Entertainment in 2019 as a division of SIE Worldwide Studios.
Intelligent Systems Tokyo Japan1986 Fire Emblem franchise
Advance Wars series
Paper Mario series
Puzzle League series
Developer closely associated with Nintendo
Interplay Entertainment Beverly Hills California United States1983 Earthworm Jim series
ClayFighter series
Wasteland
Fallout series
The Bard's Tale series
Developer/publisher
Inti Creates Ichikawa, Chiba Japan1996 Mega Man Zero series
Mega Man ZX series

Gunvolt franchise:

Gal Gun series
Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon series
Blaster Master Zero trilogy
Dragon Marked for Death
Gal Guardians: Demon Purge
Mighty Gunvolt series
Mega Man 9
Mega Man 10

Introversion Software London England United Kingdom2002 Darwinia
DEFCON
inXile Entertainment Newport Beach California United States2002 Wasteland 2
The Bard's Tale IV: Barrows Deep
Founded by one of Interplay Entertainment founders; acquired by Microsoft Studios in 2018
IO Interactive Copenhagen Denmark1998 Hitman seriesSubsidiary of Square Enix until 2017 when they dropped IO, they then became independent
Ion Storm Dallas Texas United States1996 Daikatana
Anachronox
Shut down in 2001; subsidiary of Eidos Interactive
Ion Storm Austin Austin Texas United States1997 Deus Ex
Thief: Deadly Shadows
Shut down in 2005; subsidiary of Eidos Interactive
Irem Hakusan Japan1974 R-Type series
Disaster Report 1–3
Subsidiary of Eizo
Iron Galaxy Studios Chicago Illinois United States2008 Divekick
Borderlands 2 (PSVita)
Iron Lore Entertainment Maynard Massachusetts United States2000 Titan Quest series
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War – Soulstorm
Defunct in 2008
Irrational Games Quincy Massachusetts United States1996 System Shock 2
Freedom Force series
BioShock series
Subsidiary of 2K; defunct in 2017. Their main employees moved to Ghost Story Games.
Ivory Tower Lyon France2007 The Crew seriesSubsidiary of Ubisoft; [22] founded by former employees of Eden Games
Jackbox Games Chicago Illinois United States1989 The Jackbox Party Pack series
Jadestone Group Stockholm Sweden2000Acquired by WMS Industries in 2012 and merged into Williams Interactive; Online game developer, mobile game developer
Jagex Cambridge England United Kingdom2001 RuneScape Subsidiary of The Carlyle Group; online game developer
Jaleco Tokyo Japan1974 Idol Janshi Suchie-Pai seriesAcquired by Game Yarou in 2009 and defunct in 2014
Jam City Los Angeles California United States2007 Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery Former subsidiary of Netmarble; [23] mobile game developer
Javaground Irvine Massachusetts United States2001 God of War: Betrayal Mobile game developer
Jupiter Kyoto Japan1996 Picross series
Pokémon Pinball series
JV Games Las Vegas Nevada United States1999
Kairosoft Tokyo Japan1996 Game Dev Story
Kalypso Media Worms Germany2006 Tropico seriesDeveloper/publisher
Kaos Studios New York City New York United States2006 Frontlines: Fuel of War
Homefront
Subsidiary of THQ
Keen Software House Prague Czech Republic2010 Space Engineers
Kesmai Charlottesville Virginia United States1981 Island of Kesmai Subsidiary of Electronic Arts; closed in 2001
Kiloo Games Aarhus Denmark2000 Subway Surfers
Frisbee Forever
Mobile game developer; closed in 2023 [24]
King Stockholm Sweden2003 Candy Crush seriesSubsidiary of Activision Blizzard; Mobile game developer
Klei Entertainment Vancouver British Columbia Canada2005 Shank series
Don't Starve
Acquired by Tencent in 2021. [25]
Koei Tecmo Games (formerly Koei) Ashikaga Japan1978Warriors franchise

Trilogy of Histories franchise

Ninja Gaiden series
Dead or Alive franchise
Nioh series
Haruka series
Fire Emblem: Three Houses

Developer/publisher; subsidiary of Koei Tecmo Holdings
KOG Studios Seoul South Korea2000 Elsword
Kojima Productions Tokyo Japan2005 Death Stranding
Konami Tokyo Midtown
Minato
Japan1969 Gradius series
Contra series
Metal Gear series
Castlevania series
Pro Evolution Soccer series
Silent Hill series
TwinBee series
Bemani series
Power Pros series
Professional Baseball Spirits series
Ganbare Goemon series
Tokimeki Memorial series
LovePlus series
Suikoden series
Bombergirl series
Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa Mo Teiban!
Developer/publisher
Kongzhong Beijing China2002
Krome Studios Brisbane Queensland Australia1999 The Legend of Spyro seriesDefunct
Krome Studios Melbourne Melbourne Victoria Australia1988 Horace seriesDefunct
Kuju Entertainment Shalford England United Kingdom1998 Microsoft Train Simulator Subsidiary of Catalis SE
Kunos Simulazioni Rome Italy2005 Assetto Corsa seriesSubsidiary of Digital Bros
Kush Games Camarillo California United States1998
Kuma Reality Games New York City New York United States2003
Kylotonn Paris France2002 WRC 5–
V-Rally 4
Acquired by Bigben Interactive (latterly Nacon) in 2018 [26]
Larian Studios Oudenaarde Belgium1996 Divinity series
Baldur's Gate III
Left Field Productions Ventura California United States1994 Excitebike 64 closed in 2011
Legacy Interactive Los Angeles California United States1998 Emergency Room series
Legend Entertainment Chantilly Virginia United States1989 Spellcasting series
Superhero League of Hoboken
The Wheel of Time
Unreal II
Closed in 2004.
Legendo Entertainment Gothenburg Sweden2004Developer/publisher
Level-5 Fukuoka Japan1998 Dark Cloud series
Rogue Galaxy
Professor Layton series
Inazuma Eleven series
Ni no Kuni series
Yo-Kai Watch franchise
Fantasy Life series
The Snack World
Dragon Quest VIII–IX
Developer/publisher and founded by Akihiro Hino
Lift London London England United Kingdom2012videogame developer for Microsoft Hololens Subsidiary by Microsoft Studios in 2018
Limbic Entertainment Langen Germany2002 Might & Magic X: Legacy
Might & Magic Heroes VII
Tropico 6
The majority stake was acquired by Bandai Namco
Lionhead Studios Guildford England United Kingdom1997 Black & White series
Fable series
Closed by Microsoft Studios in 2016
Liquid Entertainment Pasadena California United States1999 Battle Realms Dissolved in 2018 [27]
Little Green Men Games Zagreb Croatia2006 Starpoint Gemini
LK Avalon Świlcza, Rzeszów Poland1989 Hans Kloss
Schizm: Mysterious Journey
Llamasoft Reading England United Kingdom1982
Linden Lab San Francisco California United States1999 Second Life
Locomotive Games Santa Clara California United States1997 Jet Moto 3 Defunct in 2008
Looking Glass Studios Cambridge Massachusetts United States1990 Ultima Underworld series
System Shock series
Thief series
Love-de-Lic Tokyo Japan1995 Moon: Remix RPG Adventure Formed by former employees of Square
LucasArts San Francisco California United States1982 Maniac Mansion
Sam & Max Hit the Road
Day of the Tentacle
Monkey Island series
The Dig
Full Throttle
Grim Fandango
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed series
Star Wars: Battlefront series
Publisher and former developer; closed as developer of April 3, 2013 by Disney
Luma Arcade Johannesburg South Africa2006Division of Luma Animation
Luxoflux Santa Monica California United States1998 True Crime seriesAcquired by Activision in 2002; defunct in 2010
MachineGames Uppsala Sweden2009 Wolfenstein seriesFounded by former employees of Starbreeze Studios; acquired by ZeniMax Media in 2010.
Magenta Software Liverpool England United Kingdom1994 Buzz! Junior series
MAGES. Shibuya, Tokyo Japan2005 Science Adventure franchise Acquired by COLOPL in 2020. [28] Former subsidiary of Dwango.
Majesco Entertainment Edison New Jersey United States1986Defunct December 8, 2016
Marvelous Shibuya, Tokyo Japan1997 Senran Kagura series
Soul Sacrifice series

Story of Seasons series

Fate/Extella series
Kandagawa Jet Girls
Daemon X Machina
Super Monkey Ball: Banana Splitz

Developer/publisher
Massive Entertainment Malmö Sweden1997 Ground Control
World In Conflict
Tom Clancy's The Division series
Founded in 1997; acquired by Vivendi Universal Games in 2002 and then acquired by Ubisoft in 2008
Masthead Studios Sofia Bulgaria2005 Earthrise
Matrix Software Tokyo Japan1994 Omega Labyrinth series
Brigandine: The Legend of Runersia
Maxis Emeryville California United States1987 The Sims series
SimCity series
Became a subsidiary of Electronic Arts in 1997
Mean Hamster Software Deer Park Washington United States1985
Media Molecule Guildford England United Kingdom2006 LittleBigPlanet series
Tereaway
Founded by former employees of Lionhead Studios; division of SIE Worldwide Studios since 2010
Media.Vision Tokyo Japan1993 Wild Arms series
Chaos Rings series
Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth
Summon Night 6
Mediatonic London England United Kingdom2005 Robot Unicorn Attack
Fable Fortune
Subsidiary of Tonic Games Group, which was acquired by Epic Games in 2021
MegaZebra Munich Germany2009
Mercury Steam Madrid Spain2002 Castlevania: Lords of Shadow series

Metroid: Samus Returns

Metroid Dread

Metropolis Software Warsaw Poland1992 Teenagent
Gorky 17
Infernal
Studio was bought by CD Projekt in 2008 and closed in 2009.
MicroProse Software Hunt Valley Maryland United States1982 Silent Service
Gunship
Pirates!
Railroad Tycoon
Civilization series
Microsoft Casual Games Redmond Washington United States2013 Solitaire
Mahjong
Minesweeper
Wordament
Subsidiary by Microsoft Studios
Midway Games Chicago Illinois United States1988 Mortal Kombat series
NFL Blitz 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 Kingdom1996 Test Drive 4–6Defunct in 2009
Might and Delight Stockholm Sweden2010 Shelter seriesFormed by former employees of Grin
miHoYo Shanghai China2012Guns Girl
Honkai Impact 3rd
Genshin Impact
Honkai: Star Rail
Developer and publisher; founded by Cai Haoyu, Liu Wei, and Luo Yuhao, three former students from Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Milestone Suginami, Tokyo Japan2003 Chaos Field series
Milestone srl Milan Italy1996 Superbike series
MotoGP series
WRC 1–4
MXGP series
Ride series
Acquired by Koch Media in 2019
Millennium Kitchen TokyoJapan1997 Boku no Natsuyasumi series
Mimimi Games Munich Germany2011 Desperados IIIthe studio was closed in 2023 [29]
Minakuchi Engineering Kōka Japan1984 Solar Striker
Mega Man series
Exact fate unknown. Defunct in 2002 (estimated)
Mistwalker Tokyo Japan2004 Blue Dragon
Mitchell Corporation Tokyo Japan1960 Polarium
Puzz Loop series
MLB Advanced Media New York City New York United States2000 R.B.I. Baseball 18
Mode 7 Games Brighton East Sussex United Kingdom2005 Frozen Synapse series
Tokyo 42
The company still exists, but they exited the game development business in 2019.
Mojang AB Stockholm Sweden2009 Minecraft
Scrolls
Cobalt
Former Indie developer and publisher; acquired by Microsoft on September 15, 2014
Monolith Productions Kirkland Washington United States1994 F.E.A.R. series
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor

Middle-earth: Shadow of War

Acquired by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment in 2004
Monolith Soft Tokyo Japan1999 Xenosaga series
Baten Kaitos series
Xenoblade Chronicles series
Project 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 States1996 NASCAR Heat series
Excite Truck
Pilotwings Resort
Acquired by iRacing.com Motorsport Simulations in 2022
Monte Cristo Paris France1995 City Life series
Cities XL
Defunct in 2010
Moonton Shanghai China2015 Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Acquired by Bytedance in 2021
Moon Studios Vienna Austria2010 Ori series
Motion Twin Bordeaux France2001 Dead Cells
MTO Yokohama Japan1996 GT Advance series
Mythic Entertainment Fairfax Virginia United States1995 Dark Age of Camelot Acquired by Electronic Arts in 2006 and closed in 2014
Nadeo Paris France2000 TrackMania Acquired by Ubisoft in 2009
Namco Tales Studio Tokyo Japan1986 Tales seriesOriginally it was division or subsidiary of Telenet Japan but it became a jointly-owned company of Namco and Telenet Japan
Nanobit Zagreb Croatia2008Acquired by Stillfront Group in 2020
NAPS team Messina Italy1993 Gekido seriesNAPS team is the oldest Italian development studio
Natsume Atari Shinjuku, Tokyo Japan1987 Metabots series
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater (GBC version)
Pocky and Rocky series
Natsume Inc. Burlingame, California United States1988 Harvest Moon series
Reel Fishing
River King
NaturalMotion London England United Kingdom2001 Backbreaker seriesAcquired by Zynga
Naughty Dog Santa Monica California United States1986 Crash Bandicoot 1–3
Crash Team Racing
Jak and Daxter series
Uncharted series
The Last of Us series
Division of SIE Worldwide Studios since 2001
NCSoft Seoul South Korea1997 Aion
Lineage series
Blade & Soul
Online game developer/publisher
NDcube Tokyo Japan2000 Wii Party series
Mario Party series
Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics
Subsidiary of Nintendo
NDOORS Corporation Seoul South Korea1999 Atlantica Online Developer/publisher; subsidiary of Nexon; merged into Nexon Red in 2017 [30]
Neko Entertainment Montreuil-sous-Bois France1998 Cocoto
The Mysterious Cities of Gold: Secret Paths
Kung Fu Rabbit
Puddle
Developer/publisher; defunct in 2017
Nerve Software Richardson Texas United States1999
NetDevil Louisville Colorado United States1997 LEGO Universe
NetDragon Websoft Fuzhou China1999 Disney Fantasy Online
NetEase Guangzhou China1997 Fantasy Westward Journey
Cyber Hunter
Identity V
Rules of Survival
Marvel Duel
Marvel Super War
Revelation Online
Developer, publisher, and online services company
NetherRealm Studios Chicago Illinois United States2010 Mortal Kombat series
Injustice: Gods Among Us

Injustice 2

Successor to Midway Games; Subsidiary of Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Neverland Tokyo Japan1993 Rune Factory series
Neversoft Woodland Hills California United States1994 Guitar Hero III–Metallica
Tony Hawk series

Gun

Acquired by Activision in 1999; merged into Infinity Ward in 2014
Nevosoft St. Petersburg Russia2002
New World Computing Agoura Hills California United States1984 Might and Magic franchise
New World Interactive Denver Colorado United States2010 Insurgency Acquired by Embracer Group in 2020 [1]
Nexon Tokyo
Seoul
Japan
South Korea
2002
1994
MapleStory
Mabinogi
Vindictus
Atlantica Online
Online video game developer, publisher and distributor; moved its headquarters from Korea to Japan.
Next Level Games Vancouver British Columbia Canada2002 Super Mario Strikers
Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon
Luigi's Mansion 3
Spider-Man: Friend or Foe
Acquired by Nintendo in 2021. [31]
Niantic San Francisco California United States2010 Ingress
Pokémon Go
Nibris Kraków Poland2000
Nicalis Santa Ana California United States2007 VVVVVV
Cave Story
NightSky
1001 Spikes
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
Crystal Crisis
Indie developer/publisher
Night School Studio Glendale California United States2014 Oxenfree
Afterparty
Acquired by Netflix in 2021
Nihon Falcom Tokyo Japan1981 Ys series
Xanadu series
The Legend of Heroes franchise
Dragon Slayer series
Trails
Developer/publisher
Nikita Online St. Petersburg Russia1991
Nimble Giant Entertainment Buenos Aires Argentina2002 Regnum Online
Master of Orion: Conquer the Stars
Acquired by Embracer Group in 2020. [18]
Ninjabee Orem Utah United States2005Division of Wahoo Studios
Ninja Theory Cambridge England United Kingdom2000 Heavenly Sword
Enslaved: Odyssey to the West
DmC: Devil May Cry
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
Former Indie developer and publisher; acquired by Microsoft Studios in 2018
Nintendo Kyoto Japan1889 Super Mario franchise
The Legend of Zelda franchise
Pokémon franchise
Fire Emblem franchise
Splatoon series
Metroid franchise
Kid Icarus series
Pikmin series
Xenoblade Chronicles series
Animal Crossing series
F-Zero series
Star Fox series
Kirby franchise
Mother series
Super Smash Bros. series
Tomodachi series
Brain Age series
Big Brain Academy series
Nintendogs series
Wave Race series
Famicom Detective Club series
Excitebike
Pilotwings
Tetris Attack series
1-2-Switch series
First-party developer/publisher/console manufacturer
Nintendo Software Technology Redmond Washington United States1998 Bionic Commando: Elite Forces
Wave Race: Blue Storm
Subsidiary of Nintendo of America
Nippon Ichi Software Kakamigahara Japan1991 Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure
La Pucelle: Tactics
Disgaea series
Phantom Brave
GrimGrimoire
Hotaru no Nikki
Developer/publisher
Nival St. Petersburg Russia1996 Etherlords series
Blitzkrieg series
Heroes of Might and Magic V
Nordeus Belgrade Serbia2009 Top Eleven Football Manager Developer/publisher; acquired by Take-Two Interactive in 2021
NovaLogic Agoura Hills California United States1985 Delta Force series
Joint Operations series
Their assets were acquired by THQ Nordic
Novarama Barcelona Spain2003 Invizimals series
Now Production Osaka Japan1986 Mario Super Sluggers
Sonic Riders
Nude Maker Tokyo Japan2002 Steel Battalion series
Infinite Space
NightCry
Formed by former employees of Human Entertainment
NuFX Hoffman Estates Illinois United States1990Merged into EA Chicago in 2004
n-Space Orlando Florida United States1994 Heroes of Ruin
Port for various video games, include Call of Duty series
Obsidian Entertainment Irvine California United States2004 Fallout New Vegas
Neverwinter Nights 2
Dungeon Siege III
South Park: The Stick of Truth
Pillars of Eternity
The Outer Worlds
Acquired by Microsoft Studios in 2018
Oddworld Inhabitants San Luis Obispo California United States1994 Oddworld series
Omega Force Ashikaga Japan1997Warriors franchise

Toukiden series
Dragon Quest Heroes series
Dragon Quest Builders 2
Persona 5 Strikers

Division of Koei Tecmo Games
Origin Systems Austin Texas United States1983 Ultima series
Ultima Online
Wing Commander series
Acquired by Electronic Arts in 1992 and closed in 2004
OtherSide Entertainment Boston Massachusetts United States2013 Underworld Ascendant
System Shock 3
Founded by one of Looking Glass Studios founders.
Outfit7 Ljubljana Slovenia2010 Talking Tom and Friends franchiseAcquired by Zhejiang Jinke Entertainment Culture Co., Ltd. in 2017
Outrage Entertainment Ann Arbor Michigan United States1996 Descent 3 Closed in 2004
Out of the Park Developments Hollern-Twielenfleth Germany1999 Out of the Park Baseball seriesAcquired by Com2uS in 2020
Overkill Software Stockholm Sweden2009 Payday seriesFounded by Grin founders; acquired by Starbreeze Studios in 2012
Oxygen Studios Croydon England United Kingdom2006 King of Clubs
Page 44 Studios San Francisco California United States1998 Freekstyle
High School Musical 3: Senior Year Dance
Madden NFL 11 iOS
uDraw Pictionary
World of Goo iOS
Subsidiary of Zynga; closed in 2011.
Pangea Software Austin Texas United States1987
Paradigm Entertainment Farmers Branch Texas United States1997 F-1 World Grand Prix series
Pilotwings 64
Acquired by Infogrames Entertainment SA in 2000; acquired by THQ in 2006; closed in 2008
People Can Fly Warsaw Poland2002 Bulletstorm
Painkiller
Project Sora Tokyo Japan2009 Kid Icarus: Uprising Subsidiary of Nintendo; became defunct in 2012
Purple Lamp Studios Vienna Austria2018 SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated Acquired by Embracer Group in 2020. [18]
Papaya Studio Irvine California United States1999
Project Soul Tokyo Japan1996 Soul seriesDivision of Bandai Namco Studios
Panther Games Pty Ltd Canberra Australia1985 Fire-Brigade
Command Ops: Battles from the Bulge
Paradox Development Studio Stockholm Sweden1995 Europa Universalis series
Hearts of Iron series
Crusader Kings series
In-house development studio and subsidiary of Paradox Interactive
Parallax Software Ann Arbor Michigan United States1993 Descent seriesSplit into Volition and Outrage Entertainment
Pandemic Studios Los Angeles California United States1998 Star Wars: Battlefront
Destroy All Humans! series
Full Spectrum Warrior
Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction
The Saboteur
Acquired by Electronic Arts in 2007 and closed in 2009.
Pendulo Studios Madrid Spain1993 Hollywood Monsters series
Runaway series
Yesterday series
Penguin Software Geneva Illinois United States1978 Transylvania series
Perfect World Beijing China2004 Perfect World seriesDeveloper/publisher
Petroglyph Las Vegas Nevada United States2003 Star Wars: Empire at War
Universe at War: Earth Assault
Grey Goo
Command & Conquer Remastered Collection
Phantagram Seoul South Korea1994 Kingdom Under Fire seriesAcquired by Blueside in 2010 [32]
Pipeworks Studios Eugene Oregon United States1999 Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee
Deadliest Warrior
Zumba Fitness
Acquired by Sumo Group in 2020 and acquired by Jagex in 2022
Piranha Bytes Essen Germany1997 Gothic 1–3
Risen series
ELEX
Acquired by THQ Nordic in 2019
Piranha Games VancouverBritish ColumbiaCanada2000 MechWarrior 5
MechWarrior Online
Bass Pro Shops: The Strike
Die Hard: Nakatomi Plaza
Acquired by Enad Global 7 in 2020. [3]
Pi Studios Houston Texas United States2002 Bomberman Live: Battlefest
Pivotal Games Bath England United Kingdom2000 Conflict series
The Great Escape
Pixel Federation Bratislava Slovakia2007 Galactic Junk League Developer/Publisher
Playdom San Francisco California United States2009 Facebook, Myspace game developer Subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company; closed in 2016
Playfish London England United Kingdom2007 The Sims Social Facebook, Myspace game developer Acquired by Electronic Arts; closed in 2013
PlayFirst San Francisco California United States2004Acquired by Glu Mobile in 2014; Casual game developer, publisher and portal
Playground Games Royal Leamington Spa England United Kingdom2009 Forza Horizon series
Fable (2020)
Acquired by Microsoft Studios in 2018
PlatinumGames Osaka Japan2006 MadWorld
Bayonetta series
Vanquish
Anarchy Reigns
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
The Wonderful 101
Star Fox Zero
Nier: Automata
Astral Chain
Successor to Clover Studio, and founded by Shinji Mikami, Atsushi Inaba, and Hideki Kamiya.
Polyphony Digital Tokyo Japan1998 Gran Turismo series
Tourist Trophy
Division of SIE Worldwide Studios
PopCap Games Seattle Washington United States2000 Bejeweled series
Plants vs. Zombies series
Peggle series
Zuma
Casual game developer, publisher and portal; subsidiary of Electronic Arts since 2011
PopTop Software Fenton Missouri United States1993 Tropico
Railroad Tycoon series
Acquired by Take-Two Interactive in 2000 and merged into Firaxis Games in 2006
Press Play Copenhagen Denmark2006 Max & the Magic Marker
Max: The Curse of Brotherhood
Former subsidiary of Microsoft Studios; defunct in March 2016
Private Division New York City New York United States2017 Kerbal Space Program 2 The company has Intercept Games studio and Roll7 studio. Subsidiary of Take-Two Interactive.
Psyonix San Diego California United States2001 Rocket League
XCOM: Enemy Unknown
Acquired by Epic Games in 2019
PUBG Studios Seongnam South Korea2009 Devilian
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Acquired by Bluehole (currently Krafton) in 2015
Punch Entertainment Hanoi Vietnam2005Subsidiary of Evolable Asia  [ ja ]; Casual games, social games developer
Pyro Mobile Madrid Spain1996 Commandos seriesSubsidiary of Zed Group; their assets were acquired by Kalypso Media [33]
Q Entertainment Tokyo Japan2003 Lumines seriesAcquired by Sanyo Kasei Seisakusho in 2013 and the parent company was defunct in 2018.
Q-Games Nakagyō-ku Japan2001 Star Fox Command
PixelJunk series
The Tomorrow Children
Quantic Dream Paris France1997 Fahrenheit
Heavy Rain
Beyond: Two Souls
Detroit: Become Human
Acquired by NetEase in 2022
Quest Corporation Tokyo Japan1988 Ogre Battle seriesThe game development division was acquired by Square in 2002
Quintet TokyoJapan1989 ActRaiser
Soul Blazer
Illusion of Gaia
Terranigma
Robotrek
The company appears to have been inactive since 2002. According to Terranigma artist Kamui Fujiwara, Quintet president Tomoyoshi Miyazaki had "disappeared" to his knowledge. A remaster of ActRaiser entitled ActRaiser Renaissance was released in September 2021 by Square Enix, suggesting that Square Enix at least has access to ActRaiser's rights, and might have the rest of Quintet's library as well. [34]
Radical Entertainment Vancouver Canada1991 Prototype series
Mario Is Missing!
Crash Tag Team Racing
Crash of the Titans
Acquired by Vivendi Games in 2005; dissolved in 2013 [35]
Rage Games Liverpool England United Kingdom1992 Incoming seriesDefunct in 2003
Rainbow Studios Phoenix Arizona United States1996 MX vs. ATV seriesAcquired by THQ, later closed by THQ, but re-instated in 2013 by Nordic Games (later known as THQ Nordic)
Rare Twycross England United Kingdom1985 Battletoads series
Donkey Kong Country series
Killer Instinct series
Banjo-Kazooie series
Donkey Kong 64
GoldenEye 007
Conker's Bad Fur Day
Perfect Dark series
Sea 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 States1990 Heretic
Hexen
Singularity
Call of Duty series
Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast
Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance
Acquired by Activision in 1997
RDI Video Systems Carlsbad California United States1982 Dragon's Lair Defunct in 1985
Ready at Dawn Irvine California United States2003 Daxter
The Order: 1886
Deformers
Lone Echo
Formed by former members of Naughty Dog and Blizzard Entertainment. Acquired by Facebook in 2020. [36]
Red Entertainment Tokyo Japan1976 (as the Red Company), 2000 (as Red Entertainment) Sakura Wars series
Gungrave series
Developer/publisher; acquired by Oizumi Corporation  [ ja ] in 2014
Reality Pump Studios Kraków Poland1995 Two Worlds seriesDivision of TopWare Interactive
Realtime Associates Los Angeles California United States1986
Realtime Worlds Dundee Scotland United Kingdom2002 Crackdown Closed in 2010
Rebellion Developments Oxford England United Kingdom1992 Aliens vs. Predator series
Sniper Elite series
Rebellion Warwick Leamington Spa England United Kingdom2013 SkySaga: Infinite Isles Formed by former employees of Blitz Games Studios; acquired by Rebellion Developments in 2018
RedLynx Helsinki Finland2000 Trials seriesSubsidiary of Ubisoft
Red Thread Games Oslo Norway2012 Dreamfall Chapters: The Longest Journey Founded by former employees of Funcom
Red Storm Entertainment Cary North Carolina United States1996 Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six
Acquired by Ubisoft in 2000
RedTribe (Tribalant) Melbourne Victoria Australia2003
Reflexive Entertainment Lake Forest California United States1997 Airport Mania seriesSubsidiary of Amazon.com
Relic Entertainment Vancouver British Columbia Canada1997 Company of Heroes series
Warhammer 40000: Dawn of War series
Homeworld series
Acquired by Sega in 2013
Remedy Entertainment Espoo Finland1995 Max Payne series
Alan Wake series
Control
Respawn Entertainment Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles California United States2010 Titanfall
Apex Legends
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
Acquired by Electronic Arts in 2017.
Reto-Moto Copenhagen Denmark2008 Heroes & Generals The business was acquired by TLM Partners in 2022 [37]
Retro Studios Austin Texas United States1998 Metroid Prime series
Donkey Kong Country series
First-party developer and subsidiary of Nintendo
Revolution Software York England United Kingdom1990 Broken Sword series
Beneath a Steel Sky
Riot Games Santa Monica California United States2006 League of Legends

Legends of Runeterra

Valorant

Acquired by Tencent in 2011
Rising Star Games Luton England United Kingdom2004Acquired by Thunderful in 2018
Robomodo Chicago Illinois United States2008 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5
Defunct in 2016
Robot Entertainment Plano Texas United States2009 Orcs Must Die! series
Hero Academy series
Age of Empires Online
Rockstar Games
Rockstar India
Rockstar Leeds
Rockstar Lincoln
Rockstar London
Rockstar New England
Rockstar North
Rockstar San Diego
Rockstar Toronto
New York City
Bangalore
Leeds
Lincoln
London
Ballardvale
Edinburgh
Carlsbad
Oakville
New York
Karnataka
England
Scotland
Massachusetts
California
Ontario
United States
India
United Kingdom
Canada
1998
2016
2004
2002
2005
2008
2002
2002
1999
Grand Theft Auto franchise
Manhunt series
Midnight Club series
Red Dead series
Bully
Developer/publisher; owned by Take-Two Interactive
Rockstar Dundee Dundee Scotland United Kingdom2008 Crackdown 2 Acquired by Take-Two Interactive in 2020
Rocksteady Studios London England United Kingdom2005 Batman: Arkham series
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League
Subsidiary of Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Robinson Technologies Hiroshima Japan1989 Dink Smallwood
Romero Games Galway Ireland2015 Empire of Sin
Rovio Entertainment Espoo Finland2003 Angry Birds franchisePublisher, developer and distributor; acquired by Sega in 2023
Runic Games Seattle Washington United States2008 Torchlight Subsidiary of Perfect World; closed in 2017
Running with Scissors Tucson Arizona United States1997 Postal series
Saber Interactive Millburn New Jersey United States2001 World War Z Acquired by Embracer Group in 2020. [38]
Sandlot Tokyo Japan2001 Robot Alchemic Drive
Earth Defense Force series
Zangeki no Reginleiv
Formed by former employees of Human Entertainment
Sanzaru Games Foster City California United States2006 Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time
Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal
Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice
Acquired by Facebook in 2020. [39]
Sir-Tech Ogdensburg New York United States
Canada
1979 Wizardry series
Jagged Alliance series
Schell Games Pittsburgh Pennsylvania United States2002 I Expect You To Die Developer and publisher
SCS Software Prague Czech Republic1997 18 Wheels of Steel series
Euro Truck Simulator series
Sega Tokyo Japan1960 Sonic the Hedgehog franchise
Crazy Taxi series
Golden Axe series
Streets of Rage
series
The House of the Dead series
Super Monkey Ball series
Puyo Puyo series
Jet Set Radio series
Phantasy Star series
Panzer Dragoon series
Jet Set Radio series
Let's Make a Soccer Team! series
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games series
Shenmue series
Sakura Wars
series
Yakuza
franchise
Valkyria Chronicles series
Mushiking series
Border Break series


Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA series
Virtua Fighter series
Virtua Tennis series
World Club Champion Football series
Samba de Amigo series

Third-party (Formerly first-party) developer, publisher, and former console manufacturer; subsidiary of Sega Sammy Holdings
Sensible Software Cambridge England United Kingdom1986 Sensible Soccer series
Cannon Fodder series
Mega Lo Mania
Wizball
Wizkid
Microprose Soccer
Shoot-'Em-Up Construction Kit
Parallax
Sensible Golf
Developer, studio closed and company acquired by Codemasters in 1999
Bend Studio Bend Oregon United States1993 (Founded as Blank, Berlyn and Co., later Eidetic) Syphon Filter series
Days Gone
Founded by Blank, Berlyn and Co. and Eidetic, acquired by Sony Interactive Entertainment as a part of SIE Worldwide Studios in 2000.
San Mateo Studio (formerly Foster City Studio) San Mateo California United States1998Division of SIE Worldwide Studios; relocated from Foster City to San Mateo
Japan Studio Tokyo Japan1993 Ape Escape series
Ico
Shadow of the Colossus
Siren series
Patapon series
Loco Roco series
Gravity Rush series
Knack series
The Last Guardian
Fantavision
Former division of SIE Worldwide Studios, re-organized into Team Asobi in 2021 [40]
London Studio London England United Kingdom2002 SingStar seriesDivision of SIE Worldwide Studios
San Diego Studio San Diego California United States2001 MLB: The Show seriesDivision of SIE Worldwide Studios
Santa Monica Studio Los Angeles California United States1999 God of War seriesDivision of SIE Worldwide Studios
Studio Liverpool Liverpool England United Kingdom1984 Wipeout series
Formula One series
Colony Wars series
Former Division of SIE Worldwide Studios; shut down by Sony on August 22, 2012
Shaba Games San Francisco California United States1997 Tony Hawk's Underground 2: Remix
Spider-Man: Web of Shadows
Acquired by Activision in 2002; defunct in 2009
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 Kingdom2005A group of first-party development studios and subsidiaries owned by Sony Interactive Entertainment
SingleTrac Salt Lake City Utah United States1994 Twisted Metal 1–2
Jet Moto 1–2
Warhawk (1995)
Defunct in 2000
Shengqu Games Shanghai China1999Acquired by Zhejiang Century Huatong in 2017
Sherman3D Petaling Jaya Malaysia2003 Alpha Kimori
Shin'en Multimedia Munich Germany1999 Fast Racing League series
Sierra Entertainment Oakhurst California United States1979 Mystery House
King's Quest series
Space Quest series
Police Quest series
Leisure Suit Larry series
Quest for Glory series
Gabriel Knight series
Subsidiary of Activision; internal development ceased in 1999; closed in 2004
Silicon Knights St. Catharines Ontario Canada1992 Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain
Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem
Too Human
Closed in 2014
Silicon Studio Tokyo Japan2000 Bravely Default seriesThey still develop game middlewares but their game contents division was sold to CREEK & RIVER. [41]
Simtex Austin Texas United States1988 Master of Orion series
Master of Magic
Closed in 1997
skip Ltd. Tokyo Japan2000 bit Generations series
Chibi-Robo! series
Formed by former employees of Love-de-Lic
SkyBox Labs Burnaby British Columbia Canada2011 Kinect Nat Geo TV
Project Spark
Acquired by NetEase Games in 2023.
Slant Six Games Vancouver British Columbia Canada2005 SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs series
Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City
Defunct in 2013
Sledgehammer Games Foster City California United States2009 Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
co-developer of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Subsidiary of Activision
Snail Suzhou China2000 Voyage Century Online
Snapshot Games Sofia Bulgaria2013 Chaos Reborn Acquired by Embracer Group in 2020. [18]
Slightly Mad Studios London England United Kingdom2008 Project CARS seriesAcquired by Codemasters in 2019 [42]
Slipgate Ironworks Aars Denmark2017 Rad Rodgers Formed by former employees of Interceptor Entertainment; acquired by Embracer Group in 2021
Slitherine Software Epsom England United Kingdom2000 Horrible Histories: Ruthless Romans
Smilegate Seoul South Korea2002 Crossfire series
SNK Osaka Japan2001 Fatal Fury series
The King of Fighters series
Metal Slug series
Samurai Showdown series
The Last Blade series
World Heroes series
Acquired by 37Games in 2015; game hardware and software developer/publisher/manufacture
Sobee Studios Istanbul Turkey2000 I Can Football
Süpercan
Merged into TTNET; closed in 2013
Snowblind Studios Seattle Washington United States1997 Top Gear Overdrive
Champions of Norrath
Subsidiary of Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment; defunct in 2012
Software 2000 Eutin Germany1987 Pizza Tycoon seriesClosed in 2002
Sony Interactive Entertainment Tokyo (SIE, Inc.)

San Mateo (SIE, LLC)

Japan (SIE, Inc.)

California (SIE, LLC)

United States1994Various titlesFirst-party developer, publisher and console manufacturer
Sora Ltd. Tokyo Japan2005 Kid Icarus: Uprising
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Spellbound Entertainment Offenburg Germany1994 Desperados series
Arcania: Gothic 4
Closed in 2012
Spiders Paris France2008 The Technomancer
GreedFall
Acquired by Bigben Interactive (latterly Nacon) in 2019 [43]
Spike Tokyo Japan1991 Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi seriesMerged with Chunsoft to become Spike Chunsoft in 2012
Spike Chunsoft Tokyo Japan2012 Zero Escape series
Danganronpa franchise
AI: The Somnium Files
Mystery Dungeon franchise

Jump Force

The result of a merger between Spike and Chunsoft and is owned by Dwango
Spil Games Hilversum Netherlands2001Web game developer/publisher. Acquired by Azerion. [44] [45]
Splash Damage London England United Kingdom2001 Enemy Territory: Quake Wars
Brink
Dirty Bomb
Acquired by Leyou in 2016 and then Leyou was acquired by Tencent in 2020
Sports Interactive London England United Kingdom1994 Championship Manager series
Football Manager series
Eastside Hockey Manager series
Acquired by Sega in 2006
Sproing Interactive Media Vienna Austria2001 Cursed Mountain Defunct in 2017; their assets were acquired by Purple Lamp Studios
Square Enix Shinjuku, Tokyo Japan1975 Final Fantasy franchise
Mana series
SaGa series
Chrono Trigger
Brave Fencer Musashi
Star Ocean franchise
Valkyrie Profile series
Kingdom Hearts franchise
Dragon Quest franchise
Drakengard series

Bravely Default series
Octopath Traveler
Front Mission series

Developer/publisher; previously known as Square Co. and Enix
Squad Mexico City Mexico2009 Kerbal Space Program series
Stainless Games Newport England United Kingdom1993 Magic: The Gathering – Duels of the Planeswalkers series
Stainless Steel Studios Cambridge Massachusetts United States1998 Empire Earth Closed in 2005
Starbreeze Studios Uppsala Sweden1998 Enclave
Riddick
Syndicate
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
Stardock Plymouth Michigan United States1991 Galactic Civilizations seriesDeveloper/publisher
Sting Entertainment Tokyo Japan1989 Baroque series
Dungeon Travelers series
Strategic Simulations Sunnyvale California United States1979 Gold Box series
Panzer General series
Closed in 1994
Stoic Studio Austin Texas United States2011 The Banner Saga seriesFounded by former employees of BioWare
Strawdog Studios Derby England United Kingdom2003 Geon series
Straylight Studios Dunedin New Zealand2004Closed in 2009
Streamline Studios Kuala Lumpur Malaysia2001
Success Tokyo Japan1978 Cotton series
Sucker Punch Productions Bellevue Washington United States1997 Rocket: Robot on Wheels
Sly Cooper series
Infamous series
Ghost of Tsushima
Division of SIE Worldwide Studios since 2011
Sumo Digital Sheffield England United Kingdom2003 LittleBigPlanet 3
Crackdown 3
Subsidiary of Sumo Group
Sunsoft Kōnan Aichi Japan1978 Blaster Master Developer and publisher. Division of Sun Corporation.
Supercell Helsinki Finland2010 Clash of Clans
Hay Day
Boom Beach
Clash Royale
Subsidiary of Tencent
Supermassive Games Guildford England United Kingdom2008 Until Dawn Acquired by Nordisk Games, a subsidiary of Nordisk Film, in 2022
Supergiant Games San Francisco California United States2009 Hades
SuperVillain Studios Orange County California United States2004 Order Up! acquired by Nicalis in 2017
Survios Los Angeles California United States2013
Studio Wildcard Kirkland Washington United States2014 Ark: Survival Evolved
Swordfish Studios Birmingham England United Kingdom2002 Brian Lara International Cricket 2005 Acquired by Vivendi Games in 2005 and then acquired by Codemasters in 2008; defunct in 2010
Swingin' Ape Studios Aliso Viejo California United States2000 Metal Arms: Glitch in the System Acquired by Blizzard Entertainment
StormRegion Budapest Hungary2001 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 States1995 Deer Hunter seriesDefunct in 2003
Syn Sophia Tokyo Japan1995 WCW/nWo Revenge
SimCity DS series
Style Savvy series
Pretty Series franchise
SystemSoft Beta Tokyo Japan1999 Daisenryaku seriesSubsidiary of Nippon Ichi Software, successor of SystemSoft Alpha [46]
Taito Shinjuku, Tokyo Japan1953 Space Invaders
Bubble Bobble series
Developer/publisher; acquired by Square Enix
Tango Gameworks Minato, Tokyo Japan2010 The Evil Within series
Ghostwire: Tokyo
Hi-Fi Rush
Acquired by ZeniMax Media in 2010, and founded by Shinji Mikami.
Tag Games Dundee Scotland United Kingdom2006Acquired by Scopely in 2023 [47]
TaleWorlds Entertainment Ankara Turkey2005 Mount & Blade series
Tamsoft Asakusa Japan1992 OneeChanbara series
Senran Kagura series
Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions
T&E Soft Aichi Japan1982 Hydlide seriesMerged into Spike Chunsoft in 2013
Tantalus Media Melbourne Victoria Australia1994mostly acquired by Keywords Studios in 2021
Tarsier Studios Malmö Sweden2004 Little Nightmares Acquired by Embracer Group in 2019. [48]
Tate Multimedia Warsaw Poland2002 Kao the Kangaroo series
Urban Trial Freestyle
Team17 Ossett England United Kingdom1990 Alien Breed series
Worms series
The Escapists series
Overcooked series
Team Asobi TokyoJapan2012 (as division of Japan Studio)
2021 (as Team Asobi)
The Playroom , Astro Bot Rescue Mission , Astro's Playroom Division of SIE Worldwide Studios
Team Bondi Sydney New South Wales Australia2003 L.A. Noire Closed in 2011
Team Ico Tokyo Japan1997 Ico
Shadow of the Colossus
Division of Japan Studio; Their staffs moved to genDESIGN  [ ja ]
Team Ninja Tokyo Japan1995 Ninja Gaiden series
Dead or Alive franchise
Nioh series
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3
Division of Koei Tecmo Games; formerly a division of Tecmo
Techland Wrocław, WarszawaPoland1991 Chrome series
Call of Juarez series
Dead Island series
Dying Light
Developer/publisher; mostly acquired by Tencent [49]
Tecmo Tokyo Japan1967 Ninja Gaiden series
Dead or Alive franchise
Monster Rancher series
Gallop Racer series
Fatal 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 States2004 Sam & Max episodic series
The Walking Dead series
The Wolf Among Us
Tales from the Borderlands
Game of Thrones
Minecraft: Story Mode
Founded by former employees of LucasArts, defunct in 2018; their assets were acquired by LCG Entertainment
Tencent Shenzhen China1998Developer, publisher, online services company
Tencent Games Shenzhen China2003 Ring of Elysium Division of Tencent Interactive Entertainment
Tequila Works Madrid Spain2009 Deadlight
Terminal Reality Lewisville Texas United States1994 Monster Truck Madness seriesClosed in 2013
Tetris Online Honolulu Hawaii United States2006 Tetris Friends Closed in 2019
Teyon Kraków Poland2006 Heavy Fire series
Thatgamecompany Santa Monica California United States2006 Journey
Sky
The Chinese Room Brighton England United Kingdom2007 Amnesia: A Machine For Pigs Subsidiary of Sumo Digital
The Coalition Vancouver Canada2010 Gears of War seriesSubsidiary of Microsoft Studios
The Farm 51 Gliwice Poland2005 Get Even
The Initiative Santa Monica California United States2018Subsidiary of Microsoft Studios
THQ Agoura Hills California United States1989Developer/publisher; defunct in 2013; their assets were acquired by Nordic Games, 505 Games, or Gearbox Software [50]
THQ Nordic Vienna Austria2011 SpellForce 3 Developer/publisher; subsidiary of Embracer Group
Three Fields Entertainment Petersfield England United Kingdom2014 Danger Zone series
Dangerous Driving series
Founded by the founders of Criterion Games
Three Rings Design San Francisco California United States2001 Doctor Who: Worlds in Time
TimeGate Studios Sugar Land Texas United States1998 Kohan series
Section 8 series
TiMi Studios Shenzhen China2008 Call of Duty: Mobile
Pokémon Unite
Subsidiary of Tencent Games
Toaplan Tokyo Japan1984 Snow Bros.Developer of arcade games; went bankrupt and closed in 1994
Toby Fox United States2015 Undertale
Deltarune
Toca Boca Stockholm Sweden2010Toca Life seriesSubsidiary of Spin Master
ToeJam & Earl Productions San Francisco California United States1989 (as Johnson Voorsanger Productions) ToeJam & Earl seriesFounded by Mark Voorsanger and Greg Johnson; became defunct in 2003
Tokyo RPG Factory Tokyo Japan2014 I Am Setsuna
Lost Sphear
Oninaki
Subsidiary of Square Enix
Toolworks Novato California United States1980 Chessmaster 2000
Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing
Mario Is Missing!
Acquired by Pearson plc
TopWare Interactive Karlsruhe Germany1995Publisher (developing in Reality Pump Studios division)
Torpex Games Bellevue Washington United States2005 Schizoid
Torus Games Bayswater Victoria Australia1994 Scooby-Doo! First Frights
Scooby-Doo! and the Spooky Swamp
Shrek Smash n' Crash Racing
Monster Jam
Tose Kyoto Japan1979 The Legendary Starfy series
Dragon Quest Monsters series
Slime series
World of Final Fantasy
Super Princess Peach
Toys for Bob Novato California United States1989 Skylanders series
Crash Bandicoot 4
Spyro Reignited Trilogy
Subsidiary of Activision
Trapdoor Montreal Quebec Canada2010 Warp
Transmission Games Melbourne Victoria Australia1996 Heroes of the Pacific
Heroes Over Europe
Closed in 2009
Traveller's Tales Knutsford England United Kingdom1990 Lego series
Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex
Subsidiary of TT Games
Treyarch Santa Monica California United States1996 Call of Duty series
Spider-Man (2002)
Acquired by Activision in 2001.
Treasure Tokyo Japan1992 Gunstar Heroes
Dynamite Headdy
Guardian Heroes
Alien Soldier
Bangai-O
Ikaruga
Sin and Punishment
Sin & Punishment: Star Successor
Gaist Crusher
tri-Ace Tokyo Japan1995 Star Ocean franchise
Valkyrie Profile series
Acquired by Nepro Japan (currently NJ Holdings  [ ja ]) in 2015
tri-Crescendo Tokyo Japan1999 Digimon World Re:Digitize series
Trion Worlds Redwood City California United States2006 Rift Defunct in 2018; their assets were acquired by Gamigo  [ de ] [51]
Tripwire Interactive Roswell Georgia United States2005 Killing Floor series
Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45
Acquired by Embracer Group in 2022
Triumph Studios Delft Netherlands1997 Age of Wonders series
Overlord series
Acquired by Paradox Interactive
Turn 10 Studios Redmond Washington United States2001 Forza Motorsport seriesSubsidiary of Microsoft Studios
Turtle Rock Studios Lake Forest California United States2002 Left 4 Dead series
Evolve
Acquired by Tencent in 2021
Two Point Studios Farnham, Surrey England United Kingdom2016 Two Point Hospital Formed by former employees of Lionhead Studios; acquired by Sega in 2019
Two Tribes Amersfoort Netherlands2000 Toki Tori
Typhoon Games (HK) Hong Kong SAR China2001Subsidiary of Typhoon Entertainment (Asia)
Ubisoft Montreuil-sous-Bois France1986 Rayman series
Assassin's Creed series
Just Dance series
Prince of Persia series
Far Cry series
ZombiU
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon series
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six series
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell series
Beyond Good & Evil series
Developer/publisher
Ubisoft Blue Byte Düsseldorf Germany1988 Battle Isle series
The Settlers series
Anno series
Acquired by Ubisoft
Ubisoft Leamington Leamington Spa England United Kingdom2002 DJ Hero series
Guitar Hero Live
Acquired by Activision in 2008 and acquired by Ubisoft in 2017
Ubisoft Reflections Newcastle upon Tyne England United Kingdom1984 Driver series
Destruction Derby series
Acquired by Ubisoft
UEP Systems Tokyo Japan1985 Cool Boarders seriesDefunct in 2001
Ultimate Play the Game Ashby-de-la-Zouch England United Kingdom1982 Jetpac
Lunar Jetman
Atic Atac
Sabreman series
Alien 8
Predecessor to Rare; Defunct in 1988
Undead Labs Seattle Washington United States2009 State of Decay seriesAcquired by Microsoft Studios in 2018
Underground Development Foster City California United States1994 Guitar Hero: Van Halen Acquired by Activision in 2002; dissolved in 2010
United Front Games Vancouver British Columbia Canada2006 ModNation Racers
Sleeping Dogs
LittleBigPlanet Karting
Defunct in 2016
United Game Artists Tokyo Japan1996 Space Channel 5 series
Rez
Subsidiary of Sega
Universomo Tampere Finland2002Defunct in 2010
Unknown Worlds Entertainment San Francisco California United States2001 Natural Selection series
Subnautica series
Acquired by Krafton in 2021
Valhalla Game Studios TokyoJapan2008 Devil's Third
Momotaro Dentetsu 2017
Acquired by Wake Up Interactive in 2017 and merged into Wake Up Interactive by Tencent, its new parent company, in 2021
Valve Kirkland Washington United States1996 Half-Life series
Portal series
Left 4 Dead series
Team Fortress 2
Dota 2
Counter-Strike series
Developer, publisher and distributor
Vanillaware Chūō-ku, Osaka Japan2002 Odin Sphere
GrimGrimoire
Muramasa: The Demon Blade
Dragon's Crown
13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim
Vanpool Tokyo Japan1999 Tingle series
Super Kirby Clash
Kirby Fighters 2
Formed by former employees of Love-de-Lic
Venan Entertainment Cromwell Connecticut United States2002 Ninjatown Their assets were acquired by Megaspace Industries.
VG Entertainment Kyiv Ukraine2012 Survarium Vostok Games was founded in March 2012 by former employees of GSC Game World, following that firm's closing
Vic Tokai Shizuoka Japan1984Developer and publisher. Branch of Tokai Communications.
Vicarious Visions Albany (Menands) New York United States1990 Guitar Hero series (Wii and DS version)
Tony Hawk series

Skylanders: SuperChargers
Crash Bandicoot series

Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2

Acquired by Activision in 2004; merged into Blizzard Entertainment in 2021. [52]
Vigil Games Austin Texas United States2005 Darksiders seriesSubsidiary of THQ; defunct in 2013
Virtual Heroes Raleigh North Carolina United States2004 Moonbase Alpha
Virtuos Singapore2004 Monster Jam: Path of Destruction
Ghost Recon Predator
Visceral Games Redwood City California United States1998 Dead Space seriesFormerly known as EA Redwood Shores, former in-house development studio and subsidiary of Electronic Arts, closed in 2017.
Visual Concepts Novato California United States1988 NFL 2K
NBA 2K series
MLB 2K series
NHL 2K series
WWE 2K20
Subsidiary of 2K
Volition Champaign Illinois United States1996 Saints Row series
Red Faction series
Acquired by Koch Media in 2013 and managed by its Deep Silver division; transferred to the Gearbox Entertainment belonging to the same industrial group in 2022 and closed in 2023
VoxelStorm Manchester England United Kingdom2012 AdvertCity
Wahoo Studios Orem Utah United States2001
Warhorse Studios Prague Czech Republic2011 Kingdom Come: Deliverance Acquired by Koch Media in 2019
Wargaming Nicosia
Minsk
Cyprus
Belarus
1998 World of Tanks
World of Warplanes
Developer/publisher
Lesta Studio (formerly Wargaming Saint Petersburg) Saint Petersburg Russia1991 World of Warships Former subsidiary of Wargaming
Wargaming Seattle Redmond Washington United States1998 Supreme Commander Subsidiary of Wargaming
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Chicago Illinois United States1988 Batman: Arkham series
Lego series
F.E.A.R. series
Mortal Kombat series
Division of Warner Bros. Entertainment which is a subsidiary of WarnerMedia
WB Games Boston (formerly Turbine) Needham Massachusetts United States1994 Asheron's Call series
Dungeons & Dragons Online
The Lord of the Rings Online
Subsidiary of Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
WB Games - Avalanche (formerly Avalanche Software) Salt Lake City Utah United States1995 Disney Infinity seriesSubsidiary of Disney Interactive Studios; defunct in 2016
Relaunched by Warner Bros. in 2017.
Webfoot Technologies Chicago Illinois United States1993 Dragon Ball Z: The Legacy of Goku
You 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 Korea2000 The Legend of Mir series
Westone Bit Entertainment Tokyo Japan1986 Wonder Boy series
Monster World series
Bankrupt and became defunct in 2014
Westwood Studios Las Vegas Nevada United States1985 Eye of the Beholder
Dune II
The Legend of Kyrandia series
Monopoly (1995)
Lands of Lore series
Command & Conquer series
Acquired by Electronic Arts in 1998 and closed in 2003.
Wideload Games Chicago Illinois United States2003 Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse Subsidiary of Disney Interactive Studios; closed in 2014
Wildfire Studios Brisbane Queensland Australia1995
Wizet studio (Nexon development 1st division) Seoul South Korea1999 MapleStory Acquired by Nexon and became to its division
Wolfire Games Berkeley California United States2003
World Forge Voronezh Russia2004 Ancient Wars: Sparta Founded by Burut Creative Team employees.
Xbox Game Studios Redmond Washington United States2002 Age of Empires series
Crackdown series
Forza Motorsport series
Gears of War series
Halo series
Microsoft Flight Simulator series
Zoo Tycoon series
First-party developer, publisher, and console manufacturer; established as Microsoft Game Studios
XPEC Entertainment Taipei Taiwan2000 Bounty Hounds Developer/publisher
Yager Development Berlin Germany1999 Spec Ops: The Line mostly acquired by Tencent in 2021
Yuke's Osaka Japan1993 WWE 2K series (–2018)
Earth Defense Force: Iron Rain
ZeniMax Online Studios Hunt Valley Maryland United States2007 The Elder Scrolls Online Subsidiary of ZeniMax Media Inc
Zen Studios Budapest Hungary2003 Pinball FX seriesAcquired by Embracer Group in 2020. [18]
Zipper Interactive Redmond Washington United States1995 SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs series
MechWarrior 3
Shut down in 2012 by Sony Computer Entertainment
Zombie Studios Seattle Washington United States1994 Spec Ops: Rangers Lead the Way
Blacklight: Retribution
ZootFly Ljubljana Slovenia2002 Marlow Briggs and the Mask of Death Acquired by Elektroncek
Zynga San Francisco California United States2007 FarmVille
Zynga Poker
Social network game developer; acquired by Take-Two Interactive in 2022

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Nexon Co., Ltd. is a South Korean video game publisher. It publishes titles including MapleStory, Dungeon & Fighter, Sudden Attack, and KartRider. Headquartered in Japan, the company has offices in South Korea, the United States, Taiwan and Thailand.

Cyanide SA is a French video game developer based in the Nanterre suburb of Paris. The company was founded in 2000 by Patrick Pligersdorffer, formerly of Ubi Soft. Since 2007, Cyanide operates a second studio, Amusement Cyanide, in Montreal, Canada, and employs a total of 110 staff members as of 2018. Cyanide was acquired by French publisher Bigben Interactive in May 2018.

Focus Entertainment is a French video game developer and publisher based in Paris, France. Founded in 1996, Focus has published and distributed original titles such as Sherlock Holmes, TrackMania, Runaway, and sports games like Cycling Manager and Virtual Skipper.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Marvelous (company)</span> Japanese Anime producer and video game company

Marvelous Inc. is a Japanese video game developer and publisher, and anime producer. The company was founded in 1997 but formed in its current state on October 2011 by the merger of the original Marvelous Entertainment with AQ Interactive, and Liveware.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Coffee Stain Studios</span> Swedish video game developer

Coffee Stain Studios AB is a Swedish video game developer based in Skövde. Founded in 2010 by nine University of Skövde students, the company is best known for Goat Simulator, which was released in April 2014, and Satisfactory, released as an early access game in 2019. Their parent holding company also operates Coffee Stain Publishing, a publisher, and majority-owns developers Coffee Stain North and Lavapotion. In November 2018, the Coffee Stain group was acquired by THQ Nordic AB.

THQ Nordic GmbH is an Austrian video game publisher based in Vienna. Formed in 2011, it is a publishing subsidiary of Embracer Group. Originally named Nordic Games, as was the parent company, both companies were renamed THQ Nordic in August 2016 after the parent company had acquired the "THQ" trademark in 2014. THQ Nordic's core portfolio comprises assets that were acquired from other developers and publishers, such as from JoWooD Entertainment and its subsidiaries DreamCatcher Interactive and The Adventure Company in 2011, THQ in 2013, and NovaLogic in 2016. THQ Nordic has acquired and established several subsidiary studios, including Black Forest Games, Bugbear Entertainment, Gunfire Games, HandyGames, Piranha Bytes, Purple Lamp, and Rainbow Studios.

Vernalossom Co., Ltd., formerly AKS Co., Ltd., is a Japanese talent agency, headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. The company is involved in various entertainment-related activities, including music, film and merchandise production.

Nacon is a French video game company based in Lesquin. It designs and distributes gaming accessories, and publishes and distributes video games for various platforms. In 2020, Bigben Group was consolidated to form Nacon.

Thunderful Group AB is a Swedish video game holding company based in Gothenburg. It was founded in December 2019 through a merger between Thunderful AB and Bergsala Holding's distribution business, consisting of Bergsala, Amo Toys, and Nordic Game Supply. The former Thunderful had been founded in December 2017 between Bergsala Holding, Brjánn Sigurgeirsson, and Klaus Lyngeled, incorporating Sigurgeirsson and Lyngeled's indie game studios—Image & Form and Zoink—and acquiring the publisher Rising Star Games from Bergsala Holding in July 2018. Thunderful Group has since acquired further developers, the publisher Headup Games, and the consultancy firm Robot Teddy.

Embracer Group AB is a Swedish video game and media holding company based in Karlstad. The company consists of 12 "operative groups", which include Amplifier Game Invest, Asmodee, CDE Entertainment, Coffee Stain Studios, Dark Horse Comics, DECA Games, Middle-earth Enterprises, Gearbox Software, Plaion, Saber Interactive, and THQ Nordic.

Krafton Inc. is a South Korean video game publisher and holding company based in Bundang-gu, Seongnam. It was created in November 2018 to serve as the parent company for Bluehole, founded by Chang-Byung-gyu in Seoul in March 2007, and its subsidiaries. The company has published several notable video game titles including TERA, PUBG: Battlegrounds, New State Mobile,The Callisto Protocol and Moonbreaker. According to Forbes, Chang has a net worth of $2.9 billion and is one of the seven gaming billionaires in South Korea.

Eko Software is a French video game developer located in the Choisy-le-roi suburb of Paris. The company was established in 1999 by Jules-Benjamin Lalisse.

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