Video games in Norway

The total value of the Norwegian games industry was US$328 million in 2018. ^[1] The Norwegian games industry managed a turnover of $42 million (NOK 330 million) in 2014. ^[2] As of 2015, there are 140 companies in the whole sector, with 565 people employed. ^[2]

In 2020, Tencent, one of the world's biggest video and online gaming companies acquired the Norwegian video game developer Funcom for $148 million. ^[3]

Video game developers from Norway

• 4 Gladiators Studio
• Agens Games (Also apps & mobile games)
• Apt Games
• Arctic Hazard AS (Also co-dev)
• Audvyr Studio
• Billionworlds AS
• Funcom
• Hamar Game Collective (Founded by Sarepta Studio, Krillbite Studio, and Moondrop)
  • Krillbite Studio
  • Sarepta Studio
• Hyper Games (Also co-devs, edutainment & porting)
• Megapop Games (Also mobile)
• Misc Games
• Proletary Games
• Ravn Studio AS (Former publisher)
• Red Thread Games
• Rock Pocket Games AS (Also co-dev: games, AR/VR. Former publisher.)
• Scape-IT AS
• Snowcastle Games
• Turbo Tape Games

Misc

• Corvid Studio (Design & audio)

Defunct video game developers from Norway

• Antagonist AS (Founded 2014. Inactive 2017? Staff moved to Audvyr Studio & Corvid Studio.)
• Artplant (Online games. Most employees from Russia then UK. Probably inactive after 2019?)
• Blink Studios (Founded 2011. Defunct 2015. Not the same as 2 other US studios.)
• Capricornus Computer Game Productions AS (Founded 1999. Defunct after 2002.)
• Moondrop Games (Co-founder of Hamar GC. Founded 2009. Probably inactive after 2019.)
• Offence Software (Founded 1991. Inactive after 1993. Amiga game dev.)
• Pineleaf AS (Founded 2016. Defunct 2022.)
• Trollpants Game Studio (Founded 2014. Defunct 2016.)
• Twilight Zone Software (Founded 1996. Inactive after 1997.)

Video game publishers from Norway

• Snow Cannon Games

Publisher and developer firms

• Caprino Video Games AS (Aka. CVG AS. Distribution & licensing subsidiary of Capricornus AS then Caprino Studios for Flåklypa franchise.) (See NO wiki)
• Corebreak Interactive
• Lovheim Studios
• Perfectly Paranormal AS (Games & animations)
• Rain Games AS (See NO wiki)
• Slid Studio
• Studio Gauntlet
• Surrealist AS

Defunct video game publishers from Norway

• Playfish (Founded 2007. Closed or merged into Electronic Arts in 2013. London HQ. Norwegian, Chinese & US studios. Publisher & dev.)

References

1. Markets, Research and (April 9, 2019). "Norway Animation, VFX & Games Industry Strategies, Trends & Opportunities Report 2019". GlobeNewswire News Room (Press release).
2. Guest writer (5 June 2015). "With studio numbers up 75%, the Norwegian game scene is booming but it's not without its challenges". pocketgamer.biz.
3. "Tencent to grow gaming empire with $148M acquisition of Conan publisher Funcom in Norway". 22 January 2020.