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This is not the real ranking, but a list of candidates that don't have the minimum number of votes (1) to be on the official best video game developers ranking yet. The items are listed by the number of votes here, not by the rating. Click any item to cast your vote.
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Monolith Soft
(1999)Monolith Soft, Inc. (株式会社モノリスソフト Kabushiki-Gaisha Monorisu Sofuto) is a Japanese video game development studio. The company was formed in 1999 by Tetsuya Takahashi shortly after the completion of the first game he was in charge of...
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Edge of Reality
(1998)Edge of Reality is an independent American video game developer founded in 1998 and based in Austin, Texas that has developed video games for various consoles The company has two development teams, one of which works on licenses a...
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Heavy Iron Studios
(1999)Heavy Iron Studios is an American video game developer, based in Los Angeles, California. They were a wholly owned subsidiary of THQ until being spun off as an independent company in May 2009 as part of a cost-cutting move. They a...
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2K Australia
(2000)2K Australia was an Australian video game developer based in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. The studio was founded in 2000 as Irrational Canberra with Jonathan Chey taking the helm, and in 2007 they changed their name to...
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Kemco
(1984)Kemco Corporation (株式会社ケムコ Kabushikigaisha Kemuko), sometimes referred to as Kotobuki Systems Co., Ltd., is a Japanese video game developer and publisher established in 1984 as a subsidiary of Kotobuki Engineering & Manufacturing...
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Silicon Studio
(2000)Silicon Studio is a Japanese computer graphics technology company and video game developer based in Tokyo. As a technology company, Silicon Studio has produced several products in the 3D computer graphics field, including middlewa...
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Mistwalker
(2004)Mistwalker Corporation (ミストウォーカー Misutowōkā) is a Japanese video game development studio founded by Hironobu Sakaguchi (the creator of the popular Final Fantasy series) in 2004, with the financial backing of Microsoft. The logo an...
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Nihon Falcom
(1981)Nihon Falcom Corporation (日本ファルコム株式会社 Nihon Farukomu Kabushiki-kaisha) is a Japanese video game company. The company was founded in March 1981 by Masayuki Kato...
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NetherRealm Studios
(2010)NetherRealm Studios is an American video game developer based in Chicago, Illinois. The company was founded in 2010 replacing WB Games Chicago and Midway Games, which purchased assets in 2009 that were formerly owned by Midway Gam...
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Monolith Productions
(1994)Monolith Productions (or simply Monolith) is a Kirkland, Washington-based computer game developer known for their games Blood, the No One Lives Forever series, F.E.A.R and more recently, Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor. Monolith is...
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Tradewest
(1986)Tradewest was an American video game company based in Corsicana, Texas that produced numerous games in the 1980s and early 1990s. The company was best known as the publisher of the Battletoads and Double Dragon series in North Ame...
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Level-5
(1998)Level-5 Inc. (株式会社レベルファイブ Kabushiki-gaisha Reberu Faibu) is a video game developer and publisher based in Fukuoka, Japan.
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Insomniac Games
(1994)Insomniac Games, Inc. is an American video game developer whose corporate headquarters is located in Burbank, California. It was founded in 1994 by Ted Price as "Xtreme Software", and was later renamed "Insomniac Games" in 1995...
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Ice-Pick Lodge
(2002)Ice-Pick Lodge is a video game developer based in Moscow, Russia, established in 2002.
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Guerilla Games
(2000)Guerrilla Games is a first party video game developer and wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Computer Entertainment. The company is based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and Cambridge, UK...
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Ghost Games
(2011)Ghost Games (formerly EA Gothenburg) is a video game developer owned by Electronic Arts (EA) located in Sweden and the UK (Ghost Games UK). The studio is currently focused on Need for Speed games using the Frostbite 3 game engine...
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Game Freak
(1989)Game Freak Inc. (株式会社ゲームフリーク Kabushiki gaisha Gēmu Furīku), officially stylized as GAME FREAK inc. and GAMEFREAK inc., is a Japanese video game developer. It is best known as a developer of the Pokémon series of role-playing video...
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FarSight Studios
(1988)FarSight Studios (formerly Farsight Technologies) is an American video game developer established in 1988 by Jay Obernolte. They are an official licensed developer for all current home and handheld consoles...
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Double Eleven
(2009)Double Eleven is a British video game developer and video game publisher based in Middlesbrough, United Kingdom. It was founded by former Rockstar Games developers, Lee Hutchinson and Matt Shepcar, in 2009...
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Dontnod Entertainment
(2008)Dontnod Entertainment is a French video game development studio based in Paris. Its first game, Remember Me, was published by Capcom released on 7 June 2013.
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Deck13
(2001)Deck13 Interactive is a German video game company based in Frankfurt, Germany. They are best known for adventure games like Ankh, Ankh: Heart of Osiris and Jack Keane.
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Choice Provisions
(2007)Choice Provisions, formerly known as Gaijin Games prior to June 2014, is an independent video game development studio, best known for their Bit.Trip series of video games. The studio was founded in 2007 by Alex Neuse, Mike Roush,...
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Behaviour Interactive
(1992)Behaviour Interactive (stylized as bE HAVIOUR and b'heivjǝ(r)) is an independent game development studio in Canada, specializing in the production of 2D and 3D action/adventure games for home video game consoles, handheld game con...
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4J Studios
(2005)4J Studios is a Scottish video game development studio based in Dundee and East Linton. The company has worked with a wide range of publishers including ZeniMax Media, Mojang, and Microsoft Studios. The staff include many former k...
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GSC Game World
(1995)GSC Game World (GSCGW) is a Ukrainian video game developer. Founded in 1995 in Kyiv, Ukraine, it released titles such as Cossacks: European Wars, American Conquest, Alexander, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: C...
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Ubisoft Milan
(2001)Ubisoft Milan is an Italian videogame development studio, operated by publisher company Ubisoft, which is located in Buccinasco, Milan, Italy.
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CyberConnect2
(1996)CyberConnect2 Co., Ltd. (サイバーコネクトツー Saibā Konekuto Tsū) is a video game development studio mostly known for its work on the .hack series, along with a series of fighting games based on the Naruto franchise. They're also known for...
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High Voltage Software
(1993)High Voltage Software is an American independent game development company located in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. Established in 1993, High Voltage Software is known for Hunter: The Reckoning video games and the creation of the majo...
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Clap Hanz
(1998)Clap Hanz, Ltd. (株式会社クラップハンズ Kabushiki-Gaisha Kurappu Hanzu) is a video game developer located in Japan.
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Tarsier Studios
(2004)Tarsier Studios is an independent development studio working with SCE Worldwide Studios on first party projects. They are based in Malmö, Sweden. Founded in 2004 as Team Tarsier, the team eventually changed their name to Tarsier S...
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Dennaton Games
(2012)Dennaton Games is an independent Swedish video game developer founded by programmer Jonatan Söderström and artist Dennis Wedin. Their company name originates from a combination of their names.
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Ruffian Games
(2008)Ruffian Games is a British video game developer founded in 2008. The developer was formed by two members, Billy Thomson and Gaz Liddon, of the video game developer Realtime Worlds. Ruffian Games originally consisted of members fro...
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SCE London Studio
(1993)London Studio is an in-house Sony Computer Entertainment developer located in London. Established in 1993, London Studio is Sony Computer Entertainment Europe’s largest internal development studio, with staff working in a purpose...
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DrinkBox Studios
(2008)DrinkBox Studios is an independent video game development studio located in downtown Toronto, Canada. The company was founded in 2008 by several members of Pseudo Interactive, after that company closed.
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Polyphony Digital
(1998)Polyphony Digital, Inc. is an internal video game development studio of Sony Computer Entertainment, part of SCE Worldwide Studios. Originally a development group within Sony Computer Entertainment known as Polys Entertainment, af...
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The Farm 51
(2005)The Farm 51 is a Polish video game developer founded in 2005 by three industry veterans, Wojciech Pazdur, Kamil Bilczyński (both have previously worked on the Painkiller series at People Can Fly) and Robert Siejka (former presiden...
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Coffee Stain Studios
(2010)Coffee Stain Studios is a Swedish video game developer focusing on computer and mobile games. The company was founded in 2010 by students from the University of Skövde where the company is also located. In 2010, they released I Lo...
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Mediatonic
(2005)Mediatonic Games is a British independent games developer founded in September 2005 as Mediatonic Limited. The company operates studios in London and Brighton, United Kingdom. The company was founded by two undergraduate students,...
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Bluepoint Games
(2006)Bluepoint Games, Inc. is an American independent video game developer located in Austin, Texas.
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SuperVillain Studios
(2004)SuperVillain Studios is an American video game development company that develops for multiple consoles.
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Team17
(1990)Team17 Digital Ltd, founded as 17-Bit Software and later named Team17 Software Ltd, is a British video game developer. They are best known for creating the Worms and Alien Breed video game series...
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Laughing Jackal
(2005)Laughing Jackal Ltd is an independent video game developer, part of the Majesty House Group based in Essex, United Kingdom. Established in 2005, it has developed titles for Wii, Nintendo DS, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Mobil...
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Jackbox Games
(2008)Jackbox Games (formerly Jellyvision Games) is a Chicago-based video game developer, known for the You Don't Know Jack series (YDKJ) of trivia quiz-based video games. The company was previously incorporated as Jellyvision Inc. unti...
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Compile Heart
(2006)Compile Heart (株式会社コンパイルハート Kabushikigaisha Konpairu Hāto) is a Japanese video game developer founded in 2006 as a subsidiary of Idea Factory...
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Codemasters
(1986)Codemasters Software Company Ltd., or Codemasters Birmingham or CodeMasters (earlier known as Code Masters) is a British video game developer and publisher founded by David Darling and his brother Richard in 1986...
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Turtle Rocks Studios
(2002)Turtle Rock Studios is an American video game developer founded in March 2002 by Michael Booth, Phil Robb and Chris Ashton. It was acquired by Valve Corporation in 2008, but was re-founded in 2011 as an independent company. Turtle...
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Tango Gameworks
(2010)Tango Gameworks is a Japan-based video game development company located in Tokyo, Japan. It was founded on March 1, 2010, by Shinji Mikami, the creator of the Resident Evil series.
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Klei Entertainment
(2005)Klei Entertainment is a game development studio located in Vancouver, British Columbia. Klei was formed in July 2005 by Jamie Cheng. They are best known for their games Mark of the Ninja, Don't Starve, Eets, and Shank...
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Ninja Theory
(2000)Ninja Theory, Ltd. is an independent video game developer based in Cambridge, England. Originally founded as Just Add Monsters in March 2000, the company was purchased by former Argonaut Games CEO Jez San in November 2004...
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Iron Galaxy Studios
(2008)Iron Galaxy Studios is a video game developer studio founded on August 15, 2008 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The studio has another office in Orlando, Florida.
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