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Best video game developers (active now)
A ranking of video game development companies.
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Arc System Works
(1988)Arc System Works (アークシステムワークス Āku Shisutemu Wākusu) is a video game developer and publisher based in Yokohama, Japan. Founded by Minoru Kidooka in 1988, Arc System Works is best known for its arcade 2D fighting game franchises, Gu...
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Inti Creates
(1996)Inti Creates Co., Ltd. (株式会社インティ・クリエイツ Kabushiki-gaisha Inti Kurieitsu) is a Japanese video game development company formed by ex-Capcom staff in May 1996, best known for the creation of the Mega Man Zero series and Mega Man ZX se...
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Revolution Software
(1990)Revolution Software Limited is a British video game developer, based in York, United Kingdom.
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MOSS
(1993)MOSS is a Japanese video game company created in 1993. After the bankruptcy of Seibu Kaihatsu, the development staff of that company formed MOSS, then bought the development rights to the Raiden franchise in order to keep working...
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Stainless Games
(1993)Stainless Games is an independent British video game developer based in Newport, Isle of Wight that is best known for the creation of the multimillion-selling Carmageddon franchise.
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Frima Studio
(2003)Frima Studio is a Canadian multiplatform game developer. The studio develops products across multiple platforms, including the Web, console, handheld, iPhone, iPad, TV and mobile. They also develop technologies focusing on game de...
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System 3
(1982)System 3 Software Limited (known as System 3 Software Ltd. until 1991 and Studio 3 Interactive Entertainment Ltd. from 1999 to 2003) is a British video game developer and publisher founded in 1982 by Mark Cale...
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Zeboyd Games
(2009)Zeboyd Games is a developer of 8-bit and 16-bit-style 2D role-playing games that was created by Robert Boyd with William Stiernberg. It is most known for its two 2D role-playing games, Breath of Death VII and Cthulhu Saves the Wor...
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Tribute Games
(2011)Tribute Games is an independent game studio in Montreal, Canada. It focuses on retro games for Microsoft Windows, iOS and downloadable console games. It was founded in 2011 by ex-Ubisoft employees Jonathan Lavigne, Jean-Francois M...
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Media.Vision
(1993)Media.Vision (メディア・ビジョン株式会社 Media Bijon Kabushiki-Gaisha) is a Japanese video game developer best known for the Wild Arms series of role-playing video games...
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Avalanche Software
(1995)Avalanche Software is a video game developer studio, founded in October 1995 by four lead programmers from Sculptured Software. The company has developed for every console platform since the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis and SNES days a...
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Refract Studios
(2012)Refract Studios is an indie video game manufacturing company. The main participants in the company include Kyle Holdwick, Jordan Hemenway, and Jason Nollan. On November 16, 2012, Refract successfully funded a game called Distance...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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SuperVillain Studios
(2004)SuperVillain Studios is an American video game development company that develops for multiple consoles.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Ice-Pick Lodge
(2002)Ice-Pick Lodge is a video game developer based in Moscow, Russia, established in 2002.
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