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Latest revision as of 09:29, 24 November 2025

Template:Short description Template:Video game industry This is a list of developers of indie games, which includes video game developers who are not owned by nor do they receive significant financial backing from a video game publisher. Independent developers, which can be single individuals, small groups, or large organizations, retain operational control over their organizations and processes. Some self-publish their own games while others work with publishers.

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List of notable developers

Legend
Active
Defunct or no longer active
Undetermined status

There are thousands of independent game development studios which either self-publish their titles, or enter into licensing or co-development agreements with publishers. This list is not intended to be exhaustive with respect to developers or their games, and includes only notable developers and their most notable game examples.Template:Use mdy dates

Developer City Autonomous area Country Notable games Notes
17-Bit Kyoto Japan Template:Ubl Founded as Haunted Temple Studios in 2009
ACE Team Santiago Santiago Chile Template:Ubl
AdHoc Studio Los Angeles California United States Template:Ubl
Akupara Games Los Angeles California United States Template:Ubl Includes developer and porting credited titles
Alec Holowka Winnipeg Manitoba Canada Template:Ubl
Amanita Design[1] Brno Czech Republic Template:Ubl
Ambrosia Software Rochester New York United States Escape Velocity series
AmnesiaGames Santiago de Chile Chile
Ankama Games Roubaix France Dofus Denton Designs
Anna Anthropy Oakland California United States Template:Ubl
Arcane Kids Los Angeles California United States Template:Ubl
Arcen Games Durham North Carolina United States Template:Ubl
Arrowhead Game Studios Stockholm Sweden Template:Ubl
Artix Entertainment Land o' Lakes Florida United States Template:Ubl
Atelier 801 Lille Hauts-de-France France Transformice
Aventurine SA Athens Greece Darkfall Online
Bennett Foddy New York United States Template:Ubl
The Behemoth[1] San Diego California United States Template:Ubl
Benjamin Rivers Toronto Ontario Canada
Big Finish Games Salt Lake City Utah United States Three Cards to Midnight
Blitz Games Studios Warwickshire United Kingdom (England) Template:Ubl
Blue Fang Games Waltham Massachusetts United States Zoo Tycoon series
Bohemia Interactive Prague Czech Republic Template:Ubl
Boomzap Entertainment Singapore Singapore
Capybara Games[1][2] Toronto Ontario Canada Template:Ubl
CBE Software Brno Czech Republic Template:Ubl
CCP Games Reykjavík Iceland Eve Online
Choice Provisions Santa Cruz California United States Bit.Trip series Formerly Gaijin Games
Christine Love Toronto Ontario Canada Template:Ubl
Chromatic Games Gainesville Florida United States Dungeon Defenders
Christopher Howard Wolf Rocky Point North Carolina United States Template:Ubl
Cinemax Prague Czech Republic Template:Ubl
John Clowder United States Template:Ubl
Comcept Tokyo and Osaka Japan Mighty No. 9 Founded by Keiji Inafune
Compulsion Games Montreal Quebec Canada Template:Ubl
ConcernedApe Seattle United States Stardew Valley, Haunted Chocolatier Developer and publisher
Craneballs Studio Ostrava Czech Republic Planet Nomads
Croteam Zagreb Croatia Template:Ubl
Crytek Black Sea Sofia Bulgaria Template:Ubl Formerly Black Sea Studios
Curve Games London England United Kingdom Template:Ubl
Daedalic Entertainment Hamburg Germany Template:Ubl
Daisuke Amaya Japan Template:Ubl
Datcroft Games London England United Kingdom Fragoria
Daniel Benmergui[2] Buenos Aires Argentina Template:Ubl
Daniel Remar Sweden Iji
Davilex Games[2] Houten Utrecht Netherlands A2 Racer
Denis Galanin Russia Template:Ubl
Derek Smart Fort Lauderdale Florida United States Template:Ubl
Derek Yu[2] Pasadena California United States Template:Ubl
Digital Happiness Bandung West Java Indonesia Dreadout
Dreadlocks Prague Czech Republic Template:Ubl
Drinkbox Studios Toronto Ontario Canada Template:Ubl
Dr. Panda[3] Chengdu China Formerly TribePlay
Edmund McMillen[2] Santa Cruz California United States Template:Ubl
Elixir Studios London England United Kingdom Template:Ubl
Eurocom Derby England United Kingdom Template:Ubl
Evony, LLC Guangzhou China Evony: Age I
Extremely OK Games Vancouver British Columbia Canada Template:Ubl Formerly Maddy Makes Games
Facepunch Studios Walsall England United Kingdom Template:Ubl
Firefly Studios London England United Kingdom Template:Ubl
Flying Wild Hog Warsaw Poland Template:Ubl
Freebird Games Markham Ontario Canada To the Moon
Frictional Games Helsingborg Sweden Template:Ubl
Frima Studio Quebec City Quebec Canada Template:Ubl
Frogwares Kyiv Ukraine Template:Ubl
Frontier Developments Cambridge United Kingdom (England) Template:Ubl
Fullbright[2] Portland Oregon United States Gone Home
Games Distillery Bratislava Bratislava Region Slovakia Aqua
GarageGames Eugene Oregon United States Marble Blast Ultra
Giant Sparrow Santa Monica California United States Template:Ubl
Gogii Games Moncton New Brunswick Canada
Greenheart Games Brisbane Queensland Australia Game Dev Tycoon
Grip Digital Prague Czech Republic Template:Ubl
Guild Software Milwaukee Wisconsin United States Vendetta Online
Haemimont Games Sofia Bulgaria Template:Ubl
Halfbrick Studios Brisbane Queensland Australia Template:Ubl
Hanako Games United Kingdom Template:Ubl
hap inc. Tokyo Japan Template:Ubl
Hazelight Studios Stockholm Sweden Template:Ubl
Heart Machine Culver City California United States Hyper Light Drifter
Hello Games[1] Guildford England United Kingdom Template:Ubl
Hexage Mníšek pod Brdy Czech Republic Template:Ubl
Hidden Path Entertainment Bellevue Washington United States Template:Ubl
Himalaya Studios Chandler Arizona United States Al Emmo and the Lost Dutchman's Mine
House House Melbourne Victoria Australia Untitled Goose Game
Ice-Pick Lodge Moscow Russia Template:Ubl
Image & Form Gothenburg Sweden SteamWorld series
Inti Creates Ichikawa Chiba Japan Template:Ubl Developer and publisher, formed by ex-Capcom staff
Introversion Software United Kingdom Template:Ubl
Invictus Games Debrecen Hungary Project Torque
Jagex Cambridge England United Kingdom Template:Ubl
Jason Rohrer[1] Potsdam New York United States Template:Ubl
Jonatan "Cactus" Söderström[1] Gothenburg Sweden Clean Asia!
Jph Wacheski Ottawa Ontario Canada
Keen Software House Prague Czech Republic Template:Ubl
Kiro'o Games Yaounde Cameroon Aurion: Legacy of the Kori-Odan
Kitfox Games Montreal Quebec Canada Template:Ubl Developer and publisher
Kloonigames[1] Finland Crayon Physics Deluxe
Kunos Simulazioni Vallelunga Circuit Latium Italy Template:Ubl
Laminar Research Columbia South Carolina United States X-Plane
Larian Studios Ghent Belgium Template:Ubl Developer and publisher
Lazy 8 Studios San Francisco California United States Template:Ubl
Lindsay Grace Washington, DC District of Columbia United States Big Huggin'
Little Green Men Games Zagreb Croatia Template:Ubl
Llamasoft United Kingdom Template:Ubl
Madfinger Games Brno Czech Republic Template:Ubl
MDickie United Kingdom Wrestling Empire
Mega Cat Studios Pittsburgh Pennsylvania United States Template:Ubl
Messhof Los Angeles California United States Nidhogg
MidBoss San Francisco California United States Read Only Memories
Mode 7 Games Brighton East Sussex England Template:Ubl
Mike Bithell United Kingdom Template:Ubl
Molleindustria Turin Italy Template:Ubl
Moon Studios Vienna Austria Template:Ubl The studio began as an xbox game studios first-party developer and their first commercial video game was the Ori video game series which was entirely financed by Microsoft who also holds the games Intellectual Property.
Muse Games New York City New York United States Guns of Icarus Online
NeocoreGames Budapest Hungary The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing
New Star Games United Kingdom New Star Soccer
Nicalis Santa Ana California United States Template:Ubl Developer and publisher
Nifflas Umeå Sweden Template:Ubl
Nival Moscow Russia Template:Ubl
Number None California United States Template:Ubl
The Odd Gentlemen[1] California United States The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom
Owlchemy Labs Boston Massachusetts United States Template:Ubl
Parabole Quebec City Quebec Canada Kona
Parallax Studio Nixa Missouri United States Darkstar: The Interactive Movie
PixelJAM Games United States Dino Run
Polytron Corporation[1] Montreal Quebec Canada Fez
Playdead[1] Copenhagen Denmark Template:Ubl
Puppy Games Notting Hill England United Kingdom Template:Ubl
Positech Games United Kingdom Template:Ubl
Private Moon Studios Hungary Template:Ubl
PikPok Wellington New Zealand Template:Ubl originally "Sidhe"
Provox Games Zagreb Croatia Space Force: Rogue Universe
Punch Entertainment Palo Alto California United States
Q-Games Kyoto Kyoto Prefecture Japan Template:Ubl
Queasy Games Canada Template:Ubl
Rake in Grass Prague Czech Republic Template:Ubl
Red Thread Games Oslo Norway Template:Ubl
Relentless Software Brighton England United Kingdom Template:Ubl
Re-Logic Floyds Knobs Indiana United States Terraria
Renegade Kid Austin Texas United States Template:Ubl
Roll7 London England United Kingdom Template:Ubl
Ronimo Games[1] Utrecht Netherlands Template:Ubl
Rovio Entertainment Espoo Finland Angry Birds
S2 Games Rohnert Park California United States Template:Ubl
Saber Interactive Millburn New Jersey United States Template:Ubl
Sandlot Games Bothell Washington United States Cake Mania
Santa Cruz Games Santa Cruz California United States Template:Ubl
Schell Games Pittsburgh Pennsylvania United States I Expect You To Die Developer and publisher
Scott Cawthon Salado Texas United States Five Nights at Freddy's series Since 2021 only active as a publisher
Semi Secret Software[1] Austin Texas United States Canabalt
Simogo Malmö Sweden Template:Ubl
Silver Creek Entertainment Grants Pass Oregon United States Soltrio Solitaire
Ska Studios Marcy New York United States Template:Ubl
Skygoblin Gothenburg Sweden The Journey Down
Sokpop Collective Utrecht Utrecht Netherlands
Soldak Entertainment Dallas Texas United States Template:Ubl
Spiderweb Software Seattle Washington United States Template:Ubl
Stardock Plymouth Michigan United States Template:Ubl
Stoic Studio Austin Texas United States The Banner Saga series
Storm Impact Glenview Illinois United States TaskMaker
Stormling Studios Istanbul Turkey Template:Ubl formerly "Zoetrope Interactive"
Studio Pixel Japan Template:Ubl
Studio Thunderhorse Roseville California United States Flynn: Son of Crimson
Subatomic Studios Boston Massachusetts United States Fieldrunners
Supergiant Games San Francisco California United States Template:Ubl
SuperVillain Studios Santa Ana California United States Template:Ubl
Tarsier Studios Malmö Sweden Little Nightmares
Tale of Tales Ghent Belgium Template:Ubl
TaleWorlds Entertainment Ankara Turkey Template:Ubl
Team Shanghai Alice Ebina Kanagawa Japan Touhou Project
Telltale Games San Rafael California United States Template:Ubl
Terry Cavanagh London England United Kingdom Template:Ubl
thatgamecompany[1] Los Angeles California United States Template:Ubl
Three Rings Design San Francisco California United States Template:Ubl
Thunder Lotus Games Montreal Quebec Canada Template:Ubl
Tiger Style[2] Austin Texas United States Template:Ubl
tinyBuild Bothell Washington United States No Time to Explain Since 2016 only active as a publisher
Terri Vellmann Brazil Heavy Bullets
Toby Fox Boston Massachusetts United States Template:Ubl
Torpex Games Bellevue Washington United States Schizoid
Tomorrow Corporation United States Template:Ubl
Tribute Games Montreal Quebec Canada Template:Ubl Developer and publisher
Trickster Arts Brno Czech Republic Template:Ubl
Uber Entertainment Kirkland Washington United States Template:Ubl
Vectorpark Brooklyn New York United States Template:Ubl
Vlambeer[2] Utrecht Netherlands Template:Ubl
Wadjet Eye Games New York City New York United States Template:Ubl
WayForward Technologies, Inc. Valencia California United States Template:Ubl
Wolfire Games Berkeley California United States Template:Ubl
XGen Studios Edmonton Alberta Canada Template:Ubl
XMG Studio Toronto Ontario Canada
Xona Games[4] Yarmouth Nova Scotia Canada Template:Ubl
Yacht Club Games Valencia California United States Shovel Knight Founded by former Wayforward director Sean Velasco
Young Horses Chicago Illinois United States Template:Ubl
Zachtronics Seattle Washington United States Template:Ubl
Zeekerss United States Template:Ubl
Zoink Gothenburg Sweden Template:Ubl
Zoonami Cambridge England United Kingdom Template:Ubl
ZootFly Ljubljana Slovenia First Battalion

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See also

References

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External links

  • Indie DB, a comprehensive database of indie developers and titles.

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