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This is a list of companies that have made video games for either computers or video game consoles, and includes both companies that currently exist as well as now-defunct companies. See Lists of video games for other lists relating to video games.

See also Video game developer and Video game publisher for more specific lists of companies based on development and publishing, and defunct video game companies for a more specific list of companies no longer operating.

0-9

Company Location Founded Role(s)
10Tacle Studios AG Germany Darmstadt, Germany 2003 game developer
1st Playable Productions United States Troy, New York, United States 2005 game developer
2K Czech Czech Republic Brno, Czech Republic 1997 game developer
3 Blokes Studios Australia Brisbane, Australia 2006 game developer
3DO United States Redwood City, California, United States 1991 game developer, game publisher, former console developer
3D Realms United States Garland, Texas, United States 1987 game developer, game publisher
42 Entertainment United States Pasadena, California, United States 1993 Alternate reality game developer
5TH Cell United States Bellevue, Washington, United States 2003 game developer
7 Studios United States Los Angeles, California, United States 1999 game developer
7-128 Software United States Salem, Massachusetts, United States 2007 game developer
989 Studios United States Foster City, California, United States 1995 game developer, game publisher

A

Company Location Founded Role(s)
Acclaim Entertainment United States Glen Cove, New York, United States 1987 game developer, game publisher
Accolade United States San Jose, California, United States 1984 game developer, game publisher
Acheron Design Australia Melbourne, Australia 2004 game developer
Activision United States Santa Monica, California, United States 1979 game developer, game publisher
Adventure Soft United Kingdom Birmingham, United Kingdom 1992 game developer, game publisher
Agetec United States Sunnyvale, California, United States 1998 game publisher
AJ Square Inc United States Wilmington, Delaware, United States 2004 game developer
Aki Corporation Japan Tokyo, Japan 1995 game developer
Anino Games Philippines Manila, Philippines 2001 game developer
AQ Interactive Japan Tokyo, Japan 2000 game publisher
Aquadize Argentina Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina 2007 game developer, game engine developer
Arc System Works Japan Yokohama, Japan 1988 game developer, game publisher
ArenaNet United States Bellevue, Washington, United States 2000 game developer
Arrion Israel Bat-yam, Israel 2008 game developer
Artificial Mind and Movement (A2M) Canada Quebec City, Quebec, Canada 1992 game developer
Artificial Studios United States Gainesville, Florida, United States 2001 game developer, game engine developer
Artoon Japan Yokohama, Japan 1999 game developer
Ascaron Germany Gütersloh, Germany 1989 game developer, game publisher
Aspyr Media United States Austin, Texas, United States 1989 game developer, game publisher
Atari United States New York City, New York, United States 1972 game developer, game publisher, former console developer
Atlus Japan Tokyo, Japan 1986 game developer, game publisher
Atomic Planet Entertainment United Kingdom Middlesbrough, United Kingdom 2000 game developer
Attic Entertainment Software Germany Albstadt, Germany 1990 game developer, game publisher
Avalanche Studios Sweden Stockholm, Sweden 2003 game developer
Avalanche Software United States Salt Lake City, United States 1995 game developer

B

Company Location Founded Role(s)
babaroga United States Chicago, Illinois, United States 2001 game developer
Backbone Entertainment Canada Vancouver, Canada 1992 game developer
BattleGoat Studios Canada Ancaster, Ontario, Canada 2000 game developer
Banpresto, acquired by Namco Bandai Japan Tokyo, Japan 1977 game developer
Behemoth, The United States San Diego, California, United States 2002 game developer
Bethesda Softworks United States Rockville, Maryland, United States 1985 game developer, game publisher
Big Fish Games United States Seattle, Washington, United States 2002 digital distributor of online casual games
Big Huge Games United States Timonium, Maryland, United States 2000 game developer
Big Rooster United States Madison, Wisconsin, United States 2007 game developer
BioWare Canada Edmonton, Canada 1995 game developer
The Bitmap Brothers United Kingdom London, United Kingdom 1987 game developer
Bizarre Creations United Kingdom Liverpool, United Kingdom 1994 game developer
Black Isle Studios United States Orange County, California, United States 1996 game developer
Blazing Lizard United States Austin, Texas, United States 2007 game developer
Blizzard Entertainment United States Irvine, California, United States 1991 game developer, game publisher
Blue Byte Software Germany Düsseldorf, Germany 1988 game developer
Boomzap Entertainment Singapore Singapore, Singapore 2005 game developer
BSure Interactive Portugal Lisbon, Portugal 2005 game developer
Brøderbund United States Eugene, Oregon, United States 1980 game developer
Bullfrog Productions United Kingdom Guildford, United Kingdom 1987 game developer
Buka Entertainment Russia Moscow, Russia 1994 game developer, game publisher
Bungie Studios United States Kirkland, Washington, United States 1991 game developer
BVS Development Corporation United States Glen Allen, Virginia, United States 1996 game developer, game publisher

C

Company Location Founded Role(s)
Capcom Japan Osaka, Japan 1979 game developer, game publisher
Carbine Studios United States Aliso Viejo, California, United States 2008 game developer, game publisher
CD Projekt Poland Warsaw, Poland 1994 game developer, game publisher
Cdv Software Entertainment Germany Bruchsal, Germany 1989 game publisher
Centuri United States Hialeah, Florida, United States 1974 arcade game supplier
Cinemaware 1985 game developer, former game publisher
Climax Entertainment Japan Tokyo, Japan 1990 game developer
Climax Studios United Kingdom Portsmouth, United Kingdom 1988 game developer
Coded Illusions Netherlands Rotterdam, the Netherlands 2005 game developer
Codemasters United Kingdom Warwickshire, United Kingdom 1985 game developer, game publisher
Coktel Vision France Paris, France 1985 game developer, former game publisher
Coleco United States West Hartford, Connecticut, United States 1932 former console developer
Continuum Entertainment Brazil Curitiba, Brazil 1998
Core Design United Kingdom Derby, United Kingdom 1988 game developer
CrazyFoot Gamestudio Netherlands The Hague, the Netherlands 2004 game developer
Creat Studios United States Canton, Massachusetts, United States 1990 game developer
Creative Assembly United Kingdom Horsham, United Kingdom 1987 game developer
Criterion Games United Kingdom Guildford, United Kingdom 1993 game developer
Cryptic Studios United States Los Gatos, California, United States 2000 game developer
Crystal Dynamics United States Redwood City, California, United States 1992 game developer
Crytek Germany Frankfurt, Germany 1999 game developer
Cyberlore Studios United States Northhampton, Massachusetts, United States 1992 game developer
Cybernetics Game Studios United States Kennewick, Washington, United States of America 2008 game developer
CyberPlanet Interactive Thailand Bangkok, Thailand 2000 game developer, game publisher
Cyanide France Nanterre, France 2000 game developer

D

Company Location Founded Role(s)
D3 Publisher Japan Japan 1996 -
Dark Vortex Entertainment United Kingdom United Kingdom 2005 Game Developer/ Media Advertising
Day 1 Studios United States Chicago, Illinois, United States 2001 game developer
Deadline Games Denmark Copenhagen, Denmark 1996 game developer
Demiurge Studios United States Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States 2002 game developer
Digital Illusions CE Sweden Stockholm, Sweden 1988 game developer
Disney Interactive Studios United States Glendale, California, United States 1988 game developer, game publisher
DMA Design, now Rockstar North United Kingdom Edinburgh, United Kingdom 1988 game developer
Double Fine Productions United States San Francisco, California, United States 2000 game developer

E

Company Location Founded
EDGE Games United Kingdom Oxford, United Kingdom 1979 game developer, game publisher
Eidos Interactive United Kingdom London, United Kingdom 1990 game developer, game publisher
Electronic Arts United States Redwood City, California, United States 1982 game developer, game publisher
Engine Software Netherlands Doetinchem, the Netherlands 1995 game developer, middleware developer
EivaaGames India Pune, India 2005 game developer
Epic Games United States Cary, North Carolina, United States 1991 game developer
Epyx United States San Francisco, California, United States 1978 game developer, game publisher
Eugen Systems France Paris, France 2000 game developer
Eurocom United States Derby, United Kingdom 1988 game developer
Evolution Studios United Kingdom Runcorn, United Kingdom 1999 game developer
Eyecon Australia Brisbane, Australia 1997 game developer

F

Company Location Founded Role(s)
F4 France Paris, France 2002 game developer
FASA United States United States 1980 game publisher
Firaxis Games United States Hunt Valley, Maryland, United States 1996 game developer
Firefly Studios United Kingdom London, United Kingdom 1999 game developer
First Star Software United States Chappaqua, New York, United States 1982 game developer, game publisher
Foundation 9 Entertainment United States Emeryville, California, United States 1992 game developer
Forever Interactive United States Illinois, United States 2006 game developer
Frictional Games Sweden Helsingborg, Sweden 2001 game developer
Frogster Interactive Pictures Germany Berlin, Germany 2005 game publisher
From Software Japan Japan 1986 game developer
Funcom Norway Oslo, Norway 1993 game developer, game publisher
FXLabs India Hyderabad, India, India 2004 game developer, game publisher
Free Radical Design United States Nottingham, United Kingdom 1999 game developer
Fuzzyeyes Studio Australia Brisbane, Australia 2001 game developer

G

Company Location Founded Role(s)
Gearbox Software United States Plano, Texas, United States 1999 game developer
Grasshopper Manufacture Japan Suginami, Tokyo, Japan 1998 game developer
Gray Matter Interactive
merged into Treyarch 		United States Santa Monica, California, United States 1996 game developer
GSC Game World Ukraine Kiev, Ukraine 1995 game developer and publisher
Gravity
 South Korea Seoul, Korea 2000 game developer
GT Interactive United States New York City, New York, United States 1993 game developer, game publisher, game distributor
GTS plc United Kingdom Ipswich, United Kingdom 2005 online game developer
Guerrilla Games Netherlands Amsterdam, the Netherlands 2000 game developer

H

Company Location Founded Role(s)
HAL Laboratory Japan Chiyoda, Japan 1980 game developer
Halch United Kingdom Middlesbrough, United Kingdom 2006 game developer
Halfbrick Studios Australia Brisbane, Australia 2001 game developer
Hanaho United States Cerritos, California, United States 1992 game developer
Harmonix Music Systems United States Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States 1995 game developer
Hasbro Interactive United States Pawtucket, Rhode Island, United States 1995 game developer, game publisher
Hoplon Infotainment Brazil Florianópolis, Brazil 2004 game developer
Hothead Games Canada Vancouver, Canada 2006 game developer, game publisher
Hudson Soft Japan Sapporo, Japan 1973 game developer, game publisher
Human Head Studios United States Madison, Wisconsin, United States 1997 game developer
Humongous Entertainment United States Bothell, Washington, United States 1992 game developer
Hyperkat Studios United States Portsmouth, Ohio, United States 1995 game developer, software developer
Hyperion Entertainment Belgium Belgium 1999 game developer

I

Company Location Founded Role(s)
id Software United States Mesquite, Texas, United States 1991 game developer
Infinity Ward United States Encino, California, United States 2002 game developer
Iguana Entertainment United States Austin, Texas, United States 1991 game developer
Imagic (Bankrupt) United States California, United States 1981 game developer
Incredible Technologies United States Arlington Heights, Illinois, United States 1985 arcade game designer, arcade game manufacturer
Infocom United States Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States 1979 game developer
Infogrames France Villeurbanne, France 1983 game developer, game publisher
Information Global Service game publisher
Insomniac Games United States Burbank, California, United States 1994 game developer
Intelligent Systems Japan Tokyo, Japan 1986 game developer
Interplay Entertainment United States California, United States 1983 game developer, game publisher
Intuition Games United States Iowa, United States 2007 independent game developer
IO Interactive Denmark Copenhagen, Denmark 1998 game developer
Ion Storm Inc. United States Dallas, Texas, United States 1991 game developer
Irrational Games United States Mesquite, Texas, United States 1996 game developer
IR Gurus Interactive,

now Transmission Games

Australia Melbourne, Australia 1996 game developer

J

Company Location Founded Role(s)
Jadestone Group Sweden Stockholm, Sweden 2000 online game developer, mobile game developer
Jagex United Kingdom Cambridge, United Kingdom 2001 online game developer
JoWooD Productions Austria Liezen, Austria 1995 game publisher
Juice Games United Kingdom Warrington, United Kingdom 2003 game developer

K

Company Location Founded Role(s)
Kalador Entertainment Inc. Canada Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 2000 mobile game developer, mobile game publisher
Khayal IE Egypt 6 October, Cairo, Egypt developer
Koei Japan Ashikaga, Tochigi, Japan 1978 game developer, game publisher
Konami Japan Tokyo, Japan 1969 game developer, game publisher
Krome Studios Australia Brisbane, Australia 1999 game developer
Kuju Entertainment United Kingdom United Kingdom 1998 game developer
Kush Games United States Camarillo, California, United States 1998 game developer
Kuma Reality Games United States New York City, New York, United States 2003 game developer

L

Company Location Founded Role(s)
Larian Studios Belgium Oudenaarde, Belgium 1996
Legacy Interactive United States Los Angeles, California, United States 1998 game developer, game publisher
Left Behind Games United States Murrieta, California, United States game developer, game publisher
Linux Game Publishing United Kingdom Nottingham, United Kingdom 2001 game publisher
Lionhead Studios United Kingdom Guildford, United Kingdom 1997 game developer
Llamasoft United Kingdom Reading, United Kingdom 1982 game developer
LKGameStudio Sri Lanka Colombo, Sri Lanka 2008 game developer
Lobstersoft Germany Fulda, Germany 1998 game publisher
Loki Software United States Tustin, United States 1998 game publisher
Looking Glass Studios United States Cambridge, United States 1990 game developer
The Loudness Factory, now Outland Studios United States Memphis, United States 1997 game developer
LucasArts United States San Francisco, United States 1982 game developer, game publisher
Luxoflux United States Santa Monica, United States 1998 game developer

M

Company Location Founded Role(s)
Mad Catz Canada Toronto, Canada 1989 game accessory manufacturer
Mad Genius Software (defunct) Canada Vancouver, Canada 1995 game developer
Majesco Entertainment United States Edison, New Jersey, United States 1986 game developer, game publisher
Massive Entertainment Sweden Malmö, Sweden 1997 game developer
Mattel United States El Segundo, United States 1945 game developer, game publisher, game console manufacturer
Maxis Software United States Emeryville, United States 1987 game developer
Krome Studios Melbourne Australia Melbourne, Australia 1988 game developer
Microprose Software (defunct) United States United States 1982 game developer
Microsoft Game Studios Template:Country data Unietd States Redmond, United States 2002 game developer, game publisher
Midway Games United States Chicago, United States 1988 game developer, game publisher
Mindscape United States Novato, United States 1980 game publisher
Mitchell Corporation Japan Japan 1960 game developer
Monolith Productions United States Kirkland, United States 1994 game developer
Monolith Soft Japan Tokyo, Japan 1999 game developer
Monumental Games United Kingdom Nottingham, United Kingdom 2005 game developer
MP Advanced Multimedia Argentina Buenos Aires, Argentina 2005 game developer studio
Mucky Foot Productions (defunct) United Kingdom Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom 1997 game developer
Muse Software (defunct) United States United States 1978 game developer, game publisher
Mythic Entertainment United States Fairfax, Virginia, United States 1996 game developer
M-Inverse Hong Kong Hong Kong SAR, China 2005 game developer

N

Company Location Founded Role(s)
Namco Bandai Japan Tokyo, Japan Bandai: 1950;

Namco: 1955;
Namco Bandai Holdings: 2005

game developer, game publisher
NASSONS Entertainment Studios Jordan Amman, Jordan 2005 game developer
Naughty Dog United States Santa Monica, California, United States 1986 game developer
NaclSoft South Korea Seoul, South Korea, Online Game Developer
NCsoft South Korea Seoul, South Korea 1997 Online Game Developer
Nerve Software United States Relocated to Richardson, Texas in 2006 1999 game developer
Neversoft United States Woodland Hills, California, United States 1994 game developer
Ninjabee United States Orem, Utah, United States 2005? game developer
Nintendo Japan Kyoto, Japan September 23, 1889 console manufacturer, game developer, game publisher
Novalogic United States Agoura Hills, California 1985 game developer, game publisher

O

Company Location Founded Role(s)
Oddworld Inhabitants United States San Luis Obispo, CA, United States of America 1994
Obsidian Entertainment United States Santa Ana, CA, United States of America
Ominous Development United States Kalamazoo, MI, United States of America 1998 indie game developer
Outland Studios United States Columbus, Ohio, United States of America 2003 game developer, entertainment software
Out Of the Office Media United States Gulfport, MS, United States of America 2008 game developer
Oxygen Games United Kingdom Northamptonshire, United Kingdom 2004 game publisher
Oxygen Studios United Kingdom Croydon, United Kingdom 2006 game developer

P

Company Location Founded Role(s)
Pandemic Studios United States Santa Monica, California, United States 1998
Papaya Studios United States Irvine, California, United States of America
Pax Softnica Japan Kanagawa, Japan 1983 Game developer
Penguin Software
Perceptum Informática Brazil São Paulo, Brazil 1995
Petroglyph (game studio)
Phantagram
Piranha Bytes Germany Ruhrgebiet, Germany
Pi Studios
PixelCubed Game Studios United Kingdom Southwest, United Kingdom April 2007 Game Developer
Playlogic Entertainment Netherlands Breda, the Netherlands 2002 game developer, game publisher
Polyphony Digital Japan Tokyo, Japan "April 2, 1998" game developer
Propaganda Games
Psygnosis
Paradox Entertainment
Pyro Studios Spain Madrid , Spain 1996 game developer

Q

Company Location Founded Role(s)
Quantic Dream France Paris, France 1997 game developer

R

Company Location Founded Role(s)
Rainbow Studios, acquired by THQ United States Phoenix, Arizona, United States 1996 game developer
Rare Limited United Kingdom Twycross, United Kingdom 1982 game developer
Raven Software United States Middleton, Wisconsin, United States 1990 game developer
Red Hill Games United States Woburn,Massachusetts, United States of America 2006 game developer
Reality Pump Studios Poland Kraków, Poland 1995 game developer
Red Storm Entertainment United States Morrisville,North Carolina, United States of America 1996 game developer
Reflexive Entertainment United StatesLake Forest, California, United States 1997 game developer, game distributor
Relic Entertainment Canada Vancouver, Canada 1997 game developer
Remedy Entertainment Finland Espoo, Finland 1995 game developer
Retro Studios United States Austin, Texas, United States 1998 game developer
Revolution Software United Kingdom York, United Kingdom 1990 game developer
Ritual Entertainment (defunct) United States Dallas, Texas, United States 1996 game developer
Rockstar Games United States New York City, New York, United States 1998 game developer
Rocksteady Studios United Kingdom London, United Kingdom 2005 game developer
RZ2 Games India Goa, India 2006 game developer

S

Company Location Founded Role(s)
Shiny Entertainment United States Newport Beach, California, United States 1993
Sega Japan Ōta, Tokyo, Japan

United StatesSan Francisco, California, United States

1951 game developer, former publisher
Sidhe Interactive New Zealand Wellington, New Zealand 1997
Silicon Knights Canada St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada 1992
Sierra Entertainment United States Los Angeles, California, United States 1979
SNK Playmore Japan Osaka, Japan 1978
Snowblind Studios United States Seattle, Washington, United States 1997
Software 2000 Germany Eutin, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany 1987
Soma Games United States Newberg, Oregon, United States 2008 game developer
Sonic Team Japan Tokyo, Japan 1988
Sony Computer Entertainment America United States San Diego, California, United States 1993 game developer, game publisher
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe European Union
Sony Online Entertainment
Sora Ltd.
Spectrum Holobyte United States Alameda, California 1993
Spellborn International Netherlands The Hague, the Netherlands 2004 game developer
Spiderweb Software 1994
Splash Damage game developer
Square Enix (previously Square Co. and Enix) Japan Tokyo, Japan 2003 game developer, game publisher
Stainless Steel Studios
Starbreeze Studios game developer
Stormfront Studios
Strategic Simulations, Inc.
Strawdog Studios United Kingdom Derby, United Kingdom 2003 game developer
Streamline Studios Netherlands Amsterdam, the Netherlands 2001 game developer
Sumo Digital United Kingdom Sheffield, United Kingdom 2003 game developer, serious game developer
Sunflowers Interactive Entertainment Software
Swingin' Ape Studios

T

Company Location Founded Role(s)
Taito Corporation
Take Two Interactive United States New York City, New York, United States
Taxan
Team6 Game Studios Netherlands Assen, the Netherlands 2003 game developer
Team17 [osset]
Techland Poland Wrocław, Poland 1991 game developer, game publisher
Technos Japan Corporation
Tecmo
Telltale Games United States San Rafael, United States 2004 game developer
Terminal Reality United States Lewisville, Texas, United States 1994 game developer
THQ United States Agoura Hills, California, United States 1989 (as Trinity Acquisition Corporation) game publisher
Threewave Software Canada Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada game developer
TimeGate Studios United States Sugar Land, Texas, United States 1998 game developer
Traveller's Tales
Treyarch United States Santa Monica, California, United States game developer
Tri-Ace
Tripwire Interactive United States Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Triumph Studios Netherlands Delft, the Netherlands 1997 game developer
Troika Games (defunct)
Two Tribes Netherlands Harderwijk, the Netherlands 2000 game developer
Tygron Netherlands Delft, the Netherlands 2005 serious game developer

U

Company Location Founded Role(s)
Ubisoft France Montreuil-sous-Bois, France 1986 Developer, Publisher
Ultimate Play The Game

V

W

Company Location Founded Role(s)
W!Games Netherlands Amsterdam, the Netherlands 2005 game developer
Wahoo Studios United States Orem, Utah, United States 2001 game developer
Wasteland Empire United States Los Angeles, California, United States 2008 game developer
Wangame Studios China China game developer
Wanako Games Chile Santiago de Chile, Chile 2002
Westwood Studios United States Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 1985
Wideload Games United States Chicago, Illinois, United States 2003 game developer
Wildfire Studios Australia Brisbane, Australia 1995 game developer
Wizhands South Korea Seoul, South Korea 2007 game developer
Working Designs United States Redding, California, United States 1986
World Forge Russia Voronezh, Russia 2004
Webzen South Korea Seoul, South Korea 2000

X

Company Location Founded Role(s)
Xceed Software Inc.

Y

Company Location Founded Role(s)
YUKE's Future Media Creators Japan Osaka, Japan game developer
Yager Development GmbH Germany Berlin, Germany 1999 game developer

Z

Company Location Founded Role(s)
ZC Funcraft Netherlands Nijmegen, the Netherlands 2007 casual game developer
Zeal
Zemina South Korea South Korea Zemmix game maker
ZOO Digital Publishing
Zuxxez Entertainment
Zipper Interactive United States Redmond, Washington, United States
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