# List of video game developers

This is a list of notable video game companies that have made games for either computers (like PC or Mac), video game consoles, handheld or mobile devices, and includes companies that currently exist as well as now-defunct companies.
See the list of video games for other lists relating to video games, and defunct video game companies for a more specific list of companies that no longer exist. Many of the developers publish their own games.
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## List of notable developers

Legend :
* Active independently
* Active as subsidiary
* Defunct and no longer active
| Developer | City | Administrative division | Country | Est. | Notable games, series or franchises | Notes |
| 0verflow | Tokyo | | Japan | 1997 | School Days Summer Days Cross Days | Visual Novel brand (both developer and publisher) |
| 11 bit studios | Warsaw | Masovian Voivodeship | Poland | 2010 | This War of Mine Frostpunk | Indie developer/publisher |
| 1C Company | Moscow | | Russia | 1991 | King's Bounty: Warriors of the North | The company still exists, but Snowball Studios [ru], the game development subsidiary, was dissolved in 2012 and former employees of the studios formed Snowbird Game Studios, and 1C Entertainment, the game publishing, localization, and development subsidiary, was acquired by Tencent and was renamed Fulqrum Games in 2022. |
| 1-Up Studio | Tokyo | | Japan | 2000 | Mother 3 | Subsidiary of Nintendo. Formed by former employees of Square |
| 2K Czech | Brno | | Czech Republic | 1997 | Mafia Mafia II | Former subsidiary of 2K; previously known as Illusion Softworks; closed in 2017 after merged into Hangar 13 |
| 2K | Novato | California | United States | 2005 | | Developer/publisher/distributor/marketer; owned by Take-Two Interactive |
| 343 Industries | Redmond | Washington | United States | 2009 | Halo series | Subsidiary of Microsoft Studios, took over development for the Halo franchise from Bungie |
| 38 Studios | Providence | Rhode Island | United States | 2006 | Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning | Defunct in 2012; their assets were acquired by THQ Nordic |
| 3D Realms | Garland | Texas | United States | 1987 | Duke Nukem series | Acquired by Embracer Group in 2021 |
| 42 Entertainment | Pasadena | California | United States | 1993 | I Love Bees | |
| 4A Games | Kyiv Sliema | | Ukraine Malta | 2005 2014 | Metro series | They moved its headquarters from Ukraine to Malta; acquired by Embracer Group in 2020 |
| 5th Cell | Bellevue | Washington | United States | 2003 | Scribblenauts series | |
| 87KGames | Warrington | England | United Kingdom | 2024 | Don't Be Scared Of The Dead | |
| 989 Studios | Foster City | California | United States | 1995 | Twisted Metal III–4 Jet Moto 2124 | Division of Sony Computer Entertainment America |
| Acclaim Entertainment | Glen Cove | New York | United States | 1987 | | Developer/Publisher; declared Bankruptcy August 2004 |
| Acclaim Studios Austin | Santa Clara | California | United States | 1991 | Turok series All-Star Baseball series South Park series | Acquired by Acclaim Entertainment in 1995 |
| Accolade | San Jose | California | United States | 1984 | HardBall! series Star Control series Test Drive II–III | Former publisher and developer. Acquired by Atari, SA née Infogrames in 1999, name retired. |
| Access Games | Osaka | | Japan | 2002 | Deadly Premonition | Subsidiary of Digital Media Lab [ja] |
| Access Software | Salt Lake City | Utah | United States | 1982 | Under a Killing Moon The Pandora Directive | Acquired by Microsoft |
| ACE Team | Santiago de Chile | | Chile | 2007 | Zeno Clash series | |
| Aces Game Studio | Redmond | Washington | United States | 1988 | Microsoft Flight Simulator | Acquired by Microsoft |
| Acquire | Chiyoda, Tokyo | | Japan | 1994 | Tenchu series Way of the Samurai series Shinobido series Akiba series No Heroes Allowed! series Octopath Traveler | Developer/publisher; acquired by GungHo Online Entertainment in 2011 and then acquired by Kadokawa Corporation in 2024 |
| Action Forms | Kyiv | | Ukraine | 1995 | Carnivores series | Their main employees moved to Tatem Games |
| Active Gaming Media | Osaka | | Japan | 2006 | | Game localization, debugging/testing, international indie game distribution, publishing |
| Activision | Santa Monica | California | United States | 1979 | Call of Duty series MechWarrior 2 | Also video game publisher; acquired several other developers; merged with Vivendi Games to form Activision Blizzard in 2008 |
| Adventure Soft | Birmingham | England | United Kingdom | 1992 | Simon the Sorcerer series | The development company is now defunct but the publishing company, Adventure Soft Publishing, is still active. |
| Akella | Moscow | | Russia | 1995 | Age of Sail II Age of Pirates series Sea Dogs | Defunct in 2012 |
| Alfa System | Kumamoto City | | Japan | 1988 | Tales of the World series Oreshika series | Acquired by Meteorise in 2021 |
| AlphaDream | Tokyo | | Japan | 2000 | Mario & Luigi series | Defunct in 2019 |
| Amazon Game Studios | Seattle | Washington | United States | 2012 | New World | Subsidiary of Amazon.com |
| Animation Magic | Gaithersburg | Maryland | United States | 1991 | Link: The Faces of Evil Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon | Acquired by Davidson & Associates, a subsidiary of Cendant Software (latterly Vivendi Games), in 1997; closed in 2001 |
| Amazon Game Studios, Orange County (formerly Double Helix Games) | Irvine | California | United States | 2007 | Silent Hill: Homecoming Killer Instinct Front Mission Evolved | acquired by Amazon and incorporated in Amazon Game Studios |
| Ambrella | Tokyo | | Japan | 1996 | Hey You, Pikachu! Pokémon Rumble series | Acquired and merged by Creatures in 2020 |
| Ancient | Hino | | Japan | 1990 | | |
| Anino | Manila | | Philippines | 2001 | Despicable Me: Minion Mania | |
| Ankama Games | Roubaix | | France | 2001 | Wakfu Dofus | |
| Appy Entertainment | Carlsbad | California | United States | 2008 | | |
| AQ Interactive | Tokyo | | Japan | 2005 | | Merged into Marvelous Entertainment in 2011 |
| Aquria | Yokohama | Kanagawa | Japan | 2002 | Sword Art Online series | |
| Arc System Works | Yokohama | | Japan | 1988 | Guilty Gear series BlazBlue series Dragon Ball FighterZ Granblue Fantasy Versus | Developer/publisher |
| Arcane Kids | Los Angeles | California | United States | 2010 | Bubsy 3D: Bubsy Visits the James Turrell Retrospective Sonic Dreams Collection | |
| Arcen Games | Durham | North Carolina | United States | 2009 | AI War series A Valley Without Wind series Bionic Dues The Last Federation Starward Rogue | |
| Arkane Studios | Lyon | | France | 1999 | Arx Fatalis Deathloop Dishonored series Prey | Subsidiary of ZeniMax Media |
| Arkedo Studio | Paris | | France | 2006 | Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit | Defunct in 2013 |
| ArenaNet | Bellevue | Washington | United States | 2000 | Guild Wars Guild Wars 2 | Subsidiary of NCSoft |
| Arika | Tokyo | | Japan | 1995 | Endless Ocean series Street Fighter EX series Tetris: The Grand Master series Tetris 99 Pac-Man 99 | |
| Arrowhead Game Studios | Skellefteå | | Sweden | 2008 | Helldivers series |
| Artech Digital Entertainment | Ottawa | Ontario | Canada | 1982 | Monopoly Star Wars Monopoly (2000) | Defunct in 2011 |
| Artdink | Tsukishima | | Japan | 1986 | A-Train series Sword Art Online series | |
| ArtePiazza | Tokyo | | Japan | 1989 | | |
| Artificial Studios | Gainesville | Florida | United States | 2001 | | Subsumed by Ignition Entertainment which was defunct in 2012 |
| Artoon | Yokohama | | Japan | 1999 | Yoshi's Island DS | Subsidiary of AQ Interactive; defunct in 2010 |
| Arzest | Yokohama | | Japan | 2010 | Wii Play: Motion Yoshi's New Island | Formed by former employees of Artoon |
| Ascaron | Gütersloh | | Germany | 1989 | Sacred series | Developer/publisher; closed in 2009 |
| Asobo Studio | Bordeaux | | France | 2002 | Kinect Rush: A Disney–Pixar Adventure Monopoly Plus A Plague Tale series Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) | |
| Aspyr | Austin | Texas | United States | 1996 | | Game porting. Acquired by Embracer Group as a subsidiary of Saber Interactive in 2021. |
| Atelier 801 | Lille | Hauts-de-France | France | 2011 | Transformice Dead Maze | Indie developer/publisher |
| Atari Interactive (formerly Hasbro Interactive) | Pawtucket | Rhode Island | United States | 1995 | | Acquired by Infogrames in 2001 |
| Atlus | Tokyo | | Japan | 1986 | Megami Tensei franchise Shin Megami Tensei series Persona series Devil Summoner series Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE Etrian Odyssey series Trauma Center series Catherine | Developer/publisher; acquired by Sega in 2013 |
| Atomic Planet Entertainment | Middlesbrough | England | United Kingdom | 2000 | Taito Legends series | Closed in 2009 |
| Attic Entertainment Software | Albstadt | | Germany | 1990 | Realms of Arkania: Blade of Destiny | Developer/publisher; defunct in 2001 |
| Audiogenic | Essex | England | United Kingdom | 1985 | Brian Lara Cricket series | |
| Avalanche Studios Group | Stockholm | | Sweden | 2003 | Just Cause series theHunter series | Acquired by Nordisk Film in 2018 |
| Aventurine SA | Athens | | Greece | 2002 | Darkfall | |
| Babaroga | Chicago | Illinois | United States | 2001 | | |
| Backflip Studios | Boulder | Colorado | United States | 2009 | DragonVale | Subsidiary of Hasbro; closed in 2019 |
| Bandai Namco Entertainment Bandai Namco Studios | Minato, Tokyo | | Japan | 1955 2012 | Pac-Man franchise Tekken franchise Tekken series Tekken Tag Tournament series Soul Calibur series Tales series Katamari series Klonoa series Ace Combat series The Idolmaster series Taiko no Tatsujin series God Eater series Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U Pokkén Tournament Mr. Driller series Mojipittan series Family Stadium series Go Vacation Code Vein New Pokémon Snap | Bandai Namco Entertainment is a subsidiary of Bandai Namco Holdings; Bandai Namco Studios was split off from Bandai Namco Entertainment in 2012 |
| Bauhaus Entertainment | Tokyo | | Japan | 2006 | | Division of Imagica DigitalScape [ja] |
| B.B. Studio | Tokyo | | Japan | 1994 | Digimon World series Super Robot Wars series | Formerly known as Banpre Kikaku and Banpresoft; Subsidiary of Bandai Namco Entertainment |
| Beamdog | Edmonton | Alberta | Canada | 2009 | Baldur's Gate: Siege of Dragonspear | Acquired by Aspyr in 2022 |
| Beenox | Quebec City | Quebec | Canada | 2000 | Spider-Man game series Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled Guitar Hero Smash Hits Skylanders: SuperChargers | Acquired by Activision on May 25, 2005 |
| Behaviour Interactive | Montreal | Quebec | Canada | 1992 | Dead by Daylight | |
| Behaviour Santiago | Santiago de Chile | | Chile | 2002 | Assault Heroes series | Acquired by Vivendi Games in 2007 and then acquired by Behaviour Interactive in 2008; closed in 2017 |
| Bethesda Game Studios | Rockville | Maryland | United States | 2001 | The Elder Scrolls series Fallout series | In-house development team of Bethesda Softworks LLC which is a subsidiary of ZeniMax Media. |
| Big Blue Bubble | London | Ontario | Canada | 2004 | My Singing Monsters franchise | Acquired by Enad Global 7 in 2020. |
| Big Finish Games | Salt Lake City | Utah | United States | 2007 | Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure | |
| Big Huge Games | Baltimore | Maryland | United States | 2000 | Rise of Nations Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning DomiNations | Acquired by Nexon in 2016 |
| BioWare | Edmonton | Alberta | Canada | 1995 | Baldur's Gate series Mass Effect series Dragon Age series Neverwinter Nights Star Wars: The Old Republic Anthem | Acquired by Electronic Arts in 2007 |
| The Bitmap Brothers | London | England | United Kingdom | 1987 | Xenon series | Dissolved. Their portfolio was acquired by Rebellion Developments in 2019. |
| Best Way | Luhansk | | Ukraine | 1991 | Men of War series | |
| Bits Studios | London | England | United Kingdom | 1991 | Spider-Man: Return of the Sinister Six | Acquired by PlayWize in 2008 |
| Bizarre Creations | Liverpool | England | United Kingdom | 1994 | Project Gotham Racing series Geometry Wars series | Acquired by Activision in 2007; defunct in 2011 |
| Black Forest Games | Offenburg | | Germany | 2012 | Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams Destroy All Humans! (2020 remake) | Acquired by THQ Nordic in 2017 |
| Black Isle Studios | Orange County | California | United States | 1996 | Fallout 2 Planescape: Torment Icewind Dale | Subsidiary of Interplay Entertainment; closed in 2003 |
| Black Rock Studio | Brighton | England | United Kingdom | 1998 | MotoGP 2 ATV Offroad Fury 3 | Defunct in 2011 |
| Blind Squirrel Games | Irvine | California | United States | 2010 | BioShock: The Collection Sonic Colors: Ultimate | Subsidiary of Blind Squirrel Entertainment |
| Blitz Games Studios | Leamington Spa | England | United Kingdom | 1990 | Karaoke Revolution | Liquidated |
| Blizzard Entertainment | Irvine | California | United States | 1991 | Diablo series StarCraft series Warcraft series Hearthstone Heroes of the Storm Overwatch | Developer/publisher; acquired by Vivendi and became part of Vivendi Games group in 1998; merged into Activision Blizzard in 2008 |
| Bloober Team | Kraków | Lesser Poland Voivodeship | Poland | 2008 | Layers of Fear series Silent Hill 2 | |
| Bluepoint Games | Austin | Texas | United States | 2006 | Shadow of the Colossus remake Demon's Souls remake | Acquired by Sony Interactive Entertainment in 2021 |
| Blueside | Seoul | | South Korea | 2003 | Kingdom Under Fire series | Founded by former employees of Phantagram |
| Blue Fang Games | Waltham | Massachusetts | United States | 1998 | Zoo Tycoon series | Shut down in 2011 |
| Blue Tongue Entertainment | Melbourne | Victoria | Australia | 1995 | Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis de Blob Marvel Super Hero Squad | Shut down in 2011; subsidiary of THQ |
| Bluehole Studio | Seongnam | | South Korea | 2007 | TERA | Subsidiary of Krafton |
| Bohemia Interactive | Prague | | Czech Republic | 1999 | Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis Arma series Take On Helicopters Carrier Command: Gaea Mission DayZ | |
| Boss Fight Entertainment | McKinney | Texas | United States | 2013 | | Acquired by Netflix in 2022 |
| Boss Key Productions | Raleigh | North Carolina | United States | 2014 | LawBreakers | Founded by Cliff Bleszinski and Arjan Brussee |
| BreakAway Games | Hunt Valley | Maryland | United States | 1998 | | |
| Broderbund | Eugene | Oregon | United States | 1980 | Prince of Persia series | Closed in 1998 |
| Budcat Creations | Iowa City | Iowa | United States | 2000 | Madden NFL 2002 handheld version | Acquired by Activision Blizzard in 2008; defunct in 2010 |
| Bugbear Entertainment | Helsinki | | Finland | 2000 | FlatOut series Wreckfest | Acquired by THQ Nordic in 2018 |
| Bullfrog Productions | Guildford | England | United Kingdom | 1987 | Theme Park Magic Carpet Syndicate Dungeon Keeper series | Acquired by Electronic Arts in 1995 and closed in 2001 |
| Bungie | Bellevue | Washington | United States | 1991 | Halo series Marathon Oni Myth Pathways into Darkness Minotaur: The Labyrinths of Crete Operation: Desert Storm Destiny series | Formerly a subsidiary of Microsoft Game Studios, acquired by Sony Interactive Entertainment in 2022 |
| Camelot Software Planning | Tokyo | | Japan | 1990 | Shining series Mario Golf series Mario Tennis series Golden Sun series | |
| Capcom | Osaka | | Japan | 1979 | Mega Man franchise Mega Man series Mega Man X series Mega Man Legends series Mega Man Battle Network series Mega Man Zero series Mega Man ZX series Mega Man Star Force series Street Fighter franchise Resident Evil franchise Devil May Cry franchise Monster Hunter franchise Ghost 'n Goblins series Strider series Final Fight series Dino Crisis series Darkstalkers series Ace Attorney franchise Onimusha series Sengoku BASARA series Dragon's Dogma series Viewtiful Joe series Ōkami series Dead Rising series Marvel vs. Capcom series Breath of Fire series Bionic Commando | Developer/publisher |
| Capcom Vancouver | Burnaby | British Columbia | Canada | 2005 | Dead Rising series | Founded as Blue Castle Games; acquired by Capcom in 2010; closed on September 18, 2018 |
| Carbine Studios | Aliso Viejo | California | United States | 2005 | WildStar | Subsidiary of NCSoft |
| Cattle Call | Tokyo | | Japan | 1998 | Metal Max series Arc the Lad series | Formed by former employees of Data East |
| Cauldron | Bratislava | | Slovakia | 1996 | Chaser | Their assets were acquired by Bohemia Interactive |
| Cave | Shinjuku, Tokyo | | Japan | 1994 | DoDonPachi | |
| Cavia | Tokyo | | Japan | 2000 | Drakengard series Nier | |
| CCP Games | Reykjavík | | Iceland | 1997 | Eve Online | Their Newcastle studio was acquired by Sumo Digital. CCP Games itself was acquired by Pearl Abyss. |
| CD Projekt Red | Warsaw | Masovian Voivodeship | Poland | 2002 | The Witcher series Cyberpunk 2077 | Game development studio of CD Projekt |
| Certain Affinity | Austin | Texas | United States | 2006 | Halo series | Co-developed the Halo series; acquired by Keywords Studios in 2024 |
| Chair Entertainment | Salt Lake City | Utah | United States | 2005 | Undertow Shadow Complex Infinity Blade series | Subsidiary of Epic Games |
| Chunsoft | Shinjuku, Tokyo | | Japan | 1984 | Mystery Dungeon series Dragon Quest I–V | Merged with Spike to become Spike Chunsoft in 2012 |
| Cing | Fukuoka | | Japan | 1999 | Another Code series Little King's Story | |
| Clap Hanz | Yokohama | | Japan | 1998 | Everybody's Golf series Everybody's Tennis series | |
| Climax Entertainment | Tokyo | | Japan | 1990 | Runabout series | |
| Climax Studios | Portsmouth | England | United Kingdom | 1988 | Silent Hill: Origins Assassin's Creed Chronicles series | Acquired by Keywords Studios in 2021 |
| Clover Studio | Osaka | | Japan | 2004 | Viewtiful Joe series Okami God Hand | Subsidiary of Capcom; became defunct in 2007. |
| Coded Illusions | Rotterdam | | Netherlands | 2005 | | |
| Codemasters | Southam | England | United Kingdom | 1985 | F1 series Colin McRae Rally series Operation Flashpoint series Grid series Brian Lara Cricket series | Former subsidiary of Reliance Entertainment; acquired by Electronic Arts in 2021 |
| Coffee Stain Studios | Skövde | | Sweden | 2010 | Goat Simulator Satisfactory | Acquired by THQ Nordic AB (latterly Embracer Group) in 2018 |
| Cohort Studios | Cardiff | Wales | United Kingdom | 2006 | Buzz! Junior series | |
| Coktel Vision | Paris | | France | 1985 | Inca series | Former publisher |
| Colossal Order | Tampere | | Finland | 2009 | Cities in Motion Cities: Skylines series | Developer for Paradox Interactive |
| Compile Heart | Tokyo | | Japan | 2006 | Hyperdimension Neptunia franchise Mary Skelter series Record of Agarest War | Developer/publisher; subsidiary of Idea Factory |
| Compulsion Games | Montreal | Quebec | Canada | 2009 | Contrast We Happy Few | Acquired by Microsoft Studios in 2018 |
| Com2uS | Seoul | | South Korea | 1998 | Summoners War: Sky Arena Skylanders Ring of Heroes | Acquired by Gamevil in 2013 |
| Coreplay | Munich | | Germany | 2007 | Jagged Alliance: Back in Action | Defunct in 2013 |
| Com2uS Holdings (formerly Gamevil) | Seoul | | South Korea | 2000 | Zenonia series | |
| Core Design | Derby | England | United Kingdom | 1988 | Tomb Raider series | Subsidiary of Eidos Interactive; closed down in 2006 |
| Crafts & Meister | Osaka | | Japan | 2004 | Gundam Breaker series | |
| Crawfish Interactive | Croydon | England | United Kingdom | 1997 | | Defunct in 2002 |
| Creat Studios | Canton | Massachusetts | United States | 1990 | American Chopper 2: Full Throttle Tony Hawk's Motion | |
| Creative Assembly | Horsham | England | United Kingdom | 1987 | Total War series Alien: Isolation | Acquired by Sega in 2005 |
| Creatures | Tokyo | | Japan | 1995 | Pokémon Ranger series Detective Pikachu | |
| Criterion Games | Guildford | England | United Kingdom | 1993 | Burnout series | Subsidiary of Electronic Arts |
| Croteam | Zagreb | | Croatia | 1993 | Serious Sam series The Talos Principle | Acquired by Devolver Digital in 2020 |
| Cryo Interactive | Paris | | France | 1992 | Dune Egypt series | Bankrupt in 2002 |
| Culture Brain Excel | Tokyo | | Japan | 1980 | Hiryū no Ken series Super Chinese series | |
| Crea-Tech | Tokyo | | Japan | 1988 | Metal Max series | |
| Cryptic Studios | Los Gatos | California | United States | 2000 | City of Heroes Champions Online Star Trek Online | Acquired by Atari, SA in 2008 and then acquired by Perfect World in 2011 and managed by Perfect World Entertainment, the North American subsidiary, which was acquired by Embracer Group in 2021 |
| Crystal Dynamics | Redwood City | California | United States | 1992 | Legacy Of Kain series Tomb Raider series (second era) | Acquired by Square Enix in 2009 and then acquired by Embracer Group in 2022 |
| Crytek | Frankfurt | | Germany | 1999 | Far Cry Crysis series Ryse: Son of Rome | |
| Crytek UK | Nottingham | England | United Kingdom | 1999 | TimeSplitters series | Founded as Free Radical Design; acquired by Crytek in 2009; defunct in 2014 |
| Cyan Worlds | Mead | Washington | United States | 1987 | Myst series | |
| Cyanide | Nanterre | | France | 2000 | Pro Cycling Manager series | Acquired by Bigben Interactive (latterly Nacon) in 2018 |
| CyberConnect2 | Fukuoka | | Japan | 1996 | .hack franchise .hack series .hack//G.U. series Naruto: Ultimate Ninja series Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot | |
| Cyberlore Studios (Blueline Simulations) | Northampton | Massachusetts | United States | 1992 | Majesty: The Fantasy Kingdom Sim | Developer of computer games |
| CyberStep | Tokyo | | Japan | 2000 | GetAmped Cosmic Break GetAmped2 Onigiri | Developer/publisher of global online games |
| Cygames | Tokyo | | Japan | 2011 | The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls series Granblue Fantasy series Shadowverse Princess Connect! series Dragalia Lost | Subsidiary of CyberAgent |
| Daedalic Entertainment | Hamburg | | Germany | 2007 | Edna & Harvey series Blackguards series The Lord of the Rings: Gollum | Acquired by Bastei Lübbe in 2014 and then acquired by Nacon in 2022 |
| Dambuster Studios | Nottingham | England | United Kingdom | 2014 | Homefront: The Revolution Dead Island 2 | Formed by former employees of Crytek UK; acquired by Koch Media in 2014 and managed by its Deep Silver division |
| Danger Close Games | Los Angeles | California | United States | 1995 | Medal of Honor series | Subsidiary of Electronic Arts; defunct in 2013 |
| Day 1 Studios | Chicago | Illinois | United States | 2001 | Axis & Allies series MechAssault series | Merged with WarGaming |
| Daybreak Game Company | San Diego | California | United States | 1997 | EverQuest series PlanetSide series H1Z1 series | Acquired by Enad Global 7 in 2020. |
| Deadline Games | Copenhagen | | Denmark | 1996 | Total Overdose Watchmen: The End Is Nigh Faith and a .45 | |
| Deck13 | Frankfurt | | Germany | 2001 | Ankh series The Surge series | Acquired by Focus Home Interactive(currently Focus Entertainment) in 2020. |
| Demiurge Studios | Cambridge | Massachusetts | United States | 2002 | | acquired by Sega in 2015; became independent in 2020; acquired by Embracer Group in 2021 |
| DeNA | Tokyo | | Japan | 1999 | Final Fantasy Record Keeper Pokémon Masters Mario Kart Tour | |
| devCAT Studios (Nexon development 3rd division) | Seoul | | South Korea | 2001 | Mabinogi Vindictus | Division of Nexon Korea |
| Dhruva Interactive | Bangalore | | India | 1997 | | Acquired by Starbreeze Studios in 2016 and then they were acquired by Rockstar Games and were merged into Rockstar India in 2019 |
| Die Gute Fabrik | Copenhagen | | Denmark | 2006 | Where is my Heart? Sportsfriends | |
| Digital Extremes | London | Ontario | Canada | 1993 | Warframe | Subsidiary of Leyou, which was acquired by Tencent in 2020; Founded by James Schmalz, co-creator of Unreal series. |
| Digital Eclipse | Emeryville | California | United States | 1992 | Spyro handheld series | Former division of Other Ocean Group; acquired by Atari SA in 2023 |
| Digital Happiness | Bandung | West Java | Indonesia | 2013 | DreadOut | |
| Digitalmindsoft | Ulm | | Germany | 2006 | Men of War series | |
| Digital Reality | Budapest | | Hungary | 1991 | Imperium Galactica series | Defunct in 2013; their assets were acquired by Nordic Games |
| Dimps | Osaka | | Japan | 2000 | Street Fighter IV Crash Boom Bang! Dragon Ball Z: Budokai series Dragon Ball Xenoverse series Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet | |
| Disney Interactive Studios | Glendale | California | United States | 1988 | | Publisher and subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company; closed in 2016 |
| Don Bluth Entertainment | Dublin | | Ireland | 1979 | Dragon's Lair II–III | Defunct in 1995 |
| Don't Nod | Paris | | France | 2008 | Life Is Strange series Tell Me Why | |
| DotEmu | Paris | | France | 2007 | Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap Streets of Rage 4 | Acquired by Focus Home Interactive in 2021 |
| Double Fine Productions | San Francisco | California | United States | 2000 | Psychonauts Broken Age Gang Beasts | Founded by former employees of LucasArts; acquired by Microsoft in 2019 |
| Dovetail Games | Chatham | England | United Kingdom | 2008 | Train Simulator franchise | Acquired by Focus Entertainment in 2023 |
| The Dovetail Group | | | United States | c. 1984 | | Early developer of music video games |
| Dr. Panda | Chengdu | | China | 2011 | | Role-playing apps aimed at children ages 5 and under |
| Dynamix | Eugene | Oregon | United States | 1984 | Red Baron Front Page Sports series Betrayal at Krondor Tribes series MechWarrior | Closed in 2001 |
| EA Black Box | British Columbia | | Canada | 1998 | Skate series NHL Hitz series | Subsidiary of Electronic Arts; closed in 2013 |
| EA Digital Illusions CE (EA DICE) | Stockholm | | Sweden | 1992 | Battlefield series Mirror's Edge | Acquired by Electronic Arts in 2004 |
| EA Gothenburg | Gothenburg | | Sweden | 2011 | Need for Speed Payback | Subsidiary of Electronic Arts |
| EA Phenomic | Ingelheim am Rhein | | Germany | 1997 | SpellForce series BattleForge Lord of Ultima Command and Conquer: Tiberium Alliances | Acquired by Electronic Arts in 2006; shut down in 2013 |
| EA Salt Lake | Salt Lake City | Utah | United States | 1992 | Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2001–08 Littlest Pet Shop series Nerf N-Strike series Monopoly Streets | Acquired by Electronic Arts in 2006; defunct in 2017 |
| EA Tiburon | Maitland | Florida | United States | 1994 | Madden NFL series NBA Live series (2013–) NFL Head Coach series NCAA Football series EA Sports NASCAR series | Acquired by Electronic Arts in 1998 |
| EA Vancouver (formerly Distinctive Software) | Burnaby | British Columbia | Canada | 1982 | Test Drive SSX series NHL series NBA Live series (1994–2010) | Acquired by Electronic Arts in 1991 |
| Eagle Dynamics | Moscow | | Russia | 1991 | Su-27 Flanker Flanker 2.0 Lock On: Modern Air Combat DCS World |
| Eat Sleep Play | Salt Lake City | Utah | United States | 2007 | Twisted Metal series | Defunct in 2017 |
| Eko Software | Paris | | France | 1999 | | Acquired by Bigben Interactive (latterly Nacon) in 2018 |
| Egosoft | Würselen | | Germany | 1988 | X series | |
| Eden Games | Lyon | | France | 1998 | Test Drive Unlimited series | Former subsidiary of Atari SA; acquired by Engine Media in 2017 and then acquired by Animoca Brands in 2022 |
| Eidos-Montréal | Montreal | Quebec | Canada | 2007 | Deus Ex series | Subsidiary of Square Enix Europe |
| Eighting | Tokyo | | Japan | 1993 | Kururin series Kamen Rider: Climax series Kamen Rider: Battride War series Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds | Acquired by COLOPL |
| Electronic Arts | Redwood City | California | United States | 1982 | FIFA series Need For Speed series Apex Legends | Developer/publisher/distributor |
| Elemental Games | Vladivostok | | Russia | 1999 | Space Rangers | Defunct in 2015 |
| Elite Systems | Lichfield | England | United Kingdom | 1984 | Dragon's Lair: The Legend | |
| Engine Software | Doetinchem | | Netherlands | 1995 | | Also middleware developer |
| Ensemble Studios | Dallas | Texas | United States | 1995 | Age of Empires series Age of Mythology Halo Wars | Former subsidiary of Microsoft Studios |
| Epic Games | Cary | North Carolina | United States | 1991 | Unreal series Gears of War series Shadow Complex Infinity Blade series Fortnite | Developer, publisher, and distributor |
| Epics | Tokyo | | Japan | 1987 | PoPoLoCrois series | |
| Epicenter Studios | Sherman Oaks | California | United States | 2007 | Real Heroes: Firefighter | |
| ESA (formerly Softmax) | Seoul | | South Korea | 1994 | TalesWeaver | ESA left from game business. The former employees formed Studio 4Leaf and the studio was acquired by NextFloor [ko]. |
| Eric Barone | Seattle | | United States | 2012 | Stardew Valley | Developer/publisher |
| Epyx | San Francisco | California | United States | 1978 | California Games series Impossible Mission series Jumpman series Pitstop series Summer Games series | Developer/publisher, defunct 1993 |
| Étranges Libellules | Lyon | | France | 1994 | Asterix & Obelix XXL The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon | |
| Eugen Systems | Paris | | France | 2000 | Act of War series Wargame series Steel Division series | |
| Eurocom | Derby | England | United Kingdom | 1988 | GoldenEye 007 Crash Bash Spyro: A Hero's Tail | Defunct in 2012 |
| Evolution Studios | Runcorn | England | United Kingdom | 1999 | World Rally Championship series MotorStorm series | Division of SIE Worldwide Studios and subsidiary of Sony Computer Entertainment; defunct in 2016 |
| Examu | Tokyo | | Japan | 2007 | Arcana Heart series | Their business operations were suspended in 2020 and their business was taken over by Team Arcana. |
| Eyedentity Games | Seoul | | South Korea | 2007 | Dragon Nest | Acquired by Shanda Games (currently Shengqu Games) in 2010 |
| Facepunch Studios | Walsall | England | United Kingdom | 2009 | Garry's Mod Rust | |
| FarSight Studios | Big Bear Lake | California | United States | 1989 | The Pinball Arcade | |
| FASA Studio | Redmond | Washington | United States | 1994 | MechCommander series MechWarrior 4 | defunct in 2007 |
| Fatshark | Stockholm | | Sweden | 2008 | War of the Roses Bionic Commando Rearmed 2 Warhammer: Vermintide series | Subsidiary of Tencent |
| feelplus | Tokyo | | Japan | 1992 | No More Heroes: Heroes' Paradise | Merged into AQ Interactive |
| Felistella | Gifu | | Japan | 2010 | Summon Night 5 | |
| Firaxis Games | Sparks | Maryland | United States | 1996 | Civilization series (part 3 and later) XCOM (Reboot) series | Subsidiary of 2K; founded by former employees of MicroProse. |
| Firefly Studios | London | England | United Kingdom | 1999 | Stronghold series | Acquired by Devolver Digital in 2021 |
| Firesprite | Liverpool | England | United Kingdom | 2012 | | Formed by former employees of Studio Liverpool; acquired by Sony Interactive Entertainment in 2021 |
| First Star Software | Chappaqua | New York | United States | 1982 | | Defunct in 2018. Their name and assets were acquired by BBG Entertainment |
| Flagship Studios | San Francisco | California | United States | 2003 | Hellgate:London Mythos | Closed down in 2008 |
| Flight-Plan | Gifu | | Japan | 1989 | Black/Matrix series Summon Night series | Defunct in 2010 |
| Flying Wild Hog | Warsaw | | Poland | 2009 | Hard Reset Shadow Warrior series | Acquired by Embracer Group in 2020. |
| Focus Entertainment | Paris | | France | 1996 | Cities XL series (2011 and later) | |
| Foundation 9 Entertainment | Emeryville | California | United States | 1992 | | Dissolved in 2016 |
| Fox Digital Entertainment | Los Angeles | California | United States | 2002 | | Subsidiary of 20th Century Studios. The company still exists, but 20th Century Fox's video game business was rearranged to FoxNext. |
| FoxNext | Los Angeles | California | United States | 2017 | Marvel Strike Force | Division of 20th Century Studios. The company still exists but their game development studios were acquired by Scopely in 2020. |
| Frictional Games | Helsingborg | | Sweden | 2001 | Penumbra series Amnesia: The Dark Descent SOMA | |
| Frogwares | Kyiv | | Ukraine | 2000 | Adventures of Sherlock Holmes series | |
| Frog City Software | San Francisco | California | United States | 1994 | Imperialism series Tropico 2: Pirate Cove | Acquired by Take-Two Interactive in 2003 and closed in 2006 |
| FromSoftware | Tokyo | | Japan | 1986 | Armored Core series Dark Souls series Bloodborne Sekiro Elden Ring | Subsidiary of Kadokawa Corporation |
| Frontier Developments | Cambridge | England | United Kingdom | 1994 | Elite series Thrillville LostWinds Kinectimals RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 Planet Coaster | |
| Frozenbyte | Helsinki | | Finland | 2001 | Shadowgrounds series Trine series | |
| FTL Games | San Diego | California | United States | 1982 | Dungeon Master series | Closed in 1982 |
| Fun Labs | Bucharest | | Romania | 1999 | MIB: Alien Crisis Cabela's series | Acquired by Maximum Entertainment in 2023 |
| Funcom | Oslo | | Norway | 1993 | The Longest Journey series Anarchy Online Age of Conan The Secret World Conan Exiles | Developer/publisher; acquired by Tencent in 2020 |
| FuRyu | Tokyo | | Japan | 2007 | Unchained Blades series Beyblade Burst series Cardfight!! Vanguard series | |
| Futuremark | Espoo | | Finland | 1997 | Shattered Horizon | Their game development division was acquired by Rovio Entertainment. Futuremark itself was acquired by UL and was merged into them. |
| Gaijin Entertainment | Budapest | | Hungary | 2002 | War Thunder IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey | |
| Game Arts | Chiyoda, Tokyo | | Japan | 1985 | Thexder series Lunar series Grandia series | Acquired by GungHo Online Entertainment in 2005. |
| Game Freak | Setagaya-ku, Tokyo | | Japan | 1989 | Pokémon series Pocket Card Jockey series | |
| Game Studio | Shinagawa, Tokyo | | Japan | 1985 | The Return of Ishtar | |
| GameHouse | Seattle | Washington | United States | 1998 | Delicious series | Casual game developer, publisher and portal; acquired by RealNetworks |
| Gameloft | Paris | | France | 1999 | Modern Combat: Domination Order & Chaos Online Assassin's Creed (for mobile) Asphalt | Subsidiary of Vivendi; developer/publisher of mobile games |
| Ganbarion | Fukuoka | | Japan | 1999 | One Piece series Jump Super Stars series Wii Fit U Dragon Ball Fusions | |
| Gearbox Software | Plano | Texas | United States | 1999 | Brothers In Arms series Borderlands series Half-Life: Opposing Force Risk of Rain series | Acquired by Embracer Group in 2021 and acquired by 2K in 2024 |
| Geewa | Prague | | Czech Republic | 2005 | | Acquired by AppLovin in 2020 |
| Genius Sonority | Tokyo | | Japan | 2002 | Pokémon Colosseum series Pokémon Trozei! series The Denpa Men series | |
| Genki | Shinjuku, Tokyo | | Japan | 1990 | Shutokou Battle series | Subsidiary of Daikoku Denki [ja] |
| Glu Mobile | San Francisco | California | United States | 2001 | Deer Hunter series | Developer and publisher of mobile games; acquired by Electronic Arts in 2021 |
| Gogii Games | Moncton | New Brunswick | Canada | 2006 | | Developer/publisher |
| Good-Feel | Kobe | | Japan | 2005 | Kirby's Epic Yarn Yoshi's Woolly World Yoshi's Crafted World | Founded by former employees of Konami |
| Goodgame Studios | Hamburg | Hamburg | Germany | 2009 | | Developer/publisher |
| Granzella | Nonoichi | | Japan | 2011 | Disaster Report 4 Plus | Founded by former Irem employees |
| Grasshopper Manufacture | Chiyoda, Tokyo | | Japan | 1998 | The Silver Case Flower, Sun, and Rain killer7 No More Heroes series Shadows of the Damned Lollipop Chainsaw Killer Is Dead Let It Die | Founded by Suda51; acquired by GungHo Online Entertainment in 2013; later acquired by NetEase Games |
| Gravity | Seoul | | South Korea | 2000 | Ragnarok Online | Acquired by GungHo Online Entertainment |
| Gray Matter Studios | Los Angeles | California | United States | 1993 | Call of Duty: United Offensive | Acquired by Activision in 2002; merged into Treyarch in 2005 |
| Gremlin Interactive | Sheffield | England | United Kingdom | 1984 | Monopoly (1997) Zool series Premier Manager series | Taken over by Infogrames in 1999 studio closed in 2003 |
| Grezzo | Shibuya, Tokyo | | Japan | 2006 | The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes Ever Oasis The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (2019 Remake) | Second-party developer of Nintendo |
| Grin | Stockholm | | Sweden | 1997 | Bionic Commando Rearmed Bionic Commando (2009) | Defunct in 2009 |
| Grinding Gear Games | Auckland | | New Zealand | 2006 | Path of Exile | Acquired by Tencent |
| Griptonite Games | Kirkland | Washington | United States | 1994 | Marvel Super Hero Squad: Comic Combat | Acquired by Glu Mobile |
| GSC Game World | Kyiv | | Ukraine | 1995 | Cossacks series, S.T.A.L.K.E.R series | Defunct in 2011, reopened in 2014 |
| Guerrilla Cambridge | Cambridge | England | United Kingdom | 1997 (as SCE Cambridge Studio), 2013 | MediEvil series | Branch of Guerrilla Games and division of SIE Worldwide Studios; closed in 2017 |
| Guerrilla Games | Amsterdam | | Netherlands | 2000 | Killzone series Horizon series | Division of SIE Worldwide Studios since 2004 |
| Gunfire Games | Austin | Texas | United States | 2014 | Darksiders series Remnant: From the Ashes | Formed by former employees of Vigil Games; acquired by THQ Nordic in 2019 |
| GungHo Online Entertainment | Chiyoda, Tokyo | | Japan | 1998 | Puzzle & Dragons series | Developer/publisher |
| Gust | Nagano | | Japan | 1993 | Atelier series Blue Reflection series Fairy Tail | Became a division of Koei Tecmo Games in 2014 |
| Haemimont Games | Sofia | | Bulgaria | 1997 | Tropico 3–5 Jagged Alliance 3 | Acquired by Paradox Interactive in 2025 |
| HAL Laboratory | Chiyoda, Tokyo | | Japan | 1980 | Kirby series Earthbound/Mother series Pokémon Snap | Developer closely associated with Nintendo |
| Halfbrick | Brisbane | Queensland | Australia | 2001 | Fruit Ninja series Jetpack Joyride | Mobile game developer/publisher |
| Hanaho | Cerritos | California | United States | 1992 | | |
| h.a.n.d. | Sapporo | | Japan | 1993 | Aikatsu! series Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days Disney Magical World series | |
| Hangar 13 | Novato | California | United States | 2014 | Mafia III | Subsidiary of 2K |
| Harebrained Schemes | Seattle | Washington | United States | 2011 | Shadowrun Returns Shadowrun: Dragonfall Shadowrun: Hong Kong | Acquired by Paradox Interactive in 2018; became independent in 2024 |
| Harmonix Music Systems | Cambridge | Massachusetts | United States | 1995 | Guitar Hero I–II Rock Band series Dance Central series | Former subsidiary of Viacom; acquired by Epic Games in 2021 |
| Hazelight Studios | Stockholm | | Sweden | 2014 | It Takes Two | |
| Headstrong Games | London | England | United Kingdom | 2000 | Battalion Wars series Art Academy series | Subsidiary of Kuju Entertainment; defunct in 2017 |
| Heartbeat | Tokyo | | Japan | 1992 | Dragon Quest VI–VII | |
| Heavy Iron Studios | Manhattan Beach | California | United States | 1999 | SpongeBob's Truth or Square UFC Personal Trainer Family Guy: Back to the Multiverse | Acquired by Keywords Studios in 2020. |
| HB Studios | Lunenburg | Nova Scotia | Canada | 2000 | PGA Tour 2K series | Acquired by 2K in 2021 |
| Hello Games | Guildford | Surrey | United Kingdom | 2008 | Joe Danger No Man's Sky The Last Campfire | |
| HexaDrive | Osaka | | Japan | 2007 | Rez HD Ōkami HD Super Bomberman R | |
| High Impact Games | Burbank | California | United States | 2003 | Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters Secret Agent Clank Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier | Founded by former employees of Insomniac Games & Naughty Dog |
| High Moon Studios | San Diego | California | United States | 2005 | Transformers: War for Cybertron series Deadpool | Subsidiary of Activision |
| High Voltage Software | Hoffman Estates | Illinois | United States | 1993 | The Conduit series | Acquired by Keywords Studios in 2020. |
| Hothead Games | Vancouver | British Columbia | Canada | 2006 | DeathSpank Swarm | Founded by former employees of Radical Entertainment |
| Housemarque | Helsinki | | Finland | 1995 | Super Stardust Returnal | Acquired by Sony Interactive Entertainment as a subsidiary of PlayStation Studios in 2021 |
| Hudson Soft | Tokyo | | Japan | 1973 | Bomberman series Adventure Island series Far East of Eden series Momotaro Dentetsu series Mario Party series | Developer/publisher; acquired and dissolved by Konami |
| Human Entertainment | Tokyo | | Japan | 1983 | Fire Pro Wrestling series Formation Soccer series Twilight Syndrome series | |
| Human Head Studios | Madison | Wisconsin | United States | 1997 | Rune Prey | |
| Humongous Entertainment | Bothell | Washington | United States | 1992 | Fatty Bear's Birthday Surprise Putt-Putt series Freddi Fish series Pajama Sam series Spy Fox series Backyard Sports series | Former subsidiary of Infogrames; closed in 2006; their assets and brand were acquired by Tommo and relaunched in 2013 |
| Hyperion Entertainment | Brussels | | Belgium | 1999 | | |
| Ice-Pick Lodge | Moscow | | Russia | 2002 | Pathologic series | |
| id Software | Mesquite | Texas | United States | 1991 | Wolfenstein series Doom series Quake series | Acquired by ZeniMax Media on June 24, 2009 |
| Idea Factory | Shibuya, Tokyo | | Japan | 1994 | Amnesia series | Developer/publisher |
| ILCA | Tokyo | | Japan | 2010 | Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl |
| Idol Minds | Westminster | Colorado | United States | 1997 | Cool Boarders 3–4 Pain Neopets: Darkest Faerie Rally Cross | |
| Imageepoch | Tokyo | | Japan | 2005 | Luminous Arc series Fate/Extra series | Defunct in 2016 |
| Image & Form | Gothenburg | | Sweden | 1997 | SteamWorld series | Subsidiary of Thunderful; merged into Thunderful Development in 2020. |
| Imagineer | Tokyo | | Japan | 1986 | Shape Boxing series | |
| Infinity Ward | Woodland Hills | California | United States | 2002 | Call of Duty series | Acquired by Activision in 2003. |
| Infocom | Cambridge] | Massachusetts | United States | 1979 | Zork series Planetfall series The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Leather Goddesses of Phobos | Acquired by Activision in 1986; closed in 1989. |
| Incognito Entertainment | Salt Lake City | Utah | United States | 1999 | Twisted Metal series Warhawk (2007) | Formed by former employees of SingleTrac; subsidiary of SCE Worldwide Studios; defunct in 2009 |
| Incredible Technologies | Arlington Heights | Illinois | United States | 1985 | Golden Tee Golf | Defunct in 2016; arcade game designer, arcade game manufacturer |
| indieszero | Musashino | | Japan | 1997 | Cooking Guide: Can't Decide What to Eat? Theatrhythm series Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory | |
| Innerloop Studios | Oslo | | Norway | 1996 | Project I.G.I. series | Defunct in 2003 |
| Insomniac Games | Burbank | California | United States | 1994 | Spyro the Dragon series Ratchet & Clank series Resistance series Sunset Overdrive Spider-Man (2018) | Acquired by Sony Interactive Entertainment in 2019 as a division of SIE Worldwide Studios. |
| Intelligent Systems | Tokyo | | Japan | 1986 | Fire Emblem franchise Advance Wars series Paper Mario series Puzzle League series | Developer closely associated with Nintendo |
| Interplay Entertainment | Beverly Hills | California | United States | 1983 | Earthworm Jim series ClayFighter series Wasteland Fallout series The Bard's Tale series | Developer/publisher |
| Inti Creates | Ichikawa, Chiba | | Japan | 1996 | Mega Man Zero series Mega Man ZX series Gunvolt franchise: Azure Striker Gunvolt series Gunvolt Chronicles series Gal Gun series Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon series Blaster Master Zero trilogy Dragon Marked for Death Gal Guardians: Demon Purge Mighty Gunvolt series Mega Man 9 Mega Man 10 | |
| Introversion Software | London | England | United Kingdom | 2002 | Darwinia DEFCON | |
| inXile Entertainment | Newport Beach | California | United States | 2002 | Wasteland 2 The Bard's Tale IV: Barrows Deep | Founded by one of Interplay Entertainment founders; acquired by Microsoft Studios in 2018 |
| IO Interactive | Copenhagen | | Denmark | 1998 | Hitman series | Subsidiary of Square Enix until 2017 when they dropped IO, they then became independent |
| Ion Storm | Dallas | Texas | United States | 1996 | Daikatana Anachronox | Shut down in 2001; subsidiary of Eidos Interactive |
| Ion Storm Austin | Austin | Texas | United States | 1997 | Deus Ex Thief: Deadly Shadows | Shut down in 2005; subsidiary of Eidos Interactive |
| Irem | Hakusan | | Japan | 1974 | R-Type series Disaster Report 1–3 | Subsidiary of Eizo |
| Iron Galaxy Studios | Chicago | Illinois | United States | 2008 | Divekick Borderlands 2 (PSVita) | |
| Iron Lore Entertainment | Maynard | Massachusetts | United States | 2000 | Titan Quest series Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War – Soulstorm | Defunct in 2008 |
| Irrational Games | Quincy | Massachusetts | United States | 1996 | System Shock 2 Freedom Force series BioShock series | Subsidiary of 2K; defunct in 2017. Their main employees moved to Ghost Story Games. |
| Ivory Tower | Lyon | | France | 2007 | The Crew series | Subsidiary of Ubisoft; founded by former employees of Eden Games |
| Jackbox Games | Chicago | Illinois | United States | 1989 | The Jackbox Party Pack series | |
| Jadestone Group | Stockholm | | Sweden | 2000 | | Acquired by WMS Industries in 2012 and merged into Williams Interactive; Online game developer, mobile game developer |
| Jagex | Cambridge | England | United Kingdom | 2001 | RuneScape | Subsidiary of CVC Capital Partners; online game developer |
| Jaleco | Tokyo | | Japan | 1974 | Idol Janshi Suchie-Pai series | Acquired by Game Yarou in 2009 and defunct in 2014 |
| Jam City | Los Angeles | California | United States | 2007 | Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery | Former subsidiary of Netmarble; mobile game developer |
| Javaground | Irvine | Massachusetts | United States | 2001 | God of War: Betrayal | Mobile game developer |
| Jupiter | Kyoto | | Japan | 1996 | Picross series Pokémon Pinball series | |
| JV Games | Las Vegas | Nevada | United States | 1999 | | |
| Kairosoft | Tokyo | | Japan | 1996 | Game Dev Story | |
| Kalypso Media | Worms | | Germany | 2006 | Tropico series | Developer/publisher |
| Kaos Studios | New York City | New York | United States | 2006 | Frontlines: Fuel of War Homefront | Subsidiary of THQ |
| Keen Software House | Prague | | Czech Republic | 2010 | Space Engineers | |
| Kesmai | Charlottesville | Virginia | United States | 1981 | Island of Kesmai | Subsidiary of Electronic Arts; closed in 2001 |
| Kiloo Games | Aarhus | | Denmark | 2000 | Subway Surfers Frisbee Forever | Mobile game developer; closed in 2023 |
| King | Stockholm | | Sweden | 2003 | Candy Crush series | Subsidiary of Activision Blizzard; Mobile game developer |
| Klei Entertainment | Vancouver | British Columbia | Canada | 2005 | Shank series Don't Starve | Acquired by Tencent in 2021. |
| Koei Tecmo Games (formerly Koei) | Ashikaga | | Japan | 1978 | Warriors franchise Dynasty Warriors series Samurai Warriors series Warriors Orochi series Trilogy of Histories franchise Nobunaga's Ambition series Romance of the Three Kingdoms series Genghis Khan series Ninja Gaiden series Dead or Alive franchise Nioh series Haruka series Fire Emblem: Three Houses | Developer/publisher; subsidiary of Koei Tecmo Holdings |
| KOG Studios | Seoul | | South Korea | 2000 | Elsword | |
| Kojima Productions | Tokyo | | Japan | 2005 | Death Stranding | |
| Konami | Tokyo Midtown Minato | | Japan | 1969 | Gradius series Contra series Metal Gear series Castlevania series Pro Evolution Soccer series Silent Hill series TwinBee series Bemani series Power Pros series Professional Baseball Spirits series Ganbare Goemon series Tokimeki Memorial series LovePlus series Suikoden series Bombergirl series Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa Mo Teiban! | Developer/publisher |
| Kongzhong | Beijing | | China | 2002 | |
| Krome Studios | Brisbane | Queensland | Australia | 1999 | The Legend of Spyro series | |
| Krome Studios Melbourne | Melbourne | Victoria | Australia | 1988 | Horace series | Defunct |
| Kuju Entertainment | Shalford | England | United Kingdom | 1998 | Microsoft Train Simulator | Subsidiary of Catalis SE |
| Kunos Simulazioni | Rome | | Italy | 2005 | Assetto Corsa series | Subsidiary of Digital Bros |
| Kush Games | Camarillo | California | United States | 1998 | | |
| Kuma Reality Games | New York City | New York | United States | 2003 | | |
| Kylotonn | Paris | | France | 2002 | WRC 5– V-Rally 4 | Acquired by Bigben Interactive (latterly Nacon) in 2018 |
| Larian Studios | Oudenaarde | | Belgium | 1996 | Divinity series Baldur's Gate III | |
| Left Field Productions | Ventura | California | United States | 1994 | Excitebike 64 | closed in 2011 |
| Legacy Interactive | Los Angeles | California | United States | 1998 | Emergency Room series | |
| Legend Entertainment | Chantilly | Virginia | United States | 1989 | Spellcasting series Superhero League of Hoboken The Wheel of Time Unreal II | Closed in 2004. |
| Legendo Entertainment | Gothenburg | | Sweden | 2004 | | Developer/publisher |
| Level-5 | Fukuoka | | Japan | 1998 | Dark Cloud series Rogue Galaxy Professor Layton series Inazuma Eleven series Ni no Kuni series Yo-Kai Watch franchise Fantasy Life series The Snack World Dragon Quest VIII–IX | Developer/publisher and founded by Akihiro Hino |
| Lift London | London | England | United Kingdom | 2012 | videogame developer for Microsoft Hololens | Subsidiary by Microsoft Studios in 2018 |
| Limbic Entertainment | Langen | | Germany | 2002 | Might & Magic X: Legacy Might & Magic Heroes VII Tropico 6 | The majority stake was acquired by Bandai Namco |
| Lionhead Studios | Guildford | England | United Kingdom | 1997 | Black & White series Fable series | Closed by Microsoft Studios in 2016 |
| Liquid Entertainment | Pasadena | California | United States | 1999 | Battle Realms | Dissolved in 2018 |
| Little Green Men Games | Zagreb | | Croatia | 2006 | Starpoint Gemini | |
| LK Avalon | Świlcza, Rzeszów | | Poland | 1989 | Hans Kloss Schizm: Mysterious Journey | |
| Llamasoft | Reading | England | United Kingdom | 1982 | | |
| Linden Lab | San Francisco | California | United States | 1999 | Second Life | |
| Locomotive Games | Santa Clara | California | United States | 1997 | Jet Moto 3 | Defunct in 2008 |
| Looking Glass Studios | Cambridge | Massachusetts | United States | 1990 | Ultima Underworld series System Shock series Thief series | |
| Love-de-Lic | Tokyo | | Japan | 1995 | Moon: Remix RPG Adventure | Formed by former employees of Square |
| LucasArts | San Francisco | California | United States | 1982 | Maniac Mansion Sam & Max Hit the Road Day of the Tentacle Monkey Island series The Dig Full Throttle Grim Fandango Star Wars: The Force Unleashed series Star Wars: Battlefront series | Publisher and former developer; closed as developer of April 3, 2013 by Disney |
| Luma Arcade | Johannesburg | | South Africa | 2006 | | Division of Luma Animation |
| Luxoflux | Santa Monica | California | United States | 1998 | True Crime series | Acquired by Activision in 2002; defunct in 2010 |
| MachineGames | Uppsala | | Sweden | 2009 | Wolfenstein series | Founded by former employees of Starbreeze Studios; acquired by ZeniMax Media in 2010. |
| Magenta Software | Liverpool | England | United Kingdom | 1994 | Buzz! Junior series | |
| MAGES. | Shibuya, Tokyo | | Japan | 2005 | Science Adventure franchise Steins;Gate series Robotics;Notes series Chaos;Child series | Acquired by COLOPL in 2020. Former subsidiary of Dwango. |
| Majesco Entertainment | Edison | New Jersey | United States | 1986 | | Defunct December 8, 2016 |
| Marvelous | Shibuya, Tokyo | | Japan | 1997 | Senran Kagura series Soul Sacrifice series Story of Seasons series Rune Factory series Fate/Extella series Kandagawa Jet Girls Daemon X Machina Super Monkey Ball: Banana Splitz | Developer/publisher |
| Massive Entertainment | Malmö | | Sweden | 1997 | Ground Control World In Conflict Tom Clancy's The Division series | Founded in 1997; acquired by Vivendi Universal Games in 2002 and then acquired by Ubisoft in 2008 |
| Masthead Studios | Sofia | | Bulgaria | 2005 | Earthrise | |
| Matrix Software | Tokyo | | Japan | 1994 | Omega Labyrinth series Brigandine: The Legend of Runersia | |
| Maxis | Emeryville | California | United States | 1987 | The Sims series SimCity series | Became a subsidiary of Electronic Arts in 1997 |
| Mean Hamster Software | Deer Park | Washington | United States | 1985 | | |
| Media Molecule | Guildford | England | United Kingdom | 2006 | LittleBigPlanet series Tereaway | Founded by former employees of Lionhead Studios; division of SIE Worldwide Studios since 2010 |
| Media.Vision | Tokyo | | Japan | 1993 | Wild Arms series Chaos Rings series Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth Summon Night 6 | |
| Mediatonic | London | England | United Kingdom | 2005 | Robot Unicorn Attack Fable Fortune | Subsidiary of Tonic Games Group, which was acquired by Epic Games in 2021 |
| MegaZebra | Munich | | Germany | 2009 | | |
| Mercury Steam | Madrid | | Spain | 2002 | Castlevania: Lords of Shadow series Metroid: Samus Returns Metroid Dread | |
| Metropolis Software | Warsaw | | Poland | 1992 | Teenagent Gorky 17 Infernal | Studio was bought by CD Projekt in 2008 and closed in 2009. |
| MicroProse Software | Hunt Valley | Maryland | United States | 1982 | Silent Service Gunship Pirates! Railroad Tycoon Civilization series | |
| Microsoft Casual Games | Redmond | Washington | United States | 2013 | Solitaire Mahjong Minesweeper Wordament | Subsidiary by Microsoft Studios |
| Midway Games | Chicago | Illinois | United States | 1988 | Mortal Kombat series NFL Blitz series | As of 2012, Midway is a corporation existing under Delaware law subject to a Chapter 11 bankruptcy liquidation plan |
| Midway Studios – Newcastle | Gateshead | England | United Kingdom | 1996 | Test Drive 4–6 | Defunct in 2009 |
| Might and Delight | Stockholm | | Sweden | 2010 | Shelter series | Formed by former employees of Grin |
| miHoYo | Shanghai | | China | 2012 | Honkai series Tears of Themis Genshin Impact Zenless Zone Zero | Developer and publisher; founded by Cai Haoyu, Liu Wei, and Luo Yuhao, three former students from Shanghai Jiao Tong University |
| Milestone | Suginami, Tokyo | | Japan | 2003 | Chaos Field series | |
| Milestone srl | Milan | | Italy | 1996 | Superbike series MotoGP series WRC 1–4 MXGP series Ride series | Acquired by Koch Media in 2019 |
| Millennium Kitchen | Tokyo | | Japan | 1997 | Boku no Natsuyasumi series | |
| Mimimi Games | Munich | | Germany | 2011 | Desperados III | the studio was closed in 2023 |
| Minakuchi Engineering | Kōka | | Japan | 1984 | Solar Striker Mega Man series | Exact fate unknown. Defunct in 2002 (estimated) |
| Mistwalker | Tokyo | | Japan | 2004 | Blue Dragon | |
| Mitchell Corporation | Tokyo | | Japan | 1960 | Polarium Puzz Loop series | |
| MLB Advanced Media | New York City | New York | United States | 2000 | R.B.I. Baseball 18 | |
| Mode 7 Games | Brighton | East Sussex | United Kingdom | 2005 | Frozen Synapse series Tokyo 42 | The company still exists, but they exited the game development business in 2019. |
| Mojang AB | Stockholm | | Sweden | 2009 | Minecraft Scrolls Cobalt | Former Indie developer and publisher; acquired by Microsoft on September 15, 2014 |
| Monolith Productions | Kirkland | Washington | United States | 1994 | F.E.A.R. series Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor Middle-earth: Shadow of War | Acquired by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment in 2004 |
| Monolith Soft | Tokyo | | Japan | 1999 | Xenosaga series Baten Kaitos series Xenoblade Chronicles series Project X Zone series | Founded by Tetsuya Takahashi and former subsidiary of Namco; acquired by Nintendo as a first-party developer and subsidiary in 2007 |
| Monster Games | Northfield | Minnesota | United States | 1996 | NASCAR Heat series Excite Truck Pilotwings Resort | Acquired by iRacing.com Motorsport Simulations in 2022 |
| Monte Cristo | Paris | | France | 1995 | City Life series Cities XL | Defunct in 2010 |
| Moonton | Shanghai | | China | 2015 | Mobile Legends: Bang Bang | Acquired by Bytedance in 2021 |
| Moon Studios | Vienna | | Austria | 2010 | Ori series | |
| Motion Twin | Bordeaux | | France | 2001 | Dead Cells | |
| MTO | Yokohama | | Japan | 1996 | GT Advance series | |
| Mythic Entertainment | Fairfax | Virginia | United States | 1995 | Dark Age of Camelot | Acquired by Electronic Arts in 2006 and closed in 2014 |
| Nadeo | Paris | | France | 2000 | TrackMania | Acquired by Ubisoft in 2009 |
| Namco Tales Studio | Tokyo | | Japan | 1986 | Tales series | Originally it was division or subsidiary of Telenet Japan but it became a jointly-owned company of Namco and Telenet Japan |
| Nanobit | Zagreb | | Croatia | 2008 | | Acquired by Stillfront Group in 2020 |
| NAPS team | Messina | | Italy | 1993 | Gekido series | NAPS team is the oldest Italian development studio |
| Natsume Atari | Shinjuku, Tokyo | | Japan | 1987 | Metabots series Tony Hawk's Pro Skater (GBC version) Pocky and Rocky series | |
| Natsume Inc. | Burlingame, California | | United States | 1988 | Harvest Moon series Reel Fishing River King | |
| NaturalMotion | London | England | United Kingdom | 2001 | Backbreaker series | Acquired by Zynga |
| Naughty Dog | Santa Monica | California | United States | 1986 | Crash Bandicoot 1–3 Crash Team Racing Jak and Daxter series Uncharted series The Last of Us series | Division of SIE Worldwide Studios since 2001 |
| NCSoft | Seoul | | South Korea | 1997 | Aion Lineage series Blade & Soul | Online game developer/publisher |
| NDcube | Tokyo | | Japan | 2000 | Wii Party series Mario Party series Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics | Subsidiary of Nintendo |
| NDOORS Corporation | Seoul | | South Korea | 1999 | Atlantica Online | Developer/publisher; subsidiary of Nexon; merged into Nexon Red in 2017 |
| Neko Entertainment | Montreuil-sous-Bois | | France | 1998 | Cocoto The Mysterious Cities of Gold: Secret Paths Kung Fu Rabbit Puddle | Developer/publisher; defunct in 2017 |
| Nerve Software | Richardson | Texas | United States | 1999 | | |
| NetDevil | Louisville | Colorado | United States | 1997 | LEGO Universe | |
| NetDragon Websoft | Fuzhou | | China | 1999 | Disney Fantasy Online | |
| NetEase | Guangzhou | | China | 1997 | Fantasy Westward Journey Cyber Hunter Identity V Rules of Survival Marvel Duel Marvel Super War Revelation Online | Developer, publisher, and online services company |
| NetherRealm Studios | Chicago | Illinois | United States | 2010 | Mortal Kombat series Injustice: Gods Among Us Injustice 2 | Successor to Midway Games; Subsidiary of Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment |
| Neverland | Tokyo | | Japan | 1993 | Rune Factory series | |
| Neversoft | Woodland Hills | California | United States | 1994 | Guitar Hero III–Metallica Tony Hawk series Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1–4 Tony Hawk's Underground series Gun | Acquired by Activision in 1999; merged into Infinity Ward in 2014 |
| New World Computing | Agoura Hills | California | United States | 1984 | Might and Magic franchise Heroes of Might and Magic series | |
| New World Interactive | Denver | Colorado | United States | 2010 | Insurgency | Acquired by Embracer Group in 2020 |
| Nexon | Tokyo Seoul | | Japan South Korea | 2002 1994 | MapleStory Mabinogi Vindictus Atlantica Online | Online video game developer, publisher and distributor; moved its headquarters from Korea to Japan. |
| Next Level Games | Vancouver | British Columbia | Canada | 2002 | Super Mario Strikers Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon Luigi's Mansion 3 Spider-Man: Friend or Foe | Acquired by Nintendo in 2021. |
| Niantic | San Francisco | California | United States | 2010 | Ingress Pokémon Go | |
| Nibris | Kraków | | Poland | 2000 | | |
| Nicalis | Santa Ana | California | United States | 2007 | VVVVVV Cave Story NightSky 1001 Spikes The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth Crystal Crisis | Indie developer/publisher |
| Night School Studio | Glendale | California | United States | 2014 | Oxenfree Afterparty | Acquired by Netflix in 2021 |
| Nihon Falcom | Tokyo | | Japan | 1981 | Ys series Xanadu series The Legend of Heroes franchise Dragon Slayer series Trails | Developer/publisher |
| Nikita Online | St. Petersburg | | Russia | 1991 | | |
| Nimble Giant Entertainment | Buenos Aires | | Argentina | 2002 | Regnum Online Master of Orion: Conquer the Stars | Acquired by Embracer Group in 2020. |
| Ninjabee | Orem | Utah | United States | 2005 | | Division of Wahoo Studios |
| Ninja Theory | Cambridge | England | United Kingdom | 2000 | Heavenly Sword Enslaved: Odyssey to the West DmC: Devil May Cry Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice | Former Indie developer and publisher; acquired by Microsoft Studios in 2018 |
| Nintendo | Kyoto | | Japan | 1889 | Donkey Kong franchise Super Mario franchise The Legend of Zelda franchise Pokémon franchise Fire Emblem franchise Splatoon series Metroid franchise Kid Icarus series Pikmin series Xenoblade Chronicles series Animal Crossing series F-Zero series Star Fox series Kirby franchise Mother series Super Smash Bros. series Tomodachi series Brain Age series Big Brain Academy series Nintendogs series Wave Race series Famicom Detective Club series Excitebike Pilotwings Tetris Attack series 1-2-Switch series | First-party developer/publisher/console manufacturer |
| Nintendo Software Technology | Redmond | Washington | United States | 1998 | Bionic Commando: Elite Forces Wave Race: Blue Storm Mario vs. Donkey Kong series | Subsidiary of Nintendo |
| Nippon Ichi Software | Kakamigahara | | Japan | 1991 | Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure La Pucelle: Tactics Disgaea series Phantom Brave GrimGrimoire Hotaru no Nikki | Developer/publisher |
| Nival | St. Petersburg | | Russia | 1996 | Etherlords series Blitzkrieg series Heroes of Might and Magic V | |
| Nordeus | Belgrade | | Serbia | 2009 | Top Eleven Football Manager | Developer/publisher; acquired by Take-Two Interactive in 2021 |
| NovaLogic | Agoura Hills | California | United States | 1985 | Delta Force series Joint Operations series | Their assets were acquired by THQ Nordic |
| Novarama | Barcelona | | Spain | 2003 | Invizimals series | |
| Now Production | Osaka | | Japan | 1986 | Mario Super Sluggers Sonic Riders | |
| Nude Maker | Tokyo | | Japan | 2002 | Steel Battalion series Infinite Space NightCry | Formed by former employees of Human Entertainment |
| NuFX | Hoffman Estates | Illinois | United States | 1990 | | Merged into EA Chicago in 2004 |
| n-Space | Orlando | Florida | United States | 1994 | Heroes of Ruin Port for various video games, include Call of Duty series | |
| Obsidian Entertainment | Irvine | California | United States | 2004 | Fallout New Vegas Neverwinter Nights 2 Dungeon Siege III South Park: The Stick of Truth Pillars of Eternity The Outer Worlds | Acquired by Microsoft Studios in 2018 |
| Oddworld Inhabitants | San Luis Obispo | California | United States | 1994 | Oddworld series |
| Omega Force | Ashikaga | | Japan | 1997 | Warriors franchise Dynasty Warriors series Dynasty Warriors: Gundam series Samurai Warriors series Warriors Orochi series One Piece: Pirate Warriors series Hyrule Warriors Fire Emblem Warriors Toukiden series Dragon Quest Heroes series Dragon Quest Builders 2 Persona 5 Strikers | Division of Koei Tecmo Games |
| Origin Systems | Austin | Texas | United States | 1983 | Ultima series Ultima Online Wing Commander series | Acquired by Electronic Arts in 1992 and closed in 2004 |
| OtherSide Entertainment | Boston | Massachusetts | United States | 2013 | Underworld Ascendant System Shock 3 | Founded by one of Looking Glass Studios founders. |
| Outfit7 | Ljubljana | | Slovenia | 2010 | Talking Tom and Friends franchise | Acquired by Zhejiang Jinke Entertainment Culture Co., Ltd. in 2017 |
| Outrage Entertainment | Ann Arbor | Michigan | United States | 1996 | Descent 3 | Closed in 2004 |
| Out of the Park Developments | Hollern-Twielenfleth | | Germany | 1999 | Out of the Park Baseball series | Acquired by Com2uS in 2020 |
| Overkill Software | Stockholm | | Sweden | 2009 | Payday series | Founded by Grin founders; acquired by Starbreeze Studios in 2012 |
| Oxygen Studios | Croydon | England | United Kingdom | 2006 | King of Clubs | |
| Page 44 Studios | San Francisco | California | United States | 1998 | Freekstyle High School Musical 3: Senior Year Dance Madden NFL 11 iOS uDraw Pictionary World of Goo iOS | Subsidiary of Zynga; closed in 2011. |
| Pangea Software | Austin | Texas | United States | 1987 | | |
| Paradigm Entertainment | Farmers Branch | Texas | United States | 1997 | F-1 World Grand Prix series Pilotwings 64 | Acquired by Infogrames Entertainment SA in 2000; acquired by THQ in 2006; closed in 2008 |
| People Can Fly | Warsaw | | Poland | 2002 | Bulletstorm Painkiller | |
| Project Sora | Tokyo | | Japan | 2009 | Kid Icarus: Uprising | Subsidiary of Nintendo; became defunct in 2012 |
| Purple Lamp Studios | Vienna | | Austria | 2018 | SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated | Acquired by Embracer Group in 2020. |
| Papaya Studio | Irvine | California | United States | 1999 | | |
| Project Soul | Tokyo | | Japan | 1996 | Soul series | Division of Bandai Namco Studios |
| Panther Games Pty Ltd | Canberra | | Australia | 1985 | Fire-Brigade Command Ops: Battles from the Bulge | |
| Paradox Development Studio | Stockholm | | Sweden | 1995 | Europa Universalis series Hearts of Iron series Crusader Kings series | In-house development studio and subsidiary of Paradox Interactive |
| Parallax Software | Ann Arbor | Michigan | United States | 1993 | Descent series | Split into Volition and Outrage Entertainment |
| Pandemic Studios | Los Angeles | California | United States | 1998 | Star Wars: Battlefront Destroy All Humans! series Full Spectrum Warrior Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction The Saboteur | Acquired by Electronic Arts in 2007 and closed in 2009. |
| Pendulo Studios | Madrid | | Spain | 1993 | Hollywood Monsters series Runaway series Yesterday series | |
| Penguin Software | Geneva | Illinois | United States | 1978 | Transylvania series | |
| Perfect World | Beijing | | China | 2004 | Perfect World series | Developer/publisher |
| Petroglyph | Las Vegas | Nevada | United States | 2003 | Star Wars: Empire at War Universe at War: Earth Assault Grey Goo Command & Conquer Remastered Collection | |
| Phantagram | Seoul | | South Korea | 1994 | Kingdom Under Fire series | Acquired by Blueside in 2010 |
| Pipeworks Studios | Eugene | Oregon | United States | 1999 | Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee Deadliest Warrior Zumba Fitness | Acquired by Sumo Group in 2020 and acquired by Jagex in 2022 |
| Piranha Bytes | Essen | | Germany | 1997 | Gothic 1–3 Risen series ELEX | Acquired by THQ Nordic in 2019 |
| Piranha Games | Vancouver | British Columbia | Canada | 2000 | MechWarrior 5 MechWarrior Online Bass Pro Shops: The Strike Die Hard: Nakatomi Plaza | Acquired by Enad Global 7 in 2020. |
| Pi Studios | Houston | Texas | United States | 2002 | Bomberman Live: Battlefest | |
| Pivotal Games | Bath | England | United Kingdom | 2000 | Conflict series The Great Escape | |
| Pixel Federation | Bratislava | | Slovakia | 2007 | Galactic Junk League | Developer/Publisher |
| Playdom | San Francisco | California | United States | 2009 | | Facebook, Myspace game developer Subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company; closed in 2016 |
| Playfish | London | England | United Kingdom | 2007 | The Sims Social | Facebook, Myspace game developer Acquired by Electronic Arts; closed in 2013 |
| PlayFirst | San Francisco | California | United States | 2004 | | Acquired by Glu Mobile in 2014; Casual game developer, publisher and portal |
| Playground Games | Royal Leamington Spa | England | United Kingdom | 2009 | Forza Horizon series Fable (2020) | Acquired by Microsoft Studios in 2018 |
| PlatinumGames | Osaka | | Japan | 2006 | MadWorld Bayonetta series Vanquish Anarchy Reigns Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance The Wonderful 101 Star Fox Zero Nier: Automata Astral Chain | Successor to Clover Studio, and founded by Shinji Mikami, Atsushi Inaba, and Hideki Kamiya. |
| Polyphony Digital | Tokyo | | Japan | 1998 | Gran Turismo series Tourist Trophy | Division of SIE Worldwide Studios |
| PopCap Games | Seattle | Washington | United States | 2000 | Bejeweled series Plants vs. Zombies series Peggle series Zuma | Casual game developer, publisher and portal; subsidiary of Electronic Arts since 2011 |
| PopTop Software | Fenton | Missouri | United States | 1993 | Tropico Railroad Tycoon series | Acquired by Take-Two Interactive in 2000 and merged into Firaxis Games in 2006 |
| Press Play | Copenhagen | | Denmark | 2006 | Max & the Magic Marker Max: The Curse of Brotherhood | Former subsidiary of Microsoft Studios; defunct in March 2016 |
| Private Division | New York City | New York | United States | 2017 | Kerbal Space Program 2 | The company has Intercept Games studio and Roll7 studio. Subsidiary of Take-Two Interactive. |
| Project Moon | Suwon | | South Korea | 2016 | Lobotomy Corportation Library of Ruine | |
| Psyonix | San Diego | California | United States | 2001 | Rocket League XCOM: Enemy Unknown | Acquired by Epic Games in 2019 |
| PUBG Studios | Seongnam | | South Korea | 2009 | Devilian PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds | Acquired by Bluehole (currently Krafton) in 2015 |
| Punch Entertainment | Hanoi | | Vietnam | 2005 | | Subsidiary of Evolable Asia [ja]; Casual games, social games developer |
| Pyro Mobile | Madrid | | Spain | 1996 | Commandos series | Subsidiary of Zed Group; their assets were acquired by Kalypso Media |
| Q Entertainment | Tokyo | | Japan | 2003 | Lumines series | Acquired by Sanyo Kasei Seisakusho in 2013 and the parent company was defunct in 2018. |
| Q-Games | Nakagyō-ku | | Japan | 2001 | Star Fox Command PixelJunk series The Tomorrow Children | |
| Quantic Dream | Paris | | France | 1997 | Fahrenheit Heavy Rain Beyond: Two Souls Detroit: Become Human | Acquired by NetEase in 2022 |
| Quest Corporation | Tokyo | | Japan | 1988 | Ogre Battle series | The game development division was acquired by Square in 2002 |
| Quintet | Tokyo | | Japan | 1989 | ActRaiser Soul Blazer Illusion of Gaia Terranigma Robotrek | The company appears to have been inactive since 2002. According to Terranigma artist Kamui Fujiwara, Quintet president Tomoyoshi Miyazaki had "disappeared" to his knowledge. A remaster of ActRaiser entitled ActRaiser Renaissance was released in September 2021 by Square Enix, suggesting that Square Enix at least has access to ActRaiser's rights, and might have the rest of Quintet's library as well. |
| Radical Entertainment | Vancouver | | Canada | 1991 | Prototype series Mario Is Missing! Crash Tag Team Racing Crash of the Titans | Acquired by Vivendi Games in 2005; dissolved in 2013 |
| Rage Games | Liverpool | England | United Kingdom | 1992 | Incoming series | Defunct in 2003 |
| Rainbow Studios | Phoenix | Arizona | United States | 1996 | MX vs. ATV series | Acquired by THQ, later closed by THQ, but re-instated in 2013 by Nordic Games (later known as THQ Nordic) |
| Rare | Twycross | England | United Kingdom | 1985 | Battletoads series Donkey Kong Country series Killer Instinct series Banjo-Kazooie series Donkey Kong 64 GoldenEye 007 Conker's Bad Fur Day Perfect Dark series Sea of Thieves | Successor to Ultimate Play the Game; second-party developer for Nintendo; turned; Acquired by Microsoft Studios in 2002 as a first-party developer |
| Raven Software | Middleton | Wisconsin | United States | 1990 | Heretic Hexen Singularity Call of Duty series Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix Marvel: Ultimate Alliance | Acquired by Activision in 1997 |
| RDI Video Systems | Carlsbad | California | United States | 1982 | Dragon's Lair | Defunct in 1985 |
| Ready at Dawn | Irvine | California | United States | 2003 | Daxter The Order: 1886 Deformers Lone Echo | Formed by former members of Naughty Dog and Blizzard Entertainment. Acquired by Facebook in 2020. Closed in 2024. |
| Red Entertainment | Tokyo | | Japan | 1976 (as the Red Company), 2000 (as Red Entertainment) | Sakura Wars series Gungrave series | Developer/publisher; acquired by Oizumi Corporation [ja] in 2014 |
| Reality Pump Studios | Kraków | | Poland | 1995 | Two Worlds series | Division of TopWare Interactive |
| Realtime Associates | Los Angeles | California | United States | 1986 | | |
| Realtime Worlds | Dundee | Scotland | United Kingdom | 2002 | Crackdown | Closed in 2010 |
| Rebel Wolves | Warsaw | | Poland | 2022 |
| Rebellion Developments | Oxford | England | United Kingdom | 1992 | Aliens vs. Predator series Sniper Elite series | |
| Rebellion Warwick | Leamington Spa | England | United Kingdom | 2013 | SkySaga: Infinite Isles | Formed by former employees of Blitz Games Studios; acquired by Rebellion Developments in 2018 |
| RedLynx | Helsinki | | Finland | 2000 | Trials series | Subsidiary of Ubisoft |
| Red Thread Games | Oslo | | Norway | 2012 | Dreamfall Chapters: The Longest Journey | Founded by former employees of Funcom |
| Red Storm Entertainment | Cary | North Carolina | United States | 1996 | Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six | Acquired by Ubisoft in 2000 |
| RedTribe (Tribalant) | Melbourne | Victoria | Australia | 2003 | | |
| Reflexive Entertainment | Lake Forest | California | United States | 1997 | Airport Mania series | Subsidiary of Amazon.com |
| Relic Entertainment | Vancouver | British Columbia | Canada | 1997 | Company of Heroes series Warhammer 40000: Dawn of War series Homeworld series | Acquired by Sega in 2013; became independent in 2024 |
| Remedy Entertainment | Espoo | | Finland | 1995 | Max Payne series Alan Wake series Control | |
| Respawn Entertainment | Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles | California | United States | 2010 | Titanfall Apex Legends Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order | Acquired by Electronic Arts in 2017. |
| Reto-Moto | Copenhagen | | Denmark | 2008 | Heroes & Generals | The business was acquired by TLM Partners in 2022 |
| Retro Studios | Austin | Texas | United States | 1998 | Metroid Prime series Donkey Kong Country series | First-party developer and subsidiary of Nintendo |
| Revolution Software | York | England | United Kingdom | 1990 | Broken Sword series Beneath a Steel Sky | |
| Riot Games | Santa Monica | California | United States | 2006 | League of Legends Legends of Runeterra Valorant | Acquired by Tencent in 2011 |
| Rising Star Games | Luton | England | United Kingdom | 2004 | | Acquired by Thunderful in 2018 |
| Robomodo | Chicago | Illinois | United States | 2008 | Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5 | Defunct in 2016 |
| Robot Entertainment | Plano | Texas | United States | 2009 | Orcs Must Die! series Hero Academy series Age of Empires Online | |
| Rockstar Games Rockstar India Rockstar Leeds Rockstar Lincoln Rockstar London Rockstar New England Rockstar North Rockstar San Diego Rockstar Toronto | New York City Bangalore Leeds Lincoln London Ballardvale Edinburgh Carlsbad Oakville | New York Karnataka England Scotland Massachusetts California Ontario | United States India United Kingdom Canada | 1998 2016 2004 2002 2005 2008 2002 2002 1999 | Grand Theft Auto franchise Manhunt series Midnight Club series Red Dead series Bully | Developer/publisher; owned by Take-Two Interactive |
| Rockstar Dundee | Dundee | Scotland | United Kingdom | 2008 | Crackdown 2 | Acquired by Take-Two Interactive in 2020 |
| Rocksteady Studios | London | England | United Kingdom | 2005 | Batman: Arkham series Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League | Subsidiary of Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment |
| Robinson Technologies | Hiroshima | | Japan | 1989 | Dink Smallwood |
| Romero Games | Galway | | Ireland | 2015 | Empire of Sin | |
| Rovio Entertainment | Espoo | | Finland | 2003 | Angry Birds franchise | Publisher, developer and distributor; acquired by Sega in 2023 |
| Runic Games | Seattle | Washington | United States | 2008 | Torchlight | Subsidiary of Perfect World; closed in 2017 |
| Running with Scissors | Tucson | Arizona | United States | 1997 | Postal series | |
| Saber Interactive | Millburn | New Jersey | United States | 2001 | World War Z | Acquired by Embracer Group in 2020 and acquired by Beacon Interactive in 2024 |
| Sandlot | Tokyo | | Japan | 2001 | Robot Alchemic Drive Earth Defense Force series Zangeki no Reginleiv | Formed by former employees of Human Entertainment |
| Sanzaru Games | Foster City | California | United States | 2006 | Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice | Acquired by Facebook in 2020. |
| Sir-Tech | Ogdensburg | New York | United States Canada | 1979 | Wizardry series Jagged Alliance series | |
| Schell Games | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | United States | 2002 | I Expect You To Die | Developer and publisher |
| SCS Software | Prague | | Czech Republic | 1997 | 18 Wheels of Steel series Euro Truck Simulator series | |
| Sega | Tokyo | | Japan | 1960 | Sonic the Hedgehog franchise Crazy Taxi series Golden Axe series Streets of Rage series The House of the Dead series Super Monkey Ball series Puyo Puyo series Jet Set Radio series Phantasy Star series Panzer Dragoon series Jet Set Radio series Let's Make a Soccer Team! series Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games series Shenmue series Sakura Wars series Yakuza franchise Valkyria Chronicles series Mushiking series Border Break series Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA series Virtua Fighter series Virtua Tennis series World Club Champion Football series Samba de Amigo series | Third-party (Formerly first-party) developer, publisher, and former console manufacturer; subsidiary of Sega Sammy Holdings |
| Sensible Software | Cambridge | England | United Kingdom | 1986 | Sensible Soccer series Cannon Fodder series Mega Lo Mania Wizball Wizkid Microprose Soccer Shoot-'Em-Up Construction Kit Parallax Sensible Golf | Developer, studio closed and company acquired by Codemasters in 1999 |
| Bend Studio | Bend | Oregon | United States | 1993 (Founded as Blank, Berlyn and Co., later Eidetic) | Syphon Filter series Days Gone | Founded by Blank, Berlyn and Co. and Eidetic, acquired by Sony Interactive Entertainment as a part of SIE Worldwide Studios in 2000. |
| San Mateo Studio (formerly Foster City Studio) | San Mateo | California | United States | 1998 | | Division of SIE Worldwide Studios; relocated from Foster City to San Mateo |
| Japan Studio | Tokyo | | Japan | 1993 | Ape Escape series Ico Shadow of the Colossus Siren series Patapon series Loco Roco series Gravity Rush series Knack series The Last Guardian Fantavision | Former division of SIE Worldwide Studios, re-organized into Team Asobi in 2021 |
| London Studio | London | England | United Kingdom | 2002 | SingStar series | Division of SIE Worldwide Studios |
| San Diego Studio | San Diego | California | United States | 2001 | MLB: The Show series | Division of SIE Worldwide Studios |
| Santa Monica Studio | Los Angeles | California | United States | 1999 | God of War series | Division of SIE Worldwide Studios |
| Studio Liverpool | Liverpool | England | United Kingdom | 1984 | Wipeout series Formula One series Colony Wars series | Former Division of SIE Worldwide Studios; shut down by Sony on August 22, 2012 |
| Shaba Games | San Francisco | California | United States | 1997 | Tony Hawk's Underground 2: Remix Spider-Man: Web of Shadows | Acquired by Activision in 2002; defunct in 2009 |
| SIE Worldwide Studios | Tokyo, Fukuoka, Santa Monica, Los Angeles, San Diego, Bend, Amsterdam, London, Guildford, Cambridge | California, Washington, Oregon, England | Japan, United States, Netherlands, United Kingdom | 2005 | | A group of first-party development studios and subsidiaries owned by Sony Interactive Entertainment |
| SingleTrac | Salt Lake City | Utah | United States | 1994 | Twisted Metal 1–2 Jet Moto 1–2 Warhawk (1995) | Defunct in 2000 |
| Shengqu Games | Shanghai | | China | 1999 | | Acquired by Zhejiang Century Huatong in 2017 |
| Sherman3D | Petaling Jaya | | Malaysia | 2003 | Alpha Kimori | |
| Shin'en Multimedia | Munich | | Germany | 1999 | Fast Racing League series | |
| Sierra Entertainment | Oakhurst | California | United States | 1979 | Mystery House King's Quest series Space Quest series Police Quest series Leisure Suit Larry series Quest for Glory series Gabriel Knight series | Subsidiary of Activision; internal development ceased in 1999; closed in 2004 |
| Silicon Knights | St. Catharines | Ontario | Canada | 1992 | Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem Too Human | Closed in 2014 |
| Silicon Studio | Tokyo | | Japan | 2000 | Bravely Default series | They still develop game middlewares but their game contents division was sold to CREEK & RIVER. |
| Simtex | Austin | Texas | United States | 1988 | Master of Orion series Master of Magic | Closed in 1997 |
| skip Ltd. | Tokyo | | Japan | 2000 | bit Generations series Chibi-Robo! series | Formed by former employees of Love-de-Lic |
| SkyBox Labs | Burnaby | British Columbia | Canada | 2011 | Kinect Nat Geo TV Project Spark | Acquired by NetEase Games in 2023. |
| Slant Six Games | Vancouver | British Columbia | Canada | 2005 | SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs series Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City | Defunct in 2013 |
| Sledgehammer Games | Foster City | California | United States | 2009 | Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare co-developer of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 | Subsidiary of Activision |
| Snail | Suzhou | | China | 2000 | Voyage Century Online | |
| Snapshot Games | Sofia | | Bulgaria | 2013 | Chaos Reborn | Acquired by Embracer Group in 2020. |
| Slightly Mad Studios | London | England | United Kingdom | 2008 | Project CARS series | Acquired by Codemasters in 2019 |
| Slipgate Ironworks | Aars | | Denmark | 2017 | Rad Rodgers | Formed by former employees of Interceptor Entertainment; acquired by Embracer Group in 2021 |
| Slitherine Software | Epsom | England | United Kingdom | 2000 | Horrible Histories: Ruthless Romans | |
| Smilegate | Seoul | | South Korea | 2002 | Crossfire series | |
| SNK | Osaka | | Japan | 2001 | Fatal Fury series The King of Fighters series Metal Slug series Samurai Showdown series The Last Blade series World Heroes series | Acquired by 37Games in 2015; game hardware and software developer/publisher/manufacture |
| Sobee Studios | Istanbul | | Turkey | 2000 | I Can Football Süpercan | Merged into TTNET; closed in 2013 |
| Snowblind Studios | Seattle | Washington | United States | 1997 | Top Gear Overdrive Champions of Norrath | Subsidiary of Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment; defunct in 2012 |
| Software 2000 | Eutin | | Germany | 1987 | Pizza Tycoon series | Closed in 2002 |
| Sony Interactive Entertainment | Tokyo (SIE, Inc.) San Mateo (SIE, LLC) | Japan (SIE, Inc.) California (SIE, LLC) | United States | 1994 | Various titles | First-party developer, publisher and console manufacturer |
| Sora Ltd. | Tokyo | | Japan | 2005 | Kid Icarus: Uprising Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | |
| Spellbound Entertainment | Offenburg | | Germany | 1994 | Desperados series Arcania: Gothic 4 | Closed in 2012 |
| Spiders | Paris | | France | 2008 | The Technomancer GreedFall | Acquired by Bigben Interactive (latterly Nacon) in 2019 |
| Spike | Tokyo | | Japan | 1991 | Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi series | Merged with Chunsoft to become Spike Chunsoft in 2012 |
| Spike Chunsoft | Tokyo | | Japan | 2012 | Zero Escape series Danganronpa franchise AI: The Somnium Files Mystery Dungeon franchise Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series Jump Force | The result of a merger between Spike and Chunsoft and is owned by Dwango |
| Spil Games | Hilversum | | Netherlands | 2001 | | Web game developer/publisher. Acquired by Azerion. |
| Splash Damage | London | England | United Kingdom | 2001 | Enemy Territory: Quake Wars Brink Dirty Bomb | Acquired by Leyou in 2016 and then Leyou was acquired by Tencent in 2020 |
| Sports Interactive | London | England | United Kingdom | 1994 | Championship Manager series Football Manager series Eastside Hockey Manager series | Acquired by Sega in 2006 |
| Sproing Interactive Media | Vienna | | Austria | 2001 | Cursed Mountain | Defunct in 2017; their assets were acquired by Purple Lamp Studios |
| Square Enix | Shinjuku, Tokyo | | Japan | 1975 | Final Fantasy franchise Mana series SaGa series Chrono Trigger Brave Fencer Musashi Star Ocean franchise Valkyrie Profile series Kingdom Hearts franchise Dragon Quest franchise Drakengard series Nier series Bravely Default series Octopath Traveler Front Mission series | Developer/publisher; previously known as Square Co. and Enix |
| Squad | Mexico City | | Mexico | 2009 | Kerbal Space Program series | |
| Stainless Games | Newport | England | United Kingdom | 1993 | Magic: The Gathering – Duels of the Planeswalkers series | |
| Stainless Steel Studios | Cambridge | Massachusetts | United States | 1998 | Empire Earth | Closed in 2005 |
| Starbreeze Studios | Uppsala | | Sweden | 1998 | Enclave Riddick Syndicate Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons | |
| Stardock | Plymouth | Michigan | United States | 1991 | Galactic Civilizations series | Developer/publisher |
| Sting Entertainment | Tokyo | | Japan | 1989 | Baroque series Dungeon Travelers series | |
| Strategic Simulations | Sunnyvale | California | United States | 1979 | Gold Box series Panzer General series | Closed in 1994 |
| Stoic Studio | Austin | Texas | United States | 2011 | The Banner Saga series | Founded by former employees of BioWare |
| Strawdog Studios | Derby | England | United Kingdom | 2003 | Geon series | |
| Straylight Studios | Dunedin | | New Zealand | 2004 | | Closed in 2009 |
| Streamline Studios | Kuala Lumpur | | Malaysia | 2001 | | |
| Success | Tokyo | | Japan | 1978 | Cotton series | |
| Sucker Punch Productions | Bellevue | Washington | United States | 1997 | Rocket: Robot on Wheels Sly Cooper series Infamous series Ghost of Tsushima | Division of SIE Worldwide Studios since 2011 |
| Sumo Digital | Sheffield | England | United Kingdom | 2003 | LittleBigPlanet 3 Crackdown 3 | Subsidiary of Sumo Group |
| Sunsoft | Kōnan | Aichi | Japan | 1978 | Blaster Master | Developer and publisher. Division of Sun Corporation. |
| Supercell | Helsinki | | Finland | 2010 | Clash of Clans Hay Day Boom Beach Clash Royale | Subsidiary of Tencent |
| Supermassive Games | Guildford | England | United Kingdom | 2008 | Until Dawn | Acquired by Nordisk Games, a subsidiary of Nordisk Film, in 2022 |
| Supergiant Games | San Francisco | California | United States | 2009 | Hades | |
| SuperVillain Studios | Orange County | California | United States | 2004 | Order Up! | acquired by Nicalis in 2017 |
| Survios | Los Angeles | California | United States | 2013 | | |
| Studio Wildcard | Kirkland | Washington | United States | 2014 | Ark: Survival Evolved | |
| Swordfish Studios | Birmingham | England | United Kingdom | 2002 | Brian Lara International Cricket 2005 | Acquired by Vivendi Games in 2005 and then acquired by Codemasters in 2008; defunct in 2010 |
| Swingin' Ape Studios | Aliso Viejo | California | United States | 2000 | Metal Arms: Glitch in the System | Acquired by Blizzard Entertainment |
| StormRegion | Budapest | | Hungary | 2001 | S.W.I.N.E. Codename: Panzers series | Acquired by 10tacle Studios AG in 2007 and then defunct in 2008 |
| Sunstorm Interactive | Indianapolis | Indiana | United States | 1995 | Deer Hunter series | Defunct in 2003 |
| Syn Sophia | Tokyo | | Japan | 1995 | WCW/nWo Revenge SimCity DS series Style Savvy series Pretty Series franchise Pretty Rhythm series PriPara series Pri Chan series | |
| SystemSoft Beta | Tokyo | | Japan | 1999 | Daisenryaku series | Subsidiary of Nippon Ichi Software, successor of SystemSoft Alpha |
| Taito | Shinjuku, Tokyo | | Japan | 1953 | Space Invaders Bubble Bobble series | Developer/publisher; acquired by Square Enix |
| Tango Gameworks | Minato, Tokyo | | Japan | 2010 | The Evil Within series Ghostwire: Tokyo Hi-Fi Rush | Acquired by ZeniMax Media in 2010, and founded by Shinji Mikami. Defunct in May 2024. Acquired and revived in August 2024 by Krafton. |
| Tag Games | Dundee | Scotland | United Kingdom | 2006 | | Acquired by Scopely in 2023 |
| TaleWorlds Entertainment | Ankara | | Turkey | 2005 | Mount & Blade series | |
| Tamsoft | Asakusa | | Japan | 1992 | Onechanbara series Senran Kagura series Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions | |
| T&E Soft | | Aichi | Japan | 1982 | Hydlide series | Merged into Spike Chunsoft in 2013 |
| Tantalus Media | Melbourne | Victoria | Australia | 1994 | | mostly acquired by Keywords Studios in 2021 |
| Tarsier Studios | Malmö | | Sweden | 2004 | Little Nightmares | Acquired by Embracer Group in 2019. |
| Tate Multimedia | Warsaw | | Poland | 2002 | Kao the Kangaroo series Urban Trial Freestyle | |
| Team17 | Ossett | England | United Kingdom | 1990 | Alien Breed series Worms series The Escapists series Overcooked series | |
| Team Asobi | Tokyo | | Japan | 2012 (as division of Japan Studio) 2021 (as Team Asobi) | The Playroom, Astro Bot Rescue Mission, Astro's Playroom | Division of SIE Worldwide Studios |
| Team Bondi | Sydney | New South Wales | Australia | 2003 | L.A. Noire | Closed in 2011 |
| Team Ico | Tokyo | | Japan | 1997 | Ico Shadow of the Colossus | Division of Japan Studio; Their staffs moved to genDESIGN [ja] |
| Team Ninja | Tokyo | | Japan | 1995 | Ninja Gaiden series Dead or Alive franchise Nioh series Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 | Division of Koei Tecmo Games; formerly a division of Tecmo |
| Techland | Wrocław, Warszawa | | Poland | 1991 | Chrome series Call of Juarez series Dead Island series Dying Light | Developer/publisher; mostly acquired by Tencent |
| Tecmo | Tokyo | | Japan | 1967 | Ninja Gaiden series Dead or Alive franchise Monster Rancher series Gallop Racer series Fatal Frame series | Tecmo and Koei co-founded Koei Tecmo Holdings in 2009 and Tecmo was merged into Koei Tecmo Games in 2010 |
| Telltale Games | San Rafael | California | United States | 2004 | Sam & Max episodic series The Walking Dead series The Wolf Among Us Tales from the Borderlands Game of Thrones Minecraft: Story Mode | Founded by former employees of LucasArts, defunct in 2018; their assets were acquired by LCG Entertainment |
| Tencent | Shenzhen | | China | 1998 | | Developer, publisher, online services company |
| Tencent Games | Shenzhen | | China | 2003 | Ring of Elysium | Division of Tencent Interactive Entertainment |
| Tequila Works | Madrid | | Spain | 2009 | Deadlight | Defunct in November 12, 2024 |
| Terminal Reality | Lewisville | Texas | United States | 1994 | Monster Truck Madness series | Closed in 2013 |
| Tetris Online | Honolulu | Hawaii | United States | 2006 | Tetris Friends | Closed in 2019 |
| Teyon | Kraków | | Poland | 2006 | Heavy Fire series | |
| Thatgamecompany | Santa Monica | California | United States | 2006 | Journey Sky | |
| The Chinese Room | Brighton | England | United Kingdom | 2007 | Amnesia: A Machine For Pigs | Subsidiary of Sumo Digital |
| The Coalition | Vancouver | | Canada | 2010 | Gears of War series | Subsidiary of Microsoft Studios |
| The Farm 51 | Gliwice | | Poland | 2005 | Get Even | |
| The Initiative | Santa Monica | California | United States | 2018 | | Subsidiary of Microsoft Studios |
| THQ | Agoura Hills | California | United States | 1989 | | Developer/publisher; defunct in 2013; their assets were acquired by Nordic Games, 505 Games, or Gearbox Software |
| THQ Nordic | Vienna | | Austria | 2011 | SpellForce 3 | Developer/publisher; subsidiary of Embracer Group |
| Three Fields Entertainment | Petersfield | England | United Kingdom | 2014 | Danger Zone series Dangerous Driving series | Founded by the founders of Criterion Games |
| Three Rings Design | San Francisco | California | United States | 2001 | Doctor Who: Worlds in Time | |
| TimeGate Studios | Sugar Land | Texas | United States | 1998 | Kohan series Section 8 series | |
| TiMi Studios | Shenzhen | | China | 2008 | Call of Duty: Mobile Pokémon Unite | Subsidiary of Tencent Games |
| Toaplan | Tokyo | | Japan | 1984 | Snow Bros. | Developer of arcade games; went bankrupt and closed in 1994 |
| Toby Fox | | | United States | 2015 | Undertale Deltarune | |
| Toca Boca | Stockholm | | Sweden | 2010 | Toca Life series | Subsidiary of Spin Master |
| ToeJam & Earl Productions | San Francisco | California | United States | 1989 (as Johnson Voorsanger Productions) | ToeJam & Earl series | Founded by Mark Voorsanger and Greg Johnson; became defunct in 2003 |
| Tokyo RPG Factory | Tokyo | | Japan | 2014 | I Am Setsuna Lost Sphear Oninaki | Subsidiary of Square Enix; closed in 2024 |
| Toolworks | Novato | California | United States | 1980 | Chessmaster 2000 Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Mario Is Missing! | Acquired by Pearson plc |
| TopWare Interactive | Karlsruhe | | Germany | 1995 | | Publisher (developing in Reality Pump Studios division) |
| Torpex Games | Bellevue | Washington | United States | 2005 | Schizoid | |
| Torus Games | Bayswater | Victoria | Australia | 1994 | Scooby-Doo! First Frights Scooby-Doo! and the Spooky Swamp Shrek Smash n' Crash Racing Monster Jam | |
| Tose | Kyoto | | Japan | 1979 | The Legendary Starfy series Dragon Quest Monsters series Slime series World of Final Fantasy Super Princess Peach | |
| Toys for Bob | Novato | California | United States | 1989 | Skylanders series Crash Bandicoot 4 Spyro Reignited Trilogy | Former subsidiary of Activision |
| Trapdoor | Montreal | Quebec | Canada | 2010 | Warp | |
| Transmission Games | Melbourne | Victoria | Australia | 1996 | Heroes of the Pacific Heroes Over Europe | Closed in 2009 |
| Traveller's Tales | Knutsford | England | United Kingdom | 1990 | Lego series Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex | Subsidiary of TT Games |
| Treyarch | Santa Monica | California | United States | 1996 | Call of Duty series Spider-Man (2002) | Acquired by Activision in 2001. |
| Treasure | Tokyo | | Japan | 1992 | Gunstar Heroes Dynamite Headdy Guardian Heroes Alien Soldier Bangai-O Ikaruga Sin and Punishment Sin & Punishment: Star Successor Gaist Crusher | |
| tri-Ace | Tokyo | | Japan | 1995 | Star Ocean franchise Valkyrie Profile series | Acquired by Nepro Japan (currently NJ Holdings [ja]) in 2015 |
| tri-Crescendo | Tokyo | | Japan | 1999 | Digimon World Re:Digitize series | |
| Trion Worlds | Redwood City | California | United States | 2006 | Rift | Defunct in 2018; their assets were acquired by Gamigo [de] |
| Tripwire Interactive | Roswell | Georgia | United States | 2005 | Killing Floor series Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45 | Acquired by Embracer Group in 2022 |
| Triumph Studios | Delft | | Netherlands | 1997 | Age of Wonders series Overlord series | Acquired by Paradox Interactive |
| Turn 10 Studios | Redmond | Washington | United States | 2001 | Forza Motorsport series | Subsidiary of Microsoft Studios |
| Turtle Rock Studios | Lake Forest | California | United States | 2002 | Left 4 Dead series Evolve | Acquired by Tencent in 2021 |
| Two Point Studios | Farnham, Surrey | England | United Kingdom | 2016 | Two Point Hospital | Formed by former employees of Lionhead Studios; acquired by Sega in 2019 |
| Two Tribes | Amersfoort | | Netherlands | 2000 | Toki Tori | |
| Typhoon Games (HK) | Hong Kong SAR | | China | 2001 | | Subsidiary of Typhoon Entertainment (Asia) |
| Ubisoft | Montreuil-sous-Bois | | France | 1986 | Rayman series Assassin's Creed series Just Dance series Prince of Persia series Far Cry series ZombiU Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon series Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six series Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell series Beyond Good & Evil series | Developer/publisher |
| Ubisoft Blue Byte | Düsseldorf | | Germany | 1988 | Battle Isle series The Settlers series Anno series | Acquired by Ubisoft |
| Ubisoft Leamington | Leamington Spa | England | United Kingdom | 2002 | DJ Hero series Guitar Hero Live | Acquired by Activision in 2008 and acquired by Ubisoft in 2017; defunct in 2025. |
| Ubisoft Reflections | Newcastle upon Tyne | England | United Kingdom | 1984 | Driver series Destruction Derby series | Acquired by Ubisoft |
| UEP Systems | Tokyo | | Japan | 1985 | Cool Boarders series | Defunct in 2001 |
| Ultimate Play the Game | Ashby-de-la-Zouch | England | United Kingdom | 1982 | Jetpac Lunar Jetman Atic Atac Sabreman series Alien 8 | Predecessor to Rare; Defunct in 1988 |
| Undead Labs | Seattle | Washington | United States | 2009 | State of Decay series | Acquired by Microsoft Studios in 2018 |
| Underground Development | Foster City | California | United States | 1994 | Guitar Hero: Van Halen | Acquired by Activision in 2002; dissolved in 2010 |
| United Front Games | Vancouver | British Columbia | Canada | 2006 | ModNation Racers Sleeping Dogs LittleBigPlanet Karting | Defunct in 2016 |
| United Game Artists | Tokyo | | Japan | 1996 | Space Channel 5 series Rez | Subsidiary of Sega |
| Universomo | Tampere | | Finland | 2002 | | Defunct in 2010 |
| Unknown Worlds Entertainment | San Francisco | California | United States | 2001 | Natural Selection series Subnautica series | Acquired by Krafton in 2021 |
| Valhalla Game Studios | Tokyo | | Japan | 2008 | Devil's Third Momotaro Dentetsu 2017 | Acquired by Wake Up Interactive in 2017 and merged into Wake Up Interactive by Tencent, its new parent company, in 2021 |
| Valve | Kirkland | Washington | United States | 1996 | Half-Life series Portal series Left 4 Dead series Team Fortress 2 Dota 2 Counter-Strike series | Developer, publisher and distributor |
| Vanillaware | Chūō-ku, Osaka | | Japan | 2002 | Odin Sphere GrimGrimoire Muramasa: The Demon Blade Dragon's Crown 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim | |
| Vanpool | Tokyo | | Japan | 1999 | Tingle series Super Kirby Clash Kirby Fighters 2 | Formed by former employees of Love-de-Lic; closed in 2023 |
| Velan Studios | Troy | New York | United States | 2012 | Knockout City Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit | Formed by former Vicarious Visions developers |
| Venan Entertainment | Cromwell | Connecticut | United States | 2002 | Ninjatown | Their assets were acquired by Megaspace Industries. |
| VG Entertainment | Kyiv | | Ukraine | 2012 | Survarium | Vostok Games was founded in March 2012 by former employees of GSC Game World, following that firm's closing |
| Vic Tokai | | Shizuoka | Japan | 1984 | | Developer and publisher. Branch of Tokai Communications. |
| Vicarious Visions | Albany (Menands) | New York | United States | 1990 | Guitar Hero series (Wii and DS version) Tony Hawk series Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2–4 (GBA version) Tony Hawk's Underground series (GBA version) Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 Skylanders: SuperChargers Crash Bandicoot series Crash Bandicoot handheld series Crash Nitro Kart Crash Purple and Spyro Orange Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 | Acquired by Activision in 2004; merged into Blizzard Entertainment in 2021. |
| Vigil Games | Austin | Texas | United States | 2005 | Darksiders series | Subsidiary of THQ; defunct in 2013 |
| Virtual Heroes | Raleigh | North Carolina | United States | 2004 | Moonbase Alpha | |
| Virtuos | | | Singapore | 2004 | Monster Jam: Path of Destruction Ghost Recon Predator | |
| Visceral Games | Redwood City | California | United States | 1998 | Dead Space series | Formerly known as EA Redwood Shores, former in-house development studio and subsidiary of Electronic Arts, closed in 2017. |
| Visual Concepts | Novato | California | United States | 1988 | NFL 2K NBA 2K series MLB 2K series NHL 2K series WWE 2K20 | Subsidiary of 2K |
| Volition | Champaign | Illinois | United States | 1996 | Saints Row series Red Faction series | Acquired by Koch Media in 2013 and managed by its Deep Silver division; transferred to the Gearbox Entertainment belonging to the same industrial group in 2022 and closed in 2023 |
| Wahoo Studios | Orem | Utah | United States | 2001 | | |
| Warhorse Studios | Prague | | Czech Republic | 2011 | Kingdom Come: Deliverance | Acquired by Koch Media in 2019 |
| Wargaming | Nicosia Minsk | | Cyprus Belarus | 1998 | World of Tanks World of Warplanes | Developer/publisher |
| Lesta Studio (formerly Wargaming Saint Petersburg) | Saint Petersburg | | Russia | 1991 | World of Warships | Former subsidiary of Wargaming |
| Wargaming Seattle | Redmond | Washington | United States | 1998 | Supreme Commander | Subsidiary of Wargaming |
| Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment | Chicago | Illinois | United States | 1988 | Batman: Arkham series Lego series F.E.A.R. series Mortal Kombat series | Division of Warner Bros. Entertainment which is a subsidiary of WarnerMedia |
| WB Games Boston (formerly Turbine) | Needham | Massachusetts | United States | 1994 | Asheron's Call series Dungeons & Dragons Online The Lord of the Rings Online | Subsidiary of Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment |
| WB Games - Avalanche (formerly Avalanche Software) | Salt Lake City | Utah | United States | 1995 | Disney Infinity series | Subsidiary of Disney Interactive Studios; defunct in 2016 Relaunched by Warner Bros. in 2017. |
| Webfoot Technologies | Chicago | Illinois | United States | 1993 | Dragon Ball Z: The Legacy of Goku You Don't Know Jack! series Deadly Rooms of Death | Creators of many Dragon Ball Z games for Atari; specializes in Nintendo platforms |
| WeMade | Seoul | | South Korea | 2000 | The Legend of Mir series | |
| Westone Bit Entertainment | Tokyo | | Japan | 1986 | Wonder Boy series Monster World series | Bankrupt and became defunct in 2014 |
| Westwood Studios | Las Vegas | Nevada | United States | 1985 | Eye of the Beholder Dune II The Legend of Kyrandia series Monopoly (1995) Lands of Lore series Command & Conquer series | Acquired by Electronic Arts in 1998 and closed in 2003. |
| Wideload Games | Chicago | Illinois | United States | 2003 | Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse | Subsidiary of Disney Interactive Studios; closed in 2014 |
| Wildfire Studios | Brisbane | Queensland | Australia | 1995 | | |
| Wizet studio (Nexon development 1st division) | Seoul | | South Korea | 1999 | MapleStory | Acquired by Nexon and became to its division |
| Wolfire Games | Berkeley | California | United States | 2003 | | |
| World Forge | Voronezh | | Russia | 2004 | Ancient Wars: Sparta | Founded by Burut Creative Team employees. |
| Xbox Game Studios | Redmond | Washington | United States | 2002 | Age of Empires series Crackdown series Forza Motorsport series Gears of War series Halo series Microsoft Flight Simulator series Zoo Tycoon series | First-party developer, publisher, and console manufacturer; established as Microsoft Game Studios |
| XPEC Entertainment | Taipei | | Taiwan | 2000 | Bounty Hounds | Developer/publisher |
| Yager Development | Berlin | | Germany | 1999 | Spec Ops: The Line | mostly acquired by Tencent in 2021 |
| Yuke's | Osaka | | Japan | 1993 | WWE 2K series (–2018) Earth Defense Force: Iron Rain | |
| ZeniMax Online Studios | Hunt Valley | Maryland | United States | 2007 | The Elder Scrolls Online | Subsidiary of ZeniMax Media Inc |
| Zen Studios | Budapest | | Hungary | 2003 | Pinball FX series | Acquired by Embracer Group in 2020. |
| Zipper Interactive | Redmond | Washington | United States | 1995 | SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs series MechWarrior 3 | Shut down in 2012 by Sony Computer Entertainment |
| Zombie Studios | Seattle | Washington | United States | 1994 | Spec Ops: Rangers Lead the Way Blacklight: Retribution | |
| ZootFly | Ljubljana | | Slovenia | 2002 | Marlow Briggs and the Mask of Death | Acquired by Elektroncek |
| Zynga | San Francisco | California | United States | 2007 | FarmVille Zynga Poker | Social network game developer; acquired by Take-Two Interactive in 2022 |