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.
List of notable developers
+ Legend Active independently Active as subsidiary Defunct and/or no longer active
+ Developer CityAdministrative division Country Est. Notable games, series or franchises Notes 0verflow Tokyo Japan 1997 School DaysSummer DaysCross DaysVisual Novel brand (both developer and publisher) 11 Bit Studios WarsawMasovian Voivodeship Poland 2010 This War of MineFrostpunk series Indie developer/publisher 1C Company Moscow Russia 1991 King's Bounty: Warriors of the North The company still exists, but , 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 1997MafiaMafia 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 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 Saber Interactive in 2021 42 Entertainment Pasadena California United States 1993 I Love Bees 4A Games KyivSliema UkraineMalta 20052014 Metro series They moved its headquarters from Ukraine to Malta; acquired by Embracer Group in 2020Embracer Group acquires multiple studios, including 4A Games. GamesIndustry.biz. August 13, 2020. 5th Cell Bellevue Washington United States 2003Scribblenauts series 989 Studios Foster City California United States 1995 Twisted Metal III–4Jet 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 seriesAll-Star Baseball seriesSouth Park series Acquired by Acclaim Entertainment in 1995 Accolade San Jose California United States 1984 HardBall! seriesStar Control seriesTest 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 Access Software Salt Lake City Utah United States 1982 Under a Killing MoonThe Pandora DirectiveTop Spin series Acquired by Microsoft ACE Team Santiago de Chile Chile 2007 Zeno Clash seriesRock of Ages seriesAcquire Chiyoda, TokyoJapan1994Tenchu seriesWay of the Samurai seriesShinobido seriesAkiba seriesNo Heroes Allowed! seriesOctopath Traveler seriesMario & Luigi: BrothershipDeveloper/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 seriesInterstate seriesMechWarrior 2 Also video game publisher; acquired several other developers; merged with Vivendi Games to form Activision Blizzard in 2008; acquired by Microsoft in 2023Microsoft Activision Blizzard Acquisition Complete Finalized. TheVerge, October 13th, 2023. AdHoc Studio Los Angeles California United States 2018 DispatchThe Wolf Among Us 2 Indie developer / publisher formed by former Telltale Games employees 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 IIAge of Pirates seriesSea Dogs Defunct in 2012 Alfa System Kumamoto City Japan 1988 Tales of the World seriesOreshika series Acquired by Meteorise in 2021 AlphaDream Tokyo Japan 2000 Mario & Luigi series Defunct in 2019 Amazon Games 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: HomecomingKiller InstinctFront 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 Gotta Protectors series Anino Manila Philippines 2001 Despicable Me: Minion Mania Ankama Roubaix France 2001 WakfuDofus 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 seriesThe Caligula Effect Arc System Works Yokohama Japan 1988 Guilty Gear seriesBlazBlue seriesDragon Ball FighterZGranblue Fantasy Versus seriesUmamusume Pretty Derby: Party DashMarvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls Developer/publisher Arcane Kids Los Angeles California United States 2010 Bubsy 3D: Bubsy Visits the James Turrell RetrospectiveSonic Dreams Collection Arcen Games Durham North Carolina United States 2009 AI War seriesA Valley Without Wind seriesBionic DuesThe Last FederationStarward Rogue Arkane Studios Lyon France 1999 Arx FatalisDeathloopDishonored seriesPrey 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 WarsGuild Wars 2Subsidiary of NCSoft Arika Tokyo Japan 1995 Endless Ocean seriesStreet Fighter EX seriesTetris: The Grand Master seriesTetris 99Pac-Man 99Tekken 8 Arrowhead Game Studios Skellefteå Sweden 2008Helldivers series Arkadium New York New York United States 2001 Microsoft Minesweeper Artech Digital Entertainment Ottawa Ontario Canada 1982 Monopoly Star WarsMonopoly (2000) Defunct in 2011 Artdink Tsukishima Japan 1986 A-Train seriesSword Art Online seriesDragon Quest HD-2D Remake series ArtePiazza Tokyo Japan 1989 Super Mario RPG remake 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 Japan2010 Wii Play: MotionYoshi's New IslandSonic Superstars 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 AdventureMonopoly PlusA Plague Tale seriesMicrosoft Flight Simulator series (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 TransformiceDead 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
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Metaphor: ReFantazio Developer/publisher; acquired by Sega in 2013 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 seriestheHunter seriesRage 2 Acquired by Nordisk Film in 2018 Aventurine SA Athens Greece 2002 Darkfall Bandai Namco EntertainmentBandai Namco StudiosMinato, Tokyo Japan 19552012 Pac-Man franchiseTekken franchise Tekken series Tekken Tag Tournament series