This is a list of video game publisher companies. A video game publisher may specialize in only publishing games for developers,or may either have in-house development studios or own subsidiary development companies. Some developers may publish their games themselves.
This list includes both active and inactive companies. Active publishers are either run independently or as a subsidiary of another company. Inactive publishers may either be defunct outright or still exist but no longer involved in video game publishing.
+ Legend active independently active as subsidiary of larger game publisher defunct / no longer active in video game publishing
Publisher Location Est. Notable games published Notes 07th Expansion Japan 2002 Higurashi When They Cry Umineko When They Cry Ciconia When They Cry 10tons Tampere, Finland 2003 Neon Chrome Also a developer. 11 bit studios Warsaw, Poland 2010 Frostpunk This War of Mine Moonlighter video game developer, marketer, and distributor 1C Company Moscow, Russia 1991 Il-2 series Men of War series specializes in localization for Russia 20th Century Games Century City, California, United States 2022 Aliens: Dark Descent Licensor for games based on 20th Century Studios properties 2K Games Novato, California, United States 2005 NBA 2K WWE 2K video game marketer and distributor; subsidiary and publishing label of Take-Two Interactive 3D Realms Garland, Texas, United States 1987 Duke Nukem series video game developer; also known as Apogee Software, Ltd.; acquired by Embracer Group in 2021 The 3DO Company Redwood City, California, United States 1991 Army Men video game and video game console developer 505 Games Milan, Italy 2006 publishing division of Digital Bros. group 7th Level Dallas, Texas, United States 1993 Monty Python's Complete Waste of Time defunct 1998 Aackosoft Zoeterwoude, Netherlands 1983 various MSX games defunct 1988 Aardvark Software United Kingdom Frak! defunct 1989 ABC Software Buchs, St. Gallen, Switzerland 1991 acquired by Electronic Arts in 1998 Absolute Entertainment Upper Saddle River, New Jersey, United States 1986 A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia defunct 1995 Access Software Salt Lake City, Utah, United States 1982 Tex Murphy acquired by Microsoft in 1999; defunct 2006 Acclaim Entertainment Glen Cove, New York, United States 1987 Turok Burnout WWF WrestleMania brand name acquired by Acclaim Games; intellectual property acquired by Throwback Entertainment Accolade California, United States 1984 Hardball! series Star Control series Test Drive series video game developer; acquired by Atari, SA née Infogrames in 1999, name retired Acornsoft Cambridge, England, United Kingdom 1980 various Acorn Electron games rights sold to Superior Software in 1986 Acquire Tokyo, Japan 1994 Akiba's Trip formerly a subsidiary of GungHo Online Entertainment, now owned by Kadokawa Corporation Active Gaming Media AGM Osaka, Japan 2006 PLAYISM part of Active Gaming Media Inc., focuses on the localization and distribution of video games Activision Santa Monica, California, United States 1979 Call of Duty Guitar Hero Spyro Pitfall! video game developer; acquired Neversoft in 1999 and Infinity Ward in 2003; acquired several other developers as well; merged with Vivendi to form Activision Blizzard in 2008 Activision Blizzard 2008 formed by merger between Activision and Vivendi Games in 2008; acquired by Microsoft in 2023 Addictive Games Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom 1982 Football Manager acquired by Prism Leisure Corporation in 1987, which continued to use the Addictive Games label until 1992 The Adventure Company Toronto, Ontario, Canada 2002 Still Life label of DreamCatcher Interactive until 2006, of JoWooD Productions Software from then until 2011, and of Nordic Games since then Adventure International Longwood, Florida, United States 1978 Adventureland defunct 1985 Adventure Soft Birmingham, England, United Kingdom 1983 Simon the Sorcerer still sells old games but no longer publishes new games under the name Affect Japan 1990 Nolan Ryan's Baseball defunct 2008 Agatsuma Entertainment Tokyo, Japan 1997 Drawn to Life defunct 2016 Âge Tokyo, Japan 1999 Akane Maniax division of Acid Co., Ltd AGEod Grenoble, France 2005 Birth of America acquired by Paradox Interactive in 2009 and renamed to Paradox France; they became independent in 2012 and their games are now published by The Slitherine Group Agetec Sunnyvale, California, United States 1998 focuses on distributing Japanese titles in the US Aggro Crab Seattle, Washington, United States 2019 Another Crab's Treasure Akabeisoft2 Japan 2005 Sharin no Kuni: The Girl Among the Sunflowers Akella Moscow, Russia 1995 Age of Sail II Age of Pirates series Sea Dogs video game developer; defunct 2012 Akupara Games Los Angeles, California, United States 2016 Whispering Willows The Metronomicon: Slay the Dance Floor video game developer, does console and mobile porting Aksys Torrance, California, United States 2006 Guilty Gear series ALcot Japan 2003 Clover Heart's Alawar Novosibirsk, Russia 1999 Beholder Do Not Feed the Monkeys Farm Frenzy video game developer, marketer, and distributor AliceSoft Japan 1989 Tournament of the Gods AlphaDream Tokyo, Japan 2000 Koto Battle: Tengai no Moribito no longer publishes video games ADK Ageo, Saitama, Japan 1980 Exciting Soccer known as Alpha Denshi Corporation in 1993; defunct 2003 Alchemist Tokyo, Japan 1991 Baldr Force defunct 2016All in! GamesKraków, Poland2018Chernobylite (PS4, Xbox One) Alligata Sheffield, United Kingdom 1983 Blagger acquired by Superior Software in 1987 Alten8 Luton, England, United Kingdom 2005 Space Tanks video game developer Alternative Software Castleford, United Kingdom 1985 Count Duckula Amazon Games Seattle, Washington, United States 2012 The Grand Tour Game software publishing arm of Amazon American Game Cartridges Chandler, Arizona, United States 1990 Chillder defunct 1994 American Laser Games Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States 1989 Mad Dog McCree acquired by its former division, Her Interactive, in 1999 American Video Entertainment San Jose, California, United States 1990 Wally Bear and the NO! Gang published last game in 1994 Amplitude Studios Paris, France 2011 Endless Space acquired by Sega in 2016 and their games are now published by Sega Amsoft Brentwood, Essex, United Kingdom 1984 various Amstrad CPC games publishing arm of Amstrad until 1989 ANALOG Software Worcester, Massachusetts, United States 1981 various Atari 8-bit games software publishing arm of ANALOG Computing; defunct 1989 Antic Software Marion, Ohio, United States 1982 Caverns of Mars II software publishing arm of Antic; defunct 1990 APF Electronics Inc. New York City, United States 1970 APF TV Fun defunct 1983 Apogee Software United States 2008 video game developer Apple Inc. Cupertino, California, United States 1976 Lemonade Stand known as Apple Computer until 2007 Aquaplus Osaka, Japan 1994 Utawarerumono AQ Interactive Tokyo, Japan 2005 Bullet Witch Merged into Marvelous Entertainment in 2011 Arcadia Systems Costa Mesa, California, United States 1987 Silver Surfer division of Mastertronic; defunct 1991 Arcen Games Durham, North Carolina, United States 2009 AI War series A Valley Without Wind series The Last Federation Arc System Works Tokyo, Japan 1988 BlazBlue series Guilty Gear series video game developer Argus Press United Kingdom 1966 Nether Earth published games through its Argus Press Software division, which was acquired in 1987 and renamed Grandslam Entertainment Arika Tokyo, Japan 1995 Technicbeat Tetris: The Grand Master video game developer Ariolasoft Germany 1983 software publishing arm of Ariola Records; reëstablished as United Software in 1990AristocratSydney, Australia1953In July 2014, Aristocrat agreed to buy Video Gaming Technologies for about $1.3 billion to triple its North American business amid falling profit in Australia. On 10 August 2017, the company acquired mobile game developer Plarium for $500 million to enter into mobile gaming. On 30 November 2017, they then acquired mobile game developer Big Fish Games for US$990 million. Armor Games United States 2005 published flash titles before branching out into mobile, PC, and console markets Arsys Software Tokyo, Japan 1985 Star Cruiser defunct 2001 Artdink 1986 A-Train Artic Computing Brandesburton, United Kingdom 1980 Bear Bovver defunct 1986 Arush Entertainment Scottsdale, Arizona, United States 1999 Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project acquired by HIP Interactive in 2004; defunct 2005 Arxel Tribe Slovenia 1989 The Legend of the Prophet and the Assassin last game published in 2003 Ascaron Gütersloh, Germany 1992 The Patrician known as Ascom until 1996; defunct 2009; most assets acquired by Kalypso Media Asmik Corporation of America Japan 1985 merged with Ace Entertainment Asmodee Quartier Villaroy, Guyancourt, France 1995 Scythe: Digital Edition Aspyr Media Austin, Texas, United States 1996 acquired by Embracer Group in 2021 Astragon Düsseldorf, Germany 2000 Family Park Tycoon Astra Logical Torrance, California, United States 2024 Kaizen: A Factory Story Asymmetric Publications Arizona, United States Kingdom of Loathing Atari, Inc Sunnyvale, California, United States 1972 Pong Breakout Asteroids Centipede bought by Warner Bros. in 1976; closed 1984, assets split between Atari Corporation and Atari Games Atari Corporation 1984 Electrocop founded as Tramel Technology, Ltd. in 1984; acquired Atari name shortly thereafter; reverse-merged with JMS Inc. in 1996 Atari Games Milpitas, California, United States 1984 Gauntlet published console games under the Tengen label; subsidiary of Time Warner until its acquisition by WMS Industries in 1996, which spun it off as a subsidiary of Midway Games in 1998; renamed to Midway Games West at the same time; dissolved in 2003 Atari, SA Paris, France 2003 Enter the Matrix Transformers Unreal Tournament 2004 Star Trek Online formerly GT Interactive, became full subsidiary of Atari, SA in 2008 AtariAge United States 1998 Adventure II Athena Japan 1987 Sword Master no longer publishes video games, acquired by Hamster Corporation in 2023 Atlantis Software London, England, United Kingdom 1984 Cops 'n' Robbers defunct 1992 Artech Digital Entertainment Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 1982 Mystery at the Museums defunct 2011 ASCII Corporation Tokyo, Japan 1977 acquired by Kadokawa Group Holdings in 2004 Atlus Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan 1986 Persona series