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.
List
The following list has 27 segments in total, ranging from A to Z, and a numerical section.
| 0-9 - A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z |
| Active independently |
| Active as subsidiary |
| Defunct and no longer active |
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| Developer | City | Autonomous area | Country | Est. | Notable games | Notes |
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| Jadestone Group | Stockholm | Sweden | 2000 | Online game developer, mobile game developer | ||
| Jagex | Cambridge | England | 2001 | RuneScape | Online game developer | |
| Jaleco |
| Tokyo
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| Japan
| 1974
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| Javaground
| Irvine
| Massachusetts
| US
| 2001
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| Mobile game developer
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| JoWood Entertainment AG
| Rottenmann
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| Austria
| 1995
| Gothic series
Painkiller series
The Guild series
SpellForce series
| Defunct 2011
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| Juice Games
| Warrington
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| England
| 2003
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| Jupiter
| Kyoto
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| Japan
| 1996
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| JV Games
| Las Vegas
| Nevada
| US
| 1999
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L
M
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O
| Developer | City | Autonomous area | Country | Est. | Notable games | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Obsidian Entertainment | Irvine | California | USA | 2004 | Fallout New Vegas Neverwinter Nights 2 Dungeon Siege III South Park: The Stick of Truth |
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| Oddworld Inhabitants | San Luis Obispo | California | USA | 1994 | Oddworld series | |
| Omega Force | Ashikaga | Japan | 1997 | Dynasty Warriors series
Samurai Warriors series |
Division of Koei Tecmo | |
| Origin Systems | Austin | Texas | US | 1983 | Ultima series Ultima Online Wing Commander series |
Closed in 2004 |
| Outrage Entertainment | Ann Arbor | Michigan | US | 1996 | Descent 3 | Closed in 2004 |
| Overkill Software | Stockholm | Sweden | 2009 | Payday series | Acquired by Starbreeze Studios in 2012 | |
| Oxygen Studios | Croydon | England | 2006 |
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Q
| Developer | City | Autonomous area | Country | Est. | Notable games | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q Entertainment | Tokyo | Japan | 2003 | |||
| Q-Games | Nakagyō-ku | Japan | 2001 | Star Fox Command PixelJunk series |
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| Quantic Dream | Paris | France | 1997 | Fahrenheit Heavy Rain Beyond: Two Souls |
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S
T
U
| Developer | City | Autonomous area | Country | Est. | Notable games | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Developer/publisher | |
| Ultimate Play the Game | Ashby-de-la-Zouch | England | 1982 | Jetpac
Sabreman series |
Predecessor to Rare; Defunct in 1988 | |
| Unique Development Studios | Norrköping and Gothenburg | Sweden | 1993 | |||
| United Front Games | Vancouver | British Columbia | Canada | 2006 | ModNation Racers Sleeping Dogs LittleBigPlanet Karting |
Defunct in 2016 |
| Universomo | Tampere | Finland | 2002 | Defunct in 2010 |
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W
X
| Developer | City | Country | Est. | Notable games | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XPEC Entertainment | Taipei | Taiwan | 2000 | Bounty Hounds | Developer/publisher |
Y
| Developer | City | Autonomous area | Country | Est. | Notable games | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yager Development | Berlin | Germany | 1999 | Spec Ops: The Line | ||
| Yuke's | Osaka | Japan | 1993 | WWE SmackDown! vs Raw |
Z
| Developer | City | Autonomous area | Country | Est. | Notable games | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZeniMax Online Studios | Hunt Valley | Maryland | USA | 2007 | The Elder Scrolls Online | Subsidiary of ZeniMax Media Inc |
| Zipper Interactive | Redmond | Washington | USA | 1995 | Shut down in 2012 by Sony Computer Entertainment | |
| Zombie Studios | Seattle | Washington | USA | 1994 | Spec Ops: Rangers Lead the Way Blacklight: Retribution |
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| ZootFly | Ljubljana | Slovenia | 2002 | |||
| Zylom | Eindhoven | Netherlands | 2001 | Casual game developer, game publisher Subsidiary of RealNetworks | ||
| Zynga | San Francisco | California | USA | 2007 | FarmVille | Social network game developer. |
