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Top 25 Indie game development studios worldwide

Name: Indie game development studios worldwide
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026 11,569 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 11,569 indie game development studios worldwide as of September 2026 and tracks 111,798 professional contacts across them, including 28,021 with verified work emails. The United States is the largest market and London the largest hub.

This list covers indie game development studios worldwide, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 20, 2026. Country and city lists for indie game development studios follow the table.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 20, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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The 25 largest indie game development studios worldwide

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 11,569 indie game development studios worldwide, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to indie game development studios: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Rockstar Games	Partial evidence	New York, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1,001-5,000	5,549 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Rockstar Games is the global developer and publisher behind some of the world’s most groundbreaking, commercially successful, and critically acclaimed entertainment properties…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
2	Activision	Indirect evidence	Santa Monica, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	5,001-10,000	2,385 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We create the most iconic brands in gaming and entertainment and are driven by our mission to deliver unrivaled gaming experiences for the world to enjoy, together.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
3	Pubg Corporation	Indirect evidence	Seoul, South KoreaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,458 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “KRAFTON, Inc.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
4	Saber Interactive	Indirect evidence	Fort Lauderdale, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1,001-5,000	881 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “est.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
5	Cloud Imperium Games	Strong evidence	Manchester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1,001-5,000	834 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Cloud Imperium Games is a new kind of independent studio dedicated to delivering experiences outside the established publisher system, founded by Chris Roberts, creator of the…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
6	Naughty DOG	Partial evidence	Santa Monica, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	798 contacts →
	Partial evidence “For 40 years, Naughty Dog has been crafting best-selling, critically acclaimed games that constantly push the boundaries of interactive storytelling, gameplay, and technology.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
7	THQ	Indirect evidence	Agoura Hills, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	501-1,000	722 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “THQ Inc.(NASDAQ: THQI) is a leading worldwide developer and publisher of interactive entertainment software.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
8	Massive Entertainment	Strong evidence	Malmö, SwedenHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	501-1,000	684 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Massive Entertainment is a world-renowned game development studio located in Malmö and Stockholm and part of the Ubisoft family.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
9	Bethesda Softworks	Partial evidence	Rockville, MD, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	598 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Headquartered just north of Washington, D.C, with offices in North America, Europe, Australia and Asia, ZeniMax Media is a video game publisher, managed by an experienced group of…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
10	Mega CAT Studios	Strong evidence	Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	581 contacts →
	Strong evidence “We are an independent video game development studio with a global team.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
11	CI Games	Strong evidence	Warsaw, PolandHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	553 contacts →
	Strong evidence “CI Games is an independent, global video games developer and publisher, with studios in Warsaw, Barcelona, Bucharest, UK, and the US.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
12	Funcom	Partial evidence	Oslo, NorwayHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	531 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Funcom is an award-winning video game developer and publisher, consisting of around 300 people from approximately 37 different nationalities.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
13	Techland	Indirect evidence	Wroclaw, PolandHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	501-1,000	528 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Techland is a long-established gaming industry success story.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
14	Crytek	Strong evidence	Frankfurt Am Main, GermanyHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	501-1,000	520 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Crytek is an independent videogame developer, publisher, and technology provider dedicated to pushing the boundaries of gaming with its cutting-edge 3D game development solution…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
15	Gearbox Entertainment	Partial evidence	Frisco, QC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	501-1,000	515 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Gearbox Entertainment Company, LLC entertains the world with award-winning and genre-defining video games with rich universes that are expanded upon via transmedia…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
16	Bohemia Interactive	Partial evidence	Mníšek Pod Brdy, Czech RepublicHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	515 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Our story began with our first game, Arma: Cold War Assault, released back in 2001.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
17	Nexon America	Partial evidence	El Segundo, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	509 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Nexon is building a workplace based on mutual respect, good humor, and the pursuit of excellence because we believe that great games can only be built by amazing people.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
18	Eidos-Montréal	Partial evidence	Montreal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	473 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Founded in 2007, Eidos‑Montréal is game developer and publisher best known for breathing new life into established intellectual properties, whether owned, licensed, or developed…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
19	Ankama	Partial evidence	Roubaix, FranceHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	466 contacts →
	Partial evidence “At Ankama, we are all about Transmedia and games!” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
20	Santa Monica Studio	Partial evidence	Los Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	466 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Our studio is composed of a group of diverse, ambitious, highly collaborative creatives who empower one another, while working as a team to deliver high quality narrative-driven…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
21	Starbreeze Entertainment	Partial evidence	Stockholm, SwedenHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	443 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Starbreeze is an independent developer, publisher, and distributor of PC and console games targeting the global market.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
22	Sega Of America, INC	Indirect evidence	Irvine, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	440 contacts →
	Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
23	Neowiz	Partial evidence	Seongnam-si, South KoreaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1,001-5,000	423 contacts →
	Partial evidence “NEOWIZ is a game developer and publisher defined by gripping narratives and uncompromising quality.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
24	Remedy Entertainment PLC	Partial evidence	Espoo, FinlandHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	409 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Remedy is an independent game developer founded in 1995 and primarily based in Espoo, Finland with an office in Stockholm, Sweden.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
25	Room 8 Group	Strong evidence	Limassol, CyprusHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1,001-5,000	391 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Room 8 Group is an end-to-end strategic partner in external game development.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: indie game development studios. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names indie game development studios.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of indie game development studios, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name indie game development studios. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Indie game development studios worldwide at a glance

As of Sep 20, 2026

25.1%Verified-email coverage

9.7Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

1.7%Largest-city concentration · London

Sep 20, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

8,862

11-50

2,172

51-200

409

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

5,001-10,000

10001+

Email recency is reported on each country list linked below.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among indie game development studios, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
Coverage: Every country. Country and city lists for indie game development studios are linked below.
What qualifies: Companies worldwide whose own description of what they do matches “indie game development studios”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names indie game development studios), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among indie game development studios, and records with no verified work email.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 28,021 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 20, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Indie game development studios by location

51 lists · largest first

Every Indie game development studios list RevenueBase publishes, by country and city. Counts are matching companies in each list as of its own refresh date.

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Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names indie game development studios, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many indie game development studios are there worldwide?

RevenueBase identified 11,569 indie game development studios worldwide as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Rockstar Games, headquartered in Sydney, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which country has the most indie game development studios?

The United States leads with 1,753 companies, followed by the United Kingdom (730) and Canada (520). Every indie game development studios list by country and city is linked on this page.

Which city has the most indie game development studios?

London leads with 196 headquartered companies, followed by Istanbul (164) and Los Angeles (117).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 28,021 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 11,569 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 20, 2026.

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RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.