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Top 25 Retro game development companies worldwide
RevenueBase identified 752 company matches for retro game development companies worldwide as of September 2026 and tracks 4,766 professional contacts across them, including 1,260 with verified work emails. The United States is the largest market and London the largest hub.
This list covers company matches for retro game development companies worldwide, found by RevenueBase SmartSearch using the meaning of business descriptions in its company graph at Exact. Ranked by professionals tracked, largest first. Rows show recorded descriptions where available, Exact search membership and the snapshot date. Data refreshed September 21, 2026. Country and city lists for retro game development companies follow the table.
Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase SmartSearch, 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.
The 25 largest retro game development companies worldwide
Ranked by team size| # | Company | Contacts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 173 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Retro Studios, founded in 1998, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Nintendo Company, Ltd.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 21, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 2 | 163 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “A subsidiary of ZeniMax Media Inc, Machinegames is a video games development studio located in Uppsala, Sweden.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 21, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 3 | 140 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “NeoBards is a high-end development studio bridging the West and East.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 21, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 4 | 117 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Velan Studios is a new development studio made up of a diverse team of game industry veterans.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 21, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 5 | 109 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Now part of Rockstar Games family!” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 21, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 6 | 94 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Kung Fu Factory was a leading video game developer.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 21, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 7 | 91 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Headquartered in Boston, MA at Demiurge you will find a studio with an amazing, collaborative culture and a deep respect for art in all our games.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 21, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 8 | 73 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Founded in 2012 by Simon Iwaniszak, Red Kite Games is now part of the Sumo Digital family of studios.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 21, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 9 | 73 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “An exciting new videogame developer founded by industry veterans and specialists in crafting amazing games using 3rd party IP.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 21, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 10 | 70 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Dotemu is a publisher and developer specializing in revitalizing legendary pop culture franchises across video games, TV and cinema by releasing original PC and console games that…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 21, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 11 | 63 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “A proud member of PlayStation Studios, Bluepoint Games was established in 2006 and has grown to a team of over 70 people.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 21, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 12 | 59 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Slipgate Ironworks is a game development studio located in Aalborg, Denmark.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 21, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 13 | 54 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Mass Media Games is currently comprised of a group of extremely talented, dedicated and experienced individuals who have been in the entertainment software design and development…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 21, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 14 | 53 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “In late 2007, a small group of industry veterans got together and founded a new game company in Austin, Texas.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 21, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 15 | 53 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Created by programmers, artists, musicians and writers we are game developer focused in games with a retro look and a sharp sense of musicality.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 21, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 16 | 50 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Thunder Lotus is a maker of beautifully powerful video games.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 21, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 17 | 49 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “StudioMDHR is the independent developer responsible for creating Cuphead.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 21, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 18 | 48 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Creators of Hades, Pyre, Transistor, and Bastion.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 21, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 19 | 47 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Nightdive Studios believes that classic video games should never be abandoned or forgotten.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 21, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 20 | 43 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Founded in 1995 by former Midway game designer George Petro (NARC, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Revolution X), Play Mechanix - in partnership with Raw Thrills - is the world leader…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 21, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 21 | 42 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Within these walls worlds are born, heroes rise, and epic arenas are built.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 21, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 22 | 41 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “An independent game development studio made up of creative professionals from Manila, Philippines.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 21, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 23 | 38 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Shifty Eye Studios, based in Calgary, Canada, is a collaborative effort between some of the most passionate veterans in the gaming industry.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 21, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 24 | 37 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Appeal Studios is a premier game development studio, located in Belgium, that’s brought together a team of veteran game developers.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 21, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 25 | 35 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Arcade1Up is a leader in at-home retro game entertainment, and the creator of innovative ¾ scale home arcade and pinball machines featuring licensed retro games from the golden…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 21, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
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- Every country. Country and city lists for retro game development companies are linked below.
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- Company records worldwide whose business descriptions match “retro game development companies” by meaning at the Exact setting. Descriptions are compiled in the RevenueBase company graph from public websites, profiles and company information where available; they are not guaranteed quotations from the company's website.
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- RevenueBase's August 25, 2026 study assessed 4,198 description/company pairs across matching settings. The publisher reports 86% good or better at Exact. This evaluates the method across queries; it does not audit this individual list. Recorded company descriptions, where available, help you judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built and what the study measures.
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- 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.
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- Every displayed company carries at least one verified work email. RevenueBase tracks 1,260 professional contacts with verified work emails across the full matched dataset. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
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Retro game development companies by location
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RevenueBase SmartSearch finds niche companies by the meaning of their business descriptions in the RevenueBase company graph. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control how closely companies must fit your description. This list uses Exact for “retro game development companies”; each Exact match badge shows search membership, not an individual similarity or quality score.
How many retro game development companies are there worldwide?
RevenueBase identified 752 company matches for retro game development companies worldwide as of September 2026, using the meaning of business descriptions at Exact. This is the recorded matched set in the RevenueBase company graph.
What is the largest company on this list?
Retro Studios tops the displayed preview by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase. Recorded headquarters appear in the company rows.
Which country has the most retro game development companies?
The United States leads with 153 companies, followed by the United Kingdom (58) and Canada (49). Every retro game development companies list by country and city is linked on this page.
Which city has the most retro game development companies?
London leads with 12 company records, followed by Madrid (10) and Montreal (10).
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Top 25 retro game development companies worldwide
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RevenueBase records 752 matching company records for retro game development companies worldwide, with 4,766 tracked contacts and 1,260 verified work emails.
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Top 25 retro game development companies worldwide
The public list shows selected company records with contact and verified-email coverage. Reported employee bands provide separate company-size context.
| # | Company | Headquarters on record | Reported employees | RevenueBase SmartSearch | Tracked contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Retro Studiosretrostudios.comHQ: Austin, TX, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | Austin, TX, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 173 contacts → |
“Retro Studios, founded in 1998, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Nintendo Company, Ltd.” Recorded description excerpt · September 21, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 2 |  Machinegamesmachinegames.comHQ: Uppsala, SwedenReported employees: 51-200 | Uppsala, Sweden | 51-200 | Exact match | 163 contacts → |
“A subsidiary of ZeniMax Media Inc, Machinegames is a video games development studio located in Uppsala, Sweden.” Recorded description excerpt · September 21, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 3 |  Neobards Entertainment LTDneobards.comHQ: Taipei City, TaiwanReported employees: 201-500 | Taipei City, Taiwan | 201-500 | Exact match | 140 contacts → |
“NeoBards is a high-end development studio bridging the West and East.” Recorded description excerpt · September 21, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 4 |  Velan Studios, INCvelanstudios.comHQ: Troy, NY, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | Troy, NY, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 117 contacts → |
“Velan Studios is a new development studio made up of a diverse team of game industry veterans.” Recorded description excerpt · September 21, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 5 |  Dhruva Interactivedhruva.comHQ: Bangalore, IndiaReported employees: 201-500 | Bangalore, India | 201-500 | Exact match | 109 contacts → |
“Now part of Rockstar Games family!” Recorded description excerpt · September 21, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 6 |  Kung FU Factorykungfufactory.comHQ: Los Angeles, CA, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | Los Angeles, CA, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 94 contacts → |
“Kung Fu Factory was a leading video game developer.” Recorded description excerpt · September 21, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 7 |  Demiurge Studiosdemiurgestudios.comHQ: Boston, MA, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | Boston, MA, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 91 contacts → |
“Headquartered in Boston, MA at Demiurge you will find a studio with an amazing, collaborative culture and a deep respect for art in all our games.” Recorded description excerpt · September 21, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 8 |  RED Kite Gamesredkitegames.co.ukHQ: Leeds, United KingdomReported employees: 51-200 | Leeds, United Kingdom | 51-200 | Exact match | 73 contacts → |
“Founded in 2012 by Simon Iwaniszak, Red Kite Games is now part of the Sumo Digital family of studios.” Recorded description excerpt · September 21, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 9 |  10 10 Games1010games.comHQ: Warrington, United KingdomReported employees: 51-200 | Warrington, United Kingdom | 51-200 | Exact match | 73 contacts → |
“An exciting new videogame developer founded by industry veterans and specialists in crafting amazing games using 3rd party IP.” Recorded description excerpt · September 21, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 10 |  Dotemudotemu.comHQ: Paris, FranceReported employees: 51-200 | Paris, France | 51-200 | Exact match | 70 contacts → |
“Dotemu is a publisher and developer specializing in revitalizing legendary pop culture franchises across video games, TV and cinema by releasing original PC and console games that…” Recorded description excerpt · September 21, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 11 |  Bluepoint Gamesbluepointgames.comHQ: Austin, TX, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | Austin, TX, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 63 contacts → |
“A proud member of PlayStation Studios, Bluepoint Games was established in 2006 and has grown to a team of over 70 people.” Recorded description excerpt · September 21, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 12 |  Slipgate Ironworksslipgate-ironworks.comHQ: Aalborg, DenmarkReported employees: 51-200 | Aalborg, Denmark | 51-200 | Exact match | 59 contacts → |
“Slipgate Ironworks is a game development studio located in Aalborg, Denmark.” Recorded description excerpt · September 21, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 13 | Mass Media Gamesmassmedia.com HQ: Moorpark, CA, United StatesReported employees: 11-50 | Moorpark, CA, United States | 11-50 | Exact match | 54 contacts → |
“Mass Media Games is currently comprised of a group of extremely talented, dedicated and experienced individuals who have been in the entertainment software design and development…” Recorded description excerpt · September 21, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 14 |  Panic Buttonpanicbuttongames.comHQ: Austin, TX, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | Austin, TX, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 53 contacts → |
“In late 2007, a small group of industry veterans got together and founded a new game company in Austin, Texas.” Recorded description excerpt · September 21, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 15 |  Dumativadumativa.com.brHQ: Rio De Janeiro, BrazilReported employees: 51-200 | Rio De Janeiro, Brazil | 51-200 | Exact match | 53 contacts → |
“Created by programmers, artists, musicians and writers we are game developer focused in games with a retro look and a sharp sense of musicality.” Recorded description excerpt · September 21, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 16 |  Thunder Lotusthunderlotusgames.comHQ: Montreal, QC, CanadaReported employees: 11-50 | Montreal, QC, Canada | 11-50 | Exact match | 50 contacts → |
“Thunder Lotus is a maker of beautifully powerful video games.” Recorded description excerpt · September 21, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 17 | Studio Mdhrstudiomdhr.com HQ: United StatesReported employees: 11-50 | United States | 11-50 | Exact match | 49 contacts → |
“StudioMDHR is the independent developer responsible for creating Cuphead.” Recorded description excerpt · September 21, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 18 |  Supergiant Gamessupergiantgames.comHQ: San Francisco, CA, United StatesReported employees: 11-50 | San Francisco, CA, United States | 11-50 | Exact match | 48 contacts → |
“Creators of Hades, Pyre, Transistor, and Bastion.” Recorded description excerpt · September 21, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 19 | Nightdive Studiosnightdivestudios.com HQ: Vancouver, WA, United StatesReported employees: 11-50 | Vancouver, WA, United States | 11-50 | Exact match | 47 contacts → |
“Nightdive Studios believes that classic video games should never be abandoned or forgotten.” Recorded description excerpt · September 21, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 20 |  Play Mechanixrawthrills.comHQ: Glen Ellyn, IL, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | Glen Ellyn, IL, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 43 contacts → |
“Founded in 1995 by former Midway game designer George Petro (NARC, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Revolution X), Play Mechanix - in partnership with Raw Thrills - is the world leader…” Recorded description excerpt · September 21, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 21 |  Stunlock Studiosstunlockstudios.comHQ: Skövde, SwedenReported employees: 11-50 | Skövde, Sweden | 11-50 | Exact match | 42 contacts → |
“Within these walls worlds are born, heroes rise, and epic arenas are built.” Recorded description excerpt · September 21, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 22 |  Monstronautsmonstronauts.comHQ: Quezon City, PhilippinesReported employees: 11-50 | Quezon City, Philippines | 11-50 | Exact match | 41 contacts → |
“An independent game development studio made up of creative professionals from Manila, Philippines.” Recorded description excerpt · September 21, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 23 |  Shifty EYE Gamesshiftyeyegames.comHQ: Calgary, AB, CanadaReported employees: 11-50 | Calgary, AB, Canada | 11-50 | Exact match | 38 contacts → |
“Shifty Eye Studios, based in Calgary, Canada, is a collaborative effort between some of the most passionate veterans in the gaming industry.” Recorded description excerpt · September 21, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 24 |  Appeal Studiosappeal-studios.comHQ: Charleroi, BelgiumReported employees: 51-200 | Charleroi, Belgium | 51-200 | Exact match | 37 contacts → |
“Appeal Studios is a premier game development studio, located in Belgium, that’s brought together a team of veteran game developers.” Recorded description excerpt · September 21, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 25 |  Arcade1uparcade1up.comHQ: Boca Raton, FL, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | Boca Raton, FL, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 35 contacts → |
“Arcade1Up is a leader in at-home retro game entertainment, and the creator of innovative ¾ scale home arcade and pinball machines featuring licensed retro games from the golden…” Recorded description excerpt · September 21, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
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Retro game development companies: dataset insights
September 21, 2026These summaries describe recorded coverage in this saved dataset. This page is derived from saved source records; per-contact mobile coverage and email-recency results are not established by this snapshot.
Reported company sizes
752 records in the displayed employee bands.
0 matching records are outside the displayed bands or do not have a displayed size. Bars show shares of the displayed bands.
Email recency for this list is measured across the whole country list rather than for Worldwide, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Worldwide, over 752 companies.
How this company list was built
Describe a niche in your own words: companies installing commercial solar, or manufacturers of sustainable packaging. RevenueBase SmartSearch finds companies whose compiled business descriptions match by meaning. This list is one saved example to adapt.
Where the company descriptions come from
RevenueBase compiles company information from public sources, including company websites and public professional profiles such as LinkedIn, alongside information supplied by companies. The short recorded excerpt shown here is separate from the complete business description used for matching; individual source URLs and collection dates are not provided in this public snapshot.
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- Closest fits to the business described.
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- Similar businesses with a wider range of fits.
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- Related businesses in and around the category.
- Broad
- A broader set of businesses connected to the description.
RevenueBase SmartSearch · Exact match identifies inclusion in this search's closest semantic matching setting. It is not a per-company confidence score, a literal keyword match, or a quality endorsement.
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The public list shows selected company records with contact and verified-email coverage. Reported employee bands provide separate company-size context.
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Recorded company descriptions support research; check company websites for current services. The selected preview is ordered by tracked contacts and is not a list of the best service providers.
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Retro game development companies by location
4 lists · largest firstEvery Retro game development companies list RevenueBase publishes, by country and city. Counts are matching companies in each list as of its own refresh date.
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What does Exact match mean for retro game development companies?
The separate RevenueBase SmartSearch column identifies inclusion at the closest semantic matching preset. It is not a literal keyword match, a per-company confidence score or a quality endorsement. Changing the search form opens a new search in RevenueBase; it does not reclassify these saved rows.
How many retro game development companies did RevenueBase find worldwide?
The saved snapshot records 752 matching company records, 4,766 tracked contacts and 1,260 verified emails. The public preview displays 25 selected records.
Where do the company descriptions come from?
RevenueBase compiles company information from public sources, including company websites and public professional profiles such as LinkedIn, alongside information supplied by companies. The short recorded excerpt shown here is separate from the complete business description used for matching; individual source URLs and collection dates are not provided in this public snapshot.
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The selected public records are ordered by contacts tracked in RevenueBase, highest first. Contact coverage is a prospecting measure, not an assessment of the company's services or quality.
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RevenueBase Data Team. Top 25 retro game development companies worldwide. Snapshot: September 21, 2026. https://revenuebase.ai/companies/browse/retro-game-development-companies.
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RevenueBase records 752 matching company records for retro game development companies worldwide, with 4,766 tracked contacts and 1,260 verified work emails.
This public preview shows 25 selected records ordered by tracked contacts. RevenueBase SmartSearch finds company descriptions that match by meaning at Exact. Snapshot: September 21, 2026.
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Top 25 retro game development companies worldwide
The public list shows selected company records with contact and verified-email coverage. Reported employee bands provide separate company-size context.
| # | Company | Headquarters on record | Reported employees | RevenueBase SmartSearch | Tracked contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Retro Studiosretrostudios.com HQ: Austin, TX, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | Austin, TX, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 173 contacts → |
“Retro Studios, founded in 1998, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Nintendo Company, Ltd.” Recorded description excerpt · September 21, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 2 | Machinegamesmachinegames.com HQ: Uppsala, SwedenReported employees: 51-200 | Uppsala, Sweden | 51-200 | Exact match | 163 contacts → |
“A subsidiary of ZeniMax Media Inc, Machinegames is a video games development studio located in Uppsala, Sweden.” Recorded description excerpt · September 21, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 3 | Neobards Entertainment LTDneobards.com HQ: Taipei City, TaiwanReported employees: 201-500 | Taipei City, Taiwan | 201-500 | Exact match | 140 contacts → |
“NeoBards is a high-end development studio bridging the West and East.” Recorded description excerpt · September 21, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 4 | Velan Studios, INCvelanstudios.com HQ: Troy, NY, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | Troy, NY, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 117 contacts → |
“Velan Studios is a new development studio made up of a diverse team of game industry veterans.” Recorded description excerpt · September 21, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 5 | Dhruva Interactivedhruva.com HQ: Bangalore, IndiaReported employees: 201-500 | Bangalore, India | 201-500 | Exact match | 109 contacts → |
“Now part of Rockstar Games family!” Recorded description excerpt · September 21, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 6 | Kung FU Factorykungfufactory.com HQ: Los Angeles, CA, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | Los Angeles, CA, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 94 contacts → |
“Kung Fu Factory was a leading video game developer.” Recorded description excerpt · September 21, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 7 | Demiurge Studiosdemiurgestudios.com HQ: Boston, MA, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | Boston, MA, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 91 contacts → |
“Headquartered in Boston, MA at Demiurge you will find a studio with an amazing, collaborative culture and a deep respect for art in all our games.” Recorded description excerpt · September 21, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 8 | RED Kite Gamesredkitegames.co.uk HQ: Leeds, United KingdomReported employees: 51-200 | Leeds, United Kingdom | 51-200 | Exact match | 73 contacts → |
“Founded in 2012 by Simon Iwaniszak, Red Kite Games is now part of the Sumo Digital family of studios.” Recorded description excerpt · September 21, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 9 | 10 10 Games1010games.com HQ: Warrington, United KingdomReported employees: 51-200 | Warrington, United Kingdom | 51-200 | Exact match | 73 contacts → |
“An exciting new videogame developer founded by industry veterans and specialists in crafting amazing games using 3rd party IP.” Recorded description excerpt · September 21, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 10 | Dotemudotemu.com HQ: Paris, FranceReported employees: 51-200 | Paris, France | 51-200 | Exact match | 70 contacts → |
“Dotemu is a publisher and developer specializing in revitalizing legendary pop culture franchises across video games, TV and cinema by releasing original PC and console games that…” Recorded description excerpt · September 21, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 11 | Bluepoint Gamesbluepointgames.com HQ: Austin, TX, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | Austin, TX, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 63 contacts → |
“A proud member of PlayStation Studios, Bluepoint Games was established in 2006 and has grown to a team of over 70 people.” Recorded description excerpt · September 21, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 12 | Slipgate Ironworksslipgate-ironworks.com HQ: Aalborg, DenmarkReported employees: 51-200 | Aalborg, Denmark | 51-200 | Exact match | 59 contacts → |
“Slipgate Ironworks is a game development studio located in Aalborg, Denmark.” Recorded description excerpt · September 21, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 13 | Mass Media Gamesmassmedia.com HQ: Moorpark, CA, United StatesReported employees: 11-50 | Moorpark, CA, United States | 11-50 | Exact match | 54 contacts → |
“Mass Media Games is currently comprised of a group of extremely talented, dedicated and experienced individuals who have been in the entertainment software design and development…” Recorded description excerpt · September 21, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 14 | Panic Buttonpanicbuttongames.com HQ: Austin, TX, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | Austin, TX, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 53 contacts → |
“In late 2007, a small group of industry veterans got together and founded a new game company in Austin, Texas.” Recorded description excerpt · September 21, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 15 | Dumativadumativa.com.br HQ: Rio De Janeiro, BrazilReported employees: 51-200 | Rio De Janeiro, Brazil | 51-200 | Exact match | 53 contacts → |
“Created by programmers, artists, musicians and writers we are game developer focused in games with a retro look and a sharp sense of musicality.” Recorded description excerpt · September 21, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 16 | Thunder Lotusthunderlotusgames.com HQ: Montreal, QC, CanadaReported employees: 11-50 | Montreal, QC, Canada | 11-50 | Exact match | 50 contacts → |
“Thunder Lotus is a maker of beautifully powerful video games.” Recorded description excerpt · September 21, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 17 | Studio Mdhrstudiomdhr.com HQ: United StatesReported employees: 11-50 | United States | 11-50 | Exact match | 49 contacts → |
“StudioMDHR is the independent developer responsible for creating Cuphead.” Recorded description excerpt · September 21, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 18 | Supergiant Gamessupergiantgames.com HQ: San Francisco, CA, United StatesReported employees: 11-50 | San Francisco, CA, United States | 11-50 | Exact match | 48 contacts → |
“Creators of Hades, Pyre, Transistor, and Bastion.” Recorded description excerpt · September 21, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 19 | Nightdive Studiosnightdivestudios.com HQ: Vancouver, WA, United StatesReported employees: 11-50 | Vancouver, WA, United States | 11-50 | Exact match | 47 contacts → |
“Nightdive Studios believes that classic video games should never be abandoned or forgotten.” Recorded description excerpt · September 21, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 20 | Play Mechanixrawthrills.com HQ: Glen Ellyn, IL, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | Glen Ellyn, IL, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 43 contacts → |
“Founded in 1995 by former Midway game designer George Petro (NARC, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Revolution X), Play Mechanix - in partnership with Raw Thrills - is the world leader…” Recorded description excerpt · September 21, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 21 | Stunlock Studiosstunlockstudios.com HQ: Skövde, SwedenReported employees: 11-50 | Skövde, Sweden | 11-50 | Exact match | 42 contacts → |
“Within these walls worlds are born, heroes rise, and epic arenas are built.” Recorded description excerpt · September 21, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 22 | Monstronautsmonstronauts.com HQ: Quezon City, PhilippinesReported employees: 11-50 | Quezon City, Philippines | 11-50 | Exact match | 41 contacts → |
“An independent game development studio made up of creative professionals from Manila, Philippines.” Recorded description excerpt · September 21, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 23 | Shifty EYE Gamesshiftyeyegames.com HQ: Calgary, AB, CanadaReported employees: 11-50 | Calgary, AB, Canada | 11-50 | Exact match | 38 contacts → |
“Shifty Eye Studios, based in Calgary, Canada, is a collaborative effort between some of the most passionate veterans in the gaming industry.” Recorded description excerpt · September 21, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 24 | Appeal Studiosappeal-studios.com HQ: Charleroi, BelgiumReported employees: 51-200 | Charleroi, Belgium | 51-200 | Exact match | 37 contacts → |
“Appeal Studios is a premier game development studio, located in Belgium, that’s brought together a team of veteran game developers.” Recorded description excerpt · September 21, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 25 | Arcade1uparcade1up.com HQ: Boca Raton, FL, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | Boca Raton, FL, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 35 contacts → |
“Arcade1Up is a leader in at-home retro game entertainment, and the creator of innovative ¾ scale home arcade and pinball machines featuring licensed retro games from the golden…” Recorded description excerpt · September 21, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
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Retro game development companies: dataset insights
September 21, 2026These summaries describe recorded coverage in this saved dataset. This page is derived from saved source records; per-contact mobile coverage and email-recency results are not established by this snapshot.
Reported company sizes
752 records in the displayed employee bands.
0 matching records are outside the displayed bands or do not have a displayed size. Bars show shares of the displayed bands.
Email recency for this list is measured across the whole country list rather than for Worldwide, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Worldwide, over 752 companies.
How this company list was built
Describe a niche in your own words: companies installing commercial solar, or manufacturers of sustainable packaging. RevenueBase SmartSearch finds companies whose compiled business descriptions match by meaning. This list is one saved example to adapt.
Where the company descriptions come from
RevenueBase compiles company information from public sources, including company websites and public professional profiles such as LinkedIn, alongside information supplied by companies. The short recorded excerpt shown here is separate from the complete business description used for matching; individual source URLs and collection dates are not provided in this public snapshot.
RevenueBase SmartSearch matching settings
- Exact
- Closest fits to the business described.
- Similar
- Similar businesses with a wider range of fits.
- Related
- Related businesses in and around the category.
- Broad
- A broader set of businesses connected to the description.
RevenueBase SmartSearch · Exact match identifies inclusion in this search's closest semantic matching setting. It is not a per-company confidence score, a literal keyword match, or a quality endorsement.
Selection, ordering and scope
The public list shows selected company records with contact and verified-email coverage. Reported employee bands provide separate company-size context.
This page is derived from saved source records; per-contact mobile coverage and email-recency results are not established by this snapshot.
Recorded company descriptions support research; check company websites for current services. The selected preview is ordered by tracked contacts and is not a list of the best service providers.
Snapshot: September 21, 2026.
RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its September 3, 2026 published methodology describes a graph of 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts; these platform figures differ from this page's totals. Published methodology ↗
Retro game development companies by location
4 lists · largest firstEvery Retro game development companies list RevenueBase publishes, by country and city. Counts are matching companies in each list as of its own refresh date.
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Questions about this company list
What does Exact match mean for retro game development companies?
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How many retro game development companies did RevenueBase find worldwide?
The saved snapshot records 752 matching company records, 4,766 tracked contacts and 1,260 verified emails. The public preview displays 25 selected records.
Where do the company descriptions come from?
RevenueBase compiles company information from public sources, including company websites and public professional profiles such as LinkedIn, alongside information supplied by companies. The short recorded excerpt shown here is separate from the complete business description used for matching; individual source URLs and collection dates are not provided in this public snapshot.
How are the public companies ordered?
The selected public records are ordered by contacts tracked in RevenueBase, highest first. Contact coverage is a prospecting measure, not an assessment of the company's services or quality.
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RevenueBase Data Team. Top 25 retro game development companies worldwide. Snapshot: September 21, 2026. https://revenuebase.ai/companies/browse/retro-game-development-companies.
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