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Top 22 Game engine development companies based in the United Kingdom

RevenueBase identified 102 game engine development companies headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 16,075 professional contacts across them, including 1,447 with verified work emails. London is the largest hub.

This list covers game engine development companies headquartered in the United Kingdom, 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.

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.

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The 22 largest game engine development companies based in the United Kingdom

Ranked by team size
Top 22 of 102 game engine development companies based in the United Kingdom, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to game engine development companies: 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.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Indirect evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 202651-200410 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
2Strong evidencePortsmouth, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 202651-200298 contacts →

Strong evidence

“At Climax Studios, A Keywords Studio, we specialise in co-development, delivering cutting edge solutions for some of the world's biggest and most innovative video game titles…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
3Indirect evidenceBrighton, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 2026201-500198 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“A Keywords Studio.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
4Strong evidenceGuildford, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 202651-20088 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Media Molecule is a video game development studio based in Guildford in the UK, and a proud member of the PlayStation Studios.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
5Indirect evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 202651-20052 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Who are we?”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
6Strong evidenceLiverpool, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-5034 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Skyhook Games Studio is a Video Games development studio based in Liverpool, UK.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
7Partial evidenceRoyal Leamington Spa, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-5026 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Acquired by Meta in June 2021, Unit 2 Games was formed in 2017 and based in Leamington Spa in the UK.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
8Strong evidenceCardiff, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 202651-20022 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Atomic Theory is a global team of seasoned game development veterans, with roots extending from Activision Blizzard, PUBG, Epic, Microsoft and Unity.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
9Strong evidenceMiddlesbrough, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 20261-1011 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Independent video game development and contracting services.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
10Strong evidenceCardiff, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 20261-1010 contacts →

Strong evidence

“We're Cloth Cat Games, an award winning development studio making games and interactive experiences for a variety of platforms.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
11Strong evidenceBrighton & Hove, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 20261-108 contacts →

Strong evidence

“PaperSeven is an independent games development studio based on the South coast, UK.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
12Strong evidenceMiddlesbrough, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 20261-108 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Northrak is a real-time development studio focused exclusively on Unreal Engine.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
13Partial evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-507 contacts →

Partial evidence

“We are an independent game studio based in London, UK.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
14Strong evidenceFalmouth, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 20261-106 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Built from the Launchpad incubator program in Cornwall, we are a co-development studio that offers game development support at any stage of a project, in code development, art…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
15Strong evidenceLeicester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 20261-104 contacts →

Strong evidence

“We're a small company creating unique gaming experiences for niche markets in Unreal Engine with a focus on cooperative multiplayer games.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
16Strong evidenceUnited KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-503 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Vertpaint is an independent game developer offering premium art and co-development services, from world-building concepts to fully rendered in-game assets.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
17Indirect evidenceDerby, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-502 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Strawdog is a leading UK-based independent developer founded in 2003.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
18Strong evidenceBlackpool, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 20261-102 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Xwired Games is an independent games development company, founded and based in the north west of England.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
19Strong evidenceNottingham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 20261-102 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Plasma technology is a multi-role game development studio providing services in game technology, remastering and console porting.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
20Strong evidenceDerby, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 20261-101 contacts →

Strong evidence

“MakinGames is founded upon decades of work in the games industry, offering freelance engineering, staff augmentation and other co-development services, we have built a reputation…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
21Partial evidenceManchester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 20261-101 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Rickious is a small independent art, design and computer game studio Est.2012.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
22Partial evidenceDundee, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 20261-101 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Squax is an independent game developer, making games and apps for mobile and pc.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026

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Game engine development companies based in the United Kingdom at a glance

As of Sep 20, 2026
9.0%Verified-email coverage
157.6Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
35.3%Largest-city concentration · London
Sep 20, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
67
11-50
23
51-200
8
201-500
2
501-1,000
1
1,001-5,000
1

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United Kingdom, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United Kingdom, over 102 companies.

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 game engine development companies, 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.
What qualifies
Companies headquartered in the United Kingdom whose own description of what they do matches “game engine development companies”. 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 game engine development companies), 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 game engine development companies, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United Kingdom are excluded even when they keep an office there.
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, 1,447 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
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Game engine development companies by metro

  • Game engine development companies in London36

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 game engine development companies, 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 game engine development companies are there based in the United Kingdom?

RevenueBase identified 102 game engine development companies headquartered in the United Kingdom 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?

Tropical Shipping, headquartered in London, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most game engine development companies?

London leads with 36 headquartered companies, followed by Manchester (5) and Middlesbrough (4).

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 1,447 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 102 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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About this data

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.