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Top 25 Game programming studios based in the United States

Name: Game programming studios based in the United States
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026 480 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 480 game programming studios headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 9,595 professional contacts across them, including 2,739 with verified work emails. Los Angeles is the largest hub.

This list covers game programming studios headquartered in the United States, 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.

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 game programming studios based in the United States

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 480 game programming studios based in the United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to game programming 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	Valve Corporation	Indirect evidence	Bellevue, WA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	1,299 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Valve is an entertainment software and technology company founded in 1996 and based in Bellevue, Washington.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
2	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
3	Sperasoft	Partial evidence	Burbank, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	501-1,000	693 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Sperasoft is a leading international game development company (a contributor to such franchises as Halo, Battlefield, Assassin’s Creed, Rainbow 6) headquartered in Burbank, CA.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
4	ID Software	Indirect evidence	Richardson, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	326 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “id – defined by Freud as the primal section of the human psyche; id Software, located in Richardson, Texas, was founded in 1991.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
5	Iron Galaxy Studios	Partial evidence	Chicago, TN, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	255 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We are an independent video game developer who has worked on some of your favorite titles.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
6	High Moon Studios	Partial evidence	Carlsbad, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	219 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Founded in 2002, High Moon Studios is an award-winning studio developing for the Call of Duty® franchise, with past development on over 15 titles including Call of Duty: Modern…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
7	Retro Studios	Partial evidence	Austin, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	173 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Retro Studios, founded in 1998, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Nintendo Company, Ltd.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
8	Certain Affinity	Partial evidence	Austin, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	172 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Certain Affinity (CA) was founded in 2006 with a goal of creating innovative, top-quality action games.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
9	Toys For BOB	Strong evidence	Petaluma, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	n/a	169 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Toys for Bob is an independent game studio made up of stellar individuals that aim to inspire love, joy, and laughter through epic entertainment.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
10	Archetype Entertainment	Strong evidence	Austin, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	n/a	129 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Archetype Entertainment is a video game studio based in Austin, TX.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
11	Mahigaming	Indirect evidence	Boca Raton, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	120 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Our mission is to consistently deliver premium content within the iGaming industry, with a focus on innovation and design in a mobile-emerging world.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
12	Velan Studios, INC	Strong evidence	Troy, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	117 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Velan Studios is a new development studio made up of a diverse team of game industry veterans.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
13	Wayforward Technologies	Partial evidence	Valencia, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	116 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Founded in 1990 by Voldi Way, WayForward has become one of video gaming's biggest independent development studios and houses some of the finest talent in the industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
14	Devoted Studios	Strong evidence	Los Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	113 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Devoted Studios – Your Strategic Partner for Stability and Scale in Game Development.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
15	Sanzaru	Partial evidence	Foster City, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	110 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Our mission is to bring together a group of talented individuals to share a common vision to develop fun to play, visually stunning and technically spectacular console games.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
16	BAD Robot Games	Partial evidence	Encino, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	101 contacts →
	Partial evidence “As the gaming arm of Bad Robot Productions (Lost, Cloverfield, Westworld, Star Wars), Bad Robot Games is passionate about telling stories and building worlds that can only be…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
17	Demiurge Studios	Strong evidence	Boston, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	91 contacts →
	Strong evidence “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.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
18	TIC TOC Games	Partial evidence	Burbank, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	87 contacts →
	Partial evidence “When we built Tic Toc Games in 2010, we started with a love of games and a commitment to compelling and engaging stories for all levels of players.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
19	Survios	Strong evidence	Marina Del Rey, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	76 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Survios is an award-winning console, VR, and PC game development studio located in Marina del Rey, CA.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
20	Frame Machine	Indirect evidence	Santa Monica, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	73 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Frame Machine is a specialized team of artists, engineers, designers, and producers that collaborate to create world-class content for interactive entertainment.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
21	Disbelief	Indirect evidence	Boston, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	71 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Experienced console, PC, Mac, VR and AR developers with a technology focus.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
22	Illfonic	Strong evidence	Golden, CO, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	71 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Founded in 2007, IllFonic is an independent video game developer with studios in Golden, Colorado and Tacoma, Washington.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
23	Skymap Games	Strong evidence	Manchester, NH, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	67 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Skymap Games is a game development studio based in Manchester, NH.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
24	Innersloth	Strong evidence	Redmond, WA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	66 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Innersloth is a small independent game studio most notable for creating Among Us and The Henry Stickmin Collection.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
25	Nerd Ninjas	Partial evidence	Spokane, WA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	63 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We are a dojo of digital mercenaries, creeping silently in the shadows to slay epic video game projects!” 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: game programming 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 game programming studios.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of game programming studios, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name game programming 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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Game programming studios based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 20, 2026

28.5%Verified-email coverage

20.0Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

5.8%Largest-city concentration · Los Angeles

Sep 20, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

281

11-50

141

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

5,001-10,000

10001+

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United States, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United States, over 480 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 programming 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.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in the United States whose own description of what they do matches “game programming 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 game programming 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 game programming studios, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United States 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, 2,739 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.

Game programming studios by metro

Game programming studios in Los Angeles28

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 programming 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 game programming studios are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 480 game programming studios headquartered in the United States 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?

Valve Corporation, headquartered in Bellevue, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most game programming studios?

Los Angeles leads with 28 headquartered companies, followed by Seattle (23) and Austin (19).

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 2,739 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 480 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.