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Top 25 Indie game development companies based in Australia

RevenueBase identified 167 indie game development companies headquartered in Australia as of September 2026 and tracks 6,421 professional contacts across them, including 2,247 with verified work emails and 978 with mobile numbers. Melbourne is the largest hub.

This list covers indie game development companies headquartered in Australia, 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 7, 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 7, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review
167Companies
6,421Contacts tracked
2,247Verified emails
978Mobile numbers
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The 25 largest indie game development companies based in Australia

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 167 indie game development companies based in Australia, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 7, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to indie game 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 evidenceBrisbane, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 7, 202651-20092 contacts →

“Gameloft Brisbane, part of the global Gameloft family, opened its doors in 2014 and has since delivered hits such as Zombie Anarchy, Ballistic Baseball, My Little Pony: Mane…”

Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
2Partial evidenceMitcham, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 7, 202651-20077 contacts →

“At Wicked Workshop we help craft innovative experiences, push boundaries and create first-class games.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
3Partial evidenceSydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 7, 202611-5076 contacts →

“SMG makes games for mobile, PC & consoles.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
4Strong evidenceChippendale, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 7, 202611-5023 contacts →

“We are Chaos Theory Games, an award-winning, for-purpose game development studio.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
5Strong evidenceMelbourne, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 7, 20261-1020 contacts →

“An indie games label exploring the possibility space of what narrative games can be.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
6Partial evidenceBrunswick, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 7, 202611-5019 contacts →

“Grease Monkey Games (Formerly League Of Monkeys) is a video game studio established in 2013.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
7Strong evidenceMelbourne, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 7, 202611-5018 contacts →

“Glinda Games is a full-service development studio led by industry veterans who care deeply about the craft of game making-and the impact great games can have.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
8Strong evidenceSydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 7, 20261-1014 contacts →

“SweatyChair is an independent game development studio based in Sydney, Australia, focused on creating bold, chaotic, and wildly original games that push the boundaries of…”

Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
9Partial evidenceMelbourne, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 7, 202611-5012 contacts →

“Next-Gen Dreams is a premier co-development studio that boasts a team of 45+ seasoned veterans from the gaming industry.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
10Partial evidenceMelbourne, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 7, 202611-5011 contacts →

“Summerfall Studios is an independent game developer creating emotionally-fuelled, character-driven narrative games for audiences who value rich, compelling storytelling over…”

Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
11Partial evidenceBrisbane, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 7, 202611-5011 contacts →

“From 2015 to 2023, our mission was to create games that engaged, challenged and inspired everyone who played them.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
12Indirect evidenceMelbourne, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 7, 20261-109 contacts →
Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
13Strong evidenceBrisbane, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 7, 20261-109 contacts →

“An Indie games company located in Brisbane, Australia.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
14Partial evidenceTorquay, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 7, 202611-508 contacts →

“Drop Bear Bytes is an independent videogame studio working on an original game for PC and console coming 2022.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
15Strong evidenceNorthcote, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 7, 20261-108 contacts →

“Founded in 2010, Pub Games is one of Australia's newest indie game development studios.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
16Indirect evidenceBrisbane, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 7, 20261-107 contacts →

“5 Lives Studios are a dedicated group of industry veterans with many years of experience.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
17Partial evidenceMelbourne, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 7, 202611-507 contacts →

“UltraPlayers is a rapidly expanding game developer and publisher based in Melbourne, Australia.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
18Indirect evidenceMelbourne, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 7, 202611-506 contacts →

“We are an independent studio located in Melbourne, Australia.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
19Strong evidenceRichmond, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 7, 20261-105 contacts →

“Founded in Melbourne, Australia, Panda Arcade is a small fun indie game development company.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
20Partial evidenceSydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 7, 20261-105 contacts →

“An independent game studio based in Sydney, Australia.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
21Strong evidenceNewcastle, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 7, 20261-104 contacts →

“Framework Games is an independent game development studio based in Newcastle Australia.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
22Strong evidenceBrisbane, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 7, 202611-504 contacts →

“Defiant Development are a Brisbane based game development studio filled with games industry veterans getting back to the reason they got into games in the first place.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
23Strong evidenceMelbourne, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 7, 20261-104 contacts →

“Double Cat is a tiny little indie game studio from Melbourne, Australia.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
24Partial evidenceStockleigh, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 7, 20261-104 contacts →

“EarthWork Games is an independent game developer based in Brisbane, Australia.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
25Strong evidenceNaarm / Melbourne, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 7, 20261-103 contacts →

“Ghoulish is a brand spankin' new indie game studio from Naarm/Melbourne.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026

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Indie game development companies based in Australia at a glance

As of Sep 7, 2026
35.0%Verified-email coverage
15.2%Mobile-number coverage
38.4Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
30.5%Largest-city concentration · Melbourne
Sep 7, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
136
11-50
25
51-200
4
201-500
1
1,001-5,000
1

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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 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 Australia whose own description of what they do matches “indie game 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 indie game 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 indie game development companies, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Australia 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, 2,247 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 7, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
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Indie game development companies by metro

  • Indie game development companies in Melbourne51

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 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 indie game development companies are there based in Australia?

RevenueBase identified 167 indie game development companies headquartered in Australia 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?

Gameloft Brisbane, headquartered in Brisbane, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most indie game development companies?

Melbourne leads with 51 headquartered companies, followed by Brisbane (21) and Sydney (20).

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 2,247 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 167 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 7, 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.