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Top 25 Indie game development studios based in Germany

Name: Indie game development studios based in Germany
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026 314 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 314 indie game development studios headquartered in Germany as of September 2026 and tracks 3,089 professional contacts across them, including 1,107 with verified work emails. Berlin is the largest hub.

This list covers indie game development studios headquartered in Germany, 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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3,089Contacts tracked

1,107Verified emails

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The 25 largest indie game development studios based in Germany

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 314 indie game development studios based in Germany, 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	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
2	YAGER	Partial evidence	Berlin, GermanyHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	125 contacts →
	Partial evidence “YAGER is a computer and video game developer based in Berlin, Germany.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
3	Ubisoft Mainz	Indirect evidence	Mainz, GermanyHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	108 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The teams at Ubisoft Mainz engineer some of Ubisoft’s biggest blockbusters.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
4	Ubisoft Düsseldorf	Partial evidence	Düsseldorf, GermanyHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	107 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Ubisoft Düsseldorf is home to a diverse set of teams dedicated to delivering excellence and innovation across a wide portfolio of games and technologies.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
5	Fishlabs Gmbh	Partial evidence	Hamburg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	87 contacts →
	Partial evidence “For more than 15 years at FISHLABS we have been creating award-winning, chart-topping games that have been brought to life on millions of screens.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
6	King ART Gmbh	Partial evidence	Bremen, GermanyHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	81 contacts →
	Partial evidence “KING Art is an independent game developer in Bremen, Germany.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
7	Deck 13 Interactive Gmbh	Partial evidence	Frankfurt, GermanyHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	78 contacts →
	Partial evidence “DECK 13 Interactive GmbH, founded in 2001, is one of the leading video game developers in Germany in the heart of Frankfurt.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
8	Handygames	Indirect evidence	Giebelstadt, GermanyHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	62 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “HandyGames™ is a THQ Nordic Company and part of the Embracer Group Family.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
9	FDG Entertainment	Partial evidence	Munich, GermanyHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	58 contacts →
	Partial evidence “FDG Entertainment is a producing and publishing company of download games for iOS, Android, Windows Phone, Xbox Live, Wii, PC, Mac, Playstation Network It was founded in 2001 to…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
10	Keen Games	Partial evidence	Frankfurt, GermanyHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	54 contacts →
	Partial evidence “At Keen Games we develop new and creative sandbox gaming experiences.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
11	Kalypso Media Group	Indirect evidence	Worms, GermanyHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	46 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Kalypso Media Group GmbH is an independent publisher, developer and marketer of interactive entertainment software with more than 170 employees in 10 locations in Germany…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
12	Byterockers' Games	Strong evidence	Berlin, GermanyHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	39 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Organizational & financial independence have been fuelling the development of convention-breaking games since company conception.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
13	Lessmore	Strong evidence	Berlin, GermanyHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	n/a	39 contacts →
	Strong evidence “We are a small independent studio, focussing on making great games for mobile!” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
14	Daedalic Entertainment Gmbh	Partial evidence	Hamburg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	39 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Established in 2007, Daedalic Entertainment is a publisher and developer of high-quality computer and video games, with a strong focus on engaging narratives and compelling…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
15	Promotion Software Gmbh	Partial evidence	Berlin, GermanyHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	26 contacts →
	Partial evidence “30 Years of Passion for Digital Gaming Sixteen Tons Entertainment/Promotion Software GmbH has been developing ambitious games since 1993 for current platforms like smartphones…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
16	Z-Software Gmbh	Strong evidence	Dortmund, GermanyHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	24 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Z-Software GmbH, founded in 2008, is an independent game development studio located in one of the technology centers of the beautiful Ruhr: Dortmund (Germany).” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
17	United Games Entertainment Gmbh	Partial evidence	Kirchheim/teck, GermanyHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	23 contacts →
	Partial evidence “At United Games we do everything we can to bring the most interesting games to the public so everyone can enjoy the incredible diversity and hidden gems of game culture.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
18	Torpor Games	Strong evidence	Berlin, GermanyHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	23 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Torpor Games is an indie games company founded in Berlin in 2019.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
19	Tiny Roar	Strong evidence	Hamburg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	22 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Tiny Roar is the result of the love for videogames and a long-standing wish creating our own game development studio.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
20	Rockfish Games Gmbh	Strong evidence	Stadt Hamburg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	21 contacts →
	Strong evidence “ROCKFISH Games is an independent game studio specializing in cutting-edge space action RPGs for PC and consoles.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
21	Headup Gmbh	Strong evidence	Birkesdorf, GermanyHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	17 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Headup is a hybrid games publishing and development company providing players worldwide with the best content in the independent gaming sector.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
22	Paintbucket Games	Strong evidence	Berlin, GermanyHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	17 contacts →
	Strong evidence “The indie studio PAINTBUCKET GAMES was founded in 2018 by the two former developers Jörg Friedrich and Sebastian St.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
23	Barrel Roll Games	Partial evidence	Hamburg, GermanyHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1-10	17 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Barrel Roll Games GmbH & Co.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
24	Maschinen-Mensch	Strong evidence	Berlin, GermanyHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	17 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Indie Game Studio founded in 2014.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
25	Paindevs	Strong evidence	Berlin, GermanyHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1-10	14 contacts →
	Strong evidence “We are a small Games Company from Germany specializing in code outsourcing, game portings, game development, project firefighting, associated development and administrative…” 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 based in Germany at a glance

As of Sep 20, 2026

35.8%Verified-email coverage

9.8Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

23.9%Largest-city concentration · Berlin

Sep 20, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

256

11-50

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for Germany, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Germany, over 314 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 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.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in Germany 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. Companies headquartered outside Germany 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, 1,107 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 metro

Indie game development studios in Berlin75
Indie game development studios in Hamburg28

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 based in Germany?

RevenueBase identified 314 indie game development studios headquartered in Germany 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?

Crytek, headquartered in Frankfurt Am Main, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most indie game development studios?

Berlin leads with 75 headquartered companies, followed by Hamburg (28) and Munich (16).

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 1,107 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 314 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.