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Top 25 Indie game platforms based in the United States
RevenueBase identified 350 indie game platforms headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 5,634 professional contacts across them, including 1,644 with verified work emails. San Francisco is the largest hub.
This list covers indie game platforms 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 28, 2026.
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The 25 largest indie game platforms based in the United States
Ranked by team size| # | Company | Contacts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 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 28, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 2 | 1,181 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Xsolla is a global commerce company that builds and provides all the things developers need to launch, grow, and monetize video games.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 3 | 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 28, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 4 | 101 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “At Unico Studio, we build and publish games that reach hundreds of millions of players worldwide, combining creativity, data, and cutting-edge technology to deliver standout…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 5 | 88 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “now.gg is the third-largest mobile game distribution platform after Apple App Store and Google Play.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 6 | 82 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Located in San Mateo, CA, Manticore Games™ is the developer and operator of the Core Platform™, a digital playground and community designed to unleash imagination and explore new…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 7 | 47 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “ForwardXP is an independent game developer creating innovative games across platforms.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 8 | 45 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Trendy Entertainment is an acclaimed independent games developer located in Gainesville, FL.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 9 | 44 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Dreamhaven is a game developer and publisher with a deep belief in bringing players together through engaging, high-quality entertainment experiences.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 10 | 42 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Kongregate brings fun to the world!” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 11 | 41 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Akupara Games is a collective of indie game veterans (mostly) in Los Angeles, CA.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 12 | 38 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Create and Play on The World's Leading Mobile Gaming Platform” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 13 | 32 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Camouflaj makes high quality, meaningful games for the global audience.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 14 | 31 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Prophecy Games is an independent game studio based in Atlanta, Georgia.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 15 | 31 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “The ultimate platform for Independent Game developers.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 16 | 29 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Enabling everyone to create games and interactive experiences.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 17 | 25 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Founded in 2003, The Behemoth is a pioneer in independent game development.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 18 | 25 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Wahoo Studios is a top-tier independent videogame developer, creating titles on many different platforms including major consoles, PC, mobile, and web.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 19 | 24 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Grove Street Games has been an influential developer since 2007.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 20 | 23 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “North Beach Games began as a small independent publisher with a vision to bring innovative games to market, through a unique hybrid approach to partnerships.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 21 | 23 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Whitethorn Games is an indie publisher offering low-stress, approachable, bite-sized experiences for the hardcore-casual player.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 22 | 23 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Empowering indie game ecosystems through innovative distribution and engagement.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 23 | 22 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Back in January of 2011, throwing caution (and stable careers) to the wind, the founders of Hidden Variable Studios decided to embark on the roller coaster ride of starting their…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 24 | 22 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “We’re on a mission to help game creators achieve independence by providing the tools they need to build direct relationships with players all over the globe.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 25 | 22 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Forge powers playtester.gg.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
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 platforms. 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 platforms.
- Partial evidence
- Its own public description names part of indie game platforms, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
- Indirect evidence
- The description shown does not name indie game platforms. 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 platforms based in the United States at a glance
As of Sep 28, 2026Companies by employee count
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 350 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 platforms, 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 “indie game platforms”. 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 platforms), 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 platforms, 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, 1,644 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 28, 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.
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 platforms, 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 platforms are there based in the United States?
RevenueBase identified 350 indie game platforms 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 indie game platforms?
San Francisco leads with 19 headquartered companies, followed by Austin (16) and Los Angeles (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 1,644 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 350 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 28, 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.