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Top 25 Indie game publishers based in the United States

Name: Indie game publishers based in the United States
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026 1,095 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 1,095 indie game publishers headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 17,507 professional contacts across them, including 4,440 with verified work emails. Los Angeles is the largest hub.

This list covers indie game publishers 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

1,095Companies

17,507Contacts tracked

4,440Verified emails

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The 25 largest indie game publishers based in the United States

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 1,095 indie game publishers 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 indie game publishers: 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	Activision	Indirect evidence	Santa Monica, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	5,001-10,000	2,385 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We create the most iconic brands in gaming and entertainment and are driven by our mission to deliver unrivaled gaming experiences for the world to enjoy, together.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
2	Saber Interactive	Indirect evidence	Fort Lauderdale, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	1,001-5,000	881 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “est.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
3	Naughty DOG	Partial evidence	Santa Monica, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	798 contacts →
	Partial evidence “For 40 years, Naughty Dog has been crafting best-selling, critically acclaimed games that constantly push the boundaries of interactive storytelling, gameplay, and technology.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
4	THQ	Partial evidence	Agoura Hills, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	501-1,000	722 contacts →
	Partial evidence “THQ Inc.(NASDAQ: THQI) is a leading worldwide developer and publisher of interactive entertainment software.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
5	Bethesda Softworks	Strong evidence	Rockville, MD, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	598 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Headquartered just north of Washington, D.C, with offices in North America, Europe, Australia and Asia, ZeniMax Media is a video game publisher, managed by an experienced group of…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
6	Mega CAT Studios	Partial evidence	Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	581 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We are an independent video game development studio with a global team.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
7	Santa Monica Studio	Indirect evidence	Los Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	466 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Our studio is composed of a group of diverse, ambitious, highly collaborative creatives who empower one another, while working as a team to deliver high quality narrative-driven…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
8	ARC Games	Strong evidence	San Francisco, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	358 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Arc Games is a leading publisher of online multiplayer, AA, and indie games.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
9	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
10	That's NO Moon	Partial evidence	Los Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	292 contacts →
	Partial evidence “That's No Moon is an independent studio of storytellers and game-makers who believe in the power of narrative-driven experiences.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
11	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
12	MOB Entertainment	Strong evidence	Los Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	253 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Mob Entertainment is a startup multimedia studio that is best known for our hit indie horror game "Poppy Playtime".” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
13	Thatgamecompany	Partial evidence	Santa Monica, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	242 contacts →
	Partial evidence “thatgamecompany designs and develops artistically crafted, broadly accessible video games that push the boundaries of interactive entertainment.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
14	Toys For BOB	Partial evidence	Petaluma, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	n/a	169 contacts →
	Partial 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
15	Velan Studios, INC	Partial evidence	Troy, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	117 contacts →
	Partial 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
16	Dire Wolf Digital	Strong evidence	Denver, CO, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	117 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Independent Publisher specializing in physical, digital, and tabletop games.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
17	Wayforward Technologies	Indirect evidence	Valencia, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	116 contacts →
	Indirect 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
18	Tripwire Interactive	Strong evidence	Roswell, GA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	110 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Formed in 2005 as a humble independent developer and founded by gamers who found success in the video game modding community, Tripwire Interactive has developed and self-published…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
19	Studio Wildcard	Partial evidence	Redmond, WA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	105 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Studio Wildcard was founded in 2014 by industry veterans Jeremy Stieglitz and Jesse Rapczak, with the mission of bringing quality to ambitious indie productions designed for core…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
20	ASPYR	Partial evidence	Austin, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	105 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We find the world's best games and connect them to new audiences, on all platforms.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
21	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
22	Unico Studio	Partial evidence	Palo Alto, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	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 20, 2026
23	Super Evil Megacorp	Partial evidence	San Mateo, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	98 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We are the award winning, independent studio behind Vainglory, Catalyst Black, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate, and Blood Line: A Rebel Moon Game, all powered by our…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
24	Kung FU Factory	Partial evidence	Los Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	94 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Kung Fu Factory was a leading video game developer.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
25	Double Fine Productions	Partial evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	87 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Double Fine Productions is an award-winning, independent game development studio founded in by games industry veteran Tim Schafer.” 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 publishers. 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 publishers.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of indie game publishers, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name indie game publishers. 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 publishers based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 20, 2026

25.4%Verified-email coverage

16.0Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

6.3%Largest-city concentration · Los Angeles

Sep 20, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

788

11-50

252

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

5,001-10,000

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 1,095 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 publishers, 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 publishers”. 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 publishers), 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 publishers, 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, 4,440 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 publishers by metro

Indie game publishers in Los Angeles69
Indie game publishers in Seattle52
Indie game publishers in Austin40
Indie game publishers in New York39
Indie game publishers in San Francisco33

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 publishers, 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 publishers are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 1,095 indie game publishers 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?

Activision, headquartered in Santa Monica, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most indie game publishers?

Los Angeles leads with 69 headquartered companies, followed by Seattle (52) and Austin (40).

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 4,440 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 1,095 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.