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Top 25 Narrative game developers based in the United States

Name: Narrative game developers based in the United States
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026 748 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 748 narrative game developers headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 7,948 professional contacts across them, including 2,492 with verified work emails. Los Angeles is the largest hub.

This list covers narrative game developers 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.

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The 25 largest narrative game developers based in the United States

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 748 narrative game developers 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 narrative game developers: 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	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
2	Santa Monica Studio	Partial evidence	Los Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	466 contacts →
	Partial 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
3	Raven Software	Strong evidence	Middleton, WI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	339 contacts →
	Strong evidence “RAVEN SOFTWARE is the developer of numerous award-winning games, including significant contributions to the blockbuster Call of Duty series.” 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	That's NO Moon	Strong evidence	Los Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	292 contacts →
	Strong 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
6	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
7	Firaxis Games	Partial evidence	Sparks, MD, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	237 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Founded in 1996, Firaxis Games is a world renowned game development studio with an unwavering mission to "build games that stand the test of time".” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
8	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
9	Studio Wildcard	Indirect evidence	Redmond, WA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	105 contacts →
	Indirect 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
10	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
11	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
12	Monolith Productions WB Games	Indirect evidence	Kirkland, WA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	201-500	84 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Monolith Productions has closed as of March 2025.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
13	Deck Nine Games	Strong evidence	Broomfield, CO, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	83 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Deck Nine is an independent game developer dedicated to forging stories and gameplay into transformative experiences.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
14	Squanch Games	Partial evidence	Burbank, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	75 contacts →
	Partial evidence “At Squanch Games our aim is to make and collaborate on funny, imaginative, story-driven game experiences of all sizes across all platforms.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
15	Ghost Story Games	Partial evidence	Boston, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	72 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Ghost Story Games is a self-publishing game development studio.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
16	System ERA Softworks	Strong evidence	Seattle, WA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	68 contacts →
	Strong evidence “System Era is a development studio led by veteran game developers headquartered in Seattle, Washington, established in 2014.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
17	Cold Iron Studios	Partial evidence	San Jose, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	65 contacts →
	Partial evidence “A fully remote studio focused on making games that use player action to tell emotional stories.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
18	Hardsuit Labs	Partial evidence	Seattle, WA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	51-200	65 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Hardsuit Labs was founded in 2015 with the same goal as every other game development studio that has ever existed – to make great games.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
19	Telltale Games	Strong evidence	Malibu & Corte Madera, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	63 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Telltale Games helped pioneer episodic narrative games.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
20	Twisted Pixel Games	Partial evidence	Austin, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	57 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Founded in 2006, Twisted Pixel is an independent game development studio that focuses on inventing innovative, character‐driven original IPs then developing them into premiere…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
21	Night School A Netflix Game Studio	Partial evidence	Los Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	53 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Night School Studio is known for player-driven narratives that combine wonder, danger, and humor.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
22	CYAN	Indirect evidence	Mead, WA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	50 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Cyan creates worlds not yet imagined.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
23	Supergiant Games	Indirect evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	48 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Creators of Hades, Pyre, Transistor, and Bastion.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
24	Skydance NEW Media	Partial evidence	San Carlos, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	47 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Amy Hennig (co-creator of the Uncharted series) and Julian Beak, both 30-year veterans in the game industry, have built a new studio with Skydance Media (the studio behind…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
25	Combat Waffle Studios INC	Partial evidence	Venice, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026	11-50	47 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Combat Waffle Studios, an award-winning, veteran-owned game development studio, creates immersive and innovative gaming experiences.” 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: narrative game developers. 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 narrative game developers.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of narrative game developers, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name narrative game developers. 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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Narrative game developers based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 20, 2026

31.4%Verified-email coverage

10.6Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

8.3%Largest-city concentration · Los Angeles

Sep 20, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

539

11-50

174

51-200

201-500

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 748 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 narrative game developers, 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 “narrative game developers”. 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 narrative game developers), 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 narrative game developers, 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, 2,492 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.

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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 narrative game developers, 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 narrative game developers are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 748 narrative game developers 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?

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

Which city has the most narrative game developers?

Los Angeles leads with 62 headquartered companies, followed by Seattle (44) and Austin (29).

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 2,492 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 748 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.