This is a list of indie game developers, which includes video game developers who are not owned by nor do they receive significant financial backing from a video game publisher. Independent developers, which can be single individuals, small groups, or large organizations, retain operational control over their organizations and processes. Some self-publish their own games while others work with publishers.

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List of notable developers

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There are thousands of independent game development studios which either self-publish their titles, or enter into licensing or co-development agreements with publishers. This list is not intended to be exhaustive with respect to developers or their games, and includes only notable developers and their most notable game examples.

DeveloperCityAutonomous areaCountryNotable gamesNotes
17-BitKyotoJapanSkulls of the ShogunGalak-Z: The DimensionalFounded as Haunted Temple Studios in 2009
ACE TeamSantiagoSantiagoChileZeno ClashRock of Ages
AdHoc StudioLos AngelesCaliforniaUnited StatesDispatchThe Wolf Among Us 2
Akupara GamesLos AngelesCaliforniaUnited StatesWhispering WillowsThe Metronomicon: Slay the Dance FloorDraw a Stickman: Epic 2The Darkside Detective (franchise)Rain WorldManifold GardenMutazioneIncludes developer and porting credited titles
Alec HolowkaWinnipegManitobaCanadaCrayon Physics DeluxeI'm O.K – A Murder SimulatorAquariaNight in the Woods
Amanita DesignBrnoCzech RepublicSamorost seriesMachinariumBotanicula
Ambrosia SoftwareRochesterNew YorkUnited StatesEscape Velocity series
AmnesiaGamesSantiago de ChileChile
Ankama GamesRoubaixFranceDofusDenton Designs
Anna AnthropyOaklandCaliforniaUnited StatesDys4iaMighty Jill Off
Arcane KidsLos AngelesCaliforniaUnited StatesZinethBubsy 3D: Bubsy Visits the James Turrell RetrospectivePerfect StrideSonic Dreams Collection
Arcen GamesDurhamNorth CarolinaUnited StatesAI War seriesA Valley Without Wind seriesThe Last Federation
Arrowhead Game StudiosStockholmSwedenMagickaHelldivers
Artix EntertainmentLand o' LakesFloridaUnited StatesAdventureQuestDragonFableMechQuestAdventureQuest WorldsWarpForceEpicDuelHeroSmash
Atelier 801LilleHauts-de-FranceFranceTransformice
Aventurine SAAthensGreeceDarkfall Online
Bennett FoddyNew YorkUnited StatesQWOPGetting Over It with Bennett Foddy
The BehemothSan DiegoCaliforniaUnited StatesAlien HominidCastle CrashersBattleBlock TheaterPit People
Benjamin RiversTorontoOntarioCanada
Big Finish GamesSalt Lake CityUtahUnited StatesThree Cards to Midnight
Blitz Games StudiosWarwickshireUnited Kingdom (England)Powerup ForeverDroplitzInvincible Tiger: The Legend of Han Tao
Blue Fang GamesWalthamMassachusettsUnited StatesZoo Tycoon series
Bohemia InteractivePragueCzech RepublicOperation Flashpoint: Cold War CrisisArmA: Armed AssaultTake On MarsDayZ
Boomzap EntertainmentSingaporeSingapore
Capybara GamesTorontoOntarioCanadaSuperbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EPCritter CrunchMight & Magic: Clash of HeroesSuper Time Force
CBE SoftwareBrnoCzech RepublicJ.U.L.I.A.J.U.L.I.A. Among the Stars
CCP GamesReykjavíkIcelandEve Online
Choice ProvisionsSanta CruzCaliforniaUnited StatesBit.Trip seriesFormerly Gaijin Games
Christine LoveTorontoOntarioCanadaDigital: A Love Storydon't take it personally, babe, it just ain't your storyAnalogue: A Hate Story
Chromatic GamesGainesvilleFloridaUnited StatesDungeon Defenders
Christopher Howard WolfRocky PointNorth CarolinaUnited StatesDragonSpiresI'm O.K – A Murder Simulator
CinemaxPragueCzech RepublicNumen: Contest of HeroesGumboy: Crazy AdventuresInquisitor
John ClowderUnited StatesMiddensGingivaWhere They Cremate the Roadkill
ComceptTokyo and OsakaJapanMighty No. 9Founded by Keiji Inafune
Compulsion GamesMontrealQuebecCanadaContrastWe Happy Few
ConcernedApeSeattleUnited StatesStardew Valley, Haunted ChocolatierDeveloper and publisher
Craneballs StudioOstravaCzech RepublicPlanet Nomads
CroteamZagrebCroatiaFootball GlorySerious Sam seriesThe Talos Principle
Crytek Black SeaSofiaBulgariaKnights of HonorWorldShiftFormerly Black Sea Studios
Curve GamesLondonEnglandUnited KingdomFluidity seriesStealth Inc. series
Daedalic EntertainmentHamburgGermanyEdna & Harvey seriesThe Whispered WorldDeponia seriesThe Dark Eye seriesThe Night of the Rabbit
Daisuke AmayaJapanCave StoryKero Blaster
Datcroft GamesLondonEnglandUnited KingdomFragoria
Daniel BenmerguiBuenos AiresArgentinaToday I DieI Wish I Were The MoonStoryteller
Daniel RemarSwedenIji
Davilex GamesHoutenUtrechtNetherlandsA2 Racer
Denis GalaninRussiaHamlet or the Last Game without MMORPG Features, Shaders and Product PlacementThe Franz Kafka Videogame
Derek SmartFort LauderdaleFloridaUnited StatesBattlecruiser 3000ADUniversal Combat
Derek YuPasadenaCaliforniaUnited StatesI'm O.K – A Murder SimulatorAquariaSpelunkySpelunky 2Eternal Daughter
Digital HappinessBandungWest JavaIndonesiaDreadout
DreadlocksPragueCzech RepublicRune LegendDex
Drinkbox StudiosTorontoOntarioCanadaTales From Space: Mutant Blobs AttackGuacamelee!Severed
Dr. PandaChengduChinaFormerly TribePlay
Edmund McMillenSanta CruzCaliforniaUnited StatesGishSuper Meat BoyAetherSpewerThe Binding of IsaacThe Binding of Isaac: RebirthMewgenics
Elixir StudiosLondonEnglandUnited KingdomRepublic: The RevolutionEvil Genius
EurocomDerbyEnglandUnited KingdomSphinx and the Cursed MummyBatman BeginsPirates of the Caribbean: At World's EndVancouver 2010: The Official Videogame of the Winter Olympic GamesGoldenEye 007
Evony, LLCGuangzhouChinaEvony: Age I
Extremely OK GamesVancouverBritish ColumbiaCanadaTowerFallCelesteEarthbladeFormerly Maddy Makes Games
Facepunch StudiosWalsallEnglandUnited KingdomGarry's ModRust
Firefly StudiosLondonEnglandUnited KingdomStrongholdStronghold 2Space ColonyStronghold 3Dungeon HeroCiv City: RomeStronghold Kingdoms
Flying Wild HogWarsawPolandHard ResetShadow Warrior series
Freebird GamesMarkhamOntarioCanadaTo the Moon
Frictional GamesHelsingborgSwedenPenumbra seriesAmnesia: The Dark DescentAmnesia: RebirthSOMA
Frima StudioQuebec CityQuebecCanadaChariotZombie Tycoon
FrogwaresKyivUkraineJourney to the Center of the EarthSherlock Holmes: Secret of the Silver EarringSherlock Holmes: The AwakenedDracula: Origin
Frontier DevelopmentsCambridgeUnited Kingdom (England)Frontier: Elite IILostWindsLostWinds: Winter of the Melodias
FullbrightPortlandOregonUnited StatesGone Home
Games DistilleryBratislavaBratislava RegionSlovakiaAqua
GarageGamesEugeneOregonUnited StatesMarble Blast Ultra
Gareth Damian MartinUnited KingdomIn Other Waters, Citizen Sleeper, Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector
Giant SparrowSanta MonicaCaliforniaUnited StatesThe Unfinished SwanWhat Remains of Edith Finch
Gogii GamesMonctonNew BrunswickCanada
Greenheart GamesBrisbaneQueenslandAustraliaGame Dev Tycoon
Grip DigitalPragueCzech RepublicAtomic NinjasThe Solus Project
Guild SoftwareMilwaukeeWisconsinUnited StatesVendetta Online
Haemimont GamesSofiaBulgariaTropico 3Tzar: Burden of the Crown
Halfbrick StudiosBrisbaneQueenslandAustraliaFruit NinjaJetpack Joyride
Hanako GamesUnited KingdomCute KnightFatal Hearts
hap inc.TokyoJapanHide & Dance!Mom Hid My Game! series
Hazelight StudiosStockholmSwedenA Way OutIt Takes Two
Heart MachineCulver CityCaliforniaUnited StatesHyper Light Drifter
Hello GamesGuildfordEnglandUnited KingdomJoe Danger seriesNo Man's SkyThe Last Campfire
HexageMníšek pod BrdyCzech RepublicReaper: Tale of a Pale SwordsmanRedcon
Hidden Path EntertainmentBellevueWashingtonUnited StatesDefense Grid: The AwakeningDefense Grid 2
Himalaya StudiosChandlerArizonaUnited StatesAl Emmo and the Lost Dutchman's Mine
House HouseMelbourneVictoriaAustraliaUntitled Goose Game
Ice-Pick LodgeMoscowRussiaPathologicThe Void
Image & FormGothenburgSwedenSteamWorld series
Inti CreatesIchikawaChibaJapanMega Man Zero seriesMega Man ZX seriesGal Gun seriesAzure Striker Gunvolt seriesBlaster Master ZeroDeveloper and publisher, formed by ex-Capcom staff
Introversion SoftwareUnited KingdomUplinkDarwiniaDEFCONSubversion (cancelled)MultiwiniaPrison Architect
Invictus GamesDebrecenHungaryProject Torque
JagexCambridgeEnglandUnited KingdomRuneScapeAce of Spades
Jason RohrerPotsdamNew YorkUnited StatesPassageGravitationBetween
Jonatan "Cactus" SöderströmGothenburgSwedenClean Asia!
Jph WacheskiOttawaOntarioCanada
Keen Software HousePragueCzech RepublicMiner Wars 2081Space Engineers
Kiro'o GamesYaoundeCameroonAurion: Legacy of the Kori-Odan
Kitfox GamesMontrealQuebecCanadaShattered PlanetThe Shrouded IsleBoyfriend DungeonPupperazziDeveloper and publisher
KloonigamesFinlandCrayon Physics Deluxe
Kunos SimulazioniVallelunga CircuitLatiumItalyAssetto CorsaFerrari Virtual AcademynetKar Pro
Laminar ResearchColumbiaSouth CarolinaUnited StatesX-Plane
Larian StudiosGhentBelgiumDivinity: Original SinDivinity: Original Sin IIBaldur's Gate IIIDeveloper and publisher
Lazy 8 StudiosSan FranciscoCaliforniaUnited StatesCogsBioShock Infinite: Industrial Revolution
Lindsay GraceWashington, DCDistrict of ColumbiaUnited StatesBig Huggin'
Little Green Men GamesZagrebCroatiaStarpoint GeminiStarpoint Gemini 2
LlamasoftUnited KingdomPolybius (2017 video game)Space GiraffeGridrunner Revolution
Madfinger GamesBrnoCzech RepublicShadowgunDead TriggerDead Trigger 2UnkilledShadowgun Legends
MDickieUnited KingdomWrestling Empire
Mega Cat StudiosPittsburghPennsylvaniaUnited StatesBite the BulletLog Jammers
MesshofLos AngelesCaliforniaUnited StatesNidhogg
MidBossSan FranciscoCaliforniaUnited StatesRead Only Memories
Mode 7 GamesBrightonEast SussexEnglandFrozen Synapse seriesTokyo 42
Mike BithellUnited KingdomThomas Was AloneVolume
MolleindustriaTurinItalyFaith FighterPhone Story
Moon StudiosViennaAustriaOri and the Blind ForestOri and the Will of the WispsThe studio began as an xbox game studios first-party developer and their first commercial video game was the Ori video game series which was entirely financed by Microsoft who also holds the games Intellectual Property.
Muse GamesNew York CityNew YorkUnited StatesGuns of Icarus Online
NeocoreGamesBudapestHungaryThe Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing
New Star GamesUnited KingdomNew Star Soccer
NicalisSanta AnaCaliforniaUnited StatesNightSkyCave StoryVVVVVV1001 SpikesThe Binding of Isaac: RebirthDeveloper and publisher
NifflasUmeåSwedenKnyttKnytt StoriesWithin a Deep Forest
NivalMoscowRussiaBlitzkriegSilent Storm
Number NoneCaliforniaUnited StatesBraidThe Witness
The Odd GentlemenCaliforniaUnited StatesThe Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom
Owlchemy LabsBostonMassachusettsUnited StatesSnuggle TruckAaaaaAAaaaAAAaaAAAAaAAAAA!!!Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-alityJob Simulator: The 2050 Archives
ParaboleQuebec CityQuebecCanadaKona
Parallax StudioNixaMissouriUnited StatesDarkstar: The Interactive Movie
PixelJAM GamesUnited StatesDino Run
Polytron CorporationMontrealQuebecCanadaFez
PlaydeadCopenhagenDenmarkLimboInside
Puppy GamesNotting HillEnglandUnited KingdomRevenge of the TitansDroid Assault
Positech GamesUnited KingdomDemocracyGratuitous Space Battles
Private Moon StudiosHungaryAGON seriesYoomurjak's Ring
PikPokWellingtonNew ZealandGripShiftShatterRugby Challenge seriesRugby League series (2003-2010)originally "Sidhe"
Provox GamesZagrebCroatiaSpace Force: Rogue Universe
Punch EntertainmentPalo AltoCaliforniaUnited States
Q-GamesKyotoKyoto PrefectureJapanStar Fox CommandPixelJunk series
Queasy GamesCanadaEveryday ShooterSound Shapes
Rake in GrassPragueCzech RepublicJets 'n' GunsLarva Mortus
Red Thread GamesOsloNorwayDreamfall ChaptersDraugen
Relentless SoftwareBrightonEnglandUnited KingdomBuzz!Blue Toad Murder Files
Re-LogicFloyds KnobsIndianaUnited StatesTerraria
Renegade KidAustinTexasUnited StatesDementium: The WardMoonDementium II
RocketWerkzAucklandNew ZealandIcarus (video game)
Roll7LondonEnglandUnited KingdomOlliOlliOlliOlli2: Welcome to OlliwoodNot a Hero
Ronimo GamesUtrechtNetherlandsde BlobSwords & SoldiersAwesomenauts
Rovio EntertainmentEspooFinlandAngry Birds
S2 GamesRohnert ParkCaliforniaUnited StatesSavage: The Battle for NewerthSavage 2: A Tortured SoulHeroes of Newerth
Saber InteractiveMillburnNew JerseyUnited StatesWill RockTimeShift
Sandlot GamesBothellWashingtonUnited StatesCake Mania
Santa Cruz GamesSanta CruzCaliforniaUnited StatesTomb Raider: UnderworldGodzilla Unleashed: Double Smash
Schell GamesPittsburghPennsylvaniaUnited StatesI Expect You To DieDeveloper and publisher
Scott CawthonSaladoTexasUnited StatesFive Nights at Freddy's seriesSince 2021 only active as a publisher
Semi Secret SoftwareAustinTexasUnited StatesCanabalt
SimogoMalmöSwedenDevice 6Year WalkBeat Sneak BanditBumpy Road
Silver Creek EntertainmentGrants PassOregonUnited StatesSoltrio Solitaire
Ska StudiosMarcyNew YorkUnited StatesSurvival Crisis ZThe Dishwasher: Dead SamuraiI MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES 1NIT!!!1The Dishwasher: Vampire SmileCharlie MurderSalt and Sanctuary
SkygoblinGothenburgSwedenThe Journey Down
Sokpop CollectiveUtrechtUtrechtNetherlands
Soldak EntertainmentDallasTexasUnited StatesDepths of PerilKivi's UnderworldDin's Curse
Spiderweb SoftwareSeattleWashingtonUnited StatesExile seriesAvernum seriesGeneforge seriesNethergate
StardockPlymouthMichiganUnited StatesGalactic Civilizations seriesElemental seriesThe Political Machine series
Stoic StudioAustinTexasUnited StatesThe Banner Saga series
Storm ImpactGlenviewIllinoisUnited StatesTaskMaker
Stormling StudiosIstanbulTurkeyDarkness WithinDarkness Within: The Dark Lineageformerly "Zoetrope Interactive"
Studio PixelJapanCave StoryIkachanKero Blaster
Studio ThunderhorseRosevilleCaliforniaUnited StatesFlynn: Son of Crimson
Subatomic StudiosBostonMassachusettsUnited StatesFieldrunners
Supergiant GamesSan FranciscoCaliforniaUnited StatesBastionTransistorPyreHades
SuperVillain StudiosSanta AnaCaliforniaUnited StatesDungeon Siege: Throne of AgonyOrder Up!
Tarsier StudiosMalmöSwedenLittle Nightmares
Tale of TalesGhentBelgiumThe Endless ForestThe GraveyardThe Path
TaleWorlds EntertainmentAnkaraTurkeyMount&BladeMount&Blade: WarbandMount&Blade: With Fire & Sword
Team Shanghai AliceEbinaKanagawaJapanTouhou Project
Telltale GamesSan RafaelCaliforniaUnited StatesSam & Max episodic seriesThe Walking Dead seriesTales from the BorderlandsThe Wolf Among UsGame of ThronesMinecraft: Story Mode
Terry CavanaghLondonEnglandUnited KingdomVVVVVVSuper HexagonDicey Dungeons
thatgamecompanyLos AngelesCaliforniaUnited StatesflOwCloudFlowerJourney
Three Rings DesignSan FranciscoCaliforniaUnited StatesYohoho! Puzzle PiratesBang! HowdyWhirledSpiral Knights
Thunder Lotus GamesMontrealQuebecCanadaJotunSunderedSpiritfarer
Tiger StyleAustinTexasUnited StatesWaking MarsSpider: The Secret of Bryce ManorSpider: Rite of the Shrouded Moon
tinyBuildBothellWashingtonUnited StatesNo Time to ExplainSince 2016 only active as a publisher
Terri VellmannBrazilHeavy Bullets
Toby FoxBostonMassachusettsUnited StatesUndertaleDeltarune
Torpex GamesBellevueWashingtonUnited StatesSchizoid
Tomorrow CorporationUnited StatesLittle InfernoWorld of Goo
Tribute GamesMontrealQuebecCanadaWizorbMercenary KingsCurses 'N ChaosDeveloper and publisher
Trickster ArtsBrnoCzech RepublicHero of ManyHackers
Uber EntertainmentKirklandWashingtonUnited StatesPlanetary AnnihilationMonday Night CombatSuper Monday Night Combat
VectorparkBrooklynNew YorkUnited StatesWindosillMetamorphabet
VlambeerUtrechtNetherlandsSuper Crate BoxSerious Sam: The Random EncounterLuftrausersNuclear Throne
Wadjet Eye GamesNew York CityNew YorkUnited StatesThe ShivahBlackwell seriesGemini RueShardlight
WayForward Technologies, Inc.ValenciaCaliforniaUnited StatesShantae seriesContra 4A Boy and His BlobMighty Switch Force seriesDouble Dragon NeonDuckTales Remastered
Wolfire GamesBerkeleyCaliforniaUnited StatesBlack ShadesLugaru: The Rabbit's FootOvergrowth
XGen StudiosEdmontonAlbertaCanadaDefend Your CastleSuper Motherload
XMG StudioTorontoOntarioCanada
Xona GamesYarmouthNova ScotiaCanadaDecimation X seriesScore Rush series
Yacht Club GamesValenciaCaliforniaUnited StatesShovel KnightFounded by former Wayforward director Sean Velasco
Young HorsesChicagoIllinoisUnited StatesOctodadOctodad: Dadliest CatchBugsnax
ZachtronicsSeattleWashingtonUnited StatesInfiniminerSpaceChem
ZeekerssUnited StatesLethal CompanyWelcome To The Dark Place
ZoinkGothenburgSwedenPlayStation All-Stars IslandThe Kore Gang
ZoonamiCambridgeEnglandUnited KingdomZendokuBonsai Barber
ZootFlyLjubljanaSloveniaFirst Battalion

See also

External links

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