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This is a list of companies that have made video games for either computers or video game consoles, and includes both companies that currently exist as well as now-defunct companies. See Lists of video games for other lists relating to video games.
See also Video game developer and Video game publisher for more specific lists of companies based on development and publishing, and defunct video game companies for a more specific list of companies no longer operating.
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Company
Location
Founded
Role(s)
10Tacle Studios AG
Darmstadt , Germany
2003
game developer
1st Playable Productions
Troy, New York , United States
2005
game developer
2K Czech
Brno , Czech Republic
1997
game developer
3 Blokes Studios
Brisbane , Australia
2006
game developer
3DO
Redwood City, California , United States
1991
game developer, game publisher, former console developer
3D Realms
Garland, Texas , United States
1987
game developer, game publisher
42 Entertainment
Pasadena, California , United States
1993
Alternate reality game developer
5TH Cell
Bellevue, Washington , United States
2003
game developer
7 Studios
Los Angeles, California , United States
1999
game developer
7-128 Software
Salem, Massachusetts , United States
2007
game developer
989 Studios
Foster City, California , United States
1995
game developer, game publisher
A
Company
Location
Founded
Role(s)
Acclaim Entertainment
Glen Cove, New York , United States
1987
game developer, game publisher
Accolade
San Jose, California , United States
1984
game developer, game publisher
Acheron Design
Melbourne , Australia
2004
game developer
Activision
Santa Monica, California , United States
1979
game developer, game publisher
Adventure Soft
Birmingham , United Kingdom
1992
game developer, game publisher
Agetec
Sunnyvale, California , United States
1998
game publisher
AJ Square Inc
Wilmington, Delaware , United States
2004
game developer
Aki Corporation
Tokyo , Japan
1995
game developer
AQ Interactive
Tokyo , Japan
2000
game publisher
Aquadize
Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires , Argentina
2007
game developer, game engine developer
ArenaNet
Bellevue, Washington , United States
2000
game developer
Artificial Mind and Movement (A2M)
Quebec City, Quebec , Canada
1992
game developer
Artificial Studios
Gainesville, Florida , United States
2001
game developer, game engine developer
Artoon
Yokohama , Japan
1999
game developer
Ascaron
Gütersloh , Germany
1989
game developer, game publisher
Aspyr Media
Austin, Texas , United States
1989
game developer, game publisher
Atari
New York City, New York , United States
1972
game developer, game publisher, former console developer
Atlus
Tokyo , Japan
1986
game developer, game publisher
Attic Entertainment Software
Albstadt , Germany
1990
game developer, game publisher
Avalanche Studios
Stockholm , Sweden
2003
game developer
Avalanche Software
Salt Lake City , United States
1995
game developer
B
Company
Location
Founded
Role(s)
babaroga
Chicago, Illinois , United States
2001
game developer
Backbone Entertainment
Vancouver , Canada
1992
game developer
Banpresto , acquired by Namco Bandai
Tokyo , Japan
1977
game developer
Behemoth, The
San Diego, California , United States
2002
game developer
Bethesda Softworks
Rockville, Maryland , United States
1985
game developer, game publisher
Big Fish Games
Seattle, Washington , United States
2002
digital distributor of online casual games
Big Huge Games
Timonium, Maryland , United States
2000
game developer
BioWare
Edmonton , Canada
1995
game developer
The Bitmap Brothers
London , United Kingdom
1987
game developer
Bizarre Creations
Liverpool , United Kingdom
1994
game developer
Black Isle Studios
Orange County, California , United States
1996
game developer
Blizzard Entertainment
Irvine, California , United States
1991
game developer, game publisher
Blue Byte Software
Düsseldorf , Germany
1988
game developer
BSure Interactive
Lisbon , Portugal
2005
game developer
Brøderbund
Eugene, Oregon , United States
1980
game developer
Bullfrog Productions
Guildford , United Kingdom
1987
game developer
Buka Entertainment
Moscow , Russia
1994
game developer, game publisher
Bungie Studios
Kirkland, Washington , United States
1991
game developer
BVS Development Corporation
Glen Allen, Virginia , United States
1996
game developer, game publisher
C
Company
Location
Founded
Role(s)
Capcom
Osaka , Japan
1979
game developer, game publishers
CD Projekt
Warsaw , Poland
1994
game developer, game publisher
Cdv Software Entertainment
Bruchsal , Germany
1989
game publisher
Centuri
Hialeah, Florida , United States
1974
arcade game supplier
Cinemaware
1985
game developer, former game publisher
Climax Entertainment
Tokyo , Japan
1990
game development
Climax Studios
Portsmouth , United Kingdom
1988
game developer
Coded Illusions
Rotterdam , the Netherlands
2005
game developer
Codemasters
Warwickshire , United Kingdom
1985
game developer, game publisher
Coktel Vision
Paris , France
1985
game developer, former game publisher
Coleco
West Hartford, Connecticut , United States
1932
former console developer
Continuum Entertainment
Curitiba , Brazil
1998
Core Design
Derby , United Kingdom
1988
game developer
CrazyFoot Gamestudio
The Hague , the Netherlands
2004
game developer
Creat Studios
Canton, Massachusetts , United States
1990
game developer
Creative Assembly
Horsham , United Kingdom
1987
game developer
Criterion Games
Guildford , United Kingdom
1993
game developer
Cryptic Studios
Los Gatos, California , United States
2000
game developer
Crystal Dynamics
Redwood City, California , United States
1992
game developer
Crytek
Frankfurt , Germany
1999
game developer
Cyberlore Studios
Northhampton, Massachusetts , United States
1992
game developer
Cyanide
Nanterre , France
2000
game developer
D
Company
Location
Founded
Role(s)
D3 Publisher
Japan
1996
game publisher
Day 1 Studios
Chicago, Illinois , United States
2001
game developer
Deadline Games
Copenhagen, Denmark
1996
game developer
Demiurge Studios
Cambridge, Massachusetts , United States
2002
game developer
Digital Illusions CE
Stockholm , Sweden
1988
game developer
Disney Interactive Studios
Glendale, California , United States
1988
game developer, game publisher
DMA Design , now Rockstar North
Edinburgh , United Kingdom
1988
game developer
Double Fine Productions
San Francisco, California , United States
2000
game developer
E
Company
Location
Founded
Role(s)
Eidos Interactive
London , United Kingdom
1990
game developer, game publisher
Electronic Arts
Redwood City, California , United States
1982
game developer, game publisher
Engine Software
Doetinchem , the Netherlands
1995
game developer, middleware developer
EivaaGames
Pune , India
2005
game developer
Epic Games
Cary, North Carolina , United States
1991
game developer
Epyx
San Francisco, California , United States
1978
game developer, game publisher
Eugen Systems
Paris , France
1978
game developer
Eurocom
Derby , United Kingdom
1988
game developer
Evolution Studios
Runcorn , United Kingdom
1999
game developer
Eyecon
Brisbane , Australia
1997
game developer
F
Company
Location
Founded
Role(s)
F4
Paris , France
2002
game developer
FASA
United States
1980
game publisher
Firaxis Games
Hunt Valley, Maryland , United States
1996
game developer
Firefly Studios
London , United Kingdom
1999
game developer
First Star Software
Chappaqua, New York , United States
1982
game developer, game publisher
Foundation 9 Entertainment
Emeryville, California , United States
1992
game developer
Frogster Interactive Pictures
Berlin , Germany
2005
game publisher
From Software
Japan
1986
game developer
Funcom
Oslo , Norway
1993
game developer, game publisher
FXLabs
Hyderabad, India , India
2004
game developer, game publisher
Free Radical Design
Nottingham , United Kingdom
1999
game developer
Fuzzyeyes Studio
Brisbane , Australia
2001
game developer
G
Company
Location
Founded
Role(s)
Gearbox Software
Plano, Texas , United States
1999
game developer
Grasshopper Manufacture
Suginami, Tokyo , Japan
1998
game developer
Gray Matter Interactive merged into Treyarch
Santa Monica, California , United States
1996
game developer
Gravity
Seoul, Korea
game developer
GT Interactive
New York City, New York , United States
1993
game developer, game publisher, game distributor
GTS plc
Ipswich , United Kingdom
2005
online game developer
Guerrilla Games
Amsterdam , the Netherlands
2000
game developer
H
Company
Location
Founded
Role(s)
HAL Laboratory
Chiyoda , Japan
1980
game developer
Halch
Middlesbrough , United Kingdom
2006
game developer
Halfbrick Studios
Brisbane , Australia
2001
game developer
Harmonix Music Systems
Cambridge, Massachusetts , United States
1995
game developer
Hasbro Interactive
Pawtucket, Rhode Island , United States
1995
game developer, game publisher
Hoplon Infotainment
Florianópolis , Brazil
2004
game developer
Hudson Soft
Sapporo , Japan
1973
game developer, game publisher
Human Head Studios
Madison, Wisconsin , United States
1997
game developer
Humongous Entertainment
Bothell, Washington , United States
1992
game developer
Hyperion Entertainment
Belgium
1999
game developer
I
Company
Location
Founded
Role(s)
id Software
Mesquite, Texas , United States
1991
game developer
Infinity Ward
Encino, California , United States
2002
game developer
Iguana Entertainment
Austin, Texas , United States
1991
game developer
Imagic
California , United States
1981
game developer
Incredible Technologies
Arlington Heights, Illinois , United States
1985
arcade game designer, arcade game manufacturer
Infocom
Cambridge, Massachusetts , United States
1979
game developer
Infogrames
Villeurbanne , France
1983
game developer, game publisher
Insomniac Games
Burbank, California , United States
1994
game developer
Intelligent Systems
Tokyo , Japan
1986
game developer
Interplay Entertainment
California , United States
1983
game developer, game publisher
Intuition Games
Iowa , United States
2007
independent game developer
IO Interactive
Copenhagen , Denmark
1998
game developer
Ion Storm Inc.
Dallas, Texas , United States
1991
game developer
Irrational Games
Mesquite, Texas , United States
1996
game developer
IR Gurus Interactive ,
now Transmission Games
Melbourne , Australia
1996
game developer
J
K
Company
Location
Founded
Role(s)
Kalador Entertainment Inc.
Victoria, British Columbia , Canada
2000
mobile game developer, mobile game publisher
Koei
Ashikaga, Tochigi , Japan
1978
game developer, game publisher
Konami
Tokyo , Japan
1969
game developer, game publisher
Krome Studios
Brisbane , Australia
1999
game developer
Kuju Entertainment
United Kingdom
1998
game developer
Kush Games
Camarillo, California , United States
1998
game developer
Kuma Reality Games
New York City, New York , United States
2003
game developer
L
Company
Location
Founded
Role(s)
Larian Studios
Oudenaarde , Belgium
1996
game developer
Left Behind Games
Murrieta, California , United States
game developer, game publisher
Linux Game Publishing
Nottingham , United Kingdom
2001
game publisher
Lionhead Studios
Guildford , United Kingdom
1997
game developer
Llamasoft
Reading , United Kingdom
1982
game developer
Lobstersoft
Fulda , Germany
1998
game publisher
Loki Software
Tustin , United States
1998
game publisher
Looking Glass Studios
Cambridge , United States
1990
game developer
LucasArts
San Francisco , United States
1982
game developer, game publisher
Luxoflux
Santa Monica , United States
1998
game developer
M
Company
Location
Founded
Role(s)
Mad Catz
Toronto , Canada
1989
game accessory manufacturer
Mad Genius Software (defunct)
Vancouver , Canada
1995
game developer
Majesco Entertainment
Edison , United States
1986
game developer, game publisher
Massive Entertainment
Malmö , Sweden
1997
game developer
Mattel
El Segundo , United States
1945
game developer, game publisher, game console manufacturer
Maxis Software
Emeryville , United States
1987
game developer
Krome Studios Melbourne
Melbourne , Australia
1988
game developer
Microprose Software (defunct)
United States
1982
game developer
Microsoft Game Studios
Redmond , United States
2002
game developer, game publisher
Midway Games
Chicago , United States
1988
game developer, game publisher
Mindscape
Novato , United States
1980
game publisher
Mitchell Corporation
Japan
1960
game developer
Monolith Productions
Kirkland , United States
1994
game developer
Monolith Soft
Tokyo , Japan
1999
game developer
Monumental Games
Nottingham , United Kingdom
2005
game developer
Mucky Foot Productions (defunct)
Newcastle upon Tyne , United Kingdom
1997
game developer
Muse Software (defunct)
United States
1978
game developer, game publisher
Mythic Entertainment now EA Mythic
Fairfax , United States
1996
game developer
N
Company
Location
Founded
Role(s)
Namco Bandai
Tokyo , Japan
Bandai: 1950 ;
Namco: 1955 ;
Namco Bandai Holdings: 2005
game developer, game publisher
NASSONS Entertainment Studios
Amman , Jordan
2005
game developer
Naughty Dog
Santa Monica, California , United States
NCsoft
Seoul , South Korea
Nerve Software
Neversoft
Nintendo
Kyoto , Japan
September 23 , 1889
console manufacture, game developer, game publisher
Novalogic
game developer, game publisher
O
P
Q
R
Company
Location
Founded
Role(s)
Rainbow Studios , acquired by THQ
Phoenix, Arizona , United States
1996
game developer
Rare Limited
Twycross , United Kingdom
1982
game developer
Raven Software
Middleton, Wisconsin , United States
1990
game developer
Reality Pump Studios
Kraków , Poland
1995
game developer
Red Storm Entertainment
Morrisville,North Carolina , United States of America
1996
game developer
Reflexive Entertainment
Lake Forest, California , United States
1997
game developer, game distributor
Relic Entertainment
Vancouver , Canada
1997
game developer
Remedy Entertainment
Espoo , Finland
1995
game developer
Retro Studios
Austin, Texas , United States
1998
game developer
Revolution Software
York , United Kingdom
1990
game developer
Ritual Entertainment
Dallas, Texas , United States
1996
game developer
Rockstar Games
New York City, New York , United States
1998
game developer
S
Company
Location
Founded
Role(s)
Shiny Entertainment
Newport Beach, California , United States
1993
Sega
Ōta, Tokyo , Japan
San Francisco, California , United States
1951
Silicon Knights
St. Catharines, Ontario , Canada
1992
Sierra Entertainment
Los Angeles, California , United States
1979
SNK Playmore
Osaka , Japan
1978
Snowblind Studios
Seattle, Washington , United States
1997
Software 2000
Eutin, Schleswig-Holstein
1987
Sonic Team
Tokyo , Japan
1988
Sony Computer Entertainment America
Tokyo , Japan
1993
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
Sony Online Entertainment
Sora Ltd.
Spectrum Holobyte
Alameda, California
1993
Spellborn International
The Hague , the Netherlands
2004
game developer
Spiderweb Software
1994
Splash Damage
Square Enix
Stainless Steel Studios
Starbreeze Studios
Stormfront Studios
Strategic Simulations, Inc.
Streamline Studios
Amsterdam , the Netherlands
2001
game developer
Sumo Digital
Sheffield , United Kingdom
2003
game developer, serious game developer
Sunflowers Interactive Entertainment Software
Swingin' Ape Studios
T
Company
Location
Founded
Role(s)
Taito Corporation
Take Two Interactive
Northridge, California , United States
Taxan
Team6 Game Studios
Assen , the Netherlands
2003
game developer
Team17
Technos Japan Corporation
Tecmo
Telltale Games
San Rafael , United States
2004
game developer
THQ
Agoura Hills, California , United States
1989 (as Trinity Acquisition Corporation)
TimeGate Studios
Sugar Land, Texas , United States
1998
game developer
Traveller's Tales
Treyarch
Tri-Ace
Tripwire Interactive
Atlanta, Georgia , United States
Triumph Studios
Delft , the Netherlands
1997
game developer
Troika Games
Two Tribes
Harderwijk , the Netherlands
2000
game developer
Tygron
Delft , the Netherlands
2005
serious game developer
U
V
Company
Location
Founded
Role(s)
Valve Software
Kirkland, Washington , United States
1996
Venom Games
Vicarious Visions
Menands, New York , United States
1990
game developer
Vicious Cycle Software
Chapel Hill, North Carolina , United States
2000
game developer, middleware developer
Virgin Interactive Entertainment
Vision Park
Visual Concepts
Vivendi Universal Games
Volition, Inc.
VSTEP
Rotterdam , the Netherlands
2002
serious game developer, game developer
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