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This is a list of developers of indie games, 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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    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.

    Developer City Autonomous area Country Notable games Notes
    17-Bit Kyoto Japan
  • Galak-Z: The Dimensional
  • Founded as Haunted Temple Studios in 2009
    ACE Team Santiago Santiago Chile
  • Rock of Ages
  • Akupara Games Los Angeles California United States
  • The Metronomicon: Slay the Dance Floor
  • Draw a Stickman: Epic 2
  • The Darkside Detective (franchise)
  • Rain World
  • Manifold Garden
  • Mutazione
  • Includes developer and porting credited titles
    Alec Holowka Winnipeg Manitoba Canada
  • I'm O.K – A Murder Simulator
  • Aquaria
  • Night in the Woods
  • Alientrap Saskatoon Saskatchewan Canada
  • Apotheon
  • Amanita Design[1] Brno Czech Republic
  • Machinarium
  • Botanicula
  • Ambrosia Software Rochester New York United States Escape Velocity series
    AmnesiaGames Santiago de Chile Chile
    Ankama Games Roubaix France Dofus Denton Designs
    Anna Anthropy Oakland California United States
  • Mighty Jill Off
  • Arcane Kids Los Angeles California United States
  • Bubsy 3D: Bubsy Visits the James Turrell Retrospective
  • Perfect Stride
  • Sonic Dreams Collection
  • Arcen Games Durham North Carolina United States
  • A Valley Without Wind series
  • The Last Federation
  • Arrowhead Game Studios Stockholm Sweden
  • Helldivers
  • Artix Entertainment Land o' Lakes Florida United States
  • DragonFable
  • MechQuest
  • AdventureQuest Worlds
  • WarpForce
  • EpicDuel
  • HeroSmash
  • Atelier 801 Lille Hauts-de-France France Transformice
    Aventurine SA Athens Greece Darkfall Online
    Babaroga Chicago Illinois United States
  • Zombies!!!
  • Basilisk Games Indianapolis Indiana United States Eschalon series
    Bennett Foddy New York United States
  • Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy
  • The Behemoth[1] San Diego California United States
  • Castle Crashers
  • BattleBlock Theater
  • Pit People
  • Benjamin Rivers Toronto Ontario Canada
    Big Finish Games Salt Lake City Utah United States Three Cards to Midnight
    Blitz Games Studios Warwickshire United Kingdom (England)
  • Droplitz
  • Invincible Tiger: The Legend of Han Tao
  • Blue Fang Games Waltham Massachusetts United States Zoo Tycoon series
    Bohemia Interactive Studio Prague Czech Republic
  • ArmA: Armed Assault
  • Take On Mars
  • DayZ
  • Boomzap Entertainment Singapore Singapore
    Capybara Games[1][2] Toronto Ontario Canada
  • Critter Crunch
  • Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes
  • Super Time Force
  • CBE Software Brno Czech Republic
  • J.U.L.I.A. Among the Stars
  • CCP Games Reykjavík Iceland Eve Online
    Choice Provisions Santa Cruz California United States Bit.Trip series Formerly Gaijin Games
    Christine Love Toronto Ontario Canada
  • don't take it personally, babe, it just ain't your story
  • Analogue: A Hate Story
  • Chromatic Games Gainesville Florida United States Dungeon Defenders
    Christopher Howard Wolf Rocky Point North Carolina United States
  • I'm O.K – A Murder Simulator
  • Cinemax Prague Czech Republic
  • Gumboy: Crazy Adventures
  • Inquisitor
  • Comcept Tokyo and Osaka Japan Mighty No. 9 Founded by Keiji Inafune
    Compulsion Games Montreal Quebec Canada
  • We Happy Few
  • ConcernedApe Seattle United States Stardew Valley, Haunted Chocolatier Developer and publisher
    Craneballs Studio Ostrava Czech Republic Planet Nomads
    Croteam Zagreb Croatia
  • Serious Sam series
  • The Talos Principle
  • Crytek Black Sea Sofia Bulgaria
  • WorldShift
  • Formerly Black Sea Studios
    Curve Games London England United Kingdom
  • Stealth Inc. series
  • Cypronia Michalovce Slovakia State of War Formerly Cypron Studios
    Daedalic Entertainment Hamburg Germany
  • The Whispered World
  • Deponia series
  • The Dark Eye series
  • The Night of the Rabbit
  • Daisuke Amaya Japan
  • Kero Blaster
  • Datcroft Games London England United Kingdom Fragoria
    Daniel Benmergui[2] Buenos Aires Argentina
  • I Wish I Were The Moon
  • Storyteller
  • Daniel Remar Sweden Iji
    Davilex Games[2] Houten Utrecht Netherlands A2 Racer
    Dejobaan Games[1] Boston Massachusetts United States
  • The Wonderful End of the World
  • Denis Galanin Russia
  • The Franz Kafka Videogame
  • Dennaton Games Sweden
  • Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number
  • Derek Smart Fort Lauderdale Florida United States
  • Universal Combat
  • Derek Yu[2] Pasadena California United States
  • Aquaria
  • Spelunky
  • Spelunky 2
  • Eternal Daughter
  • Digital Eel Seattle Washington United States
  • Strange Adventures In Infinite Space
  • Digital Happiness Bandung West Java Indonesia Dreadout
    Dreadlocks Ltd Prague Czech Republic
  • Dex
  • DrinkBox Studios Toronto Ontario Canada
  • Guacamelee!
  • Severed
  • Dr. Panda[3] Chengdu China Formerly TribePlay
    Edmund McMillen[2] Santa Cruz California United States
  • Super Meat Boy
  • Aether
  • Spewer
  • The Binding of Isaac
  • The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
  • Elixir Studios London England United Kingdom
  • Evil Genius
  • Eurocom Derby England United Kingdom
  • Batman Begins
  • Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
  • Vancouver 2010: The Official Videogame of the Winter Olympic Games
  • GoldenEye 007
  • Evony, LLC Guangzhou China Evony: Age I
    Extremely OK Games Vancouver British Columbia Canada
  • Celeste
  • Earthblade
  • Formerly Maddy Makes Games
    Facepunch Studios Walsall England United Kingdom
  • Rust
  • Firefly Studios London England United Kingdom
  • Stronghold 2
  • Space Colony
  • Stronghold 3
  • Dungeon Hero
  • Civ City: Rome
  • Stronghold Kingdoms
  • Flying Wild Hog Warsaw Poland
  • Shadow Warrior series
  • Freebird Games Markham Ontario Canada To the Moon
    Frictional Games Helsingborg Sweden
  • Amnesia: The Dark Descent
  • Amnesia: Rebirth
  • SOMA
  • Frima Quebec City Quebec Canada
  • Zombie Tycoon
  • Frogwares Kyiv Ukraine
  • Sherlock Holmes: Secret of the Silver Earring
  • Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened
  • Dracula: Origin
  • Frontier Developments Cambridge United Kingdom (England)
  • LostWinds
  • LostWinds: Winter of the Melodias
  • The Fullbright Company[2] Portland Oregon United States Gone Home
    Games Distillery Bratislava Bratislava Region Slovakia Aqua
    GarageGames Eugene Oregon United States Marble Blast Ultra
    Giant Sparrow Santa Monica California United States
  • What Remains of Edith Finch
  • Giant Squid Santa Monica California United States
  • The Pathless
  • Gogii Games Moncton New Brunswick Canada
    Greenheart Games Brisbane Queensland Australia Game Dev Tycoon
    Grip Digital Prague Czech Republic
  • The Solus Project
  • Guild Software Milwaukee Wisconsin United States Vendetta Online
    Haemimont Games Sofia Bulgaria
  • Tzar: Burden of the Crown
  • Halfbrick Studios Brisbane Queensland Australia
  • Jetpack Joyride
  • Hanako Games United Kingdom
  • Fatal Hearts
  • hap inc. Tokyo Japan
  • Mom Hid My Game! series
  • Hanako Games United Kingdom
  • Fatal Hearts
  • Hazelight Studios Stockholm Sweden
  • It Takes Two
  • Heart Machine Culver City California United States Hyper Light Drifter
    Hello Games[1] Guildford England United Kingdom
  • No Man's Sky
  • The Last Campfire
  • Hexage Mníšek pod Brdy Czech Republic
  • Redcon
  • Hidden Path Entertainment Bellevue Washington United States
  • Defense Grid 2
  • Himalaya Studios Chandler Arizona United States Al Emmo and the Lost Dutchman's Mine
    House House Melbourne Victoria Australia Untitled Goose Game
    Ice-Pick Lodge Moscow Russia
  • The Void
  • Image & Form Gothenburg Sweden SteamWorld series
    Inti Creates Ichikawa Chiba Japan
  • Mega Man ZX series
  • Gal Gun series
  • Azure Striker Gunvolt series
  • Blaster Master Zero
  • Developer and publisher, formed by ex-Capcom staff
    Introversion Software United Kingdom
  • Darwinia
  • DEFCON
  • Subversion (cancelled)
  • Multiwinia
  • Prison Architect
  • Invictus Games Debrecen Hungary Project Torque
    Jagex Cambridge England United Kingdom
  • Ace of Spades
  • Jason Rohrer[1] Potsdam New York United States
  • Gravitation
  • Between
  • Jonatan "Cactus" Söderström[1] Gothenburg Sweden Clean Asia!
    Jph Wacheski Ottawa Ontario Canada
    Keen Software House Prague Czech Republic
  • Space Engineers
  • Kiro'o Games Yaounde Cameroon Aurion: Legacy of the Kori-Odan
    Kitfox Games Montreal Quebec Canada
  • The Shrouded Isle
  • Boyfriend Dungeon
  • Pupperazzi
  • Developer and publisher
    Kloonigames[1] Finland Crayon Physics Deluxe
    Kunos Simulazioni Vallelunga Circuit Latium Italy
  • Ferrari Virtual Academy
  • netKar Pro
  • Laminar Research Columbia South Carolina United States X-Plane
    Larian Studios Ghent Belgium
  • Divinity: Original Sin II
  • Baldur's Gate III
  • Developer and publisher
    Lazy 8 Studios San Francisco California United States
  • BioShock Infinite: Industrial Revolution
  • Lindsay Grace Washington, DC District of Columbia United States Big Huggin'
    Little Green Men Games Zagreb Croatia
  • Starpoint Gemini 2
  • Llamasoft United Kingdom
  • Space Giraffe
  • Gridrunner Revolution
  • Madfinger Games Brno Czech Republic
  • Dead Trigger
  • Dead Trigger 2
  • Unkilled
  • Shadowgun Legends
  • MDickie United Kingdom Wrestling Empire
    Mega Cat Studios Pittsburgh Pennsylvania United States
  • Log Jammers
  • Messhof Los Angeles California United States Nidhogg
    MidBoss San Francisco California United States Read Only Memories
    Mighty Rabbit Studios Cary North Carolina United States
  • Breach & Clear
  • Breach & Clear: Deadline
  • Mode 7 Games Brighton East Sussex England
  • Tokyo 42
  • Mike Bithell United Kingdom
  • Volume
  • Molleindustria Turin Italy
  • Phone Story
  • Moon Studios Vienna Austria
  • Ori and the Will of the Wisps
  • The studio began as a 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 Games New York City New York United States Guns of Icarus Online
    NeocoreGames Budapest Hungary The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing
    New Star Games United Kingdom New Star Soccer
    Nicalis Santa Ana California United States
  • Cave Story
  • VVVVVV
  • 1001 Spikes
  • The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
  • Developer and publisher
    Nifflas Umeå Sweden
  • Knytt Stories
  • Within a Deep Forest
  • Nival Interactive Moscow Russia
  • Silent Storm
  • Number None California United States
  • The Witness
  • The Odd Gentlemen[1] California United States The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom
    Owlchemy Labs Boston Massachusetts United States
  • AaaaaAAaaaAAAaaAAAAaAAAAA!!!
  • Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality
  • Job Simulator: The 2050 Archives
  • Parallax Studio Nixa Missouri United States Darkstar: The Interactive Movie
    PixelJAM Games United States Dino Run
    Polytron Corporation[1] Montreal Quebec Canada Fez
    Playdead[1] Copenhagen Denmark
  • Inside
  • Puppy Games Notting Hill England United Kingdom
  • Droid Assault
  • Positech Games United Kingdom
  • Gratuitous Space Battles
  • Private Moon Studios Hungary
  • Yoomurjak's Ring
  • Provox Games Zagreb Croatia Space Force: Rogue Universe
    Punch Entertainment Palo Alto California United States
    Q-Games Kyoto Kyoto Prefecture Japan
  • PixelJunk series
  • Queasy Games Canada
  • Sound Shapes
  • Rake in Grass Prague Czech Republic
  • Larva Mortus
  • Red Barrels Montreal Quebec Canada
  • Outlast 2
  • The Outlast Trials
  • Developer and publisher
    Red Thread Games Oslo Norway
  • Draugen
  • Renegade Kid Austin Texas United States Mutant Mudds
    Relentless Software Brighton England United Kingdom
  • Blue Toad Murder Files
  • Re-Logic Floyds Knobs Indiana United States Terraria
    Renegade Kid Austin Texas United States
  • Moon
  • Dementium II
  • Roll7 London England United Kingdom
  • OlliOlli2: Welcome to Olliwood
  • Not a Hero
  • Ronimo Games[1] Utrecht Netherlands
  • Swords & Soldiers
  • Awesomenauts
  • Rovio Entertainment Espoo Finland Angry Birds
    S2 Games Rohnert Park California United States
  • Savage 2: A Tortured Soul
  • Heroes of Newerth
  • Saber Interactive Millburn New Jersey United States
  • TimeShift
  • Sandlot Games Bothell Washington United States Cake Mania
    Santa Cruz Games Santa Cruz California United States
  • Godzilla Unleashed: Double Smash
  • Schell Games Pittsburgh Pennsylvania United States I Expect You To Die Developer and publisher
    Scott Cawthon Salado Texas United States Five Nights at Freddy's series Since 2021 only active as a publisher
    Semi Secret Software[1] Austin Texas United States Canabalt
    Sidhe Wellington New Zealand
  • Shatter
  • Rugby Challenge series
  • Rugby League series (2003-2010)
  • Simogo Malmö Sweden
  • Year Walk
  • Beat Sneak Bandit
  • Bumpy Road
  • Silver Creek Entertainment Grants Pass Oregon United States Soltrio Solitaire
    Ska Studios Marcy New York United States
  • The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai
  • I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES 1NIT!!!1
  • The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile
  • Charlie Murder
  • Salt and Sanctuary
  • Skygoblin Gothenburg Sweden The Journey Down
    Sokpop Collective Utrecht Utrecht Netherlands
    Soldak Entertainment Dallas Texas United States
  • Kivi's Underworld
  • Din's Curse
  • Spiderweb Software Seattle Washington United States
  • Avernum series
  • Geneforge series
  • Nethergate
  • Stardock Plymouth Michigan United States
  • Elemental series
  • The Political Machine series
  • Stoic Studio Austin Texas United States The Banner Saga series
    Storm Impact Glenview Illinois United States TaskMaker
    Studio Pixel Japan
  • Ikachan
  • Kero Blaster
  • Studio Thunderhorse Roseville California United States Flynn: Son of Crimson
    Subatomic Studios Boston Massachusetts United States Fieldrunners
    Supergiant Games San Jose California United States
  • Transistor
  • Pyre
  • Hades
  • SuperVillain Studios Santa Ana California United States
  • Order Up!
  • Tarsier Studios Malmö Sweden Little Nightmares
    Tale of Tales Ghent Belgium
  • The Graveyard
  • The Path
  • TaleWorlds Ankara Turkey
  • Mount&Blade: Warband
  • Mount&Blade: With Fire & Sword
  • Team Shanghai Alice Ebina Kanagawa Japan Touhou Project
    Telltale Games San Rafael California United States
  • The Walking Dead series
  • Tales from the Borderlands
  • The Wolf Among Us
  • Game of Thrones
  • Minecraft: Story Mode
  • Terry Cavanagh London England United Kingdom
  • Super Hexagon
  • Dicey Dungeons
  • thatgamecompany[1] Los Angeles California United States
  • Cloud
  • Flower
  • Journey
  • Three Rings Design San Francisco California United States
  • Bang! Howdy
  • Whirled
  • Spiral Knights
  • Thunder Lotus Games Montreal Quebec Canada
  • Sundered
  • Spiritfarer
  • Tiger Style[2] Austin Texas United States
  • Spider: The Secret of Bryce Manor
  • Spider: Rite of the Shrouded Moon
  • tinyBuild Bothell Washington United States No Time to Explain Since 2016 only active as a publisher
    Terri Vellmann Brazil Heavy Bullets
    Toby Fox Boston Massachusetts United States
  • Deltarune
  • Torpex Games Bellevue Washington United States Schizoid
    Tomorrow Corporation United States
  • World of Goo
  • Tribute Games Montreal Quebec Canada
  • Mercenary Kings
  • Curses 'N Chaos
  • Developer and publisher
    Trickster Arts Brno Czech Republic
  • Hackers
  • Uber Entertainment Kirkland Washington United States
  • Monday Night Combat
  • Super Monday Night Combat
  • Vectorpark Brooklyn New York United States
  • Metamorphabet
  • Vlambeer[2] Utrecht Netherlands
  • Serious Sam: The Random Encounter
  • Luftrausers
  • Nuclear Throne
  • VoxelStorm Manchester England United Kingdom
  • Fractyr
  • AdvertCity
  • Wadjet Eye Games New York City New York United States
  • Blackwell series
  • Gemini Rue
  • Shardlight
  • WayForward Technologies, Inc. Valencia California United States
  • Contra 4
  • A Boy and His Blob
  • Mighty Switch Force series
  • Double Dragon Neon
  • DuckTales Remastered
  • Wolfire Games Berkeley California United States
  • Lugaru: The Rabbit's Foot
  • Overgrowth
  • XGen Studios Edmonton Alberta Canada
  • Super Motherload
  • XMG Studio Toronto Ontario Canada
    Xona Games[4] Yarmouth Nova Scotia Canada
  • Score Rush series
  • Yacht Club Games Valencia California United States Shovel Knight Founded by former Wayforward director Sean Velasco
    Young Horses Chicago Illinois United States
  • Octodad: Dadliest Catch
  • Bugsnax
  • Zachtronics Seattle Washington United States
  • SpaceChem
  • Zoetrope Interactive Istanbul Turkey
  • Darkness Within: The Dark Lineage
  • Zoink Gothenburg Sweden
  • The Kore Gang
  • Zoonami Cambridge England United Kingdom
  • Bonsai Barber
  • ZootFly Ljubljana Slovenia First Battalion

    See also

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    References

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    1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Webster, Andrew (June 23, 2012). "26 indie game developers you need to follow". GamesRadar. Future plc. Retrieved August 8, 2013.
  • ^ a b c d e f g h Campbell, Colin (December 18, 2012). "12 Top Indie Developers Talk Games". IGN. j2 Global. Retrieved August 8, 2013.
  • ^ "TribePlay Rebrands as Dr. Panda in Honor of Children's Game Franchise". adweek.com.
  • ^ Charla, Chris (February 27, 2014). "New Developers Sign On to ID@Xbox". Xbox Wire. Microsoft. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
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