List of indie game developers




























This is a list of independent video game developers, individuals or teams which produce indie games but are not owned by or 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

3G Studios

Reno

Nevada

United States

Jillian Michaels' Fitness Ultimatum 2009
Rock Band (with Harmonix)


11 bit studios

Warsaw


Poland

Anomaly
This War of Mine
Frostpunk


ACE Team

Santiago

Santiago

Chile

Zeno Clash
Rock of Ages


Akupara Games

Los Angeles

California

United States

Whispering Willows

The Metronomicon: Slay the Dance Floor




Alec Holowka

Winnipeg

Manitoba

Canada

Crayon Physics Deluxe
I'm O.K – A Murder Simulator
Aquaria
Night in the Woods


Alientrap

Saskatoon

Saskatchewan

Canada

Capsized
Apotheon


Amanita Design[1]

Brno


Czech Republic

Samorost series
Machinarium
Botanicula


Ambrosia Software

Rochester

New York

United States

Escape Velocity series


Amplitude Studios

Paris

Île-de-France

France

Endless Space
Endless Legend
Dungeon of the Endless


AmnesiaGames

Santiago de Chile


Chile



Ankama Games

Roubaix


France

Dofus
Denton Designs

Anna Anthropy

Oakland

California

United States

Dys4ia
Mighty Jill Off


Arcane Kids

Los Angeles

California

United States

Bubsy 3D: Bubsy Visits the James Turrell Retrospective

Sonic Dreams Collection




Arrowhead Game Studios

Stockholm


Sweden

Magicka

Helldivers




Artix Entertainment

Land O' Lakes

Florida

United States

AdventureQuest
DragonFable
MechQuest
AdventureQuest Worlds
WarpForce
EpicDuel
HeroSmash


Aventurine SA

Athens


Greece

Darkfall Online


Babaroga

Chicago

Illinois

United States

Spore Origins
Zombies!!!


Basilisk Games

Indianapolis

Indiana

United States

Eschalon series


The Behemoth[1]

San Diego

California

United States

Alien Hominid
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)

Powerup Forever
Droplitz
Invincible Tiger: The Legend of Han Tao


Blue Fang Games

Waltham

Massachusetts

United States

Zoo Tycoon series


Bohemia Interactive Studio

Prague


Czech Republic

Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis
ArmA: Armed Assault
Take On Mars
DayZ


Boomzap Entertainment

Singapore


Singapore



Bubble Gum Interactive

Sydney


Australia

Little Space Heroes


Capybara Games[1][2]

Toronto

Ontario

Canada

Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP
Critter Crunch
Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes
Super Time Force


Cellar Door Games

Toronto

Ontario

Canada

Rogue Legacy


CBE Software

Brno


Czech Republic

J.U.L.I.A.
J.U.L.I.A. Among the Stars


CCP Games

Reykjavík


Iceland

Eve Online


The Chinese Room[2]

Brighton

United Kingdom (England)

Dear Esther
Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs


Choice Provisions

Santa Cruz

California

United States

Bit.Trip series
Formerly Gaijin Games

Christine Love

Toronto

Ontario

Canada

Digital: A Love Story
don't take it personally, babe, it just ain't your story
Analogue: A Hate Story


Christopher Howard Wolf

Rocky Point

North Carolina

United States

DragonSpires
I'm O.K – A Murder Simulator''


Chronic Logic

Santa Cruz

California

United States

Bridge Builder
Gish


Cinemax

Prague


Czech Republic

Numen: Contest of Heroes
Gumboy: Crazy Adventures
Inquisitor


ClockStone

Innsbruck

Tyrol

Austria

Avencast: Rise of the Mage


Cloud Imperium Games

Los Angeles

California

United States

Star Citizen


Coffee Stain Studios

Skövde


Sweden

Goat Simulator
Sanctum series


Colossal Order (company)

Tampere


Finland

Cities: Skylines


Comcept

Tokyo and Osaka


Japan

Mighty No. 9
Founded by Keiji Inafune

Compulsion Games
Montreal
Quebec

Canada

Contrast

We Happy Few




Craneballs Studio

Ostrava


Czech Republic

Planet Nomads


Croteam

Zagreb


Croatia

Football Glory
Serious Sam series

The Talos Principle




Crytek Black Sea

Sofia


Bulgaria

Knights of Honor
WorldShift
Formerly Black Sea Studios

Curve Digital

London

United Kingdom (England)

Fluidity series

Stealth Inc. series




Cypronia

Michalovce


Slovakia

State of War
Formerly Cypron Studios

Daedalic Entertainment

Hamburg


Germany

Edna & Harvey series
The Whispered World
Deponia series
The Dark Eye series
The Night of the Rabbit


Datcroft Games

London

England

United Kingdom

Fragoria


Daniel Benmergui[2]

Buenos Aires


Argentina

Today I Die
I Wish I Were The Moon


Davilex Games[2]

Houten

Utrecht

Netherlands

A2 Racer


Dejobaan Games[1]

Boston

Massachusetts

United States

AaaaaAAaaaAAAaaAAAAaAAAAA!!! – A Reckless Disregard for Gravity
The Wonderful End of the World


Dennaton Games



Sweden

Hotline Miami
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number


Derek Smart

Fort Lauderdale

Florida

United States

Battlecruiser 3000AD
Universal Combat


Derek Yu[2]

Pasadena

California

United States

I'm O.K – A Murder Simulator
Aquaria
Spelunky
Eternal Daughter


Digital Eel

Seattle

Washington

United States

Weird Worlds: Return to Infinite Space
Strange Adventures In Infinite Space


Digital Happiness

Bandung

West Java

Indonesia

Dreadout


Double Fine Productions[3]

San Francisco

California

United States

Broken Age
Brütal Legend
Costume Quest
Double Fine Happy Action Theater
Psychonauts
Stacking

Headlander




Dreadlocks Ltd

Prague


Czech Republic

Rune Legend
Dex


DrinkBox Studios

Toronto

Ontario

Canada

Tales From Space: Mutant Blobs Attack
Guacamelee!
Severed


Dr. Panda[4]

Chengdu


China



Edmund McMillen[2]

Santa Cruz

California

United States

Gish
Super Meat Boy
Aether
Spewer
The Binding of Isaac
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth


Elixir Studios

London

England

United Kingdom

Republic: The Revolution
Evil Genius


Eurocom

Derby


United Kingdom

Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy
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


Facepunch Studios

Walsall

United Kingdom (England)

Garry's Mod
Rust


Firefly Studios

London

United Kingdom (England)

Stronghold
Stronghold 2
Space Colony
Stronghold 3
Dungeon Hero
Civ City: Rome
Stronghold Kingdoms


Flying Wild Hog

Warsaw


Poland

Hard Reset

Shadow Warrior series




Freebird Games

Markham

Ontario

Canada

To the Moon


Frictional Games

Helsingborg


Sweden

Penumbra series
Amnesia: The Dark Descent

SOMA




Frima

Quebec City

Quebec

Canada

Chariot
Zombie Tycoon


Frogwares

Kiev


Ukraine

Journey to the Center of the Earth
Sherlock Holmes: Secret of the Silver Earring
Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened
Dracula: Origin


Frontier Developments

Cambridge


United Kingdom (England)

Frontier: Elite II
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


Gogii Games

Moncton

New Brunswick

Canada



Grip Digital

Prague


Czech Republic

Atomic Ninjas
The Solus Project


Guild Software

Milwaukee

Wisconsin

United States

Vendetta Online


Haemimont Games

Sofia


Bulgaria

Tropico 3
Tzar: Burden of the Crown


Halfbrick Studios

Brisbane

Queensland

Australia

Fruit Ninja

Jetpack Joyride




Hanako Games



United Kingdom

Cute Knight
Fatal Hearts


Hello Games[1]

Guildford

England

United Kingdom

Joe Danger series

No Man's Sky




Hexage

Mníšek pod Brdy


Czech Republic

Reaper: Tale of a Pale Swordsman
Redcon


Hidden Path Entertainment

Bellevue

Washington

United States

Defense Grid: The Awakening

Defense Grid 2




Himalaya Studios

Chandler

Arizona

United States

Al Emmo and the Lost Dutchman's Mine


Hoplon Infotainment

Florianópolis

Florianópolis

Brazil

Heavy Metal Machines
Developer and Publisher

Ice-Pick Lodge

Moscow


Russia

Pathologic
The Void


Image & Form

Gothenburg


Sweden

SteamWorld series


Inti Creates

Ichikawa, Chiba


Japan

Mega Man Zero series
Mega Man ZX series
Gal Gun series
Azure Striker Gunvolt series
Blaster Master Zero
Developer/Publisher, formed by ex-Capcom staff

Introversion Software



United Kingdom

Uplink
Darwinia
DEFCON
Subversion (development has stopped temporarily)
Multiwinia
Prison Architect


Invictus Games

Debrecen


Hungary

Project Torque


Jagex

Cambridge

England

United Kingdom

RuneScape
Ace of Spades


Jason Rohrer[1]

Potsdam

New York

United States

Passage
Gravitation
Between


Jonas Kyratzes

Wiesbaden


Germany

The Museum of Broken Memories


Jonatan "Cactus" Söderström[1]

Gothenburg


Sweden

Clean Asia!


Jph Wacheski

Ottawa

Ontario

Canada



KatGames

Zaragoza


Spain

Mortimer and the Enchanted Castle
Zulu Gems


Keen Software House

Prague


Czech Republic

Miner Wars 2081
Space Engineers


Klei Entertainment[1]

Vancouver

British Columbia

Canada

Eets
Shank
Shank 2
Mark of the Ninja
Don't Starve
Invisible, Inc.


Kloonigames[1]



Finland

Crayon Physics Deluxe


Kunos Simulazioni

Vallelunga Circuit

Latium

Italy

Assetto Corsa
Ferrari Virtual Academy
netKar Pro


Kiro'o Games

Yaounde


Cameroon

Aurion: Legacy of the Kori-Odan


Laminar Research

Columbia

South Carolina

United States

X-Plane


Larian Studios

Ghent


Belgium

Divinity: Original Sin

Divinity: Original Sin II




Lazy 8 Studios

San Francisco

California

United States

Cogs
BioShock Infinite: Industrial Revolution


Lindsay Grace

Washington, DC

District of Columbia

United States

Big Huggin'


Little Green Men Games

Zagreb


Croatia

Starpoint Gemini
Starpoint Gemini 2


Llamasoft



United Kingdom

Polybius (2017 video game)
Space Giraffe
Gridrunner Revolution


Madfinger Games

Brno


Czech Republic

Shadowgun
Dead Trigger


Mateusz Skutnik

Gdańsk


Poland

Submachine


Metanet Software[1]

Toronto

Ontario

Canada

N
N+
Robotology


Messhof

Los Angeles

California

United States

Nidhogg


MidBoss

San Francisco

California

United States

Read Only Memories


Mighty Rabbit Studios

Cary

North Carolina

United States

Saturday Morning RPG
Breach & Clear
Breach & Clear: Deadline


Mojang

Stockholm


Sweden

Minecraft
Cobalt
Scrolls


Molleindustria

Turin


Italy

Faith Fighter
Phone Story


Moon Studios

Vienna


Austria (with developers spread all over the world)

Ori and the Blind Forest


NeocoreGames

Budapest


Hungary

The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing


New Star Games



United Kingdom

New Star Soccer


Nicalis

Santa Ana

California

United States

NightSky
Cave Story
VVVVVV
1001 Spikes
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth


Nifflas

Umeå


Sweden

Knytt
Knytt Stories
Within a Deep Forest


Nival Interactive

Moscow


Russia

Blitzkrieg
Silent Storm


Number None


California

United States

Braid
The Witness


The Odd Gentlemen[1]


California

United States

The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom


Owlchemy Labs

Boston

Massachusetts

United States

Snuggle Truck
AaaaaAAaaaAAAaaAAAAaAAAAA!!!


Parallax Studio

Nixa

Missouri

United States

Darkstar: The Interactive Movie


PixelJAM Games



United States

Dino Run


Playdead[1]

Copenhagen


Denmark

Limbo
Inside


Polytron Corporation[1]

Montreal


Canada

Fez


Puppy Games

Notting Hill

United Kingdom (England)

Revenge of the Titans
Droid Assault


Positech Games



United Kingdom

Democracy
Gratuitous Space Battles


Private Moon Studios



Hungary

AGON series
Yoomurjak's Ring


Provox Games

Zagreb


Croatia

Space Force: Rogue Universe


Psyonix Studios

San Diego

California

United States

Rocket League
Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars
ARC Squadron


Punch Entertainment

Palo Alto

California

United States



Q-Games

Kyoto


Japan

Star Fox Command
PixelJunk series


Rake In Grass

Prague


Czech Republic

Jets 'n' Guns
Larva Mortus


Red Thread Games

Oslo


Norway

Dreamfall Chapters


Renegade Kid

Austin

Texas

United States

Mutant Mudds


Daniel Remar



Sweden

Iji


Relentless Software

Brighton


United Kingdom

Buzz!
Blue Toad Murder Files


Renegade Kid

Austin

Texas

United States

Dementium: The Ward
Moon
Dementium II


Roll7

London

United Kingdom (England)

OlliOlli

OlliOlli2: Welcome to Olliwood


Not a Hero




Ronimo Games[1]

Utrecht


Netherlands

de Blob
Swords & Soldiers
Awesomenauts


Rovio Entertainment

Espoo


Finland

Angry Birds


S2 Games

Rohnert Park

California

United States

Savage: The Battle for Newerth
Savage 2: A Tortured Soul
Heroes of Newerth


Saber Interactive

Millburn

New Jersey

United States

Will Rock
TimeShift


Sandlot Games

Bothell

Washington

United States

Cake Mania


Santa Cruz Games

Santa Cruz

California

United States

Tomb Raider: Underworld
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


Semi Secret Software[1]

Austin

Texas

United States

Canabalt


Sidhe

Wellington


New Zealand

GripShift
Shatter
Rugby Challenge series
Rugby League series (2003-2010)


Silver Creek Entertainment

Grants Pass

Oregon

United States

Soltrio Solitaire


Ska Studios

Marcy

New York

United States

Survival Crisis Z
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


Soldak Entertainment

Dallas

Texas

United States

Depths of Peril
Kivi's Underworld
Din's Curse


Spiderweb Software

Seattle

Washington

United States

Exile series
Avernum series
Geneforge series
Nethergate


Splash Damage

London

United Kingdom (England)

Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory
Enemy Territory: Quake Wars


Squad

Mexico City


Mexico

Kerbal Space Program


Stardock

Plymouth

Michigan

United States

Galactic Civilizations series
Elemental series
The Political Machine series


Storm Impact

Glenview

Illinois

United States

TaskMaker


Studio Pixel



Japan

Cave Story
Ikachan
Kero Blaster


Subatomic Studios

Boston

Massachusetts

United States

Fieldrunners


Supergiant Games

San Jose

California

United States

Bastion
Transistor
Pyre


SuperVillain Studios

Santa Ana

California

United States

Dungeon Siege: Throne of Agony
Order Up!


Tarsier Studios

Malmö


Sweden

Little Nightmares


Tale of Tales

Ghent


Belgium

The Endless Forest
The Graveyard
The Path


TaleWorlds

Ankara


Turkey

Mount&Blade
Mount&Blade: Warband
Mount&Blade: With Fire & Sword


Team Shanghai Alice

Ebina

Kanagawa

Japan

Touhou Project


Telltale Games

San Rafael

California

United States

Sam & Max episodic series

The Walking Dead series
Tales from the Borderlands
The Wolf Among Us
Game of Thrones


Minecraft: Story Mode




Terry Cavanagh

London


United Kingdom (England)

VVVVV
Super Hexagon


thatgamecompany[1]

Los Angeles

California

United States

flOw
Cloud
Flower
Journey


Three Rings Design

San Francisco

California

United States

Yohoho! Puzzle Pirates
Bang! Howdy
Whirled


Tiger Style[2]

Austin

Texas

United States

Waking Mars
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

Undertale
Deltarune


Torpex Games

Bellevue

Washington

United States

Schizoid


Tomorrow Corporation



United States

Little Inferno
World of Goo


Trendy Entertainment

Gainesville

Florida

United States

Dungeon Defenders


Tribute Games

Montreal

Quebec

Canada

Wizorb
Mercenary Kings
Curses 'N Chaos


Trickster Arts

Brno


Czech Republic

Hero of Many
Hackers


Twisted Pixel[1]

Austin

Texas

United States

The Maw
'Splosion Man
Ms. Splosion Man


Uber Entertainment

Kirkland

Washington

United States

Planetary Annihilation
Monday Night Combat
Super Monday Night Combat


Vectorpark

Brooklyn

New York

United States

Windosill
Metamorphabet


Vlambeer[2]

Utrecht


Netherlands

Super Crate Box
Serious Sam: The Random Encounter
Luftrausers
Nuclear Throne


VoxelStorm

Manchester


United Kingdom

GolfXTRM
Fractyr
AdvertCity


Wadjet Eye Games

New York City

New York

United States

The Shivah
Blackwell series
Gemini Rue
Shardlight


WayForward Technologies, Inc.

Valencia

California

United States

Shantae series
Contra 4
A Boy and His Blob
Mighty Switch Force series
Double Dragon Neon
DuckTales Remastered


Wolfire Games

Berkeley

California

United States

Black Shades
Lugaru: The Rabbit's Foot
Overgrowth


Xona Games[5]

Yarmouth

Nova Scotia

Canada

Score Rush


XMG Studio

Toronto

Ontario

Canada



Yacht Club Games

Valencia, California

California

United States

Shovel Knight
Founded by former Wayforward director Sean Velasco

Young Horses

Chicago

Illinois

United States

Octodad

Octodad: Dadliest Catch




Zachary Barth

Seattle

Washington

United States

Infiniminer
SpaceChem


Zoë Quinn

Boston

Massachusetts

United States

Depression Quest


Zoetrope Interactive

Istanbul


Turkey

Darkness Within
Darkness Within: The Dark Lineage


Zoink

Gothenburg


Sweden

PlayStation All-Stars Island
The Kore Gang


Zoonami

Cambridge

England

United Kingdom

Zendoku
Bonsai Barber


ZootFly

Ljubljana


Slovenia

First Battalion



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See also



  • Indie game

  • Fangame

  • Dojin soft

  • Casual game

  • List of video game developers



References




  1. ^ abcdefghijklmnopq Webster, Andrew (June 23, 2012). "26 indie game developers you need to follow". GamesRadar. Future plc. Retrieved August 8, 2013..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ abcdefghi Campbell, Colin (December 18, 2012). "12 Top Indie Developers Talk Games". IGN. j2 Global. Retrieved August 8, 2013.


  3. ^ Ligman, Kris (June 13, 2013). "Double Fine receives Indie Fund backing for two new titles". Gamasutra. UBM Tech. Retrieved November 14, 2013.


  4. ^ "TribePlay Rebrands as Dr. Panda in Honor of Children's Game Franchise". adweek.com.


  5. ^ Charla, Chris (February 27, 2014). "New Developers Sign On to ID@Xbox". Xbox Wire. Microsoft. Retrieved July 7, 2014.



External links



  • Indie DB, a comprehensive database of indie developers and titles.








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