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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.
List of notable developers
Legend
Active
Defunct and no longer active
Undetermined status
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
2D Boy [1] San Francisco
California
United States
World of Goo
3G Studios
Reno
Nevada
United States
Jillian Michaels' Fitness Ultimatum 2009 Rock Band
4D Rulers
Beatrice
Nebraska
United States
Gore: Ultimate Soldier Secret Service 2 Patriots: A Nation Under Fire
11 bit studios
Warsaw
Poland
Anomaly
ACE Team
Santiago
Santiago
Chile
Zeno Clash Rock of Ages
Acid Nerve
Manchester
United Kingdom (England )
Titan Souls
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 Machinarium Botanicula
Amaranth Games
Aveyond Aveyond 2
Ambrosia Software
Rochester
New York
United States
Escape Velocity
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
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
BeautiFun Games
Sabadell
Spain
Nihilumbra
The Behemoth [1] San Diego
California
United States
Alien Hominid Castle Crashers BattleBlock Theater Pit People
Behold Studios
Brasilia
Brazil
Chroma Squad
Benjamin Rivers
Toronto
Ontario
Canada
Big Finish Games
Salt Lake City
Utah
United States
Three Cards to Midnight
Bit Blot
Canada
Aquaria
Black Shell Games
San Francisco
California
United States
SanctuaryRPG Overture
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
Bohemia Interactive Studio
Prague
Czech Republic
Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis ArmA: Armed Assault Take On Mars DayZ
Boomzap Entertainment
Singapore
Singapore
Brace Yourself Games
Vancouver
British Columbia
Canada
Crypt of the Necrodancer
Broken Rules
Vienna
Austria
And Yet It Moves Secrets of Rætikon
Bubble Gum Interactive
Sydney
Australia
Little Space Heroes
Buddy Cops, LLC
United States
OmniBus
Capybara Games [1] [2] Toronto
Ontario
Canada
Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP Critter Crunch Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes Super Time Force
Castle Thorn Software LLC
Hamilton
Montana
United States
StarQuest Online
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 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 ''Camp Cadaver
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 Powered Machine
Uruguay
Okhlos
Coffee Stain Studios
Skövde
Sweden
Goat Simulator Sanctum
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 Overkill series Splash Cars
Croteam
Zagreb
Croatia
Football Glory Serious Sam The Talos Principle
Crytek Black Sea
Sofia
Bulgaria
Knights of Honor WorldShift Formerly Black Sea Studios
Curve Digital
London
United Kingdom (England )
Fluidity Stealth Inc.
Cypronia
Michalovce
Slovakia
State of War Formerly Cypron Studios
Daedalic Entertainment
Hamburg
Germany
Edna & Harvey The Whispered World Deponia The Dark Eye 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 (3000AD.com)
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
Disco Pixel
Boston
Massachusetts
United States
Jungle Rumble
Dodge Roll
Washington, DC
United States
Enter the Gungeon
Double Fine Productions [3] San Francisco
California
United States
Broken Age Brütal Legend Costume Quest Double Fine Happy Action Theater Psychonauts Stacking Headlander
D-Pad Studio
Bergen
Norway
Owlboy
Dreadlocks Ltd
Prague
Czech Republic
Rune Legend Dex
Drinkbox Studios
Toronto
Ontario
Canada
Tales From Space: Mutant Blobs Attack Guacamelee! Severed
Edmund McMillen [2] Santa Cruz
California
United States
Gish Super Meat Boy Aether Spewer The Binding of Isaac The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
Elite Gudz
New York
New York
United States
Techno Kitten Adventure
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
FarmerGnome
Australia and New Zealand
A Fistful of Gun
Ferry Halim
Fresno
California
United States
Orisinal Games
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
Freebird Games
Markham
Ontario
Canada
To the Moon
Free Lives
South Africa
Broforce
Frictional Games
Helsingborg
Sweden
Penumbra Amnesia: The Dark Descent
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
GalaxyTrail
Freedom Planet
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 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
Honeyslug
London
United Kingdom (England )
Hohokum Frobisher Says
Hoplon Infotainment
Florianópolis
Florianópolis
Brazil
Heavy Metal Machines
Developer and Publisher
Ice-Pick Lodge
Moscow
Russia
Pathologic The Void
Image & Form
Gothenburg
Sweden
SteamWorld
Inti Creates
Ichikawa, Chiba
Japan
Mega Man Zero Mega Man ZX Gal Gun Azure Striker Gunvolt Blaster Master Zero Developer/Publisher, formed by ex-Capcom staff
Introversion Software
United Kingdom
Uplink Darwinia DEFCON Subversion 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
A Jolly Corpse
United States
Dropsy
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
Lazy 8 Studios
San Francisco
California
United States
Cogs BioShock Infinite: Industrial Revolution
Le Cartel Studio
Paris
France
Mother Russia Bleeds
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 Space Giraffe Gridrunner Revolution
Madfinger Games
Brno
Czech Republic
Shadowgun Dead Trigger
MagicalTimeBean
Emeryville
California
United States
Escape Goat Escape Goat 2
Mateusz Skutnik
Gdańsk
Poland
Submachine
Matt Thorson
Vancouver
British Columbia
Canada
TowerFall TowerFall Ascension
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
Mindstorm Studios
Lahore
Pakistan
Cricket Revolution
Mojang
Stockholm
Sweden
Minecraft Cobalt Scrolls
Molleindustria
Turin
Italy
Faith Fighter Phone Story
Mommy's Best Games [1]
United States
Weapon of Choice
Moon Studios
Vienna
Austria (with developers spread all over the world)
Ori and the Blind Forest
Moppin
Japan
Downwell
Ndemic Creations
London
United Kingdom (England )
Plague Inc.
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
PigeoNation Inc.
Japan
Hatoful Boyfriend Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star
Pinokl Games
Ukraine
Party Hard
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 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
Rake In Grass
Prague
Czech Republic
Jets 'n' Guns Larva Mortus
realtech VR
Montreal
Quebec
Canada
No Gravity: The Plague of Mind
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
Reverge Labs
Marina del Rey
California
United States
Skullgirls
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
Scott Cawthon
Salado
Texas
United States
Five Nights at Freddy's
Semi Secret Software [1] Austin
Texas
United States
Canabalt
Sidhe
Wellington
New Zealand
GripShift Shatter Rugby Challenge Rugby League
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 Avernum Geneforge 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 Elemental The Political Machine
Stoic
Austin
Texas
United States
The Banner Saga
Storm Impact
Glenview
Illinois
United States
TaskMaker
Studio Pixel
Japan
Cave Story Ikachan Kero Blaster
Subatomic Studios
Boston
Massachusetts
United States
Fieldrunners
Subset Games
Shanghai
China
Faster Than Light
Supergiant Games
San Jose
California
United States
Bastion Transistor Pyre
Superhot Team
Łódź
Poland
Superhot
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 Cherry
Adelaide
South Australia
Australia
Hollow Knight
Team Shanghai Alice
Ebina
Kanagawa
Japan
Touhou Project
Tendershoot
United States
Dropsy
Telltale Games
San Rafael
California
United States
Sam & Max The Walking Dead Tales from the Borderlands The Wolf Among Us Game of Thrones
Minecraft: Story Mode
Terry Cavanagh
London
United Kingdom (England )
VVVVV Super Hexagon
Tomasz Wacławek
Poland
Ronin
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 Active only as a publisher
Terri Vellmann
Brazil
Heavy Bullets
Toby Fox
Boston
Massachusetts
United States
Undertale
Torpex Games
Bellevue
Washington
United States
Schizoid
Tomorrow Corporation
United States
Little Inferno
Team Meat
Hendersonville
North Carolina
United States
Super Meat Boy
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
Ty Taylor[2]
United States
The Bridge
Uber Entertainment
Kirkland
Washington
United States
Planetary Annihilation Monday Night Combat Super Monday Night Combat
Vectorpark
Brooklyn
New York
United States
Windosill Metamorphabet
Vagabond Dog
Toronto
Ontario
Canada
Always Sometimes Monsters
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 Gemini Rue Shardlight
WayForward Technologies, Inc.
Valencia
California
United States
Shantae Contra 4 A Boy and His Blob Mighty Switch Force Double Dragon Neon DuckTales Remastered
Wolfire Games
Berkeley
California
United States
Black Shades Lugaru: The Rabbit's Foot Overgrowth
Xona Games [4] 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
See also References
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s 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 i j Campbell, Colin (December 18, 2012). "12 Top Indie Developers Talk Games" . IGN j2 Global . Retrieved August 8, 2013 . ^ Ligman, Kris (June 13, 2013). "Double Fine receives Indie Fund backing for two new titles" . Gamasutra UBM Tech . Retrieved November 14, 2013 . ^ 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.
