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.

List of notable developers

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
11 bit studiosWarsawPoland'
This War of Mine
Frostpunk
ACE TeamSantiagoSantiagoChileZeno Clash
Rock of Ages
Akupara GamesLos AngelesCaliforniaUnited StatesWhispering Willows
Alec HolowkaWinnipegManitobaCanadaCrayon Physics Deluxe
I'm O.K – A Murder Simulator
Aquaria
Night in the Woods
AlientrapSaskatoonSaskatchewanCanadaCapsized
Apotheon
Amanita DesignBrnoCzech RepublicSamorost series
Machinarium
Botanicula
Ambrosia SoftwareRochesterNew YorkUnited StatesEscape Velocity series
Amplitude StudiosParisÎle-de-FranceFranceEndless Space
Endless Legend
Dungeon of the Endless
AmnesiaGamesSantiago de ChileChile
Ankama GamesRoubaixFranceDofusDenton Designs
Anna AnthropyOaklandCaliforniaUnited StatesDys4ia
Mighty Jill Off
Arcane KidsLos AngelesCaliforniaUnited States'
Sonic Dreams Collection
Arcen GamesDurhamNorth CarolinaUnited States' series
A Valley Without Wind series
The Last Federation
Arrowhead Game StudiosStockholmSwedenMagicka
Helldivers
Artix EntertainmentLand O' LakesFloridaUnited StatesAdventureQuest
DragonFable
MechQuest
AdventureQuest Worlds
WarpForce
EpicDuel
HeroSmash
ArtplayTokyoJapan'Co-founder is Koji Igarashi
Aventurine SAAthensGreeceDarkfall Online
BabarogaChicagoIllinoisUnited StatesSpore Origins
Zombies!!!
Basilisk GamesIndianapolisIndianaUnited States' series
The BehemothSan DiegoCaliforniaUnited StatesAlien Hominid
Castle Crashers
BattleBlock Theater
Pit People
Benjamin RiversTorontoOntarioCanada
Big Finish GamesSalt Lake CityUtahUnited StatesThree Cards to Midnight
Blitz Games StudiosWarwickshireUnited Kingdom Powerup Forever
Droplitz
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Blue Fang GamesWalthamMassachusettsUnited StatesZoo Tycoon series
Bohemia Interactive StudioPragueCzech Republic'
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Take On Mars
DayZ
Boomzap EntertainmentSingaporeSingapore
Bubble Gum InteractiveSydneyAustraliaLittle Space Heroes
Capybara GamesTorontoOntarioCanada'
Critter Crunch
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Super Time Force
Cellar Door GamesTorontoOntarioCanadaRogue Legacy
CBE SoftwareBrnoCzech RepublicJ.U.L.I.A.
J.U.L.I.A. Among the Stars
CCP GamesReykjavíkIcelandEve Online
The Chinese RoomBrightonUnited Kingdom Dear Esther
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Choice ProvisionsSanta CruzCaliforniaUnited StatesBit.Trip seriesFormerly Gaijin Games
Christine LoveTorontoOntarioCanada'
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Christopher Howard WolfRocky PointNorth CarolinaUnited StatesDragonSpires
I'm O.K – A Murder Simulator'
Chronic LogicSanta CruzCaliforniaUnited StatesBridge Builder
Gish
CinemaxPragueCzech Republic'
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Inquisitor
ClockStoneInnsbruckTyrolAustria'
Cloud Imperium GamesLos AngelesCaliforniaUnited StatesStar Citizen
Coffee Stain StudiosSkövdeSwedenGoat Simulator
Sanctum series
Colossal OrderTampereFinland
ComceptTokyo and OsakaJapanMighty No. 9Founded by Keiji Inafune
Compulsion GamesMontrealQuebecCanadaContrast
We Happy Few
Craneballs StudioOstravaCzech RepublicPlanet Nomads
CroteamZagrebCroatiaFootball Glory
Serious Sam series
The Talos Principle
Crytek Black SeaSofiaBulgariaKnights of Honor
WorldShift		Formerly Black Sea Studios
Curve DigitalLondonUnited Kingdom Fluidity series
Stealth Inc. series
CyproniaMichalovceSlovakiaState of WarFormerly Cypron Studios
Daedalic EntertainmentHamburgGermanyEdna & Harvey series
The Whispered World
Deponia series
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The Night of the Rabbit
Datcroft GamesLondonEnglandUnited KingdomFragoria
Daniel BenmerguiBuenos AiresArgentinaToday I Die
I Wish I Were The Moon
Davilex GamesHoutenUtrechtNetherlandsA2 Racer
Dejobaan GamesBostonMassachusettsUnited StatesAaaaaAAaaaAAAaaAAAAaAAAAA!!! – A Reckless Disregard for Gravity
The Wonderful End of the World
Dennaton GamesSwedenHotline Miami
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Derek SmartFort LauderdaleFloridaUnited StatesBattlecruiser 3000AD
Universal Combat
Derek YuPasadenaCaliforniaUnited StatesI'm O.K – A Murder Simulator
Aquaria
Spelunky
Eternal Daughter
Digital EelSeattleWashingtonUnited States'
Strange Adventures In Infinite Space
Digital HappinessBandungWest JavaIndonesiaDreadout
Dreadlocks LtdPragueCzech RepublicRune Legend
Dex
DrinkBox StudiosTorontoOntarioCanada'
Guacamelee!
Severed
Dr. PandaChengduChinaFormerly TribePlay
Edmund McMillenSanta CruzCaliforniaUnited StatesGish
Super Meat Boy
Aether
Spewer
The Binding of Isaac
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Elixir StudiosLondonEnglandUnited Kingdom'
Evil Genius
EurocomDerbyUnited KingdomSphinx and the Cursed Mummy
Batman Begins
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GoldenEye 007
Evony, LLCGuangzhouChinaEvony: Age I
Facepunch StudiosWalsallUnited Kingdom Garry's Mod
Rust
Firefly StudiosLondonUnited Kingdom Stronghold
Stronghold 2
Space Colony
Stronghold 3
Dungeon Hero
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Stronghold Kingdoms
Flying Wild HogWarsawPolandHard Reset
Shadow Warrior series
Freebird GamesMarkhamOntarioCanadaTo the Moon
Frictional GamesHelsingborgSwedenPenumbra series
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SOMA
FrimaQuebec CityQuebecCanadaChariot
Zombie Tycoon
FrogwaresKievUkraineJourney to the Center of the Earth
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Frontier DevelopmentsCambridgeUnited Kingdom '
LostWinds
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The Fullbright CompanyPortlandOregonUnited StatesGone Home
Games DistilleryBratislavaBratislava RegionSlovakiaAqua
GarageGamesEugeneOregonUnited StatesMarble Blast Ultra
Gogii GamesMonctonNew BrunswickCanada
Greenheart GamesBrisbaneQueenslandAustraliaGame Dev Tycoon
Grip DigitalPragueCzech RepublicAtomic Ninjas
The Solus Project
Guild SoftwareMilwaukeeWisconsinUnited StatesVendetta Online
Haemimont GamesSofiaBulgariaTropico 3
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Halfbrick StudiosBrisbaneQueenslandAustraliaFruit Ninja
Jetpack Joyride
Hanako GamesUnited KingdomCute Knight
Fatal Hearts
Hello GamesGuildfordEnglandUnited KingdomJoe Danger series
No Man's Sky
HexageMníšek pod BrdyCzech Republic'
Redcon
Hidden Path EntertainmentBellevueWashingtonUnited States'
Defense Grid 2
Himalaya StudiosChandlerArizonaUnited StatesAl Emmo and the Lost Dutchman's Mine
Hoplon InfotainmentFlorianópolisFlorianópolisBrazilHeavy Metal MachinesDeveloper and publisher
Ice-Pick LodgeMoscowRussiaPathologic
The Void
Image & FormGothenburgSwedenSteamWorld series
Inti CreatesIchikawa, ChibaJapanMega Man Zero series
Mega Man ZX series
Gal Gun series
Azure Striker Gunvolt series
Blaster Master Zero		Developer and publisher, formed by ex-Capcom staff
Introversion SoftwareUnited KingdomUplink
Darwinia
DEFCON
Subversion
Multiwinia
Prison Architect
Invictus GamesDebrecenHungaryProject Torque
JagexCambridgeEnglandUnited KingdomRuneScape
Ace of Spades
Jason RohrerPotsdamNew YorkUnited StatesPassage
Gravitation
Between
Jonas KyratzesWiesbadenGermanyThe Museum of Broken Memories
Jonatan "Cactus" SöderströmGothenburgSwedenClean Asia!
Jph WacheskiOttawaOntarioCanada
Keen Software HousePragueCzech RepublicMiner Wars 2081
Space Engineers
Klei EntertainmentVancouverBritish ColumbiaCanadaEets
Shank
Shank 2
Mark of the Ninja
Don't Starve
Invisible, Inc.
KloonigamesFinlandCrayon Physics Deluxe
Kunos SimulazioniVallelunga CircuitLatiumItalyAssetto Corsa
Ferrari Virtual Academy
netKar Pro
Kiro'o GamesYaoundeCameroon'
Laminar ResearchColumbiaSouth CarolinaUnited StatesX-Plane
Larian StudiosGhentBelgium
Lazy 8 StudiosSan FranciscoCaliforniaUnited StatesCogs
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Lindsay GraceWashington, DCDistrict of ColumbiaUnited StatesBig Huggin
Little Green Men GamesZagrebCroatiaStarpoint Gemini
Starpoint Gemini 2
LlamasoftUnited KingdomPolybius
Space Giraffe
Gridrunner Revolution
Madfinger GamesBrnoCzech RepublicShadowgun
Dead Trigger
MesshofLos AngelesCaliforniaUnited StatesNidhogg
MidBossSan FranciscoCaliforniaUnited StatesRead Only Memories
Mighty Rabbit StudiosCaryNorth CarolinaUnited StatesSaturday Morning RPG
Breach & Clear
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Mode 7 GamesBrightonEast SussexEnglandFrozen Synapse series
Tokyo 42
MojangStockholmSwedenMinecraft
Cobalt
Scrolls
MolleindustriaTurinItalyFaith Fighter
Phone Story
Moon StudiosViennaAustriaOri and the Blind Forest
NeocoreGamesBudapestHungaryThe Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing
New Star GamesUnited KingdomNew Star Soccer
NicalisSanta AnaCaliforniaUnited StatesNightSky
Cave Story
VVVVVV
1001 Spikes
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NifflasUmeåSwedenKnytt
Knytt Stories
Within a Deep Forest
Nival InteractiveMoscowRussiaBlitzkrieg
Silent Storm
Number NoneCaliforniaUnited StatesBraid
The Witness
The Odd GentlemenCaliforniaUnited StatesThe Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom
Owlchemy LabsBostonMassachusettsUnited StatesSnuggle Truck
AaaaaAAaaaAAAaaAAAAaAAAAA!!!
Parallax StudioNixaMissouriUnited States'
PixelJAM GamesUnited StatesDino Run
PlaydeadCopenhagenDenmarkLimbo
Inside
Polytron CorporationMontrealCanadaFez
Puppy GamesNotting HillUnited Kingdom Revenge of the Titans
Droid Assault
Positech GamesUnited KingdomDemocracy
Gratuitous Space Battles
Private Moon StudiosHungaryAGON series
Yoomurjak's Ring
Provox GamesZagrebCroatia'
Psyonix StudiosSan DiegoCaliforniaUnited StatesRocket League
Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars
ARC Squadron
Punch EntertainmentPalo AltoCaliforniaUnited States
Q-GamesKyotoJapanStar Fox Command
PixelJunk series
Rake In GrassPragueCzech RepublicJets 'n' Guns
Larva Mortus
Red Thread GamesOsloNorwayDreamfall Chapters
Renegade KidAustinTexasUnited StatesMutant Mudds
Daniel RemarSwedenIji
Relentless SoftwareBrightonUnited KingdomBuzz!
Blue Toad Murder Files
Renegade KidAustinTexasUnited States'
Moon
Dementium II
Roll7LondonUnited Kingdom OlliOlli
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Not a Hero
Ronimo GamesUtrechtNetherlandsde Blob
Swords & Soldiers
Awesomenauts
Rovio EntertainmentEspooFinlandAngry Birds
S2 GamesRohnert ParkCaliforniaUnited States'
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Heroes of Newerth
Saber InteractiveMillburnNew JerseyUnited StatesWill Rock
TimeShift
Sandlot GamesBothellWashingtonUnited StatesCake Mania
Santa Cruz GamesSanta CruzCaliforniaUnited States'
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Schell GamesPittsburghPennsylvaniaUnited StatesI Expect You To DieDeveloper and publisher
Scott CawthonSaladoTexasUnited StatesFive Nights at Freddy's series
Semi Secret SoftwareAustinTexasUnited StatesCanabalt
SidheWellingtonNew ZealandGripShift
Shatter
Rugby Challenge series
Rugby League series
SimogoMalmöSwedenDevice 6
Year Walk
Beat Sneak Bandit
Bumpy Road
Silver Creek EntertainmentGrants PassOregonUnited StatesSoltrio Solitaire
Ska StudiosMarcyNew YorkUnited StatesSurvival Crisis Z
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I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES 1NIT!!!1
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Charlie Murder
Salt and Sanctuary
SkygoblinGothenburgSwedenThe Journey Down
Soldak EntertainmentDallasTexasUnited StatesDepths of Peril
Kivi's Underworld
Din's Curse
Spiderweb SoftwareSeattleWashingtonUnited StatesExile series
Avernum series
Geneforge series
Nethergate
Splash DamageLondonUnited Kingdom '
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SquadMexico CityMexicoKerbal Space Program
StardockPlymouthMichiganUnited StatesGalactic Civilizations series
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The Political Machine series
Storm ImpactGlenviewIllinoisUnited StatesTaskMaker
Studio PixelJapanCave Story
Ikachan
Kero Blaster
Subatomic StudiosBostonMassachusettsUnited StatesFieldrunners
Supergiant GamesSan JoseCaliforniaUnited StatesBastion
Transistor
Pyre
SuperVillain StudiosSanta AnaCaliforniaUnited States'
Order Up!
Tarsier StudiosMalmöSwedenLittle Nightmares
Tale of TalesGhentBelgiumThe Endless Forest
The Graveyard
The Path
TaleWorldsAnkaraTurkeyMount&Blade
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Team Shanghai AliceEbinaKanagawaJapanTouhou Project
Telltale GamesSan RafaelCaliforniaUnited StatesSam & Max episodic series
The Walking Dead series
Tales from the Borderlands
The Wolf Among Us
Game of Thrones
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Terry CavanaghLondonUnited Kingdom VVVVV
Super Hexagon
thatgamecompanyLos AngelesCaliforniaUnited StatesflOw
Cloud
Flower
Journey
Three Rings DesignSan FranciscoCaliforniaUnited StatesYohoho! Puzzle Pirates
Bang! Howdy
Whirled
Tiger StyleAustinTexasUnited StatesWaking Mars
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tinyBuildBothellWashingtonUnited StatesNo Time to ExplainSince 2016 only active as a publisher
Terri VellmannBrazilHeavy Bullets
Toby FoxBostonMassachusettsUnited StatesUndertale
Deltarune
Torpex GamesBellevueWashingtonUnited StatesSchizoid
Tomorrow CorporationUnited StatesLittle Inferno
World of Goo
Trendy EntertainmentGainesvilleFloridaUnited StatesDungeon Defenders
Tribute GamesMontrealQuebecCanadaWizorb
Mercenary Kings
Curses 'N Chaos
Trickster ArtsBrnoCzech RepublicHero of Many
Hackers
Twisted PixelAustinTexasUnited StatesThe Maw
Splosion Man
Ms. Splosion Man
Uber EntertainmentKirklandWashingtonUnited StatesPlanetary Annihilation
Monday Night Combat
Super Monday Night Combat
VectorparkBrooklynNew YorkUnited StatesWindosill
Metamorphabet
VlambeerUtrechtNetherlandsSuper Crate Box
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Luftrausers
Nuclear Throne
VoxelStormManchesterUnited KingdomGolfXTRM
Fractyr
AdvertCity
Wadjet Eye GamesNew York CityNew YorkUnited StatesThe Shivah
Blackwell series
Gemini Rue
Shardlight
WayForward Technologies, Inc.ValenciaCaliforniaUnited StatesShantae series
Contra 4
A Boy and His Blob
Mighty Switch Force series
Double Dragon Neon
DuckTales Remastered
Wolfire GamesBerkeleyCaliforniaUnited StatesBlack Shades
Lugaru: The Rabbit's Foot
Overgrowth
Xona GamesYarmouthNova ScotiaCanadaScore Rush
XMG StudioTorontoOntarioCanada
Yacht Club GamesValencia, CaliforniaCaliforniaUnited StatesShovel KnightFounded by former Wayforward director Sean Velasco
ChicagoIllinoisUnited StatesOctodad
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Zachary BarthSeattleWashingtonUnited StatesInfiniminer
SpaceChem
Zoetrope InteractiveIstanbulTurkey'
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ZoinkGothenburgSwedenPlayStation All-Stars Island
The Kore Gang
ZoonamiCambridgeEnglandUnited KingdomZendoku
Bonsai Barber
ZootFlyLjubljanaSloveniaFirst Battalion''