List of video game publishers
This is a list of video game publisher companies. A video game publisher may specialize in only publishing games for developers, or may either have in-house development studios or own subsidiary development companies. Some developers may publish their games themselves.
This list includes both active and inactive companies. Active publishers are either run independently or as a subsidiary of another company. Inactive publishers may either be defunct outright or still exist but no longer involved in video game publishing.
| active independently |
| active as subsidiary of larger game publisher |
| defunct / no longer active in video game publishing |
| Publisher | Location | Est. | Notable games published | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07th Expansion | Japan | 2002 | Higurashi When They Cry Umineko When They Cry Ciconia When They Cry |
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| 11 bit studios | Warsaw, Poland | 2010 | Frostpunk This War of Mine Moonlighter |
video game developer, marketer, and distributor |
| 1C Company | Moscow, Russia | 1991 | Il-2 series Men of War series |
specializes in localization for Russia |
| 20th Century Games | Century City, California, United States | 2022 | Aliens: Dark Descent | Licensor for games based on 20th Century Studios properties |
| 2K Games | Novato, California, United States | 2005 | NBA 2K WWE 2K |
video game marketer and distributor; subsidiary and publishing label of Take-Two Interactive |
| 3D Realms | Garland, Texas, United States | 1987 | Duke Nukem series | video game developer; also known as Apogee Software, Ltd.; acquired by Embracer Group in 2021 |
| The 3DO Company | Redwood City, California, United States | 1991 | Army Men | video game and video game console developer |
| 505 Games | Milan, Italy | 2006 | publishing division of Digital Bros. group | |
| 7th Level | Dallas, Texas, United States | 1993 | Monty Python's Complete Waste of Time | defunct 1998 |
| A&F Software | Rochdale, United Kingdom | 1981 | Chuckie Egg | merged with MC Lothlorien in 1986 to become Icon Design Ltd. |
| Aackosoft | Zoeterwoude, Netherlands | 1983 | various MSX games | defunct 1988 |
| Aardvark Software | United Kingdom | 1983 | Frak! | defunct 1989 |
| ABC Software | Buchs, St. Gallen, Switzerland | 1991 | acquired by Electronic Arts in 1998 | |
| Absolute Entertainment | Upper Saddle River, New Jersey, United States | 1986 | A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia | defunct 1995 |
| Access Software | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | 1982 | Tex Murphy | acquired by Microsoft in 1999; defunct 2006 |
| Acclaim Entertainment | Glen Cove, New York, United States | 1987 | Turok Burnout WWF WrestleMania |
brand name acquired by Acclaim Games; intellectual property acquired by Throwback Entertainment |
| Accolade | California, United States | 1984 | Hardball! series Star Control series Test Drive series |
video game developer; acquired by Atari, SA née Infogrames in 1999, name retired |
| Acornsoft | Cambridge, England, United Kingdom | 1980 | various Acorn Electron games | rights sold to Superior Software in 1986 |
| Acquire | Tokyo, Japan | 1994 | Akiba's Trip | acquired by GungHo Online Entertainment in 2011 |
| Active Gaming Media AGM | Osaka, Japan | 2006 | PLAYISM part of Active Gaming Media Inc., focuses on the localization and distribution of video games | |
| Activision | Santa Monica, California, United States | 1979 | Call of Duty Guitar Hero Spyro |
video game developer; acquired Neversoft in 1999 and Infinity Ward in 2003; acquired several other developers as well; merged with Vivendi to form Activision Blizzard in 2008 |
| Activision Blizzard | Santa Monica, California, United States | 2008 | formed by merger between Activision and Vivendi Games in 2008; acquired by Microsoft in 2023 | |
| Addictive Games | Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom | 1982 | Football Manager | acquired by Prism Leisure Corporation in 1987, which continued to use the Addictive Games label until 1992 |
| The Adventure Company | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | 2002 | Still Life | label of DreamCatcher Interactive until 2006, of JoWooD Productions Software from then until 2011, and of Nordic Games since then |
| Adventure International | Longwood, Florida, United States | 1978 | Adventureland | defunct 1985 |
| Adventure Soft | Birmingham, England, United Kingdom | 1983 | Simon the Sorcerer | still sells old games but no longer publishes new games under the name |
| Affect | Japan | 1990 | defunct 2008 | |
| Agatsuma Entertainment | Tokyo, Japan | 1997 | Drawn to Life | defunct 2016 |
| Âge | Tokyo, Japan | 1999 | Akane Maniax | division of Acid Co., Ltd |
| AGEod | Grenoble, France | 2005 | Birth of America | acquired by Paradox Interactive in 2009 and renamed to Paradox France; they became independent in 2012 and their games are now published by The Slitherine Group |
| Agetec | Sunnyvale, California, United States | 1998 | focuses on distributing Japanese titles in the US | |
| Akabeisoft2 | Japan | 2005 | Sharin no Kuni: The Girl Among the Sunflowers | |
| Akella | Moscow, Russia | 1995 | Age of Sail II Age of Pirates series Sea Dogs |
video game developer; defunct 2012 |
| Akupara Games | Los Angeles, California, United States | 2016 | Whispering Willows The Metronomicon: Slay the Dance Floor |
video game developer, does console and mobile porting |
| Aksys | Torrance, California, United States | 2006 | Guilty Gear series | |
| ALcot | Japan | 2003 | Clover Heart's | |
| Alawar | Novosibirsk, Russia | 1999 | Beholder (video game) Do Not Feed the Monkeys Farm Frenzy |
video game developer, marketer, and distributor |
| AliceSoft | Japan | 1989 | Tournament of the Gods | |
| AlphaDream | Tokyo, Japan | 2000 | Koto Battle: Tengai no Moribito | no longer publishes video games |
| ADK | Ageo, Saitama, Japan | 1980 | Exciting Soccer | known as Alpha Denshi Corporation in 1993; defunct 2003 |
| Alchemist | Tokyo, Japan | 1991 | Baldr Force | defunct 2016 |
| All in! Games | Kraków, Poland | 2018 | Chernobylite (PS4, Xbox One) | |
| Alligata | Sheffield, United Kingdom | 1983 | Blagger | acquired by Superior Software in 1987 |
| Allumer | Tokyo, Japan | 1983 | Blandia | defunct 1999 |
| Alten8 | Luton, England, United Kingdom | 2005 | Space Tanks | video game developer |
| Alternative Software | Castleford, United Kingdom | 1985 | Count Duckula | |
| Amazon Games | Seattle, Washington, United States | 2012 | The Grand Tour Game | software publishing arm of Amazon |
| American Game Cartridges | Chandler, Arizona, United States | 1990 | Chillder | defunct 1994 |
| American Laser Games | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | 1989 | Mad Dog McCree | acquired by its former division, Her Interactive, in 1999 |
| American Video Entertainment | San Jose, California, United States | 1990 | Wally Bear and the NO! Gang | published last game in 1994 |
| Amplitude Studios | Paris, France | 2011 | Endless Space | acquired by Sega in 2016 and their games are now published by Sega |
| Amsoft | Brentwood, Essex, United Kingdom | 1984 | various Amstrad CPC games | publishing arm of Amstrad until 1989 |
| ANALOG Software | Worcester, Massachusetts, United States | 1981 | various Atari 8-bit games | software publishing arm of ANALOG Computing; defunct 1989 |
| Antic Software | Marion, Ohio, United States | 1982 | Caverns of Mars II | software publishing arm of Antic; defunct 1990 |
| APF Electronics Inc. | New York City, United States | 1970 | APF TV Fun | defunct 1983 |
| Apogee Software | United States | 2008 | video game developer | |
| Apple Inc. | Cupertino, California, United States | 1976 | Lemonade Stand | known as Apple Computer until 2007 |
| Aquaplus | Osaka, Japan | 1994 | Utawarerumono | |
| AQ Interactive | Tokyo, Japan | 2005 | Bullet Witch | Merged into Marvelous Entertainment in 2011 |
| Arcadia Systems | Costa Mesa, California, United States | 1987 | Silver Surfer | division of Mastertronic; defunct 1991 |
| Arcen Games | Durham, North Carolina, United States | 2009 | AI War series A Valley Without Wind series The Last Federation |
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| Arc System Works | Tokyo, Japan | 1988 | BlazBlue series Guilty Gear series |
video game developer |
| Argus Press | United Kingdom | 1966 | Nether Earth | published games through its Argus Press Software division, which was acquired in 1987 and renamed Grandslam Entertainment |
| Arika | Tokyo, Japan | 1995 | Technicbeat | video game developer |
| Ariolasoft | Germany | 1983 | software publishing arm of Ariola Records; reëstablished as United Software in 1990 | |
| Armor Games | United States | 2005 | published flash titles before branching out into mobile, PC, and console markets | |
| Arsys Software | Tokyo, Japan | 1985 | Star Cruiser | defunct 2001 |
| Artdink | Tokyo, Japan | 1986 | A-Train | |
| Artic Computing | Brandesburton, United Kingdom | 1980 | Bear Bovver | defunct 1986 |
| Arush Entertainment | Scottsdale, Arizona, United States | 1999 | Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project | acquired by HIP Interactive in 2004; defunct 2005 |
| Arxel Tribe | Slovenia | 1989 | The Legend of the Prophet and the Assassin | last game published in 2003 |
| Ascaron | Gütersloh, Germany | 1992 | The Patrician | known as Ascom until 1996; defunct 2009; most assets acquired by Kalypso Media |
| ASC Games | Darien, Connecticut, United States | 1992 | Sanitarium | defunct 2000 |
| Asmik Corporation of America | Japan | 1985 | merged with Ace Entertainment | |
| Asmodee | Quartier Villaroy, Guyancourt, France | 1995 | Scythe: Digital Edition | |
| Aspyr Media | Austin, Texas, United States | 1996 | acquired by Embracer Group in 2021 | |
| Astragon | Düsseldorf, Germany | 2000 | Family Park Tycoon | |
| Asymmetric Publications | Arizona, United States | Kingdom of Loathing | ||
| Atari, Inc | Sunnyvale, California, United States | 1972 | Pong Breakout Asteroids Centipede |
bought by Warner Bros. in 1976; closed 1984, assets split between Atari Corporation and Atari Games |
| Atari Corp. | Sunnyvale, California, United States | 1984 | Electrocop | founded as Tramel Technology, Ltd. in 1984; acquired Atari name shortly thereafter; reverse-merged with JMS Inc. in 1996 |
| Atari Games | Milpitas, California, United States | 1984 | Gauntlet | published console games under the Tengen label; subsidiary of Time Warner until its acquisition by WMS Industries in 1996, which spun it off as a subsidiary of Midway Games in 1998; renamed to Midway Games West at the same time; dissolved in 2003 |
| Atari, SA | Paris, France | 2003 | Enter the Matrix Transformers Unreal Tournament 2004 Star Trek Online |
formerly GT Interactive, became full subsidiary of Atari, SA in 2008 |
| AtariAge | United States | 1998 | Adventure II | |
| Athena | Japan | 1987 | Sword Master | no longer publishes video games |
| Atlantis Software | London, England, United Kingdom | 1984 | Cops 'n' Robbers | defunct 1992 |
| Artech Digital Entertainment | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | 1982 | Mystery at the Museums | defunct 2011 |
| ASCII Corporation | Tokyo, Japan | 1977 | acquired by Kadokawa Group Holdings in 2004 | |
| Atlus | Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan | 1986 | Persona series
Shin Megami Tensei series |
video game developer; purchased by Sega in 2013 |
| Attic Entertainment Software | Albstadt, Germany | 1990 | The Oath | defunct 2001 |
| Audiogenic Limited | Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom | 1975 | various Commodore PET games | defunct 1985; reformed as Audiogenic Software Ltd |
| August | Japan | 2001 | Princess Holiday | |
| Auran Development | Helensvale, Queensland, Australia | 1995 | SpellForce: The Order of Dawn | now known as N3V Games |
| Autumn Games | New York City, United States | 2007 | Skullgirls | focused on providing publishing services for independent developers for digital platforms |
| Avalon Hill | Renton, Washington, United States | 1954 | Achtung Spitfire! | acquired by Hasbro in 1998 |
| Aventuras AD | Spain | 1987 | various text adventure games | defunct 1992 |
| Aventurine SA | Athens, Greece | 2002 | Darkfall | video game developer |
| BAM! Entertainment | San Jose, California, United States | 1999 | Bujingai | dormant since 2004 |
| Bandai Games | Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan | 1950 | video game operations merged with Namco as Namco Bandai Games; no longer publishes video games | |
| Bandai Namco Entertainment | Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan | 1955 | Naruto: Ultimate Ninja | |
| Banpresto | Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan | 1977 | acquired by Namco Bandai Holdings; no longer publishes video games | |
| BBC Multimedia | London, England, United Kingdom | 1995 | Doctor Who: Destiny of the Doctors | defunct 2005 |
| Beagle Bros | San Diego, California, United States | 1980 | Beagle Bag | defunct 1991 |
| Bergsala Lightweight | Tokyo, Japan | 1995 | Apron of Magic | |
| Berkeley Systems | Berkeley, California, United States | 1987 | You Don't Know Jack | acquired by Sierra in 1997; defunct 2000 |
| Bethesda Softworks | Rockville, Maryland, United States | 1986 | Fallout 3, 4 and New Vegas Elder Scrolls Wolfenstein: The New Order The Evil Within Doom (2016) |
video game developer; acquired by Microsoft in 2020 |
| Beyond Software | United Kingdom | 1983 | Lords of Midnight | acquired by Telecomsoft in 1985 |
| Big Ant Studios | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | 2001 | Cricket 19 | |
| Big Fish Games | Seattle, Washington, United States | 2002 | Virtual Villagers | acquired by Aristocrat Technologies in 2018 |
| Big Five Software | Van Nuys, California, United States | 1980 | Miner 2049er | defunct 1984 |
| Bilibili | Shanghai, China | 2009 | Guardian Tales | |
| Blue Byte | Düsseldorf, Germany | 1988 | The Settlers | video game developer; acquired by Ubisoft and their games are now published by Ubisoft |
| Broderbund | United States | 1980 | Myst Prince of Persia |
acquired by Ubisoft, eventually sold to The Learning Company; no longer publishes video games |
| Black Legend | Welwyn, United Kingdom | 1993 | Football Glory | defunct 1996 |
| Blizzard Entertainment | Irvine, California, United States | 1991 | Diablo series StarCraft series |
video game developer; acquired by Davidson & Associates in 1994, renamed from Silicon & Synapse; acquired by CUC International in 1996, which merged into Cendant in 1997 and was sold to Havas in 1998; acquired by Vivendi and become part of Vivendi Games group in 1998 merged into Activision Blizzard in 2008 |
| Blue Ribbon | Doncaster, United Kingdom | 1985 | 3D Dotty | label of CDS Micro Systems; defunct 1991 |
| Blumhouse Games | Los Angeles, California, United States | 2023 | video game publishing arm of Blumhouse Productions | |
| Bohemia Interactive | Prague, Czech Republic | 1999 | ARMA series | |
| Box Office, Inc. | Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States | 1987 | ALF: The First Adventure | published last game in 1989 |
| Brash Entertainment | Hollywood, California, United States | 2007 | Jumper: Griffin's Story | defunct 2008 |
| Broccoli | Tokyo, Japan | 1994 | First Kiss Story II | |
| Bug-Byte | Liverpool, United Kingdom | 1980 | Manic Miner | |
| Bubble Bus Software | Tonbridge, Kent, United Kingdom | 1982 | Starquake | defunct 1989 |
| BudgeCo | California, United States | 1981 | Raster Blaster | defunct 1983 |
| Buka Entertainment | Moscow, Russia | 1994 | Pathologic | |
| BulkyPix | Vélizy-Villacoublay, France | 2008 | Please, Don't Touch Anything | defunct 2016 |
| Bullet-Proof Software | Japan | 1980 | The Black Onyx | defunct |
| Bungie | Bellevue, Washington | 1991 | Destiny series Marathon Trilogy Abuse |
video game developer; formerly a subsidiary of Microsoft; formerly had a publishing deal with Activision, now an "independent subsidiary" of Sony Interactive Entertainment as of 2022 |
| C&E | Taipei, Taiwan | 1990 | Super Fighter | no longer publishes video games |
| California Dreams | California, United States | 1987 | Blockout | publishing label of Logical Design Works; defunct 1991 |
| California Pacific Computer Company | Davis, California, United States | 1979 | Akalabeth: World of Doom | defunct 1983 |
| Camerica | Chicago, Illinois | 1988 | ||
| Canal+ Multimedia | France | 1984 | Paris 1313 | publishing arm of the Canal+ Group; no longer publishes video games |
| Candy Soft | Japan | 1996 | Tsuyokiss | |
| Capcom | Osaka, Japan | 1979 | Mega Man series Street Fighter series Resident Evil series Devil May Cry series |
video game developer |
| Capstone Software | Miami, Florida, United States | 1984 | William Shatner's TekWar | subsidiary of IntraCorp; defunct 1996 |
| Casady & Greene | United States | 1984 | Sky Shadow | defunct 2003 |
| Cases Computer Simulations | London, England, United Kingdom | 1982 | Arnhem | published last game in 1994 |
| Cave | Tokyo, Japan | 1994 | DoDonPachi SaiDaiOuJou | |
| Cavedog Entertainment | Bothell, Washington, United States | 1995 | Total Annihilation | defunct 2000 |
| CBS Electronics | United States | 1982 | K-Razy Shoot-Out | closed in 1984 |
| CD Projekt Red | Warsaw, Poland | 1994 | The Witcher series | |
| CDS Software | Doncaster, United Kingdom | 1982 | European Superleague | reformed as iDigicon Ltd in 2002 |
| CDV Software Entertainment AG | Bruchsal, Germany | 1989 | defunct 2010 | |
| Centuri | Hialeah, Florida, United States | 1969 | Vanguard | known as Allied Leisure until 1980; defunct 1985 |
| ChessBase | Hamburg, Germany | 1986 | various chess programs | |
| Chucklefish | London, England, United Kingdom | 2011 | Stardew Valley Starbound Eastward (video game) |
A video game developer and publisher |
| Cinemax | Prague, Czech Republic | 1998 | Memento Mori | |
| CI Games | Warsaw, Poland | 2002 | Sniper: Ghost Warrior | video game developer; also known as City Interactive |
| Cinematronics | El Cajon, California, United States | 1975 | Dragon's Lair | acquired by Tradewest in 1987 and renamed to Leland Corporation |
| Cinemaware | Burlingame, California, United States | 1985 | Defender of the Crown | defunct 1991; reëstablished as Cinemaware Inc. in 2000 |
| Circus | Hasuda, Saitama, Japan | 2000 | Suika | |
| Club Kidsoft | Los Gatos, California, United States | 1992 | various edutainment games | defunct |
| The Coca-Cola Company | Atlanta, Georgia | 1886 | Pepsi Invaders | no longer publishes video games |
| Codemasters | Warwickshire, United Kingdom | 1985 | Overlord | video game developer; acquired by Electronic Arts in 2021 |
| Coktel Vision | Paris, France | 1985 | Emmanuelle | acquired by Sierra in 1993 |
| Coleco | United States | 1932 | video game console (ColecoVision and Telstar) and video game developer; revived in 2005, after being defunct since 1988 | |
| Color Dreams | United States | 1988 | video game developer | |
| CommaVid | Aurora, Illinois, United States | 1981 | Video Life | defunct 1983 |
| Commercial Data Systems | Emerald Park, Saskatchewan, Canada | 1982 | Frantic Freddie | exited the video game industry in 1990 |
| Commodore | West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States | 1954 | Radar Rat Race | defunct 1994 |
| Compile | Japan | 1982 | defunct 2003 | |
| Compile Heart | Tokyo, Japan | 2006 | Record of Agarest War | subsidiary of Idea Factory |
| CompuServe | Columbus, Ohio, United States | 1969 | Island of Kesmai | defunct 2009 |
| Computer and Video Games | Bath, Somerset, England, United Kingdom | 1981 | The Thompson Twins Adventure | label of Future Publishing; also known as C&VG, CVG, or C+VG; defunct 2004 |
| Conspiracy Entertainment | Santa Monica, California, United States | 1997 | video game developer | |
| Core Design | Derby, England, United Kingdom | 1988 | Corporation | acquired by Eidos Interactive in 1996; defunct 2010 |
| Cosmi Corporation | Carson, California, United States | 1982 | Forbidden Forest, The President is Missing | |
| Crave Entertainment | Newport Beach, California, United States | 1997 | ||
| Creative Computing | United States | 1974 | various Atari 8-bit games | defunct 1985 |
| CM Games | Tallinn, Estonia | 2010 | ||
| Creatures | Tokyo, Japan | 1995 | Chee-Chai Alien | no longer publishes video games |
| Crimson Cow | Hamburg, Germany | 2002 | A Vampyre Story | |
| CRL Group | London, England, United Kingdom | 1982 | Tau Ceti | published last game in 1989 |
| Cronosoft | United Kingdom | 2002 | various homebrew ZX Spectrum games | |
| Culture Brain Excel | Tokyo, Japan | 1980 | ||
| Cryo Interactive | Paris, France | 1989 | Seven Games of the Soul | defunct 2002; assets acquired by Dreamcatcher Interactive |
| Crystal Computing | Manchester, United Kingdom | 1982 | Halls of the Things | reëstablished as Design Design in 1984 |
| Crystal Dynamics | Redwood City, California, United States | 1992 | Gex | video game developer; acquired by Eidos Interactive in 1998 |
| Crytek | Frankfurt, Germany | 1999 | Robinson: The Journey | video game developer |
| Crytivo Games | San Diego, California, United States | 2013 | The Universim and many other indie games of different genres | |
| Cyberdreams | Calabasas, California, United States | 1990 | Dark Seed | defunct 1997 |
| Cybersoft | North Miami Beach, Florida | 1994 | Air Cavalry | label of GameTek; last game published in 1995 |
| D3 Publisher | Tokyo, Japan | 1996 | Last Escort series Vitamin series Simple series |
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| Daedalic Entertainment | Hamburg, Germany | 2007 | Edna & Harvey: The Breakout | |
| DarXabre | The Netherlands | 2001 | Hooligans: Storm Over Europe | defunct |
| Datamost | Chatsworth, California, United States | 1981 | Aztec | defunct 1985 |
| Datam Polystar | Tokyo, Japan | 1990 | Cacoma Knight | no longer publishes video games |
| Datasoft | Chatsworth, California, United States | 1980 | Bruce Lee | reformed as IntelliCreations in 1987 |
| Data Age | California, United States | 1982 | Journey Escape | defunct 1983 |
| Data Becker | Düsseldorf, Germany | 1980 | America | defunct 2014 |
| Data East | Tokyo, Japan | 1976 | ||
| Davidson & Associates | Torrance, California, United States | 1983 | Math Blaster! | acquired by CUC International in 1996; defunct 1999 |
| Davilex Games | Houten, The Netherlands | 1997 | A2 Racer | ceased publishing video games in 2005 |
| Davka | Chicago, Illinois, United States | 1982 | Apple II games | no longer publishes video games |
| Daybreak Game Company | California, United States | 1995 | DC Universe Online | video game developer; formerly known as Sony Online Entertainment; acquired by Enad Global 7 in 2020 |
| dB-SOFT | Sapporo, Japan | 1980 | Flappy | defunct 2001 |
| Deep Silver | Munich, Germany | 2002 | Metro series Saints Row series S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series |
label of Koch Media; purchased video game developer Volition and the Metro franchise from THQ in 2013; acquired by THQ Nordic in 2018 |
| Delphine Software International | Paris, France | 1988 | Future Wars | defunct 2004 |
| Delta 4 | United Kingdom | 1984 | Bored of the Rings | defunct 1992 |
| Destination Software | Moorestown, New Jersey, United States | 2001 | Snood | used the label DSI Games; acquired by GreenScreen Interactive Software in 2008 |
| Destineer | Minnesota, United States | 2000 | video game developer; publishes under the Bold Games, MacSoft, and Atomic Games labels | |
| Devolver Digital | Austin, Texas, United States | 2008 | ||
| Digital Fantasia | Blackpool, United Kingdom | 1982 | Perseus and Andromeda | ceased publishing in 1983; defunct 1991 |
| Digital Integration | Camberley, Surrey, United Kingdom | 1982 | ATF | acquired by Titus Interactive in 1998; defunct 2005 |
| Digital Jesters | Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom | 2003 | Chaos League | defunct 2006 |
| Digital Leisure | Aurora, Ontario, Canada | 1997 | various DVD games | |
| Digital Pictures | San Mateo, California, United States | 1991 | Corpse Killer | defunct 1996 |
| Dinamic Multimedia | Madrid, Spain | 1993 | PC Fútbol | defunct 2001 |
| Dinamic Software | Spain | 1983 | After the War | video game developer; defunct 1992 |
| Dinosaur Polo Club | Wellington, New Zealand | 2013 | Mini Motorways | |
| Disney Interactive Studios | Glendale, California, United States | 1988 | defunct 2016 | |
| DK'Tronics | Saffron Walden, United Kingdom | 1981 | 3D Tanx | defunct 1993 |
| Domark | London, England, United Kingdom | 1984 | 3D Construction Kit | merged with Big Red Software, Simis, and Eidos Technologies to form Eidos Interactive in 1996 |
| Don't Nod | Paris, France | 2008 | Gerda: A Flame in Winter | |
| Double Fine | San Francisco, California, United States | 2000 | Psychonauts series | acquired by Microsoft in 2019 |
| Dovetail Games | Chatham, Kent, England, United Kingdom | 2008 | Train Simulator | |
| Dragon Data | Wales, United Kingdom | 1980 | various Dragon 32/64 games | division of Mettoy; defunct 1984 |
| DreadXP | United States | 2019 | The Mortuary Assistant | video game publishing arm of Dread Central |
| DreamCatcher Games | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | 1996 | acquired by JoWooD Productions; folded into Nordic Games in 2011 | |
| DreamWorks Interactive | Los Angeles, California, United States | 1995 | The Neverhood | joint venture between DreamWorks and Microsoft; acquired by Electronic Arts in 2000 |
| Drecom | Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan | 2001 | D Cide Traumerei, Disgaea RPG | |
| DROsoft | Madrid, Spain | 1986 | various ZX Spectrum games | acquired by Electronic Arts in 1994 |
| Dtp entertainment | Hamburg, Germany | 1995 | ||
| Dynamic Planning | Tokyo, Japan | 1974 | Shien's Revenge | known as Dynamic Kikaku; no longer publishes video games |
| Dynamix | Eugene, Oregon, United States | 1984 | David Wolf: Secret Agent | acquired by Sierra in 1990; defunct 2001 |
| Eastasiasoft | Hong Kong, China | 2007 | Mugen Souls | |
| EasyGameStation | Japan | 2001 | Chantelise - A Tale of Two Sisters | |
| Ecole Software | Nishinomiya, Japan | 1989 | Death Crimson OX | no longer publishes video games |
| Edge Games | Pasadena, California, United States | 1990 | successor to Softek International Ltd | |
| Edu-Ware | Agoura Hills, California, United States | 1979 | The Prisoner | defunct 1985 |
| eGames | Langhorne, Pennsylvania, United States | 1992 | Darwinia | published games under the Cinemaware Marquee label; acquired by Tamino Minerals in 2012 |
| Eidos Interactive | London, England, United Kingdom | 1990 | Tomb Raider series Hitman series Championship Manager series |
absorbed by Square Enix Europe in 2009. Several assets including Crystal Dynamics, Eidos-Montreal, along with related franchises like Tomb Raider were acquired by Embracer Group in 2022 |
| Electric Dreams Software | Southampton, England, United Kingdom | 1985 | Firetrack | defunct 1989 |
| Electronic Arts | Redwood City, California, United States | 1982 | Battlefield series Medal of Honor series The Sims series |
video game developer |
| Electronic Arts Square | Japan | 1998 | joint venture between Electronic Arts (70%) and Square (30%) to publish EA titles in Japan. Square's stake sold to EA in 2003 and became Electronic Arts K.K. during preparations for Square Enix merger | |
| Electronic Arts Victor | Japan | 1993 | Mutant League Football | joint venture of Electronic Arts (70%) and Victor Entertainment (30%). Venture ended in December 1997 |
| Electro Brain | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | 1990 | Ghoul School | defunct 1998 |
| The Elektrik Keyboard | Chicago, Illinois, United States | 1978 | Depth Charge | ceased publishing video games in 1979 |
| ELF Corporation | Tokyo, Japan | 1989 | Dōkyūsei | defunct 2015 |
| Elite Systems | Lichfield, United Kingdom | 1984 | Beyond the Ice Palace | |
| Empire Interactive | London, England, United Kingdom | 1987 | Big Mutha Truckers | defunct 2009 |
| English Software | Manchester, United Kingdom | 1982 | Jet-Boot Jack | defunct 1987 |
| Enix | Tokyo, Japan | 1975 | Dragon Warrior | merged with Square as Square Enix |
| Enlight Software | United States | 1993 | Restaurant Empire | |
| Enterbrain | Tokyo, Japan | 1987 | Tear Ring Saga | division of Kadokawa Corporation; its game business was merged into Kadokawa Games in 2009 |
| Durell Software | Taunton, United Kingdom | 1983 | Saboteur | exited the video game industry in 1987 |
| Eighting | Tokyo, Japan | 1993 | Battle Garegga | acquired by COLOPL in 2016 no longer self-publishes video games |
| Emerald Software | Waterford, Ireland | 1988 | various licensed games for the Commodore 64 and Amiga | defunct 1991 |
| Encore, Inc. | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | 1994 | Torchlight | acquired by Speed Commerce in 2002, WYNIT Distribution LLC in 2014; encore acquired Viva Media |
| Entertainment Software Publishing | Japan | 1997 | Bangai-O | known as ESP; acquired by D3 Publisher, which continued to use it as a label until 2010 |
| En Masse Entertainment | Seattle, Washington, United States | 2010 | TERA | subsidiary of Krafton Game Union; closed in 2020[1] |
| Eolith | Seoul, South Korea | 1996 | various arcade games | defunct 2005 |
| Eon Digital Entertainment | London, England, United Kingdom | 2000 | Airfix Dogfighter | defunct 2002 |
| Epic Games | Potomac, Maryland, United States | 1991 | Epic Pinball ZZT Jill of the Jungle Fortnite |
video game developer; known as Potomac Computer Systems until 1992, and Epic MegaGames until 1999 |
| Epoch Co. | Tokyo, Japan | 1958 | Barcode Battler | no longer publishes video games |
| Epyx | Chappaqua, New York, United States | 1978 | Dunjonquest series Crush, Crumble and Chomp! various Olympics-themed games |
video game developer |
| ERE Informatique | France | 1981 | Macadam Bumper | acquired by Infogrames in 1987 |
| ESA (formerly Softmax) | South Korea | 1994 | Magna Carta: The Phantom of Avalanche | left from game business |
| Europress | Bath, England, United Kingdom | 1965 | Titanic: Adventure Out of Time | acquired by Hasbro Interactive in 1999 |
| Eushully | Sapporo, Japan | 1998 | various eroge | team within Arkham Products until 2005; label of Eukleia since then |
| Examu | Tokyo, Japan | 1999 | Arcana Heart | known as Yuki Enterprise until 2007 |
| Exidy | Sunnyvale, California, United States | 1974 | Mouse Trap Venture |
defunct 1989 |
| FASA | United States | 1980 | ended video game development and publishing 2012 | |
| Fabtek | Redmond, Washington, United States | 1987 | Cabal | defunct 1999 |
| Fandom | San Francisco, California, United States | 2004 | ||
| Fairchild Semiconductor | Sunnyvale, California, United States | 1957 | various Fairchild Channel F games | initially a division of Fairchild Camera and Instrument; acquired by Schlumberger in 1979, then by National Semiconductor in 1987; regained independence in 1997; acquired by ON Semiconductor in 2016 |
| Family Soft | Tokyo, Japan | 1987 | Mad Stalker: Full Metal Force | |
| Fantasy Software | Cheltenham, United Kingdom | 1983 | various ZX Spectrum games | defunct 1985 |
| Faster Than Light | United Kingdom | 1986 | Hydrofool | label of Gargoyle Games; defunct 1989 |
| Fathammer | Finland | 2002 | acquired by Telcogames in 2006 | |
| Firebird Software | London, England, United Kingdom | 1983 | Elite | defunct 1989 upon MicroProse's acquisition of Telecomsoft |
| First Star Software | Chappaqua, New York, United States | 1982 | Boulder Dash | acquired by BBG Entertainment in 2018 and their games are now published by BBG Entertainment |
| Fellow Traveller Games | Melbourne, Australia | 2013 | Hacknet | |
| Feral Interactive | London, England, United Kingdom | 1999 | publishes Macintosh and Linux games | |
| Fill-in-Cafe | Japan | 1987 | known as Team Cross Wonder until 1989; defunct 1998 | |
| Finji | Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States | 2006 | Night in the Woods Overland Wilmot's Warehouse Chicory: A Colorful Tale Tunic |
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| Fisher Price | East Aurora, New York, United States | 1930 | various Atari 8-bit and Colecovision games | acquired by Mattel in 1993 no longer publishes video games |
| Fishtank Interactive | Ravensburg, Germany | 2000 | AquaNox | publishing Label of Ravensburger Interactive; acquired alongside parent by JoWooD Productions in 2002 |
| Flair Software | Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom | 1990 | Elvira: The Arcade Game | last game published in 1999 |
| Flight-Plan | Gifu, Japan | 1989 | Sacred Blaze | defunct 2010 |
| Flying Edge | Glen Cove, New York, United States | 1992 | The Simpsons: Bart vs. the Space Mutants | label of Acclaim Entertainment; defunct 1994 |
| Focus Entertainment | Paris, France | 1996 | Pro Cycling Manager | |
| Focus Multimedia | Rugeley, United Kingdom | 1995 | various budget CD-ROM games | Acquired by Fandom, Inc. in 2021 |
| FormGen | Scottsdale, Arizona, United States | 1987 | Space Dude | acquired by GT Interactive in 1996 |
| The Fourth Dimension | United Kingdom | 1989 | Apocalypse | known as The 4th Dimension or 4D; defunct 2004 |
| Fox Interactive | Los Angeles, California, United States | 1982 | Croc Die Hard Trilogy |
video game developer; acquired by Vivendi Universal Games in 2003, ceased in 2006 |
| Freeverse Software | New York City, United States | 1994 | Project Nomads | acquired by Ngmoco in 2010 |
| French Bread | Tokyo, Japan | 1998 | Glove on Fight | formerly known as Watanabe Seisakusho |
| Froggo | Sunnyvale, California | 1987 | various Atari 2600 and 7800 games | defunct 1989 |
| FromSoftware | Tokyo, Japan | 1986 | Dark Souls series | subsidiary of Kadokawa Corporation |
| Front Wing | Japan | 2000 | Tea Society of a Witch | |
| Frontier Developments | United Kingdoms | 1994 | Stranded: Alien Dawn FAR: Changing Tides |
publish games under the Frontier Foundry label, no longer publishes video game |
| FTL Games | San Diego, California, United States | 1982 | Dungeon Master | defunct 1996 |
| Fujisankei Communications International | New York City, United States | 1986 | no longer publishes video games | |
| Fujitsu | Tokyo, Japan | 1935 | various FM Towns games | no longer publishes video games |
| Full On Games | Tokyo, Japan | 1996 | various Dreamcast games | known as FOG |
| Funcom | Oslo, Norway | 1993 | Age of Conan | video game developer; acquired by Tencent in 2020[2] |
| funk | Mainz, Germany | 2016 | Bundesfighter II Turbo | Online content network operated by German public broadcasting |
| Future Games | Beroun, Czech Republic | 1996 | The Black Mirror | defunct 2011 |
| Fuuki | Kyoto, Japan | 1977 | Asura Blade: Sword of Dynasty | no longer publishes video games |
| G.rev | Japan | 2000 | Border Down | |
| G5 Entertainment | Stockholm, Sweden | 2001 | Supermarket Mania | |
| Gaelco | Barcelona, Spain | 1981 | Big Karnak | dissolved in 2007 |
| Game Designers' Workshop | Normal, Illinois, United States | 1973 | The Battle of Chickamauga | defunct 1996 |
| Gaijin Entertainment | Budapest, Hungary | 2002 | War Thunder | |
| Gaijinworks | Redding, California, United States | 2006 | Miami Law | |
| Gainax | Tokyo, Japan | 1984 | Princess Maker | no longer publishes video games |
| Gakken | Tokyo, Japan | 1947 | Might and Magic Book One: The Secret of the Inner Sanctum | no longer publishes video games |
| Game | Basingstoke, England, United Kingdom | 1992 | Christmas Shopper Simulator | |
| Gamecock | Austin, Texas, United States | 2007 | acquired by SouthPeak Games | |
| Gameloft | Paris, France | 2000 | Asphalt Urban GT | Acquired by Vivendi in 2016 |
| Game Freak | Tokyo, Japan | 1989 | Little Town Hero | |
| Games by Apollo | Richardson, Texas, United States | 1981 | Lost Luggage | defunct 1983 |
| Games Workshop | Nottingham, United Kingdom | 1975 | Chaos | ceased publishing video games in 1985 |
| GameHouse | Seattle, Washington, United States | 1998 | Acquired by RealNetworks in 2004 | |
| GameTek | North Miami Beach, Florida, United States | 1987 | Wheel of Fortune | publishing label of IJE; defunct 1998 |
| Game Arts | Tokyo, Japan | 1985 | Thexder | acquired by GungHo Online Entertainment in 2005 and their games are now published by GungHo Online Entertainment |
| The Game Factory | Aarhus, Denmark | 2004 | various licensed Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS games | defunct |
| Game Park | South Korea | 1996 | various GP32 games | defunct 2007 |
| Game Studio | Tokyo, Japan | 1985 | defunct 2015 | |
| Gargoyle Games | Dudley, England, United Kingdom | 1983 | Tir Na Nog | defunct 1987 |
| Gathering of Developers | Austin, Texas, United States | 1998 | Jazz Jackrabbit 2 | acquired by Take Two Interactive in 2000; renamed to Gathering; defunct 2004 |
| Gearbox Software | Frisco, Texas, United States | 1999 | Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition | acquired by Embracer Group in 2021. Publishes game under the "Gearbox Publishing" label. |
| General Entertainment | Tokyo, Japan | 1994 | defunct 2011 | |
| Genki | Tokyo, Japan | 1990 | Tokyo Xtreme Racer | |
| Global Star Software | Ontario, Canada | 1992 | publishing label of Take-Two Interactive, name retired | |
| Gathering of Developers | Texas, United States | 1988 | Tropico Stronghold |
acquired by Take-Two Interactive, name retired |
| Gebelli Software | United States | 1982 | Apple II games | defunct 1984 |
| Giga | Japan | 1993 | Variable Geo | |
| Gizmondo | Sweden | 2000 | Sticky Balls | known as Tiger Telematics until 2004; defunct 2006 |
| Global A Entertainment | Tokyo, Japan | 1997 | My World, My Way | renamed to GAE, Inc. in 2009 |
| Global VR | San Jose, California, United States | 1998 | EA Sports NASCAR Racing | |
| GN Software | Japan | 2003 | Ren'ai CHU! | label of Good Navigate |
| GOG Ltd | Warsaw, Poland | 2008 | digital distribution service | |
| Gogii Games | Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada | 2006 | video game developer | |
| Good Shepherd Entertainment | The Hague, Netherlands | 2011 | ||
| Gotham Games | New York City, United States | 2002 | Conflict: Desert Storm | label of Take-Two Interactive; defunct 2003 |
| Gottlieb | Chicago, Illinois, United States | 1927 | Q*bert | defunct 1996 |
| Got Game Entertainment | Weston, Connecticut, United States | 2002 | ARMA 2 | |
| Grandslam Entertainment | Croydon, Surrey, United Kingdom | 1987 | Reunion | defunct 1995 |
| Graphsim Entertainment | Addison, Texas | 1992 | Hellcats Over the Pacific | known as Graphic Simulations |
| Gravity | Seoul, Republic of Korea | 2013 | Ragnarok Online Ragnarok Online 2: Legend of the Second |
video game developer; subsidy of GungHo Online Entertainment |
| Great Wave Software | Scotts Valley, California, United States | 1984 | various edutainment games | defunct |
| Gremlin Industries | San Diego, California, United States | 1973 | Blockade | acquired by Bally in 1984 |
| Gremlin Interactive | Sheffield, England, United Kingdom | 1984 | acquired by Atari, SA née Infogrames, name retired | |
| Grolier Interactive Inc | New York City, United States | 1982 | Golden Gate Killer | known as Grolier Electronic Publishing Inc until 1996; acquired by Scholastic in 1999 |
| Groove Games | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | 2001 | Pariah | defunct 2009 |
| GSC World Publishing | Kyiv, Ukraine | 2004 | ||
| GTE Interactive Media | Carlsbad, California, United States | 1990 | Titanic: Adventure Out of Time | software publishing arm of GTE; defunct 1997 |
| GT Interactive | New York City, United States | 1993 | Blood | acquired by Atari, SA née Infogrames |
| GungHo Online Entertainment | Tokyo, Japan | 1998 | Ragnarok DS | |
| Gust Co. Ltd. | Nagano, Japan | 1993 | acquired by Koei Tecmo in 2011 and their games are now published by Koei Tecmo | |
| Hacker International | Japan | 1990 | Menace Beach | defunct 2001 |
| HAL Laboratory | Tokyo, Japan | 1980 | Eggerland | no longer publishes video games |
| Hamster Corporation | Tokyo, Japan | 1999 | Shienryu | |
| HanbitSoft | South Korea | 1999 | StarCraft (KR) | acquired by T3 Entertainment |
| Hasbro Interactive | California, United States | 1995 | Monopoly RISK RollerCoaster Tycoon series |
assets acquired by Atari, SA née Infogrames in 2000, no staff retained |
| Headup Games | Düren, Germany | 2009 | Acquired by Thunderful Group in 2021 | |
| Hect | Japan | 1988 | Firestriker | defunct 2002 |
| HeR Interactive | Bellevue, Washington, United States | 1995 | Nancy Drew | video game developer |
| Heureka-Klett | Germany | 1996 | Opera Fatal | defunct |
| Hex | London, England, United Kingdom | 1990 | Top Banana | defunct 1999 |
| Hi Tech Expressions | United States | 1988 | ||
| Hewson Consultants | United Kingdom | 1981 | Pinball Dreams | defunct 1991 |
| Hirameki | Diamond Bar, California, United States | 2000 | Ever17 | ceased publishing video games in 2008 |
| Hodder & Stoughton | London, England, United Kingdom | 1868 | The Rats | no longer publishes video games |
| Home Entertainment Suppliers | Sydney, Australia | 1984 | Raid 2020 | known as HES |
| Hooded Horse | Dallas, Texas, United States | 2019 | Manor Lords | |
| HopeLab | Redwood City, California, United States | 2001 | Re-Mission | |
| Houghton Mifflin Harcourt | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | 1832 | Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? Treasures of Knowledge | publishes games through its software division, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Learning Technology, which was known as Riverdeep PLC until its acquisition of Houghton Mifflin in 2006, and then as Houghton Mifflin Riverdeep Group until 2007 |
| Hudson Soft | Minato, Tokyo, Japan | 1973 | Bomberman Bonk Adventure Island |
video game developer; acquired by Konami |
| Human Engineered Software | Brisbane, California, United States | 1980 | Project Space Station | acquired by Avant Garde Publishing Corp. in 1984 |
| Human Entertainment | Tokyo, Japan | 1983 | Fire Pro Wrestling | defunct 2000 |
| Humble Bundle | San Francisco, California, United States | 2010 | A Hat in Time | acquired by IGN Entertainment |
| HummingBirdSoft | Japan | 1982 | Laplace no Ma | defunct |
| Humongous Entertainment | City of Industry, California, United States | 1992 | Putt-Putt | Ceased self-publication in 2000, shuttered in 2006 |
| IBM | Armonk, New York, United States | 1911 | Alley Cat | |
| Iceberg Interactive | Haarlem, The Netherlands | 2009 | Killing Floor APB: Reloaded Endless Space StarDrive |
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| ICOM Simulations | Wheeling, Illinois, United States | 1981 | Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective | acquired by Viacom New Media in 1993, reformed as Rabid Entertainment in 1997, and closed in 1998 |
| Idea Factory | Tokyo, Japan | 1994 | Black Stone: Magic & Steel | |
| id Software | Richardson, Texas, United States | 1991 | Heretic | acquired by ZeniMax Media in 2009 |
| Ignition Entertainment | Essex, England, United Kingdom | 2002 | acquired by UTV Software Communications and renamed UTV Ignition Games. Shuttered in 2012 following purchase of UTV by The Walt Disney Company. | |
| Illusion Soft | Yokohama, Japan | 2001 | RapeLay | |
| Imageepoch | Tokyo, Japan | 2005 | Black Rock Shooter: The Game | defunct 2015 |
| Image Works | United Kingdom | 1988 | Bloodwych | label of Mirrorsoft; last game published in 1991 |
| Imagic | California, United States | 1981 | various Atari 2600 games various early consoles games |
video game developer |
| Imagine Software | Liverpool, England, United Kingdom | 1982 | Arcadia, Alchemist | defunct 1984; rights bought by Ocean Software, which continued to use the Imagine name as a label on some games |
| Impressions Games | Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States | 1989 | Global Domination | acquired by Sierra in 1995; defunct 2004 |
| Incentive Software | Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom | 1983 | Driller | reformed as Superscape in 1992 |
| Incredible Technologies | Vernon Hills, Illinois, United States | 1985 | Golden Tee Golf | |
| index+ | France | 1992 | various adventure games | merged with France Telecom Multimedia in 2000 to become Wanadoo Edition |
| indiePub Entertainment | Cincinnati, Ohio, United States | 2008 | ||
| Infocom | Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States | 1979 | Zork series | acquired by Activision, name retired |
| Infogrames | Lyon, France | 1983 | (Renamed Atari, SA) | |
| Innerprise Software | Hunt Valley, Maryland, United States | 1989 | Battle Squadron | defunct 1992 |
| Inscape | Los Angeles, United States | 1994 | Bad Day on the Midway Drowned God |
acquired by Graphix Zone in early 1997, which ceased operations in November 1997 |
| Intellivision Entertainment | United States | 1997 | Intellivision Lives! | |
| Interactive Magic | Cary, North Carolina, United States | 1994 | Capitalism | changed name to iEntertainment Network in 1999 |
| Interceptor Micros | Tadley, United Kingdom | 1982 | The Heroes Of Karn | video game developer; defunct 1992 |
| Interchannel | Tokyo, Japan | 1995 | Puyo Puyo 2 | subsidiary of NEC until 2004 no longer publishes video games |
| Interplay Entertainment | Beverly Hills, California, United States | 1983 | Fallout Descent |
video game developer; acquired by Titus Interactive, closed and reopened as an independent publisher |
| Introversion Software | Walton-on-Thames, United Kingdom | 2001 | Uplink | |
| INTV Corporation | United States | 1984 | various Intellivision games | defunct 1990 |
| inXile Entertainment | Newport Beach, California, United States | 2002 | video game developer; acquired by Microsoft in 2018 | |
| iQue | Suzhou, China | 2002 | various iQue games | joint venture between Wei Yen and Nintendo |
| Irem | Tokyo, Japan | 1997 | video game developer; dissolved video game subsidiary in 2011 | |
| ITE Media | Copenhagen, Denmark | 1998 | Hugo | software publishing arm of Interactive Television Entertainment; acquired by NDS Group in 2006; defunct 2010 |
| Jaleco | Japan | 1974 | video game developer | |
| JAST USA | San Diego, California, United States | 1996 | Season of the Sakura | |
| Jester Interactive | Wales, United Kingdom | 1997 | Suzuki TT Superbikes | |
| Johnson & Johnson | New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States | 1886 | Tooth Protectors | no longer publishes video games |
| JoWooD Productions | Liezen, Austria | 1995 | folded into Nordic Games in 2011 | |
| JumpStart Games (formerly Knowledge Adventure) | Los Angeles, California, United States | 1989 | Undersea Adventure | acquired by NetDragon Websoft |
| K2 Network (Gamersfirst) | Irvine, California, United States | 2001 | War Rock Sword 2 APB: Reloaded Knight Online Fallen Earth |
merged with Reloaded Games; reloaded Games no longer publishes games, and their publishing title is now published by GamersFirst.[3] |
| Kakao Games | Jeju City, South Korea | 2010 | Guardian Tales | video game publishing arm of Kakao |
| Kalisto Entertainment | Bordeaux, France | 1990 | S.C.OUT | label of Atreid Concept until 1996, when it became the name of the company as a whole; defunct 2002 |
| Kalypso Media | Worms, Germany | 2006 | Imperium Romanum | |
| Kaneko | Tokyo, Japan | 1980 | ||
| Kaypro | San Diego, California, United States | 1981 | Ladder | defunct 1992; reëstablished in 1999; defunct again in 2001 |
| Kee Games | California, United States | 1973 | Tank | defunct 1978 |
| Kemco | Japan | 1984 | Top Gear | video game developer |
| Ketchapp | Paris, France | 2014 | 2048 | acquired by Ubisoft in 2016 |
| Kepler Interactive | United Kingdoms | 2021 | Tchia, Scorn | video game developer |
| King Games | Miami, Florida | 2006 | Sneak King | label of Burger King used for a 2006 advergame promotion |
| KID | Tokyo, Japan | 1988 | Infinity Cure | defunct 2006 |
| Kingsoft | Aachen, Germany | 1983 | acquired by Electronic Arts in 1983; defunct 2000 | |
| King Records | Tokyo, Japan | 1931 | Jesus: Kyōfu no Bio Monster | no longer publishes video games |
| Koch Media | Germany | 1994 | Dead Island | bought by THQ Nordic February 2018 |
| Kodansha | Tokyo, Japan | 1938 | Blue Almanac | no longer publishes video games |
| Koei | Ashikaga, Tochigi, Japan | 1976 | Dynasty Warriors | video game developer; merged into Tecmo Koei |
| Koei Tecmo | Japan | 2009 | changed name from Tecmo Koei in 2014 | |
| Kogado Studio | Tokyo, Japan | 1916 | Cosmic Soldier | |
| Konami | Tokyo, Japan | 1969 | Castlevania Metal Gear Contra Silent Hill |
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| Kongregate | United States | 2006 | ||
| Krisalis Software | Rotherham, England, United Kingdom | 1987 | Soccer Kid | defunct 2001 |
| KSS | Japan | 1990 | Majyūō | exited the video game industry in 2001 |
| Kure Software Koubou | Japan | 1985 | known as KSK | |
| Kuro Games | Guangzhou, China | 2017 | Punishing: Gray Raven | |
| Lankhor | Paris, France | 1987 | Mortville Manor | defunct 2001 |
| Le Lombard | Belgium | 1946 | Thorgal: Curse of Atlantis | no longer publishes video games |
| Kwalee | Leamington Spa, England, United Kingdom | 2011 | ||
| Legacy Interactive | Hollywood, California, United States | 1998 | video game developer | |
| Legendo Entertainment | Gothenburg, Sweden | 1998 | Pure Pinball | known as Iridon Interactive until 2005 |
| Legend Entertainment | Chantilly, Virginia, United States | 1989 | Spellcasting | acquired by GT Interactive in 1998; defunct 2004 |
| Lego Interactive | London, England, United Kingdom | 1996 | Lego Loco | publishing arm of Lego Group; known as Lego Media until 2000, and Lego Software until 2002; defunct 2005 |
| Leland Corporation | El Cajon, California, United States | 1987 | Dragon's Lair II: Time Warp | renamed to Leland Interactive Media in 1993; acquired by WMS Industries in 1994 |
| Level-5 | Fukuoka, Japan | 1998 | Yo-kai Watch | |
| Level 9 Computing | United Kingdom | 1981 | Jewels of Darkness | defunct 1991 |
| Limited Run Games | Raleigh, North Carolina, United States | 2015 | Dust: An Elysian Tail | acquired by Embracer Group in 2022 |
| Linux Game Publishing | Nottingham, England, United Kingdom | 2001 | inactive | |
| Lighthouse Interactive | Haarlem, The Netherlands | 2005 | LocoMania | acquired by SilverBirch Inc. in 2008; defunct 2009 |
| LJN | New York City, United States | 1970 | acquired by Acclaim Entertainment | |
| LK Avalon | Świlcza, Poland | 1989 | Hans Kloss | |
| Llamasoft | Wales, United Kingdom | 1981 | Attack of the Mutant Camels | |
| Lock 'n Load Publishing | Pueblo, Colorado, United States | 2006 | ||
| Logotron Ltd | Cambridge, England, United Kingdom | 1987 | XOR | published last game in 1990 |
| Loki Software | Tustin, California, United States | 1998 | ||
| Loriciel | France | 1983 | Jim Power in Mutant Planet | defunct 1995 |
| LucasArts | San Francisco, California, United States | 1982 | Monkey Island Maniac Mansion Indiana Jones Star Wars |
acquired by The Walt Disney Company (originally Lucasfilm Games LLC) and they changed from publisher to licensor |
| Lump of Sugar | Japan | 2005 | Nursery Rhyme | |
| MacPlay | Dallas, Texas, United States | 1993 | various Macintosh games | label of Interplay until 1997; revived in 2000 as a label of United Developers |
| MacSoft | Plymouth, Minnesota, United States | 1993 | various Macintosh games | acquired by Destineer in 2003 |
| Mad Catz | San Diego, California, United States | 1989 | MC Groovz Dance Craze | defunct 2017 |
| Magical Company | Kobe, Japan | 1985 | Kōshien | no longer publishes video games |
| Magic Bytes | Gütersloh, Germany | 1987 | Wall$treet | Game publishing arm of Micro-Partner Software GmbH |
| Mages (formerly 5pb.) | Tokyo, Japan | 2005 | Memories Off | Acquired by Colopl in 2020 |
| Magnavox | Napa, California, United States | 1911 | Magnavox Odyssey | video game developer; acquired by Philips in 1974; exited the video game industry in 1984 |
| Mr Chip Software | Chester, United Kingdom | 1982 | various Commodore 64 games | ceased publishing video games in 1984; changed name to Magnetic Fields in 1988 |
| magnussoft | Kesselsdorf, Germany | 1984 | ||
| Mandarin Software | Adlington, United Kingdom | 1988 | Lancelot | publishing label of Europress Software; last game published in 1990 |
| MangaGamer | Japan | 2009 | various visual novels | |
| Martech | Pevensey Bay, United Kingdom | 1982 | Rex | ceased publishing video games in 1989 |
| Majesco Entertainment | Edison, New Jersey, United States | 1986 | Cooking Mama | exited the video game industry in 2016 |
| Marvelous | Tokyo, Japan | 2011 | video game developer | |
| Marvelous Entertainment | Tokyo, Japan | 1997 | Harvest Moon DS | merged with AQ Interactive in 2011 to become Marvelous AQL (later Marvelous) |
| Masaya | Japan | 1985 | Target Earth | label of NCS until 2014, and of Extreme since then |
| Mastertronic | United Kingdom | 1983 | One Man and His Droid, Master of Magic | merged with Virgin Interactive in 1988, and subsequently absorbed into Sega in 1991 |
| Mastertronic Group | Huntingdon, United Kingdom | 2004 | The Charnel House Trilogy | defunct 2015 |
| Mastiff | San Francisco, California | 2002 | video game developer | |
| Matrix Games | Staten Island, New York, United States | 2000 | Distant Worlds | merged into Slitherine Software in 2010 and their games are published by Slitherine |
| Mattel | El Segundo, California, United States | 1945 | Astrosmash | exited the video game business in 1984 |
| Mattel163 | Walnut Creek, California, United States Hong Kong, China |
2017 | joint venture of Mattel and NetEase | |
| Maximum Games | Walnut Creek, California, United States | 2009 | Deer Drive Legends JASF: Jane's Advanced Strike Fighters Worms Collection |
formerly Maximum Family Games; acquired by Zordix AB, which has the Zordix Publishing label, in 2021 |
| Maxis | Emeryville, California, United States | 1987 | SimCity series The Sims series Spore |
acquired by Electronic Arts and is now its development division; their games are now published by Electronic Arts or EA Mobile |
| Max Design | Schladming, Austria | 1991 | 1869 | defunct 2004 |
| MC2 | Paris, France | 2003 | Sniper Elite series | currently publishes under the Microids label |
| McDonald's | Chicago, United States | 1940 | Grimace's Birthday | |
| MC Lothlorien | United Kingdom | 1982 | Micro Mouse Goes Debugging | defunct 1990 |
| MECC | Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, United States | 1973 | The Oregon Trail | defunct 1999 |
| Med Systems Software | Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States | 1980 | Asylum | acquired by Screenplay in 1983; defunct 1984 |
| MediaWorks | Tokyo, Japan | 1992 | Emerald Dragon | merged with ASCII Corporation in 2008 to become ASCII MediaWorks; in 2009, its game business was merged into Kadokawa Games |
| Media Factory | Tokyo, Japan | 1986 | Derby Stallion 64 | label of Recruit until 2011, and of Kadokawa Corporation since then; no longer publishes video games |
| Media Rings | Tokyo, Japan | 1989 | Zero4 Champ | defunct 2007 |
| Mega Enterprise | Seoul, South Korea | 1998 | Call of Duty | defunct 2007 |
| Megatech Software | California, United States | 1992 | Knights of Xentar | defunct 1997 or 1999 |
| Melbourne House | Melbourne, Australia | 1977 | Way of the Exploding Fist | acquired by Krome Studios in 2006; closed in 2010 |
| Meldac | Japan | 1990 | Zombie Nation | no longer publishes video games |
| Metro3D, Inc. | San Jose, California, United States | 1998 | Dual Blades | defunct 2004 |
| Metropolis Software | Warsaw, Poland | 1992 | Teenagent | acquired by CD Projekt in 2008; defunct 2009 |
| MGM Interactive | United States | 1995 | Machine Hunter | software publishing arm of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer; defunct 2005 |
| Microdeal | St Austell, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom | 1981 | Goldrunner | rights sold to HiSoft Systems in 1989 |
| Microforum International | Canada | 1985 | Armored Moon: The Next Eden | |
| Microids | France | 1984 | Blacksad: Under the Skin | video game developer; subsidiary of Média-Participations |
| MicroIllusions | Granada Hills, California, United States | 1987 | The Faery Tale Adventure | last game published in 1989 |
| MicroProse | Hunt Valley, Maryland, United States | 1982 | X-Com | acquired by Hasbro Interactive, name retired |
| Microsoft | Redmond, Washington, United States | 1975 | Halo series Age of Empires series Gears of War series Forza series Fable series Black & White |
publishes games under the Xbox Game Studios banner since 2019; owns publisher Bethesda Softworks and Activision Blizzard |
| Microsphere | London, England, United Kingdom | 1982 | Skool Daze | defunct 1987 |
| Microcabin | Japan | 1982 | Xak: The Art of Visual Stage | acquired by AQ Interactive in 2008, and by Fields Corporation in 2011 |
| Micrografx | Richardson, Texas, United States | 1982 | acquired by Corel in 2001 | |
| MicroGraphic Image | United States | 1983 | Spelunker | defunct 1984 |
| Micro Genius | Taipei, Taiwan | 1989 | defunct 1994 | |
| Micro Power | Leeds, England, United Kingdom | 1980 | Castle Quest | defunct 1987 |
| Midway Games | Chicago, Illinois, United States | 1988 | Mortal Kombat | video game developer; assets acquired by Warner Bros. Interactive and THQ |
| Midway Manufacturing | Chicago, Illinois, United States | 1958 | Spy Hunter | video game developer; acquired by Bally in 1969; Bally/Midway was in turn acquired by Williams Electronics in 1987; reformed as Midway Games in 1988 |
| Mikro-Gen | Bracknell, United Kingdom | 1981 | Pyjamarama | acquired by Creative Sparks Distribution in 1987 |
| MileStone Inc. | Tokyo, Japan | 2003 | Chaos Field | closed in 2013 |
| Millennium Interactive | Cambridge, England, United Kingdom | 1988 | Cloud Kingdoms | acquired by Sony Interactive Entertainment in 1997 |
| Milton Bradley Company | East Longmeadow, Massachusetts, United States | 1860 | Time Lord | acquired by Hasbro in 1984; defunct 2009 |
| Mindcraft | Torrance, California, United States | 1989 | The Magic Candle | last game published in 1993 |
| Mindscape | Novato, California, United States | 1980 | no longer publishes video games | |
| Minori | Japan | 2001 | Bittersweet Fools | software division of CoMixWave until 2007 |
| Mirrorsoft | London, England, United Kingdom | 1982 | Tetris (Home computers) | acquired by Acclaim Entertainment in 1992 |
| Mitchell Corporation | Tokyo, Japan | 1960 | Pang | defunct 2012 |
| Mode 7 Games | East Sussex, England | 2005 | Frozen Synapse series Tokyo 42 |
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| Modus Games | Walnut Creek, California, United States | 2018 | Extinction | indie publishing label of Maximum Games |
| Mojang Studios | Stockholm, Sweden | 2009 | Minecraft | acquired by Microsoft in 2014 |
| monochrom | Vienna, Austria | 1993 | Soviet Unterzoegersdorf | |
| Monolith Productions | Kirkland, Washington, United States | 1994 | Get Medieval | acquired by Warner Bros. in 2004 |
| Monte Cristo | Paris, France | 1995 | Cities XL | defunct 2010 |
| Moonstone | Japan | 2003 | Gift | publishes under the Moonstone Cherry label |
| MOSS | Tokyo, Japan | 1993 | Caladrius | |
| Motown Games | United States | 1994 | Rap Jam: Volume One | software publishing arm of Motown; defunct 1996 |
| Mountain King Studios | Chicago, Illinois, United States | 1992 | DemonStar | no longer publishes video games |
| MTO | Yokohama, Japan | 1996 | GT Pro Series | |
| MTV Games | New York City, United States | 2006 | Rock Band | |
| Mud Duck Productions | Rockville, Maryland, United States | 2002 | Malice | label of ZeniMax Media; defunct 2007 |
| Muse Software | Monrovia, Maryland, United States | 1978 | video game developer | |
| MumboJumbo | Dallas, Texas, United States | 2001 | 7 Wonders of the Ancient World | |
| Mystique | United States | 1982 | Custer's Revenge | offshoot of Caballero Control Corporation and American Multiple Industries; defunct 1983 |
| Nacon (formerly Bigben Interactive SA) | Lesquin, France | 1981 | ||
| Namco | Tokyo, Japan | 1955 | Tekken Pac-Man Ace Combat Time Crisis |
no longer publishes video games; video game division merged with Bandai's video game operations as Namco Bandai Games |
| National Aeronautics & Space Administration | Washington, D.C., United States | 1958 | Moonbase Alpha | |
| Natsume Atari | Tokyo, Japan | 1987 | Abadox | originally known as Natsume Co., Ltd. until merger with subsidiary Atari in 2013 |
| Natsume Inc. | Burlingame, California | 1988 | Harvest Moon | originally a division of Natsume Co., Ltd. (currently Natsume Atari) until 1995 |
| Navel | Japan | 2003 | Shuffle! | label of Omega Vision, Inc |
| Naxat Soft | Tokyo, Japan | 1988 | Recca | defunct 2015 |
| NBCUniversal | Midtown Manhattan, New York City | 2004 | the game publishing division will be closed in 2019[4] | |
| NCsoft | Seoul, South Korea | 1997 | Lineage Guild Wars series |
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| NEC Corporation | Tokyo, Japan | 1899 | Keith Courage in Alpha Zones | |
| Neko Entertainment | Montreuil, France | 1999 | Super Army War | defunct 2017 |
| Netbabyworld | Gothenburg, Sweden | 1999 | defunct 2003 | |
| Netdragon | Fuzhou, China | 1997 | video game developer | |
| Netease | Guangzhou, China | 1997 | Fantasy Westward Journey | video game developer and online services company |
| New Blood Interactive | 2014 | Ultrakill | ||
| New Generation Software | United Kingdom | 1982 | Trashman | defunct 1986 |
| Newgrounds | Glenside, Pennsylvania, United States | 1995 | Nightmare Cops | company and entertainment website |
| NewKidCo | Manhattan, New York, United States | 1998 | E.T.: Interplanetary Mission | defunct 2005 |
| New World Computing | Agoura Hills, California, United States | 1984 | Might and Magic Heroes of Might and Magic |
video game developer; purchased by 3DO |
| The New York Times Company | New York City, United States | 1851 | Wordle | Acquired Wordle from independent developer Josh Wardle on January 31, 2022 |
| Nexon | Seoul, South Korea | 1994 | Maplestory | video game developer |
| Nihon Falcom | Japan | 1981 | Dragon Slayer | |
| Nintendo | Kyoto, Japan | 1889 | Mario Legend of Zelda Metroid Pokémon Pikmin Kirby Animal Crossing |
video game developer |
| Nippon Ichi Software | Japan | 1994 | Disgaea series | video game developer |
| Nihon Bussan | Japan | 1970 | Crazy Climber Terra Cresta |
a.K.A. Nichibutsu |
| Nitroplus | Tokyo, Japan | 2000 | Phantom of Inferno | |
| Novagen Software | Birmingham, England, United Kingdom | 1983 | Mercenary | defunct 1992 |
| Nokia | Espoo, Finland | 1865 | ||
| No More Robots | Manchester, United Kingdom | 2017 | Descenders | |
| Nordcurrent | Vilnius, Lithuania | 2002 | Minon: Everyday Hero | |
| NovaLogic | Calabasas, California, United States | 1985 | Comanche | acquired by THQ Nordic in 2016 |
| NTDEC | Taipei, Taiwan | 1983 | various unlicensed Famicom games | defunct 1993 |
| Nutting Associates | Mountain View, California, United States | 1965 | Computer Space | defunct 1976 |
| Ocean Software | Manchester, United Kingdom | 1984 | various licensed Commodore 64 and Amiga games | acquired by Infogrames |
| Ocean State Publishing | Woonsocket, Rhode Island, United States | 1990 | label of Rhode Island Soft Systems; acquired by Freeze.com in 2003 | |
| Oculus Studios | Irvine, California, United States | 2014 | Asgard's Wrath | game publishing arm of Oculus VR |
| Odin Computer Graphics | Liverpool, England, United Kingdom | 1985 | Nodes of Yesod | defunct 1988, re-established in 2005 |
| Opera Soft | Spain | 1986 | The Last Mission | defunct 1992 |
| Orbital Media | Calgary, Alberta, Canada | 2003 | Racing Gears Advance | no longer publishes video games |
| Origin Systems | Austin, Texas, United States | 1983 | Ultima series Wing Commander series |
video game developer; acquired by Electronic Arts |
| Orion Interactive | United States | 1996 | defunct following acquisition by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1997 | |
| Out of the Park Developments | Hollern-Twielenfleth, Germany | 1999 | Out of the Park Baseball | Acquired by Com2uS in 2020 |
| 0verflow | Tokyo, Japan | 1997 | School Days | |
| Oxygen Games | Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom | 2004 | video game developer | |
| OziSoft | Sydney, Australia | 1982 | A Journey to the Centre of the Earth | Distributor of video games in Australia and New Zealand. Was owned by Sega during the 1990s before being purchased by Infogrames in 1999 and rebranded under their name in 2002. Now part of Bandai Namco Entertainment |
| Pacific Novelty | United States | 1980 | The Amazing Adventures of Mr. F. Lea | last game published in 1983 |
| Pack-In-Video | Japan | 1970 | Harvest Moon (Japanese release) | acquired by Victor Entertainment in 1996; became Victor Interactive Software |
| Palace Software | London, England, United Kingdom | 1983 | Barbarian: The Ultimate Warrior | acquired by Titus Software in 1991 |
| Palette | Tokyo, Japan | 2002 | Moshimo Ashita ga Hare Naraba | |
| Panasonic | Osaka, Japan | 1918 | D | no longer publishes video games |
| Panda Entertainment | Taiwan | 1993 | Sango Fighter | last game published in 1997 |
| Panesian Taiwan | Taiwan | 1990 | AV-Pachi SlotBubble Bath BabesPeek-A-Boo Poker | publisher of eroge for the Family Computer and NES |
| Panther Games | Canberra, Australia | 1985 | Fire-Brigade: The Battle for Kiev - 1943 | no longer publishes video games; their games are now published by Lock 'n Load Publishing |
| Panther Software | Japan | 1987 | last game published in 2004 | |
| Paradox Interactive | Stockholm, Sweden | 1998 | video game developer | |
| Paragon Software | Greensburg, Pennsylvania, United States | 1985 | The Amazing Spider-Man | defunct 1992 |
| Parker Brothers | Beverly, Massachusetts, United States | 1883 | Montezuma's Revenge | acquired by Hasbro in 1991, which continued to use it as a label on some video games until 1994 |
| Parsoft Interactive | United States | 1991 | A-10 Attack! | defunct 2002 |
| Penguin Software | Geneva, Illinois, United States | 1978 | ||
| Pentavision | South Korea | 2003 | DJMax Portable | division of Neowiz Games; merged with GameOn Studios in 2012 |
| Perfect World | Beijing, China | 2004 | Perfect World Jade Dynasty |
video game developer; subsidiaries include Runic Games and Cryptic Studios |
| Personal Software Services | Coventry, United Kingdom | 1981 | Battle for Midway | acquired by Mirrorsoft in 1987 |
| Petit Ferret | Japan | 2002 | Popotan | defunct |
| Petroglyph Games | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | 2003 | Guardians of Graxia Mytheon Panzer General: Russian Assault |
video game developer |
| PF.Magic | San Francisco, California, United States | 1991 | Petz | acquired by Ubisoft in 1998 |
| Phantagram | South Korea | 1994 | Phantom Crash | |
| Philips | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 1891 | various CD-i games | no longer publishes video games |
| Piranha Bytes | Essen, Germany | 1997 | Gothic series Risen series ELEX |
video game developer |
| Piranha Interactive Publishing | Tempe, Arizona, United States | 1995 | Morpheus | defunct 1999 |
| Piranha Software | London, England, United Kingdom | 1986 | The Trap Door | software publishing arm of Macmillan Publishers Ltd; defunct since 1988 |
| PikPok | Wellington, New Zealand | 1997 | ||
| PlayFirst | San Francisco, California, United States | 2004 | Diner Dash | acquired by Glu mobile in 2014 |
| Playlogic Entertainment, Inc. | The Netherlands, Amsterdam | 2002 | ||
| Playmates Toys | Costa Mesa, California, United States | 1966 | Earthworm Jim (SNES) | |
| Plug In Digital | Montpellier, France | 2012 | The Forgotten City | |
| The Pokémon Company | Tokyo, Japan | 1998 | Pokémon | joint venture between Game Freak, Nintendo, and Creatures. Publishes Pokémon titles in Japan and on mobile platforms |
| Pony Canyon | Tokyo, Japan | 1966 | Dr. Chaos | no longer publishes video games |
| PopCap Games | Seattle, Washington, United States | 2000 | Bejeweled Plants vs. Zombies Peggle Zuma |
video game developer; now owned by EA Games |
| Portkey Games | England, United Kingdom | 2017 | Harry Potter: Wizards Unite Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery Hogwarts Legacy |
label of Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment; focused on publishing games related to the Wizarding World franchise |
| Positech Games | United Kingdom | 1997 | ||
| Presto Studios | Encinitas, California, United States | 1991 | The Journeyman Project | defunct 2002 |
| PrincessSoft | Japan | 2001 | publishing label of Oaks Co., Ltd | |
| Prism Leisure Corporation | Enfield, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom | 1984 | various ZX Spectrum games | published under the Addictive Games, Endurance Games, and Paxman Promotions labels; defunct |
| Private Division | New York City, New York, United States | 2017 | Kerbal Space Program | label of Take-Two Interactive |
| Probe Software | Croydon, England, United Kingdom | 1984 | Mantronix | acquired by Acclaim Entertainment in 1999; defunct 2004 |
| Programma International | Los Angeles, California, United States | 1978 | 3-D Docking Mission | defunct 1983 |
| Prototype | Tokyo, Japan | 2006 | Planetarian: The Reverie of a Little Planet | |
| Psygnosis | Liverpool, England, United Kingdom | 1984 | Discworld Lemmings |
video game developer |
| Psikyo | Kyoto, Japan | 1992 | Sengoku Blade | defunct 2003; continued to be used a label until 2005 |
| Psytronik Software | United Kingdom | 1993 | Knight 'n' Grail | |
| Pulltop | Japan | 2002 | ||
| Purple Moon | Mountain View, California, United States | 1997 | various girls' video games | acquired by Mattel in 1999 |
| Quality Software | Chatsworth, California, United States | 1978 | The Return of Heracles | defunct 1984 |
| Quantum Quality Productions | Flemington, New Jersey, United States | 1991 | The Perfect General | acquired by American Laser Games in 1994; defunct 1995 |
| Quest Corporation | Tokyo, Japan | 1988 | Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen | defunct 2002 following acquisition by Square |
| Quicksilva | United Kingdom | 1983 | Ant Attack, Bugaboo (The Flea) | acquired by Argus Press Software in 1984, which used the Quicksilva name as a label until 1989 |
| QuinRose | Japan | 2005 | Arabians Lost: The Engagement on Desert | |
| Quintet | Tokyo, Japan | 1987 | defunct 2002 | |
| Qute | Sagamihara, Japan | 1999 | Dicing Knight Period | |
| Q Entertainment | Tokyo, Japan | 2003 | Lumines II | |
| R2Games | Hong Kong, China | 2010 | ||
| Rabbit Software | London, England, United Kingdom | 1982 | Potty Painter | acquired by Virgin Games in 1985 |
| Radica Games | United States | 1983 | Play TV | acquired by Mattel in 2006 |
| Rage Software | Liverpool, England, United Kingdom | 1992 | Striker | defunct 2003 |
| Rainbird Software | London, England, United Kingdom | 1986 | Starglider | label of Telecomsoft until 1989, and of MicroProse from then until its discontinuation in 1991 |
| Rainbow Arts | Gütersloh, Germany | 1984 | Turrican, The Great Giana Sisters | video game developer; acquired by Funsoft and subsequently absorbed into THQ in 1999 |
| Random House | New York City, United States | 1927 | APBA Major League Players Baseball | no longer publishes video games |
| Rare | Twycross, England, United Kingdom | 1985 | Jet Force Gemini Banjo-Kazooie series Sea of Thieves |
acquired by Microsoft in 2002, no longer publishes video games |
| Ravensburger Interactive | Ravensburg, Germany | 1883 | video game subsidiary of Ravensburger AG; acquired by JoWooD Productions in 2002 | |
| Raw Fury | Stockholm, Sweden | 2015 | Kingdom, Gonner | |
| Raw Thrills | Skokie, Illinois, United States | 2001 | Target: Terror | |
| Red Ant Enterprises | Australia | 2001 | local distributor for other publishers' games; defunct 2011 | |
| Red Entertainment | Tokyo, Japan | 1976 | Gungrave | known as Red Company until 2000 |
| RedOctane | Mountain View, California, United States | 1999 | Guitar Hero | acquired by Activision in 2006; defunct 2010 |
| Red Orb Entertainment | Novato, California, United States | 1997 | Riven | label of Broderbund, and of Mindscape from 1998 onward; defunct 2001 following acquisition by Ubisoft |
| Red Rat Software | Manchester, England, United Kingdom | 1985 | Crumble's Crisis | defunct 1993 |
| Red Shift | London, England | 1983 | Rebelstar Raiders | defunct 1985 |
| Red Storm Entertainment | Cary, North Carolina, United States | 1996 | Rainbow Six | video game developer; acquired by Ubisoft and their games are now published by Ubisoft |
| Regista | Japan | 2004 | I/O | |
| reLINE Software | Hanover, Germany | 1987 | Amegas | defunct 2004 |
| Renegade Software | Wapping, London, England, United Kingdom | 1991 | Gods, Fire & Ice | publishing arm of The Bitmap Brothers; acquired by GT Interactive in 1997 |
| Renovation Products | United States | 1990 | acquired by Sega | |
| Richard Shepherd Software | Slough, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom | 1982 | Shaken but not Stirred | defunct 1984 |
| Right Stuff | Tokyo, Japan | 1990 | Flash Hiders | defunct 1999 |
| Riot Games | Santa Monica, United States | 2006 | League of Legends | video game developer; acquired by Tencent. Published games under the Riot Forge label from 2019 to 2024. |
| Ripcord Games | Santa Clara, California, United States | 1996 | Postal | label of Panasonic Interactive Media until 1999; ceased publishing video games in 2001; defunct 2009 |
| Rising Star Games | Hitchin, England, United Kingdom | 2004 | Acquired by Thunderful Group in 2018 | |
| Riverhillsoft | Japan | 1982 | J.B. Harold Murder Club | defunct 2004 |
| Rock-Ola | Chicago, Illinois, United States | 1927 | Nibbler | no longer publishes video games |
| Rockstar Games | New York, New York, United States | 1998 | Max Payne Grand Theft Auto series Red Dead series Manhunt Midnight Club Bully |
video game developer; currently a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive |
| Romstar | Torrance, California, United States | 1984 | Twin Cobra | defunct 1992 |
| Romtech | Langhorne, Pennsylvania, United States | 1999 | defunct | |
| Rovio Entertainment | Espoo, Finland | 2003 | Angry Birds | publishers its own developed games as well as 3rd parties under Rovio Stars. Acquired by Sega in 2023 |
| RTL Group | Kirchberg, Luxembourg | 1920 | Crash Time: Autobahn Pursuit | published under the RTL Playtainment label; currently its subsidiary, BroadbandTV, publishes some mobile games |
| RuneSoft | Tübingen, Germany | 2000 | various Linux and Mac OS games | |
| Saga Planets | Osaka, Japan | 1998 | Ren'ai CHU! | |
| Sammy Studios | Minato, Japan | 2004 | merged with Sega as Sega Sammy Holdings, | |
| Samsung | Seoul, South Korea | 1938 | various Sega Mega Drive games in Korea | no longer publishes video games |
| Sanctuary Woods | Victoria, British Columbia, Canada | 1988 | Ripley's Believe It or Not!: The Riddle of Master Lu | defunct 2001 |
| Scavenger, Inc. | Los Angeles, California, United States | 1996 | Scorcher | defunct 1998 |
| Scopely | Culver City, California, United States | 2011 | Star Trek Fleet Command The Walking Dead: Road to Survival |
|
| SCi Games | London, England, United Kingdom | 1988 | bought and merged with Eidos Interactive in 2005; name retired | |
| SCS Software | Prague, Czech Republic | 1997 | Euro Truck Simulator 2 | |
| Scholastic | Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, United States | 1920 | ceased publishing video games in 2007 | |
| Sears | Chicago, Illinois, United States | 1886 | various Atari 2600 games | published under the Tele-Games label; exited the video game industry in 1983 |
| Sega | Tokyo, Japan | 1960 | Sonic the Hedgehog series Phantasy Star series Virtua Fighter series |
video game developer; merged with Sammy Studios as Sega Sammy Holdings |
| Seibu Kaihatsu | Tokyo, Japan | 1982 | Raiden | ceased publishing video games in 1998 |
| Serenity Forge | Boulder, Colorado, United States | 2014 | Doki Doki Literature Club Plus! Neversong Where the Water Tastes Like Wine |
video game developer |
| SETA Corporation | Tokyo, Japan | 1985 | defunct 2009 | |
| Seven45 Studios | Seattle, Washington, United States | 2007 | Power Gig: Rise of the SixString | game publishing arm of First Act which was acquired by Jazwares in 2016 |
| SFB Games | London, England, United Kingdom | 2002 | Crow Country | |
| Shanda | Shanghai, China | 1999 | gaming unit spun off as Shanda Games (later Shengqu Games) in 2009 | |
| Sharp Corporation | Sakai, Japan | 1912 | Nekketsu High School Dodgeball Club: Soccer | no longer publishes video games |
| Shengqu Games | Shanghai, China | 1999 | ||
| Sherston Software | Sherston, Wiltshire, United Kingdom | 1983 | various BBC Micro games | defunct 2011; now a label of Sherston Publishing Group |
| Shoeisha | Tokyo, Japan | 1986 | BreakThru! | no longer publishes video games |
| Shogakukan | Tokyo, Japan | 1922 | Professor Kageyama's Maths Training: The Hundred Cell Calculation Method | |
| Sierra Entertainment | California, United States | 1979 | Gabriel Knight King's Quest Leisure Suit Larry Half-Life Police Quest Quest for Glory Space Quest |
video game developer; defunct 2008; name was revived as an Activision brand in 2014 |
| Silicon Beach Software | San Diego, California, United States | 1984 | Enchanted Scepters | acquired by Aldus Corporation in 1990 |
| Silmarils | Lognes, Paris, France | 1987 | Metal Mutant | defunct 2003 |
| Simon & Schuster Interactive | New York City, United States | 1995 | Deer Avenger | defunct 2003 |
| SIMS Co., Ltd. | Tokyo, Japan | 1991 | Vay | |
| Simulations Canada | Canada | 1977 | various computer wargames | no longer publishes video games |
| Sinclair Research Ltd. | London, England, United Kingdom | 1973 | 1K ZX Chess | brand name sold to Amstrad in 1985, which continued to use it as a label until 1992 |
| Sirius Software | Sacramento, California, United States | 1980 | Wayout | defunct 1984 |
| Sir-Tech | New York City, United States | 1979 | Wizardry | defunct 2003 |
| Skybound Entertainment | Beverly Hills, California, United States | 2000 | ||
| Slitherine | Epsom, Surrey, United Kingdom | 2000 | Panzer Corps Distant Worlds |
publisher of strategy and wargames on PC, Mac, mobile and home consoles |
| SNK | Osaka, Japan | 2001 | Ikari Warriors Fatal Fury World Heroes Samurai Showdown Art of Fighting |
acquired by 37Games in 2015, later acquired by MiSK Foundation through EGDC in 2020 |
| Soedesco | Rotterdam, The Netherlands | 2001 | various indie games | |
| SOFEL | Tokyo, Japan | 1979 | Wall Street Kid | no longer publishes video games |
| Soft-World | Taipei, Taiwan | 1983 | Heroes of Jin Yong | |
| Softape | United States | 1978 | Apple II games | defunct 1983 |
| Softdisk | Shreveport, Louisiana, United States | 1981 | Catacomb 3-D | defunct 2016 |
| SoftKey | United States | 1978 | Oregon Trail II | known as Micro International Corp. until 1989, as WordStar International Inc. until 1994, as The Learning Company in 1996; continued to use the SoftKey label on some software until 1999, when the company was acquired by Mattel |
| Softek International Ltd | London, England, United Kingdom | 1980 | Quo Vadis | defunct 1989 published some games under the label The Edge |
| SoftSide | United States | 1978 | Arena of Octos | defunct 1984 |
| Softstar | Taipei, Taiwan | 1988 | The Legend of Sword and Fairy | |
| Software 2000 | Eutin, Germany | 1987 | Fast Food Tycoon | defunct 2002 |
| The Software Exchange | Milford, New Hampshire, United States | 1978 | Atlantic Balloon Crossing | publishing arm of SoftSide; initially known as TRS-80 Software Exchange. Defunct 1984 |
| Software Projects | Liverpool, England, United Kingdom | 1983 | Jet Set Willy | defunct 1985 |
| Sony Imagesoft | Los Angeles, California, United States | 1989 | Super Dodge Ball | initially known as CSG Imagesoft; defunct 1995 |
| Sony Interactive Entertainment | San Mateo, California, United States | 1993 | Ratchet & Clank series Jak and Daxter series God of War series Killzone series Uncharted series Resistance series |
publishing under the PlayStation Studios label since 2020 |
| Sony Pictures Digital | California, United States | 1997 | publisher of mobile phone games | |
| SouthPeak Games | Virginia, United States | 1996 | Two Worlds | |
| Spectral Associates | Tacoma, Washington, United States | 1980 | various TRS-80 Color Computer games | published last game in 1988 |
| Spectravideo | United States | 1981 | Mangia | published Atari 2600 games under the label Spectravision; defunct 1988 |
| Spectrum HoloByte | Alameda, California, United States | 1983 | video game developer; acquired by MicroProse | |
| Spike | Tokyo, Japan | 1991 | Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc | merged with Chunsoft in 2012 |
| Spike Chunsoft | Tokyo, Japan | 1984 | Danganronpa series Science Adventure series Zero Escape series |
video game developer and localizer; formerly known as Chunsoft before it merged with Spike in 2012; subsidiary of Dwango |
| Spil Games | Hilversum, The Netherlands | 2001 | video game developer; acquired by Azerion in 2020[5] | |
| Spinnaker Software | Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States | 1982 | In Search of the Most Amazing Thing | acquired by The Learning Company in 1994 |
| Square | Tokyo, Japan | 1986 | Final Fantasy | video game developer; merged with Enix to create Square Enix |
| Square Electronic Arts | Costa Mesa, California, United States | 1998 | Parasite Eve | joint venture between Square (70%) and Electronic Arts (30%) to publish Square's titles in North America. EA's stake sold to Square in 2003 during preparations for Square Enix merger. |
| Square Enix | Tokyo, Japan | 1975 | Dragon Quest series Final Fantasy series |
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| Stardock | Livonia, Michigan, United States | 1991 | Sins of a Solar Empire Galactic Civilizations |
video game developer |
| Starpath | Livermore, California, United States | 1981 | Escape from the Mindmaster | defunct 1984 |
| Starwave | Bellevue, Washington, United States | 1993 | Castle Infinity | defunct 1998 |
| Stern Electronics | Chicago, Illinois, United States | 1977 | Berzerk | ceased video game production in 1985 |
| StickyLock | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 2018 | Woven | |
| Sting Entertainment | Tokyo, Japan | 1989 | Last Battalion | |
| Storm Impact | Glenview, Illinois, United States | 1989 | TaskMaker | defunct 1997 |
| Storm8 | Redwood Shores, California, United | 2009 | ||
| Strategic Simulations (SSI) | Sunnyvale, California, United States | 1979 | video game developer acquired by Ubisoft, name retired | |
| Strategic Studies Group | Australia | 1983 | Reach for the Stars | no longer publishes video games; their games are now published by Matrix Games |
| Strat-O-Matic | Glen Head, New York, United States | 1961 | Strat-O-Matic Computer Baseball | no longer publishes video games |
| Stormfront Studios | San Rafael, California, United States | 1988 | Old Time Baseball | defunct 2008 |
| Strategy First | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | 1988 | Europa Universalis | |
| Studio e.go! | Osaka, Japan | 1998 | Castle Fantasia: Seima Taisen | defunct 2009 |
| Sublogic | Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, United States | 1975 | Flight Simulator | acquired by Sierra in 1995 |
| Success | Tokyo, Japan | 1978 | video game developer | |
| Sunflowers Interactive Entertainment Software | Heusenstamm, Germany | 1993 | Anno 1602 | acquired by Ubisoft in 2007 |
| Sunrise Interactive | Japan | 1998 | Mai-HiME: Unmei no Keitōju | defunct 2008 |
| Sunsoft | Aichi, Japan | 1981 | Aero the Acro-Bat | closed U.S. offices, operates out of Japan |
| Superior Software | Leeds, England, United Kingdom | 1982 | Citadel | |
| Supersoft | Harrow, London, United Kingdom | 1978 | Air Attack | ceased publishing video games in 1985 |
| Sydney Development Corporation | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | 1978 | defunct 1989 | |
| Super Fighter Team | San Diego, California, United States | 2004 | Legend of Wukong | |
| Suzy Soft | Zagreb, Croatia | 1985 | various ZX Spectrum and Commodore 64 games | software division of Suzy Records; defunct 1988 |
| Synapse Software | Richmond, California | 1981 | Blue Max | purchased by Broderbund in 1984; defunct 1986 |
| Synergistic Software | Seattle, Washington, United States | 1978 | Odyssey: The Compleat Apventure | acquired by Sierra in 1996; defunct 1999 |
| SystemSoft | Japan | 1985 | Daisenryaku | no longer publishes video games |
| System 3 | London, England, United Kingdom | 1982 | The Last Ninja, International Karate, Myth: History in the Making | video game developer |
| System Sacom | Tokyo, Japan | 1981 | no longer publishes video games | |
| Tactics | Japan | 1997 | One: Kagayaku Kisetsu e | acquired by Nexton in 1999, which has continued to use the Tactics brand on some games |
| Taito | Tokyo, Japan | 1953 | Bubble Bobble | video game developer; acquired by Square Enix |
| Takara | Japan | 1955 | The Transformers: Mystery of Convoy | merged with Tomy in 2006 |
| Take-Two Interactive | New York, New York, United States | 1993 | owns publishers Rockstar Games, 2K Games (2K Sports), and Private Division; a video game developer | |
| TalonSoft | Baltimore, Maryland, United States | 1995 | Battleground | video game developer; acquired by Take-Two Interactive, name retired |
| Tamsoft | Tokyo, Japan | 1992 | Guardian's Crusade | |
| Tandy Corporation | Fort Worth, Texas, United States | 1919 | Microchess | ceased publishing games in 1989 |
| Taxan | Japan | 1981 | no longer publishes video games | |
| TDK Mediactive | Westlake Village, California, United States | 1990 | Lady Sia | american software publishing arm of TDK; defunct 2003 |
| Team17 | Wakefield, England, United Kingdom | 1990 | Worms series Alien Breed series Superfrog Yooka-Laylee |
video game developer |
| Team Shanghai Alice | Japan | 1996 | Touhou Project | |
| Techland | Ostrów Wielkopolski, Poland | 1991 | Publishes games under the "Techland Publishing" label | |
| Technical Group Laboratory | Osaka, Japan | 1984 | known as TGL | |
| Technology and Entertainment Software | Japan | 1982 | Hydlide | known as T&E Soft; ceased publishing video games in 2002 |
| Technosoft | Sasebo, Nagasaki, Japan | 1980 | Thunder Force | acquired by Twenty-one Company in 2001 |
| Technos Japan | Tokyo, Japan | 1981 | video game developer; assets acquired by Atlus | |
| TecMagik | California, United States | 1991 | video game developer | |
| Tecmo | Japan | 1967 | Ninja Gaiden series Tecmo Bowl Dead or Alive series |
merged into Tecmo Koei |
| Tectoy | São Paulo, Brazil | 1987 | many games for Sega consoles in Brazil | |
| Telarium | Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States | 1984 | Fahrenheit 451 | defunct 1987 |
| Telesys | Fremont, California, United States | 1982 | Fast Food | defunct 1984 |
| Telenet Japan | Japan | 1983 | Valis: The Fantasm Soldier | defunct 2007 |
| Telltale Games | San Rafael, California, United States | 2004 | defunct 2018 | |
| Tencent | Shenzhen, China | 1998 | video game developer and online services company; has a minority stake in Epic Games and owns Riot Games as a subsidiary | |
| Tengen | Milpitas, California, United States | 1987 | Tetris | console publishing arm of Atari Games; folded into Time Warner Interactive in 1994 |
| Texas Instruments | Dallas, Texas, United States | 1930 | Parsec | exited the video game industry in 1984 |
| Thalamus Ltd | London, England, United Kingdom | 1986 | Armalyte | defunct 1993 |
| Thalion Software | Gütersloh, Germany | 1988 | Amberstar | defunct 1994 |
| The9 | Shanghai, China | 1999 | former regional publisher for World of Warcraft in China | |
| The Learning Company | San Francisco, California, United States | 1980 | merged with Mattel Interactive, no longer publishes video games | |
| Thin Chen Enterprise | Taipei, Taiwan | 1988 | Colorful Dragon | used the labels Sachen, Commin, and Joy Van; defunct |
| Thinking Rabbit | Takarazuka, Japan | 1982 | Sokoban | defunct |
| THQ | Agoura Hills, California, United States | 1989 | Red Faction series S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl Saints Row series Tak and the Power of Juju Destroy All Humans! series |
video game developer; Nordic Games (now THQ Nordic) revived the THQ brand in 2016, and all THQ franchises folded to THQ Nordic |
| THQ Nordic | Austria | 2011 | purchased Darksiders, Red Faction, and MX vs; ATV franchises from THQ, previously called Nordic Games 2011–2016 | |
| Thorn EMI Computer Software | London, England, United Kingdom | 1981 | River Rescue | software publishing arm of Thorn EMI; spun off and reëstablished as Creative Sparks in 1984 |
| Three-Sixty Pacific | United States | 1987 | Dark Castle | defunct 1994 |
| Tiertex Design Studios | Manchester, United Kingdom | 1987 | Ace of Aces | last game published in 2003 |
| Tiger Electronics | Vernon Hills, Illinois, United States | 1978 | various LCD games and Game.com games | video game developer; acquired by Hasbro in 1998 |
| Tilting Point | New York City, United States | 2012 | ||
| Time Warner Interactive | Milpitas, California, United States | 1993 | Primal Rage | merged into Midway Games West in 1996 |
| Timeworks | Deerfield, Illinois | 1982 | Cave of the Word Wizard | acquired by Megalode Resources, Inc. in 1993, and renamed Timeworks International; defunct 1994 |
| Titus Interactive | France | 1985 | ||
| Toaplan | Japan | 1984 | Fire Shark | defunct 1994 |
| Toei Animation | Tokyo, Japan | 1956 | Baltron | |
| Toho | Tokyo, Japan | 1932 | Godzilla: Monster of Monsters | no longer publishes video games |
| Tokuma Shoten | Tokyo, Japan | 1954 | Incredible Crisis | no longer publishes video games |
| Tokyo Shoseki | Tokyo, Japan | 1909 | Cycle Race: Road Man | no longer publishes video games |
| Tomy (Takara Tomy) | Tokyo, Japan | 1924 | Pretty Rhythm | merged with Takara in 2006 |
| Tommo | City of Industry, California | 1990 | Monster Rancher DS | |
| Tonkin House | Tokyo, Japan | 1986 | Gun-Nac | defunct 2008 |
| Topologika | Stilton, United Kingdom | 1983 | Countdown to Doom | defunct 2013 |
| Topo Soft | Spain | 1987 | Survivor | defunct 1994 |
| TopWare Interactive | Karlsruhe, Germany | 1995 | video game developer; after filing for bankruptcy in 2001, it was acquired by Zuxxez Entertainment, and later resurrected in 2005; filed for bankruptcy again in 2016, but continues to publish future video games | |
| Toshiba EMI | Tokyo, Japan | 1960 | Syvalion | defunct 2013 |
| Towa Chiki | Tokyo, Japan | 1986 | A Week of Garfield | defunct 2001 |
| Tradewest | Corsicana, Texas, United States | 1986 | acquired by Midway Games, name retired | |
| Treco | Torrance, California | 1990 | Atomic Robo-Kid | defunct 1993 |
| Triangle Service | Tokyo, Japan | 2002 | Trizeal | |
| Trilobyte Software | Medford, Oregon, United States | 1990 | Uncle Henry's Playhouse | defunct 1999, re-established in 2010 |
| Tripwire Interactive | Roswell, Georgia, United States | 2005 | Killing Floor | acquired by Embracer Group in 2022 |
| Tri Synergy | Dallas, Texas, United States | 1996 | ||
| Tru Blu Entertainment | Sydney, Australia | 1999 | Rugby League | |
| TSR, Inc. | Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, United States | 1973 | Theseus and the Minotaur | founded as Tactical Studies Rules; acquired and dissolved in 1997 by Wizards of the Coast, which continued to use the TSR name as a label until 2000 |
| Tsunami Games | Oakhurst, California, United States | 1991 | Blue Force | sold to Tsunami Media Corporation in 1999 |
| TT Games | Maidenhead, England, United Kingdom | 2005 | video game developer; merger of Giant Interactive Entertainment and Traveller's Tales; acquired by Warner Bros. Interactive | |
| Twilight Frontier | Japan | 2002 | Higurashi Daybreak | |
| Tynesoft | Blaydon, United Kingdom | 1983 | Superman: The Man of Steel | exited the video game industry in 1991 |
| Type-Moon | Japan | 2000 | Tsukihime | |
| Ubisoft | Montreuil-sous-Bois, France | 1986 | Rayman series Assassin's Creed series Far Cry series Ghost Recon series Splinter Cell series |
video game developer |
| UEP Systems | Tokyo, Japan | 1985 | Cool Boarders | defunct 2001 |
| UFO Interactive Games | City of Industry, California | 1999 | Monster Rancher DS | label of Tommo |
| Ultimate Play the Game | Ashby-de-la-Zouch, United Kingdom | 1982 | Jetpac, Knight Lore | acquired by U.S. gold in 1985, which continued to use the Ultimate name as a label on some games; defunct 1988 |
| Ultrasoft | Bratislava, Slovakia | 1989 | Towdie | defunct 1998 |
| Ultra Games | Buffalo Grove, Illinois, United States | 1988 | Shell company and publishing label for Konami; name retired in 1992 | |
| United States Army | Arlington, Virginia, United States | 1775 | America's Army | |
| Universal Entertainment Corporation | Japan | 1969 | Mr. Do! | |
| UserJoy Technology | Taiwan | 1995 | The Legend of Three Kingdoms | |
| US Games | Santa Clara, California, United States | 1978 | Entombed | acquired by Quaker Oats in 1982; defunct 1983 |
| Valcon Games | Bellevue, Washington, United States | 2005 | Darkest of Days | no longer active |
| Valve | Bellevue, Washington, United States | 1996 | Half-Life series Counter-Strike series Portal series Left 4 Dead series Dota 2 |
video game developer |
| VAP | Tokyo, Japan | 1981 | Isolated Warrior | no longer publishes video games |
| Varie | Japan | 1986 | Parallel World | defunct 1997 |
| VEB Polytechnik | Chemnitz, Germany | 1870 | Poly Play | defunct 2006 |
| Vectorbeam | California, United States | 1978 | Speed Freak | acquired by Cinematronics in 1980 |
| Versus Evil | Baltimore, Maryland, United States | 2014 | The Banner Saga | Acquired by tinyBuild in 2021 |
| Viacom | New York City, United States | 1952 | Phantom 2040 | published video games under the Viacom New Media label; company split in 2005 |
| Victor Interactive | Japan | 1970 | Shadow of the Beast | subsidiary of JVC; merged with Pack-In-Video in 1996; acquired by Marvelous Entertainment in 2003; defunct 2007 |
| Vic Tokai | Shizuoka, Japan | 1977 | no longer publishes video games | |
| Virgin Interactive | London, England, United Kingdom | 1983 | Global Gladiators | video game developer; known as Virgin Games until 1993; american branch acquired and closed by Electronic Arts in 1998, European branch acquired by Titus Software in 1999, and re-branded to Avalon Interactive in 2003; ceased publishing games after 2002 |
| Virgin Play | Spain | 1995 | Touch the Dead | known as Virgin Interactive Espana SA until 2002; filed for liquidation in 2009 |
| Virtual Programming | Bournemouth, United Kingdom | 2000 | various Mac OS games | |
| Visco Corporation | Japan | 1982 | Wardner | no longer publishes video games |
| VisiCorp | Massachusetts, United States | 1976 | Zork | known as Personal Software until 1982; acquired by Paladin Software in 1984 |
| The Vision Factory | Den Bosch, The Netherlands | 1993 | various CD-i games | defunct 2002 |
| VisualArt's | Osaka, Japan | 1991 | Kanon | |
| Vivarium Inc. | Tokyo, Japan | 1993 | SimTower | previously known as OPeNBooK Co., Ltd |
| Vivendi Games | Los Angeles, California United States | 1993 | merged with Activision to form Activision Blizzard in 2008 | |
| Vortex Software | Manchester, United Kingdom | 1981 | Highway Encounter | defunct 1990 |
| VoxelStorm | Manchester, United Kingdom | 2012 | AdvertCity | video game developer and music publisher |
| Vulcan Software | Cotswolds, United Kingdom | 1994 | Valhalla: Before the War | |
| Wales Interactive | Bridgend, Wales, United Kingdom | 2012 | The Bunker Soul Axiom |
video game developer |
| Walnut Creek CDROM | Walnut Creek, California, United States | 1991 | various shareware CD-ROMs | merged with Berkeley Software Design in 2000 |
| Wanadoo Edition | Paris, France | 2000 | Iron Storm | software publishing arm of Wanadoo; defunct 2003 |
| Warashi | Tokyo, Japan | 1995 | Triggerheart Exelica | |
| Wargaming | Nicosia, Cyprus | 1998 | World of Tanks World of Warplanes World of Warships |
video game developer |
| Warner Bros. Interactive | Burbank, California, United States | 1993 | F.E.A.R. 2 Overlord |
publishes under the Portkey Games label |
| WARP | Japan | 1994 | Enemy Zero | exited the video game industry in 1999, defunct 2005 |
| Webfoot Technologies | Lemont, Illinois, United States | 1993 | Deadly Rooms of Death | |
| Webzen | Seoul, South Korea | 2000 | video game developer | |
| WildTangent | Redmond, Washington, United States | 1998 | Fate: The Traitor Soul | acquired by Gamigo AG in 2019 |
| Williams Electronics | Chicago, Illinois, United States | 1943 | Robotron 2084, Defender | exited the video game industry in 1998 |
| Windham Classics | Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States | 1984 | Below the Root | published last game in 1985 |
| Windmill | Japan | 2002 | Happiness! | publishes under the Windmill Oasis label |
| Windmill Software | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | 1982 | Digger | defunct 1984 |
| Winkysoft | Osaka, Japan | 1983 | defunct 2015 | |
| Wired Productions | Watford, United Kingdom | 2008 | Fractured Minds | |
| Wisdom Tree | Tucson, Arizona, United States | 1989 | known for Christian-themed games | |
| WizardWorks | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | 1990 | Deer Hunter | acquired by GT Interactive in 1996; defunct 2004 |
| Wolf Team | Tokyo, Japan | 1986 | Annet Futatabi | acquired by Namco in 2003 |
| Working Designs | Redding, California, United States | 1986 | Lunar | specialized in the localization of Japan-native RPGs |
| Xicat Interactive | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States | 1997 | defunct 2005 | |
| Xonox | Minnesota, United States | 1983 | Artillery Duel | defunct 1984 |
| Xseed Games | Torrance, California, United States | 2005 | Ys Seven | subsidiary of Marvelous |
| XS Games | New York, New York, United States | 2002 | ||
| Yeti | Japan | 2005 | Root Double: Before Crime * After Days | |
| Yodo1 | Beijing, China | 2011 | ||
| Yogscast Games | Bristol, United Kingdom | 2017 | Caveblazers | Game publishing arm of Yogscast |
| Yojigen | Japan | 1994 | WildSnake | defunct |
| Yuke's | Osaka, Japan | 1993 | Evil Zone | |
| Yutaka | Japan | 1990 | Last Armageddon | defunct 2003 following merger with Popy |
| Zaccaria | Bologna, Italy | 1974 | various arcade games | defunct 1988 |
| ZAPiT Games | Mississauga, Ontario, Canada | 2003 | Game Wave Family Entertainment System | defunct |
| ZeniMax Media | United States | 1999 | The Elder Scrolls, Doom, Fallout, Wolfenstein | owns publisher Bethesda Softworks; acquired by Microsoft in 2021 |
| Zenobi | Rochdale, United Kingdom | 1982 | various text adventure games | |
| Zeppelin Games | Gateshead, United Kingdom | 1987 | Draconus | acquired by Merit Studios Inc. in 1994 and renamed to Merit Studios Europe; regained independence in 1996 and reëstablished itself as Eutechnyx; no longer publishes its own games |
| Zigurat | Spain | 1986 | various ZX Spectrum games | published last game in 1992 |
| ZiMAD | San Francisco, California, United States | 2009 | Magic Jigsaw Puzzles | |
| Zimag | United States | 1982 | Dishaster | publishing label of Magnetic Tape International; defunct 1983 |
| Zoom | Sapporo, Japan | 1988 | Overtake | |
| Zuxxez Entertainment | Karlsruhe, Germany | 2001 | acquired TopWare Interactive in 2001; renamed itself to TopWare Interactive in 2005; name retired | |
| Zushi Games | Sheffield, England, United Kingdom | 1999 | ||
| Zynga | San Francisco, California | 2007 | FarmVille Mafia Wars various mobile games |
Acquired by Take-Two Interactive in January 2022 |
| ZyX | Japan | 1994 |
See also
[edit]- List of video game developers
- List of largest video game publishers by revenue
- List of indie game developers
- Video game developer
- Video game publisher
- Game development
- Video game industry
- History of video games
References
[edit]- ^ Tera publisher En Masse Entertainment shutting down; gamesIndustry.biz, August 18, 2020
- ^ Tencent bids to acquire 100% of Funcom, GamesIndustry.biz, January 22, 2020
- ^ Reloaded Games no longer publishes and operates online MMOs. Reloaded Games.
- ^ NBCUniversal shuts down game publishing arm; GamesIndustry.biz, September 19, 2019
- ^ Azerion acquires Spil Games, Spil Games, February 2020