Independent developers may choose to work with one or more game publishers or to self-publish their titles.
| Company |
Location |
Notable games |
| 2D Boy |
San Francisco, California, USA |
World of Goo |
| 3G Studios |
Reno, Nevada, USA |
The Dating Game
Brave Arms
Zombeat
The Deep
Skate or Die
Jillian Michaels' Fitness Ultimatum 2009
Rock Band (w/Harmonix) |
| 4D Rulers Software |
|
Gore: Ultimate Soldier
Secret Service 2
Patriots: A Nation Under Fire |
| ACE Team |
Santiago, Chile |
Zeno Clash |
| Aldorlea Games |
|
Laxius Force
3 Stars of Destiny
Millennium |
| Alec Holowka |
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
Crayon Physics Deluxe
I'm O.K – A Murder Simulator
Aquaria (video game) |
| Amanita Design |
Czech Republic |
Machinarium
Samorost 2
Samorost |
| Amaranth Games |
|
Aveyond
Grimm's Hatchery
Yummy Drink Factory
Aveyond 2 |
| Ambrosia Software |
Rochester, New York, USA |
Escape Velocity series |
| Artix Entertainment |
Land O' Lakes, Florida, USA |
Adventurequest
Archknight
Dragonfable
Mechquest
Adventurequest Worlds
Hero Smash |
| Babaroga |
Chicago, IL, USA |
Spore Origins
Zombies!!! |
| Basilisk Games |
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA |
Eschalon series |
| The Behemoth |
San Diego, California, USA |
Alien Hominid
Castle Crashers
BattleBlock Theater |
| Benjamin Rivers |
Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Drunken Rampage
The Ascent
SNOW |
| Big Finish Games |
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA |
Three Cards to Midnight |
| Bit Blot |
|
Aquaria |
| Blitz Games Studios |
Warwickshire, England, UK |
Powerup Forever
Droplitz
Invincible Tiger: The Legend of Han Tao
Encleverment Experiment |
| Blossomsoft |
|
Eternal Eden |
| Blue Fang Games |
Waltham, Massachusetts, USA |
Zoo Tycoon series |
| Bohemia Interactive Studio |
Prague, Czech Republic |
Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis
ArmA: Armed Assault |
| Boomzap Entertainment |
Singapore, Singapore |
Awakening: The Dreamless Castle
Jewels of Cleopatra |
| Bplus |
|
Plättchen Twist 'n' Paint |
| Broken Rules |
Vienna, Austria |
And Yet It Moves |
| Capybara Games |
Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Critter Crunch
Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes |
| Caravel Games |
|
Deadly Rooms of Death |
| Castle Thorn Software LLC |
Hamilton, Montana, USA |
StarQuest Online |
| Chedburn Networks Limited |
Bristol, UK |
Torn_(online_game) |
| Christopher Howard Wolf |
Rocky Point, North Carolina, USA |
DragonSpires
Hell Rising
I'm O.K – A Murder Simulator |
| Chronic Logic |
Santa Cruz, California, USA |
Bridge Builder
Gish |
| Cing |
Fukuoka, Japan |
Another Code: Two Memories
Hotel Dusk: Room 215
Another Code: R - A Journey into Lost Memories
Little King's Story |
| Citérémis |
Sherbrooke, Québec |
Aztaka |
| ClockStone Software |
Innsbruck, Austria |
Avencast: Rise of the Mage |
| cly5m |
|
Seiklus |
| ColdWood Interactive |
Umeå, Sweden |
The Fight: Lights Out |
| Crytek Black Sea (formerly Black Sea Studios) |
Sofia, Bulgaria |
Knights of Honor
WorldShift |
| Dark Water Studios |
Derry City, Northern Ireland |
Dogfighter |
| Daniel Benmergui |
Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Today I Die
I Wish I Were The Moon
Storyteller |
| Dejobaan Games |
Massachusetts, USA |
AaaaaAAaaaAAAaaAAAAaAAAAA!!! – A Reckless Disregard for Gravity
The Wonderful End of the World |
| Derek Smart (3000AD.com) |
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA |
Battlecruiser 3000AD
Universal Combat |
| Derek Yu |
Pasadena, California, USA |
I'm O.K – A Murder Simulator
Aquaria (video game)
Spelunky
Eternal Daughter |
| Digital Eel |
Seattle, Washington, USA |
Data Jammers: FastForward
Brainpipe: A Plunge to Unhumanity
Soup du Jour
Weird Worlds: Return to Infinite Space
Dr. Blob's Organism
Digital Eel's Big Box of Blox
Strange Adventures In Infinite Space
Plasmaworm |
| Dovogame |
USA |
Business Tycoon Online |
| Edmund McMillen |
Santa Cruz, California, USA |
Gish
Super Meat Boy
Aether
Spewer
Cunt |
| Enthrean Guardian |
Indonesia |
Eternal Grace |
| Elite Gudz |
New York, NY |
Techno Kitten Adventure |
| Elixir Studios |
United Kingdom |
Republic: The Revolution
Evil Genius |
| Erik Svedang |
Sweden |
Blueberry Garden |
| Ethereal Darkness Interactive |
Northampton, Massachusetts, USA |
Morning's Wrath
The Lost City of Malathedra
STATIC - Investigator Training |
| Eurocom |
Derby, United Kingdom |
Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy
Batman Begins
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Vancouver 2010: The Official Videogame of the Winter Olympic Games
GoldenEye 007 (2010 video game) |
| Evony, LLC (was UMGE / Universal Multiplayer Game Entertainment)[1] |
Guangzhou, China |
Evony: Age I |
| Exotypos |
Russia |
X Motor Racing |
| Facepunch Studios |
Walsall, UK |
Garry's Mod |
| Ferry Halim |
Fresno, California, USA |
Orisinal Games |
| Firefly Studios |
Battersea, London, UK |
Stronghold
Stronghold 2
Space Colony
Stronghold 3
Dungeon Hero |
| Flashbang Studios |
|
Off-Road Velociraptor Safari |
| Freebird Games |
Markham, Ontario, CAN |
To the Moon |
| Flying Lab Software |
Seattle, Washington, USA |
Rails Across America
Pirates of the Burning Sea |
| Frogwares |
Kiev, Ukraine |
Journey to the Center of the Earth
Sherlock Holmes: Secret of the Silver Earring
Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened
Dracula: Origin |
| Frontier Developments |
Cambridge, England, UK |
Frontier: Elite II
LostWinds
LostWinds: Winter of the Melodias |
| Frictional Games |
Helsingborg, Sweden |
Penumbra series
Amnesia: The Dark Descent |
| GameLab |
|
Diner Dash |
| Gaijin Games |
Santa Cruz, California, USA |
Bit.Trip Beat
Bit.Trip Core
Bit.Trip Void
Bit.Trip Runner |
| GarageGames |
Eugene, Oregon, USA |
Marble Blast Ultra
Zap! |
| Gogii Games |
Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada |
Princess Isabella: A Witch's Curse
Escape the Museum |
| Grey Alien Games |
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
Fairway Solitaire |
| Grasshopper Manufacture |
Tokyo, Japan |
Flower, Sun, and Rain
killer7
Contact
No More Heroes |
| Haemimont Games |
Sofia, Bulgaria |
Tropico 3
Tzar: Burden of the Crown |
| Hanako Games |
UK |
Cute Knight
Fatal Hearts |
| Hemisphere Games |
USA |
Osmos |
| Himalaya Studios |
Chandler, Arizona, USA |
Al Emmo and the Lost Dutchman's Mine |
| Introversion Software |
UK |
Uplink
Darwinia
DEFCON
Subversion |
| Insomniac Games |
Burbank, California, USA |
Ratchet & Clank series
Resistance series
Spyro series (1998–2000) |
| Iron Tower Studio |
|
Age of Decadence |
| Irrgheist |
Germany |
H-Craft Championship |
| Jagex |
Cambridge, UK |
RuneScape |
| Jason Rohrer |
Potsdam, New York, USA |
Passage
Gravitation
Between |
| Jonas Kyratzes |
Wiesbaden, Germany |
The Museum of Broken Memories
The Strange and Somewhat Sinister Tale of the House at Desert Bridge |
| Jonatan "Cactus" Söderström |
Gothenburg, Sweden |
Clean Asia! |
| Jph Wacheski |
|
LockOn
Valence
Quiescence |
| KatGames |
Zaragoza, Spain |
Mortimer and the Enchanted Castle
Zulu Gems |
| Klei Entertainment |
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
Eets
Shank |
| Kloonigames |
Finland |
Crayon Physics Deluxe |
| Laminar Research |
Columbia, South Carolina, USA |
X-Plane |
| Level-5 |
Fukuoka, Japan |
Professor Layton series
Jeanne d'Arc
White Knight Chronicles
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
Ni no Kuni |
| Little Green Men Games |
|
Starpoint Gemini
Fruit Farm |
| Llamasoft |
UK |
Space Giraffe
Gridrunner Revolution |
| Longbow Digital Arts |
Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
DX-Ball 2, Rival Ball and other action games.
Tread Marks |
| M-Inverse |
Hong Kong SAR |
Project SolidLandlord 2008
Sport Life
Skating Penguin |
| Mad Genius Software |
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
Gunmetal |
| Mangled Eye Studios |
Cleveland, Ohio, United States |
Dark Salvation |
| Mass Media Inc. |
|
Moorpark |
| Mojang AB |
Stockholm, Sweden |
Minecraft |
| Metanet Software |
Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
N, N+, Robotology and Office Yeti |
| mif2000 |
Russia |
Hamlet or the last game without MMORPG features, shaders and product placement |
| Mind Control Software |
|
Oasis |
| Moonpod |
|
Starscape
Mr. Robot |
| Mousechief |
|
The Witch's Yarn
Dangerous High School Girls in Trouble! |
| New Star Games |
UK |
New Star Soccer
Super Laser Racer
New Star GP |
| Nifflas |
Umeå, Sweden |
Knytt
Knytt Stories
Within a Deep Forest |
| Niels Bauer Games |
Freiburg, Germany |
Smugglers 2
Smugglers 3
Empires & Dungeons
TV Manager |
| Nival Interactive |
Moscow, Russia |
Blitzkrieg
Silent Storm |
| Number None, Inc. |
California, USA |
Braid
The Witness |
| The Odd Gentlemen |
California, USA |
The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom |
| OmniSystems |
Kent, UK |
Eufloria |
| OTS Software |
Missouri, USA |
AlienXcape
Boat (video game) |
| Parallax Studio |
Nixa, Missouri, USA |
Darkstar: The Interactive Movie |
| Pieces Interactive |
Skövde, Sweden |
Puzzlegeddon |
| PixelJAM Games |
|
Dino Run |
| Playdead |
Copenhagen, Denmark |
Limbo |
| Pocketwatch Games |
San Diego, California, USA |
Wildlife Tycoon: Venture Africa
Venture Arctic
Monaco |
| Positech Games |
UK |
Democracy
Gratuitous Space Battles |
| Private Moon Studios |
Hungary |
AGON series
Yoomurjak's Ring |
| Pronto Games |
|
The Destiny of Zorro |
| Prorattafactor |
|
The Adventures of El Ballo |
| Provox games |
|
Space Force: Rogue Universe
Spaceforce: Captains |
| Psyonix Studios |
|
Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars
ARC Squadron |
| Punch Entertainment |
|
Reign of Swords
EGO City
Music Tycoon |
| Q-Games |
Kyoto, Japan |
Star Fox Command
PixelJunk Monsters
PixelJunk Eden
PixelJunk Shooter |
| Queasy Games |
Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Gate 88
Everyday Shooter |
| Reality Labs |
Stockholm, Sweden |
iRagdoll
iRagdoll HD |
| Reflexive Entertainment |
Lake Forest, California, USA |
Lionheart: Legacy of the Crusader
Wik and the Fable of Souls
Ricochet Lost Worlds |
| Relentless Software |
Brighton, UK |
Buzz!
Blue Toad Murder Files |
| Renegade Kid |
Austin, Texas, USA |
Dementium: The Ward
Moon
Dementium II |
| Ronimo Games |
Utrecht, Netherlands |
de Blob
Swords & Soldiers
|
| Rovio Mobile |
Espoo, Finland |
Angry Birds
|
| S2 Games |
Rohnert Park, California, USA |
Savage: The Battle for Newerth
Savage 2: A Tortured Soul
Heroes of Newerth |
| Saber Interactive |
Millburn, New Jersey, USA |
Will Rock
TimeShift |
| Sandlot Games |
|
Cake Mania |
| Santa Cruz Games |
Santa Cruz, California, USA |
Tomb Raider: Underworld
Godzilla Unleashed: Double Smash |
| Secret Exit |
Finland |
Zen Bound |
| Seed Studios |
Porto, Portugal |
Under Siege (2011 video game), Toy Shop, Aquatic Tales, Sudoku for Kids |
| Shattered Games |
Lubbock, Texas |
[[>Bear Survival</a>]] |
| Silver Creek Entertainment |
Grants Pass, Oregon, USA |
Soltrio Solitaire |
| Ska Studios |
Marcy, New York, USA |
Zombie Smashers Series
Survival Crisis Z
Yuki's Vacation
The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai |
| Snowstep Development |
Düsseldorf, Germany |
Turtle Bay |
| Soldak Entertainment |
Dallas, Texas, USA |
Depths of Peril
Kivi's Underworld
Din's Curse |
| Source Studio |
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |
ProtoGalaxy |
| Spiderweb Software |
Seattle, Washington, United States |
Exile series
Avernum series
Geneforge series
Nethergate |
| Storm Impact |
Glenview, Cook County, Illinois, USA |
TaskMaker
MacSki
Tomb of TaskMaker |
| Studio Pixel |
|
Cave Story
Ikachan |
| Subatomic Studios |
Boston, Massachusetts
San Francisco, California, USA |
Fieldrunners |
| Sunstone Games |
Eugene, Oregon, USA |
Sun Stones |
| SuperVillain Studios |
Santa Ana, California, USA |
Dungeon Siege: Throne of Agony
Order Up! |
| Swedish Game Development |
Malmö, Sweden |
Alice Greenfingers
Bricks of Atlantis
Bricks of Egypt |
| Tale of Tales |
Ghent, Belgium |
The Endless Forest
The Graveyard
The Path
Fatale |
| TaleWorlds |
Ankara, Turkey |
Mount&Blade
Mount&Blade: Warband
Mount&Blade: With Fire & Sword |
| Team Shanghai Alice |
Japan |
Touhou Project
Immaterial and Missing Power |
| TeamTNT |
|
Reclamation
Daedalus: Alien Defense |
| thatgamecompany |
Los Angeles, California, USA |
flOw
Cloud
Flower |
| TheorySpark |
|
President Forever 2008 + Primaries |
| Three Rings Design |
San Francisco, California, USA |
Yohoho! Puzzle Pirates
Bang! Howdy
Whirled |
| Torpex Games |
Bellevue, Washington, USA |
Schizoid |
| Tough Games Inc. |
Huntington,West Virginia |
Gods of Earth Online |
| Trendy Entertainment |
Gainesville, Florida, USA |
Dungeon Defenders |
| Tribetoy |
USA |
Chu's Dynasty |
| Twisted Pixel |
Austin, Texas, USA |
The Maw
'Splosion Man |
| Tyler Glaiel |
San Diego, California |
Aether
Closure |
| Unreal Software |
Koblenz, Germany |
Stranded
Stranded II
CS2D
Carnage Contest
Minigolf Madness |
| Ville Mönkkönen |
Finland |
Notrium
Wazzal II |
| Wolfire Games |
Berkeley, California, USA |
Black Shades
Lugaru: The Rabbit's Foot
Overgrowth |
| Zachary Barth |
Seattle, Washington |
Infiniminer
SpaceChem |
| Zoetrope Interactive |
Istanbul, Turkey |
Darkness Within
Darkness Within: The Dark Lineage |
| Zoonami |
Cambridge, England, UK |
Zendoku
Bonsai Barber |
| ZootFly |
Ljubljana, Slovenia |
First Battalion |