List of video game companies of Sweden
This is a list of video game companies originating from Sweden.
Notable developers
[edit]- 10 Chambers AB
- Aftnareld
- AmberWing
- Armchair Developers
- Arrowhead Game Studios
- Atod
- Aurora Punks (collective)
- Limit Break Studio [a]
- LootLocker (Backend tools)
- Pixadome Games
- Wimasima
- Avalanche Studios
- Bear Twigs
- Blackfox Studios AB
- Blamorama Games AB
- Caspian Interactive
- Clifftop Games AB
- Cockroach Inc.
- Cresthelm Studios
- Deadtoast Entertainment
- Dennaton Games
- Devm Games
- Doomlord Interactive AB
- DoubleMoose Games
- EA DICE
- Ember Paw Games
- Embracer Group
- Amplifier Game Invest (Some of its devs are Swedish. Ex-Goodbye Kansas Game Invest AB (2016-2020).)
- A Creative Endeavor
- Fall Damage Studio
- Frame Break
- Green Tile Digital
- Kavalri Games
- Neon Giant
- Palindrome Interactive
- Plucky Bytes
- Tarsier Studios
- Coffee Stain Holding
- Box Dragon
- Coffee Stain Studios (4 branches)
- Easy Trigger
- Lavapotion
- Embracer Freemode
- Bitwave Games (Ex-Retroid Interactive AB in 2014-2022)
- Clear River Games (publisher)
- Game Outlet Europe (distributor)
- Amplifier Game Invest (Some of its devs are Swedish. Ex-Goodbye Kansas Game Invest AB (2016-2020).)
- Enad Global 7 (Holding group)
- Toadman Interactive AB (Also co-devs)
- Experiment 101
- Faravid Interactive
- Far Out Games
- Fast Travel Games
- Fatshark
- FeWes Games
- Fredaikis AB (Also co-dev: games, web, software, security)
- Friendly Fire Games
- Frojo Apps
- Frictional Games
- Ghost Games
- Grenaa Games
- Hadoque
- Hazelight Studios
- Hello There AB (Former publisher)
- HolmCom
- Illwinter Game Design
- Image & Form
- Iron Gate Studio
- Jadestone Group
- Jumpgate AB (Publishing group. Ex-Three Gates AB in 2011-2021)
- Tableflip Entertainment (Also co-dev)
- Keepsake Games AB (Has former Hazelight/Coffee Stain/Mojang/DICE people)
- Landfall Games
- Legendo Entertainment (Ex-Iridon Interactive)
- Let It Roll AB
- Liquid Swords (Setup by Avalanche Studios co-founder)
- Lutra Interactive
- MachineGames
- Massive Entertainment
- Might and Delight
- MindArk
- Mirage Game Studios
- Mojang
- Nifflas
- Nodbrim Interactive AB (Former publisher)
- Overflow Games
- Paradox Development Studio
- Philisophic Games
- Pixleon Games
- Planeshift Interactive
- Plausible Concept AB
- Powersnake
- Pugstorm Game Studios
- Really Interactive
- Redbeet Interactive
- Redikod
- Resolution Games
- Ringtail Games
- River End Games
- SetShape Studio
- Silkworm Games
- SimBin Studios
- Simogo
- Skygoblin
- Solid Core
- SolidIcon
- Southend Interactive
- Starbreeze AB (Holding group. Starbreeze Studios merged into O3 Games in 2001. Group renamed Starbreeze in 2002.)
- Star Stable Entertainment
- Stunlock Studios
- Sutur Studio
- Team Psykskallar
- The Bearded Ladies Consulting
- The Outsiders
- Thunderful Development AB
- The Station (Also Station Interactive AB)
- Toppluva AB
- Triassic Games AB (Offices in Sweden, Germany & Poland)
- Tuxedo Labs
- Tymedust Games
- VRESKI
- Windup Games
- Wishfully Studios
- Wonderscope AB
- Yarnot Games
- Zoink
- Zordix AB
- Dimfrost Studio
Misc games
[edit]- Gellyberry Studios (Online games)
- Stillfront Group (Holding group. Mobile & online games.)
Co-development
[edit]- Goodbye Kansas Studios AB (Cutscenes, mo-cap, custom 3d animation. Former: voice recording. Ex-Northern Light Studios (2004? till 2009); Imagination Studios AB (2009-2017).)[1]
Defunct developers
[edit]- Amuze (Founded 1996. Defunct 2005.)
- Bitsquid AB (Founded 2009. Acquired by Autodesk in mid 2014. Website down 2015. Ceased work in 2018. Middleware engine.)
- Bonnier Multimedia AB (Founded 1993. Defunct 2002.)
- Colossai Studios AB (Founded 2005. Website down early 2014.)[2]
- ComputerHouse GBG AB (Founded 1996. Defunct 2001.)
- Daydream Software (Swedish dev. Founded 1994. Defunct 2004. Different to later Spanish dev 'Daydream Software SLL'.)
- GRIN (Founded 1997. Defunct 2009.)
- Hajtech Produktioner (Founded 1997. Defunct 2004.)[3]
- Lockpick Entertainment (Founded 2004. Defunct 2011. Online game & co-development.)
- Meqon Research AB (Founded 2002. Acquired by AGEIA Technologies in 2005. Physics engine middleware.)[4]
- Paradox Arctic (Founded 2014. Closed 2023. Part of Paradox Interactive. Co-dev & porting.)
- Paradox North AB (Founded 2013. Ceased 2016. Part of Paradox Interactive. Also co-dev.)
- Paradox South AB (Founded 2012. Closed 2016. Co-dev division of Paradox Interactive.)
- Pixeldiet Entertainment AB (Founded 2011. Inactive after 2020. Co-development.)
- Refraction Games (Founded 1998. Merged with DICE in 2000.)
- Termite Games (Ex-Insomnia Software in 1997 to 2000. Acquired by Dutch publisher, Project 3 Interactive in 2002. Defunct 2006.)
- Unique Development Studios AB (Founded 1993. Defunct 2004. Games.)
- Villa Gorilla AB (Founded 2013. Defunct 2018.)
Notable publishers
[edit]- Ashes & Diamonds Entertainment AB (Marketing & video game consultancy)
- Aurora Punks
- Coffee Stain Publishing (Publishing division of Coffee Stain Studios AB)
- Killmonday Games AB
- Mighty Diamonds (Video game consultancy)
- PAN Vision AB (Ex-PAN Interactive from 1998 till 2001. Publisher & distributor.) (SV wiki, FI wiki)
- Paradox Interactive
- Raw Fury
- Snapbreak Games AB (Games. Mostly mobile.)
- Starbreeze Publishing AB (Separate publishing arm of Starbreeze Studios AB)
- Thunderful Publishing AB
- Bergsala (Distributor for Nintendo supplies. Former publisher.)
- WINGS Interactive (Trading name of Vingar Interaktiva AB. Publisher & funding.)
Publisher & developer firms
[edit]- 5 Fortress (Online games)
- Allvis STHLM AB
- Angry Demon Studio
- Apoapsis Game Laboratories AB (Also Apog Labs. Ex-Apoapsis Studios in 2017-2021.)
- Apskeppet AB (From founder of older dev, Free Lunch Design AB)
- Athletic Design AB (Online games)
- Axolot Games
- Brimstone Games AB (HQ)
- Diax Arts (Ex-Diax Game AB)
- Doublecap Games
- Early Morning Studio
- Echo Entertainment
- El Huervo AB
- Embark Studios (Online games)
- Flamebait Games
- Gamatron AB
- Gaming Corps AB (Mostly mobile & iGaming content)
- Haenir Studio
- Hörberg Productions
- Jumpgate AB (Ex-Three Gates AB in 2011-2021)
- King (Mobile & casual games)
- Landell Games AB
- Midjiwan AB
- Morgondag (Games, tools, web)
- North Modding Company AB
- Perfect Random
- Pixel Ferrets
- Pounce Light AB
- RednapGames
- RobTop Games AB (Mobile games)
- Rymdfall AB
- Sharkmob (Online games)
- Snowprint Studios AB (Online games)
- Something We Made
- Striped Panda Studios
- Swarm Creations AB
- Turborilla AB (HQ. Mobile focused.)
- Wicket Gaming AB (Mobile & F2P sports games)
- Woodhill Interactive
- Xekvera
- Y/CJ/Y (Simple name: YCJY Games)
Defunct publishers
[edit]- E-game AB (Founded 1998. Inactive after 2001. Publisher & dev.)[5]
- Free Lunch Design AB (Founded 1998. Bought by Muskedunder Interactive AB in 2008. Inactive after 2012. Now part of Apskeppet.)
- Isbit Games AB (Founded 2014. Inactive after 2020. Publisher, dev & co-dev.)
- Pieces Interactive (Founded 2007. Closed 2024. Publisher & dev.)
- Shortfuse Games AB (Founded 2007. Acquired by Pieces Interactive in 2012. Publisher & dev.)[6][7]
- Software of Sweden (Founded 1986. Inactive after 1998. Publisher & dev.)[8]
- The Working Parts HB (Founded 2011. Inactive after 2020. Publisher & dev.)
- TimeTrap AB (Founded 2008. Inactive after 2011. Website down after 2017. Publisher & dev.)[9]
See also
[edit]- Video games in Sweden
- List of video game companies
- Lists of video games
- Video game developer
- Video game publisher
Notes
[edit]- ^ Limit Break Studio has no relation to an US game studio.
References
[edit]- ^ Imagination Studios's archived website
- ^ Colossai Studios AB's archived website
- ^ Hajtech Produktioner's archived website
- ^ Meqon Research AB's archived website
- ^ "E-game AB's official website". www.e-game.com. Archived from the original on July 3, 2001. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ Henrik Törnqvist's companies list at MobyGames
- ^ Keren Coghill. "QuaddGod's Patreon post on Valheim's team". Patreon. Archived from the original on November 27, 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ "Software of Sweden's official website". www.obsti.se. Archived from the original on February 25, 1998. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
- ^ Erik Möller (August 6, 2011). "TimeTrap AB's official website". www.timetrap.se. Archived from the original on November 11, 2017. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Swedish game developers Goodgame website (archived)
- Positive turnover for Swedish game developers MCV
- Swedish Games Industry Formed As Unified Trade Body Gamasutra
- Dataspelsbranschen - Swedish Games Industry Swedish games industry trade organisation
- East Sweden Game (Community, workplace and business incubator for developers of computer games and digital experiences. Registry of ~50 individual companies & 20+ member companies. Games in development page has companies' names.)
- Game Developers Index page (By Swedish Games Industry. Webpage has annual Swedish game devs index reports starting from 2008 onward. 667 companies in 2021 report!)
- European Games Developer Federation (Additional links to recent index reports as seen in above website)