101 Best Video Games Companies and Startups in the UK

4 years ago

This article showcases some of the most popular players operating in the Video Games space. Our analysts selected these companies because they excel in one of the following categories:

  • Innovation
    • Innovative ideas
    • Innovative route to market
    • Innovative product
  • Growth
    • Exceptional growth
    • Exceptional growth strategy
  • Market Position
    • Market domination
    • Market leader
    • Strong market competitor

Data sourced from Crunchbase and SEMRush.

This list may include both state and private ventures providing the most value within the Video Games industry.

Top Video Games Companies


CeX

CeX is a seller of video games, computers, digital electronics, TVs and monitors.

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GAME

Game.co.uk is a games retailer with many deals on video games, consoles, accessories, and the latest preorder games.

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Fanatical

Fanatical is a gaming and digital entertainment platform.

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Green Man Gaming

Green Man Gaming is a global pure play e-commerce and technology business in the video games industry.

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Sumdog

Online site making learning fun for k-12 students while allowing teachers and parents to track progress and create activities.

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Frontier Developments

Frontier aims to create games that put both the firm and the games industry itself at the forefront of the gaming industry around the world.

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Zavvi

Zavvi, an entertainment retail chain that provides its users with entertainment items, including games, Blu-ray, DVDs, music, and much more.

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Gamer Guides

Gamer Guides is a comprehensive game database and publisher of interactive digital strategy guides for video games.

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Purple Smash

Purple Mash is an edutainment company that allows children to learn through games and other creative tasks in their software.

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Jagex

Jagex develops and publishes online games.

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Ginx TV

Ginx TV, founded in 2008, is a UK-based international media company dedicated to the creation of videogaming TV channels around the world.

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VideoGamer.com

VideoGamer.com is a website focused on video game news, reviews, previews, and videos.

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British Academy of Film and Television Arts

Supports, develops and promotes the art forms of the moving image by identifying and rewarding excellence.

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Elite Dangerous

Elite Dangerous is a forthcoming space adventure, and combat simulator that will be the fourth installment in the Elite video game series.

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Fnatic

Fnatic is a global esports entertainment brand focused on seeking out, leveling up, and amplifying gamers and creators.

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VGChartz

VGChartz – the most comprehensive video game charts in the world.

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Dovetail Games

Dovetail Games creates digital hobbies enjoyed by hundreds of thousands of passionate enthusiasts across the globe.

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eTeknix.com

Eteknix.com is a website forum for technologies news, reviews including pictures and videos.

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Hitmarker

Hitmarker is the home of gaming and esports jobs.

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Blueprint Gaming

Blueprint Gaming is a UK based game studio.

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Gambody

Gambody is an online marketplace that aims to unite two popular and prosperous niches, gaming and 3D printing

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Playcast Media

Playcast Media offers video games on a games-on-demand system for cable and IPTV operators.

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Space Ape

Space Ape is a mobile gaming company dedicated to creating the highest quality games for players.

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Rebellion Developments Ltd

Rebellion is one of the independent game developers.

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Slightly Mad Studios

We are a multi-award winning developer founded in 2008. Together we’ve collectively worked on over 150 titles

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Fireproof Games

Fireproof Games is a development studio that creates video games, including the award-winning puzzle game, The Room.

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Positech

Positech is a one man company that develops and markets games.

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itcher

itcher, an entertainment discovery application, providing community powered recommendations around movies, tv shows, books, music, and games

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Mediatonic Games

Mediatonic develops and publishes games for digital platforms such as smartphones, PCs and consoles.

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U4GM

U4gm.com offers PoE Currency, NBA 2K21 MT, Madden 21 Coins, Fallout 76 Items/Weapons, NHL 21 Coins, etc.

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Splash Damage

Splash Damage is an independently-owned game studio specializing in multiplayer shooters and free to play games.

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Games Press

Games Press is the definitive one-stop PR resource for the games industry.

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TT Games

TT Games was established in 2005 with the merger of games publisher Giant Interactive and the developer Traveller’s Tales.

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Marvelous Games

Marvelous Games is an online portal that designs and develops games.

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Gaijin Entertainment

Gaijin Entertainment is a fast growing game development company established in 2002. Gaijin’s team specializes in creation of games for

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Chucklefish Limited

Computer games developer and publisher

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Supermassive Games

Supermassive Games is an independent game development studio.

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24Lottos

24Lottos offers the official lottery tickets to the world’s most popular games at the most competitive prices.

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River Horse

River Horse is a Games creation, design and services company.

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Rocksteady Studios

Rocksteady Studios is a multi-award winning videogame developer based in London, England. Located in a spacious, purpose built converted.

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PlayCanvas

PlayCanvas is a cloud-hosted, collaborative platform for building video games.

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Bede Gaming

Bede Gaming is the first choice supplier of software to the online gambling and social gaming industries.

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Gaming Technology Solutions

Gaming Technology Solutions is a global supplier of gaming solutions for online gaming operations.

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Multiplay

Multiplay is a gaming services company specializing in events management, eSports, online hosting and more.

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SpecialEffect

SpecialEffect helping people with disabilities to play video games.

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Amuzo

A multi-award winning team of game developers, with experience spanning mobile, web and console production.

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Sumo Digital

Sumo Digital Ltd is an independent game development studio.

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Play Factore

Play Factore provides families with a state of the art active indoor play centers to play in together.

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Curve Digital

Indie developer & publisher of fine video games.

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Creative Assembly

UK’s premier video game developers.

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Gfinity

Gfinity is focused on promoting the development of the e-sports scene in the United Kingdom.

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Merge Games

Merge Games Ltd, based in England, is a developer and publisher of independent games for the retail and digital marketplace.

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AceViral.com

AceViral.com is a gaming company which has developed various gaming applications for the Android and iOS users.

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Gamewise

Gamewise is a social network and a video game database that allows users to discover new games and share their interests to other users.

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Rockstar North

Rockstar North creates and publishes video game franchises such as the Grand Theft Auto Series.

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Bossa Studios

Bossa Studios is a games developer and publisher, creators of BAFTA-winning Monstermind, Surgeon Simulator and Worlds Adrift.

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PlayUKinternet

PlayUKinternet is a gaming site that allows users to participate in international lotteries.

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Two Point Studios

Two Point Studios is a privately held company that is behind the sim Two Point Hospital.

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Facepunch Studios

Facepunch is a video game developer based in Walsall, England.

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22cans

22cans is a game development company focused on the development of multi-platform and mobile video games.

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FireSprite

A video game development studio based in the heart of Liverpool city centre, UK.

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Playtonic Games

Playtonic Games is an independent game developer founded by a team of veteran game designers.

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Ninja Theory

Ninja Theory is a game development studio.

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Pocket Sized Hands

We specialise in creating bespoke applications and games using the latest XR technologies.

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Bidstack

Bidstack empowers brands to place advertising into spaces that sit naturally within video games.

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Blazing Griffin

The Scottish production company .

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Inspired Entertainment

Inspired is a global games technology company, supplying Virtual Sports, Mobile Gaming and Server Based Gaming systems.

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Supersolid

Supersolid is a mobile games studio based in London, UK.

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Introversion Software

Introversion Software is an independent game developer and publisher.

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Falcon Taxis Gameplay

Play and earn Falcon taxis vouchers; carry out taxi bookings while navigating the streets against the clock like real life.

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Astraware

Astraware is a game studio platform that develops and distributes games for handheld devices.

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PlayStack

PlayStack is a company that helps developers in end-to-end funding, publishing expertise, and technology to develop the next big game.

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Games Xtreme

Games Xtreme is a video game social media database with articles, videos, achievement tracking and more.

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Antimatter Games

Antimatter Games is a game development studio has developed and worked on games such as Killing Floor, Rising Storm, Evolve and more.

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The Chinese Room

The Chinese Room is an award-winning game development studio.

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CGHero

Outsource 3D Modelling, Concept Art, Textures, VFX & More

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Kuju plc

Kuju makes compelling games and branded experiences for VR, AR, console and PC platforms.

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The Multiplayer Guys

The Multiplayer Guys offers specialized solutions for multiplayer games.

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Six to Start

Sixtostart is in the business of storytelling and gameplay on the we

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CentreSoft

CentreSoft is the UK’s multi-format specialist distributor of video games.

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Flying Interactive

Flying Interactive is an independent digital video game company based in London, UK, specialised in working with indie developers

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AntStream Arcade

The de facto retro games platform. With 1000 games ready to play, you can enjoy old console, arcade and computer classics on most devices

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Turbulenz

Turbulenz is a technology company offering an end-to-end platform that allows developers to create browser games.

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Aliasworlds

Aliasworlds is a company that makes video games for smartphones, computers, and tablets.

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State of Play Games

State of Play make creative and innovative games and animations which have won a number of international awards.

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GAMESbrief

GAMESbrief is a blog about the business of games that tracks the rapidly-evolving games industry, to tell users what is happening and more.

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Starlizard

Starlizard, they provide their clients with the most accurate predictions of football matches in the world.

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Who Knows Wins

Social Gaming for Sports Fans

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Media Molecule

Media Molecule is looking for an incredible UI designer to help us make more amazing games.

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Amiqus

Amiqus is a specialist recruitment agency that provides professional candidates to the Games Industry.

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Azoomee

Azoomee is a safe entertainment service for kids offering Games, Videos and Messaging in one single app.

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Glitchers

Glitchers creates games, digital experiences and interactive products for some of the world’s leading brands.

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Playground Games

Playground Games is an independent game development studio.

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Electronic Theatre

Electronic Theatre creates immersive adventures in digital rooms

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First Touch

First Touch Games Ltd is an award-winning independent studi

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Link Distribution

Link Distribution is a leading distributor of video games, accessories, consoles, toys and digital product.

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Reality Games London

Mobile games based on real world Big Data as a content.

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Player Research Ltd

We do games user research: delivering actionable insights into usability, UX, appeal and play, so that you can focus on the game.

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Bigmoon Entertainment

Bigmoon Entertainment is an authorized developer for all major game platforms, including Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo.

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Open Planet Software

Open Planet Software is an apps and game develper company founded in 2007. They make apps and games for Ma

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Universally Speaking

Localisation, Quality Assurance, Games

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