101 Top Gaming Companies and Startups in the UK

4 years ago

This article showcases some of the most popular players operating in the Gaming 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 Gaming industry.

Top Gaming Companies


Lightbulb Studios

Lightbulb Studios is a game studio to enter the Gaming Market

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GamesRadar+

GamesRadar+ is an entertainment website dedicated to video game-related news, previews and reviews.

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VoxelStorm

VoxelStorm is an independent game studio

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FaceIT

FaceIT is the gaming platform for professional competitions within online multiplayer video games.

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Rock Paper Shotgun

Rock Paper Shotgun is a United Kingdom-based PC gaming blog that offers PC game reviews, news, and more.

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Coral Eurobet

Coral Eurobet is offers betting and gaming services in the United Kingdom and internationally.

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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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Appuals

Appuals.com is a leading technology site which serves a diverse readership from the Americas, EMEA and APAC regions.

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Fanatical

Fanatical is a gaming and digital entertainment platform.

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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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Chessable

Learn chess efficiently using our training tools based on learning science. Learn chess online: openings, endgames, strategy or tactics.

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West Ham United Football Club

West Ham United Football Club are a professional football club in Upton Park, East London, England

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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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Marathonbet

Marathonbet is an independent sportsbook operator which operates online through four internet gaming licenses.

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TrueTrophies

PlayStation trophy tracking, game and trophy guides, all the latest news and reviews

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Team17 Software

Team17 is one of the world’s fully independent video game developer and publisher.

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VideoGamer.com

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

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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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VR Focus

VRFocus is a virtual reality specialist website covering all aspects of the technology, specifically concerned with VR entertainment.

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Soccer Manager

Soccer Manager, a Preston, UK-based developer of an online football game. Soccer Manager allows players to manage their favourite team.

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iSoftBet

iSoftBet is an online and mobile casino games supplier.

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Blue Duck Education

Blue Duck Education is the holding company behind Mangahigh.com which develops and publishes maths games for 11 to16 year-old students.

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Novatech

Novatech is a personal high end computer production company delivering the most up to date gaming computers.

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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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Virtue Fusion

Virtue Fusion develops Bingo and networked gaming solutions for the online gambling industry.

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William Hill

William Hill is a is a bookmaker that provides online betting and gambling games for sports betting and gaming markets.

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Ndemic Creations

Ndemic Creations is a mobile apps developer company and has developed a game named Plague Inc.

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Hitmarker

Hitmarker is the home of gaming and esports jobs.

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Mousebreaker

Mousebreaker is an online gaming website, featuring hundreds of different types of games.

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Hunted Cow Studios

Hunted Cow Studios is a leading game developer and publisher

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Esports Insider

Esports Insider is a platform which covers all news that is of interest to the industry.

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We Buy Books

We Buy Books provides services to sell books, CDs and DVDs, Blu Rays and other media.

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Escape Hunt

Escape Hunt offering unique escape games to the public and corporate clients all over the world.

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FOW Interactive

FOW Interactive a sci-fi sex game.

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Potters Resort

An award winning 5 star family owned holiday resort offering year round inclusive sport, leisure & entertainment led short breaks.

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Blueprint Gaming

Blueprint Gaming is a UK based game studio.

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BetConstruct

BetConstruct is an industry-leading developer and provider of online and land-based betting and gaming solutions.

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MCV

MCV is a go-to resource that features news, reviews, game release dates, events, and more related to the computer and video games market.

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mIRC

mIRC is an internet relay chat software that enables its users to communicate and share content with others.

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Colossus Bets

Colossus Bets is a sports and racing jackpot company.

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GamersFirst

GamersFirst is a global free2play publisher of multiplayer online games.

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Home Leisure Direct

Home Leisure Direct is a retail seller specializing in games rooms.

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Hutch

Hutch develops games app for iPhones and ipad.

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Keen Software House

Keen Software House is an independent game development studio known for its popular PC games Space Engineers and Medieval Engineers.

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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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Puttshack

Puttshack offers indoor mini-golf ball-tracking technology.

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Omerta Game

Omerta Game is the company behind the Omerta online game.

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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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Digital Dudz

Digital Dudz is a mobile application and games developer .They used to develop the applications regarding entertainment.

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GRcade

Passionate console, PC & online gaming, technology & entertainment discussion since 2000.

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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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Twine

Twine connects companies to creatives by making it simple to write a project brief and curating the best quality freelancers.

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Games Press

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

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Filmstro

A New Standard in Adaptive Music for the Creative Media Industry

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Improbable

Improbable is a UK-based games technology company that is dedicated to building powerful technology designed to help problems.

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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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iGaming Business

iGaming Business is the most established and respected information provider for the interactive gaming and gambling industry.

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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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Glowing Eye Games

Glowing Eye Games Ltd is a games developing company founded in 200

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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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Curious World

Curious World offers a a world of educational videos, games, and books tied to early learning curriculum, selected to engage young minds.

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Big Potato Games

Big Potato is a board games company that’s as versatile as its vegetable namesake.

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PlayCanvas

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

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100 Club

100 Club is an entertainment venue located in London, England that hosts live entertainment.

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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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Trade2Win.com

Key Features: – Launched 2001 – 325K+ members – 1.

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MuchBetter

MuchBetter is a payment wallet allowing customers and merchants to process and manage e-payments in a secure, fair and economical way.

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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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SlotoZilla

Site provides free slot games in online mode

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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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Praesepe

Praesepe is an adult gaming center operator in the United Kingdom.

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Gismart

A leading developer and publisher of entertainment-focused apps and games.

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Sumo Digital

Sumo Digital Ltd is an independent game development studio.

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WildBrain

Wild Brain is a computer animation studio that creates short cartoons for corporate advertisements and television shows.

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Candy Crush Saga

Candy Crush Saga is a mobile apps company located in London.

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The Stars Group

The Stars Group is the ultimate owner of industry gaming brands including PokerStars, PokerStars Casino, BetStars, Full Tilt ect.

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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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FitXR

FitXR is a digital fitness company focussed on delivering the funnest way to workout at home.

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Eight Pixels Square

Eight Pixels Square is a mobile game developer.

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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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Coda Platform

Coda Platform is a publishing platform to enable free-to-play and casual mobile games to go to market.

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NaturalMotion

NaturalMotion is a software company creating and publishing social mobile games for iOS and Android.

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Nomad Games

Nomad Games is a UK-based digital game developer.

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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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Easy Peasy

EasyPeasy is an app that sends game ideas to parents of young children, to help develop the skills that will prepare children for school.

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PlayUKinternet

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

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Playdemic

Playdemic is a gaming company that develops social games for mass market audiences.

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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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GAN

GAN develops bespoke and off-the-shelf internet gaming systems that can be flash, mobile and native.

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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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Sports Betting Community

Sports Betting Community is a leading source for sports betting and igaming, insight, knowledge and opinion.

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