Explore the Scottish Games Industry

YoYo Games

Dundee

Dundee software company developing the GameMaker cross-platform game engine.

Hunted Cow

Elgin

Elgin-based studio known for long-running MMO and strategy games including Warhammer: Chaos and Conquest

Team Junkfish

Dundee

Dundee independent studio behind Monstrum and Attack of the Earthlings, building distinctive games across PC, VR, and AR.

Rockstar Dundee

Dundee

Dundee-based studio founded as Ruffian Games in 2009 by Realtime Worlds alumni, acquired by Rockstar Games and renamed Rockstar Dundee in 2020

Outplay Entertainment

Dundee

Outplay Entertainment is an award-winning game developer focused on building and operating high-quality mobile games in close partnership with leading publishers and IP holders

Buildstash

Glasgow

Software binary management — organise and share playable builds across your team, QA, and collaborators

Tag Games

Dundee

Dundee free-to-play mobile studio — 60+ published titles; acquired by Scopely in 2023

4J Studios

Dundee

Dundee studio renowned for porting Minecraft to consoles, also developers of Star Trek games, Perfect Dark remaster, and original title Manic Mechanics

Screen Burn

Glasgow

Independent studio known for narrative-driven games like Observation and Stories Untold

Scottish Game Developers Association

Champions Scottish game development through events, shared knowledge, a collective industry voice, and pathways into the sector.

Blazing Griffin

Glasgow

A BAFTA-award winning studio with a creative team that embraces new experiences at the intersection of gameplay and narrative

Ant Workshop

Edinburgh

BAFTA, Develop and TIGA Award nominated Edinburgh studio making original IP with character and a quirky sense of humour

Speech Graphics

Edinburgh

Automated facial animation technology driven by speech audio

Mercuna

Edinburgh

Navigation middleware for games — pathfinding and movement AI for any genre

Glitchers

Leith, Edinburgh

Edinburgh studio behind Sea Hero Quest, the mobile game that generated data for real-world dementia research

Yaldi Games

Edinburgh

Edinburgh indie studio designing games that entertain, empower, and connect players

Scottish Games Network

Glasgow

Community network connecting and supporting game developers across Scotland

AdInMo

Edinburgh

AdInMo's InGamePlay monetization platform is built on a deep understanding of player behaviours and creates value from every immersive in-game ad experience

Chris Sawyer

Scotland

Legendary Scottish solo developer, creator of Transport Tycoon and RollerCoaster Tycoon

Denki

Dundee

Dundee studio behind Autonauts and a long line of playful, accessible games — from handheld classics to browser experiments