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List of video game companies of Sweden

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This is a list of video game companies originating from Sweden.

Notable developers

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Misc games

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Co-development

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  • 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

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  • Amuze (Founded 1996. Defunct 2005.)
  • 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'.)
  • 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]
  • 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.)

Notable publishers

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  • Ashes & Diamonds Entertainment AB (Marketing & video game consultancy)
  • Aurora Punks
  • Killmonday Games AB
  • Mighty Diamonds (Video game consultancy)
  • PAN Vision AB (Ex-PAN Interactive from 1998 till 2001. Publisher & distributor.)
  • Paradox Interactive
  • Raw Fury
  • 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

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  • 5 Fortress (Online games)
  • Angry Demon Studio
  • Apoapsis Game Laboratories AB (Also Apog Labs. Ex-Apoapsis Studios in 2017-2021.)
  • Athletic Design AB (Online games)
  • Axolot Games
  • 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)
  • Midjiwan AB
  • Morgondag (Games, tools, web)
  • Perfect Random
  • Pixel Ferrets
  • RednapGames
  • Rymdfall AB
  • Sharkmob (Online games)
  • Snowprint Studios AB (Online games)
  • Something We Made
  • Swarm Creations AB
  • Wicket Gaming AB (Mobile & F2P sports games)
  • Woodhill Interactive
  • Xekvera
  • Y/CJ/Y

Defunct publishers

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  • E-game AB (Founded 1998. Inactive after 2001. Publisher & dev.)[5]
  • 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

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Notes

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  1. ^ Limit Break Studio has no relation to an US game studio.

References

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  1. ^ Imagination Studios's archived website
  2. ^ Colossai Studios AB's archived website
  3. ^ Hajtech Produktioner's archived website
  4. ^ Meqon Research AB's archived website
  5. ^ "E-game AB's official website". www.e-game.com. Archived from the original on July 3, 2001. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  6. ^ Henrik Törnqvist's companies list at MobyGames
  7. ^ Keren Coghill. "QuaddGod's Patreon post on Valheim's team". Patreon. Archived from the original on November 27, 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  8. ^ "Software of Sweden's official website". www.obsti.se. Archived from the original on February 25, 1998. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
  9. ^ 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.
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