Best Startup Scotland
At Best Startup Scotland we track over 100,000 Scottish startups and over 500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and organisations we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
We’ve ranked the top 28 Video Games companies in Scotland. The companies, startups and institutions listed in this article are all exceptional companies, well worth a follow. We have included links to their websites, socials and CrunchBase (if you’re interested in their financials).
We selected the organisations listed in this article based on:
- Track record
- Executive leadership
- Market share
- Innovation
- ESG rating
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Top Video Games Companies & Startups (Scotland)
AdInMo
Immersive in-game brand experiences. Programmatic in-game advertising and monetization platform
Founder(s): Kristan Rivers, Mike Panoff
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Advertising, Brand Marketing, Digital Entertainment, Gaming, Mobile Advertising, Mobile Apps, Video Games
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Blazing Griffin
The Scottish production company .
Founder(s): Peter van t der Wat
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Film Production, Media and Entertainment, Video Games
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Changingday
Changingday creates virtual reality games for autistic people.
Founder(s): Alison Lang
Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Digital Entertainment, Software, Video Games, Virtual Reality
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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.
Founder(s): Andrew Hall
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: E-Learning, Education, Online Games, Online Portals, Video Games
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Taka Apps
Digital therapeutics for movement disorders
Founder(s): David Lee, Lysimachos Zografos
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Health Care, mHealth, Neuroscience, Video Games
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Game Doctor
Our technology combines gaming + big data to empower patients to live healthier lives.
Founder(s): Carla Brown, Patrick Shaw
Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Casual Games, Edutainment, Health Care, Video Games
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Rockstar North
Rockstar North creates and publishes video game franchises such as the Grand Theft Auto Series.
Founder(s): David Jones, Mike Dailly, Russell Kay, Steve Hammond
Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Gaming, Video, Video Games
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Serious Parody
Serious Parody is a Scotland-based video games and software development company.
Founder(s): Dan Hinkles
Location: Dundee, Dundee City, United Kingdom
Industries: Software, Video Games, Web Development
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Realtime Worlds
Realtime Worlds is a software technology company developing action and community games for the entertainment sector.
Founder(s): Dave Jones
Location: Dundee, Dundee City, United Kingdom
Industries: Communities, Computer, Media and Entertainment, Software, Video Games
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Junkfish
We are an independent game development studio with a passion for creating unique, innovative and high quality games.
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Location: Dundee, Dundee City, United Kingdom
Industries: Gaming, iOS, Software, Video Games
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Catbell Games
Catbell Games is a small UK indie games developer.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Developer Platform, Video Games
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Extra Mile Studios
Extra Mile Studios (EM) is a developer of digital content, primarily games for PC, iPhone and console markets.
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Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Gaming, Mobile Apps, Video Games
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All 4 Games
All 4 Games uses its connection with Channel 4 TV in the UK to promote and market indie mobile games.
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Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Video Games
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Beartrap Games
Beartrap Games is an Experienced Scottish games development studio.
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Location: Dundee, Dundee City, United Kingdom
Industries: Gaming, Video Games
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Pocket Sized Hands
We specialise in creating bespoke applications and games using the latest XR technologies.
Founder(s): Alan Yeats, Gary McCartan, Rory Thomson
Location: Dundee, Dundee City, United Kingdom
Industries: Augmented Reality, Mobile Apps, Online Games, Software, Software Engineering, Video Games, Virtual Reality
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Tsumanga Studios
Tsumanga Studios is a game publisher and producer
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Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Computer, Video Games
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Ludometrics
Ludometrics makes short games for people who don’t have much spare time. The games take all sorts of forms, but that’s the basic aim
Founder(s): David Thomson
Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Apps, Gaming, Mobile, Video Games
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Fidget Publishing
Fidget Publishing is publisher of the monthly videogames review magazine SquareGo.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Publishing, Video Games
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Denki
Denki s a long established developer of over 150 games.
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Location: Dundee, Dundee City, United Kingdom
Industries: Gaming, Video Games
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Keelworks
KeelWorks creates high quality, unique and fun entertainment experiences, with specific focus on video games.
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Video Games
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Play2Improve
Play2Improve provides an effective context-sensitive tutorial mechanism for video games.
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Location: Dundee, Dundee City, United Kingdom
Industries: Computer, Software, Video Games
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InGAME
InGAME provides R&D solutions for the games and media industry.
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Location: Dundee, Dundee City, United Kingdom
Industries: PC Games, Product Research, Video Games
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Digital Goldfish
Digital Goldfish is a games development studio creating games.
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Location: Dundee, Dundee City, United Kingdom
Industries: Gaming, Video Games
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Dark Oath Games Ltd
The indie game developer currently focusing on PC RTS Game called: Gates Of Ruined Empire
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Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom
Industries: Computer, PC Games, Video Games
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Dynamo Games
Dynamo Games is a BAFTA award-winning game develope
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Location: Dundee, Dundee City, United Kingdom
Industries: iOS, Video Games
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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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Location: Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom
Industries: Android, Apps, Gaming, iOS, Mobile Apps, Software, Video Games
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Geemzo
Geemzo is a mobile apps and games developing company that has developed various gaming applications for Android and iOS platforms.
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Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Apps, Gaming, iOS, Video Games
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Geek-aboo
Geek-aboo is an e-commerce site that provides comics, figures, toys, gifts, and games.
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Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Industries: Comics, E-Commerce, Toys, Video Games
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