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 9 Video Games companies in Edinburgh. 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 (Edinburgh)
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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