The total value of Norwegian games industry was US$328 million in 2018.[1]Norwegian games industry managed a turnover of $42 million (NOK 330 million) in 2014.[2]As of 2015, there are 140 companies in the whole sector with 565 people employed.[2]
In 2020, Tencent, one of the world's biggest video and online gaming companies acquired the Norwegian video game developer Funcom for $148 million.[3]
Video game developers from Norway
- 4 Gladiators Studio
- Agens Games (Also apps & mobile games)
- Apt Games
- Audvyr Studio
- Billionworlds AS
- Funcom
- Hamar Game Collective (Founded by Sarepta Studio, Krillbite Studio, and Moondrop)
- Krillbite Studio
- Sarepta Studio
- Hyper Games (Also co-devs, edutainment & porting)
- Megapop Games (Also mobile)
- Misc Games
- Proletary Games
- Red Thread Games
- Scape-IT AS
- Snowcastle Games
- Turbo Tape Games
Misc
- Corvid Studio (Design & audio)
Defunct video game developers from Norway
- Antagonist AS (Founded 2014. Inactive 2017? Staff moved to Audvyr Studio & Corvid Studio.)
- Artplant (Online games. Most employees from Russia then UK. Probably inactive after 2019?)
- Blink Studios (Founded 2011. Defunct 2015. Not the same as 2 other US studios.)
- Moondrop Games (Co-founder of Hamar GC. Founded 2009. Probably inactive after 2019.)
- Pineleaf AS (Founded 2016. Defunct 2022.)
- Trollpants Game Studio (Founded 2014. Defunct 2016.)
- Twilight Zone Software (Founded 1996. Inactive after 1997.)
Video game publishers from Norway
- Snow Cannon Games
Publisher and developer firms
- Corebreak Interactive
- Perfectly Paranormal AS (Games & animations)
- Rain Games AS (See NO wiki)
- Slid Studio
- Surrealist AS
Defunct video game publishers from Norway
- Playfish (Founded 2007. Closed or merged into Electronic Arts in 2013. London HQ. Norwegian, Chinese & US studios. Publisher & dev.)