Gaming startups in Melbourne

Melbourne's powerhouse sports-game developer — the leading maker of licensed cricket, rugby, tennis and AFL video games (Cricket 24, AO Tennis, etc.). Sits at the gaming/sportstech intersection and is one of...

Sportstech leader (ASX:CAT) in athlete wearables and performance analytics — GPS/load monitoring, video and athlete-management software used by 5,500+ teams across the NFL, EPL, MLB, NHL, AFL and NCAA. Found...

Andy Sum & Matt Hall

Founded November 2014; creators of the global mobile hit Crossy Road (plus Disney Crossy Road and Pac-Man 256). One of Australia's most commercially successful mobile studios. Fully acquired by Atari SA for ...

Acclaimed independent Melbourne game studio (Armello, Solium Infernal) known for a co-operative, worker-friendly studio model. A creative anchor of Melbourne's globally competitive games cluster; navigated t...

Australia's largest listed game developer (ASX:PLY, first Aussie game dev to float, 2020). ~60-title portfolio across mobile/PC/console/VR and work-for-hire with Activision Blizzard, Meta, Netflix Games and ...

Nicholas McDonnell & Winston Tang

Founded 2014; award-winning indie studio behind Screencheat (the '2nd-person shooter'), The American Dream VR and Killbug. 🚩 Ceased development / shut down in December 2023 after a decade — included as an ec...

Daniel Visser

Founded 2001, one of the longest-running Melbourne studios, with a strong sports and licensed-title output (AFL Evolution, NRL). Acquired by Keywords Studios in 2021; the founder later spun out a new venture...