Video Game Companies Based In New Jersey
Who
What
It’s really hard to find any information about the game industry in New Jersey. Here’s my personal count of games companies based in this state. Games in the projects tab are those that stood out to me, no real specific order on anything listed here. NFT companies are not included in this list.
Where
Sources: gamedevmap, gamecompanies.com, linkedin, google, company websites and socials, wikipedia
When
Last Updated: August 11th, 2023
Why
After reading Enrico Moretti’s “The New Geography of Jobs”, I understood the importance of location when it comes to building a successful industry. Although the post-covid world has made many of these online companies digital-only affairs, it’s intimidating for aspiring developers to look at their home region and find an abyss of nothingness staring back at you. I made this to let my fellow New Jerseyans that there is a games industry here that exists. Maybe that will inspire you to join it someday.
Active Companies (companies who are actively posting information during or after Jan 1, 2022)
Company Name |
Products and Projects |
City |
Links |
Notes |
1Huddle |
Corporate training game design company |
Newark |
They make games for corporate training, which is pretty interesting. |
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Abattoir Software
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Blankwords Snake in the grasss! Bioreactor Defender BrickBuster Galaxy Arena Earth Escape to New York |
Clifton |
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Ackkstudios |
Yiik: A postmodern RPG Two Brothers |
Hoboken |
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Bezenyo |
Snaileeyo Save Them Snaileeyo Run |
Princeton |
This game looks soo cute! |
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Angel Feathers
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Point Pleasant |
Involved in many other projects |
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F-Squared LLC |
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Madison |
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Fractural Studios |
Space Sailors Combo Breaker |
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Gilded Skull Games |
Galactic Keep Spongebob Marbles Slides Spongebob Super Bouncy Fun Time Deluxe |
Glen Ridge |
Really cool website |
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Half & Half Studios LLC |
Teratiles |
East Brunswick |
Hype studio. Poggers, if you will. |
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High 5 Games |
Spin Again 7s Tokens of Fortune Dragon’s Blessings Ultimate Heist Wellspring Eternal |
Mahwah |
they make casino gambling
games |
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Hydrametry Software |
Spatoo Jr. |
Cranford |
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In The Snow Studios |
The Newton Mystery |
Ewing |
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JABDP Studio |
Ceaseless Night |
Whippany |
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Ultionus: A Tale of Petty Revenge Mystik Belle |
Eatontown |
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Majesco Entertainment
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Iridion II Iridion 3D Drake of the 99 Dragons Costume Quest Krautscape Grapple |
Hazlet |
Publisher of pedigree Owner of midnight city |
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Matthew Alan Estock LLC
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KINGDOM BASH spaceduet |
Phillipsburg |
https://www.mattyalanestock.com/ |
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Midnight Hour Games |
BLINK LAND VEJIGANTES |
Hackettstown |
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Mission Critical Studios
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Crab Cakes Rescue Montezuma's Revenge 40th Anniversary Edition Battle Stations Blockade Sky Drone Racer Mission Critical: Foresight |
Farmingdale |
https://www.missioncriticalstudios.com/index.php
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N-Fusion Interactive |
Deadly Dozen: reloaded Aluna: Sentinel of The Shards Ember Air Mail 1979 Revolution: Black Friday Deus Ex: The Fall Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards: Reloaded |
Manalapan |
learned studio with lots of exp |
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Nighthawk Interactive |
Spongebob: Krusty Cook Off Exta Crusty Edition Disney Classics Games Collection L.O.L. Suprise! Movie Night Colors Live Very Very Valet Enter the Gungeon Mutant Football Leauge Dragon Marked For Death Azure Striker Gunvolt: Striker Pack Runbow Pocket Deluxe |
Edison |
Publisher of pedigree |
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Pixelate |
Tales from Centropolis |
Rahway |
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Project W
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Project W(erewolf) |
New Brunswick |
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/projectw/project-werewolf/community |
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RIDENTEM GAMES |
Playback Trauma Altidudes |
Fort Lee |
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Saturnine Games |
Antipole DX Turtle Tale Sportsfriends |
Lyndhurst |
https://www.saturninegames.com
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Starfall Studios |
Sneaky Ninja |
South Plainfield |
This game has been in development for many years. I remember being at NJIT comic con in 2015 and seeing it showcased at a booth. Can’t wait to see it finally release! |
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StarGazers Studios
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It’s a mobile dungeon crawler, it looks really cool. Don’t know the name tho |
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Active on tiktok |
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Team Salvato |
Doki Doki Liturature Club |
Edison |
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The Sheep's Meow |
Dispersal Vectors Future Dreams Tree Trunk Brook Cartomancy Anthology EXPOSURE, a game of camouflage Free Agency |
Bloomfield |
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Type 3 Studios |
Super Marxist Twins Lost or Found |
Marlton |
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White Guardian Studios |
Celestial Tear |
Trenton |
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Woogles.io |
Woogles.io |
Montclair |
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Other Companies
whose posts are undated
not headquartered in but have some relation to or operations in New Jersey
who have not posted at all in the last year
information is otherwise difficult to find
Company Name |
Products and Projects |
City |
Links |
Info source and notes |
Slingo |
Slingo Rainbow Riches Slingo Super Spin Slingo XXXtreme Slingo Inca Trail Slingo Advance |
Hackesack, but the website says it’s based in Malta. |
they make casino gambling games |
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Mutiny Bros |
Erana’s Peace
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Hightstown, NJ or Cranbury |
https://www.youtube.com/@MutinyBrosNetwork/videos https://twitter.com/mutinybros |
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Game Revenant
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Where Shadows Slumber NFL Halftime Blitz I.T.S. Hoboken Charity Quest |
Hoboken |
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Island Officials |
Hands On! Tangrams Pixel Lincoln Languinni Orion's Odyssey Pong EVO Frantic Frog |
Woodbury |
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Random Whale Games |
Get Off my Goat |
Newark |
https://sites.google.com/randomwhale.com/games/home?authuser=0 |
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Black Shell Media |
Overture SanctuaryRPG: Black Edition |
Newark |
Aquired by Plug In Digital |
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gameshastra |
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Seem to have an office in Princeton, but most of the jobs open are in Hyderabad |
Really nice portfolio. Seems to be an outsourcing studio. |
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Midnight City |
Double Dragon: Neon Grapple Avalanche 2: Super Avalanche Krautscape |
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https://store.steampowered.com/search/?publisher=Midnight%20City |
publisher |
ProRattaFactor Games |
Star Saver Devil Voice Ace Omicron Touch Attack! Games Adventures Of El Ballo |
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Looks like the CEO stepped down in 2019 after 21 years |
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Busy Bear Games |
Extreme Raquetball Matching Game Extreme Ping Pong Scramble Sea Battle |
ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS |
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Stellar Matter LLC
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Trenton |
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Brown Van Wickle
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Freehold |
http://www.brownvanwickle.com/ |
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Kyoshi Studios
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Woodbury |
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GameMonger
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Wee Princess Treasures Wee Pirate Spelling Wee Pirate Treasures Area 52 Escape! My Dungeon |
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http://www.gamemonger.com/default.htm
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EXULTANT GAMES |
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Flemington |
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Krakensoft |
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Whippany |
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Saber Interactive |
Space Marine 2 Wild Card Football John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando Teardown |
Used to be in Maplewood but they moved to Fort Lauderdale |
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Acquired by Embracer Group Publisher and develoepr |
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